they might be interested in. According to Standley, floriculture is geared more towards teaching kids the skills they need for growing and arranging flowers or working in a greenhouse, but it also touches on the ability to talk to strangers, ask meaningful questions, listen to others, solve problems, communicate clearly and persuade others are skills everyone uses, regardless of their job. Erin

The Roosevelt County commissioners held their regular public meeting Tuesday, Jan. 21. Commissioners Gordon Oelkers, Duane Nygaard and Gary Macdonald were in attendance. Minutes were approved for the Jan. 7 public meeting, as were investments and pledged securities for Dec. 31. Claims for Jan. 9 were approved in the amount of $226,155.77. The commissioners approved Patricia Silva Pronto

oster ( Publisher’s Note: Each week, the Roosevelt County Sheriff’s Office distributes an inmate roster with the names of everyone incarcerated and persons booked into the jail during the previous week and does not necessarily mean there is a new charge or conviction.) As of Jan. 21, 28 prisoners were housed in the Roosevelt County Detention Center. Prisoners included: Matthew Wayne Alred,

The community fishing pond project in Culbertson has received another boost of funding. Culbertson Mayor Larry Crowder received a letter signed by Governor Steve Bullock dated Dec. 19 stating, “On behalf of the State of Montana, it is my pleasure to inform you that the Town of Culbertson is awarded a Tourism Grant of $58,967 through the Montana Office of Tourism and Business Development at the Department

Montana State University and its partners at the Montana Office of Public Instruction and the University of Montana have received a $2.3 million grant for a program that is designed to train high-quality school and mental health counselors to work in rural areas of Montana. The grant, from the U.S. Department of Education, will be used for a five-year project, 'Rural Mental Health Preparation/Practice

The Montana Fish and Wildlife Commission will meet Monday, Jan. 6, to discuss a few items of official business and to hold a work session. The commission will consider a bull trout harvest closure on Lake Koocanusa and a petition to allow hovercraft on the Bitterroot and Clark Fork Rivers, along with the White Rock Coulee right of way easement and Helena urban deer plan quota ranges. Beyond