Anne James
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Sen. Max Baucus Will Retire
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Bears
Just a few years ago, this would have been a rare sight, but farmers and ranchers are seeing more bears roaming the prairie here in the Golden Triangle. Brad Birch spotted these two on April 17, just a couple of miles west of Conrad near the Ron Warwick place.
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Recycling Opportunities in Toole County
On today's Extension Minute, Toole County Agent Alice Burchak talked about recycling opportunities in Shelby. Here are the locations she mentioned:
Shelby Recycling Site, located at the north end of the viaduct, accepts newspaper, office paper, magazines cardboard, aluminum and tin cans.
Shelby Landf
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RC&D Hosts Homebuyer Education Classes
April 22 & 29, 2013 5-9pm
ARE YOU LOOKING to Buy a HOME someday? WANT TO LEARN MORE ABOUT THE PROCESS OF BUYING A HOME and what you can do NOW?
COME TO A HOMEBUYER EDUCATION CLASS!
The class covers topics including: Getting ready for home ownership, how to find a home, and the financing and mortgage process, predatory lending, budgeting and credit, home insurance, home inspections, title insurance,NeighborWorks MTprograms, along with what happens after the sale. Local profe
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Teton County 4-Hers Show How It’s Done
Eleven area 4-H members spent considerable time over the past month learning skills to share with others through the Teton County 4-H Demonstration contest held on Saturday, April 13. Thank you to Teton Co Agent Jane Wolery for sharing these photos:
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Drop Everything and Read Today!
I know you have a lot of things to do today, but I'll bet nothing on your to-do list is more fun than curling up with a good book. That's the logic behind "Drop Everything and Read" Day, sponsored by Harper-Collins publishing
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Whoo You Lookin’ At? Owl Cam Goes Live
Bird watchers around the world have a rare opportunity to study the development of a new family of Long-Eared Owls, thanks to a new "owl cam" set up by the Owl Research Institute in Charlo. Researcher Denver Holt tells the Associated Press he has banded over 1700 of the birds and found over 225 nests in Montana, but this will be his first chance to study the nocturnal birds' child-rearing habits
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All Aboard Amtrak!
Well, More Aboard Amtrak, anyway. The passenger rail company released its ridership report Tuesday, showing passgener numbers increased in the first six months of fiscal year 2013.
Ridership on the Empire Builder route, which runs from Chicago to Seattle and Portland, crossing Montana's Hi-Line, was down .07%, to
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Holocaust Survivor to Visit Next Month
Choteau, Fairfield and other area schools are remembering the victims of the Holocaust by promoting tolerance throughout the schools with a "Hat Day" today to raise funds to help bring Holocaust survivor, author and inspirational speaker Inge Auerbacher to area schools in May. Students will pay a dollar to wear their hats during the school day.
Choteau students, Charley Yeager, Amanda Willekes and Tylee Patton have spent the last couple months raising funds to cover Inge’s expenses to Montana and provide several community events.
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MSU Extension – MontGuides for Better Gardening
On today's Extension Minute, Toole County Agent Joe Parks mentioned several MontGuide publications produced by the MSU Cooperative Extension Service to help you raise a more bountiful home garden this summer
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April 3rd is National Walking Day
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Shelby RECCS Taking Pre-Orders for Garden Plants
On today's Extension Minute, Toole County Agent Alice Burchak talked about the Shelby Community Gardens. Here are the contact numbers for the gardens, and the list of vegetable starts available through the Shelby Schools RECCS program:
For information on leasing a plot at the Shelby Community garden call MSU Extension 424-8350