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FIRE WORKS CAUSE OF FIRE
The fire call yesterday afternoon appears to be a couple 8 year old kids playing with fireworks. The grass fire was in the field behind Safeway and citations maybe forth coming.
The fire siren went off again at supper time. The volunteers were call to a pickup roll over by Browns Bridge. The fire department was turned around before they got there. There were no serious injuries.
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HIGH SCHOOL DROP-OUTS DOWN
It is a concern to many in the United States that our once number one education system is now 27th in the world standings. Public schools are undergoing financial problems through out the United States because of the recession. Programs are being eliminated, many teachers are being retired class sizes increased and many teachers laid-off.
Montana, however, has to date been in a better financial position than many of the states. Mill levies have passed. In rural areas in the Eastern part of the state in our past few years many of the small communities have consolidated.
Mathematics and science are scores on standard tests continue to be improved according to the University of Montana 30% of incoming freshman need catch up classes.
The drop out rates of public high schools throughout the United States continues to increase. Some schools in large urban areas have as high as 50% drop out rate from the incoming freshman class until the time of graduation four years later.
A little good new for Montana was released by superintendent of Montana Public Education.
According to the office of the state superintendent 413 fewer Montana students dropped out this year than last year.
The state largest school district 208 students dropped out.
Dropout rates for American Indian students are the highest. The office of public instruction reports that at least 1,250 or 13.5% over the past five years.
A bright spot in the Native American situation was a 2% reduction for Native American girls.
The class of 2010 in Montana included 9,817 high school graduates, but 2,203 other students dropped out before graduation.
Beaverhead County High School drop outs are fewer than the state wide average. The drop out rate included four to the challenge program and three to the job corp.
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JULY 4TH PANCAKE BREAKFAST
The Lima Fire Department is sponsoring a
July 4th Pancake Breakfast
from 7 am to 10 am at the Lima Fire Hall.
$6 Per Breakfast
Children Under 5 eat for FREE |
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Beaverhead County Sheriff’s
Office Urges Caution
The Beaverhead County Sheriff’s Office, Disaster and Emergency Services, and Public Health urges the public to use common sense before boating and recreating on Southwestern Montana’s rivers and streams. The best advice for boating when the waters are in flood stage is: “Don’t.” That’s good advice, but not always taken and perhaps not easy to follow. Flood stage is the point at which the surface of a river, creek or other body of water has risen to a sufficient level to cause damage. Whether a river, creek or other body of water is technically at “flood stage”, even if it’s abnormally high – Beware. The following information has been generated by boaters and others.
The dangers of “flood stage” boating:
· Debris in the water. The rising water pulls streamside debris into the flow. Banks get undercut and trees, fence posts and structures fall into the water. You can find yourself sharing the run with all sorts of foreign objects.
· Strainers. Trees and logs get lodged and create severe hazards. Water flows through and around them; you and your boat won’t. In larger streams you may be able to avoid them. In a smaller stream, a strainer can completely block it. Undercut rocks and boulder sieves are also severe entrapment hazards that can be created or accentuated by high water.
· Low head dams. A low head or “run of the river” dam is used to raise the level of a stream. Water flows over the lip of the dam and creates a perfect reversal on the downstream side that can go from difficult to impossible to get out of. They are dangerous at any flow, but can be particularly strong at high flows.
· Bridge abutments. They can catch debris and even block off the channel. Even without debris catch, they kick off big swirling side-curling waves.
· Turbid water. The muddy flow hides hazards that would normally be visible.
· Water out of its banks. The stream can flow out into the surrounding countryside, taking you into trees, brush, fences and other entrapment obstacles.
· Cold water. Especially in the spring, cold water significantly increases the risk of hypothermia.
· Fast current. Normally, the higher the water, the faster it is flowing. Things happen fast, you have much less time to react to conditions.
· Entrapment. Strainers, undercuts, debris, etc. can catch and hold a boater and their boat. If you ever find yourself out of your boat, being pushed into a strainer that you can’t avoid, your best chance of survival is to swim aggressively toward the obstacle and attempt to pull yourself on top of it. If you get swept under the strainer, you’re likely to be held underwater and drowned. Foot entrapment is a more serious hazard in swiftly moving water. A foot wedged in a rock crevice or under other underwater debris will cause your body to be forced and held under water by the current. Never put your feet down unless the water is quite calm or quite shallow.
· Flush drowning. Sometimes boaters that end up swimming in high water accidents are found dead, even though they are wearing PFDs and appropriate safety hear and apparel. The abnormally fast moving water can create a scenario with no eddies and no chance to self rescue. The swimmer gets tumbled and re-circulated continuously. Drowning does certainly occur in these circumstances. Also, some victims are found with no water in their lungs. In these cases, it’s assumed they are victims of the phenomenon of laryngospasm or dry drowning; where a splash of cold water in the throat, or some preexisting medical condition causes the larynx, or wind pipe, to shut, preventing the person from breathing.
· Being knocked unconscious. This is always a possible boating accident consequence, but is even more of a risk on high water. Things happen fast and floating and lodged debris is a real hazard.
As mentioned above, the safest choice when waters are flooding is to stay off the water. Even people who are very experienced boaters and know the rivers well can be fooled during high water. For more information regarding safety on rivers this spring and early summer, call the Beaverhead County Sheriff’s Office at 683-3700 or local game wardens, Kerry Wahl and Rick Schmauch at 683-4258.
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Art Around the World – Summer Reading Program
Join Dillon Public Library’s Summer Reading activities Thursday morning, June 30, at 10:00 sharp in the basement of the Mary Innes Building. Children will experience art activities from 6 of the 7 continents!
This program will begin with a short play presented by the Beaverhead County 4-H Theater Arts Group. After the play, the children will be assigned an age-appropriate opportunity to create an art piece modeled after indigenous art from one of the seven continents. If time allows, a second project may be chosen.
Children 5 and under must be accompanied by a parent or caregiver. Children should wear clothing that can withstand the assault of paint and mud. This is a program intended for children of all ages.
Dillon Public Library Summer Reading programs are free and open to the public!
Land stewardship training by Job Corps lauded by US Forest Service
The new green curriculum of the Forest Service’s Job Corps will expand employment opportunities for its graduates, help revitalize local economies in rural communities and enhance the mission of the agency, U.S. Forest Service Chief Tom Tidwell said today.
“The Forest Service congratulates high school and college students far and wide who are graduating this month, and we are especially proud of our own graduates of the Forest Service Job Corps centers,” said Tidwell. “Our students have completed valuable, hands-on projects giving them excellent tools to pursue career paths in green jobs while also creating life-long connections with America’s great outdoors.”
At present, the Forest Service is awaiting final authorization from the Department of Agriculture for the go-ahead to directly hire Job Corps graduates to perform on land stewardship projects — a process which is expected to put hundreds of the program’s graduates to work before fall.
Locally, the Anaconda Job Corps Civilian Conservation Center (JCCCC) graduated 135 students over the past year. Additionally, seven more students are on schedule to complete the program this month.
“Forest Service Job Corps centers provide the education, vocational instruction, and job skills training necessary to obtain gainful employment and earn a living wage,” explained Tony Dixon, the National Director of Forest Service Job Corps.
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Advocate Training
Advocate Training to be held at the Women’s Resource/Community Support Center, July 6,7,13, & 14, from 5:15-8:00pm. Call to sign up or inquire about volunteering for the Resource Center.
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SHARE A SMILE
Share a smile and a penny with your favorite customer, clerk, business owner, kids or anyone. Let’s fill the cans with pennies and other change for the Humane Society. July 1 through July 31st there will be cans at many locations in Dillon. Fill them up with lots of smiles and change! Winners will be announced after July 31st.
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Clark Canyon Dam
Picture taken by Sarah Hartman, Tight Line Adventures
WATER LEVEL June 26th of the Recreation Area at Clark Canyon Reservoir. The Beaverhead is at a good level and is fishing well. |
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UM WESTERN SIGNS NEW PLAYERS
University of Montana Western head women’s basketball coach Cara Cocchiarella announces the signing of two new players to Frontier Conference/NAIA letters of intent. BreAnne Watson, a 5’8” forward from Townsend, Mont., and Alaysha Whitworth, a 5’6” guard from Mackay, Idaho, will join the Bulldog program in fall 2011.
Watson is a 2011 graduate of Broadwater High School (BHS) in Townsend, Mont. During her time at BHS, she was a member of the Fellowship of Christian Athletes and was recognized as an academic all-state athlete in basketball, cheerleading and track.
“We are very happy BreAnne decided to continue her career at Montana Western,” Cocchiarella said. As one of the top distance runners in the state, we know that she is physically and mentally tough.”
Watson served as a team captain for the lady Bulldog girl’s basketball team while leading them to the 2011 district 5-B championship. On the track, Watson earned fifth place in the mile and second place in the two-mile at the Montana Class B State Championships.
Watson is the daughter of Lila Clark and Curt Watson and plans on pursuing a degree in biology with an emphasis in veterinary science and equine studies.
Alaysha Whitworth is a 2011 graduate of Mackay Junior/Senior High School in Mackay, Idaho. She was a member of student council and the National Honor Society in addition to serving as a Future Farmers of America chapter president and district secretary.
“Alaysha is an excellent athlete who experienced success in three different sports in high school,” stated Cocchiarella. “She is a tremendous student with a great work ethic and attitude. She will fit very well with the other players in our program.”
During her athletic career for Mackay High, Whitworth was a four-year letter-winner in volleyball, basketball and track. On the volleyball court, she was a district 6 all-star and second team all-conference player while leading her team to a sixth-place finish at the state tournament. In basketball Whitworth was named first team all-conference and second team all-state while leading her team to the state tournament and a fifth-place finish. On the track she won 10 state medals over four years and was also a member of a sprint relay team that won the first girl’s state title in any sport in Mackay High history.
Whitworth is the daughter of Casey and Suzanne Whitworth and plans to major in biology. |
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BLOOD DRIVE
The Knights of Columbus and United Blood Services are sponsoring a blood drive on Tuesday, June 28th. The blood drive will be held at the St. Rose of Lima Community Center from 1:00 p.m. to 6:00 p.m. Please contact Richard Pinto at 683-8977 to make an appointment. Walk-ins are also welcome. You must be at least 16 years old and weigh 110 pounds or more to donate. Be a hero, donate blood with the Knights of Columbus and United Blood Services.
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9 Things That Will Disappear In Our Lifetime.......continued...
Something to think about.
8. “Things” That You Own. Many of the very possessions that we used to own are still in our lives, but we may not actually own them in the future.. They may simply reside in “the cloud.” Today your computer has a hard drive and you store your pictures, music, movies, and documents. Your software is on a CD or DVD, and you can always re-install it ifneed be. But all of that is changing. Apple, Microsoft, and Google are all finishing up their latest “cloud services.” That means that when you turn on a computer, the Internet will be built into the operating system. So, Windows, Google, and the Mac OS will be tied straight into the Internet. If you click an icon, it will open something in the Internet cloud.. If you save something, it will be saved to the cloud. And you may pay a monthly subscription fee to the cloud provider. In this virtual world, you can access your music or your books, or your
whatever from any laptop or handheld device. That’s the good news. But,will you actually own any of this “stuff” or will it all be able to disappear at any moment in a big “Poof?” Will most of the things in our lives be disposable and whimsical? It makes you want to run to the closet and pull out that photo album, grab a book from the shelf, or open up a CD case and pull out the insert.
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Nez Perce National Historical Park-Big Hole National Battlefield-Bear Paw
Battlefield on Twitter
Nez Perce National Historical Park is now on Twitter, superintendent Tami Degrosky announced last week.
The public can access resources, events, and interpretive activities on Twitter for the three sites of Nez Perce National Historical Park. For the park, visit at www.twitter.com/nezperceNP. For Big Hole National Battlefield the address is www.twitter.com/bigholeNPS, and Bear Paw Battlefield is, www.twitter.com/bearpawNPS.
“The National Park Service is adopting social media to connect with people,” Degrosky said. “Tweeting is yet another way to experience America’s national parks.”
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NEWS MAKING NEWS
At KDBM / KBEV we are streaming all the baseball games on our web site kdbm-kbev.com. There is an ‘audio-game’ button on the top of the front page. Click on that and follow directions. We will also be streaming the BCHS and Western games. Now all the relatives, who can’t attend the games, can listen to them on the web.
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English Lesson..............
No English dictionary has been able to explain the difference between the two words COMPLETE and FINISHED
in a way that’s easy to understand.
Some people say there is no difference between COMPLETE & FINISHED. I beg to differ because, there is!
When you marry the right woman, you are “COMPLETE.”
And when you marry the wrong one, you are “FINISHED!”
And when the right one catches you with the wrong one,
you are “COMPLETELY FINISHED!!!” |
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