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Two candidates vie for Baker City Council seat
Brittany Hoversland
By Shannon Johnson
Brittany Hoversland, a long-time resident of Fallon County, is running for the Ward 2 City Council seat. “People don’t run for these types of positions if they
don’t actually want to help, I don’t feel,” said Hoversland. “You’re running for City Council because you actually care what’s going to happen. This is where I’m going to live the rest of my life and my kids are going to grow up here, so I’m vested, as are the other members of the council.” “If you know you’re vested in this community then the people that run for these positions are all in it to make it better,” she added. Hoversland attended Plevna High School, where she graduated in 2005 before attending college at the University of Montana in Missoula. Originally, she went to school to become a lawyer, but she has always had a passion for politics, so that quickly changed to teaching as she switched her major to history and political science. “I’ve
always had a passion for politics and public policy,” she explained. “I really am passionate about public policy and trying to solve problems before they actually are problems.” Hoversland graduated from the University of Montana with her bachelor’s degree in 2010. After graduation she moved to Terry, MT. During her two years of teaching in Terry, she got engaged to Jay Hoversland, an art teacher and a coach at Baker High School. She moved back to the area in 2013. She and her husband reside in Baker, remaining active in the school and raising their four children ages 12, 6, 5 and 2. Along with teaching at Baker High School, she also coaches junior high girls’ basketball and is the advisor for the Spartanettes as well as Close-Up.
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2019 Positive Choices Youth Conference
The 2019 Positive Choices Youth Conference is October 29 & 30, 2019. Our speaker this year is Kylan Klauzer. Kylan Klauzer was born and raised in southeastern Montana. He graduated from Baker High School in 2002. He went on to attend Dickinson State University where he received his Bachelor’s Degree and eventually a Master’s Degree in Public Administrations. Kylan has been employed as a law enforcement officer for 14
years and primary duties are to supervise of the Criminal Investigative Division in Dickinson. During his career as a law enforcement officer Kylan has served as a patrolman, less lethal munitions instructor and Taser instructor. Kylan is currently assigned to serve in roles as the senior SWAT Team Leader for the regions SWAT team, a combatives/use of force instructor and a polygraph examiner. Kylan currently resides in Dickinson with his wife and two daughters. He was recently inducted in his university’s athletic hall of fame for his accomplishments in athletics. In the fall of 2017, Kylan graduated from Federal Bureau of Investigations (FBI) National Academy, where President Donald Trump spoke to their graduating class. Kylan’s passion for speaking to kids comes from the harsh realities his childhood taught him about his own individual re-
sponsibility and the impact of making POSITIVE CHOICES. Domestic violence, alcoholism and substance abuse have been a part of Kylan’s family for generations, and helped make him who he has become. Kylan’s favorite thing to encourage kids to do is to…BE YOU! Kylan will be traveling to speak with the students of Wibaux and Ekalaka on Tuesday, Oct. 29 and Plevna and Baker students on Oct. 30. Then there will also be a session for the adults on Oct. 30 at 6 p.m. at the Longfellow School Gym. Childcare plus a light snack and refreshments will also be provided at the Longfellow School. We are very excited about this year’s program we hope that you are able to join us for this year’s session. If you have any questions please contact the MSU Fallon/Carter County Extension Office at 406-778-7110.
Leigh Ann LaCroix Current City Council member, Leigh Ann LaCroix, is running for a second term to serve on the Ward 2 Council Seat. “I have been a city councilor for four years. I am currently running for my sec-
ond term,” noted LaCroix. LaCroix attended Ranburne High School in Ranburne, AL, where she graduated in 2002. She married Justin LaCroix. Together they have two children, fifteen-year-old Havyn and seven-year-old Blakely. LaCroix served in the US Air Force from 2008 until 2012 and has been working on furthering her education, career, and community since. “I am currently an administrative assistant at Direct Electric, as well as an online student at Escoffier as I am building my way towards opening a bakery. I serve on the City of Baker Sick Leave Board and the Street Committee as we are discussing the future of Baker’s streets and how to improve them,” she explained. The Baker community has become important to LaC-
roix and her family, which initially gave her the push to run for her first term. “My initial interest was sparked by individuals in the community encouraging me to run; I chose to pursue the position because I wanted to be more active in the community,” she said. “I ran again because I enjoy actively working towards building a better community.” LaCroix has learned a lot in her past four years on the City Council and enjoys doing her part to serve her community. “I have not been a stranger to asking questions when I have felt unsure about certain requests and/or decisions. It is not always the easiest position to serve in; however, it has definitely been an educational position,” she said. “My four years as a city council member has
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Downtown storekeepers will be rounding up a harvest of sweet treats for trick-or-treaters on Halloween day. The Baker Chamber of Commerce and Agriculture is sponsoring the sixth annual “Downtown Trick-or-Treat” Oct. 31, from 3 to 6 p.m. Business owners, not in the downtown area or in the shopping center, are encouraged to be involved by participating in a trunk-or-treat. Each participant is encouraged to decorate the tail end of a pick-up, trunk of a vehicle or any other mobile unit and park in Russell’s parking lot so the children can parade by to pick up your treat. It would be a “spooktacular” good time if all business people would join in the fun by dressing up. All participating businesses should register with the Chamber to be included on the list. Everyone in town is encouraged to dress up and join the fun. A list of participating businesses will be available at local stores. To register your business or for further information e-mail bakerchamber@midrivers.com.
Trick-or-Treat fun in downtown Baker
Fallon County residents gather to support the Plevna Fire Department By Shannon Johnson
The Plevna Fire Department held their annual pancake supper last weekend. On Oct. 12, roughly 450 people came out to the Plevna Community Center to support the fire department for an annual sausage and pancake supper that they have been doing for between 6070 years. Running any kind of emergency response operation can be a rather expensive endeavor, and this supper helps the Plevna Fire Department
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with basic operating expenses such as supplies and training. This fundraiser is such a success because of all of the public and community support they receive, as well as the help of other local organizations, such as the Plevna FFA, who came out on Thursday evening to cut the meat for the sausage and again on Saturday to help wait tables. All of the support and helping hands they received comes with warm appreciation, both from the fire department and the community that they serve.
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