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Vol. 12, No. 38, Tuesday July 18, 2017 www.LamontLeader.com
Fire departments respond Members of the Chipman Fire Department responded to an emer gency call at 6:42 p.m. T uesday evening. Don McBride, Deputy Chief of the Chipman District Fire Department said a flat deck truck heading south on Secondary Highway 831 cr ossed Highway 15 in front of a west bound car . Front end of car impacted drivers side of the tr uck just behind the cab. Flat bed driver and passenger were not hurt.
Driver and passenger of car had serious but not life threatening injuries. Flat deck driver was ticketed. The Chipman Fire responded because Lamont was at another call near Star. Lamont Fire Chief John Helton said ther e was a two vehicle collision at Secondary Highway and Township Road 562. The call came in at 5:55 p.m. One person was airlifted by STARS air ambulance and a was person taken to hospital by gr ound ambulance.
Summer Sizzler Rodeo action kicks-off Friday Michelle Pinon Editor
Things have gone from simmer to a full on rolling boil as or ganizers of the 30th annual Lamont Summer Sizzler Rodeo countdown to Friday night’s 7 p.m. rodeo performance at the Conrad Schinkinger Memorial Grounds. “We are really excited at all of the changes and improvements we ar e making at the gr ounds,” said rodeo committee chair Rebecca Joseph. “We have been working very hard the last few weeks to get everything set up. We now have our own concession trailer that also has an of fice in place for the r odeo, and we are very excited about it!” She went on say , “There will be some fun entertainment in the beer gardens on Friday night,
and free camping all weekend. Everyone is invited to a pancake breakfast on Satur day morning.” Folks can get their fill of flapjacks before exploring the Marketplace which is open from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. The Little Sizzler ’s Rodeo will be hosted on Saturday morning at 1 1 a.m. so the kids can watch the performance on Friday night, then try their hands at the events on Saturday morning, noted Joseph. New this year will be a Kid’s Korral complete with bouncy houses on both Friday and Satur day! There is fun for everyone this weekend. Saturday’s rodeo performance will kick-off at 2 p.m., and during intermission it will featur e mutton bustin and chuckwagon races for the kids. The hugely
popular Combine Crunch will get underway around 6 p.m. followed by a dance in the dirt with the Dirt Road Angels at 9 p.m. The committee is really excited to have some new sponsors on boar d for this event, including Straightline Dodge, Noyen Construction and Polywest, and appreciate the continued sponsorship from our long standing sponsors including Lamont County, KG Enterprises, Helical Pier Systems among the many others. We are very fortunate to have such community minded businesses in our local area. We are looking for more volunteers, and need all the help we can get. Even if it is just for a few hours on Friday or Saturday, please visit the website for our contact info if you can help out.
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There will be plenty of action both inside and outside of the rodeo ring this weekend as the Lamont Ag. Society will be hosting a variety of fun-filled activities for the whole family. Rodeo action will get underway Friday evening at 7 p.m .