Best of North Central Montana

U.S. Senator Max Baucus will retire, rather than seek relection, Washington Post columnist Paul Kane is reporting today, quoting Democratic Campaign strategists. Read Kane's report HERE.

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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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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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That's Right - its time for another radio auction. I have the flyer here for you to print and I'm trying something new with the photos this year - Each of the 16 Hours of the auction is listed below - click on the hour you're interested in, each of the items that has a photo will appear as a link, click on that link to see the photo. You can also visit the gallery on this page to see all of the photos. Check it out after the jump

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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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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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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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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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On today's Extension Minute, Pondera County Agent Wendy Wedum talked about National Walking Day, which is sponsored by the American Heart Association. Click HERE for the article she mentioned on medicalnet.co

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 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

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Thanks to a donation from the non-profit Glacier National Park Foundation, plowing of Glacier's Going to the Sun Road will begin on schedule.

Click HERE for updates on the crew's progress on Going to the Sun and the

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Teton County requires citizens to obtain a burn permit and activate the permit before they do any open burning.

The Teton County Burn Permit service (click HERE) is available now and will provide citizens with instant access to county burn permits.

The Teton County Burn Permit and Notification Service al

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