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TransCanada suspends Keystone XL application By Sherry Vogel November 2, TransCanada, the company behind the controversial Keystone XL pipeline which is proposed to span 1,179 miles of land from Canada to the US Gulf Coast, has asked the U.S. State Dept. to suspend its review of the project. The State Department does not have to grant TransCanada’s request for a suspension and instead can continue the review process. This decision disappoints many, but sur-

prises no one. Ahead of their announcement, President Barack Obama intended to make a decision on the pipeline before his presidency ends in January 2017. Some pipeline opponents contend that TransCanada hopes to delay the review process in hopes that a more sympathetic Republican administration will move into the White House. TransCanada spokesman Mark Cooper denies that their request for the suspension has

anything to do with an expected rejection by the Obama administration. He contends that the company’s focus isn’t on the political machinations of what Obama may or may not do or who will be in office a year from now. The Keystone which would span through our local area and run down through South Dakota into Nebraska has met great opposition in the Corn Husker State. Bold Nebraska, an environmental group, and landowners in that state are challenging Gov.

Dave Heineman’s authority to approve a Nebraska route. President Obama, who has final approval of the pipeline because it would cross the US-Canada border, has been awaiting the Nebraska ruling before issuing his decision. Both Montana Senators, senior Democratic Senator Jon Tester, and junior Republican Senator Steve Daines have expressed disappointment following news of this suspension.

City of Baker awarded Planning Grant

BAKER SPARTANS ADVANCE Baker Spartans defeated the Glasgow Scotties, 47-6, in the first playoff game Oct. 31. On Saturday, Nov. 7, Spartans wil host the Manhattan Tigers in the quarter finals at 1 p.m.

Farewell and congratulations ‘Miss Laurie’

By Sherry Vogel Laurie Pankratz, ‘Miss Laurie’, to the children and staff at Lincoln Elementary in Baker retired after serving the Baker School District for 29 years. Always cheerful and always prompt, courteous and considerate, this organized multi-tasker has helped “hold down the fort” at Lincoln School as

secretary for the last nine years. Pankratz isn’t retiring from work entirely, but is instead switching career paths. She and her family are in the process of purchasing Fallon County Abstract. She began working there the day after she closed her office door at the school. Meeting with Pankratz in her new office, I was impressed by the professional upscale office environment. She is enjoying her new job, but admitted she misses the interaction of parents, students and employees at the school. She added, “It is a lot quieter here.” “Quieter” is an understatement. I let my mind venture back to a day I witnessed ‘Miss Laurie’ in action as the school secretary. I vividly recall entering the front door of Lincoln Elementary. I found myself in a small foyer with two young boys who were seated on tiny chairs on either side of her office door. Immediately I realized they were in ‘a time out’ and “partners in discipline’. One boy had that deer in headlight look. His eyes darted back and forth every time the front door opened or closed. He was either anxiously awaiting his mother’s rescue or dreading it. When the other young fellow caught my eye, he crossed his arms and stuck his tongue out while loudly banging the heel of his boot on the chair leg. Cautiously making my way across the office threshold, I was met

by ‘Miss Laurie’s’ big smile and raised eyebrows which acknowledged my entrance. She had one hand on a jammed up copy machine while a short series of high-pitched tones, followed by screeching static signaled an incoming fax. Her head was crooked to one side as she held a telephone on her shoulder while reaching for a tablet to take the message, “Susie So and So was to get on the northbound bus instead of her usual routine to grandma’s house”, and “oh, don’t let her forget her homework”. Teetering on the corner of the office desk was a cake pan with the small crumbled remains of some proud birthday boy or girl’s shared classroom treat. Diminished to a small pile of crumbs and a dried strip of decorative frosting, it appeared that it was left there to be generously shared with ‘Miss Laurie’. Actually, before I could ask … a loud commotion was moving up the hall. A small girl was the source of a high pitched, shrill screech. Her vocal chords could rival the finest state of the art ambulance siren. Between shrieks, she let everyone within earshot know that she had been “bit by a bee” and that “his tooth was still in her finger”. ‘Miss Laurie’ calmly went into action, with the swipe of a sterlized plastic card she skillfully removed the “tooth”, cleansed the affected area, and the child was sent happily upon her way. I left that day with great admiration for ‘Miss Laurie’. Now I marvel at how she performed as school secretary day in and day out with such excellence. Farewell ‘Miss Laurie’ and best of luck in your new adventure, but between you and me … your new job will be a piece of cake!

Sweet and Simple Holiday Affair By Sherry Vogel All ladies are invited to attend a Sweet and Simple Holiday Affair which will be held from 11 a.m. - 1 p.m., Saturday, Nov. 7, at the fairgrounds exhibit hall in Baker. This third annual holiday extravaganza is enjoyed by local ladies wishing to get into the holiday spirit. Come sample an array of delicious holiday delights while

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gathering some wonderful decorating ideas and listen to a guest speaker. Local vendors will be present to help you get a jump start on your Christmas shopping. Come eat, drink and be merry as we usher in the 2015 holiday season. This free will offering event will benefit women’s needs at the food pantry.

By Sherry Vogel The Montana Department of Commerce has awarded the City of Baker a Community Development Grant (CDBG) for $22,500. It is to be used for the purpose of rehabbing downtown Baker. The grant, which belongs to the city, will be administered by Eastern Montana Economic Development Authority (SMART office) under the direction of Mona Madler, EMEDA Director. Grant monies will be used to restore damaged and deteriorated public infrastructure to achieve the goal of revitalizing and promoting a successful downtown business district. Madler, who has been working diligently on urban renewal since 2011 when she first began hosting Vision Meetings to gather the public’s input stated, “Improved public infrastructure in a community is a proven asset in recruiting new businesses and retaining current businesses. Enhancing the downtown core of Baker is essential to the livability and vitality of our city.”

Unofficial Municipal General Election Results City of Baker and Town of Plevna Baker Alderman, Ward One vote for one - four year term: JoDee Pratt 141 Total Electors Voting 159 Ward Two - vote for one four year term: Write-in Candidate Leigh Ann LaCroix 11 Total Electors Voting 101 Plevna Councilman - vote for two - four year terms: Roscoe Gray 26 Thomas C. Shelhamer 27 Total Electors Voting 31

Wild Game Feed The 12th annual Wild Game Feed will be Saturday, Nov. 14, at the Fallon County Fairgrounds Exhibit Hall in Baker with proceeds benefitting the Ekalaka Fire Department, Ismay Fire Department, Medicine Rocks Church, and the Sons of the American Legion. The free will donation meal this year will have an array of wild game cuisine including: antelope, deer, elk, buffalo, bighorn sheep, bear, and possibly moose. The meal will be served from 4-6 p.m. with all the fun and games to follow.

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FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 6, 2015

FILES OF THE TIMES 10 YEARS AGO Friday, November 11, 2005Unofficial city election results show Clayton Hornung defeating Robert Crow for the position of Mayor. . . Larry and Jan Schell have purchased GETIM Here from Randy and Marie Sander as of Nov. 10. Marie will still be operating Thread Designs at GETIM Here for now. . . Miss Alyson Curry, daughter of Bob and Terry, a senior at Baker High School, was chosen as Miss Montana Tourism 2005 and will be attending the National Pageant in Roanoke, VA, Nov. 18-20. . . Brandon Cartisser is Reynolds November Employee of the Month. . . Individuals from local church youth groups gathered for a scavenger hunt Nov. 5. Kids went door-to-door to find paper products and ingredients for a pasta salad. The items will be used for the “Neighbor to Neighbor” benefit barbecue fundraiser to be held Nov. 13. . . . Baker Spartans defeated the Eureka Lions 34-14 in the Class B quarter-final playoff game. The Spartans will now travel to Cut Bank for the semi-final game. . . Baker Lady Spartan volleyball team took third at the divisional tourney in Columbus. . . Don Rieger was the lucky winner of the rifle which the Sons of the American Legion had been selling raffle tickets on. . . Quality Personal Care is entering its sixth year of business. . High temperature Nov. 2 was 69 degrees. . . Oct. 31, Chuck Lee, who is director of the Fallon County Dispatch Department, was appointed by Gov. Brian Schweitzer to the Montana Public Safety Communications Council-Statewide Interoperability Executive Council. 20 YEARS AGO Friday, November 10, 1995Instead of saying “Shop at Home”, this year Baker businesses are making it very attractive to do just that. For the first time in history, up to $1,000 in Christmas Cash is available in Baker at 0% financing for six months on approved credit. . . Uncanvassed City Election results: Aldermen: Clayton Hornung - 67, Rodney Morris - 67 and Duane Brockel - 74. City Judge: Roddy Rost - 145. . . Reynolds Supermarket Employee of the month is Jodi Micheletto. . . Baker Spartan football team lost to Frenchtown 54-20 to finish their season. . . Lady Spartans are heading to the District Basketball Tournament to be held in Shepherd Nov. 9-11. They clinched second place in the conference. . Baker Furniture is celebrating their 50th anniversary. . . Winners of the Halloween Contest held at the Corner Bar were: 1st - Pat and Sharon Harrison, Larry and Peggy Niemerg and Ernie and Cindy Scheetz; 2nd - Shay

Beyer, Brian Gunderson and beans and wieners. . . Mrs. Jess Lehman. Glenn Rugg presided at the banquet of Republican 30 YEARS AGO Women. . . Three Scout troops Thursday, November 7, took part in the camporee held 1985- Baker Livestock’s cor- on the Wyrick Ranch. Dan rals were full again last Tues- Eshleman, Bing Bakken, F.F. day when the establishment Rudolph, and Coleman reopened their doors for the Krokker accompanied the business of selling livestock. It boys. was reported to have over 2500 animals pass through the 60 YEARS AGO ring. . . J.D. Kyle was elected Thursday, November 3, mayor and Richard Schueler is 1955- The first general cold the new alderman in the recent wave of the season left its imcity election. Ralph Higgins is print on Montana Monday mayor of Plevna. . . Mar- with low temperatures and guerite Varner is honored at flurries of snow. . . Baker had the hospital on her retirement. successful all-school and preShe has over 20 years of serv- school Halloween parties ice to Fallon Memorial Hospi- Monday night attended by 434 tal. . . Hospital Helpers guests. Thirty-four adults conDelphine Maier, Dolores Er- ducted the games and 80 lenbush and Merella Bublitz dozen cookies were given by are pictured presenting hospi- five Baker homemakers clubs. tal administrator Wayne Nel- . . . The coroner’s jury found son a check to purchase a the death of Mrs. Moore to be mobile Intermittent Gastric an accident. suction machine to be used for patients who have bleeding ul- 70 YEARS AGO cers. . . Mervin and Ruth Rus- Thursday, November 1, tad will celebrate their 45th 1945 - Fallon County gives wedding anniversary Nov. 10. Victory Fund Drive over the . . . New movies at the Video top boost. Quota was exDepot include “Ghostbusters”, ceeded by 36.3 percent. . . “Girls Just Want to Have William Bohle, Seaman First Fun”, “White Christmas”, and Class, arrived home last night “Strawberry Shortcake”. from 18 months in Okinawa. . PFC Louis Jensen, son of Mr. 40 YEARS AGO and Mrs. Henry Jensen, arThursday, November 6, rived home from Camp 1975- Baker Livestock was McCoy, Wisc., after being in sold last week to a group Europe for 22 months. . . Honcalled Livestock Auction, Inc. orable discharges noted here Members of the group taking during the week include over Baker Livestock include Clarence A. Leischner, John Clyde Burns, Dick O’Connor, Karch, Jr., Einar C. Tronstad, Delane Beach, Glenn Moore, and Isadore Leischner, Plevna. Delbert Schweigert, Joe . . . Shoe rationing ended at Herbst, Duane Rindy, Gene midnight Tuesday. Wellenstein, Ed Susa and John Heim. . . J.B. Kidd has ac- 80 YEARS AGO cepted the post of hospital ad- Thursday, October 31, 1935ministrator at Fallon Memorial A gas explosion, cause unHospital and will be moving known, is the only reason for with his family in the near fu- the disastrous fire occurring in ture. . . Coaches Merridy Tay- Baker Saturday evening which lor and Mike Knopik are razed the Burns Bros. Garage, getting their girls basketball Hubbard apartment building varsity team ready for tourna- and gutted the Baker Hardment action. Team members ware Store. Total damage is pictured with their coaches are not yet known, but is estiRoxi Harris, Tammy Bechtold, mated to be more than Patti Lutz, Brenda Culver, $35,000 and only partly covTammy Rustad, Mary Breit- ered by insurance. When the bach, Joy Steen, Mariann alarm was first sounded, the Callen, Carla Engesser, Ida post office workers and volunGunderson and Karen Losing. teers carried records and other . . . Miss Sandy Williams, 15 items to safety. The Baker year old daughter of Mr. and Journal machinery, which was Mrs. Roy Williams, has been housed in the Hubbard buildselected as 4-H Member of the ing, plunged through the floor Week. to the basement of the burning building. Of the 1200 Baker 50 YEARS AGO residents, 30 are organized to Thursday, October 28, 1965- combat fire. The Baker Spartans, sole possessors of the first place title in 90 YEARS AGO the eastern division Class B Thursday, November 5, football race, will battle Plen- 1925- At a meeting of the tywood Saturday night on the Eastern Montana Teachers Aslocal field of the champi- sociation held in Miles City onship game. . . The Walter last week, Baker was brought Ehman team won the steak into the limelight by the elecdinners at the Lions Club tion of A.O. Gullidge, superinLadies Night Monday. This tendent of Baker schools, as was their reward for getting president of the Association. . the most new members while Frances Schartz, canning club the losing team headed by member from Pleasant Valley Gordon Olson sat by and ate community; Laurance

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Stevens, corn and pig club member from the Springdale community; Frances Spriggs, clothing club member from the Webster community; have been selected as the three most outstanding members from each of the above named clubs. They will go to Chicago to attend the national boys and girls Club Congress

Patchwork Quilt Guild Submitted by Joan Grammond The Patchwork Quilt Guild met Oct. 8-9 at the Marmarth Community Center to make benefit Chinese Coin quilts. Eight members sewed Oct. 9 and enjoyed a potluck meal. Linda Logsdon surprised us by coming from Minnesota to sew with us, and she shared quilted articles she had made in the past years. Several ladies also sewed Oct. 10. Oct. 13, 2015, the Guild met at Thee Garage with six members to sew British walking mittens using old sweaters, fleece, batting, etc. We discussed ideas for future meetings and decided on making a centerpiece or table runner using circles folded into hexagons. Kathy Wilkening had a sample. She used 2 1/4 yards cut into 15 inch circles, which when finished, are 7 1/2 inches. This fabric included the backing. Bring something to trace to make the circle the size you want - it can be smaller. This could be for autumn, Christmas or whatever season you wish. Bring your sewing machine and hand sewing needles. Our next meeting will be Tuesday, Nov. 10, at Thee Garage at 10 a.m. We welcome new members and visitors.

Cards Twelve people came to play pinochle Nov. 1 at the Baker Senior Citizen Center. There were three tables of four players each. Winners were Jerry Neary, Mae Bohle, Alvina Varner and Jay Gregory. Pinochle will be played again next Sunday, Nov. 8, at 1:30 p.m. at the Senior Center.

Legal Tip of the Week Did you know … that now through December 7, 2015, is the time to apply for a Medicare plan for next year? There are many helpful resources online to help you choose a plan. Get started on choosing your plan now to make the December 7 deadline. For more information, please visit the Public Benefits section of www.MontanaLawHelp.org. If you can’t find the information you want, click on the LiveHelp button or call the Montana Legal Services Association HelpLine at 1-800-666-6899.

Extension Calendar Nov. 11 - Holiday - office closed Nov. 15 - Carter County 4-H Achievement Night Nov. 17 - Fallon County 4-H Shooting Sports begins Nov. 18 - Fallon County 4-H nursing home mini-fair Nov. 26 - Holiday - office closed

Weather Vane Oct 28 40 18 Oct 29 52 13 Oct 30 60 34 T Oct 31 55 42 T Nov 1 67 37 .01 Nov 2 54 33 .02 Oct 3 44 39 YTD Moisture - 14.79”

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responds to calls The Baker Rural Fire Department responded to the following calls for service during the month of October. Firefighters responded to a fire alarm at Baker High School Oct. 6. There was no fire. The pull station was pulled. Oct. 9 was a false alarm. Oct. 12 firefighters were called to a highway road ditch fire ten miles north of Baker on Highway 7.

H ap py B ir th da y November 6 Bryan Hastig, Ryan Erickson, Kamby Schuler November 7 Izabella Schaaf, Landon Knote, Sharina Lukofnok November 8 Dalton Arnell, Jan Steen November 9 Adison Menger, Jaelyn Quenzer, Julie Stanhope, Shay Celander November 10 Pat O’Donnell November 11 Camden Howard, Ping Askin November 12 Rylan Martin, Jerri Breitbach

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Stanton and Stevenson honored with DSU awards

Helen Jensen A celebration of Helen’s life will be held at 11 a.m. Friday, Nov. 6, 2015 at the American Lutheran Church in Baker. Friends and family may visit with family Thursday, Nov. 5, from 4-6 p.m. at the Baker Senior Center. Helen’s wishes were to be cremated and inurnment will take place at a later date. Helen Margaret Jensen, 91, of Baker passed away Oct. 30, 2015 at Superior Care Villa surrounded by her loving family. She was born to the late Hieronymus and Helga Tunby Nov. 23, 1923 in Houghton, S.D. Helen attended school at the Dry Forks country school and Baker High School before attending St. Luke’s School of Nursing in Fargo, N.D., where she earned her RN degree. She truly enjoyed her career as a nurse in Baker, retiring at age 70. She was an active member of the American Lutheran church, which was an important part of her life. She married Delmar Jensen Mar. 1, 1947. Helen and DJ had six children, Teri, Penny (Tim) Sikorski, Bruce (Jeanne) Jensen, Brian (Debbie) Jensen, Leslie (John) Henson, and Jill Jensen. Family and friends were Helen’s passion and delight. She grew up on the family ranch north of Westmore with her three sisters and four brothers. Family gatherings, coffee with friends, quilting at the church, playing cards and music were things she enjoyed. Helen was preceded in death by her parents, her infant daughter Teri, her sister Edith Johnson, and her brother Gordon Tunby.

Helen is survived by her husband and children; her brothers, Roy Tunby, Maurice Tunby, and Rolf Tunby; her sisters, Elphie Wood and Marie Moe; her grandchildren, Trevor (Stacy) Sikorski, Taryn Sikorski, Casey (Ashley) Jensen, Kirsten (Byron) Cooper, Jeremy (Shelie) Jensen, Ryan (Jodi) Jensen, Carissa (Keaton) Hughes, Hannah, Mika, and Mikey Jensen, Kayla (Justin) Apple, and Tyler Henson; greatgrandchildren, Tayden, Maura and Garritt Sikorski, Rowan Jensen, Tor and Tryg Cooper, Ryan Joe and Arius Jensen, Hailee Cortez, and Apollo Apple; son-in-law, Steve Hirsch. She leaves behind numerous other relatives and friends. The family wishes to extend our heartfelt gratitude to the staff at the Superior Care Villa for their exceptionally compassionate care of Helen, especially during these last weeks; Pastors Reba and Bruce Kolasch; and all of Helen’s friends and relatives. Memorials may be made to the American Lutheran Church in Baker. Remembrances and condolences may be shared with the family at: www.stevensonfuneralhome.c om

SCL Health supports Medicaid waiver signing SCL Health, which includes Holy Rosary Healthcare in Miles City, St. James Healthcare in Butte, and St. Vincent Healthcare in Billings is pleased that the Medicaid Expansion Waiver has been signed and applauds Governor Bullock for his efforts in helping to expand Medicaid coverage and continuing to strive to make Montana a healthier state. As a result of this waiver, the statewide HELP Program will expand access to health coverage for over 70,000 new adults with incomes up to 138 percent of the federal poverty level (approximately $16,000 a year for one person or $33,000 for a family of four).

The goals of the HELP Program are to: • Increase the availability of high quality health care to Montanans; • Provide greater value for the tax dollars spent on the Montana Medicaid Program; • Reduce health care costs; • Provide incentives that encourage Montanans to take greater responsibility for their personal health; • Reduce the costs of uncompensated care and the resulting cost-shifting to patients with health insurance. More information about the program can be found at the state website: http://dphhs.mt.gov/medicaidexpansion.

From Dickinson State University The late Dan Stanton was honored with the Outstanding Achievement Award, and Jon Stevenson received the Honorary Letterman Award. The awards ceremony was held Oct. 31, 2015 following the DSU football game vs. Mayville State. Outstanding Achievement Award: Dan Stanton Dan Stanton went to Baker High School from 1982 to 1986. He graduated in 1986 from Baker where he was an all-state player in football in 1984 and 1985 and was one of the top rushers in Baker High School history. He was an allstate track and field athlete as well in 1985-1986 and was allconference in basketball. Stanton attended Dickinson State from 1986-1991, where he played linebacker and punted for the Blue Hawks as a freshman in 1986. He played in the first playoff game hosted by DSU. He red-shirted in 1987 before playing from 1988-90. Stanton was an allconference linebacker for the Blue Hawks in 1990. He was on the first Blue Hawk football team to win a national playoff game in 1989. He also participated in track and field. He graduated from Dickinson State in 1991 with a double major in social studies and physical education. Stanton accepted a job at Custer County District High School in Miles City in 1991. He spent his entire 24 years in Miles City. He coached football, track and field, basketball and Little League baseball. He was the head coach in three different sports at Custer County: football, track and field, and basketball. He compiled an 84-30 overall record as head football coach, making the playoffs 10 of 12 years as head coach. He won two state championships in 2008 and 2010. His only losing record as head coach was the year he was diagnosed

with a brain tumor and missed most of the season to recover from surgery. He coached seven more seasons after the surgery. In the historic 2008 season, Stanton led the Cowboys to a 12-1 record and a state title. His only loss was to brother Jim’s Billing Central team, but he came back to defeat them in the state title game. 2010 was a repeat, as the Cowboys again lost to Billings Central in the regular season and again came back to defeat them in the state title game 8-0 in a snow storm. Stanton was named Teacher of the Year at CCDHS for the 2014 school year. He was very passionate about teaching history. He was also a very proud supporter of Blue Hawk athletics. Dan passed away Sept. 13, 2015, but his Cowboys just finished an undefeated season and are again preparing for the playoffs. Honorary Letterman Award: Jon Stevenson Jon Stevenson was born and raised in Miles City. He grew up and played football and wrestled for the Custer County

Cowboys. He married Marlys Kolka and the couple made their home in Baker for 20 years where Jon became the second generation to operate Stevenson Funeral Home. They raised their two boys, Nicholas and Brandon, to be avid Baker Spartan fans and enjoyed watching them compete throughout high school. In the fall of 2000, Jon and Marlys purchased the Mischel Olson Chapel in Dickinson. Before Marlys and Brandon moved to Dickinson, he lived with Pete Stanton and developed a passion for Blue Hawk athletics. The next two years were busy with Brandon’s Trinity football and Midget wrestling, but Jon always made time for the Blue Hawks. He served on the Blue Hawk Booster board for a number of years and was instrumental in establishing the current pre-game tailgate event. Stevenson was very proud of the Baker athletes who have come to play for DSU and did his best to welcome them and their families into the Blue Hawk family.

Kamdyn Kay Crawford Seth and Kaytlen Crawford are proud to announce the arrival of their first child, Kamdyn Kay. Kamdyn was born Oct. 13, 2015, at Glendive Medical Center in Glendive. She weighed 8 lbs. 4 oz. and meas-

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ured 20 1/2 inches long. Her grandparents are Dave and Jodi Schuetzle of Plevna and Randy and Lori Crawford of Miles City. Great-grandparents are Viola Schuetzle of Miles City and Connie Arnold of Manhattan.

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Fallon County Times and Places HOPE, do you feel alcohol is causing problems, we can help, Tuesdays at 7:00 p.m. at the American Lutheran Church. District Court is in session the first Tuesday of the first full week of the month and as often as business warrants. Interested persons are welcome to check a specific schedule at the office of the Clerk of District Court. Fallon County Library hours: Monday through Friday 8:00 a.m. - 5:00 p.m.; closed Saturdays, Sundays and legal holidays. O’Fallon Historical Museum Open Monday - Friday 8 a.m. 5 p.m. Closed on legal holidays. Driver Licensing Schedule, second and third Tuesdays, 9:00 a.m. - 12:00 p.m., 12:30 - 3:30 p.m., courthouse Charity Chapter #60; Baker Chamber of Commerce & Agriculture, noon, Tavern; Baker Rural Fire Dept., Nov. 5. Sweet & Simple, 11 a.m. - 1 p.m., Fallon County exhibit hall, Nov. 7. Changed For Life church services, 10 a.m., Baker Senior Center, Nov. 8. American Legion Auxiliary, 6:30 p.m., American Legion; Hospital Helpers, Nov. 9 Overeaters Anonymous, 6:30 p.m., American Lutheran Church; Codependent Support Group, noon, American Lutheran Church; Friends of Library, 5 p.m., library basement Patchwork Quilting Guild, 10 a.m., Thee Garage, Nov. 10. Veterans’ Day; Baker CowBelles; School Board, 7 p.m., high school board room, Nov. 11. Changed For Life church services, 10 a.m., Baker Senior Center, Nov. 15. Baker Homecrafters; County Study Commission, 4 p.m., courthouse basement; Fair Board meeting, 6 p.m., Fallon County Fairgrounds exhibit hall Fallon County Water & Sewer District/Stanhope Addition, monthly meeting, library basement, 6:30 p.m., Nov. 16. Overeaters Anonymous, 6:30 p.m., American Lutheran Church; Codependent Support Group, noon, American Lutheran Church, Nov. 17.

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Our National Anthem Submitted by Matthew Gappa Council #6294 Knights of Columbus, Monsignor Thomas Hennessy Assembly #1865 The most recognizable song in America, “The Star Spangled banner”, is sang or played at almost every sporting or civic event. Most students learn that its foundation was written by Francis Scott Key, a lawyer, as he stood and watched the bombardment of Fort McHenry during the war of 1812. It was written originally as a poem “In Defence of Fort McHenry” but was soon put to music, a popular anthem of a musical society in England, “To Anacreon In Heaven”. It is not a widely known fact that the poem is actually four stanzas. It wasn’t until congressional action in 1931 that it became the United States National Anthem. It has led and sustained many into battle and became the common cause to defend the liberty, freedom and justice within our great country. As we draw near to Veterans’ Day this November, may we reflect on the words and honor all who have fought and sacrificed for America and hold ever dear to our hearts the four stanzas. In Defence of Fort McHenry Frances Scott Key O say can you see, by the dawn’s early light, What so proudly we hailed at the twilight’s last gleaming, Whose broad stripes and bright stars through the perilous fight, O’er the ramparts we watched, were so gallantly streaming? And the rockets’ red glare, the bombs bursting in air, Gave proof through the night that our flag was still there; O say does that star-spangled banner yet wave O’er the land of the free and the home of the brave? On the shore dimly seen through the mists of the deep, Where the foe’s haughty host in dread silence reposes, What is that which the breeze, o’er the towering steep, As it fitfully blows, half conceals, half discloses? Now it catches the gleam of the morning’s first beam, In full glory reflected now shines in the stream: ‘Tis the star-spangled banner, O! long may it wave O’er the land of the free and the home of the brave. And where is that band who so vauntingly swore That the havoc of war and the battle’s confusion, A home and a country, should leave us no more? Their blood has washed out their foul footsteps’ pollution. No refuge could save the hireling and slave From the terror of flight, or the gloom of the grave: And the star-spangled banner in triumph doth wave, O’er the land of the free and the home of the brave. O thus be it ever, when freemen shall stand Between their loved homes and the war’s desolation. Blest with vict’ry and peace, may the Heav’n rescued land Praise the Power that hath made and preserved us a nation! Then conquer we must, when our cause it is just, And this be our motto: “In God is our trust”. And the star-spangled banner in triumph shall wave O’er the land of the free and the home of the brave!

Courage. Sacrifice. Dedication. Honor. Throughout history, at home and overseas, they’ve put their love for their country above all else. On Veterans Day,we proudly honor these brave men and women for their courage, commitment and patriotism. To all the men and women of the U.S. Armed Forces who have sacrificed so much, we thank you. One Nation Under God

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The students in SADD—Students Against Destructive Decisions-- are hard at work once again doing their best to encourage others to make positive decisions and live fulfilling lives. The students pictured, Sam Smith, Mackenzy Shipstead, Shyanne Janeway, Maddie Reddick, Taiken Goerndt, Hailie Barkley and Megan Greiff, form the core group for this organization. While there are other students who do attend meetings, these 7 young ladies are the driving force behind all the group’s activities. They recently delivered “Halloween Treat Baskets” to all the elementary and high school staff members. They are currently planning activities for Veteran’s Day and Thanksgiving.

Spartan Luke Gonsoroski (mddle) never looked back as he sprinted to the end zone

Baker advances to quarter-finals By Jordan Baxter The Baker Spartans hosted the Glasgow Scotties Oct. 31 for the first round playoffs. Baker started the game fast and physical. Right away, Joe Fisher broke loose and ran 39 yards for the touchdown; the two point run was good by Luke Gonsioroski. The Spartan defense was looking strong and revived as they shut down the Scotties’ offense. Luke Gonsioroski ran for an 18 yard touchdown and made it a 14-0 game. On the next offensive series, Luke Gonsioroski broke free again and ran in for a 19 yard touchdown, ending the first quarter 20-0. Starting the second quarter, Glasgow passed for a 26 yard touchdown to make it a 20-6 game. The Scotties could not shut down the Spartan offense as Luke Gonsioroski ran for a 30 yard touchdown and made it a 20 point Spartan lead. Austin Braun then caught a 35 yard touchdown pass from Gonsioroski, and the extra point was good from Braun. Starting the third quarter the Spartans came out on fire as Joe Fisher added another touchdown on a three yard run, the extra point was good from Austin Braun, making it a 40-6 Spartan lead. As the end of the third quarter was drawing to a close, the

Scotties were in good field position. On a throw to the end zone, Luke Gonsioroski intercepted the ball and returned it 99 yards for a touchdown (breaking the Baker High School record for longest interception return for a TD). The extra point from Braun was good, making it a 47-6 game. The clock ran continuously during the fourth quarter, which was full of defense and was scoreless as the Spartans won 47-6. Offensively, rushing Joe Fisher was 18-141 yards and 2 touchdowns; Luke Gonsioroski was 12-93 yards and 4 touchdowns. Team was 53-310 yards. Passing: Luke Gonsioroski was 6-9 with a TD. Receiving: Austin Braun 3-66 yards 1 TD; Joe Fisher 2-44 yards. Defensively, Andrew Craft had 12 tackles, Matt Packer 11 tackles, Ben Fujimori 8 tackles. Interceptions: Luke Gonsioroski 2, Nic Bohle 1, Kadon Gentilini 1. Fumble recoveries: Keegan Kary 1 and Casey Wyrwas 1. The Baker Spartans will host the Manhattan Tigers Saturday, Nov. 7, at 1 p.m. for the second round playoffs.

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digs, 1 ace; Scotti Robinson 8 assists, 3 kills; Melissa Breitbach 2 digs, 8 assists, 2 kills, 3 aces; Lexi Hartse 5 digs, 1 assist, 7 kills, 2 aces; Skyler Robinson 1 kill. Oct. 30, the Lady Spartans played two more games. The first game they played was against the St. Labre Lady Braves and they defeated the Braves in four games, 25-17, 25-18, 20-25 and 25-14. Morgan Miller 5 digs, 14 assists, 8 kills, 1 ace; Maddie Reddick 9 digs, 2 assists, 10 kills, 4 aces; Taylyn Koenig 14 digs, 4 aces; Taylor Miller 14 digs, 2 assists, 1 kill, 1 ace; Madison Varner 1 assist; Scotti Robinson 14 digs, 14 assists, 4 kills; Melissa Breitbach 10 digs, 1 assist, 5 kills,

1 ace; Lexi Hartse 1 dig, 8 kills; Alivia Schultz 1 kill; Amber Durden 2 kills. The last game the Lady Spartans played was for third place. They lost to the Forsyth Dogies in three games to take third place, 16-25, 22-25 and 8-25. Morgan Miller 3 digs, 4 assists, 8 kills, 1 block; Maddie Reddick 3 digs, 3 assists, 5 kills, 1 ace; Taylyn Koenig 14 digs; Taylor Miller 8 digs; Madison Varner 1 dig; Scotti Robinson 5 digs, 7 assists, 2 kills, 1 block, 1 ace; Melissa Breitbach 8 digs, 4 kills; Lexi Hartse 2 digs, 1 assist. That concluded the Lady Spartan volleyball season as only the top two teams go on to Divisionals.

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By Taylyn Koenig The Lady Spartan volleyball team traveled to Colstrip Oct. 29-30 for the 3B District Tournament. The Spartans faced the Lady Lame Deer Morning Stars first and won in three games, 25-8, 25-13 and 25-17. Morgan Miller had 3 digs, 9 assists, 9 kills, 3 aces; Maddie Reddick 1 dig, 3 assists, 5 kills; Taylyn Koenig 11 digs, 1 kill, 3 aces; Taylor Miller 4 digs, 1 kill, 1 ace; Madison Varner 1 kill; Scotti Robinson 12 assists; Melissa Breitbach 7 digs, 3 kills, 5 aces; Lexi Hartse 3 digs, 5 kills; Anna Espeland 1 assist, 1 kill; Alivia Schultz 2 aces; Amber Durden 1 assist. The second game the Lady Spartans played was against the Colstrip Fillies. They lost in three games, 16-25, 10-25 and 16-25. Morgan Miller had 5 digs, 5 assists, 4 kills, 1 ace; Maddie Reddick 3 digs, 4 kills; Taylyn Koenig 10 digs, 1 assist, 1 kill; Taylor Miller 1 dig; Madison Varner 1 dig; Scotti Robinson 5 digs, 5 assists, 1 kill; Melissa Breitbach 9 digs, 1 assist, 1 kill, 1 block, 1 ace; Lexi Hartse 1 kill. The Lady Spartans then played the Lodge Grass Indians for their third game of the day, and won in three games, 25-11, 25-17 and 25-10. Morgan Miller had 2 digs, 6 assists, 5 kills, 1 ace; Maddie Reddick 2 digs, 2 assists, 5 kills; Taylyn Koenig 6 digs, 2 assists, 1 ace; Taylor Miller 6

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Junior high basketball October 30 at Sacred Heart Girls 4-6 grades Plevna 15, Sacred Heart 23 Ashley Sander 2, Chloe Tudor 13 Boys 4-6 grades Plevna 17, Sacred Heart 4 Nic Buerkle 7, Cooper O’Connor 4, Zac Wills 2, Andrew Reynolds 4 Girls 6-8 grades Plevna 23, Sacred Heart 41 Sophia Dulin 4, Trinity Rieger 11, Dacy Buerkle 2, Jenna Paul 4, Chloe Tudor 2 Boys 6-8 grades Plevna 16, Sacred Heart 25 Jesse Isaacs 10, Andrew Reynolds 1, Seth Carroll 5

October 31 With Ekalaka Girls 4-5 grades Plevna 18, Ekalaka 25 Jaeda Paul 2, Chloe Tudor 14, Ashley Sander 2 Boys 4-5 grades Plevna 13, Ekalaka 26 Nic Buerkle 6, Cooper O’Connor 4, Wyatt Thielen 2, Wyatt Isaacs 1 Girls 6-8 grades Plevna 19, Ekalaka 53 Trinity Rieger 4, Dacy Buerkle 2, Jenna Paul 3, Sophia Tudor 6, Taylor Bertsch 4 Boys 4-8 grades Plevna 8, Ekalaka 55 Cooper Peterson 2, Seth Carroll 6

GMC makes billing easier Glendive - Glendive Medical Center (GMC) has partnered with Centron Patient Business Services in an effort to make its billing process more seamless and helpful for patients. “Patient Business Services is a Montana based company located in Great Falls that specializes in assisting health care facilities with managing patient accounts. Our aim is to help make the billing process easier for our self-pay patients,” said GMC CEO Parker Powell. Patients can still continue to pay their bill directly to the GMC business office or online at www.gmc.org. Several flexible payment options will also be made available to paOctober 29, the elementary students dressed up, paraded around the school, enjoyed treats, and played tients, including but not limited to discounts and payment games during their Halloween party. High school students led several games including musical chairs.

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plans. “We will continue working hard to accommodate patients and answer any questions they may have. Patient Business Services is also available to answer questions and help with the process,” Powell added. As a non-profit community hospital, GMC provides thousands in charity care every year to those who might struggle to pay medical bills. For those who may struggle with paying their bill, GMC has a Financial Assistance Program available to patients who qualify and fill out an application. Other programs are also available to those who qualify. For more information, please visit www.gmc.org or call 406-345-3350.

High school students handing out ribbons and coloring books to the kindergarten class.

Plevna Schools dedicated to Red Ribbon Week By Jake Edgell Red Ribbon Week is a week dedicated to informing kids about drugs and to prevent them from using drugs. Oct. 26, Ms. Coon and her seventh period PE students passed out ribbons and coloring books to all the elementary classes, and the stu-

dents who brought their ribbons back every day through Oct. 30 were given necklaces and suckers. The group talked about what kids can do instead of drugs such as playing outside, hanging out with friends, painting pictures, or riding bikes.

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By Jessica Paul October 23, 2015, Jessica Paul attended the Research and Explore Awesome Careers in Healthcare (REACH) Program. She had to fill out paperwork and answer questions and was chosen to participate in the program. The event was held at Holy Rosary Healthcare in Miles City. The group started off learning about health careers and how important they are due to the decreasing amount of health care workers and increasing number of health care recipients. When the opening class was completed, they split into groups of two and visited different stations on various topics. Jessica’s first stop was dietician where they discussed good sugars and bad sugars. She then moved onto the respiratory therapist and learned how to hook a person up to the breathing machines. Her third station was to visit the ER and learn how to intubate a mannequin that was suffering from an anaphylactic reaction to peanut butter. Next, she visited with a dental hygienist about the importance of a healthy mouth and gums. In the radiology lab, Jessica was shown a MRI, CT, ultrasound and mammogram machines. After these stops, they visited with an anesthesiologist who showed

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Fallon County Times: Friday, November 20 Bowman Finder: Wednesday, November 25 Jessica blood typing her partner while taking in information from an RN. them how they give an epidural, as well as how they “put people under” before surgery. The final stop was with the nurses where they learned about the schooling involved to become a nurse as well as the different areas and levels in which nurses can choose to work. In the nurse stations they used kits to blood type themselves, which was very fun. Jessica plans to go into pediatrics. The participants had a great opportunity to see the many career options in the health care field of medicine.

We hold a regular weekly cattle and feeder cattle sale every Wednesday. We buy sheep and weigh-up horses every Thursday. Special Sales as advertised. Give us a call to visit about your marketing plans.

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Heifer & Stock Cow Sale Dec. 2: Regular Sale w/Special All Breeds Calf Sale Featuring Weaned Calves Dec. 9: Regualr Sale w/Special All Breeds Calf Sale Dec. 16: Regualr Sale w/Special Bred Heifer/Stock Cow Sale

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FARMER’S UNION C - STORE DAILY SPECIALS ~

Monday

Mushroom Burger w/ Cheese Curds $6.00 Clam Chowder

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Chicken Burger w/Breaded Mushrooms $6.00 Loaded Potato Soup

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Pizza w/Breadsticks & F’Real Shake $7.00 Chicken Noodle Soup

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Cheeseburger w/Cup of Chili $6.00 Chili

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BBQ Pork w/ Onion Rings $6.00 Cheese Broccoli Soup

L AW ENFORCEMENT Baker Police Department • October 26 - November 1, 2015 - 36 Calls for service: 1 911 hang-up; 1 agency assist; 5 citizen assists; 1 crash (hit and run); 3 disturbances; 1 DUI; 1 extra patrol; 1 family member assault; 5 informations; 1 noise complaint; 2 public safety complaints; 1 theft; 10 traffic stops; 2 unlocks; 1 welfare check Anyone with any information on any area crime is encouraged to call Crimestoppers at 406-778-2222. Calls are never recorded and rewards are offered for information leading to the arrest and conviction of responsible parties.

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Residents of the Villa have been busy packing shoe boxes for Samaritan’s Purse. These boxes will go to the less fortunate all over the world. They packed eight boxes filled with personal hygiene items, clothing, toys, calculators, pens, pencils, notebooks, and candy.

District judgeship applications now being accepted Chief Justice Mike McGrath has notified the Judicial Nomination Commission that the Hon. George W. Huss, district judge for the Sixteenth Judicial District, will resign his position effective Jan. 1, 2016. The 16th Judicial District covers Carter, Custer, Fallon, Garfield, Powder River, Rosebud, and Treasure Counties. The Commission is now accepting applications from any lawyer in good standing who has the qualifications set forth by law for holding the position of district court judge. The application form is available electronically at: http://courts.mt.gov. Applications must be submitted electronically as well as in hard copy. The deadline for submitting applications is 5:00 p.m. Wednesday, December 2, 2015. The Commission will announce the names of the applicants thereafter. The public is encouraged to contact Commission members regarding the applicants during the public comment period, which will begin Friday, December 4, 2015, and close Sunday, January 3, 2016. The Commission will forward the names of three to five nominees to the governor for appointment after reviewing the applications, receiving public comment, and interviewing the applicants if necessary. The person appointed by the governor is subject to election at the primary and general elections in 2016. The candidate elected in 2016 will serve for the remainder of Judge Huss’ term, which expires January 2019. The annual salary for the position is $126,132. The Judicial Nomination Commission members are: District Judge Richard Simonton of Glendive, Elizabeth Halverson of Billings, Hal Harper of Helena, Mona Charles of Kalispell, Lane Larson of Billings, Ryan Rusche of Columbia Falls, and Nancy Zadick of Great Falls.

News from Senator Daines Veterans History Project One out of every ten Montanans is a veteran, which makes Montana home to more veterans per capita than almost every other state in the nation. It is one of my greatest honors to serve Montana’s veterans in Congress. Every one of these men and women have an incredible story to tell from their service - stories that are also part of our nation’s history and our heritage. That’s why the Veteran’s History Project is so important. My team in Montana is helping to spread awareness of the American Folklife Center’s Veteran’s History Project across the state in a big way. The goal is to collect and preserve the stories of all of Montana’s wartime veterans in the Library of Congress. This will ensure that researchers, teachers and future generations can hear directly from veterans and better understand the realities of past wars. Congress created the Veterans History Project in 2000 as part of the American Folklife Center at the Library of Congress and since then over

99,000 veteran stories have been collected nationwide. If you are a veteran and are willing to tell your wartime story or if you know a veteran whose story should be told, I encourage you to participate in this important project. One of the best parts of my job is meeting our veterans and learning their stories. I recently met Frank Stoltz, a WWII veteran and Honor Flight participant who had been a POW in Poland and became a member of the “Caterpillar Club” for successfully parachuting out of a disabled airplane. On a visit to Walter Reed Army Medical Center, I met Brendan, a veteran who lost all four limbs from a roadside bomb in Iraq on Easter morning in 2009. Brendan had just undergone a double arm transplant and I had the privilege of spending time with him and shaking his hand. America’s story of the loss of the SS Dorchester in WWII is also part of my family’s history. The sinking of the Dorchester was the single worst loss of American lives of any convoy during WWII - of the 900

men on board, only 230 survived. My great-uncle, Thomas Tarbet, was on that ship. I had the opportunity to attend a recent Honor Flight where I reconnected with Thomas’ brother and my great-uncle Russ Tarbet, who shared his own experiences serving in WWII and reflected on the service and sacrifice made by his brother and all who were aboard the SS Dorchester. Stories like these are why efforts like the Veterans History Project are so important - capturing stories of The Greatest Generation for the next generation. My office is working to build awareness of the Veterans History Project and connect veterans with volunteers. If you’re interested or want to sign up to participate, visit my website: www.daines.senate.gov or call my Great Falls office at 406453-0148 x11. It is my hope that we can reach every veteran in Montana and make sure their stories are part of the permanent record at the Library of Congress for future generations to learn from.

Collie honored for 65 year contribution to Weather Observer Program NOAA’s National Weather Service has named Alex G. Collie of MacKenzie a recipient of the agency’s General Albert J. Myer Award for 65 years of outstanding service in the Cooperative Weather Observer Program. Mr. Collie is the longest serving Cooperative Weather Observer ever in the state of Montana. The award is named for Albert J. Myer of Eagle Pass, Texas, often called the “father” of the U.S. meteorological services. He was appointed to establish and direct the Division of Telegrams and Reports for the Benefit of Commerce, now known as the National Weather Service. Rusty Billingsley, deputy director, National Weather Service Western Region, and Keith Meier, meteorologist-incharge of the National

Weather Service forecast office in Billings presented the award to Collie during a ceremony held Nov. 4 at the Rib and Chop House in Miles City. “Volunteers like Mr. Collie are crucial to National Weather Service operations,” said Meier. “Only a handful of the 11,700 volunteer observers in the U.S. collecting daily weather data have ever taken observations for 65 years or more.” Mr. Collie began reporting daily precipitation readings on his ranch in southwest Fallon County in June 1950. The ranch was originally homesteaded in 1910 by his mother. Collie continues to work on the ranch where Black Angus cattle graze the land. Collie’s son, Alex, Jr., assists with observations on occasion, but the senior Collie plans to maintain

• Tyler Michael Medearis, Plevna, fail to carry proof or exhibit/insurance in vehicle, owner or operator, 1st offense, dismissed by Court per the defendant providing proof of valid insurance on the date and time of citation, ticket issued 10/16/15.

Justice Court • Michael T. Mahoney, Denver, CO, violation of commission or department orders or rules, bond forfeited $135, ticket issued 10/14/15. • Kelly M. Brown, Baker, criminal mischief pecuniary loss less than $1500, $685 fine, deferred imposition of jail sentence up to maximum allowed by law, six months jail deferred for a period of one year (10/29/16), Court appointed Attorney fee in the amount of $250, no violations of any local, state or federal laws, pay fine, fees and or surcharges as agreed/ordered, pay back all Court costs/restitution, Public Defender $250, attend, complete, comply and pay for the WiseChoice LifeSkills Course Offender Corrections, notify the Court/Counsel immediately (within 48 hours) of any change of address or telephone number during suspension/deferral period, defendant and/or Attorney to Motion Court for withdrawal

of Nolo Contendere Plea and dismissal of the charge upon completion of Deferred Imposition of Sentence/Judgment requirements and deadline, ticket issued 1/28/15. • Shad R. Bondell, Baker, theft, obtain or exert unauthorized control over property, 1st offense, $585 fine, deferred imposition of jail sentence up to maximum allowed by law, six months for a period of six months (4/29/16), Court appointed Attorney fee in the amount of $250, no violations of any local, state or federal laws, pay fine, fees and or surcharges as agreed/ordered, pay back all Court costs/restitution, Public Defender $250, attend, complete, comply and pay for the WiseChoice LifeSkills Course - Cognitive Awareness, notify the Court/Counsel immediately (within 48 hours) of any change of address or telephone number during suspension/deferral period, defendant and/or Attorney to Motion Court for withdrawal of guilty plea and dismissal of the charge upon completion of Deferred Imposition of Sentence/Judgment requirements and deadline, ticket issued 5/13/15. • Coleen Marie Morrison, Federal Way, WA, speeding on non-interstate, exceed day limit of 70 MPH, 80/70, bond forfeited $20, ticket issued 10/8/15.

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the observations as long as he can with no plans to retire. Mr. Collie has been honored with numerous awards from the National Weather Service for his efforts in the Cooperative Weather Observer Program. Collie has been awarded the Edward H. Stoll award, the John Campanius Holm Award, the Benjamin Franklin Award, and the Helmut E. Landsberg award. The Albert J. Myer award will be the fifth national award presented to Collie from the National Weather Service.

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Operation Christmas Child Submitted by Jolinda Allerdings For the seventh year, the Emmanuel Evangelical Free Church in Plevna will be a drop off site for gift filled shoe boxes for Operation Christmas Child. Last year, individuals and groups from Fallon and Cater Counties delivered 276 shoe boxes to the church. The community is encouraged to bring their filled shoe boxes during National Collection Week, Nov. 16-20. On the Operation Christmas Child website many stories like this one tell how the gifts impact children around the world. Luis received a shoe box in Panama at age six. He wrote, “the stuffed lamb in my shoe box was the first toy I ever received. I still have it. It was really a treasure. It played a little song and was so beautiful. I used to pretend I was playing with a real lamb. After I finished playing with it, I always put it back inside my plastic shoe box.” Luis continued, “The most valuable items in my shoe box were school supplies: crayons, a pencil sharpener, pens, pencils, and notebooks. In Panama in 1996, if you didn’t have supplies, you could not go to school. That year I was able to use the pens, the pencils, the notebooks - everything.” The day before I received my shoe box, I was begging my mom to buy supplies so I could go to school. She said, “I can’t. I don’t have the money, but if you want you can pray.” We never went to church. We never talked about God, but that day she told me to pray. She said, “You can talk to God like He’s right in front of you, but you have to respect Him because He is the Lord.” I asked specifically for school supplies and the next day I was invited to a church. Inside the shoe box was a letter that said, “Jesus loves you and I love you, too.” That message broke my heart immediately. To receive that letter allowed me to see the spiritual message behind the box. We were nonbelievers and the shoe box helped us understand that God answers

prayers. My mom said, “Now I know that God is real.” Even though I didn’t have a father, God is there for me. We didn’t have anything. I was hopeless. The shoe box allowed me to understand that God cared for me.” “My mother and my little sister became Christians right away, but I didn’t understand that I needed to follow Christ. Still the letter was always telling me, “He loves you. He’s waiting for you.” There were people telling me that God had a better plan for my life. “At 14, I realized that I needed Him and accepted Jesus as my Savior. The shoe box was the first seed that was planted in my life. “Today, I don’t have the pencils, but I have something that is more important because the Bible says, “the word of the Lord remains forever” (1 Peter 1:25, ESV). I just needed to know that He loved me, so the shoe box was a beautiful gift,” wrote Luis. Ruth Graham, Billy Graham’s wife, loved the idea of a toy lamb with a music box inside that played “Jesus Loves Me”. During the first few years of Operation Christmas Child, the Grahams found a supplier that made the lambs for many shoe boxes. “For children who are too young or too sick to enjoy other shoe box gifts, a lamb with a music box inside is a perfect gift,” wrote Ruth in the book, “Operation Christmas Child: A Story of Simple Gifts”. With children like these in mind, you are challenged to buy school supplies, small toys and hygiene items, and fill a shoe box. The Emmanuel Evangelical Free Church will be open Nov. 16 - 20 from 4:30-6:30 p.m. to receive the filled shoe boxes. The boxes will be hauled to Glendive where a truck will pick up the boxes and haul them to a processing site. They will then be shipped to one of 130 countries. Contact Jolinda Allerdings in the evenings at 406-772-5882 for a brochure describing how to pack a shoe box. For more information, connect to www.samaritanspurse.org.

Times Office closed The Fallon County Times will be closed Thanksgiving Day, Thursday, November 26. Deadline for the Friday, November 27, issue will be Monday, November 23, at 2:00 p.m. Fallon County Times will be delivered to the post office and local businesses Wednesday, November 25. Have a wonderful Thanksgiving Day with Susan and Andy Hepperle with a deer in family and friends.

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News from Senator Daines Veterans History Project One out of every ten Montanans is a veteran, which makes Montana home to more veterans per capita than almost every other state in the nation. It is one of my greatest honors to serve Montana’s veterans in Congress. Every one of these men and women have an incredible story to tell from their service - stories that are also part of our nation’s history and our heritage. That’s why the Veteran’s History Project is so important. My team in Montana is helping to spread awareness of the American Folklife Center’s Veteran’s History Project across the state in a big way. The goal is to collect and preserve the stories of all of Montana’s wartime veterans in the Library of Congress. This will ensure that researchers, teachers and future generations can hear directly from veterans and better understand the realities of past wars. Congress created the Veterans History Project in 2000 as part of the American Folklife Center at the Library of Congress and since then over 99,000 veteran stories have been collected nationwide. If you are a veteran and are willing to tell your wartime story or if you know a veteran whose story should be told, I

encourage you to participate in this important project. One of the best parts of my job is meeting our veterans and learning their stories. I recently met Frank Stoltz, a WWII veteran and Honor Flight participant who had been a POW in Poland and became a member of the “Caterpillar Club” for successfully parachuting out of a disabled airplane. On a visit to Walter Reed Army Medical Center, I met Brendan, a veteran who lost all four limbs from a roadside bomb in Iraq on Easter morning in 2009. Brendan had just undergone a double arm transplant and I had the privilege of spending time with him and shaking his hand. America’s story of the loss of the SS Dorchester in WWII is also part of my family’s history. The sinking of the Dorchester was the single worst loss of American lives of any convoy during WWII of the 900 men on board, only 230 survived. My great-uncle, Thomas Tarbet, was on that ship. I had the opportunity to attend a recent Honor Flight where I reconnected with Thomas’ brother and my great-uncle Russ Tarbet, who shared his own experiences serving in WWII and reflected on the service and sacrifice made by his brother and all who were aboard the SS

Dorchester. Stories like these are why efforts like the Veterans History Project are so important capturing stories of The Greatest Generation for the next generation. My office is working to build awareness of the Veterans History Project and connect veterans with volunteers. If you’re interested or want to sign up to participate, visit my website: www.daines.senate.gov or call my Great Falls office at 406-453-0148 x11. It is my hope that we can reach every veteran in Montana and make sure their stories are part of the permanent record at the Library of Congress for future generations to learn from.

Big Game Casino & The Tavern

Corner Bar

Red River Bistro

1 S. Main St

410 W. Montana Ave.

406-778-3278

406-778-3321

Hours: 10:00 a.m. -2:00 a.m. Tuesday - Saturday Breakfast Buffet - Sunday 8 a.m. - 2 p.m.

Open 7 days a week • Grill open til midnight Mon. - Sat. 10 a.m. - 2 a.m. • Sun. 11 am - 2 a.m.

Open 6 a.m. - 9 p.m. Mon. - Sat. 6 a.m. - 3 p.m. Sunday

11 S. Main • 406-778-2050

Cabin Creek Cafe Lake City Shopping Center

406-778-2202 Open 5:30 a.m. - 3 p.m. Tuesday - Saturday

Plevna Bar Plevna, MT

406-772-5847 Kitchen Hours: Wed., Thurs. 11 a.m. - 9 p.m. Friday 11 a.m. - 10 p.m. • Saturday 5 - 10 p.m.

Thee Garage Bar 19 W. Montana Ave.

406-778-2065 Open 11 a.m. -2 a.m. 7 days a week

Thee Garage Steakhouse

Fallon County

Dining Guide Enjoy Fallon County’s wide variety of dining establishments.

GETIM Here Lake City Shopping Center

406-778-2820 Daily Lunch Specials Monday - Friday Open 6 a.m. - 5 p.m. Mon. - Fri. 9 a.m. - 5 p.m. Saturday

Baker Club 7 S. 1st St. W

406-778-2412 Mon. 4 p.m. - 2 a.m. • Tues. - Sat. 1 p.m. - 2 a.m. To Go Pizzas start at 11 a.m.

Heiser’s Bar & Casino

Baker Bowling Center

9 S. Main

4 S. 2nd St. W

406-778-2045

406-778-2001

406-778-2788

Open 4:30 - 10:00 p.m. 7 days a week

Open Mon - Sat 8 a.m. - 2 a.m. • Sun. 11 a.m. - 10 p.m. Grill is on til 10 p.m. • We have an after 10 menu

Open Monday - Saturday 5:00 p.m. - Close Sunday lunch served 11 a.m. - 2 p.m.

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“The Klos Family House: A Memoir and History” Larry Klos was born in 1945 to Fred and Lilly Klos and grew up on the Klos homestead south of Plevna. After graduating with a degree in physics from Montana State University, he took an aerospace industry job in Anaheim, California. A year later he moved to Fort Worth, Texas, where he and his wife Elaine have lived for over 45 years. They reared two sons and have six grandchildren, all of whom live in Texas. After retirement from Lockheed Martin, Larry began writing and publishing books about his life and experiences, including his first book, “The Klos Family House”. Although he has been writing professionally and as an avocation for many years, his current works (both nonfiction and fiction) are the first which are published and readily available through Amazon. He returns to Montana periodically to visit family and refresh fond memories of his early years. The “Klos Family House” presents the life story of the 95 year old house near Plevna that Larry’s grandparents built and in which his brother and family still live. The story begins with German immigrants homesteading to improve their lives in southeastern Montana during a string of wet years in the early 1900s. It continues through the drought and depression of subsequent years that bankrupted many settlers. The story follows three generations of the Klos family as they successively fight to succeed and as they gradually enlarge the Klos Family House. Additional interleaved chapters provide supporting information and related perspectives as time and modern technology change life in rural Montana. Excerpted from the “The Klos Family House” by Larry Klos. (Chapter 2 Plevna Area History) There were three main reasons why the nearby town of Plevna, Montana was established and had an initial population boom; those three reasons were the railroad, the homestead act of 1909, and a series of years with lots of rain. The predominant reason that Plevna developed where it did was that it was on the path of the Chicago, Milwaukee and Puget Sound Railroad (known as the CM&PS or more simply the Milwaukee Road). Montana was served by 3 major rail companies providing east-west service: the Great Northern at the top of the state, the Northern Pacific Railroad in the center, and the CM&PS towards the south. The Great Northern was the only privately funded — and successfully built — transcontinental railroad in U.S. history. In contrast, the Northern Pacific was given land grants by the federal government so that it could borrow money to build its system. The federal government kept every other section of land, and gave it away to homesteaders. The railroad operated across the northern portion of the western United States from Minnesota to the Pacific Coast. It was approved by Congress in 1864 and given nearly 40 million acres of land grants, which it used to raise money in Europe for construction. Construction began in 1870 and the main line opened all the way from the Great Lakes to the Pacific when former president Ulysses S. Grant drove in the final "golden spike" in western Montana on Sept. 8, 1883. The railroad had about 6800 miles of track and served a large area, including extensive trackage all the way through Montana. The main activities were shipping wheat

and other farm products, cattle, timber and minerals; bringing in consumer goods, transporting passengers; and selling land. [All from Wikipedia] The CM&PS railroad that goes by Plevna started with a new bridge across the Missouri River at a location now known as Mobridge, South Dakota and was completed as far west as Butte, Montana by 1908. The Milwaukee Road owners had become aware that without their own route to the Pacific they would be at their competitors' mercy. The Milwaukee Road was considered one of the most prosperous, progressive, and enterprising railroads in the U.S. at the time. Despite concern about possible construction of the Panama Canal and despite the presence of strong competing railroads, a transcontinental line was approved, banking heavily on the growth of traffic to and from the Pacific Northwest. In 1905 and 1906 the Milwaukee Road incorporated subsidiaries in South Dakota, Montana, Idaho, and Washington and construction proceeded rapidly. Construction was also underway to Seattle. The last spike on the line from Butte to the west coast was driven near Garrison, Montana on May 14, 1909. Local passenger service was established in 1909; through passenger service was inaugurated in May 1911. [All from Wikipedia] Although the railroad, which provided transportation for people and freight, defined where homes could be readily built and produce from famers brought to market, it did not of itself result in a boom of settlement. The second major factor leading to rapid settlement was the enlarged Homestead Act of 1909 which increased the allocation of land to authorized settlers from 160 acres to 320 acres of nonirrigable, nonmineral lands having no merchantable timber. Not coincidently 1909 is the year Plevna was founded. The terms of the 1909 Homestead Act fit the dry, mostly flat and treeless Great Plains in southeastern Montana exactly. To claim land, settlers had to establish residency for five years (reduced to 3 years in 1912) with continuous cultivation of other than native grasses. Before 1910, nearly one fourth of Montana's population was foreign-born, a proportion that increased greatly after 1910. When more free land was made available and cyclically increased rainfall made prospects good for farming, a new wave of homesteaders flowed into Montana and more than 80,000 additional people, mostly immigrants from Scandinavia, Germany and German nationals who had been living in Russia since the time of Catherine the Great, moved in between 1909 and the early 1920's. The massive influx of these new farmers, combined with inappropriate cultivation techniques, led to immense land erosion and eventually (in more southern areas) to the Dust Bowl of the 1930s. Further, Montana's weather tends to come in cycles. There can be ten or twenty years of wet weather, followed by ten or twenty years of dry weather. 1909 fell during a wet cycle. Advertising hype and reports from early settlers painted a rosy picture of the new life on the high Montana prairie. A few years later the next dry cycle started and by the late 1920's, 60,000 of the new settlers had packed up and left. Both farmers and ranchers had exploited the land during the wet years. They’d over-

grazed, over farmed, and spread themselves too thinly. Banks were formed almost on a whim with many failing soon afterwards. [reworded from “montanakids.com”] The financial situation for farmers was made even worse because the price of wheat collapsed from highs of nearly $2.50 per bushel in 1918 to $1.00 a bushel by 1922. The Plevna area was initially, in 1908, just a side track on the railroad line. The railroad built a section house as one of the first town buildings. A Railway Section House is a building located near or next to a section of railroad and is used to house railroad workers and for storage and maintenance of equipment for a section of railroad. In Plevna, the section house was initially the place where everyone came for information and even for lodging. Telegraph lines provided communication to other stops on the railroad line and to the nation as a whole. By 1912 other buildings had been added, including a post office in 1909, a train station, and a school building. The post office was a combination post office, bank, and store. The name “Plevna” in the Russian language means “City of Churches”. When the railroad was being built through the area many of the workers on the rail crews were from Bulgaria. When the time came to name the new city, officials of the railroad approved a name selected by the workers, which was “Plevna” because Plevna, Bulgaria was a historical site where the Russians had engaged in a great battle with the Turks. In this 1877–1878 war the Russian and Romanian armies paved the path to the defeat of the Ottoman Empire leading to the restoration of Bulgaria and the independence of Romania. Upon demonstrating to the county commissioners that Plevna had a least 300 inhabitants, the town of Plevna was incorporated in 1916. [Reference 1 and Wikipedia]. Without the Homestead Act it is likely that southeastern Montana would have been settled much more slowly. The residency provisions of the Homestead Act also changed the character of the population of the homesteaded areas of the Great Plains. Most of the homesteaders were immigrants and had come from “village oriented” Europe, where people lived in small towns and commuted to the countryside to care for their animals and fields. If that pattern had been followed in Plevna, the town would have been much bigger, with famers commuting by foot or horse to their farms. Instead, each homesteading family was required to live on their land, typically constructing temporary and marginal housing until they obtained full ownership of their homestead. The Homestead Act thus distributed the population across the countryside and forced each family to maintain the primacy and self sufficiency of the nuclear family Although homesteads were distributed widely, homestead density was still much greater near the railroad tracks and near the periodic towns which were established along the tracks. Although three railroads crossed Montana from east to west, there were (and still are) many areas where the distance between competing tracks is more than 100 miles. Because there were no roads, and because the nominally flat Great Plains actually includes hills, creek beds, rocks, and other obstacles, the homesteading population

tended to cluster near the train tracks. Land further from the tracks remained uninhabited or was used as range land by large ranchers rather than as farm/ranch land by small homesteaders. The Plevna 75th anniversary book contains recollections from many of the early homesteaders. The following five paragraphs contain stories from that anniversary book that provide a snapshot of the time. Two of them are about the Klos family and three are from neighbors who lived south of Plevna near the Klos homestead. The last (George Follmer) set of recollections describes land that Christoph and Karoline’s son Fred bought many years later from Herman Follmer (George’s son) and is now part of the Klos family land. John Klos, Christoph’s father, arrived in Plevna in 1919 from Roundup, Montana with his wife Louisa. They had migrated to the USA from Russia in 1906 and lived in Java and Artas South Dakota. They had 12 children of which only four survived into adulthood. The surviving children were Marie, Christoph, Eduard, and Theodor. Although Christoph homesteaded in Plevna in 1909, the remainder of the family moved to Roundup in 1914 where they lived until John and Louisa moved to Plevna. They lived in a home in Plevna where they raised a large garden. John walked the six miles to his son Christoph’s ranch every morning – both spring and summer—to help when needed. John passed away in 1936 and Louisa died in 1938. Christoph, one of the sons of John and Louisa Klos, was born on October 14, 1884. His wife Karoline (Wolfer) was born on May 17, 1886. They homesteaded six miles south of Plevna in 1909. Eight children were born to them, with two dying in infancy. The surviving children were: Ernestine, Clara, Fred, Mathilda, and Leah. The Klos family built a two-room house on their homestead with two large red barns, a large machine shed, a smoke house, and chicken coop. In 1928 a tornado tore down the machine shed, but left a car inside without a scratch. Through the years drought, grasshoppers, winds, and beetles made life miserable and their work much harder. The children attended Prairie Park School. Christoph Klos died November 7, 1941. Karolina moved to Plevna in 1942 and lived there until January 19, 1966, when she went to join her husband in the great beyond. They and their parents are buried in the Plevna cemetery. The following excerpt provides an example of the early houses of the times. This one is from the story of Jacob and Elizabeth Ehret who homesteaded 4 miles south of Plevna in 1910 “Their first house was one-room, plastered with mud and straw. Another room was added later. In 1916 carpenters were hired to build the bigger house. They had four children at the time. Community life centered around

friendship with close neighbors they were fortunate to have, and around a little country church they attended two miles west of there. During the busy seasons in the fields, they often walked to church so the horses had a day to rest. . . The Ehret children had all their elementary education at the Prairie Park School. One year there were over forty students in eight grades with just one teacher. The following quote describes early homesteads and homestead life. “Mr. and Mrs. Matt Ehret and family came to Baker, Montana, in the spring of 1909 to live on a homestead eight miles southwest of Baker in an immigrant box car. They brought with them their seed, four horses, four cows, one brood sow and a little farm machinery. They built a sod house and a sod barn for their livestock. . . . There was a small grocery store in Baker at that time. This country was a wide open range country. There were no fences – just dug-outs where a few homesteaders had settled. This country was a cattle, sheep, and horse country at the time. Livestock was running at large – mostly where there were springs and live creeks of water for the livestock to drink. The homesteaders moved to eastern Montana after the Milwaukee Railroad was finished. People started small businesses in 1910 in Baker and Plevna. Grain elevators and lumber yards were built and people began building homes and barns. They mined their own coal for heat and dug their own wells for drinking water and for their livestock. . . . At that time there were no doctors in the community. The children in our family were all delivered by a midwife. My folks . . lived off of egg and cream money they received for their groceries. Every homesteader had a shotgun and they used them to get meat, which consisted of jackrabbits, prairie chickens, and antelope. They raised a lot of vegetables and potatoes, also. . . . All of our family began working in the fields at the age of ten. We did all the farming using horse power. . . . In 1915, my dad and Henry Huether and George Huether bought a steam engine and threshing machine to thresh their crops and those of their neighbors. The grain was hauled to the granaries with wagons. . . . in the winter months this grain was hauled to the elevators with wagons. . . . In 1930, a great depression known as the Hoover depression hit our country. Combined with drought and grasshoppers, most of the farmers went broke.” The following excerpts about the George Follmer family provide another example of early Montana life. “In 1910 the family immigrated to the United States from Bremin, Germany, and settled in Plevna, Montana with their four children. They stayed with relatives for a few years, then in 1917 they homesteaded thirteen miles southwest of Plevna. The first house was a small sod building which later became a chicken coop. Later

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they built a bigger house made of sod that was plowed up and cut with spades to 24” by 24”, one block on top of another, just as you would with bricks. Mud was used in between to hold the sod together. The roof was made in the same manner, with a few pieces of small wood to hold the sod. It was a three roomed house, with two bedrooms and a kitchen and living room all in one. It was finished off with special mud made from dirt and fine straw and water mixed well so it would make a smooth surface. This mixture was put on the whole house, on the outside walls and on the roof. This mixture had to be reapplied almost every year, depending on how much it rained. The inside also had a smooth finish and was painted. The floor was of dirt, until later when a painted wood floor was added. Each room in the house had from two to three big windows, about 4’ by 4’. Each room measured about 20’ x 18’. All twelve children were raised in this home. By the time the younger ones were born, the older ones were married or worked out. I remember how mother baked 8 to 10 loaves of bread twice a week, and at least 12 or 13 kuchen every Saturday. By the time Sunday night came the kuchen was gone. It was a real treat for all of us. Since there was no refrigeration or freezer, the bread was kept in a bread box that held from 8 to 10 loaves. Meat was kept in a granary in the winter, hanging from the ceiling. Whenever you wanted a steak you had to work quite hard to cut or saw off the portion that was needed for supper. When chicken was being planned for a meal, you would have to run it down or have the dog catch it for you, butcher it, and eat the same day. We rarely had eggs to eat during the winter months because the hens wouldn’t lay because of the cold. . . . I remember starting out at 4 p.m. to get the milk cows on foot every day. It would be at least 6 p.m., sometimes in the dark, before we got back. We cooked over a wood and coal range so wood and coal had to be carried in every night and stacked in a box next to the stove. Kerosene lights had to be filled with kerosene twice a week. In later years we had a wind charger that was hooked up to a battery, and electric lights were provided that way. We would always hope for lots of wind during that time. We heated the house with a pot-bellied stove which sat in the middle of the house. . . . We had one clothes closet which held a few clothes. The rest were hung on a rack or put on the wall and covered with a sheet. We had a wooden washing machine that had a long handle, and you would push it back and forth. Washing took all day long. We made our own soap with lye and lard. In later years, we put in a kitchen sink. The drainage was just a pipe from the sink that ran outside. The water would run down in a ditch away from the house. We thought that was pretty modern.”

10 - FALLON COUNTY TIMES Commissioners Proceedings Monday, October 26, 2015 ABBREVIATED COMMISSION MINUTES A complete set of minutes are available in the Clerk & Recorder’s Office. 9:00 AM CONVENE PRESENT William L. Randash, Chairman; Steve Baldwin and Deb Ranum, members; and Brenda Wood, Clerk and Recorder Dave Havens, guest, joined the meeting. 9:00 AM COMMISSIONER WORK SESSION Review Director of Public Health Job Description-Commissioner Ranum stated the middle step of the Public Health salary in this job description is incorrect, in correlation with the salary schedule. Commissioner Ranum wanted to make sure she understood if this new job description meant there would be a pay increase. Clerk and Recorder felt the answer was no because Julie Straub, Human Resource Manager, is performing job audits for all positions within the County. Commissioners Randash and Baldwin found the job description to be complete. Review and Discuss Gravel Bid Emails-The Commission has two choices for purchasing gravel. 1. Purchase gravel as needed, under the $80,000 bid threshold; which the County would have to have measured by a surveyor. 2. Go out to bid for the yardages the County feels would get them through a long period of time, with the requirements as provided by law, such as bid bonds, etc. DECISION-The decision is to purchase gravel as needed by going out to get a per yard quote for the gravel. The Commission will ask Bobby Wiedmer, Road Foreman, to write up the quote, with specifications. The Commission would like the quote sent to the locals and other area bidders such as: Hufford Sand and Gravel, Wyrick Construction, Griffith Excavating, Diamond J, Prince, and Fisher Sand and Gravel. COMMISSIONER PROCEEDING APPROVALS Commissioner Baldwin made the motion to approve the Commissioner Proceedings from November 17 and November 24, 2014. Commissioner Ranum seconds the motion. 3 Ayes. 0 Nays. Motion carried unanimously. Commissioner Ranum made the motion to approve the Commissioner Proceedings from October 19, 2015. Commissioner Baldwin seconds the motion. 3 Ayes. 0 Nays. Motion carried unanimously. Review and Sign the Annual Federal Financial Report for AIP 108 at the Baker AirportCommissioner Randash signed the Annual Federal Financial Report for AIP 108 for the Baker Municipal Airport. Copies were made for Fallon County and the originals were mailed. COMMISSIONER MESSAGES Solar Bees will be pulled from the lake next week and stored at the County yard. OTHER DISCUSSION Corridor Study Discussion -Commissioner Ranum asked how the Corridor meeting went. Commissioners Randash and Baldwin stated it went well and they had a good turnout. Commissioner Randash would like to visit with Carol Lambert, MT DOT Representative for our area, and Shane Mintz, MT DOT Area Supervisor, as he feels Railroad Avenue would be the best option for the truck by-pass. Commissioner Ranum would like to set up an appointment with Shane Mintz and Carol Lambert to come to Baker so the information is in our minutes. Shane Mintz was phoned by Commissioner

Baldwin. Shane explained we have to wait until public comment is over before they can be scheduled to meet which is the end of the year. Jason Rittal, Executive Director-EPEDC submitted an overview of the evening meeting to the Commission along with his feasibility thoughts. 9:45 AM-Bobby Wiedmer, Road Foreman ROAD REPORT Gravel specs-The Commission made the decision to draw up the bid specs and ask for a quote on gravel per yard, in a pile. Commissioner Baldwin phoned Darcy Wassmann, County Attorney, regarding the Commission’s decision. Road dust control information from Bowman CountyBobby spoke to the Road Foreman from Bowman, North Dakota, regarding the dust control product they tried on one of their County roads. Bobby stated the Foreman wanted to give it a year to see if he liked the product or not. Roads-blading and other road maintenance going on today. Snow plow trucks-Rigged a few of the trucks up last week. Sparks and Kramlick Bridges- These bridges have been completed and the seeding is finished as well. Bobby stated the Riegers will get the fencing completed as soon as they can. Equipment training -The Commission discussed cross training the landfill scale operator to operate landfill equipment. It was felt one of the other landfill operators could train on the front end loader and the compactor. The Commission would like one of the Road Department employees familiar with the scraper, to train the employees not already trained to operate the scraper. Bobby felt they could have one of the Road Department employees knowledgeable on the scraper cross train those employees. Bobby left the discussion at 10:00 AM DISCUSSION The Commission further discussed the Corridor Study again. Commissioner Randash wondered if this would force the MT DOT to replace the obsolete bridge on Highway 7. Commissioner Ranum feels the County should replace the bridge on Bonnievale Road; this would prove Fallon County definitely has done everything we can do to help the flow of the water on Sandstone Creek. The Commission will further discuss replacement of this bridge with some of the adjoining landowners before deciding on proceeding further. 10:05 AM-Shannon Hewson, Brosz Engineering-Project Updates Bridges-Discussed progress updates on the Dry Fork Bridge; Vassar Bridge and Bonnievale Bridge Projects. Commissioner Ranum discussed putting two bridges out to bid at the same time to see if we could get some cost savings. Shannon stated there is usually only savings on bridges when they are close in proximity to each other, because you usually only save on mobilization. Commissioner Ranum stated possibly if contractors work is slow and they know they have more than one bridge to work on next year, the bids could come in at a better price. Prairie Avenue-Road Department will be going to Billings this week to pick up the drop inlet for Prairie Avenue. Shannon felt they may be able to have this project completed this week. Calumet Road-The bridge for this road will be replaced this budget year as well. 10:45 AM Shannon left the meeting. 10:50 AM WORKFORCE HOUSING RESOLUTION PUBLIC HEARING PRESENT-Forrest Sanderson, KLJ-County Contract

FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 6, 2015 Planner-via phone conference, and Dave Havens, public member. Forrest addressed items he received. Public question-The question was posed regarding workforce housing on a small scale such as for (5) or fewer RV sites: Does the developer have to provide showers, centralized mail, laundry facilities, comfort facilities, formal recreation, etc.? Forrest felt the answer to this is no, unless there is a larger scale such as 50 or more it would not be necessary to spend that kind of money on amenities for small scale workforce housing. Commissioner Baldwin asked if the County should define “small scale” to allow the latitude needed. Forrest stated yes. Commissioner Randash asked about RV parks requiring a 30 day move. Forrest does not feel that would serve a purpose. It was felt that was meant for RVs parked in the City limits, on City streets. 11:00 AM Commissioner Randash brought the hearing to order-This being the duly appointed time for the Workforce Housing Public Hearing Commissioner Randash asked for public comment. Is there any public comment on the Workforce Housing? Is there any public comment on the Workforce Housing? There being no public comment, the hearing was closed at 11:03 AM. Commissioner Baldwin made the motion to amend the Workforce Housing Resolution to include an amendment which will include the definition of “small scale workforce housing” in the resolution. Commissioner Ranum seconds the motion. 3 Ayes. 0 Nays. Motion carried unanimously. Commissioner Baldwin made the motion to approve Resolution 2015-07 Workforce Housing as amended. Commissioner Ranum seconds the motion. 3 Ayes. 0 Nays. Motion carried unanimously. Resolution 2015-07 is recorded in the Clerk and Recorder’s office. Forrest feels the Board of Adjustment should have the ability to make judgment calls when dealing with the Workforce Housing Zoning matters. 11:15 AM PLANNING FEES PUBLIC HEARING PRESENT-Forrest Sanderson, KLJ-County Contract Planner via phone conference, and Dave Havens, public member Forrest had made some earlier recommendations regarding the Planning fees. Forrest had discussed dropping the $100 pre-application fee and adopting the new proposed fee schedule. The Commission agreed this is how they would proceed. Forrest stated the fees should be reviewed again in 6 months by tracking the expenses to the county verses the revenue to make sure the County is not over or under charging the public. Commissioner Baldwin feels since things are slowing down, the County could review them in 1 year rather than 6 months. Forrest will mark October, 2016 on his calendar as the time to review the analysis. Forrest feels they may want to increase the exempt survey review fees for those types of COS’s due to the length of time it takes to review them, the County could never break even, even charging $200.00. The maximum the law allows is $200.00 and we now charge $100.00. 11:20 AM Forrest left the hearing, the Commission will finish the hearing at 11:30 AM. 11:25 AM DISCUSSIONLutheran/Taco Stands-Commissioner Ranum discussed purchasing used equipment she had seen for the stands. Commissioners Randash and Baldwin agree used equipment should be considered.

The Commission discussed getting the engineering completed for possibly both of the stands now. 11:30 AM PLANNING FEES PUBLIC HEARING PRESENT Dave Havens This being the duly appointed time for the Planning Fees Public Hearing Commissioner Randash asked for public comment. Is there any public comment on the Planning Fees? Is there any public comment on the Planning Fees? Hearing no public comment, the hearing was closed at 11:32 AM. Commissioner Baldwin made the motion to adopt the Planning Fees as presented by KLJ and amend the exemption review fees (Under Miscellaneous Fees) to $200.00. Commissioner Ranum seconds the motion. 3 Ayes. 0 Nays. Motion carried unanimously. Resolution 2015-09 is recorded in the Clerk and Recorder’s office. 11:40 AM DRAFT BOARD RESOLUTIONS Commissioners discussed the draft resolutions drawn up by Lani DeBuhr, Clerk/Commissioner Secretary. Questions/suggestions will be discussed with the County Attorney. Commissioner Ranum had several questions regarding what she feels needs to be included in the Resolution. Commissioner Baldwin felt Commissioner Ranum’s comments covered his comments. Commissioner Randash had no comments. 11:50 AM DISCUSSION Parks-Commissioner Ranum asked about discussing with Mayor Hornung the expectations the Commission has regarding the grooming of the parks for next year. Roof at Senior Center-Roof is still not complete; Commissioner Baldwin will contact Thiel Roofing. Furniture at the Rifle Range-Commissioner Ranum would like to know if the Commission would agree it is okay to contact the new Rifle Range Manager regarding furniture she would like to donate to the Rifle Range. The Commission felt that would be fine. 12:00 PM Commissioner

Baldwin made the motion to recess. Commissioner Ranum seconds the motion. 3 Ayes. 0 Nays. Motion carried unanimously. Noon recess. 1:15 PM RECONVENE PRESENT William L. Randash, Chairman; Deb Ranum and Steve Baldwin, members; and Brenda Wood, Clerk and Recorder 1:15 PM PUBLIC COMMENT Richard Menger, Sanitarian Sewer line-From the Fairgrounds to the Golf Course-In 2003 Rich wrote a letter to the DEQ stating Fallon County would maintain the line as well as access to the line, until such time as the City would take the line over. Rich stated the City does want the line and Rich has been in touch with the County Attorney. The Commission wants to turn the line over to the City. Inspection-Rich stated he has a license that was miscategorized; Rich is correcting the license. 1:27 PM Trenton Harbaugh, Sheriff; Nic Eisele, Undersheriff; Jeraldine Newell, Clerk of District Court; Julie Straub, Human Resource Manager; Darcy Pankratz Wassmann, County Attorney; Brenda Flint, Sheriff Clerk/Detention Center 1:30 PM HUMAN RESOURCE UPDATES Landfill Employee Pay issue-Julie Straub asked to move this up the list and explained Tom Kachel, Landfill Manager, could not be here to talk about the pay issue for Landfill Scale Operator. Commissioner Ranum stated the Commission feels when running equipment, he would be paid Equipment Operator wages for those hours. Julie agreed that was what she thought should happen as well but felt Tom had a different thought. Tom was phoned and placed on conference call. Tom agreed with whatever the Commission decided to do. 1:35 PM Bobby Wiedmer joined the discussion. DECISION-The Commission feel they would like to train all landfill employees on all landfill equipment. Julie will make sure she adds those

items to the job description and Tom will discuss this with the employees this involves. Dirt-Wyrick Construction finished pushing up extra dirt for cover at the landfill. Tom left the discussion. New Hire approval FormsJulie had three (3) new hire approval forms for Detention Officers for signing. The Commission signed the New Hire approval forms. Rifle Range Manager position was filled as well. Special Project Technician Job Appraisal-Julie asked if the Commission had reviewed the job appraisal form with the Special Project Technician. The Commission had not. Julie stated the Commission would need to schedule a meeting with the employee to review the appraisal with him. FMLA Training-Julie asked if the Commission agreed to allow her permission to train County supervisors on the Family Medical Leave Act. Permission granted Administrative Officer’s Job Description-Feedback on the description Commissioner Ranum stated when this was first discussed she felt the job description should include the lobbyist, grant writer, assist with investments, policies and procedures, board resolutions and the Baker Lake issues. Commissioner Ranum now feels it is broadened beyond her expectations. Julie explained the information in this job description came from the Commission. Julie would like the Commission to discuss this further and she will meet next week about this again. Commissioner Baldwin felt the job description was fairly well covered. 1:50 PM Julie left the meeting to make copies of New Hire Approval Forms for the Commission. The Commission asked the remaining group what they were there to discuss. Jerrie stated they were there to listen and learn. Trent asked if there would be more public discussion or discussion with the department heads regarding the County Administrator Job

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Continued from page 10 Description. Darcy stated the department heads would like to know how this position might affect their departments. Commission Baldwin stated there would be more discussion before anything further happens. 1:55 PM Everyone left the discussion. 2:00 PM Mona Madler, SMART Director VETERAN’S MEMORIAL UPDATES Port Authority-Mona wanted to let the Commission know the Port Authority received the CDBG Planning Grant to create an Urban Renewal Plan, with a TIF provision. Mona will work on this with the Port Authority. Veteran’s Memorial POW/MIA Monument-Mona received a quote for a POW/MIA Monument from Black Hills Monument for a 6’ tall imported black granite monument. The quote of $4,254.00, includes engraving; the cost of the flagpole is $1300.00; the cost to etch the names will be $1,174.00. Mona would like to know if the County would agree to pay for these items as the Veteran’s fund she handles does not have much funding left. The Commission granted permission for the new monument, flags and etching to be paid from Fallon County funds. The goal is to have this finished by next Memorial Day. Commissioner Ranum discussed the existing monument and requested it be lifted and a base poured to get it further off the ground. Mona stated the discoloration is coming from the concrete. Commissioner Ranum feels the existing monument needs to be raised because of sprinklers damaging the monument and the lights are always being broken due to weed eating, mowing etc. Commissioner Baldwin discussed who would be in charge of maintenance of the monuments. Mona has been doing the best she can to check on the existing monument. Mona explained the Veterans’ funds keeps paying for bills for broken items for the existing monument which is felt to be neglect from Park workers. The only repair that was regular maintenance was replacing the LED light with an incandescent light to eliminate the blinking. The Commission agreed Fallon County would pay for the repairs that were not regular maintenance. Mona will send the bill to the County. Other Projects - Mona is working with a few new businesses. Smart Director-Mona’s hours were cut, which was agreed to by Mona as there is not a lot going on right now. Mona works 9AM to 2 PM, until it picks up. State rates for motels-Commissioner Ranum discussed motels in Baker honoring state rates to try to keep local government employees here rather than going to Miles City, etc. Mona will do some research and let the Commission know what she finds out. Oil Prices-Commissioner Ranum asked what Mona hears at meetings about how long the oil prices are projected to stay this way. Mona hears they feel within the next year things will change. Teacher Appreciation Supper-This is November 18th Chamber meeting-This will be held at the Tavern next Thursday. 2:50 PM Mona left the meeting. 2:50 PM Julie Straub, Human Resource Manager New Hire Approval FormThe Commission signed the New Hire Approval Form for the Shooting Range Manager position. 2:55 PM BUDGET TRANSFER-Brenda Wood, Clerk and Recorder Board of Health Grant-

FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 6, 2015 Brenda explained an error in budgeting the Board of Health Grant. The revenue side was budgeted for but the expenditure side of it was not. Due to all of the cuts there are not many places to move the funding from. Brenda volunteered to have the $10,000 moved from her budget since she did not catch this error. Commission offered to take it from their budget. A resolution will be drawn up moving the budget from Clerk and Recorder to Board of Health. 3:00 PM BOARD APPOINTMENTS Museum Board - Commissioner Ranum made the motion to appoint Sherry Vogel to the Museum Board. Commissioner Baldwin seconds the motion. 3 Ayes. 0 Nays. Motion carried unanimously. No other letters of interest were submitted for any other boards. 3:30 PM COMMISSIONER WORK SESSION CONTINUED The Commission reviewed miscellaneous emails and notices from state agencies and other entities. No action, decision or discussion were required. The Commission reviewed Department Reports, Newsletters, Notices and County Revenues Project Status Report-1021-2015-Special Project Technician Safety Committee Meetings-February 5, February 19, March 9, March 31, April 21, June 21, July 15, September 22, 2015 3rd Quarter Sanitarian Inspection Report Baker Municipal Airport Commission-October 14, 2015 MT DOT-Aeronautics Division Flyer-October, 2015 Treasurer’s Cash ReportSeptember, 2015 The Commission reviewed miscellaneous revenues received Motor Vehicle Disposal Grant funds - $403.00 Baker Municipal FAA Grant-The Commission received notification from KLJ of a final payment submitted for reimbursement on Grant #3-30-0004-018-2015 in the amount of $4,973.02 4:00 PM Darcy Wassmann, County Attorney Exempt and Nonexempt Employees - Commissioner Ranum understood the County would be reviewing employees job statuses such as exempt/non-exempt again. Commissioner Ranum explained this was just completed last year by the previous County Attorney. Commissioner Ranum further explained employees were already compensated due to this fact. Commissioner Ranum would like the Department of Labor here to explain this correctly so we are not going through this again. Fair Board Member-Per Diem question was previously answered. Wages-Commissioner Ranum stated she wants the wages to be fair across the board. Discussed overtime issues and the fact overtime is supposed to be approved by the Commission. Darcy stated she understood the County was working on Policies and Procedures which should help with those issues. Discussed Gravel-Commission would like to go out to bid for gravel just asking for a rate per yard. Darcy feels that is the same as purchasing as you need it, which is what the County does now. Darcy feels the County should go out to bid, asking for the bid bond and see what the County gets. Decision is to follow Darcy’s suggestion and go from there. County Lease Discussion Some leases start and end at different times and some are 1 year, 5 years, 10 year leases. Decision is to have the term be 5 years to accommodate the length of Commissioner terms. They would also like them to run from January

1 to December 31st. Charges were also discussed as a per acre basis. Easement on Pedestrian Path-West side of the Lake; this easement is between the City granting easement to the County. Darcy needs to get a legal description for this. Hanson Road EasementDarcy needs a legal description for this easement as well. Board Resolutions-Commissioner Ranum feels the Board Resolutions all need to be written separately. Per Diem-It was discussed all Boards should receive per diem when on County business. Annual Allowance-Discussed the Fair Board members receive $25.00 per year and no other Board does. Darcy felt no other Board puts on a week-long event. Other Discussion-Commissioner Ranum shared other thoughts regarding the Draft Board Resolution. Discussed purchases or work costs over $2,500.00 need to be brought to the Board and then to the Commission before purchases, etc. are made. Discussed the boards will all be administrative boards. Commissioner Baldwin felt that did not fit the Fair Board. Darcy stated they should all be set up administratively but they can be given different permissions. Electronic Files-Darcy stated she has still not received any electronic files from the former County Attorney. Commissioner Baldwin will check on this tomorrow. ADJOURN 5:05 PM Commissioner Baldwin made the motion to adjourn. Commissioner Ranum seconds the motion. 3 Ayes. 0 Nays. Motion carried. ADJOURN. s/William L. Randash, Chairman ATTEST: s/Brenda J. Wood, Clerk and Recorder

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Judge’s Corner Failure to obtain landowner’s permission for hunting and penalties Section 87-6-415 MCA. Failure to obtain landowner’s permission for hunting. (1) A resident or nonresident shall obtain permission of the landowner, the lessee, or their agents before taking or attempting to take nongame wildlife, predatory animals, game animals, or wolves while hunting on private property. Penalties: 87-6-415(2) MCA. A person who violates this section shall, upon conviction for a first offense, be fined $135. (3) A person convicted of a second offense of hunting on private property without obtaining permission of the landowner within five years shall be fined not less than $500 or more than $1000. (4) In addition, the person upon conviction under subsection (3) or forfeiture of bond or bail: (a) may be subject to forfeiture of any current hunting, fishing, or

trapping license issued by this state and the privilege to hunt, fish, or trap in this state or to use state lands for recreational purposes for a period of time set by the court; and (b) may be ordered to make restitution for property damage resulting from the violation in an amount and manner to be set by the court. The court shall determine the manner and amount of restitution after full consideration of the convicted person’s ability to pay the restitution. Upon good cause shown by the convicted person, the court may modify any previous order specifying the amount and manner of

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HELP WANTED __________________________ HELP WANTED: Fallon County is accepting applications for the position of a permanent full-time Detention Officer in the office of the Fallon County Sheriff. This position oversees and maintains custody, care and control of inmates incarcerated at the Fallon County Detention Center to ensure the safe and orderly operation of the facility. Successful applicants will have a high school diploma or equivalent, U.S. citizenship, and not con-

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lance as necessary; provide secondary supervision of inmates incarcerated at the Fallon County Detention Center via a video system to ensure the safe and orderly operation of the facility. The required knowledge, skills, and abilities are typically acquired through a high school diploma or equivalent. Must be at least eighteen (18) years of age, have not been convicted of a crime resulting in imprisonment in a federal or state penitentiary. Must possess or be eligible for a Montana driver license. Must reside close enough to Baker, Montana, to allow an emergency response to the Fallon County Dispatch Center. The successful applicant

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Classifieds, Continued from page 12 will be subject to criminal background and Montana motor vehicle background searches. Benefits include, but are not limited to, optional enrollment in health insurance and public employees retirement. Fallon County is an equal opportunity employer. We reserve the right to reject any and all applications. Closing date: Friday, November 6, 2015, 5 p.m. Applications and a complete job description are available at the Human Resources office, 10 W. Fallon Avenue, Baker, Montana, or online at falloncounty.net. Submit applications (resumes optional) to: Human Resource Manager, PO Box 846, Baker, MT 59313. Questions may be directed to Julie Straub at 406-778-8164. 43-45c __________________________ HELP WANTED: Red River Inn & Suites is accepting applications for all positions. Please call 406-778-3321 or stop in at 410 W. Montana, Baker, MT. 43-46c

CARDS OF THANKS __________________________ CARD OF THANKS: I would like to thank Baker Metal & Recycling for the $50 cash prize I won at the Breast Cancer Awareness Salad Luncheon. I would also like to thank the Fallon Medical Complex employees and all others involved for their hard work in putting on this salad luncheon. Everything was delicious. Your hard work and dedication to this cause is appreciated by not only me, but the community. Janice K. Moser 45c

LEGALS __________________________ Before the Board of Oil and Gas Conservation of the State of Montana NOTICE OF INTENTION TO APPLY FOR A CLASS II INJECTION WELL PERMIT In the Matter of the Application of Denbury Onshore, LLC for a Permit to Convert an Existing Well to Water Injection Use 1. Name and address of Applicant: Denbury Onshore, LLC 5320 Legacy Drive Plano, Texas 75024 2. Legal description including county and approximate footages of surface location of proposed oil and gas well: (and projected bottom-hole location, if a directional or horizontal well) ELOB Unit 32-4 Fallon County Location: SW-NE, 971’ FNL and 1971’ FEL, Section 4, T7N-R60E 3. Source of Fluids to be injected: Produced water from Denbury Onshore, LLC operations located in East Lookout Butte Field 4. Zone or formation, including depth, into which produced water will be injected: Dakota Formation at approximately 4051’-5108’ and Mission Canyon Formation at approximately 7561’-7901’ 5. Statement that an Aquifer Exemption will or will not be requested.

FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 6, 2015 An Aquifer Exemption is being requested. Notice is hereby given that an application for a Class II Injection Well Permit at the surface location set forth above will be filed with the Montana Board of Oil and Gas Conservation. Pursuant to Rule 36.22.1409, Administrative rules of Montana, a public hearing will be held regarding said application. The hearing will be held at the Board of Oil and Gas in the Conservation Hearing Room, Billings, Montana on Thursday, December 10, 2015. An interested party may demand opportunity to be heard by the Montana Board of Oil and Gas Conservation concerning said application. Montana Board of Oil and Gas Conservation 2535 St. John’s Avenue Billings, Montana 59102 Office: (406) 656-0040 Fax: (406) 655-6015 45c ____________________________ Before the Board of Oil and Gas Conservation of the State of Montana NOTICE OF INTENTION TO APPLY FOR A CLASS II INJECTION WELL PERMIT In the Matter of the Application of Denbury Onshore, LLC for a Permit to Convert an Existing Well to Water Injection Use 1. Name and address of Applicant: Denbury Onshore, LLC 5320 Legacy Drive Plano, Texas 75024 2. Legal description including county and approximate footages of surface location of proposed oil and gas well: (and projected bottom-hole location, if a directional or horizontal well) ELOB Unit 41-9 Fallon County Location: NE-NE, 810’ FNL and 660’ FEL, Section 9, T7N-R60E 3. Source of Fluids to be injected: Produced water from Denbury Onshore, LLC operations located in East Lookout Butte Field 4. Zone or formation, including depth, into which produced water will be injected: Dakota Formation at approximately 4042’-5104’ and Mission Canyon Formation at approximately 7504’-7835’ 5. Statement that an Aquifer Exemption will or will not be requested. An Aquifer Exemption is being requested. Notice is hereby given that an application for a Class II Injection Well Permit at the surface location set forth above will be filed with the Montana Board of Oil and Gas Conservation. Pursuant to Rule 36.22.1409, Administrative rules of Montana, a public hearing will be held regarding said application. The hearing will be held at the Board of Oil and Gas in the Conservation Hearing Room, Billings, Montana on Thursday, December 10, 2015. An interested party may demand opportunity to be heard by the Montana Board of Oil and Gas Conservation concerning said application. Montana Board of Oil and Gas Conservation 2535 St. John’s Avenue Billings, Montana 59102 Office: (406) 656-0040 Fax: (406) 655-6015 45c ____________________________

Before the Board of Oil and Gas Conservation of the State of Montana NOTICE OF INTENTION TO APPLY FOR A CLASS II INJECTION WELL PERMIT In the Matter of the Application of Denbury Onshore, LLC for a Permit to Convert an Existing Well to Water Injection Use 1. Name and address of Applicant: Denbury Onshore, LLC 5320 Legacy Drive Plano, Texas 75024 2. Legal description including county and approximate footages of surface location of proposed oil and gas well: (and projected bottom-hole location, if a directional or horizontal well) Monarch 32-26 Fallon County Location: SW-NE, 2241’ FNL and 2199’ FEL, Section 26, T7N-R58E 3. Source of Fluids to be injected: Produced water from Denbury Onshore, LLC operations located in Monarch Field. 4. Zone or formation, including depth, into which produced water will be injected: Charles B and Mission Canyon Zones of the Madison group at approximately 7150’-7490’ 5. Statement that an Aquifer Exemption will or will not be requested. An Aquifer Exemption is being requested. Notice is hereby given that an application for a Class II Injection Well Permit at the surface location set forth above will be filed with the Montana Board of Oil and Gas Conservation. Pursuant to Rule 36.22.1409, Administrative rules of Montana, a public hearing will be held regarding said application. The hearing will be held at the Board of Oil and Gas in the Conservation Hearing Room, Billings, Montana on Thursday, December 10, 2015. An interested party may demand opportunity to be heard by the Montana Board of Oil and Gas Conservation concerning said application. Montana Board of Oil and Gas Conservation 2535 St. John’s Avenue Billings, Montana 59102 Office: (406) 656-0040 Fax: (406) 655-6015 45p ____________________________ AUDIT PUBLICATION STATEMENT An audit of the affairs of Baker School District #12, Fallon County, Baker, Montana, has been conducted by James J. Wosepka, PC. The audit covered the fiscal year ended June 30, 2015. The audit also covered the Extracurricular Fund for pupil functions which is included in the financial statements of the District. Section 2-7-521, MCA, requires that this publication concerning the audit report include a statement that such report is on file in its entirety and open to public inspection at the school district and that the District will send a copy of the audit to any interested person upon request. Jen Mettler, Clerk Baker School District #12 Box 659 Baker, MT 59313 45c __________________________ INVITATION TO BID Fallon County is soliciting bids for gravel, crushed in a pile, to be

used for material on County Roads. Sealed bids in an envelope clearly marked “Crushed Road Material” on the front of the envelope will be received by the Fallon County Commissioners, 10 West Fallon Avenue, PO Box 846, Baker Montana 59313, until Monday, November 9, 2015 at 11:00 AM, MST. Bids will be opened and read aloud at this time. The County is requesting that interested parties submit bids for approximately 100,000 yards of crushed gravel within 30 miles of the City of Baker. Gravel will be crushed in piles in accordance of County specifications. The specifications are available from the Clerk and Recorder’s Office or the County Road Department. Bids must be accompanied by bid security in the form of a certified check, cashier’s check, bank money order, or a draft drawn and issued in accordance with Section 18-1-203, M.C.A., or bid bond payable to Fallon County for ten percent (10%) of the total amount of the bid. “Each bid must expressly provide that, if awarded the contract, the bidder will enter into a formal contract with Fallon County within (30) days of the award. Each bid must further provide that if the bidder fails or refuses to enter into a formal contract, then the bidder will forfeit its bid bond and, in addition, pay to Fallon County the difference between the amount of the bidder’s bid and any excess amount for which Fallon County contracts with another party to perform the work.” If the successful bidder fails to provide necessary bonds as stated above, the 10% bid security shall be forfeited as provided in Section 18-1-204 M.C.A. No bid may be withdrawn after the scheduled time for public opening of bids, which is Monday, November 9, 2015 at 11:00 AM, MST. Fallon County reserves the right to reject any or all bids received, to waive informalities, to postpone the award of the contract for a period of time not to exceed thirty (30) days and to accept the lowest responsible bid which is in the best interest of Fallon County, applying the preference provisions of Section 18-1-102 M.C.A., where applicable. If additional information is needed, you may contact the Road Foreman at 406-778-2019 or the Clerk and Recorder, whose address and phone number is PO Box 846, Baker, MT 59313, 406778-8182. Dated this 26 day of October, 2015. s/William L. Randash, Chairperson Fallon County Board of Commissioners 44-45c

NOTICE TO CREDITORS Notice Is Hereby Given that the undersigned has been appointed Personal Representative of the above-named estate. All persons having claims against the said deceased are required to present their claims within four (4) months after the date of the first publication of this notice or said claims will be forever barred. Claims must either be mailed to

Shirley Ann Maier, Personal Representative, return receipt requested c/o Darcy L. Wassmann, P.C., Attorney at Law, P.O. Box 1136, Baker, Montana 59313, or filed with the Clerk of the above entitled Court. Dated this 14th day of October, 2015. s/Shirley Ann Maier PO Box 995 Baker, Montana 59313 43-45c

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PUBLIC NOTICE Wyrick Construction, P.O. Box 52, Baker, MT 59313, 406-778-2147, submitted an application to the DEQ Opencut Mining Program for a 8.2-acre mine permit for the State Site in Section 16, T9N, R60E, in Fallon County. Access to the site is from Big Hill Road. Operator would strip soil material for reclamation, excavate up to 120,000 cubic yards of gravel, process it with crusher, and reclaim the disturbed area to hayland. Estimated date of final reclamation would be 11/2028. The application and a map are posted at HYPERLINK "http://searchopencutpermits.mt.gov/" http://searchopencutpermits.mt.gov/. For more info contact Opencut (406-444-4970) or MGC Consultants (406-794-2037).

REQUEST FOR PUBLIC MEETING A surface landowner may request a public meeting until 11/13/15. Submit one form per parcel of land owned by multiple parties, or one form per multiple parcels owned by one party, and any comments, to DEQ Opencut Mining Program, PO Box 200901, Helena MT 59620-0901. I request that a public meeting be conducted about the Wyrick Construction, State Site in Fallon County. Name (print or type): ___________________________________ Signature: ____________________________________________ Address: ______________________________________________ City/State/Zip: _________________________________________ Date: __________________ Phone: __________________ Email: ________________________________________________ DEQ must hold a public meeting within 30 days of the above date if requested by the applicant, or by at least 30% or 10 (whichever is greater) of the property owners within 1/2 mile of the proposed site. For DEQ use only: Landowner is on list provided with application __ Y __ N Landowner is on list provided for public notice __Y __ N Landowner previously submitted a Request For Public Meeting Form __ Y __ N Initials _____ Date __________.

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MNAXLP ____________________________ Darcy L. Wassmann, PC Attorney at Law P.O. Box 1136 Baker, MT 59313 Telephone: (406) 778-2422 Facsimile: (406) 778-3466 darcywassmann@midrivers.com Attorney for the Personal Representative

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MONTANA STATEWIDE CLASSIFIEDS ___________________________________________________ Complete programs, refresher courses, rent equipment for CDL, Job Placement Assistance. Financial assistance for qualified students. SAGE Technical Services, Billings/Missoula. 1-800-5454546. ___________________________________________________ EQUITY LOANS ON NON-OWNER OCCUPIED MONTANA REAL ESTATE. We also buy Notes & Mortgages. Call Creative Finance & Investments @ 406-721-1444 or visit www.creative-finance.com ___________________________________________________ RNs up to $45/hr., LPNs up to $37.50/hr., CNAs up to $22.50/hr. Free gas/weekly pay $2000 Bonus AACO Nursing Agency 1-800656-4414 Ext. 4 ___________________________________________________ Two Full-time Diesel Mechanics needed at established dealership with new shop. Must have diesel repair education and experience. Willie’s Farm Repair, Scobey, MT 406-487-5338

___________________________________________________ HIGH-TECH CAREER with U.S. Navy. Elite tech training w/great pay, benefits, vacation, $$ for school. HS grads ages 17-34. Call Mon-Fri (877) 475-6289, or jobs_seattle@navy.mil ___________________________________________________ NAVY RESERVE HIRING in all fields. Serve part-time. Paid training & potential sign-on bonus. Great benefits. $ for school. Call Mon-Fri (800) 887-0952, or jobs_seattle@navy.mil ____________________________________________________ HANDS-ON EXPERIENCE Paid training with U.S. Navy. Good pay, medical/dental, vacation, great career. HS grads ages 17-34. Call Mon-Fri (877) 475-6289, or jobs_seattle@navy.mil ____________________________________________________ NAVY RESERVE Serve part-time. No military exp needed. Paid training & potential sign-on bonus. Great benefits. Retirement. Call Mon-Fri (800) 887-0952, or jobs_seattle@navy.mil ____________________________________________________ THE NAVY IS HIRING Top-notch training, medical/dental, 30

days’ vacation/yr, $$ for school. HS grads ages 17-34. Call MonFri (877) 475-6289, or jobs_seattle@navy.mil ____________________________________________________ GUITAR WANTED! Local musician will pay up $12,500 For pre1975 Gibson, Fender, Martin and Gretsch guitars. Fender amplifiers also. Call toll free! 1-800-995-1217 ____________________________________________________ Real Estate. NW Montana. Tungstenholdings.com. (406)293-3714 ____________________________________________________ Authentic Timber Framed Barns. Residential-Commercial-Storefronts. Design-Build since 1990. Authentic Handcrafted, Pegged Frames Installed, Starting at $18/SF. Traditional Turnkey Barns From $40/SF. Built to Last for Generations. 406-581-3014 or email brett@bitterrootgroup.com www.bitterroottimberframes.com _____________________________________________________ CASH PRIZES, 2016 Montana Winter Fair, Lewistown, January 28-31, enter youth beef, team sorting, fiddle contest, culinary contests, photography & quilt competitions, MontanaWinterFair.com

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Jasper - Shark Parents: Shanna Medearis and Jeremy Fullmer

Kambryn and Ryleigh Madigan Hello Kitty Princess Mae from Descendants and Princess Parents: Korina Shipstead Parents: Bryant and Betty Steen and Dan Murphy

Christian - Superman Parents: Jake and Danni Kraft Haleigh Van Damme - Doctor Parents: Mark and Kayla Veroye

Grace - Tooth Fairy Parents: Mike and Dorinda Gunderson Cricket - Cat Parents: Jerry and Angel Wyrwas

Jason - Garden Gnome Parents: Sheldon and Jessica Benedict

Everett and Aniya Star Wars Storm Trooper, Princess Ariel Parent: Jessica Barto

Raney and Kenny - Pirates Parents: Tara and Raney Spethman

Ambreigh Mix ‘N’ Match Witch Parent: Kaileigh Morris

Keely and Jemma TMNT and Strawberry Parents: Jim Heaton and Kristen Custer

Samantha and Henry Inigo Montoya (from Princess Bride) and Fezzik Parents: Todd and Lisa Griffith Cristyl - Princess Buttercup Parents: Janet and Josh Green

Lucas, Ethan and Carlee Boxtroll, Jughead, Cereal Killer Parents: Carrie and Dustin Gundlach

Victoria Davis - Darth Vader Parents: Ruth Kimani and Carson Beach Jessica - Frankie Stein Parent: Darcy Kruger Kloe - Doc McStuffins Parents: Kenrick and Kristin Ehret

Cayson - Indian Parents: Tina and Clyde Crawford

Emmalyn and Tucker Witch and Hot Dog Parents: Jon and Alissa Miller

Kailer and Teagan Pirate and Parrot Parents: Matt and Dani Junso

Lilly Glinda (The Good Witch) Parent: Justin O. Klauzer

Mykalea Craig - Monster High Landon Kapps - Dragon Parent: Miranda Thomas

Nathan - Iron Man Parent: Darcy Kruger Sydnee, Amber and Kenzie - Pirates Parents: Mark and Amber Lawlar

Macee and Lucas Mermaid and Beach Bum Parents: Jacqueline and Ryan Stevens

Piper – Hula Girl Parents: Robbie and Rachelle Christiaens

Livia and Gradin Princess and Astronaut Parents: Chad and Mandi Varner

Ryder and Hunter Tootsie Roll and Turkey Parents: Levi and Jasi Swyres

Derek and Dominic Monster and Army Dude Parents: Natasha and Jacob McGarrs

Bracyn and Jayden Cop and Soldier Parents: Maranda and Jeff Hastig

Kelton - Cowboy Parents: Kayleigh Meek and Tyler Hogen

Harper - Cat Parents: Roxie and Tavis Renner

Donnie - Prisoner Parents: Bryant and Betty Steen

Warren and Blair Mickey Mouse and Minnie Mouse Parents: Jacob and Angela Rieger

Tryppton and Brezden - Ninja Turtles Parents: Shantel and Trevor Sander Dax Nielsen - Ninja Turtle Parents: Eric and Jamie Updike

Chad, Ryan and Tyler Thor, Firemen Parents: Billie Jo and Jon Griffith Mya and Jayda Lady Bug and Snow Queen Parents: Crystal and Mac Strait