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January 17, 2020
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Water leak plagues Bank of Baker, helps city
The City crew worked to repair a water standpipe that was leaking.
By Brad Mosher Country Media
It took more than a week, but a water leak outside the Bank of Baker has been fixed. It was first discovered in early January when water started to flow through the grass between the sidewalk and the bank parking lot at 116 South Main Street in downtown Baker. The City of Baker responded, according to Luke Holestine, the city’s Director of Public
Works. “The main line was never affected,” he explained. “We dug up a private line - it is called a curb stopper or stand pipe. It controls the water flow to the Bank of Baker. We believed that to be leaking. We (the City of Baker) have a stand pipe fund. It produces funds through the allocation of $1 for each water meter connection. That fund goes up to $10,000,” he explained. “With that $10,000 we service people’s stand pipes if they should fail.
Youth Tour Winner By Southeast Electric Cooperative, Inc.
In June 2020, Daylee Hanson will embark on a trip of a lifetime. It may sound like a cliché but it truly is an opportunity that our youth should take advantage of. Students were asked to write an essay on how electricity can be used to save and improve lives, especially in developing nations. Daylee’s concern for those with no source of electricity is the efficiency of work which also would affect
“We initially dug that dig because the stand pipe was leaking, which we would have fixed and replaced, but we found out the stand pipes were not the issue,” he said. It also gave the city the chance to continue its upgrade of the municipal water system, the public works director added. “We’ll replace those stand pipes since they were uncovered. We’ll put new ones in there replacing ones which were 30 to 40 years old.” That would bring that part of the system to current standards, Holestine added. The city did not interrupt the flow of the water into the bank, the director said. The city was originally notified of the problem when there was excess water, according to Holestine. “There were spots with bubbles coming up,” he said. “When I went there with Dean Wang (the president of the Bank of Baker), we could see some air bubbles coming up in the grass. That told us that the water was working its way to the surface. “Because it was not an emergency - because it wasn’t shooting out of the ground - the one call situation takes three business days. We had to wait until basically Thursday of last
week to dig that.” Once the city crew unearthed the problem and found the cause was on the private line into the bank, it was referred to a local plumber by the bank, the public works director said. “Anything on either side of the stand pipe, it is a private line. The only thing the city actually owns is the main line that runs in the street. “Any of the service lines that run off of that - from the main line all the way to the address - are private,” he explained. “The city does take responsibility for the stand pipes and we do have the fund that does that. If the stand pipes are deemed to be leaking, then we do go in there and fix that.” That meant a private plumber had to come in at the bank’s expense to fix the leaking pipe on the private portion of the line.” The repairs have been tested, Holestine said. “Everything is good as of right now.” He added that the incident gave the city the chance to replace the older valves with new ones. “We are currently replacing anything
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the economy. Lack of heating, cooling and medical care are also items that Daylee listed could even lead to loss of life. She feels that “Electricity can grow a community through the economy and through industry, primarily in developing nations.” Daylee is the daughter of Kristopher and Meghann Hanson of Baker, MT. We are very pleased that Daylee will be representing Southeast Electric Cooperative Members in Washington DC.
Montana Lottery awards over $2.1 Million! Letters of support requested HELENA - The Montana Lottery has awarded $2,168,255 in prizes since Dec. 13 - an average of over $83,000 every day. Prizes greater than $5,000 are listed below: Ronald Typinski of Missoula won $7,944 on Jan. 7 playing Big Sky Bonus. Typinski bought his winning ticket at Town Pump on North Reserve in Missoula. Byron Wolenetz of Baker won $250,000 on Jan. 6 playing Montana Millionaire. Wolenetz bought his winning ticket at Reynolds Market in Baker. Terrence Smith of Bozeman won $100,000 on Jan. 3 playing Powerball. Smith bought his winning ticket at Rosauers in Bozeman. Ronald Tuma of Great Falls won $7,752 on Jan. 2 playing Big Sky Bonus. Tuma bought his winning ticket at McLean’s Grocery in Havre. Kati Aiken of Hamilton won $100,000 on Jan. 2 playing Montana Millionaire. Aiken bought her winning ticket at Town Pump on Euclid Avenue in Helena. Adam VanHyfte of Eu-
reka won $24,633 on Jan. 2 playing MT Slots. VanHyfte bought his winning ticket at Trappers Saloon in Eureka. Casey Petero of Columbia Falls won $1,000,000 on Dec. 30 playing Montana Millionaire. Petero bought her winning ticket at Town Pump on Highway 2 East in Kalispell. Chelsea Brown of Thompson Falls won $10,000 on Dec. 30 playing Montana Millionaire. Brown bought her winning ticket at Town Pump in Thompson Falls. Kimberly Kahl of Kalispell won $30,000 on Dec. 30 playing Macho Nacho Slingo. Kahl bought her winning ticket at Super 1 Foods on Highway 2 East in Kalispell. Trudy Bird of Poplar won $100,000 on Dec. 30 playing Montana Millionaire. Bird bought her winning ticket Tj’s Quik Stop in Poplar. Wesley Headdress of Wolf Point won $100,000 on Dec. 30 playing Montana Millionaire. Headdress bought his winning ticket at Agland Coop in Wolf Point. Summer Laven of Columbia Falls won $70,000 on Dec. 26 playing Holiday
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Cash/Royal Treasure. Laven bought her winning ticket at Brian’s 76 in Kalispell. Laurel Desjarlais of Billings won $5,000 on Dec. 26 playing Holiday Cash/Royal Treasure. Desjarlais bought her winning ticket at 3 G’s Convenience Store on Highway 87 in Billings. Shelby Ramer of Missoula won $14,000 on Dec. 26 playing The $14,000 Montana Crossword. Ramer bought her winning ticket at Flying J on Highway 93 North in Missoula. Wade Hansen of Butte won $190,005 on Dec. 26 playing Montana Cash. Hansen bought his winning ticket at Town Pump on South Montana in Butte. Alan Morris of Laurel won $10,908 on Dec. 23 playing Shake-A-Day. Morris bought his winning ticket at Jorgenson’s Restaurant & Lounge in Helena. Bonnie Cook of Three Forks won $34,431 on Dec. 23 playing Big Sky Bonus. Cook bought her winning ticket at Thriftway Super Stop on South Main Street in Three Forks.
Richard A. Menger, Fallon County Environmental Health, is requesting support letters from the public in writing a Fish, Wildlife & Parks grant for $25,000 to construct a handicap acces-
Baker, MT 406-778-2427
this address: Richard A. Menger, MS, REHS Fallon County Environmental Health 10 West Fallon Avenue Baker, MT 59313
BHS Annual Science Fair
Baker High School’s 6th Annual Science Fair is scheduled for Jan. 23, 2020. Students will be judged from 8:30 a.m.-3:30 p.m. It will be open for public viewing with awards posted from 3:30-5 p.m. Students from Mrs. Rost’s 10-12 grade classes will be competing in the categories of Physical Science, Biology and Psychology and community members will serve as judges. Winning projects can go on to compete at the regional Billings Science Expo in Billings, MT.
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sible floating fishing dock connected to the Millennium Walkway that encircles Baker Lake. This will be located on the corner of Fallon Avenue and 3rd Street Southeast. Any questions can be directed to
Americanism Program Tuesday, January 28 7 p.m. Longfellow School
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