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All eyes on the bird, boys!


Boy Scouts Avery Merrigan, Rowen Kloker, Trevin noted of northeast Montana’s upland game bird hunting
Gibson and Cub Scout Holden Kloker were recently opportunities. J.D. had been hunting with peregrine
treated to a very interesting demonstration regarding falcons for 50-plus years and they’ve had breeding
falconry by Cheryl Solmonsen and one of her falcons. pairs for 20-plus years. Cheryl currently has a total of
Falconry is the hunting of wild animals in their natural seven peregrines: three breeding pairs and one hunter.
state and habitat by means of a trained bird of prey. In fact, they’re in the breeding season right now and she
Evidence suggests that the art of falconry dates back is expecting to see the first egg possibly today! But while
to approximately 2,000 BC. Cheryl taught the Scouts they’re in the breeding season they must be left alone.
about feeding falcons and the equipment it takes to Cheryl, said she had a really nice day with the Scouts in
raise them. Falconry is the reason her late husband appreciation for the sport of falconry and plans on doing
J.D. Solmonsen and she came to Montana. “Bottom more of these demonstrations in the future. Any groups
line, that’s why we moved here from Washington,” she interested can contact her on her facebook page.
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We will be eagerly awaiting guidance from our healthcare and government
professionals that indicate it is acceptable to reopen and welcome our
patrons back to their theatre. Please, during this time of isolation, take
care to keep yourself and your loved ones safe. If you have any questions
or concerns please call our main office at 406-883-5603.
“You’ll have bad times, but it’ll always wake you up to the good stuff you Broc McColly programming “robot” CharLee McColly
weren’t paying attention to.” Robin Williams, Good Will Hunting.
to turn around.

Still in wind 4-H Report with Linden Holt


chill mode on The meeting of the Western Valley 4-H Club
1st day of spring
was held Sunday, March 8th.
For recreation, we played Your Turn. In Your
Turn, you have to make up a beat and the person of
Tonight: Partly cloudy, with a low around 6. Wind chill your choice tries to copy it. For song we did “Yunky
values between -5 and 5. North northeast wind 5 to 11 mph
Doodle!” as CharLee McColly called it. When the
becoming east southeast after midnight.
song ended, the 4-H kids 6th grade announced
Friday: Partly sunny, with a high near 30. Wind chill values
between -10 and zero. Southeast wind 9 to 14 mph, with
“And then there’s a lot more verses that would take
gusts as high as 20 mph. forever!”
Friday Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 12. East “So on to Food Festival” stated President
wind 6 to 10 mph. Kaitlyn McColly.
Saturday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 38. Calm wind “Spaghetti and lasagna?” suggested CharLee.
becoming southwest around 6 mph in the afternoon. “No!” Kaitlyn said. “Czech food; remember?”
Saturday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 18. West After some debating we moved on. “And on to
southwest wind around 6 mph becoming south southeast in announcements” Kaitlyn began. BaiLee McColly
the evening. jumped in. “MADAM PRESIDE… Ooops!”
Sunday: Partly sunny, with a high near 41. Northwest wind After announcements, the meeting was finally
6 to 9 mph. open for adjournment.
Sunday Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 21. “MAMADAMPRESIDENTDENT!” squabbled
Northwest wind 6 to 8 mph becoming east southeast after BaiLee and Kodi McColly. “BaiLee” called Kaitlin.
midnight.
“I move to adjourn the meeting!” After the meeting,
Monday: Mostly cloudy, with a high near 48. South southeast Zora Holt gave a talk on how to use an abacus.
wind 6 to 10 mph, with gusts as high as 18 mph.
Linden Holt gave a demonstration on how to
Monday Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 26. program. CharLee volunteered to be the robot.
Tuesday: A 30% chance of rain and snow. Cloudy, with a The audience had a blast! Kodi McColly
high near 45. North northeast wind 8 to 13 mph.
programmed CharLee to walk into the bathroom!
Wednesday: Mostly cloudy, with a high near 37. Kaitlyn made CharLee walk up the stairs! The

Reel Life Wisdom


audience commented that CharLee didn’t have to
walk 50 steps to get all the way up the stairs. “SHE’S
GOING TO WALK 50 STEPS!” Kaitlyn made clear.
“You cannot beat a river into submission. Every one jumped up when CharLee began to
You have to surrender to its current and use move and all counted. “1,2,3,4,5,6,7,8,9,10,11,12…”
its power as your own.” ~ Tilda Swinton in all the way to 50!
Doctor Strange (2016)
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Did the DNRC commit FRAUD in
giving our water rights to the BLM?
by Ron Stoneberg, Valley County did not file and were later told they had lost their rights
Conservation District Supervisor because they missed the filing deadline. Files were lost
Anyone reading the February 19, 2020 Glasgow due to water damage following the train wreck in Helena
Courier would realize the Valley County Conservation and the ranchers were lied to and told they could not file
District has been trying to get to the bottom of the on water on the BLM lands. The legislature passed bills
illegal theft of our vested water rights that is occurring designed to fix the mess but just added to the confusion.
in Montana, including Valley County. The end result was many ranchers did not file and when
It has been a steep learning curve! The US and they tried to file were informed the BLM had already
Montana water laws are complicated but appear to be filed on their waters.
quite straight forward to the average citizen that takes Interestingly, this same scenario played out in
the time to look into them. However, when the legal Idaho. It began with the adjudication of the Snake
ferrets get through twisting and turning every clause River Basin and the ranchers were advised by the Idaho
and sentence, you begin to wonder. Department of Water Resources not to file stockwater
First, everyone agrees Montana is a prior claims as the state would defend their rights. Some of
appropriation doctrine state. That means, “first in the ranchers filed anyway and then learned the BLM
time, first in right”. In other words, the person that first had filed thousands of claims over all of the ranchers’
diverts the water and puts it to beneficial use owns the claims. The state government also discouraged the
right to use the amount needed. It has been upheld that ranchers from filing objections. The federal solicitors
livestock drinking the water meets the requirement of told the ranchers that if they filed they would bankrupt
a diversion and beneficial use. The pre1973 water laws them. Two ranchers did not take their advice and took
confirmed that a holder of a prior right had an existing it to court at a huge personal cost. They won. The Idaho
or ‘vested’ water right that could only be removed by Supreme Court ruled the federal government cannot
legal action (i.e. eminent domain). Many of the ranches hold a stockwater right.
in Valley County were settled in the early 1900’s and State and Federal Codes have clearly declared
acquired vested water rights. The Taylor Grazing Act of and it has been upheld by the US Supreme Court that
1934 took the public land that had been the customary the states own all of the non-navigable waters within
range of the adjacent landowner out of the public their boundaries. Therefore, the only way the federal
domain and adjudicated it to the adjacent landowner. government can get a water right is if the state gives it to
The landowner got two things. First, was a grazing them. We do not believe the BLM has been successful
right (the exclusive right for his/her/their livestock to in acquiring stockwater rights in any western state
use the forage) on the federal range, and, secondly, the and we do not think it should happen in Montana. In
Act recognized and maintained the landowners existing addition, President Trump issued an executive order
vested water rights on the combined federal/private on April 25, 2017 establishing an “Interagency Task
acreage. Force on Agriculture and Rural Prosperity”. One of
Everything worked fine with few problems, the purposes of the order is to, “(ix) ensure that water
particularly in non-irrigated rangeland, until the passage users’ private property rights are not encumbered
of the Montana Constitution in 1972 when things when they attempt to secure permits to operate on
started to come unraveled. The legislature formed the public lands;” So why are we battling the BLM for our
Department of Natural Resources and Conservation stockwater rights?
(DNRC) and charged this new agency with the task of Unfortunately, we need look no further than our
straightening out the water rights mess in Montana. own state government for the answer. We believe the
Being new, they were totally unprepared for the task DNRC committed fraud when they lied to ranchers and
and were literally overwhelmed. Ranchers were told told them they could not own the right to the use of
their stockwater rights were exempt from filing. Many water on federal lands. This is in total contradiction to
federal and state laws that declare the user of the water encouraged the BLM to file. We believe there should be
owns the right to the water regardless of who owns the an investigation into their fraudulent behavior.
land. In addition, why did the DNRC tell the BLM to In order to establish fraudulent behavior we must
file on unfiled water rights rather than notifying the document abuses ranchers suffered at the hands of the
existing right holder that they should file? Instead of DNRC. Unfortunately, most ranchers do not document
helping ranchers with the complicated filing process, interactions with government agencies. If you have
the DNRC recommended a file (627) that turned out documented evidence dig it out and have it ready to
to not be a legitimate recording. In other words, the present. If not, you can file an affidavit with the county
DNRC did everything in their power to discourage clerk and recorder detailing the bad advice you were
ranchers from filing on their federal ranges and then given.

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Glasgow Distributors Bank of Glasgow
HIGH GAMES & SERIES
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BS Buzz Casper & Friends Team Scr.: Scottie Express 792 & Rock’s Auto Mall
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Letter to the Buzz
I have voted for politicians from both parties over the
course of my lifetime. Furthermore, I have know lots
of Republicans and Democrats who believe in treating
Look for positives instead of negatives people with civility, kindness and generosity regardless of
Dear Buzz, their party affiliations. And many of you live right here in
I normally don’t read Virgil Vaupel’s columns in the Valley County!
BS Buzz, but a final sentence of his jumped out at me today, So, people, please exercise your right to take a stand
and I feel compelled to address it. against any divisive and hateful rhetoric. Conversations
The sentence came at the end of a column in which about differing opinions are useful. Demeaning or
he managed to denigrate almost everyone, starting with belittling attitudes, not so much.
women (claiming a female professor in Wyoming was Sincerely,
an anti-American with a withered mind), then people in ~ Lin Erickson
general (because we hire celebrities to sing the National
In order to prevent the spread of illness,
Anthem at sports events instead of singing it ourselves),
the Valley County Health Department will
then Olympic athletes (who come home and become
commies like that b-stard Bernie Sanders), followed by no longer be open to the public without an
legalized immigrant citizens (“most” of whom are proud to appointment made beforehand.
be Americans... well, one, anyway — Lee Greenwood), and
finally, anyone who comes here trying to escape oppression Limited availability so please call
or better their lives without going through the proper 228-6261 to make an appointment.
channels, because they are all (apparently) criminals. Thank you for your understanding
The sentence was: “I’m still very proud of my
Americanism and my patriotism and of my whiteness.”
Sadly, I am aware that there are still a lot of old, bigoted,
white men in our country whose claim of patriotism is VISITOR
based on hatred of anyone who is not old, white and male.
I realize that these poor fellows deserve my compassion,
RESTRICTIONS
because their vitriol stems from ignorance and a fear of Please do not come to FMDH if you do not need medical care.
In response to rapidly changing developments with the coronavirus
change. I know I should strive for more tolerance towards (COVID-19), new visitation and admission restrictions are in effect.
them (or anyone) whose world-views are limited by either Visitors should refrain from coming to our facility.

a lack of education, a lack of exposure to different people, PATIENTS ENTERING FMDH FACILITY:
or by an upbringing that they are unwilling or unable to Access to the FMDH facility is currently limited to those with

overcome. And, certainly, fear of change is common to all appointments only, with the exception of the Emergency Department.
All patients will be required to verify their appointment upon entering.
of us, so I can’t really default that.
But change is an inevitable part of the human VISITORS:
condition, and how we react to it is what defines us. My NO Visitors are allowed unless:
- You are a support person for an obstetric patient in labor.
generation didn’t have the same values as our parents did, - You are a designated driver for a surgery patient.
- The patient is a minor.
and our grandchildren will have different values than their - The patient is physically unable to come alone.
parents had, and so it goes. Any visitor that fits one of the above criteria must be healthy and may not display
any signs of:
If we can embrace change, though, and look for the
positives instead of the negatives, and stay curious about
our cultural differences, then humanity has a shot at a CLOSED DEPARTMENTS: Occupational Therapy
future. Because, like it or not, we are rapidly becoming a Administration Nutrition Services/WIC
Cardiac Rehabilitation Patient Accounting
global community with a global economy — one where Gift Shop Physical Therapy
succeeding generations will likely be multi-lingual and Health Information Management
Home Oxygen/DME*
Pulmonary Rehabiliation
Visiting Specialists
come in a rainbow of colors. A global community of *For assistance from Home Oxygen, call 228-3500, dial 0, and ask for Home Oxygen.

people who hopefully will have decided to accept each 5TH AVENUE PHARMACY:
other’s differences and have learned to co-exist peacefully. 5th Avenue Pharmacy is currently open to DRIVE-THRU business ONLY.
If not that, then the alternative is a grim one.
If that sounds like “liberal mumbo-jumbo” to some EFFECTIVE IMMEDIATELY THROUGH MARCH 30, 2020
of you, then know that I’m a registered Independent and Thank you for your cooperation and understanding.
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Welcome to the Junior
Master Gardener Program
Registration deadline is next Wednesday
The Junior Master Gardener Program (JMG) is a
youth gardening project designed for students. These
classes are being offered to area students in grades 4,
5, or 6. JMG offers horticultural and environmental
science education, and leadership and life skills
development through fun and creative activities. JMG
God to ignore quarantine
is committed to helping young people become good & continue being everywhere
gardeners and good citizens thereby encouraging them The CDC now recommends for everyone to stay
to make a positive contribution to their families, school home and avoid going out as much as possible. Despite
and community. this, reports are that God is breaking quarantine and
The JMG provides structured time for students; going absolutely everywhere.
with students learning in a way that enriches the Hospitals, nursing homes, prisons -- wherever He is
student, their family life and the community. JMG needed, God is going. He is reportedly visiting everyone
enhances the academic curriculum of the student and and checking on everyone in this time of need and not
JMG is designed to help foster civic responsibility. using any amount of social distancing. God is said to be
Beginning April 6, each Monday for 8 weeks we following the absolute best practices, though, and is at no
will meet in the Valley County Courthouse Community risk of making people sick but only making people better.
Room (relocated from original site of Prairie Ridge). “We have absolutely no control over the guy,”
Each participant will take the Southside bus after school said CDC spokesman Jim Wells, “which is extremely
to the Prairie Ridge stop at 3:30 and our JMG program frustrating. We want to remind you, though, that
will begin at 4:00 PM ending at 5:30 PM. As a parent or you’re not God, so please stay put in small groups. And
guardian, you are asked to promptly pick up your child seriously, what’s with you guys who don’t wash your
at 5:30 PM. We will not be able to provide care for your hands after using the bathroom? WHAT’S WRONG
student after 5:30 p.m. WITH YOU PEOPLE!?!?”
Participants will receive a JMG Handbook which God is also reportedly trying to get people to stop
contains individual activities designed to enhance the hoarding toilet paper and instead put their treasures in
group activities for every chapter. These are projects Heaven. Treasures that don’t include toilet paper.
and activities the young gardeners can do to share their ~ Babylon Bee
new knowledge with their families, friends and the
community. There is a charge for the handbook and
supplies of $25.00. We will have a small number of
scholarships available.
Registration is due March 25th. Forms are located
at the Irle School, East Side School and the Extension
Office located in the Valley County Courthouse.
For further information please contact the Valley
County Extension Office at 228-6241

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