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State wildlife officers deserve our heartfelt cooperation and respect

State wildlife officers deserve our heartfelt cooperation and respect

OK... So, if you were to take a look at the DVR on our TV, you would find that almost all the programs recorded are hunting shows (imagine that!). One of my favorites is a show called “Wardens” on the Outdoor Channel. This show highlights the Montana State wildlife officers, their duties, their cooperation with the public and each other. This week I thought it would be great to showcase one of...

HANNA

OK... So, if you were to take a look at the DVR on our TV, you would find that almost all the programs recorded are hunting shows (imagine that!). One of my favorites is a show called “Wardens” on the Outdoor Channel. This show highlights the Montana State wildlife officers, their duties, their cooperation with the public and each other. This week I thought it would be great to showcase one of...
Playing the Game of Life

Playing the Game of Life

When I was little, I loved playing the Game of Life. We used to visit Grandma and Grandpa Cipollone at their Mastic Beach house and we spent most summer evenings playing The Game of Life around their old, Formica kitchen table in the old drafty kitchen. Through this Milton Bradley icon, I discovered a lot more about life than I could have ever realized at 10 years old. We bought this board game...

KYLE

“I am the greatest, I said that before I knew I was.”- Muhammad Ali Greatness is not some magical formula that people apply to their lives, and proof they are all of a sudden great. Nor is it something that God gave to only a select few of us, no way! It is in all of us just waiting to get out. If that is true, then why don’t we all achieve great things in our lifetime? Lets explore that...
Discover the greatness in you, don’t get in your own way

Discover the greatness in you, don’t get in your own way

“I am the greatest, I said that before I knew I was.”- Muhammad Ali Greatness is not some magical formula that people apply to their lives, and proof they are all of a sudden great. Nor is it something that God gave to only a select few of us, no way! It is in all of us just waiting to get out. If that is true, then why don’t we all achieve great things in our lifetime? Lets explore that...

DEWEY

Every marriage has its division of labor; that is, one partner handles certain things as the other carries additional responsibilities. Between them, the two become one in the sense that they can rely on each other. It’s all very mature. And, trust me on this, sometimes the results are unintentionally hilarious, which leads me to having no choice but to tell you the tale of how I...

WATER

I did not expect a visit to Hoover Dam this summer to be much more than an opportunity to keep my husband fascinated on an eight-day western trip. Initially I used the carrot of this marvelous mechanical monstrosity to entice my husband to join me out West after I needed to travel to Phoenix for the Mennonite convention there. “We’ll go up to the Grand Canyon, then see Hoover Dam,” I...
State wildlife officers deserve cooperation and respect

State wildlife officers deserve cooperation and respect

OK... So, if you were to take a look at the DVR on our TV, you would find that almost all the programs recorded are hunting shows (imagine that!). One of my favorites is a show called “Wardens” on the Outdoor Channel. This show highlights the Montana State wildlife officers, their duties, their cooperation with the public and each other. This week I thought it would be great to showcase one of...
The county fair
A time-honored tradition

The county fair A time-honored tradition

When I was a child, the excitement for the Wayne County Fair began the school year before when my penciled handwriting was chosen as a schoolhouse fair entry. Would I get a ribbon, would I not get a ribbon? The first exhibit to visit after handing over that school day free ticket was the large schoolhouse building. After finding my cursive writing entry on the Smithville Elementary School wall...
Robert Payn new Assistant Professor of Watershed Hydrology at Montana State University

Robert Payn new Assistant Professor of Watershed Hydrology at Montana State University

Robert (Rob) Payn, Ph.D., who grew up in the rural West Salem area, has recently accepted the position of Asstistant Professor of Watershed Hydrology at Montana State University in Bozeman, Mont. Payn has spent the past four years at Montana State as a post-doctoral research scientist addressing questions about freshwater ecosystem structure and function. Recent work has included coupling...