Bob and Penny Norman have announced the arrival of two grandsons. Chris Scott Williams was born Dec 31 to Chase and Hannah Williams. Ryan and Janet Williams are his paternal grandparents. Dean Joshua Norman was born Jan. 12 to Grant and Holly Norman and joins a brother, Travis. Larry and Beulah Branson of Lustre are his maternal grandparents. The death of Alfred Schmitt, one of the original

The Bureau of Land Management is seeking public nominations for positions on two Resource Advisory Councils in Montana and the Dakotas. These citizen-based councils assist in the development of recommendations that address public land management issues. The Western Montana RAC covers BLM lands in the western third of the state, and the Missouri Basin RAC encompasses BLM lands in the eastern two-thirds