Thursday, March 11, 2010

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Valier FCCLA members introduce ‘Student Body’ at Teen Health Fair


Tuesday, March 2, Marisa Habel and Tucker VandenBos, members of Valier’s FCCLA Chapter, hosted a teenage health fair as part of their community project, which they will present at the State FCCLA convention in Billings on March 19.

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VADC’s Night at the Races rescheduled for April 17


VADC Night at the Races has been rescheduled and will take place Saturday, April 17. The fundraising event will include complimentary cocktails at the Stone School Inn, provided by local businesses, dinner served by Christiaens Meats and Kentucky Derby style video horse racing.

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County officials meet with Dept. of Revenue to discuss Tribe’s delinquent taxes


County commissioners, county treasurers and county attorneys from Glacier and Pondera Counties met with representatives from the Montana Department of Revenue in Conrad on Wednesday, March 3, to discuss the over $1 million in delinquent taxes owed by the Blackfeet Tribe.

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Gus EagleSpeaker honored for attaining Eagle Scout award


Gus EagleSpeaker, a Valier high school graduate, earned his Eagle Scout award and was honored at a banquet and presentation on Feb. 28 at the Civic Center. The Eagle Scout is the highest rank in scouting.

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Two estate planning programs offered March 17 in Conrad


Area residents will have a chance to hear from one of the top speakers concerning estate planning. Dr. Marsha Goetting, Professor with MSU-Extension, in Bozeman, will be the featured speaker. Goetting will present two informative programs at Norley Hall in Conrad on Wednesday, March 17.

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Rep. Jones warns new state spending programs will mean fewer dollars for education, human services


The Legislative Finance Committee (LFC), charged with oversight of the state’s coffers, met March 3-5 to discuss continuing shortfalls in corporate and business income tax collections and to review the Governor’s proposed spending cuts. The debates were grim, as all present recognized that Montana is just emerging from a hard recession.

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RMEF’s annual Banquet to be held on March 27


Rocky Mountain Elk Foundation (RMEF) believes in doing things in a big way. Not only do they protect literally thousands of acres of wildlife habitat, they also open thousands of acres to the public for hunting, fishing and wildlife roaming and have improved millions of habitat acres across the nation. And now, as is typical for RMEF this time of year, their annual banquet is on tap and it is once again looking to be bigger and better.

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Dupuyer hosts another successful Science Fair


On March 2, Boone and Crockett Club’s Lee and Penny Anderson Conservation Education Program, MSU Extension-Pondera County Office, The Dupuyer Elementary School and the Front Range Conservation Education Group teamed up to offer the Seventh Annual Dupuyer Rural School Science Fair for 92 students in third through eighth grade. There were 67 participants with 60 projects. Eighth grade students from Utterback Middle School UM judged and volunteered throughout the fair.

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Sheriff’s Activities


The following is a report from Pondera County Sheriff Tom Kuka for the week of March 1-7:

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Turning Back the Pages


Ten Years Ago: The Highway 44 project west of Valier plans are underway. The roadway will primarily follow the same path as the current road through Valier and continue to Highway 89.

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Meetings and Events


Want to get involved in your community? Here’s a listing of upcoming meetings and events.

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