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The crazies are out

Ice shacks were scattered about on Nelson Dredge

downstream from the Fort Peck Power Houses over the
weekend and, looking at license plates in the parking
lot, anglers from Wolf Point, Havre and as far away
as Great Falls were giving it a try. Its not very good
today, the anglers in the photo said of Saturdays slow
action. But the ice is in excellent condition for those
who can put up with the bitter cold. Indeed, unlike last
years ice fishing season where a mild winter even had
the annual Ice Fishing Derby cancelled, its looking
like the hard-water anglers will get their licks in this
season. The Glasgow Area Chamber of Commerce
& Agricultures 19th Annual Ice Fishing Derby will be

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held at the Dredge Cuts Trout Pond (between Park

Grove and Nashua) on Saturday, February 27th from
noon to 3:00. Registration is from 10:00 to 1:00. Entry
fee, as it has been since the inaugural event, is $50 per
hole or three holes for $100. 1st place is a guaranteed
$2,000 awarded for the largest fish (species include
walleye, lake trout, northern pike, burbot or ling as
theyre commonly known bass, yellow perch, carp,
sucker). If a tie should occur, first fish wins! Other
prizes will be determined by number of entries. An
awards ceremony will follow at the Fort Peck Marina.
So, come February 27th, grab your pole and buy a
hole. Its the best party on ice one can imagine.

Rep. Knudsen Reports

Dec. 29- Jan. 5

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High school seniors encouraged to apply

for Barb Marsh Memorial Scholarship
All Valley County high school seniors are eligible
to apply for a substantial college scholarship that will be
awarded in February by the Hi-Line Sportsmen.
Scholarship winners will be announced at the
conservation groups first-annual fundraising banquet,
scheduled for Saturday, Feb. 18, 2017 at St. Raphaels
Catholic Churchs parish hall in Glasgow.
This is the third year the Barb Marsh Memorial
Scholarship will be presented to qualifying high school
seniors. But its the first year that the scholarship is
administered by the Hi-Line Sportsmen; previously the
scholarship was administered by the local chapter of the
National Wild Turkey Federation (Hi-Line Gobblers).
Scholarship applicants must possess a valid Montana
hunting license. Other considerations are community
service and participation in hunting and conservationoriented activities. Application deadline for the scholarship
is Jan. 20, 2017.

The scholarship is presented in memory of Barb Marsh,
a longtime supporter of wildlife conservation and local
youth, who died unexpectedly in January 2014. Each year
since her death, Barbs partner, Joe Younkin, has sponsored
a special rifle that is auctioned at the conservation banquet.
Proceeds from the previous years auction are distributed to
eligible high school students the following year.
The amount of the scholarship varies from year to
year since it is dependent on funds raised by the auction,
but in previous years, multiple $1,000 scholarships were
awarded to college-bound Valley County high schoolers.

by Rep. Austin Knudsen, HD 34

As the 65th Montana Legislative session began on
Monday, January 2nd, this session will be about three
things: the budget, the budget, and the budget. While this
may not be a very fashionable statement, it is the truth.
In my short career as a Montana legislator, I have
watched the state budget surplus squandered away from
over $500 million in 2011, to $300 million in 2015, to nearly
nothing today. The size of state government has grown
incredibly under 12 years of Democrat governors, with
well over 1,000 new state employees and numerous new
spending programs. Republican-controlled legislatures
have tried to curb this growth in recent years; however the
Legislature only convenes for 90 days every other year.

Democrat executive branches that are in Helena yearround with large budget surpluses have proven to be too
great a temptation, and the urge to spend, spend, spend
has infected Helena. Unfortunately, that means now there
is almost no budget surplus left, tax revenue to the state is
falling, and we will very likely have to cut government in
order to balance our state budget.

You see, Montana is one of the lucky states that actually
has a balanced budget requirement in our state Constitution.
This means Montana cant spend more money than it takes
in (you know, like every normal household or business in
America). Montana cant deficit spend.

And between a sagging state economy due to record low
agriculture commodity prices, low oil prices, a decimated
coal industry, and non-existent timber industry, there isnt
as much tax revenue coming into the state as has been in
the past several years. As a result, I predict a relatively
quiet legislative session. Republicans and Democrats in the
Legislature realize the bleak budget outlook. The House
Appropriations Committee and the Senate Finance and
Claims Committee will have their work cut out for them,
balancing our state budget and trying to decide what statefunded programs survive and how much to cut state agency
budgets. There will be much gnashing of teeth and wailing,
but at the end of the day, cuts must be made. By law, we
cannot spend more than we take in.
I expect funding for our K-12 public schools to be done
early in the session, but I anticipate an inflationary increase
only. Governor Bullock has proposed a new state-funded prekindergarten program, but he does not propose how to pay
for it, and frankly I see no appetite in either the Republican or
Democrat caucuses for this proposal. Additionally, Governor
Bullock has proposed creating a new state agency, the Office
of Outdoor Recreation, but he again has suggested no
realistic means to pay for a new agency and the hundreds of
new state employees it would no doubt employ.

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Out with the

old, in with
the cold

Winter Storm Gregory is the seventh named storm

of the season and its coast-to-coast journey which
began in Oregon and Washington is now hammering
northern New England into Wednesday. While we only
received 3.4 inches of snow in Glasgow, students in some
North Dakota school districts will have an extended
winter break as heavy snow has created dangerous
travel conditions across the state with more snow piled
up on snow they had already received the past couple of
weeks. Oh well, weve been there, done that!
Tonight: Mostly cloudy, with a low around -13. Wind chill
values between -25 and -30. West wind 6 to 9 mph.

Wednesday: Mostly cloudy, with a high near 6. Wind chill

values between -20 and -30. West northwest wind 8 to 14
mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph.

Wednesday Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around -10.

Wind chill values between -20 and -25. West northwest wind
6 to 10 mph.

Thursday: A 30 percent chance of snow showers, mainly

between 8am and 2pm. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 12.
West wind 6 to 11 mph. New snow accumulation of less than
one inch possible.
Thursday Night: A 20 percent chance of snow. Mostly
cloudy, with a low around -5. North wind around 9 mph.

Friday: A 20 percent chance of snow. Mostly cloudy, with a

high near 4. North northeast wind around 6 mph becoming
east southeast in the morning.
Friday Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around -9.
Saturday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 7.

Saturday Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around -3.

Sunday: A slight chance of snow. Mostly cloudy, with a high

near 14.

Sunday Night: A chance of snow. Mostly cloudy, with a low

around 0.
Monday: A chance of snow. Cloudy, with a high near 12.

Benefit Auction for Rosa Frost

Saturday, January 14 6:00 PM
Glasgow Elks Lodge

The auction will be conducted by Austin Auctions (Auzzy).

If you would like to donate an items(s) for a live/silent auction to benefit the Frost
Family, please drop them off with Ken Jansa at Valley Bank or Stu Frost at Tire-Rama.

A benefit account has been set up at Valley Bank

if you would like to make a monetary donation.
Thank you Very Much for your support of Rosa, Dan, Nathan and Yolanda
and please keep them in your prayers and thoughts!

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Party goers
took the rides
Valley
County
Search
and
Rescue,
along with local wrecker
services including HiLine Collision, Glenns
Automotive
and
Thompson & Sons, gave
a total of 245 rides on
New Years Eve. This is
compared to the compared
to the 160 rides given last
year.
Also, four cars were
driven to their homes by
volunteers.
This is an annual
service provided by Valley
County Search and Rescue
and our local wrecker
services.
Doing the driving
were Tom Pewitt, Tom &
Dawn Thompson, doug
Cook, and Search &
Rescue members Kenny
Bryan, the White Indian,
Jeron Wesen, Stone Tihista
and Whisky Jane Isakson.
So if you see any
of them out and about
(regardless of whether
you took advantage of
this generous service or
not) give them a great big
Thank You for helping
out.

OBITUARY

Terry Fuhrmann
Terry D. Fuhrmann, age 81,
of St. Marie, passed away from
an apparent heart attack while
driving home on December
25th, 2016 on December
25, 2016. He was born on
October 11th, 1935 to Lille
Walker and Kon Fuhrmann.
Terry spent most of his life
in the agriculture industry,
and also worked for the Glasgow
School District for many years. Terry also served
in the Army Reserves as a cook. He loved fishing,
mechanic work, and building small projects in his
spare time.
Terry married Denise Birkoski on June 6th, 1970.
They raised five children on his farm in the north
country before moving to Glasgow. He worked
many different jobs including Arnies Electric and
the Glasgow Meat Packing Plant before becoming a
custodian at the Glasgow High School. After he retired
from the Glasgow school system, he started working
as a hired hand on Herb Sands farm. Farming was
his passion, and he enjoyed going to work every day.
Terry loved many things, but most of all, he
loved his family. Terry was a devoted husband and
father, and he was always willing to talk or lend an
ear when it was needed most. He always made time
for them and tried to help any way he could. Terry
enjoyed fishing, working on his 1962 GMC pickup,
and spending time with his wife watching Matlock
and Walker Texas Ranger.
He is survived by his wife, Denise Fuhrmann
(Birkoski), his five children: Larry, Duane, Tammi,
Bonnie, and Terry Jr; his twin brother Larry, his
brother Archie, and their sister Lorraine, and
numerous
grandchildren,
great-grandchildren,
nieces, and nephews.
Terry was preceded in death by his parents, Kon
& Lillie; and three brothers, Konrad, William and
Verlin.
Funeral Services for Terry were held at 2:00 p.m.
on Tuesday, January 3, 2017 at the Assembly of God
Church in Glasgow with burial in Highland Cemetery.
Terry Delbert Fuhrmann was a very kind man,
and will be missed greatly by his family and friends.

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Letter to the Buzz

Brief Review of 2016 in St. Marie

facts, questions, opionion

Happy New Year Folks! Weve made it another

year without Going on to Glory. Yes, still alive to
welcome in the New Year and new President Elect.
It should be interesting Emptying the Swamp in
government, which was done in 2016 on a smaller
scale in St. Marie with much consternation and
renagulation. Events in Review in St. Marie:
1. Association takeover attempt failures 2
Sovereigns 3. Preacher 4. Evangelist 5. Ongoing
Litigation
TAKEOVER ATTEMPTS failed concerning the
Village Association and North Valley County Condo
Association (NVCCA). NVCCA was adjudicated
to be Not Legal at conception and at present. So
what about all the money and property taken by the
President and Manager in the name of NVCCA?
Extortion?
SOVEREIGNS tried and failed four times to gain
control of the Village Association. Some think the
use of special assessments, fines, and foreclosing on
others properties was forthcoming? Who knows? The
Sovereigns (DTM) ended up giving their 120 condo
units to Evangelist Collins.
EVANGELIST COLLINS was asked by yours
truly if his 501c-3 tax situation would become invalid?
He then promptly quit claimed those 120 units to
Hope, Homes, & Heroes out of Arizona who have a
10 page presentation on the internet. Collins then left
St. Marie.
A PREACHER previous to John Collins golfed in
mens league, was a scratch golfer, and gave me some
lessons. He signed over a 4-plex from the church to
himself and had sovereigns refurbish it. I questioned
him on his 501c-3 status. He left St. Marie but has
those units managed and rented out.
LITIGATION- The two investor/developers (Kelly
and Mitchell) have an upcoming court case involving
St. Marie Development Corporation and Terry-Lee
has a trial coming up in January. Both are carry overs
from 2016.
And there you have it Folks, the year that was in
St. Marie.
~ Nick Chiechi Due Diligence
~corrections, comments, opinions welcomed~

WEDNESDAY
Soup: Tomato Chili
Specials:

Tuna Croissant

All kids from K - 6th grade are invited

Wednesday Nights
Starting at 6 pm
Glasgow Evangelical Church.
Join us for Dinner before
at 5:15 pm.

Dine at theO
228-8006

Ice fishing aint for everyone

Ice fishing is more like an extreme sport than any

other type of fishing. In my opinion, man wasnt meant to
walk on water. Listening to stories about hundreds of guys
getting stuck on an ice island in the Great Lakes just turn
me off of the excursion. It seems that you hear about more
guys who fall through the ice than those that dont. This
means the fishing must be really really good because no
one is talking about it.
Buried under 15 inches of snow is not my idea of a
good time. This winter is brutal and I have no problem
vocalizing my displeasure with it. A non-fishing buddy
says to me,Go ice fishing. Its not beneath you. It most
definitely is beneath me. If it wasnt Id be below it and
likely dead or a vegetable. (not a brussel sprout) The only
way anyone is getting me on that ice is with a raft strapped
to my back or my butt being towed out in a jonboat.
Why would I want to go ice fishing anyway? I have
perfectly good domestic ice in my freezer. Theres no
reason to go out in the wild to catch it. Once I catch it what
would I do with it then? Chop it up and make margaritas?
I wonder if my blender can double as an auger for the
desperate?
For now Ill keep my ice in my drink and let the fish
be. I know theyre just waiting for March when I can rip
a lipless crankbait or a suspending jerk by their nose. I
suppose thats one good thing about all this cold. It means
the fish will be hungry when they wake up from their
winter hibernation like Yogi Bear. Now where did I put
that picnic basket lure??? ~ Adam Mihara