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My Fellow Americans, Over the past three and a half years. we have made grea1progress as a Na1ion. Today, America has1he strongest economy in the world. We’ve made historic investments in rebuilding our Nation, in lowering prescription drug costs for seniors, and in expanding affordable health care 10 n record number of Americans. We’ve provided cri1icnlly needed care to a million veterans exposed 10 toxic substances. Passed the first gun safety law in 30 years. Appoimed 1he first African American woman to the Supreme Court. And passed the mos...
Les Rutledge was born in 1924 in Big Sandy and graduated in 1942. He just celebrated his 100th birthday. Les has led a full, interesting, thought-provoking, and rewarding life. Two years after high school, he found himself in Germany during WWII. He received his education from the University of Montana, the University of Utah, the University of Washington, and an institute in Sweden. All the education helped him teach neurosurgery for 32 years at the University of Michigan Medical School. He...
The Great Falls Farmers Market offers an interesting outdoor shopping and dining options. The Market is held on Saturdays from 8:30 AM to 1 PM through the end of September. The city blocks off Park Drive from the corner of Park and Central Ave to the intersection on First Street for the market, which extends into the parks on either side of the road. The Market draws large crowds most weekends from all over the area and Canada. A visitor to last Saturday’s Market would have encountered food on Park Street ranging from Hawaiian food and Poké Bo...
Top Yielding Winter Wheat Varieties for Chouteau County MSU Agricultural Research Centers have one test plot for winter wheat in Chouteau County which is managed by MSU Northern Agricultural Research Center (NARC) north of Loma. A special thanks to Peggy Lamb (NARC agronomist) for establishing and maintaining the Chouteau County test plot. The Extension office would also like to thank the McKeever family for donating the use of their land for MSU research. NARC (Loma area) top three yielding winter wheat varieties (10-year average yield) from...
It’s July and I just took our dog, Chuckie, to the vet to get caught up on his vaccinations. Time just gets away from me. So, I thought I’d put out a reminder for those of you who love their animals. I got this information from our local vet, Erica Chauvet DMV at CountrySide Veterinary Service. She sent me information from American Veterinary Medical Association How can I help control rabies? • Have your veterinarian vaccinate your dogs, cats, ferrets, and select horses and livestock. Your veterinarian will advise you on the recommended or re...
Did you know people over 50 are encouraged to see their Primary Care Provider every year? Why would you need to go to the doctor yearly if you’re healthy and feel fine? If you’re not sick, don’t go, right? Even if you do get sick once in a while, if some cold medicine can help, there’s no reason to visit the doctor ever, right? Not quite. These visits are called preventative and are an opportunity to catch any pending issues that may lead to illness and failure in your body. Just like you change your engine oil routinely or brush your teeth d...
Most people know the Biblical book of Daniel from the stories of Daniel and the Lions Den, Daniel’s dream interpretations, or maybe the account of Shadrach, Meshach, and Abednego being cast in the furnace for refusing to worship Nebuchadnezzar’s idol. Some folks know Daniel from the Apocalyptic prophecies contained in the text. During the pandemic and lockdowns, I taught through the book on Zoom. The book itself has a much bigger message to convey. It is actually about how God is in control, even when it seems as though he isn’t. After more...
The Big Sandy Barracudas visited Columbia Falls last weekend for the West Divisionals meet. They took 17 swimmers to the competition, and all 17 did well enough to attend the state championship in Sidney next week. The Divisionals meet consists of nine teams, which the Barracuda's faced all season long. The teams that competed were Big Sandy, Bitterroot, Chester, Choteau, Columbia Falls, Conrad, Cut Bank, Fort Benton, and Shelby. Henry Merrill beat two more pool records. This time in the 200 met...
