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Vol. 4, No. 7 Thursday, February 19, 2015

Glasgow 4th safest city in MontanaWith endless wild beauty, Montana

earns its reputation as the “Last Best Place.” A grand state to visit, Montana’s nominal crime rate and low population density also make it a fabulous place to settle down.

The Community Outreach Team with SafeWise, a

community-focused security organization with over 75 years

combined experience in the home security industry, is happy to announce that Glasgow made the SafeWise 10 Safest Cities in Montana list. SafeWise combined data from recent FBI Crime Reports with their own research to create a list of the safest communities in Montana. To create their list of Montana’s 10 safest cities, SafeWise evaluated

Live from FESAshley Fossum was part of the crew from Farm Equipment Sales helping Aaron Flint set up shop for this morning’s Voices of Montana, Big Sky Country’s only statewide radio talk show. Kicking the show off was Aaron speaking highly of the Northeast Montana Children’s Museum of which he took a sneak peek yesterday and was literally wowed by the wildlife exhibit. It was an excellent show this morning featuring around a dozen local Voices of Montana. Hope everyone took the time to tune into KLTZ.

What goes up must come down… but don’t expect it to come down where you can find it.

Letter to the BuzzSet March 1st aside

Real Life Wisdom

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HELDOVER

HELDOVER

Some Sexual References, Language Throughout and Strong Disturbing War Violence

RMild Action and Rude HumorPG

Must have valid Montana Fishing license in possession 1. Must be 18 or older

2. Children may fish with a parent.

Largest Fish– Walleye, Lake Trout, Northern Pike, Burbot, Bass, Yellow Perch, Carp, or Sucker wins. If a tie occurs, first fish wins!

To enter contact: The Glasgow Area Chamber of Commerce & Ag. PO Box 832 Glasgow, MT 59230

Visit: www.glasgowchamber.net or E-mail: [email protected]

Ice Fishing Entry Form No entries accepted after Feb 21, 2015 at 1pm Entry Fee: $50 per hole or 3 holes for $100

NAME: _________________________________________________________________________________________

MAILING ADDRESS: _____________________________________________________________________________

CITY: ________________________________STATE: ____________ZIP:_________PHONE: _______________

PAID: ________________CHECK/CASH

HOLE #__1____#__2____#__3___ (Assigned on the day of the tournament)

Sponsored by Glasgow Area Chamber of Commerce & Agriculture, Inc.

Cottonwood Inn * Coca-Cola * D&G * Ezzies Wholesale * Hi Line Ford * JR’s Party Store #24 * KLTZ/KLAN * First Community Bank * Thompson & Sons * Nemont Beverage * Northern Prairie Auto * Reynolds * Nemont Telephone *

Valley Bank * The Gateway Club * Edward Jones * Newton Motors * Pacific Hide & Fur * NorthWestern Energy

Must have valid Montana Fishing license in possession1. Must be 18 or older 2. Children may fish with a parent.

Largest Fish– Walleye, Lake Trout, Northern Pike, Burbot, Bass, Yellow Perch, Carp, or Sucker wins. If a tie occurs, first fish wins!

To enter contact: The Glasgow Area Chamber of Commerce & Ag.PO Box 832 Glasgow, MT 59230

Visit: www.glasgowchamber.net or E-mail: [email protected]

While Glasgow is the fourth safest city in Montana according to SafeWise, the state of Montana ranked sixth has the highest well-being. Alaska residents had the highest well-being in the nation in 2014, reaching the top spot for the first time since Gallup and Healthways began tracking well-being in 2008.

Glasgow ranked 4th, Montana ranked 5th

Our North Dakota neighbors tumbled from the top spot in 2013 to 23rd in 2014. North Dakota’s drop was mostly attributable to a drop in its residents’ overall life evaluation, coupled with worsened health-related behaviors such as higher smoking rates, reduced exercise and less healthy eating compared with 2013. All of the 10 lowest well-being states in 2014 have frequented this list in the past. West Virginia and Kentucky rank 50th and 49th, respectively, for the sixth consecutive year.

1. Alaska - 64.72. Hawaii - 64.53. South Dakota - 64.34. Wyoming - 63.95. Montana - 63.7

6. Colorado - 63.2 7. Nebraska - 63.18. Utah - 62.99. New Mexico - 62.810. Texas - 62.8

Political Buzz...

BUZZIFIEDS

Roller-coasterweather

BUZZGARAGE SALE: Saturday, Feb 21st , from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. For sale will be bedspreads, sheets, towels, desk chairs, pillows, lamps, blankets, mattress pads, and more.IN THE BANQUET ROOM AT THE COTTONWOOD INN.

BUZZHELP WANTED: Day cook. Competitive wage DOE, flexible hours. APPLY AT DURUM

BUZZPOSITION ANNOUNCEMENT: Clinic Patient Account Representative. Responsible for bi l l ing and follow up on all insurance types. Processing all payment types to patient accounts to ensure prompt and accurate reimbursement. Strong customer service skills. High School Diploma or GED. Ten key or data entry experience preferred. Background experience with ICD9 and CPT coding preferred, but not required. Previous experience with insurance billing and coding preferred. Knowledge of computer and accounting experience preferred. CONTACT CHARAM ORTH (406) 228.3638

BUZZNASHUA SCHOOLS has an opening for a High School Boys Track Coach. Practice starts March 9. PLEASE CONTACT THE SCHOOL AT 746-3411 FOR MORE INFORMATION

BUZZCONDUCTING JOB FAIRS: Feb. 18 12pm - 7pm at Havre Airport; Feb. 19th 12pm - 7pm at Glasgow Airport; Feb. 21 12pm - 7pm at Sidney Richland Airport. Seeks professional and career oriented individuals for Transportation Security Officers in Glendive, Sidney, Wolf Point, Glasgow, and Havre, MT. Excellent salary, part-time positions with full benefits. Duties: providing security and protection of air traveling passengers and the public. Requirements: High School diploma or equivalent, proficiency in the English language, pass medical and drug screening, and background checks E.O.E. TO APPLY GO TO HTTP://WWW.TRINITYTECHNOLOGYGROUP.COM/

BUZZOPENINGS AVAILABLE AT MIRROR IMAGE: Established Salon, full or part-time esthetician, or nail tech. Openings available for all positions. CALL 228-2330 ASK FOR KRISTI

BUZZFOR SALE: 2007 Yamaha V-Star 650. Only 3,600 miles. Like new, needs nothing $3,200. 406-228-9044 LEAVE MESSAGE.

BUZZFOR RENT: One bedroom upstairs apartment. Close to downtown, no pets, no smoking. $575 a month, plus deposit. CALL 406-230-0015

BUZZFOR RENT & SALE IN ST. MARIE: 3 Bedroom, 1.5 Bath. CALL 406-524-3742.

BUZZFOR RENT: 1 bedroom, unfinished apt. rental assistance available to qualif ied tenant. No pets, no smokers. INQUIRE AT NEW DIRECTIONS BEAUTY SALON

BUZZFOR RENT: Spacious 1625 sq. ft, 3 bed 1 bath apartment in the Helland Agency building, 21 US hwy 2 East. Rent by the month. Ideal for construction crews! CALL CHRIS FOR DETAILS 228-2114.

BUZZSTORE FRONT SPACE AVAILABLE FOR LEASE, 228-2800

Tonight: Partly cloudy, with a low around 28. West northwest wind 9 to 11 mph.Friday: A 50 percent chance of snow, mainly after noon. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 36. West northwest wind 9 to 16 mph, with gusts as high as 23 mph. Friday Night: A 40 percent chance of snow showers. Cloudy, with a low around 8. North wind around 13 mph, with gusts as high as 18 mph. Saturday: A 20 percent chance of snow showers before noon. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 16. North wind 11 to 14 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph.Saturday: Night Mostly clear, with a low around -7. North wind 8 to 14 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph.Sunday: Sunny, with a high near 16. West wind around 8 mph.Sunday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 5.Monday: Partly sunny, with a high near 34.Monday Night: A slight chance of snow. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 17.Tuesday: Partly sunny, with a high near 32.Tuesday Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 15.Wednesday: Mostly cloudy, with a high near 30.

Set March 1st aside

Rain and snow showers are possible in northeast Montana Friday and snow showers are possible Friday night and Saturday. Travelers should check for weather updates and road conditions.

Sun, March 1stFrom 11:30am-1:30

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Alterations•Hemming•Patching

February 18-28

$50 or LEssCoat & Bottom

Sale* Coats * Jeans * Pants * Leggings * Shorts * Capris

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Medusahead (Taeniatherum caput-medusae) Identification Medusahead, an annual exotic grass, has slender, bright green leaves. The stems are wiry and contain a few short, narrow leaves. It has long awns that emerge from the seed head and point outward and upward. Awns take on a twisted appearance, by which the plant is customarily identified, as the plant dries out in mid-summer. The native grasses bottlebrush squirreltail (Elymus elymoides) and foxtail barley (Hordeum jubatum) look similar to medusahead , but the mature inflorescence of these species fall apart easily when handled, while medusahead inflorescences stay intact. Impacts — Medusahead usually behaves as a winter annual, and seedlings initiate re-growth

Medusahead is one bad weed Stone Tihista of the Valley County Weed District would like the public become aware of troublesome weeds/noxious weeds that have been or feared to be introduced to northeast Montana and Valley County. Read the informative article from the Montana State University Extension and see how you fare with the crossword puzzle on page 9! The answers will be found within the informative article, with exception on rare occasions when the article refers to the internet about another article.

Medusahead Bottlebrush squireltail Foxtail barleyFeb. Gun Buy of

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The four Valley County Grazing Districts will hold their joint annual meeting on Friday, February 20th at the Glasgow Elks Lodge beginning at 2:00 p.m. with updates from various agencies. Guest speaker this year is Miles Anderson who ranches near the Grassland Park in Canada. He will speak on “Cows & Sage Grouse”. A complimentary supper will be served at 6p.m. All Grazing District members are encouraged to attend.

Cows & Sage Grouse the hot topic

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early in the growing season, reducing moisture for perennial grasses. It has high silica content so it is slow to decay, leaving a dense layer of litter which limits recruitment of other grass seedlings (right, bottom). However, medusahead seeds can germinate within the litter. Nutritive value is similar to other grasses, but coarseness due to high silica content makes it unpalatable. Seed heads contains stiff glumes and awns that can injure eyes and mouths of grazing animals. Habitat —Medusahead is native to Spain, Portugal, southern France, Morocco, and Algeria. It was first found collected in the U.S. in southwestern Oregon in 1884. It thrives in regions with warm, dry summers and cool, moist weather from fall through spring. It’s most common in inland valleys of California, the Intermountain West including the Great Basin, and the Columbia Basin. It tends to thrive in clayey soils. Spread Seeds drop within 2m of the plant, meaning tall grasses and shrubs can provide barriers to spread, but the long-awned seeds can cling to the coats of grazing animals or attach to machinery, vehicles and clothing. Healthy intact plant communities resist medusahead invasion, but lands with a high disturbance regime and low perennial plant cover and diversity are prone to medusahead invasion. It has been observed to take over previously established weeds like cheatgrass.

Management Priorities — Medusahead is not a state-listed weed in Montana but is listed in CA, CO, NV, OR, and UT. It has only recently been confirmed in Montana, so it is important to be able to identify this grass so that infestations can be detected when they are still small and manageable. Disturbance increases susceptibility to invasion on rangeland, so do not overgraze perennial grasses. Researchers in OR found that an increase of one perennial bunchgrass per square yard resulted in a 15-20% decline in medusahead establishment. Spring burning to remove litter followed by a fall application of a pre-emergent herbicide like imazapic has been shown to be the most effective method for managing established populations. If little to no desirable vegetation remains, revegetation should be integrated with burning and herbicides.

How the fight started...

So I goes to the police station to report my missing wife. I tell the cop she went shopping yesterday and still ain’t came home yet. Here’s our conversation: Cop: What is her height?Me: Oh, probably about five-foot-something-er-other.

Cop: Build?Me: Not slim, not really fat. Just sorta’ chunky, I guess.

Cop: Color of eyes?Me: Never noticed.

Cop: Color of hair?Me: Changes according to season.

Cop: What was she wearing?Me: Uh... dress suit, blue jeans — I don’t remember exactly.

Cop: Did she go in a car? Me: Yes.

Cop: What kind of car was it?Me: 2013 Corvette Stingray 3LT with the Z51 Performance Package, shark gray metallic paint, with the 6.2 litre V8 engine with Direct Injection generating 460 Horsepowe, 8-speed paddle-shift automatic transmission, and GT bucket seats, and has a very thin scratch on the front left door. (It was at this very moment I believe I got a tear in my eye...)

Cop: Don’t worry sir.......We’ll find your car!

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good luck at state, girls!

U19

U14Girls State Hockey Tournament

U14 & U19Glasgow Valley Event Center

February 20- 22, 2015

Friday, Feb.20 9:00 a.m. Missoula vs Kalispell U19

11:00 a.m. Glasgow vs Whitefish U191:00 p.m. Glasgow vs Kalispell U143:00 p.m. Bozeman vs Kalispell U195:00 p.m. Whitefish vs Missoula U19

7:00 p.m. Opening Ceremonies/Senior Recognition

8:30 p.m. Glasgow vs Bozeman U19

Saturday, Feb.216:00 a.m. Whitefish vs Kalispell U19

8:00 a.m. Flathead vs Missoula U1410:00 a.m. Missoula vs Bozeman U1912:00 p.m. Glasgow vs Kalispell U192:00 p.m. Glasgow vs Missoula U144:00 p.m. Bozeman vs Whitefish U19*6:00 p.m. Missoula vs Glasgow U19

8:00 p.m. 2nd place vs 3rd place U14Sunday, Feb.22

8:00 a.m. Consolation U19*10:00 a.m. Championship U14*12:00 p.m. Championship U19

* Broadcast live via Nemont.tv

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Photo by CB Photography

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Soup: COOK’S CHOICELunch: CHICKEN PHILLY

Dinner: 2 pc. LIVER & ONIONS

SUNDAY

Soup: HAM & BEAN Lunch: FRENCH DIP

Dinner: 8 oz CHICKEN FRIED STEAK

SATURDAYSoup: COOK’S CHOICE

Lunch: STUFFED BACONCHEESEBURGER

Dinner: 8 oz. SIRLOIN

Test your knowledge of Medusahead

Creel Survey Begins in March Montana Fish, Wildlife & Parks will interview anglers starting in March on the Missouri River between Holter Dam and the town of Cascade to get a better idea of angler usage and their opinions about the popular trout fishing river. The creel census will start March 2 and run through December. It will be the first in-person angler survey on the river since 2002. In addition a statewide mail-in creel survey will take place this year. Creel clerks will ask anglers at boat launches and along the river banks to answer a one-page questionnaire about catch rates, harvest rates, angler satisfaction, angler use and their opinion about the river’s fisheries management. The blue-ribbon stretch of the Missouri runs about 33 miles and is the most popular trout fishing river in the state, based on the most recent data. In 2013, the river recorded 170,850 angler days. The second most popular river is the Bighorn River in southeast Montana with 138,474 angler days.

515 2nd Ave. SouthGlasgow, MT

communities with a population over 1,500 residents in 2012 and researched the most recent FBI Crime Report statistics. The next

step was examining the number of Violent Crimes, consisting of

murder, robbery, aggravated assault, and forcible rape, as well as Property

Crimes, which include burglary, arson, motor vehicle theft, and larceny-theft. Finally, to create a level playing field, SafeWise determined the chance of these crimes happening out of 1,000 people. 2.72 violent crimes reported per 1,000 residents across the state. That makes Montana safer than the average American city, which reports 3.67 violent crimes per 1,000 citizens. The 10 safest Montana cities on the list averaged just 1.8 incidents of violent crime per 1,000 residents. That’s roughly 50 percent less than the average U.S. community. No murders were reported by the safest cities listed below, and 90 percent of the cities reported no robberies. The safest cities of Montana also deserve applause for a property crime rate that’s nearly half that of most American cities.These are the 10 safest cities in Montana.1. Colstrip — Violent Crimes per 1,000: 0.88

Property Crimes per 1,000: 6.182. East Helena — Violent Crimes per 1,000: 0.48

Property Crimes per 1,000: 7.783. Dillon — Violent Crimes per 1,000: 0.96

Property Crimes per 1,000: 10.384. Glasgow — Violent Crimes per 1,000: 1.80

Property Crimes per 1,000: 12.635. Conrad — Violent Crimes per 1,000: 3.03

Property Crimes per 1,000: 13.286. Lewistown — Violent Crimes per 1,000: 2.88

Property Crimes per 1,000: 13.737. Livingston — Violent Crimes per 1,000: 3.42;

Property Crimes per 1,000: 20.238. Miles City — Violent Crimes per 1,000: 2.58

Property Crimes per 1,000: 23.539. Libby — Violent Crimes per 1,000: 1.52

Property Crimes per 1,000: 24.7110. Columbia Falls — Violent Crimes per 1,000: 0.84

Property Crimes per 1,000: 27.63

Glasgow 4th safest continued from front

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