of their preferred forage fish, cisco, salmon have shown excellent growth, with males maturing in two to four years and females in three to four years. This is the only Chinook fishery in Montana, so anglers travel from near and far in hopes of hooking up with one of these unique fish. Please be aware of fishery crews and their electrofishing efforts, as they may be near areas where angling

U.S. Sen. Jon Tester, D.Mont., noted that the state’s agriculture industry is experiencing mixed results as harvest ends for most of Montana’s crops. The Democrat said ag prices are decent and the quality is good, but production was down for many growers. “It’s easily solved with good old-fashioned rain,” Tester said. During the conference call with Montana’s media members

Froid School Oct. 3: Stromboli, potato salad, vegetables and fruit. Oct. 4: Breakfast burritos, cold cereal, go-gurts and fruit. Oct. 5: Meatballs, mashed potatoes, gravy, buns, vegetables and dessert. Oct. 6: Chicken noodle soup, bosco sticks and fruit. Oct. 7: Shrimpmates, rice pilaf, peas and fruit. *** Culbertson School Oct. 3: King pretzel apple slices and carrot sticks.

Culbertson Sept. 30: Meatloaf, baked potato, vegetable and dessert. Oct. 3: Breakfast casserole, biscuits, fruit salad and dessert. Oct. 7: Chicken pot pie, coleslaw and dessert. *** Bainville Sept. 29: Lasagna, garlic bread, vegetable and dessert. Oct. 4: Creamed ham over rice, vegetable and dessert. Oct. 6: Beef tacos, fruit salad and dessert. *** Froid Oct. 3: Super nachos