VOLUME 99
ISSUE 7
TIMES
FALLON County
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Air Force expansion concerns livestock owners
Baker Spartan wrestlers earn berth to State tournament
By Lori Kesinger
Keegan Kary
Dalton Herbst
Andrew Craft
Sophomore 132 lbs.
Freshman 138 lbs.
Freshman 170 lbs.
Divisional Champion
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Baker High School graduate chosen as self-defense “Instructor of the Year” By Lori Kesinger A street-smart Israeli self-defense class flyer caught the attention of Tracie (Wheeler) Ide seven years ago. Tracie became a student of Krav Maga and eventually opened her own studio four years ago in Boise, Idaho. She was honored with the 2014 Krav Maga Alliance Instructor of the Year award for her outstanding dedication and teaching ability. “The award was flattering and humbling,” Tracie said. Tracie is the daughter of Sam and Paulette Wheeler of Lisbon, ND. She was a 1993 Baker High School graduate and attended college in Glendive, A job opportunity eventually led her to Idaho. Krav Maga was originally developed for the Israeli military and consists of a wide combination of techniques sourced from other martial arts. Its creator was Slovakian-Israeli martial artist Imi Lichtenfeld who made use of his training as a boxer and wrestler as a means of defending the Jewish quarter against fascist groups in Europe in the mid-to-late 1930s. Krav Maga focuses on self-defense for people of any age or ability. It encourages students Tracie (Wheeler) Ide is pictured with her to avoid confrontation. If this is impossible, it promotes finishing a fight as quickly as possi- award for Krav Maga Alliance 2014 Instructor of the Year. ble by neutralizing the attacker.
“I like the fighting, aggressiveness and practicality of self-defense,” Tracie said. She trains an hour every day at least five times a week. About six times a year, she furthers her training and tests under notable Krav Maga instructors by traveling to such locations as Colorado, Utah, and California. “I felt a quality program was lacking where I lived, so I thought I would start my own,” Tracie said. She has approximately 150 students from ages three and up, most of her students are adults. Once extremely shy, Krav Maga has transformed her into a very confident person. “I never thought I would become such a people person,” Tracie noted. Tracie’s husband, Michael, helps run the business aspect of her studio. He is an IT manager for Idaho Primary Care Associates. They have two children, Truman and Sadie, six year old twins, who also train a few times a week. “It is my passion,” Tracie said. “It has given me self-confidence and a high level of fitness. I will do it as long as my body allows.” To view a video of Tracie fight through pepper spray, go to YouTube and search: Tracie Ide Pepper Spray Drill or to learn more about her studio go to: www.idahokravmaga.com.
The Air Force is waiting for the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) to give them a thumbs up on their expansion plans for a bomber training complex which would include a vast amount of southeastern Montana. Many cattle ranchers and farmers across the region continue to oppose the expansion because the Air Force has not mitigated their concerns. The Air Force’s Powder River Training Complex (PRTC) would become an area of 28,000 square miles, triple the current size, allowing B-1 and B-52 bombers from nearby air bases in North Dakota and South Dakota to train in. Opponents argue breaking the sound barrier and low flight training will be a disruption to livestock. According to a news release from the United Stockgrowers of America, a study showed that during similar flight exercises in Nevada, breeding among cows plunged to less than 50 percent because of stress caused by training missions. “It will have a dramatic negative effect, not only on the well-being of cattle but on those taking care of them,” said Bill Lane, a rancher southwest of Baker. He has spoken to Montana Senators and met with lobbyists to voice his concerns. Lane conveyed ranchers attending an informational meeting in Miles City presented evidence that in the existing PRTC, and in other regions were military flight training is conducted - such as Nevada - ranchers experienced property damage from cattle stampeding through corrals and fences, and low conception rates attributed to the training exercises. “One thing concerns me,” Lane said. “Other ranchers and landowners are failing to take a stand or are have not learned enough about the impact.” Other major concerns to regional cattle production include the harm to livestock health from sonic booms, livestock productivity loss SEE AIR FORCE, PAGE 4
WBI Energy celebrates 30 years of operation Bismarck, ND - WBI Energy, Inc. will celebrate its 30th anniversary of operations as a business unit of MDU Resources Group, Inc., on Feb. 13. Through its long history of natural gas pipeline operations, the company now operates over 3,800 miles of regulated pipeline weaving through four states. The company actually got its start in the late 1920s as a pipeline operations department within Montana-Dakota Utilities Co., conducting business in the Baker and Glendive areas. The pipeline business became a separate entity within MDU Resources on Feb.13, 1985, by way of a regulatory order from the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission. The FERC order authorized a new company, then called Williston Basin Interstate Pipeline Co., to acquire the interstate pipeline assets of Montana-Dakota Utilities, retroactive to Jan. 1, 1985. Williston Basin Interstate Pipeline Co. was a subsidiary of MDU Resources and
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Montana-Dakota Utilities was a division of the same corporation. “We were operating an interstate pipeline system that required federal regulatory oversight,” said Steven L. Bietz, president and CEO of WBI Energy. “At the time, however, our regulations came from four separate state commissions plus the federal agency. Creating a separate company meant that regulation would be accomplished by federal agency alone.” Through its long history, Williston Basin Interstate Pipeline Co. has grown into a premier pipeline and energy services company with regulated operations spanning large sections of four states. It also added various non-regulated businesses and in 1992 changed its name to WBI Energy to better align with its diversifying operations. The regulated pipeline business was renamed WBI Energy Transmission, Inc.
WBI Energy, Inc. celebrates 30th anniversary Feb. 13. Natural gas volumes delivered through the company’s regulated pipeline system today have increased nearly eightfold since the company was launched in 1985. Much of this growth is attributable to the surge in activity
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FILES OF THE TIMES 10 YEARS AGO Friday, February 18, 2005 Jordan McWilliams, son of John and Judy McWilliams of Baker, grappled his way to a state title in last weekend’s state wrestling tournament. McWilliams, a senior at Baker High School, won the championship in the 215 pound class. Bryan Hastig placed third at the tournament, Blake Hunter - fifth, and Matt Wiseman sixth. . . Fallon County land listed as delinquent totaled $125,102.96 in unpaid taxes as of Jan. 31, 2005. . Plevna girls basketball team grabbed first place in the 4C tournament held at Baker High School last weekend. They will advance to divisional play in Billings, Feb. 24-26. . . Baker Spartans and Lady Spartans are at their district basketball tourney Feb. 16-19 in Glendive. . . Plevna Cougars at their district basketball tournament Feb. 17-19 in Miles City. . . There will be a benefit supper, silent auction and dance for Terry Wiseman Feb. 26 at the American Legion Club. . . High temperature Feb. 11 was 62 degrees. . The Youth Loft opens Feb. 22 at Baker American Lutheran Church. There will be pool, foosball, darts, table tennis, and popcorn. 20 YEARS AGO Thursday, February 17, 1995-- Nona Muckle and M.F. Allerdings won the Fallon County Times Valentine promotion “Win a Dinner For Two”. . . Feb. 13, Milton Hochhalter, branch manager of the Montana Bank, N.A., announced that the bank has changed its name to Norwest Bank Montana, N.A. . . A tragedy occurred Feb. 12 when fire destroyed the home and personal belongings of Jim and Marilyn May of Ismay. . . Local winners of the Knights of Columbus Free Throw Contest are Lindsay Klos, Sarah May, John Losing, Rusty Knuths, Jace Schillinger, David Ho, and Joy Ho. David Ho, Joy Ho, Rusty Knuths and Katie Cline of Ekalaka were winners in their age groups at regionals. . . Adeline Bertsch is the Cook of the Month. . . Eco/Board Alternative Construction Products Corporation will be building their first plant in Baker. Southeastern Montana Business Park has worked diligently for four years to bring the strawboard manufacturing company here. Construction of the building is scheduled to begin in late spring of 1995.
and came home with awards and medals. Those winning awards were Jason Aguayo, O.J. Aguayo, John Merwin, Clyde Crawford, and Billy Rost. . . Spartan wrestlers who qualified at the divisional tournament last weekend will be headed to the state tournament in Butte. Wrestlers qualifying were Dale Singer, Thadd O’Donnell, Robert Burns, Jim Huntley, Mitch Domagala, Chad Afrank, Rob Merwin, and Jerry Williams.
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1955 -- A swimming pool delegation consisting of Mrs. George Severson from the Woman’s Club, Joe Weinschrott and Edgar Boucher from the Baker Lions Club, The 114th Congress conand Denzil Young from the vened Jan. 6 addressing key Baker Jaycees met with the issues including immigration, city council and turned over homeland security and the the Fallon County swimming Keystone XL pipeline. pool to the city of Baker. . . With 247 seats in the House Carbon Monoxide was reof Representatives and 54 sponsible for a near tragedy at seats in the Senate, this conthe Everett Plummer home gress has the largest RepubliThursday for Mr. and Mrs. can majority since the 71st Plummer and Roger Traweek Congress. 40 YEARS AGO who rooms there. A damper Contact Montana congresThursday, February 13, was discovered crosswise in a sional delegation at: 1975 -- Feb. 9 at approxi- pipe and an outside vent was mately 1:30 p.m. a collision at covered with frost. the intersection of Third Street West and Pleasant Ave. took 70 YEARS AGO place between a car and a sled. Thursday, February 15, Bennie Bechtold was driving 1945 -- Odin Myhre, County A 1959 Chevy station wagon. Commissioner, received word Coming down the hill going Tuesday that his oldest son, east on Pleasant Ave. was a Curtis, was missing following sled being steered by Steven a plane crash in the Pacific Lindstrom with Harold Eyre Ocean, ten miles off the as a passenger. Harold was the mouth of the Russian River. . only one to receive injuries . Meats may virtually disap- US Representative Ryan Zinke, Republican and was admitted and later re- pear from the civilian market 113 Cannon House Office leased from Fallon Memorial by mid-summer, government Building Hospital. . . Black Hills State food officials predict. . . PassWashington, DC 20515 College gridiron coach an- ing within a few feet of GerPhone: 202-225-3211 nounced that Rod Morris, son mans on three occasions, Pvt. Fax: 202-225-5768 of Mr. and Mrs. Don Morris, First Class Ralph Rustad of zinke.house.gov was one of 43 letter winners at Ollie helped evacuate the college for the 1974 foot- wounded Americans on the ball season. . . John Deere Fifth Army Front in Italy as Day, sponsored by L. Price an emergency litterbearer. “It Co., Feb. 4, at the Fallon was one of the most couraCounty exhibit building, had geous acts I have ever had the an excellent turnout. Winners privilege to witness,” said of door prizes were Roger Capt. Ray Pickle of Ennis, Losing and Mrs. Roscoe Texas, assistant regimental Harpster who both won a John surgeon. Deere barbecue grill. Bill Jesperson and Mrs. Richard 80 YEARS AGO Schaefer both won John Deere Thursday, February 21, patio bells. 1935 -- Baker Spartans left US Senator Steve Daines, Republican this morning for the district Washington, DC Office 50 YEARS AGO tournament in Miles City. 1 Russell Senate Courtyard Thursday, February 11, They placed third last year. . . Washington, DC 20510 1965 -- Fallon County Athletic The local rifle team motored Phone: 202-224-2651 Club held their regular meet- to Mildred last Sunday where Fax: 202-224-9412 ing Feb. 5. The important con- they fired a 30 shot indoor stevedaines.com cern of the members at this rifle match against the Milmeeting was information re- dred team. Owens, Rediske, garding construction of lights Hills, Williams and Nelson on the athletic field which will were high scoring men from make night sports possible. Baker. More than a dozen local welders have promised to do- 90 YEARS AGO nate their time to the project. . Thursday, February 19, . Kermit Krokker was awarded 1925 -- Farmers of the Webthe badge of Eagle Scout ster community will be glad Tuesday night at the annual to learn they are soon to have family night celebration of a new bridge over Little Troop 29. Kermit is the son of Beaver Creek just north of Scoutmaster and Mrs. Cole- Webster. . . The first of the in- US Senator Jon Tester, Democrat man Krokker. . . Sometime flux of immigrants into MonWashington, DC Office late Monday night the Baker tana and Fallon County in 724 Hart Senate Building News Stand was burglarized. particular arrived Wednesday Washington, DC 20510-2604 Thieves took the collection of from Albert Lea, Minn. The Phone: 202-224-2644 silver dollars which had won new arrival was Halvor MolFax: 202-224-8594 trophies for Gene Kirschten. stad, who will settle near tester.senate.gov Other coins and small change Webster. in the cash drawer were taken and the total loss is around The $5,000. . . Baker Woman’s n St a us Club members are busy dise tributing house numbers to each resident. Bob Kinsey drew up maps and charts for the entire city and as a result, Will be open for Valentine’s Weekend every 25 foot lot has been asFebruary 13 & 14 • 6 - 10 p.m. signed a number.
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30 YEARS AGO Thursday, February 14, 1985 -- Trap shooting “Super Bowl” was held in Las Vegas and local shooters participating were Alice and Jim Anderson, Norris Newberry and Leonard Leland. Alice Anderson won first place in the women’s division. . . Five Baker AAU wrestlers won 60 YEARS AGO honors at a meet in Billings Thursday, February 15,
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Feb. 13 - Carter County 4H/FFA Market Beef weigh-in Feb. 16 - Holiday - office closed Feb. 19 - Carter County Cloverbuds Feb. 21 - Carter County Shooting Stars Invitational Feb. 24 - Fallon County Cloverbuds Feb. 27 - Fallon County fruit The Golden Girls will hold sales end their February luncheon FriFeb. 28 - 4-H Cooking day, Feb. 20, at noon at Heiser’s. Workshop
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Daily Specials • February 13 - 19 Friday - Sloppy Joes • Cabbage Ham Potato Soup Saturday - Cook’s Choice Tuesday - Meatloaf • Cheesy Potato or Vegetable Meatball Soup Wednesday - Chicken Fried Chicken Clam Chowder Soup Thursday - Hamburger Stroganoff • Potato Broccoli If you don’t see what you wont on the menu, please ask.
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Erna O’Donnell Funeral mass for Erna O’Donnell, 95, of Baker was held Feb. 10, 2015 at St. John’s Catholic Church in Baker with Father Thomas Tobin celebrating. Burial was in the old St. John’s Cemetery. Rosary and vigil service was held Feb. 9 at Stevenson Funeral Home in Baker. Erna passed away Feb. 3, 2015 at Superior Care Villa in Baker. Erna O’Donnell was born June 12, 1919, the daughter of Edward and Pauline (Pietzke) Koenig on the family homestead near Plevna/Baker. She attended Crow Country School, and helped her mother in taking care of her nine brothers and sisters. Erna married Robert C. O’Donnell Nov. 2, 1941, in Baker. To this union four children were born: Jim, Ray, Karen and Susan. Bob entered the United States Army during World War II and served at Wendover Field, Utah. In 1945, Bob and Erna returned to the Baker area and in 1956 settled on the north edge of town where they raised their four kids. In 1991, they moved into a new home in Baker, which they were very proud of. Bob passed away in 1994, and Erna lived there for 12 more years. Erna worked at Mountain Bell Telephone Company for 25 years. She enjoyed sewing, quilting, and embroidering pillow cases and dish towels. Many young couples received
these as wedding gifts. Bob and Erna traveled to Minnesota every year to see her two sisters, Sophie and Alvina. They also went on bus trips in the U.S. and to Canada for the Calgary Stampede. Erna lived 95 years seeing lots of changes and her stories of family and local history were very interesting. She will be remembered for her compassionate heart and willingness to help friends and family. Erna is survived by her children, Jim (Jane) O’Donnell of Miles City, Raymond (Mary Ann) of Glendive, Karen O’Donnell-Davis of Dayton, and Susan (Doug) Cox of Baker; six grandchildren - Carrie, Kelly, Jamie, Allison, Robby and Danae and ten greatgrandchildren. She was preceded in death by her parents, her husband Bob, granddaughter Janelle O’Donnell, son-in-law Lou Davis, and all of her siblings. The family thanks Michelle and staff at Superior Care for their kind care of mom. The family suggests memorials be sent to Superior Care Villa or the O’Fallon Museum in Baker. Remembrances and condolences may be shared with the family at www.stevensonfuneralhome.com.
Vi Baird was one of the residents who enjoyed making old-fashioned poHelen Jensen, Michelle Shumaker, and Gladys Morris are all patiently waiting for tato candy. Everyone had Marguerite Fisher to finish rolling out the potato candy. When the two potato mix- a wonderful time and said tures are rolled thin, each section will be covered in nutella and peanut butter. it brought back many old memories. Nothing better than this with a cup of coffee.
The Gift of Love - Buckle Up Montana Keeping yourself and your loved ones safe is the best gift you could give to anyone. As a driver, it is your responsibility to make sure your loved ones and yourself are buckled up. Using your seatbelt is one of the easiest, most useful way to stay safe in a vehicle. If one person is
not buckled, then everyone in the vehicle is at risk. Seventy-three percent of motor vehicle fatalities in Montana in 2012 were not wearing seatbelts. MDT’s new campaign motto is “Vision Zero”. They are working to get the motor vehicle fatalities rate to zero. If we
responsibility! When you are the driver, people are putting their trust and life in your hands. We cannot avoid all crashes, but we can do our best to protect ourselves and our passengers by buckling up. Aim for Vision Zero! One person, one life is too many!
Through With Chew Week February 15-21 Providers at Fallon Medical Complex, Dr. Campbell DDS, and Otolaryngologists - physicians concerned with the ears, nose, and throat - and the staff at Fallon County Public Health Department have proclaimed the week of February 15-21, 2015, as “Through With Chew Week” in an effort to call attention to the use of smokeless tobacco. In 2013, 25.8 percent of mail high school seniors in Montana used smokeless tobacco.
The public awareness campaign is designed to reduce the use of smokeless tobacco among young people. Health educators and medical professionals at Fallon Medical Complex would like to bring attention to everyone, especially the youth about health risks commonly associated with this type of tobacco. “Smokeless tobacco is not a safe alternative to cigarettes, as some young people believe, and it is even more habit form-
ing because it contains a higher concentration of nicotine than cigarettes,” notes the staff at Fallon Medical Complex. Smokeless tobacco can cause oral cancer, especially in the cheeks, gums, and throat. In addition, smokeless tobacco is addicting. Dr. Campbell and his staff note, “The use of smokeless tobacco can also lead to other oral problems, such as mouth sores, gum re-
cession, tooth decay, bad breath, and permanent discoloration of teeth.” If you or someone you know uses chew, The Montana Tobacco Quit Line is a free service available to all Montanans who would like to quit using smokeless or other tobacco products. Calling the Quit Line is toll free at 1-800-QUIT NOW (1-800-784-8669) or visit the website at www.QuitNowMontana.com to enroll.
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Oscar Schell Oscar Leon Schell, 79, went into the arms of our Lord Feb. 4, 2015, in Spokane, Wash., surrounded by his loving family. He was born Aug. 24, 1935 to Fred and Caroline Schell in Baker where he lived until he joined the Army. He then moved to Spokane, Wash. to earn his degree in accounting from Kinmen Business University. He then met the love of his life Irene (Sparky) and they were married Oct. 18, 1968. He worked at Magera Construction until he retired. He volunteered as a van driver for Corbin Senior Center. He enjoyed traveling and boating and working at his vacation home along the Pend Oreille River in Wash. He is survived by his loving
all take responsibility for ourselves and our passengers, this can become a reality. Montana has only a secondary law in buckling up for adults, but there is a primary law for children under six years old and 60 pounds. Law or not, we need to take
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w i f e , Irene; sister, Arl e n e (Larry) Heimbuch; son Glenn (Jan); daughter Debbie; daughter-in-law Yolanda; seven grandkids; and nine great-grandkids. He was preceded in death by his parents, Fred and Caroline Schell, and son Timothy. Oscar was a kind and gentle hard working man and will be greatly missed. A funeral service will be held Saturday, Feb. 14, 2015 at Heritage Funeral Home in Spokane. Graveside service will be held following at Woodlawn Cemetery in Spokane.
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Powder River Training Complex still an issue By Roger Meggers Response to Billings Gazette Op-Ed Thursday, Feb. 5, 2015 As manager of the Baker Municipal Airport, I want to keep our airport and the airspace above eastern Montana safe. Based on the documentation I have been provided, I believe the Air Force’s plan to expand the Powder River Training Complex (PRTC) fails to ensure that our skies will be safe. According to their own documents, the Air Force will have B-1 bombers flying at high speeds, 500 feet above ground, in areas without radar coverage or radio communications. This is obviously dangerous for other pilots, and disruptive to ranchers and farmers. Adaptive Management sounds great but how will it work? The Air Force says “the mitigation plan will have provisions for determining the success of the mitigations, as well as procedures for making necessary adaptations.” This sounds great, but we don’t know how the mitigations will be assessed for their effectiveness, or how will the Air Force ensure input from the communities underlying the PRTC. PR-3 Low should be removed or made LFE only PR-3 (that’s the section that will cover Baker, MT and Bowman, ND) will have a training floor of 500 feet above ground. That means B1 bombers will be flying at very low altitude. If this section were made LFE Only (Large Force Exercises, which only occur up to ten days per year) that would mitigate much of the underlying safety concerns, but also carry their
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“We are celebrating our 30th anniversary and while it’s great to look back on what we’ve done, we also want to look ahead,” Bietz said. “We continue to pursue growth with plans to invest $1.1 billion in infrastructure projects over the next five years. Investments are not only with our existing operations but in areas aligned to our core expertise. There is no greater example of this than our ownership and operation of the first greenfield diesel refinery to be built in the nation since the late 1970s.” WBI Energy, with an energy-industry partner, is building Dakota Prairie Refining
own set of public safety concerns. Communications is discussed but not defined The Air Force has agreed to not activate or train in Low MOAs until adequate communications are established to allow recall of training aircraft but they do not define what that means. Further, we still don’t know how the Ellsworth communications office will be staffed, or if they’ll be able to communicate directly with civilian aviators. VFR is allowed but unsafe Many VFR flights are necessary and even mandatory within this area. Our ability to comply with DOT mandated pipeline inspections is one example. By military design, high speed camouflaged aircraft are very difficult to see! Visual Flight Rules (VFR) flights are allowed, but they simply aren’t safe in an active MOA. In fact, the FAA encourages pilots to avoid active MOAs. Again, in our part of the state, you’ll have B-1 bombers flying at 500 feet, and the radar coverage only goes down to 12,000 feet. In effect, this means high speed military aircraft and civilian aircraft will not be advised of potential mid-air collisions. It’s simply too dangerous. IFR will be managed but severely delayed The Air Force plan warns of four hour delays for Instrument Flight Rule( IFR) flights under the military airspace. The Air Force also estimates that Baker could see these delays impacting 12 out of 20 daily operations. That’s 60 percent of the flights in and out of Baker, delayed up to four hours. Recreational and
corporate flights will go elsewhere. That will hurt our community’s economy. I support the military and I want the Air Force to have all the training airspace that it needs to fly its missions and protect our nation. I believe we have adequate training airspace currently available. America has survived the Cold War, Vietnam, Gulf Wars and other conflicts without the PRTC and still has the best pilots in the world! I also want to keep the airspace safe that’s my job as airport manager. The Air Force plan does not adequately protect general and business aviation, or the economic interests of farmers, ranchers, and towns like Baker, MT and Bowman, ND. Recently, an Op-Ed contributor to the Billings Gazette from, Williamsburg, Virginia, dismissed Montanans’ concerns saying they “are without merit”. He also asserted that “commercial and general aviation flights will be able to conduct their normal operations”. That’s simply not what the Air Force says in their own plan. I’d encourage the commenter to fly out to Montana sometime and see for himself what the PRTC might do to our communities. Just don’t plan a flight when the PRTC is active. You’ll likely be delayed or re-routed. Senator Tester, Senator Daines, Representative Zinke and Governor Bullock have all worked tirelessly to resolve these issues and mitigate all of Montana’s concerns. The Fallon County Times has covered this story timely and very accurately since 2008 when the PRTC process was started. s/Roger Meggers
near Dickinson, ND. Con- to be in commercial producstruction on the facility began tion in the second quarter of in March 2013 and is expected 2015.
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Chamber news By Lori Kesinger
Members of the Baker Chamber of Commerce and Agriculture met Feb. 5 at Thee Garage for the monthly meeting. A committee was appointed in January to address the Chamber’s outdated by-laws. The amendments will be brought to the March meeting for review. The Chamber continues to review numerous options for updating the downtown Christmas lighting. Further recommendations will be given at the March meeting. The Home and Garden Show date has been changed to April 17-18 at the Exhibit Hall. Kyle and Emily Medearis, Ace Hardware owners, suggested fundraising possibilities for the Chamber during their open house in April. Members agreed it would be a great opportunity to pursue. Reports were received from Don Schillinger, Baker Public Schools; Angie Rabbitt, Recreation Department; Karol Zachmann, Fallon Medical Complex; and Mona Madler, SMART. The next Chamber meeting will be at noon Thursday, March 5.
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from increased stress, risk to fences, facilities and handlers from agitated livestock and the possibility of fires caused from deployment of flares. “Western Stock Growers and R-Calf USA have backed our position,” Lane said. “We need more people behind it to stop it.”
The Baker Chamber of Commerce and Agriculture has elected new officers to its executive committee for 2015. Officers include, l-r: Lori Kesinger, secretary; Karol Zachmann, re-elected treasurer; Kyle Medearis, vice president; and Trish Barth, president. The Chamber is a network of approximately 50 local business members promoting economic growth within Fallon County. Other members of the executive committee include Nicole Schuler, executive director; board members: Dean Wang, Merri Beck, Tammy O’Donnell, Jade Boggs and Emily Medearis.
LEPC meeting By Lori Kesinger If a serious emergency occurs, especially with hazardous materials, local emergency responders want to be prepared. The Local Emergency Planning Committee (LEPC) will be meeting Feb. 18 to discuss these scenarios. Emergency responders from police and fire, emergency planners, and representatives from health, education, media, hospitals, government, environmental groups and facilities in the community with extremely hazardous chemicals on site are represented on the LEPC. Discussions include everything from past ex-
periences to future emergencies, like how Fallon County Fire Department would handle a chemical spill. “What we are going to be talking about is a new disaster handbook, including preparation, natural hazards and manmade disasters,” said Chuck Lee, Disaster and Emergency Services (DES) Director. “We will also discuss the disaster and emergency handbook, recent measles outbreak, and possible full-scale exercise.” “We are required to have a LEPC and required to have the meetings,” Lee said. “It all comes down to the need to know.”
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Spartans Of The Week for the week of February 9 - 13, 2015 This week’s Spartans of the Week are three Spartan wrestlers, who competed and placed in the top four at the Eastern B-C Divisional Wrestling Tournament. They are freshmanDalton Herbst-Holestine (DeAnna Herbst & Luke Holestine), freshman-Andrew Craft (Brad & Hannah Lecoe), and sophomoreKeegan Kary (Eric & Kori Kary). Dalton placed 3rd at the Divisional Tournament and advances to the State Tournament with a record of 25-10. Andrew, who placed 4th, is going to State with a record of 26-25. Keegan placed first at Divisionals and will go to state with an outstanding record of 34-8. Congratulations and good luck at the state tournament.
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By Carleigh Irgens The Spartan wrestling team traveled to Shepherd to compete in the 2015 Eastern B/C Divisional Wrestling Tournament. Three of the 12 wrestlers advanced to the State tournament which will be held Feb. 13-14 at the Metra in Billings. The top four wrestlers in each weight class earned a berth in the state tournament. Those who advanced are freshmen Dalton Herbst and Andrew Craft and sophomore Keegan Kary. Good luck at the state tournament! Results of the Divisional Tourney are as follows. 103 lbs. - Trevor Griffith defeated Matthew Middleton (HP) 8-7, pinned by Matthew Reyling (Glas) 1:59, lost by decision to Lincoln Stormer (Cir) 4-3, pinned by Matthew Middleton (HP) 1:11 132 lbs. - Keegan Kary - 1st - defeated Michael Wark (Shep) 14-1, defeated Michael Reyling (Glas) 13-0 138 lbs. - Dalton Herbst 3rd - defeated Zach Ward (Bro) 3-0, lost by decision to Cody King (Glas) 9-2, defeated Tristan Busch (For) 50, defeated Zach Ward (Bro) 6-1 138 lbs. - Spencer Losing defeated Tristan Busch (For) 9-4, pinned by Matt Weber (For) 1:48, lost by decision to Zach Ward (Bro) 5-1, lost by major decision to Tristan Busch (For) 12-4 145 lbs. - Paul Wang pinned by Colt McDaniel (For) :41, pinned Trevor Davis (WP) 2:38, defeated Jeffery Berger (Pop) 4-2, lost by major decision to Jake
February 6 Baker 36 Wolf Point 39 Madison Reddick 9 points, Morgan Miller 14 points, Sienna Schuler 4 points, Amber Durden 4 points, Alivia Schultz 3 points, Lexi Hartse 2 points.
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Hentges (Glas) 10-2, pinned Dillon Cunningham (Bak) 1:39 145 lbs. - Dillon Cunningham - pinned by Dixon Walker (HP) 1:32, lost by major decision Colton Derenburger (For) 14-1, pinned by Tyler Behles (Col) :29, pinned by Paul Wang (Bak) 1:39 152 lbs. - Chase Huelle pinned Kevin Schindler (Glas) 1:48, pinned Darell Hopson (WP) 2:20, pinned by Isiah Wohfeil (HP) 4:21, pinned by Kevin Schindler (Glas) 1:21 152 lbs. - Dustin Rost pinned by Hunter Blackwell (For) 3:41, pinned by Hunter Walker (Col) 3:00 170 lbs. - Andrew Craft - 4th place - pinned Austin Buys (HP) 4:49, pinned by Austin Blaede (Col) :43, pinned Michael Holliday (Bak) 3:49, lost by decision to Kai Dole (HP) 5-2 170 lbs. - Michael Holliday - pinned by Thane Hage (Col) :28; defeated Bryce Traub (Bro) 6-4, defeated Rodney Tuttle (Pop) 5-4, pinned by Andrew Craft (Bak) 2:49, pinned by Austin Buys (HP) 1:47 285 lbs. - Ben Fujimori - lost by decision to Jake Sessions (Col) 4-0, pinned Kyle Schillinger (Cir) 1:28, pinned Adam Weinberger (WP) 1:40, lost by decision to Lucas Decker (Shep) 1-0, lost by decision to Joe Doney (Glas) 52, pinned Trey Copeland (HP) 1:04 285 lbs. - Summit Wiman lost by decision to O’Shon Old Mouse (Col) 5-3, lost by decision to Kyle Schillinger (Cir) 6-4
Try outs and sign-ups for spring play Arpil 22. Practices will be announced at a later date. Most practices will last 30 minutes and many will be held over the lunch hour. There will be a full dress rehearsal Tuesday, April 21.
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Girls JV February 3 Baker 31 Forsyth 33 Madison Reddick 8 points, Morgan Miller 7 points, Cheyenne Perry 6 points, Alivia Schultz 2 points, Melissa Breitbach 3 points, Lexi Hartse 1 point, Amber Durden 4 points.
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C Squad February 6 Baker 26 Wolf Point 31 Sienna Schuler 2 points, Mariah Miller 2 points, Anna Espeland 3 points, Alivia Schultz 14 points, Amber Durden 5 points.
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By Mariah Lecoe The girls’basketball team traveled to Forsyth Feb. 3 and were defeated 22-62. As a team, they had a 30.3 percent field goal average and a 33.3 percent free throw average. Solenn Jacobsen had 6 points, 4 rebounds, 1 assist, 1 steal; Madison Reddick 1 point, 2 rebounds; Karlee Murnion 1 assist; Cheyenne Perry 1 point, 1 rebound, 2 steals; Scotti Robinson 2 points, 1 assist, 1 steal; Lauren Wang 8 points, 4 rebounds, 1 assist, 1 steal; Kylie Hadley 6 rebounds, 4 assists; Melissa Breitbach 1 rebound; Taylyn Koenig 4 points, 1 rebound, 1 steal. February 6 the girls hosted the Wolf Point wolves and lost to them 2650. As a team they had a 20 percent field goal average and a 41.7 percent free throw average. Solenn Jacobsen had 4 points, 10 rebounds, 1 steal; Madison Reddick 7 points, 4 rebounds, 2 assists, 2 steals; Karlee Murnion 2 points, 1 rebound, 1 assist, 3 steals; Cheyenne Perry 2 points, 1 rebound; Scotti Robinson 1 assist, 1 steal; Lauren Wang 5 points, 6 rebounds; Kylie Hadley 4 points, 3 rebounds, 1 assist, 1 steal; Taylyn Koenig 2 points, 6 rebounds, 1 assist, 1 steal. Their next game will be Feb. 14 and they will travel to Ashland to play the St. Try outs and sign-ups for the scheduled for Wednesday, Labre Braves.
spring play for all Baker High School and Middle School students run through Monday, Feb. 16, in Mrs. Bettenhausen’s room. The play (title will be announced at a later date, but it is a comedy) is
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Dallas Arnell (10) had 9 points, 2 rebounds, 6 assists, 1 steal and Brady Varner (40) scored 26 points, had 13 rebounds, 1 assist and 3 steals to help defeat the Forsyth Dogies 54-45.
Spartan basketball By Mariah Lecoe The boys’ basketball team hosted the Lame Deer Morning Stars Jan. 31 and lost 7075. As a team they had a 41.4 percent field goal average and a 60.6 percent free throw average. Dallas Arnell had 8 points, 6 rebounds, 9 assists, 3 steals; Daniel Rost 1 rebound; Austin Braun 4 points, 5 rebounds, 1 assist; Joe Fisher 18 points, 7 rebounds, 2 assists, 3 steals; Seth Barkley 14 points, 2 rebounds, 2 assists, 3 steals; Brady Varner 17 points, 7 rebounds, 3 assists, 2 steals; Clint Lesh 3 points, 1 rebound, 1 assist; Matt Packer 6 points, 4 rebounds, 1 steal. The Morning Stars outscored the Spartans all four quarters. The boys traveled to Forsyth Feb. 3 and defeated the Dogies 54-45. As a team they had a 43.1 percent field goal average and 47.1 percent free throw average. Dallas Arnell had 9 points, 2 rebounds, 6 assists, 1 steal; Daniel Rost 1 assist; Austin Braun 3 points, 1 assist; Joe Fisher 6 rebounds, 2 assists, 1 steal; Nic Bohle 1 rebound; Seth Barkley 8 points, 3 re-
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The Montana Association of Clerks and Recorders is again sponsoring a $1,000 scholarship for a graduating senior who will be attending an IN STATE SCHOOL. The last day of acceptance of applications is March 16, 2015. Application forms are now available at the Fallon County Clerk and Recorder’s office at the courthouse in Baker, or the Guidance Counselors at the Baker and Plevna High Schools. Application forms must be received by the Clerk and Recorder, no later than March 16, 2015 and will be judged on the basis of need, scholar, and school and civic involvement. The winner and alternate will be notified after May 1, 2015 and the scholarship will be given directly to the school of the student’s choice after the student has been accepted by the school. With questions feel free to contact Brenda J. Wood by mail at PO Box 846Baker, MT 59313; the office at 10 West Fallon Avenue-Baker, MT 59313 or phone 778-8182.
bounds, 2 assists, 2 steals; Brady Varner 26 points, 13 rebounds, 1 assist, 3 steals; Clint Lesh 2 points, 3 rebounds, 1 steal; Matt Packer 6 points, 1 rebound, 2 steals. February 6 the Spartans hosted the Wolf Point Wolves and lost 51-56. As a team they had a 40.4 percent field goal average and 57.1 percent free throw average. Dallas Arnell had 13 points, 4 rebounds, 5 assists, 1 steal; Austin Braun 1 rebound; Joe Fisher 3 points, 5 rebounds, 5 assists, 2 steals; Nic Bohle 2 points; Luke Gonsioroski 3 points, 1 rebound, 1 assist; Seth Barkley 6 points, 2 rebounds, 2 assists; Brady Varner 16 points, 10 rebounds, 2 steals; Clint Lesh 6 points, 3 rebounds, 1 assist; Matt Packer 2 points, 1 rebound. The Wolves outscored the Spartans all four quarters. February 14 the Spartans will travel to Ashland to play the St. Labre Braves.
Boys JV January 31 Baker 54 Lame Deer 39 Austin Braun 7 points, Nic Bohle 7 points, Daniel Rost 3 points, Jordan Baxter 3 points, Garrett Bryan 5 points, Kadon Gentilini 10 points, Matt Packer 7 points, Josh Stutts 6 points, Zane Tunby 6 points. February 3 Baker 28 Forsyth 38 Austin Braun 2 points, Nic Bohle 10 points, Daniel Rost 9 points, Matt Packer 7 points, Josh Stutts 10 points. February 6 Baker 48 Wolf Point 57 Austin Braun 7 points, Nic Bohle 10 points, Daniel Rost 6 points, Kadon Gentilini 2 points, Matt Packer 4 points, Josh Stutts 10 points, Zane Tunby 1 point, Luke Gonsioroski 8 points. C January 31 Baker Lame Deer Jaxon Hadley 5 points, Jon Weimer 3 points, James Wiseman 8 points, Casey Wyrwas 2 points, Cameron MacKay 11 points, Javon DeGrand 7 points, Aaron Smith 11 points. February 6 Baker 23 Wolf Point 49 James Wiseman 9 points, Cameron MacKay 5 points, Javon DeGrand 4 points, Aaron Smith 5 points.
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FCCLA soup and salad sampler supper In 2010, a non-profit organization was created called Share Our Strength. This organization is coordinating a campaign that is sweeping the nation called No Kid Hungry. In 2014, the national and state FCCLA organization made the decision to partner with this program to help stamp our childhood hunger. This campaign is important because statistics confirm one out of every five children experiences hunger that interferes with the ability of the child to be successful in life. This concern supports the concept discussed this year in the seventh grade Exploring FCS class. To be successful, children must have all their needs met for survival (food, clothing, housing, etc.) before they can move to the thriving stage that allows them to contribute to society. To support this community outreach program, the Plevna FCCLA chapter is sponsoring a Soup and Salad Sampler Supper Tuesday, Feb. 17, in
conjunction with ParentPictured, l-r: Bethanie Webb, Nicole Allerdings and Teacher Conferences. Parents Courtney Tudor sang the National Anthem at each of and families are welcome to the Plevna girls’ JV basketball home games. come and sample the soups prepared by the FCS and FCCLA students. Everyone will have the opportunity to Plevna vs. Baker, Jan. 27 Plevna vs. Wibaux, Feb. 3 vote for the most tasty soup of Plevna 25 Plevna 30 the evening. Donations for the Baker 35 Wibaux 62 No Kid Hungry campaign will JV Livestock Team, l-r: Chase Drange, Jessica Paul, Laylah Dulin 11 points, Laylah Dulin 14 points, be accepted at the supper. Courtney Tudor 5 points, Courtney Tudor 10 points, JesTaylor Bertsch, and Taylor Rieger. Throughout this school year, Nicole Allerdings 4 points, sica Paul 4 points, Taylor Nicole Allerdings has been Jessica Paul 3 points, Taylor Rieger 2 points. working on a Community Rieger 2 points. Connection volunteer action project. FCCLA students JesFind us on-line at www.falloncountyextra.com sica Paul and Bethanie Webb, who are creating a Focus on Children project, will be partnering with Nicole on the Connect to Comprehension part of her project. Jessica and Bethanie will provide a variety of activities for elementary students while the parents are attending conferences with the Jake Edgell competing in Plumbing. teachers. Come and enjoy the free soup and salad sampler supper and support the Plevna FCCLA Share our Strength project with a donation for No Kid Hungry.
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Back row, l-r: Weston Buerkle, Hugo Thielen, Ashtyn Arnold, and Tyler Gajeske. Front row, l-r: Turk Rieger, Madison O’Connor, and Callie Hoenke.
First grade celebrates 100 days By Nicole Allerdings Mrs.Tunby’s first grade class has been completing fun activities all week to celebrate attending school for 100 days. February 2nd was their 100th day of learning new things at school. Each student made a unique hat that said, “I am 100 days smarter!” The hats had ten strips of paper each with ten different items drawn on them. The first graders also drew pictures using a one and two zeros to make 100. Mrs. Tunby brought ten balloons, each with an action written on a slip of paper inside, and the first graders popped them one by one. They read the action stated on the paper and did ten of each action, such as jumping jacks, fist pumps, shouting “yahoo”, push-ups, and crab walks. The students practiced counting to 100 by twos, fives, and tens. They also talked about what things they could buy with $100. The first grade class is collecting non-perishable food items to donate to the Community Cupboard. They are keeping track and would like to reach 100 items. Mrs. Tunby asked each of her students, “After 100 days of school, what do you feel smarter about?” Weston Buerkle, Ashtyn Arnold, Callie Hoenke, and Madison O’Connor answered “reading”;
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and Turk Rieger, Tyler Gajeske and Hugo Thielen replied “math”. The first grade loved celebrating 100 days of school and is excited to learn even more as the year continues.
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February 9, nine members of the Plevna FFA Chapter attended the Melstone FFA Livestock and Ag Mechanics competitive events. The JV Livestock Evaluation team placed second. The team consisted of Jessica Paul placing 4th individually, Chase Drange 10th, Taylor Bertsch 15th, and Taylor Rieger 26th. In the Ag Mechanics event, team members were Chris Skogas, Dylan Sander, Jacob Edgell, Layne Farris, and Ike Nemitz - they placed 15th as a team. Individually, Chris
Skogas placed 22nd in the senior division and Ike Nemitz placed 14th in the JV division. Members traveled with the Baker FFA crew and overall enjoyed a day competing and mingling with nearly 200 FFA members from approximately 25 schools from across the state.
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L AW ENFORCEMENT 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 Valentine’s Day, Feb. 14. Changed For Life church services, 10 a.m., Baker Senior Center, Feb. 15. Presidents’ Day; Baker Homecraft; Fallon County Water & Sewer District/Stanhope Addition, monthly meeting, library basement, 6:30 p.m., Feb. 16. Fair Board meeting, 6 p.m., Fallon County Fairgrounds exhibit hall, Feb. 17. Ash Wednesday; City Council, 7 p.m., Fallon County court room; Knights of Columbus, 8 p.m., St. John’s Catholic Church basement, Feb. 18. Free Business Development, by appointment, call 406-7482990, Feb. 19. Changed For Life church services, 10 a.m., Baker Senior Center, Feb. 22. Fallon County Planning Board meeting, 7:00 p.m., court room, Fallon County Courthouse, Feb. 23. Lake Board meeting, 5:30 p.m., courthouse basement conference room, Feb. 24.
Cards Eight people played pinochle Feb. 8 at the Baker Senior Center. Winners were Jerry Neary, Alvina Varner, and Levi Hlebichuk who wontwice and he also had a thousand aces. Pinochle will be played again Sunday, Feb. 15, at 1:30 p.m. at the Center.
Baker Police Department • February 2, 2015 - February 8, 2015 - 40 Calls for service: 1 agency assist; 1 alarm; 3 animal complaints; 3 citizen assists; 1 crash (hit and run); 1 curfew violation; 1 drug information; 1 fight; 6 informations; 5 parking violations; 1 suspicious vehicle; 1 theft of services; 9 traffic stops; 5 unlocks; 1 welfare check Anyone with any information on any area crime is encouraged to call Crimestoppers at 406-7782222. Calls are never recorded and rewards are offered for information leading to the arrest and conviction of responsible parties.
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BENCH City Court • Cleo Ann Nordstrom, Baker, operating with alcohol concentration of 0.08% BAC or greater, 1st offense, nolo contendere $385 fine, with 180 days with 180 days suspended on conditions for a period of six months (8/2/15), loss of driver’s license by the State of Montana for a period of six months (8/2/15), restricted probationary driver’s license recommended by the Court, ACT Course, no violations of any local, state or federal laws, pay fines and fees as ordered, attend, complete, comply and pay for ACT Course, complete, comply and pay for SCRAM bracelet for a period of six months (8/2/15), pretrial credit given towards six months (removal on 4/29/15), complete, com-
ply and pay for WiseChoice LifeSkills Courses: Substance Abuse and DUI, shall not enter any establishment where alcohol is the chief item of sale, shall not possess or consume any alcohol or illegal drugs and/or drugs or medications without a prescription, notify the Court of any change of address or telephone number, ticket issued 10/20/14. • Billy G. Williams, Baker, operating with alcohol concentration of 0.08% BAC or greater, 3rd offense, $1585 fine, 365 days jail with 275 suspended on conditions for a period of one year (2/2/16), loss of driver’s license by the State of Montana for a period of up to one year, ACT Course, participation in the 24/7 sobriety and drug monitoring program for a period of one year (2/2/16), no violations of any local, state or federal laws, pay fines and fees as ordered, complete jail sentence as ordered, attend, complete, comply and pay for ACT Course, complete, comply and pay for SCRAM bracelet and PharmChem Drug Patch for a period of one year (2/2/16), complete, comply and pay for WiseChoice LifeSkills Courses: Substance Abuse and DUI, shall not enter any establishment where alcohol is the chief item of sale, shall not possess or consume any alcohol or illegal drugs and/or drugs or medications without a prescription, notify the Court of any change of address or telephone number, ticket issued 6/12/14. • Melody Rose Caran, Marmarth, ND, owner permitting operation of vehicle without liability insurance, 1st offense, bond forfeited $285, ticket issued 1/6/15.
Justice Court • Martin Ignatius Fay, Colstrip, speeding on interstate, exceed night limit of 75 MPH, 75/65, voided by agency, ticket issued 1/3/15. • Richard Lee Cook II, Kingman, AZ, speeding truck non-interstate exceed nighttime 55 MPH limit, 65/55, bond forfeited $55, ticket issued 11/13/14. • Daren Leo Leidholt, Miles City, speeding on non-interstate, exceed day limit of 70 MPH, 80/70, bond forfeited $20, ticket issued 1/11/15. • William Fred Noordermeer, Pierre, SD, speeding on non-interstate, exceed day limit of 70 MPH, 80/70, bond forfeited $20, ticket issued 1/25/15. • Ty C. Storlie, Hastings, MN, speeding on non-interstate, exceed day limit of 70 MPH, 80/70, bond forfeited $20, ticket issued 1/9/15. • Justin Thomas Harris, Billings, speeding on non-interstate, exceed day limit of 70 MPH, 80/70, bond forfeited $20, ticket issued 1/9/15. • Rochefellor Horts Gillam, Baker, HFTWL, fishing without a license as established by law or department, bond forfeited $135, ticket issued 1/17/15. • Brittany Marie Rishling, Baker, shooting from/across road or highway ROW, bond forfeited $135, ticket issued 1/16/15.
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8 - FALLON COUNTY TIMES Commissioners proceedings Monday, January 26, 2015 9:00 AM CONVENE PRESENT William L. Randash, Chairman; Steve Baldwin and Deb Ranum, members; and Brenda Wood, Clerk and Recorder. 9:00 AM CLOSED PERSONNEL 10:00 AM Bobby Wiedmer, Road Foreman, and Alba Higgins, Shop Foreman Road/Bridge/Shop Reports Bridger-A letter was sent to Bridger Pipeline regarding damage costs for the use of the County roads. Shop Report Plow truck-Heating was repaired; need white strobes for the plow trucks as well (Alba is researching places where they can get them). Shop blade-The shop blade is serviced. New Loader-T & E will get the new loader ordered and will price out another set of tires as well. Alba asked if Commissioner Ranum was serious about purchasing an extra set of tires. Commissioner Ranum felt it would be just to keep some on hand or when ready to trade we would put the new tires on to get a better trade value. Alba stated we need to decide whether the County is going to rotate the loader out or keep it for several years. Alba feels the County could get a better deal on tires from Net State than the equipment dealers could give to the County 214 Mack Truck-The work they had completed less than a year ago on this truck is now throwing the same code. Alba is in hopes replacement of the EUP’s (Electronic Unit Pump) is under warranty. Alba would like to take the truck to Billings instead of working with Glendive if it is warranty item. If it is not a warranty item, Alba would then take it to Sheehan Mack, Rapid City, SD. Road/Bridge Report
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Neumann Pit-This pit is empty, other than a little bit of clean up; Bobby is going to prospect for more material there as well. Bridge – Discussed the bridge materials the Hadleys wanted; Bobby stated the Hadleys did not show up to get the materials so the Road Department hauled it away. Shell Oil Road-The road crew will work on the Shell Oil Road when it gets really nice. Roads-Bobby stated in reviewing the roads, there are several roads that need to have the shoulders pulled. Fletcher Creek Road-Bobby reviewed the box culvert on Fletcher Creek and the water is 1 ½’ from the top of the culvert. Bobby stated he feels it is very unnecessary to bury the culverts as specified by FWP; it is a huge waste of money. Commissioner Ranum suggests they take pictures of this. 11:00 AM Kathy Newell, Clerk-Elections Precinct Consolidation Follow-up-Kathy stated so far she has only had one person from precinct 8 respond to the letter regarding consolidating their Precinct with Precinct 3 (Rural). Kathy explained they would consolidate Precincts 7 & 8 with Precinct 3. Those individuals in School District 55 will move to Precinct 4 and would vote at the Plevna Fire Hall or would have the option to vote by mail. Motion - Commissioner Ranum made the motion to Consolidate Precincts 7 & 8 with Precinct 3, with the exception of those in SD 55 which would move to Precinct 4. DISCUSSION ON THE MOTION Precinct Boundary Descriptions-Kathy stated they will not have to hire anyone to redescribe the precinct boundaries as the precincts will now follow the School District boundaries. Commissioner Ranum asked that the letters to the voters be send certified mail. The Commission all
agreed this would be a good idea. Commissioner Baldwin seconded the motion. 3 Ayes. 0 Nays. Motion carried unanimously. City of Baker Billing-Kathy asked if the Commission had made a decision regarding the fee charged to the City of Baker for their portion of maintenance costs of the Courthouse. The City is now paying $1334.00 per month. The Commission stated they would discuss this with Mayor Hornung when he comes in. 11:30 AM PUBLIC COMMENT No one appeared for Public Comment. 11:45 AM Joe Janz South Sandstone Project-Joe met to report on the South Sandstone Project. FWP will be meeting at South Sandstone next Wednesday to review the project. Jason Senn, FWP, is trying to get another $10,000.00 from FWP to purchase more gravel. Search and Rescue-Commissioner Randash stated the Commission feels the Fire Department would be willing to take over Search and Rescue. Joe stated the remainder of the Search and Rescue members have been trying to get them to do that for a long time now. Joe feels Plainsman Search and Rescue has funds left they would like to donate to other organizations. Commissioner Randash also explained the Fire Department wants the County budget to use for operating Search and Rescue. Joe stated he would be fine with that and felt Darold Brown, Search and Rescue, would also be fine with that. Joe will schedule a meeting with Tom Bruha, Fire Chief; Trent Harbaugh, Sheriff; Joe; Darold and the Commission next week to discuss and come to a final decision. Sidewalks at the HospitalThe Commission asked if Joe and Outside Maintenance would be willing to clean the sidewalks at the hospital. Joe asked if the Commission wanted them to train the hos-
pital maintenance on the use of the equipment. The Commission was actually wondering if they would be willing to clean the sidewalks. Joe will discuss this with DuWayne Bohle and Darold Brown, Outside Maintenance. Commissioner Ranum stated the Commission may make the decision to contract the work out instead. RECESS Commissioner Ranum made the motion to recess. Commissioner Baldwin seconds the motion. 3 Ayes. 0 Nays. Motion carried unanimously. Noon recess. 1:15 PM RECONVENE PRESENT William L. Randash, Chairman; Steve Baldwin and Deb Ranum, members. FOLDER REVIEW Master Contract-Commissioner Randash signed, as Chairman, the Master Contract for the Immunization Program for the Period July 1, 2012 through June 30, 2019. Project Report-DuWayne Bohle submitted his project review reports-Jan 14, 2015Iron Horse Park-Continuing to install landscaping rocks. South Sandstone ProjectPreparing parking lot and driveway for matting and gravel on the east side. Installing rock for pilings for ADA fishing dock on the west side. Jan 20, 2015-South Sandstone Project-Pilings and cement poured for the ADA fishing dock on the west side. Installing rip/rap on west side. January 22, 2015-South Sandstone Project-Installing mat and gravel in parking lot-east side; ADA fishing dock in place, ready to pour cement walkway. Gun Range ProjectHalf of the south side of roof is tinned. Electrical boxes are being installed. Dry Fork Structure-Shannon Hewson, Brosz Engineering, sent copies of the 404 and the 124 permit applications for the Dry Fork Structures. New Cell-The Commission was notified by Brosz Engineering the DEQ did not think
a formal permit amendment process would be necessary for the new lagoon cell. DEQ feels they would only need a set of design plans for the new cell (this would be the cell they would also treat the water for the Golf Course). Brosz should have a definitive answer by the end of next week regarding what would need to be submitted to DEQ by Fallon County. REPORTS/MINUTES/FLYERS Treasurer Receipts-January, 2015-Miscellaneous Receipts - $928,535.63;Leases/Rents/ Oil and Gas Royalties$91,355.89 JOURNALS The Commission reviewed and approved the following journal entries recommended by Auditor Jim Wosepka. Entries were made to adjust FY2014 Taxes Receivable. Journals 49,50,51,52,54,55, 56, 57 and 58 were reversed using Journals 356 – 364. Budget Journal #10 Enter Auditor Adjustments Budget Journal #11-Reverse Journal #10 as entries were made as Budget Journal rather than a regular Journal. Journal #662 – Posted Auditor Adjustments for Taxes Receivable Journal #365 – Reroll FY2014 Balances Forward to FY2015 after making correct adjustments. 2:00 PM Brenda Wood, Clerk and Recorder joined. 2:00 PM Lance Wedemeyer, Public Works Director, and Jon Brosz, Brosz Engineering, via phone. Emergency Permit - Lance and Jon explained they pulled an Emergency Work Permit for work in the Creek Channel due to flooding. Lance further explained there are no more wetlands (in the city limits) in the channel per the new map. They had to get the permit to open up the culvert to prevent flooding. Lance and Jon plan to meet with the Corps of Engineers and FWP tomorrow in Miles City, MT. They ex-
plained they want to discuss lining the channel bottom. Jon explained according to the new maps there are no more wetlands through the City of Baker until the west side of 6th street. Lance explained they had to clean from the spillway to the small box culvert (near Reynolds parking lot). Lance stated he would get some numbers from local contractors to complete the work and present them to the Commission; if it goes over $80,000 it would have to be bid. 2:15 PM Resolution 1-262015-The Commission signed Resolution 1-26-2015 to call for a voted levy upon the taxable operation of the Fallon Medical Complex. Commissioner Ranum notated she agreed to Option 4 of the recent proposal made by David Espeland, CEO-FMC. (This proposal consists of dropping the inside work altogether as there is not an urgent need to recondition this space, other than David feels they need to stop the water from getting under the old purchasing floor. If the water problem was mitigated (through the site work), the basement could remain asis indefinitely, although the old purchasing space wouldn’t be overly usable. With Option 4, David felt the site work definitely needs to be completed with the mill levy money available now). Resolution 126-2015 is filed in the Clerk and Recorder’s office. 2:55 PM Mary Grube, Planner Secretary and Clayton Hornung, Mayor-City of Baker Planning Agreement-Clayton stated the City would like to propose $4,000 as payment from the City of Baker for use of Fallon County’s Planning staff. Commission discussed changing this to run through June 30, 2015 and renew in July, 2015 rather than by calendar year. Mary has been tracking her time in a notebook. Clayton did not have a problem with that and would haveSRich Batterman,,City AtEE COMMISSION PAGE 9
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Commission CONTINUED FROM PAGE 8 have Rich Batterman, City Attorney, change the agreement to correspond with that. They agreed to prorate this agreement through June 30, 2015. Clayton agreed and stated he would like to honor what work Mary has already done. Annual Rent-The Commission discussed reviewing the annual amount the City pays the County. Clayton agreed the amount had not changed since 2006 so will discuss with the Council. Interlocal Agreement-The group discussed their thoughts on an Interlocal Agreement for the JP and City Judge and the sharing of office space. 3:05 PM Chuck Lee, DES/911 Coordinator joined. EMPG Grant-Commissioner Randash signed the Quarterly Certification EMPG grant papers for Chuck. Chuck left the office. Back to the meeting with Clayton and Mary Man Camp-The group discussed the man camp northeast of Baker. 1st Street Culvert-The group discussed work that had been completed on the 1st Street West culvert. Clayton explained the west side of the culvert was never completed and feels it is washing under the culvert. The Commission agreed they would need to complete that project. Creek channel issues-Discussed the Emergency Permit because the water was backing up again on Monroe Avenue. 3:40 PM Lance Wedemeyer, Public Works Director, joined. Wetlands-Lance stated upon further review he and Jon Brosz found there are no wetlands until after 6th Street west. Faron Henderson, Flood Plain Coordinator, will work on the local Flood Plain Permit for this project. Lance and Jon took pictures and will take them to show the agencies they are meeting with
FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 13, 2015 tomorrow. Water and Sewer ProjectLance stated the east side water/sewer project will be finished in three weeks. Capital Improvement ProjectThe group discussed Jason Rittal, EPEDC Executive Director, will be coming Wednesday to work on a capital improvement project he is preparing for the County. Commissioner Randash stated he will be coming to take pictures and asked if Clayton would like to go with; they could go over all the projects being completed. Channel maintenance-Lance would like to discuss maintenance of the channel and a possible agreement for maintenance of the channel. Mary reminded Lance they need to finish the emergency permit process. The group left the meeting with the exception of Mary. 3:40 PM Faron Henderson, Planner, joined 4:00 PM Desiree’ Thielen joined. Arnold/Alberts Subdivision Conditions-Desiree’ explained Adam Thompson, Surveyor for the subdivision, would like to request a change. When Desiree’ was the Planner the conditions for this Subdivision included the recommendation to have a cul-de-sac. Adam would like to change the language as per Adam’s letter which was sent to the Commission; this would be to Amend Condition #20 of the Findings of Fact. Motion - Commissioner Ranum made the motion to Amend #20 to remove the culde-sac, correct the name to Alberts/Arnold and Subdivision name from Jockey Hollow to the Amended Plat of Lot 3 of the Lohof-Green Acres Minor Subdivision, on the Findings of Fact. Commissioner Baldwin seconds the motion. 3 Ayes. 0 Nays. Motion carried unanimously. 4:10 PM Desiree’ left the meeting. Mary and Faron stayed to dis-
cuss various topics Man Camp-Faron stated in regard to Buildings for Lease or Rent (BLR) you can have up to three buildings or units without going through Subdivision. Mary stated she spoke to Darcy Wassmann, County Attorney, who stated rooms are considered units. There was much discussion regarding reference in the BLR pertaining to units verses buildings; also discussed whether the landowner was advised by Faron to evade Subdivision Laws. Planning Agreement-The Commission stated the Planning/Staffing proposal was discussed with Mayor Hornung today. BLR-Faron explained Fallon County’s BLR describes buildings or units; most Counties describe the BLR one way or the other, either as a Unit or a Building and do not use either/or. 4:35 PM Mary left the discussion Discussed Family transfers – Commissioner Baldwin asked if giving a landowner the option to do this by way of a Family Transfer was evading Subdivision. Faron stated no, it is legal when the landowner removes two units/buildings, completes a family transfer to create more lots to place more buildings/units. The landowner asked what the options were and Faron gave some options. Faron explained when you have more than one building per lot, it is illegal. Flood Plain Permits-Faron questioned Mary signing a flood plain application as the Flood Plain Assistant. Faron explained this putting his liability insurance at risk. 4:45 PM Faron left the meeting. Commissioner Proceedings August 18, 2014 MinutesCommissioner Ranum made the motion to approve the August 18, 2014 minutes with grammar and spelling corrections. Commissioner Baldwin seconds the motion. 3 Ayes. 0
nays. Motion carried unanimously. January 20, 2014 MinutesCommissioner Ranum made the motion to approve the Tuesday January 20, 2014 minutes with spelling and grammar corrections. Commissioner Baldwin seconds the motion. 3 Ayes. 0 Nays. Motion carried unanimously. Planning Contract - Commission agreed to changes of the KLJ Planning Contract per recommendation of Darcy Wassmann, County Attorney. Clerk and Recorder will email Darcy and let her know. 5:05 PM ADJOURN Commissioner Baldwin made the motion to adjourn. Commissioner Ranum seconds the motion. 3 Ayes. 0 Nays. Motion carried unanimously. ADJOURN. s/William L. Randash, Chairman ATTEST: s/Brenda J. Wood, Clerk and Recorder Monday, August 25, 2014 9:00 AM CONVENE PRESENT Deb Ranum, Chairperson; William L. Randash and Steve Baldwin, members; and Brenda Wood, Clerk and Recorder 9:00 AM Joe Janz, Outside Building Maintenance Joe met to discuss the job description for the new position. No decisions; will call Joe back in later. 9:30 AM Mary Grube, Planner secretary, and Dan and Molly, Stahly Engineering, via conference call. Mary gave an overview of her meeting with Molly, Stahly Engineering, before the conference call. Stahly provided overview information for the Commission to review before the conference call took place. The group discussed Planners that live out of the County verses a Planner that lives in the County. Mary and Dan feel the Planning Department will need at
least one more person. Commissioner Randash discussed sharing the Planner from Glendive. Further discussion on what Stahly can provide to the County regarding Planning services. No decision was made at this time. The Commission will call back after further reviewing their information and that from other firms. 10:00 AM Rich Batterman, County Attorney, was to have written a letter to Mike Rinaldi, former Sanitarian. Brenda will find out if that was completed. 10:00 AM Bobby Wiedmer, Road Foreman, and Alba Higgins, Shop ForemanRoad/Bridge/Shop reports. Roads-Some roads received some washing due to heavy rains; discussed mowing; road patrols are blading in Ollie area. 10:05 AM Jon Brosz, Brosz Engineering, joined to report on projects 10:10 AM Chuck Lee, DES/911 Coordinator, joined. Shop Report Loader-Alba stated the loader is over five years old and was budgeted in the Bridge Fund; unsure what trade they will receive. Shop blade - Approximate cost would be $340,000; the guaranteed repurchase is $196,500 repurchase so the difference would be $143,500; will have to go out for bids. Trucks-The last quote received was $108,000; budgeted $324,000 for purchase of three trucks. Discussed staying away from Tier 4 engines; Alba does not feel that is an issue any longer because the County is already using DEF (diesel exhaust fluid) for other equipment. Crusher-Will finish crushing what they have ready now and sell the crusher at auction. New mower-They have the new mower set up so they can use it this year for mowing Steffes Bridge-Larry Steffes contacted Bobby and stated he feels the road on the south end could be built up rather than
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placing a new bridge (for an exorbitant amount) on the north end. Pinnow Pit-Need to finish reclaiming. Upper dam-Diamond J has until the end of September to install the new gate for the upper dam. Feed Mill Bridge/Upper DamJohn Peila, Diamond J, will work on the bridge (pour the base and floor); will then go to the upper dam to work. Should be finished with both of those projects by Mid-October. Jon received the 404 permit for the Feed Mill Bridge on Friday; they still need the local permit from the Planning Department. Fletcher Bridge-The contractor, EHC will start work on the bridge approximately the 8th of September. Certifications-Inspections on all reseeding need to be completed by someone that is certified. Need to get Bobby and Alba and/or Mark certified. Jon Brosz and Shannon Hewson, Brosz Engineering, are now certified. North Baker Drainage-Mike Nelson approved pipe locations; TNT will get in there as soon as it is dry, although it probably will not be this fall. Jon stated we still have to get permission from the pipeline companies as soon as the depths are found. Cemetery drainage-Rates were received from Wyrick Construction to correct drainage issues at Bonnievale Cemetery. This will be an hourly bid for time, plus material; rates were approved by the DEBUHR C o m m i s s i o n . Motion-Commissioner Randash made the motion to accept the rates from Wyrick Construction to correct the drainage issues at Bonnievale Cemetery. Commissioner Baldwin seconds the motion. 3 Ayes. 0 Nays. Motion carried unanimously. Jon will contact Jasen Wyrick to gather other particulars pertinent to this project. Beach Water Well-They have located place to ,move SEE CaOMMISSION PAGE the 10
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Commission CONTINUED FROM PAGE 9 located a place to move the Beach water well. John Beach is contacting John McDunn, DEQ, as he feels this is a waste of taxpayer dollars. John does not want to waste a good well and drill a new well 100’ away from the existing well. Jon stated they may possibly try to see if they can get a variance that says the City will test that well at the City’s cost as often as deemed necessary by DEQ. This should not hold up construction. Retaining wall-This area was surveyed last week, Brosz will complete a detailed survey within the next week or two. SID 34 and 35 (City of BakerEast Side)-Water project came in under budget, the sewer project came in over budget. There were large extras on the front end such as $25,000 for a generator, they are planning to get their own generator to cut that cost. They will use a building style set up instead of a vault style set up (mostly for appearance reasons). Jon stated the building will cost around $60,000.00 and feels they may have saved $30,000 by using a vault. Gravel will cost $70.00 per yard and will come from Glendive (class 2 gravel). It may be possible to have in-kind funding from the County to provide gravel for this project; they need 300 yards of gravel (starting at Lakeview Drive and up to the lift station) for the project. If the County could assist with inkind (gravel) it would eliminate that cost from the bid. The contractor is concerned about hitting water due to the fact they are so close to the Baker Lake. This drove the costs up as well because of the possibility they will have to de-water. They will work around the extra costs and hope they do not hit water. Lagoon cell-They plan to start on the lagoon cell by the end of the month; if the contractor gets
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all bonding and licensure necessary for the project. Bridges-Discussed waiting to repair the bridges TransCanada workers will travel. The Commission discussed getting those with the lower sufficiency ratings completed first. Steffes Bridge-May have to abandon the existing right of way with Fallon County for this bridge. Baker Lake-Discussed purchasing land for mitigation of the Baker Lake. Jon will try to get in touch with the State of Montana-DNRC who manages those purchases. They could possibly get a buy-sell, then approach the EPA about this to hopefully eliminate the lake issue. 11:15-CLOSED SESSIONPERSONNEL 11:20 AM-Scott Rabbitt, Park Supervisor Damages-Scott stated he received no damage at the County parks from the rain. There was damage to the tent during the storm (Fair time). Scott will order the missing pieces due to the damage. Jeff Ament Donation-Pearl Jam bass player wants to donate $40,000.00 toward another bowl at the Skate Park. The County would then pay $24,000.00 for the remainder of the bowl. Thanks to Jeff Ament for this wonderful donation. Scott will make sure Jeff receives a proper thank you. Motion-Commissioner Baldwin made the motion to pay the additional $24,000 for the extra bowl at the skate park, to add to the already slated contribution from Jeff Ament. Discussion-Scott stated there is $10,000 left in the funding from the Millennium project to go toward the Parks as well, if the Commission wants to use it. Commissioner Randash seconds the motion. 3 ayes. 0 nays. Motion carried unanimously. RECESS Commissioner Baldwin made the motion to recess. Commissioner Randash seconds the motion. 3 Ayes. 0 Nays. Motion
carried unanimously. Noon Recess. 1:15 PM RECONVENE PRESENT Deb Ranum, Chairperson; William L. Randash and Steve Baldwin, members. 1:30 PM Brenda Wood, Clerk and Recorder, joined 1:30 PM Jason Rittal, Executive Director-EMEDC; Ryan Rittal, Stahly Engineering; Willie Benner, Mayor-Town of Plevna. Water Project-They are finishing Phase 1 and preparing to start Phase 2. This would finish Phase 1 and complete the design of Phase 2 so they can go to bid this spring. They would like to ask the County to please add $250,000 to the project and then agree to budget the bid amount in FY16. Water rates-Discussed increasing water rates so the Town of Plevna is eligible for grants and assist in allowing them to be able to put money away for maintenance. Sewer rates-Jason stated they plan to increase sewer rates three percent for the next three years or use $5.00 average rate for the next three years. Hopefully they will have the target rate up to help get grants for the sewer project. The sewer project would not be ready to bid until 2018. Motion-Commissioner Randash made the motion to, at this time, place $250,000.00 in this budget for Plevna for their water project. Commissioner Baldwin seconds the motion. 3 Ayes. 0 Nays. Motion carried unanimously. 2:30 PM Mary Grube, met regarding the Flood Plain Resolution which was signed yesterday. Traci Sears, State of Montana Flood Plain Director, is still reviewing the Regulations for Fallon County. 3:00 PM John How, KLJ, via phone and Mary Grube, Planner Secretary John called in regarding the CTAP (Community Technical Assistance Program) Funding items for Fallon County and City of Baker. The CTAP grant will assist in updating of policies
and fees. They can choose from a list of 2-5 items from each community and feels only one or two items may be funded by CTAP. Mary asked about completing Workforce Housing as a project. John stated yes, that would fall under CTAP. We will get a list of items we would like to have completed to John on Fallon County letterhead. Commissioner Baldwin asked how long that funding will be available. John feels until next spring or fall, not all communities will use it. This is similar to what CTAP did in 2012 but felt they should go out to the counties as well. Kelly Lynch and Allison Mouch for the State will see what the demand is and try to go to the legislature about getting additional funding for projects. Planning-John would like the opportunity to assist the County with Planning. Would have to go out for RFP; KLJ would provide one for the County to use. KLJ has been helping Sidney for 2 ½ years and they only charge for what they work on. John helped Sidney amend their fee schedules. John explained they could do a five year MSA (Master Service Agreement) and place a clause in the agreement to review annually. John stated they would charge an hourly rate. Mary asked about a few counties and cities that have separate Planners. John stated they can help out that way as well and bill the City and the County separately. They would need an Interlocal Agreement in place before they could sign an agreement. They could set up designated office hours and could also place that in the contract. 3:45 PM PUBLIC COMMENT No one appeared for Public Comment. 4:00 PM Faron Henderson, Territorial Land Works Planning Availabilities-Discussed Territorial can do the planning for Fallon County and can find other contractors to review their items. They have a
registered sanitarian on board; can do training and Flood Plain Review. Faron stated they could eliminate the examining land surveyor, being so far away; they have a fee schedule for review; Faron is now in Baker one day per week. Faron stated Fallon County has no road regulations, which is a red flag. Faron will send the rate sheet for the Commission to review. Right now he feels the pressing issue, in the Planning Department, is the TransCanada hearing, September 29th, 2014. 4:25 PM Commission approved a map/projector project they would like Don Dilworth, IT, and Spencer Huether, Road Technician, to complete for them. 4:30 Mike Kirschten, Rifle Range Board Member Building Project-Mike stated the new building will need water year round. The well pit needs to be insulated and needs a new lid or a hatch and a ladder. Discussed contacting Baker Metal for the ladder, etc. Discussed contacting John Rieger to insulate the culvert. Right now the footings for the new building are finished. Meetings-The Rifle Range Board meets the last Monday of every month and would welcome the Commission’s attendance. 4:50 PM-Alba Higgins, Shop Foreman Haz-Whopper Training-Alba would like to send Mitch Overn, Shop mechanic, to a DEQ HazWhopper Training in Great Falls. Permission granted. LTAP Training-Alba would like to attend LTAP training in Rapid City, along with Mitch and Bobby Wiedmer, Road Foreman. Permission granted. JOB ADVERTISEMENTS Commission granted permission to advertise for Museum Curator and Special Project Assistant. PLEVNA TV BOARD Commissioner Baldwin made the motion to appoint Judy Gunderson to the Plevna TV Board. Commissioner Randash seconds
the motion. 3 Ayes. 0 Nays. Motion carried unanimously. FOLDER ITEMS MISCELLANEOUS WIC Grant Amendment-Commissioner Ranum signed as Chairperson the Amendment to the WIC Contract. The Amendment grants an additional $1,300.00 to the WIC program. Hufford Agreement-The Commission signed the Hufford Construction Crushing Agreement to crush 75,000 yards of gravel at $3.00 per yard. That agreement is filed in the Clerk and Recorder’s office. Letter-The Commission was notified by GSS, Inc. of the Section 106 Public Participation period for the FCC’s Positive Train Control and Infrastructure Program. BNSF Railway has proposed to construct 50’ communications monopole at several locations in Fallon County, MT within the existing railroad right of way. This letter is filed in the Clerk and Recorder’s office. Letter-The Commission was notified by Engineer Noem of the MDT, at the recommendation of Shane Mintz, MT-District Supervisor (Glendive), two more projects will be added to the list and will reprioritize one project, up four positions, on the Priority List in order to prevent failure of S-258 and S261 (due to current conditions). The result was 16 for, 1 against and 1 not voting. The Glendive District Secondary Roads Priority List will be changed to reflect the results of the vote. FAA-Grant Amendment for AIP Project No-3-30-004-0152012 was approved and increase offered from the previously granted amount by $89,383.00. The purpose of the amendment is to cover the estimated Federal share of the final project costs. FAA Grant Closeout-AIP Grant Number 3-30-0004-106-2012Grant was closed out in the amount of $1,503,898 on August 20, 2013. Thank you-The Commission received a thank you from the Carter/Fallon County,4H for 12 alSEE COMMISSION PAGE
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BASKETBALL TOURNAMENT FEBRUARY 18 - 21, 2015 COLSTRIP HIGH SCHOOL COLSTRIP, MONTANA (Look for bracket in paper next week.) Bank of Baker Baker Furniture Baker Public Schools Fallon County Times Farmer's Union Oil Co. Griffith Rental Herbst Insurance Hufford Construction K & S Electric Griffith Excavating, Inc. Quality Transportation Reynolds Market Russell’s Clothing
Townsend Accounting Bumble Bee Floral Baker Body Shop Sawhorse Construction Dick's Heating & Cooling WBI Energy James R. Campbell D.D.S. Baker Metal & Recycling Baker Rexall Drug Circle R Steel & Insulation Insurance Store Mitchell’s Oilfield Service Thee Body Shop
Equity Co-op Baker Ace Hardware Spartan Bus Line 4J Well Service Trendline Equipment J & M Lumber Underground Boring Specialties DistributionNOW Fidelity Exploration & Production Fallon County Veterinary Service P.C. Crawford’s Construction, Inc. D & D Oilfield Service Woody’s Trucking
Prairie Fuels Rolling Rubber Tire Factory Batterman Law Office Griffith Steel Straub Heating & Cooling Bohle Angus Ranch & Bohle Images Badlands Electric Denbury Resources, Inc. B & B Septic Services Precision Parts & Supply Darcy L. Wassmann, P.C.
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REAL ESTATE Jim Hurley Broker, Owner Home 406-778-3735
Brown Indian Trail Ranch JudySales Cell Realty, LLC 406-891-0133
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2 bdrm, 1 bath, new siding, roof, windows, kitchen, & carpet, 1 car detached garage. 416 South 1st Street West $179,000
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Fixer Upper, 4 bdrm, 1 bath, oversized lot, mobile hookup in back. 29 W. Sewall Av $90,000 Price reduction $82,000 $62,000 Four five acre plots west of Baker in a prime new subdivision. All four plots will have access to one new water well. Priced Right
NOTICE ____________________________ NOTICE: Dance, Dance, Dance, Sunday, Feb. 22, Thee Garage Showroom, 2-5 p.m. 7-8c
WANTED ____________________________ WANTED TO BUY: Hay and/or rent pasture. Call 406-778-2945. 7-8p ____________________________ WANT TO PURCHASE: Minerals and other oil/gas interests. Send details to: P.O. Box 13557, Denver, CO 80201. 37-36p __________________________ WANTED: Will buy junk cars and scrap metal. Please call 701928-0325. Please leave a message. 22tfp
FOR RENT ____________________________ FOR RENT: One bedroom partly furnished apartment with all utilities paid. No smoking. No Pets. $500 with a $500 damage and cleaning deposit. Call 406-7786794. 7tfc ____________________________ FOR RENT: Three bedroom, two full baths trailer, all new carpet, 8x16 porch and 8x16 deck, off street parking. No smoking, no pets. $1,000/month, first, last month + deposit. Call 406-8530829. 7-10c
FOR SALE ____________________________ FOR SALE: Huge lot, good neighborhood in Baker. Zoned R1, single family, stick build or modular, 1.33 acres - roughly the size of seven standard city lots combined. City sewer and water on property. Asking $84,900. Call 406-8530829. 7-10c ____________________________ FOR SALE: New remodeled house close to Longfellow School, 2.5 lots at 504 S. Monroe West, Baker, MT. Five bedrooms, 2.5 bathrooms, whirlpool tub, large living room, playroom and office. Spacious kitchen and dining area with new stainless steel appliances, two car garage with two built-in work benches. asking $212,000. Please call Tania and Travis Bailey at 406-778-2619. 7-10c ____________________________ FOR SALE: New three bedroom, two bath home with main level utilities, full unfinished basement, and attached garage. $245,000. Call J & M Lumber, 406-778-2030 for showing. 6tfc ____________________________ FOR SALE: Steel buildings, big and small. Call for year end deal. Can erect. Phone 701-214-4671. 6-7tmp ____________________________ FOR SALE: Six bedroom, three bathroom, 2,688 sq. ft. split level house. Underground sprinklers, detached two-car garage. Close to schools and fairgrounds. 1300 2nd St. W. Interested, please call 406778-2324. 5-17c
HELP WANTED ____________________________ HELP WANTED: Farmworker, 3/15/15-12/31/15, GPH Enterprises, Ashley, ND, 15 temp jobs. Operate harvesting machines to harvest crops in ND/OK/KS/NE.
Adjust speed of cutters, blowers, conveyors, and weight of cutting head. Change cutting head for crop. Operate tractor to seed/plant. Drive truck to transport produce to storage and haul harvesting machines b/w work sites. Service machinery, make in-field repairs. English, clean MVR, three mo exp, employment ref, driver’s license required. $10.35/hr - $3,000/mo plus R&B, depending on location, 3/4 work guarantee, tools/equip/housing provided, trans and subsistence exp reimbursed. Apply at Job Service, 406-3773314. Job #395162. 7p ____________________________ HELP WANTED: Baker Public Schools is seeking adults who may be seeking part-time work as a substitute for our hot lunch program. This opportunity could lead to permanent employment for the next school year. The minimum wage would be $12.63/hr. The applicant must also pass the state background check. Please call Don Schillinger at 406-778-3574 if you are interested in this position. Hours needed are from 10:30 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. 7-8c ____________________________ HELP WANTED: Southeast Electric Cooperative, Inc. of Ekalaka is accepting applications for the permanent, full-time position of office assistant. This is a 40 hour/week position located at the office in Ekalaka. Duties will consist of Member Service, Website Management, and may include cross training in billing, accounts payable/accounts receivable, and general ledger. The successful candidate will have strong interpersonal skills as well as adequate general office, including computer skills. The ability to engage and work coop members and the public is essential. Pay will be commensurate with proven skills and experience and will include a generous benefits package including medical insurance and a retirement plan. Applications will be accepted at the office in Ekalaka or by mail until 5 PM on Friday, February 27, 2015. Please address all mail correspondence to: Southeast Electric Cooperative, Inc., P.O. Box 369, Ekalaka, MT 59324, Attn: Manager. Southeast Electric Cooperative is an equal opportunity employer. 7-9c ____________________________ HELP WANTED: Red River Inn & Suites is accepting applications for a full-time and part-time cook and part-time maintenance person. Call 406-778-3321. 7-10c ____________________________ HELP WANTED: The office of City Court is accepting applications for the position of a permanent part-time City Court Deputy Clerk. This position performs a variety of administrative and clerical functions to support the office of the City Judge, including court case processing. High school diploma or equivalent is required; previous experience in a judicial or legal setting, as well as general accounting procedures is preferred but not required. This position requires the ability to maintain confidentiality, use good judgment, and follow rules and guidelines. Strong verbal and written communication skills and thorough knowledge of Word and Excel are preferred. The successful applicant may be subject to a Montana motor vehicle record search and a criminal background check. The City of
Baker is an equal opportunity employer. We reserve the right to reject any and all applications. Closing date: Friday, February 27, 2015 at 5:00 p.m. Applications and a job description are available in the Baker City Office, 10 W. Fallon Avenue, Baker, Montana. Questions may be directed to Judge Nicole M. Benefiel at the Office of the City Judge at 406778-3025, Mondays and Tuesdays from 11:00 a.m. - 5:00 p.m. and Wednesdays from 11:00 a.m. 2:00 p.m. Judge Benefiel may also be reached Wednesdays from 2:005:00 p.m. and Thursdays and Fridays from 11:00 a.m. - 5:00 p.m. at 406-778-7128. 7-9c
MNAXLP ____________________________ HELP WANTED: Fallon County is accepting applications for the position of a permanent full-time clerk in the office of the Clerk and Recorder. This position receives and processes all invoices and purchases for Fallon County, generates vouchers and checks. Performs clerical functions such as greeting visitors, answering phones, and scheduling appointments, services on the election team. Researches information requests and records documents. Successful applicants will have a high school diploma and a minimum of one (1) year related work experience in customer service, Excel, database, records management, and basic accounting. Previous experience in accounts payable is preferred. Other equivalent combinations of education and experience may be considered. The successful applicant will be subject to a Montana motor vehicle background search. Benefits include, but are not limited to, 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, February 13, 2015 at 5:00 p.m. Applications and a complete job description are available at the Human Resources Office, 10 W. Fallon Ave., Baker, Montana or online at falloncounty.net. Submit applications (resumes optional) to: Human Resources Manager, PO Box 846, Baker, MT 59313. Questions may be directed to Julie Straub 406-778-8164. 5-7c
MNAXLP ____________________________ HELP WANTED: Fallon County is accepting applications for the position of a permanent full-time Emergency Medical Services (EMS) Director. This position performs professional, managerial, and administrative work of a highly responsible nature in directing and coordinating the activities and services of Fallon County Emergency Medical Services. With considerable judgment and initiative, the Director develops, plans, and implements professional, competent and community oriented emergency medical services for Fallon County. This position leads the day-to-day operations including, but not limited to, recruitment, training, certification and scheduling of EMS volunteer staff, budgeting, development and implementation of policy and procedure in compliance with federal, state and county statute, policy and standards. The required knowledge, skills, and abilities are typically acquired through any equivalent combination of education and experience providing the most comprehensive and highest level of qualifications, certifications, and professional licenses in the Emergency Medical Services (EMS) field. Previous demonstrated experience in management and instruction of the most progressive EMS procedures and programs is preferred. The successful applicant will be subject to a Montana motor vehicle and criminal background search. Benefits include, but are not limited to, 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:
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Friday, February 13, 2015, 5:00 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 Resources Manager, PO Box 846, Baker, MT 59313. Questions may be directed to Julie Straub, 406-778-8164. 5-7c
MNAXLP ____________________________ HELP WANTED: The Office of City Court is accepting applications for the position of a permanent part-time City Court Clerk. This position performs a variety of administrative and clerical functions to support the office of the City Judge, including court case processing. High school diploma or equivalent is required, previous experience in a judicial or legal setting, as well as general accounting procedures is preferred but not required. This position requires the ability to maintain confidentiality, use good judgment, and follow rules and guidelines. Strong verbal and written communication skills and thorough knowledge of Word and Excel are preferred. The successful applicant may be subject to a Montana motor vehicle record search and a criminal background check. The City of Baker is an equal opportunity employer. We reserve the right to reject any and all applications. Closing date: Friday, February 20, 2015 at 5:00 p.m. Applications and a job description are available in the Baker City Office, 10 W. Fallon Avenue, Baker, Montana. Questions may be directed to Judge Nicole M. Benefiel at the office of the City Judge at 406-778-3025, Mondays and Tuesdays from 11:00 a.m. - 5:00 p.m., and Wednesdays from 11:00 a.m. - 2:00 p.m. Judge Benefiel may also be reached Wednesdays from 2:00 - 5:00 p.m. and Thursdays and Fridays from 11:00 a.m. - 5:00 p.m. at 406-778-7128. 5-8c
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CARDS OF THANKS __________________________ CARD OF THANKS: I would like to thank the Fallon County Relay for Life committee for the gift card I won from Reynolds. It was their “Kicking off its season” luncheon which was held at the Longfellow gym Jan. 25. Ella Arnell 7c __________________________ CARD OF THANKS: The family of Thelma Berg would like to thank FMC L.T.C. for the care you gave our mother while she was a resident. To the special nurses and CNAs and all the staff from the kitchen to housekeeping - “Thank You”. Brittany, Tammy, Lisa you went the extra mile and it was appreciated. Our special thanks to Dr. Trivisonno, Dr. Espeland and Steve Coxe, P.A. for the wonderful way you treated our mom during her final days with us. To the nurses and CNAs in the hospital, thanks for all your kindness with coffee, snacks and caring words. It will never be forgotten. Thanks to everyone for the hugs, tears, cards, food and sympathetic words. “Thank-you” can never be enough. If we have forgotten to thank anyone, know you were appreciated. Gayle Morris Linda Boggs Myrna Recer Rich and Cheryl Atkinson Deb and Randy Pool Diana Renner All mom’s grandchildren, great-grandchildren, great-greatgrandchildren, step-children and families. We know mom is smiling down on all of us. 7c __________________________ CARD OF THANKS: Thank you, thank you so much for the nice benefit. It went very well thanks to the sorority, Legion, Legion Auxiliary, SAL, Jake and Wendy and all who helped make the meal. To thoses who brought items for the silent auction -
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thank you. A special thanks to those who tried to win the gun, bid on silent auctilon items and made donations. Cindy Boe 7p
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sources and Conservation Board of Oil and Gas Conservation Billings, Montana February 25 & 26, 2015 Conservation and Prevention) Of Waste of Oil and Gas ) NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING The Board of Oil and Gas Con-
HELP WANTED FALLON MEDICAL COMPLEX Employment Opportunities
F/T CLINICAL NURSE R.N., L.P.N, OR C.N.A. F/T PATIENT ACCOUNT REPRESENTATIVE F/T LAB ASSISTANT Applications can be picked up from the FMC Business Office or the Personnel Department. Contact Theresa Weimer, Personnel Manager, at 406-778-5102 for additional information on any of the above jobs.
All positions will remain open until filled. EOE. Human Resource Office 105 Seven Mile Drive Glendive, MT 59330 406-687-3336 or 800-452-2288
HELP WANTED COMBINATION TECHNICIAN – SIDNEY, MT: Position requires that individual must live close enough to reporting location so that individual is able to respond to emergencies promptly. Competitive wage coupled with an excellent benefit package that includes: Medical/Dental/Vision insurance, Life Insurance, 401K Savings Plan, vacation and sick leave accrual, paid holidays and many more. Telecommunications experience is preferred but not required. Candidates should have excellent communications and organizational skills, computer skills, a stable work history and the desire to work in a team environment. Must be able to obtain a valid Montana Driver’s License and a Commercial Driver’s License. If interested in applying, please complete a company application which can be obtained at www.midrivers.com any Mid-Rivers' Business Office or any local Job Service. Submit the completed application to Human Resource Administrator at the above address. Review of applications will begin on February 20, 2015; position will remain open until filled. Mid-Rivers is an equal opportunity employer. Applicants will be considered without regard to race, creed, religion, color, or national origin. In addition, unless the reasonable demands of the position require it, applicants are considered without regard to age, physical or mental disability, marital status, or sex. MidRivers will consider making reasonable accommodation for applicants with physicalor mental disabilities if it will allow them to perform the essential functions of the job. EQUAL OPPORTUNITY EMPLOYER
REAL ESTATE New Listing: 4 BR - 2 BA - over 2,000 sq feet living area, walk out daylight Basement - Great Landscaping - att. 2 car GAR. -Separate RV Shop - 510 S. 6th St W. $220,000. Great Buy for handy person. Located in a great location on 16,000 sq ft lot near High School. Presently 2 BR- 1 Bath on upper level - full basement - 915 S. Third St. West - only $110,000. UNDER CONTRACT
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We have home buyers calling every day! Now is the time to check into selling!Call us for details. ACREAGE FOR SALE 122 acres one mile north of Baker, Montana Highway frontage, City Water/Sewer.
NORTHWEST REAL ESTATE Bob Herbst Box 1511 • Baker, MT 59313 406-778-2995 w w w. b a ke r m t re a l e s t a t e . c o m
MONTANA STATEWIDE CLASSIFIEDS TRUCK DRIVER TRAINING. Complete programs, refresher courses, rent equipment for CDL, Job Placement Assistance. Financial assistance for qualified students. SAGE Technical Services, Billings/Missoula. 1-800-545-4546. ________________________ EQUITY LOANS ON NONOWNER OCCUPIED MONTANA REAL ESTATE. We also buy Notes & Mortgages. Call Creative Finance & Investments @ 406-721-1444 or visit www.creative-finance.com _______________________ SAWMILLS from only $4,397.00- Make & save money with your own band-
mill- Cut lumber any dimension. In Stock, ready to ship! Free Info/DVD: www.NorwoodSawmills.com 1-800-578-1363 Ext.300N ________________________ Great Business Opportunity! Little Montana Café and 3 bedroom mobile home in Grass Range, MT. Comes with full stock, furniture, fixtures, freezers, food and everything else included. Very reasonable! Call 406428-2390 or 406-366-2181 ________________________ $$$ I BUY MINERAL RIGHTS (OIL) $$$ Les Lorentzen leslorentzen@gmail.com 701-460-0307 or 907-830-2222
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12 - FALLON COUNTY TIMES LEGALS servation of the State of Montana will hold its business meeting on Wednesday, February 25, 2015 at 2:00 p.m. in the hearing room at its office at 2535 St. Johns Avenue in Billings, Montana. The agenda for that meeting is as follows: 1. Call to order. 2. Approval of minutes of December 3, 2014 business meeting 3. Opportunity for public comment 4. Augusta Exploration, LLC 5. SM Energy Company request for re-hearing of Docket 316-2014 6. Montana Tech Elm Coulee study update 7. Financial report 8. Bond summary 9. Docket summary 10. Gas Flaring Exceptions 11. Staff reports 12. Other business The Board will conduct public hearings pursuant to Chapter 11 of Title 82 of the Montana Code Annotated on the matters described below at 8 a.m. on Thursday, February 26, 2015, in the hearing room at its office at 2535 St. Johns Avenue in Billings, Montana. Interested persons have the opportunity to be heard for each docket. For more information or to request accommodation for a disability, please contact Erin Ricci at (406) 4446675 or Jim Halvorson at (406) 656-0040 as soon as possible before the scheduled hearing. Docket 19-2015 Applicant: Denbury Onshore LLC Fallon County, Montana Upon the application of Denbury Onshore LLC to convert the South Pine Unit 24-30EH well (API #25025-22128) in the SE1/4SW1/4 of Section 30, T11N-R58E, Fallon County, Montana (Pine Field) to a Class II enhanced recovery injection well in the Red River Formation at a depth of approximately 9400 ft. Staff notes this application is eligible
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for placement on the default docket. Docket 342-2014 Continued from December 2014 Applicant: Denbury Onshore LLC - Fallon County, Montana Upon the application of Denbury Onshore LLC to add the Lodgepole Formation at a depth of approximately 7,970-8,000 ft. to the already-permitted Siluro-Ordovician injection zone in the 22-15 CCH well (API #25-025-05718) in the SE1/4NW1/4 of Section 15, T6NR60E, Fallon County, Montana (Lookout Butte Field). Staff notes this application is eligible for placement on the default docket. Docket 343-2014 Continued from December 2014 Applicant: Denbury Onshore LLC Fallon County, Montana Upon the application of Denbury Onshore LLC to add the Lodgepole Formation at a depth of approximately 7,936-7,977 ft. to the already-permitted Siluro-Ordovician injection zone in the 22-09 well (API #25-025-05148) in the SE1/4NW1/4 of Section 9, T6NR60E, Fallon County, Montana (Lookout Butte Field). Staff notes this application is eligible for placement on the default docket. Docket 344-2014 Continued from December 2014 Applicant: Denbury Onshore LLC Fallon County, Montana Upon the application of Denbury Onshore LLC to add the Lodgepole Formation at a depth of approximately 7,936-7,977 ft. to the already-permitted Siluro-Ordovician injection zone in the 24xx-15 CCH well (API #25-025-22521) in the SE1/4SW1/4 of Section 15, T6NR60E, Fallon County, Montana (Lookout Butte Field). Staff notes this application is eligible for placement on the default docket. Board of Oil and Gas Conservation Erin Ricci Executive Secretary 7c
__________________________ INVITATION TO BID The Fallon County Commission will received “Sealed Bids” for the Design and Construction of “above ground interchangeable spray features”. The Fallon County Commission will accepted sealed bids until 2:00 PM Tuesday, March 3, 2015. Contractor and any of the contractor’s subcontractors doing work on this project will be required to obtain registration with the Montana Department of Labor and Industry (DLI). Forms for registration are available from the Department of Labor and Industry, PO Box 201503, Helena, Montana 59620-1503. Information on registration can be obtained by calling 1-406-444-5600. All laborers employed by contractor or subcontractors in performance of the construction work shall be paid the standard prevailing wage rate in the performance of the public works contract in accordance of the laws of the State of Montana. Contractor must ensure that employees and applicants for employment are not discriminated against because of their race, color, religion, sex, or national origin. Each bid proposal must be accompanied by a certified check, cashier’s check, or bid bond payable to Fallon County in the amount not less than ten (10) percent of the total amount of the bid. Successful bidder shall furnish an approved Labor and Materials Payment Bond in the amount of one hundred (100) percent of the contract amount. Proof of liability insurance as well as exemption from work compensation shall also be provided by the successful bidder and subcontractor(s). No bid may be withdrawn after
the scheduled time for the public opening of bids, which is 2:00 PM local time, Tuesday, March 3, 2015. Detailed specifications may be obtained from the office of: Fallon County Clerk and Recorder, PO Box 846, Baker, MT 59313, phone 406-778-7106; or Stahly Engineering & Associates, 851 Bridger Drive, Suite 1, Bozeman, MT 59715, phone 406-522-9526. In accordance with Article 2.01 of Instructions To Bidders, the required deposit is $50.00 per set, which is not refundable. Payment of an additional $20.00 is required for express mail. Bids should be sealed in an envelope clearly marked “Iron Horse Splash Park Features” and delivered to the Clerk and Recorder’s Office at 10 W. Fallon Avenue or mailed to PO Box 846, Baker, MT 59313. For more information you may contact Stahly Engineering, 406-5229526. The Board of County Commission reserves the right to reject any or all bids, to waive irregularities, to postpone the award of the contract for a period not to exceed sixty (60) days, and to ac-
cept the lowest responsible bid, which is in the best interest of the county. The contractor is required to be an Equal Opportunity Employer. Signed at Baker, Montana, this 10th day of February, 2015. s/Brenda J. Wood Fallon County Clerk and Recorder PO Box 846, Baker, MT 59313 7-9c
Commission CONTINUED FROM PAGE 10 Carter/Fallon County 4H for allowing the purchase of a new sound system. It worked great for them and was used at both Fairs because everyone liked it so much. JOURNALS FY2014 #657-Void Warrant Plevna Fire Fund #658-Record FY2014 Compensated Absences #659-Record Enterprise Fund Compensated Absences
#660-Reverse Journal Entry 652 #661-Record remainder of required entries for Void of Plevna Fire Warrant FY2015 Journals 89-119-Rolling FY2014 Balances Forward to FY2015 Right of Way Grants were received: Right of Way Grants from the BLM for Section 12-2-61bridge/culvert on Webster Road Right of Way Grants from the BLM for Sections 2 & 33-59 bridge/culvert on Fletcher Creek Road ADJOURN Commissioner Randash made the motion to adjourn. Commissioner Baldwin seconds the motion. 3 Ayes. 0 Nays. Motion carried unanimously. ADJOURN. ATTEST: s/Deb Ranum, Chairperson s/Brenda J. Wood, Clerk and Recorder
URGENT NOTICE The Fallon County Commission asks the public to use EXTREME caution using the Baker Lake as water is going over the spillway causing the ice to be thin. In the interest of Public Safety, the Commission urges the public to refrain from using the Baker Lake until ice conditions improve! MNAXLP
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Troop 0258 Baker, Montana Charter Organization: Plainsmen Search and Rescue
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