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Gianforte unveils historic pro-jobs, pro-family, pro-business budget

Montana Governor Greg taxes, reduces property taxes for who have access to opportunity,” Gov.
Gianforte has unveiled his “Path to primary homeowners, and invests Gianforte said. “Our Path to Security
Security and Prosperity,” a historic in public safety, education, and and Prosperity helps hardworking
pro-jobs, pro-family, pro-business Montana’s future. Montanans keep more of what
budget for the State of Montana for “The strong foundation of a they earn, backs the blue, invests
the next biennium. prosperous society is made up of in education, and builds a stronger
Governor Gianforte’s “Path to three pillars: economic freedom, safe future for Montana.
Security and Prosperity” cuts income communities, and strong families continued on back page
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Friday Night: Rain likely, possibly mixed with snow,

becoming all snow after 2am. Cloudy, with a low around
30. Northeast wind 10 to 13 mph, with gusts as high as 20
mph. Chance of precipitation is 60%.
Saturday: Snow likely before 11am, then a chance of rain
and snow between 11am and 2pm, then a chance of snow
after 2pm. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 41. Northwest
wind around 14 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph. Chance
of precipitation is 70%. New snow accumulation of less
than a half inch possible.
Saturday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 20. West
northwest wind 6 to 9 mph becoming south southwest.
Sunday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 49. Southwest wind
7 to 14 mph, with gusts as high as 21 mph.
Sunday Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 29. South
southwest wind around 10 mph. Will the Bobcats be in the driver’s seat? It seems
Monday: A slight chance of rain and snow between 11am to be looking fairly good. They’re 6-0 in the Big Sky
and 2pm, then a slight chance of snow after 2pm. Mostly Conference , 10-0 overall (PF-PA, 424-165). Meanwhile,
sunny, with a high near 46. West northwest wind 9 to 14 after a 30-14 win over University of Montana this past
mph, with gusts as high as 21 mph. Saturday, UC Davis is 6-0, 9-1.
Monday Night: A 20 percent chance of snow before 11pm. The Grizzlies (4-2, 7-3) play Portland State (2-4,
Partly cloudy, with a low around 18. 2-7 )this Saturday. And the week after that, well we don’t
Tuesday: Sunny, with a high near 39.
think we have to remind you that it’s the Brawl of the
Wild with kick-off at noon on Saturday, November 23rd.
Tuesday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 14. But, with two regular season games left on the Big
Wednesday: Sunny, with a high near 37. Sky schedule, we’ll have to see how it all plays out as Idaho
and Northern Arizona are also 4-2 in conference.
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Left to Right are Hinsdale juniors Lylith Bear, Rebecca Idler, and CharLee McColly... hmmm. which book to read
Olsen, Kodi McCoy, Linden Holt, BaiLee McColly, Addison first?

MT: Let There Be Lit Let There Be Lit came to life for Summer of the Black Chevy,
Hinsdale’s English teachers, the 7-12 grade students. Students Mad Man in the Woods, Blind
Mrs. Howey and Mrs. Bowman, selected books by Montana Your Ponies, Brothers On Three,
received the Thea and Alyce Beck authors and/or related to Montana A River Runs Through It, and
Trust grant to design a project to complete the assignment. Petey. Each student researched
focused on Montana. Thus, MT: Novel titles included The the individual authors, identified

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four symbols representing the
chosen novel, penned poetry,
designed a collage, found telling
quotes and explained the impact
they had on the work, developed
an advertisement for the novel,
and wrote a reflection paper
concerning the assignment.
The information was creatively
arranged on a presentation board
and displayed at Parent-Teacher
conferences, Grandparent’s
Day, and two sporting events in
October. Students gained valuable
knowledge and developed skills
through their reading, researching,
and speaking throughout the MT:
Let There Be Lit project.
Another benefit of the project
Left to Right are Hinsdale seniors Coy Bowman, Kade Strommen, and
is purchasing books by Montana Walker Albus
authors and/ or books related to
Montana. These books are proudly displayed in the
Hinsdale Library for all to enjoy for years to come.
Mrs. Howey and Mrs. Bowman wish to thank
the trust committee for selecting Hinsdale as a grant
recipient, which allowed us to purchase books and
display boards. Montana came to life through the
reading and sharing of the novels in which the students
immersed themselves.

Left to Right are Hinsdale sophomores Layna Jones

and Berkley Hillman.

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By Mike Brandt
season ends them this weekend.”
Macy Martin led the Scotties with 31 of 34 assists
and 22 of 102 digs. Joely Chappell had 14 of 40 kills,
T The season came to an end for the Glasgow Green 14 of 19 blocks, and Ella Eggebrecht 3 of 4 aces.
volleyball team. The Scotties were hoping to earn a trip Glasgow lost to Shelby, 25-9, 25-16, 25-22, in an
to state, but it just wasn’t meant to be. opening round match and to Chinook in a loser out
The Scotties (13-9) collected one win in the Northern match, 25-14, 25-14, 18-25, 27-25.
B Divisional held in Shelby. Glasgow beat Choteau in Coach Martin was hoping for a better finish, but
five sets. The win was the first against Choteau in quite was pleased with how her girls played.
some time. “They battled and there was hope until the very last
Glasgow coach Brooke Martin said that the opening point. Love that grit they had,” she said. “Even earlier in
loss to Shelby was a bummer. It took the Scotties a while the season when we beat Chinook it was a battle. I think
to adjust to the Coyotes quickness. the score in that fifth set was 19 to 17. We battled out
“Because, it took a while to adjust to (Shelby’s) every single point in that earlier match. A coach can’t
speed, so that match wasn’t our best,” she said. “The girls ask for anything more with the way the girls battled.”
decided part way through the Choteau match that they Leading the Scotties in the match with Shelby, was
weren’t done. We started playing harder and playing Chappell with 25 of 92 digs, 11 of 26 kills and 2 of 4 aces.
smarter. Our hitters started seeing the court and put Green had 8 of 15 blocks, and Martin 18 of 23 assists.
balls in places. Our blocking got way better.” For the Chinook match, Chappell had 30 of 87 digs
Hayden Green and Amber Pearson had to adjust and 9 of 30 kills. Green had 9 of 17 blocks and Martin 21
to Choteau’s speed. The two blockers were kept busy
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Performance St. Raphael's Winter Clothing Giveaway
Concrete 412 3rd Ave. N., Parish Center Gymnasium
Construction Saturday, November 16 • 9am - 3pm
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Sunday, November 24 at 11:00am

First Lutheran Church Fellowship Hall
641 2nd Ave. N • Glasgow, Montana
All are Welcome to attend!
Served and organized by
the First Lutheran Youth.
All donations go towards youth activities.

Be a Friend Indeed THE PUB & GRUB

COMEDY TOUR
SATURDAY,
NOVEMBER 30
DOORS OPEN AT 7 PM
The Town Pump Charitable Foundation has SHOW STARTS AT 8 PM
invited our local Valley Community Emergency Food Starring Must be 21 to enjoy

Bank to participate in their 2024 “BE A FRIEND J.P. MCALLISTER

Captivating stories and well-crafted
INDEED, HELP THOSE IN NEED” campaign. anecdotes of unfortunate yet hilarious
The foundation will match each dollar collected situations… as seen on NBC!
Co-Starring
by our food bank up to $5,000 through November
NICK HARTLEY
30th. All donations can be mailed to P.O. Box 63, As seen in the World
Glasgow, Mt 59230. Also, the Valley County Food Series of Comedy!

Bank would like to let the community know that it is FREE DRAWING
Each ticket purchased enters you
a recipient of the Hunters Against Hunger program. in a drawing for a trip for 2 to
If there are hunters that would like to donate their LAS VEGAS
Airfare + Hotel for up to 6 Nights!
game to the food bank they are able to do so by taking PRESALE $15 • $20 AT THE DOOR
it to Treasure Trail Processing & let them know that
they would like to donate their meat to the food
bank. There is no cost for processing, as it
is covered by the program. Information regarding
the program is located at each site that sells hunting
tags.
There are drop boxes for any donated food items
at the following locations: Albertsons, Reynolds,
First Lutheran Church, St. Raphael’s Parish Center,
Evangelical Church, Glasgow High School, Middle
School & Irle School.
The Valley Community Food Bank, located at
1020 1st Ave. No., is open the 3rd Tuesday of every
month from 12noon-3p.m. If this is your 1st time
applying for assistance from the food bank, please
bring a photo ID & proof of your physical residence.
The mailing address is P.O. Box 63, Glasgow.
For more information or if you need assistance,
contact Jeff – 406-263-6676 or Mary – 406-794-
8498.
 Continuing his commitment to addressing the
Patch to Security and Prosperity drug crisis affecting Montana families, the governor
“With what we’ve been able to achieve together, also proposes $8 million in additional resources for
Montana can and should be a model for the nation,” he communities to address the opioid epidemic and $2
said. million for drug treatment courts.
The governor’s budget proposal includes the largest The governor added, “While we back the blue, we
income tax cut in state history, reducing the income must also make a commitment to the people of Montana
tax rate most Montanans pay from 5.9% to 4.9%. The that we will fix our corrections system and improve public
proposal also substantially boosts the earned income tax safety. Backing the blue requires making investments to
credit to benefit lower- and middle-income Montanans. close any revolving doors for criminals.”
Taken together, those two proposals provide Montanans The Path to Security and Prosperity also protects
with $850 million in permanent income tax relief. record funding in public education, builds on the
The Path to Security and Prosperity also adopts a success of the governor’s TEACH Act by raising teacher
recommendation from the governor’s diverse, bipartisan pay, expands educational opportunities, and provides a
Property Tax Task Force to reduce property taxes for financial incentive for schools to adopt “cell phone-free”
Montana homeowners for their primary residence and policies to reduce classroom distractions and improve
for Montana small businesses. The homestead rate tax the mental health of students.
cut will lower property taxes for Montana homeowners To increase teacher pay, the Path to Security and
by 15% and for small businesses by 18%. The proposal Prosperity invests more than $100 million over the
is projected to directly reduce property taxes for more biennium to raise the amount teachers earn, with a
than 215,000 primary residences and more than 32,000 focus on educators who are starting their careers in the
small businesses, as well as provide indirect relief to over classroom. The proposed budget also doubles the cap of
130,000 renters. the Big Sky Scholarship to ensure students have access
In addition to cutting taxes, the Path to Security to the best education possible. It also includes $1 million
and Prosperity spurs job creation, boosts education, in one-time-only funding to create incentives for school
and grows opportunity for Montanans so the American districts to adopt “cell phone-free” school policies.
dream can come alive for more Montanans. Further, to address the need for school repairs, the
The governor’s budget expands the business governor proposed adding $81 million to the School
equipment tax exemption from $1 million to $3 million, Facilities Trust to help local school districts with deferred
eliminating the business equipment tax burden for more maintenance to fill the fund.
than 700 small businesses, farms, and ranches. This The Path to Security and Prosperity also plans
increase comes on the heels of the governor’s first-term for Montana’s future by proposing to spend $1 million
investments that eliminated over 5,000 small businesses, to speed up the construction of affordable, attainable
farms, and ranches from the business equipment tax housing, $10 million to repair 500 bridges over the
payroll. next five years, $100 million for local disaster relief, and
Knowing that safe communities are part of the $300 million in one-time-only funding to protect state
foundation to secure Montana’s future, the governor’s pensions and taxpayers from downturns in the economy.
budget proposes increasing the pay of Montana Highway “Our budget holds the line on spending – keeping
Patrol troopers by $7 million and invests in giving them spending growth well below inflation and has a strong
what they need to do their jobs by more than $1 million. ending fund balance to protect against economic and
“At the foundation of a safer, stronger future is our financial uncertainty, all while avoiding cuts to essential
commitment to making public safety a top priority. services.”
Working with the Attorney General, we propose Before concluding the press conference, the governor
increasing pay for the men and women of Montana’s praised previous collaboration with legislators to enact
Highway Patrol and giving them the tools they need to conservative budgets and highlighted looking forward
get the job done,” Gov. Gianforte said. to working with them in 2025 to continue to bring the
To keep violent criminals off the street, the governor’s American dream into greater reach for all Montanans.
budget includes a historic $150 million investment to The governor’s “Path to Security and Prosperity”
expand the state prison and $250 million in one-time- will be formally released on Friday, November 15.
only funding to develop and execute a long-term plan to The governor’s “Path to Security and Prosperity”
keep communities safe. will be formally released on Friday, November 15.