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Cody King with a throw

Scotty junior Cody King had a great weekend at the Cut

Bank Invitational this past Friday and Saturday, winning
his way into the 138-pound title match before losing
to Choteaus J.J. Werdal by an 8-4 decision to place
second. Scotty senior Joe Doney won the heavyweight
consolation match for a third place finish, and overall the
Scotties placed 7th, showing major improvements from
just a season ago. Top Ten Team scores 1. Havre 238,
2. Flathead 217, 3. Choteau 191.5, 4. Eureka 131, 5.
Great Falls High JV 111.5, 6. Ronan 108, 7. Glasgow
102, 8. Cut Bank 95, 9. Townsend 91.5, 10. Chinook 91.

The regular wrestling season is now over the halfway

mark; next on the schedule is the always-tough Cowboy
Invitational in Miles City this Friday and Saturday, January
16th & 17th, which draws some top teams from Montana,
Wyoming, South Dakota and North Dakota. Following that,
the Scotties will be wrestling a dual in Sidney, a Chinook
Mixer, the Harlem Invitational, the Malta Mixer and will
conclude the regular season with the Malta Invitational.
The Eastern B/C Divisional Tournament will be held in
Shepherd on Saturday, February 7th to see who qualifies
for the State Tournament in Billings February 13-14.

Tuesday Tech Nite at the Library

The Glasgow City/County Library will have Tech
Nite this Tuesday, January 13th from 5-7 p.m.
Brian Gregory will have a question and answer
session, so bring your devices if possible (tablets,
phones, readers, etc.).

Fire destroys Nemont

Retail Office in Poplar

USDA seeks applications for grants

to help finance Rural Broadband

USDA Rural Development Montana State

Director Anthony Preite announced that USDA
is soliciting applications for Fiscal Year (FY) 2015
Community Connect Program grants. The program
provides grants to establish essential broadband
services in rural communities where it is currently
not available.

Many rural communities in Montana do not have
access to broadband, said Preite. USDAs Community
Connect Grant Program ensures that rural residents
have the ability to run businesses, get the most from
their education, and benefit from the infinite services
that fast, reliable broadband provides.

The minimum amount of grants awarded will be
$100,000; the maximum is $3,000,000. The deadline
for applications to be submitted is February 17, 2015.
Last year, USDA announced new rules to better
target Community Connect grants to areas where
they are needed the most. To view the rules, go to:
http://www.gpo.gov/fdsys/pkg/FR-2013-05-03/
pdf/2013-10502.pdf
Since its inception, the Community Connect
program has funded 237 projects with investments of
$149 million.
For more information, see page 75120 of the
December 17, 2014 Federal Register or contact Kim
Jacobs at (307)254-0910 or kim.jacobs@wdc.usda.gov.

Nemont announced this morning that their

retail store in Poplar, MT burned in the very early
hours of Sunday, January 11th.

No employees or people were injured. The cause
of the fire is unknown and is being investigated
by authorities. The building is owned by MDU
(Montana-Dakota Utilities) and is located at 208
2nd Ave West in Poplar. Nemont notes that at the
time of this announcement the extent of damage is
not known.
Nemont would like to express appreciation
to the first responders who worked to put out the
blaze. Nemont is working on alternative plans to
continue serving loyal customers in the Poplar
area. In the meantime, Nemont will continue to
operate their seven other retail locations. The Wolf
Point office for customers requiring immediate
service is the closest in proximity to Poplar.
Nemont apologizes for any inconvenience that this
regrettably and unfortunate situation may create
for our customers.
Please stay tuned for further updates and
Nemonts plans to operate in the Poplar area.
Nemont Telephone Cooperative is a facilities
based telecommunications service provider
serving over 14,000 square miles of Northeastern
Montana, Northwestern North Dakota, South
Central Montana, and Northern Wyoming. Along
with its subsidiaries Sagebrush Cellular, Project
Telephone, Missouri Valley Communications and
Nemont Communications Incorporated, Nemont
Telephone Cooperative is committed to connecting
its rural customers to the world through innovative
Broadband, Wireless and Wireline services.

Nemont Telephone Cooperative was organized
in 1950 and is headquartered in Scobey, Montana.
Nemont can be reached at 1-800-636-6680 or at
www.nemont.net.

At long last,
warmer days
are coming

Tonight: Partly cloudy, with a low around 4. Wind chill values

as low as -9. East southeast wind 5 to 10 mph becoming
west northwest after midnight.

Tuesday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 21. Wind chill

values as low as -7. West wind around 8 mph.
Tuesday Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 13. West
wind around 7 mph.

Wednesday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 30. West

northwest wind 8 to 10 mph.

Wednesday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 15.

West wind around 8 mph.

Thursday: Sunny, with a high near 33. West southwest

wind around 6 mph.
Thursday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 22.
Friday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 36.

Friday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 19.

Saturday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 31.

Saturday Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 19.

Sunday: A slight chance of snow. Mostly sunny, with a high

near 31.

BUZZIFIEDS

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FUN & FRIENDLY WORKPLACE! Join the fun at Taco Shack. You must
be at least 14 years old, be responsible & have transportation. PICK UP
AN APPLICATION AT TACO SHACK OR CALL SHERRI 228-2979.
BUZZ
FOR RENT & SALE IN ST. MARIE: 3 Bedroom, 1.5 Bath. CALL 406524-3742.
BUZZ
FOR SALE: 2008 Rhino 450. CALL 228-8467 OR 263-5345
BUZZ
LUTEFISK DINNER: $15 a plate. 11:30 - 1pm, Thursday, January 15th at
Prairie Ridge. CALL 228-2208 TO RSVP.

Hankering for some lutefisk?

It is said that about half the Norwegians who

immigrated to America came in order to escape the
hated lutefisk, and the other half came to spread the
gospel of lutefisks wonderfulness.

The Prairie Ridge Village in Glasgow is firing up

the kettles to serve up some piping hot lutefisk this
Thursday, January 15th from 11:30 a.m. to 1:00 p.m.

Cost is $15, and anyone can RSVP by calling Prairie
Ridge at 228-2208. Dont delay, get in on the LUTEFISK
Thursday!

St. Raphaels is dishing up a Taste of Poland

St. Raphaels Parish

in Glasgow is hosting a
Taste of Poland Dinner
and Silent Auction on
Saturday, January 24th at
the Parish Center.
Tickets are $20 each,
$35 per couple, or $150 for
a table of eight. A cash bar
will offer beer, wine and
pop.

Enjoy live piano music
while you bid on silent
auction items to benefit the
pilgrimage to World Youth
Day in Krakow, Poland.
Seatings are at 5:00
pm and 7:00 pm. Get your
tickets at St. Raphaels, the
Fashionette or by calling Helping to head up St. Raphaels Taste of Poland Dinner are (from left) Courtney Capdeville,
Jane Allen, Keirsten Wethern, Terri Ellsworth, Mandy Bell and Kim Monson.
263-7485.

A rodeo bonus

MHSRA joins with PRCA

for Rough Stock Challenge

The Montana PRCA Pro Rodeo Circuit and the
Montana High School Rodeo Association have joined to
organize the first High School Rough Stock Challenge
at the Montana Pro Rodeo Circuit Finals in Great Falls
January 16-18.
The brainchild of the Montana Pro Rodeo Circuit
Board, the Montana High School Rough Stock Challenge
will be the very first event of its kind at any PRCA rodeo
in the nation and intends to engage youth and encourage
them to participate in the sport of pro rodeo. The program
will expose youth to a larger audience and help them get a
start in rodeo.

The top six high school contestants in the bareback
and saddle bronc riding will compete through the three
day event. Three bareback and three saddle bronc riders
will compete on each of the first two days, with the top
three coming back on Sunday.

This is a Montana Pro Rodeo program to help increase
youth involvement in the sport of rodeo and we are excited
to be the first and only Professional Rodeo Circuit to
come up with such a program involving youth and will be
implementing it into the 36th annual MPRF, says Jim Croff,
president of the Montana PRCA Pro Rodeo Circuit Board.