Published by BS Central515 2nd Ave. S • Glasgow, MT 59230

406-228-4558 • fax: 406-228-4578bscentral@nemont.net

Vol. 4, No. 132 Wednesday, August 19, 2015

They got wet initially, but thanks to Fanny’s umbrella she brought to Glasgow when she moved from Chicago, they stayed dry for the duration of their journey. It was a wild little hail storm, mixed with thunder and followed by fairly heavy rain Tuesday afternoon in downtown Glasgow as Fanny (left) and her good friend Rikki were delivering the Buzz on the walkabout route: fortunately no high winds! At right, a young lady goes blazing by Buzz headquarters while getting pelted by small hail and totally soaked, but giggling all the way down the street. Total precipitation ended up being 0.35 inch at the airport location, bringing the August total to 0.56 inch. Dry and warmer weather is expected the rest of the work week as a ridge of high pressure builds into the region.

Yay! I finally get to use my umbrella!

Free Youth Outdoor Skills Event Scheduled at Glasgow Trap Club A free youth outdoor skills event is scheduled for Wednesday, Sept. 2, at the Glasgow Trap Club. The event is organized and funded by donations and volunteers from the National Wild Turkey Federation, Ducks Unlimited, The Glasgow Trap Club, and Montana Fish, Wildlife & Parks. The event — which will include clay pigeon, turkey silhouette and pellet-gun shooting stations, a casting clinic, as well as an archery range with 3-D hunting targets — is open to all youths up to 18 years old. Due to safety concerns, youths 9 and under can participate in all events except shotgun shooting. Each activity station will be fully staffed by qualified instructors. Shotguns, pellet guns, ammunition, targets, fishing poles and archery equipment will be provided at no cost, and participants between ages 10 and 18 can bring their own shotguns and ammunition if they want. Organizers ask that personal firearms are unloaded and in safe, operating condition before bringing them to the event. Youth registration begins onsite at 5 p.m., and the field activities will start at 5:30 p.m. A barbeque dinner is also scheduled, and a variety of prizes will be awarded to participants. The event ends at dark. The Glasgow Trap Club is located off Skylark Road, just north of Glasgow.

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THURSDAY

Honoring Pastor Bob Walkerfor his service from 1974 to 1982

Calvary Baptisit ChurchInvites you to an Open House

Saturday August 22, 20152-4 p.m. at Calvary Baptist Church

reception to be held upstairs

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Tonight: Mostly clear, with a low around 49. Southwest wind 5 to 7 mph becoming southeast after midnight.Thursday: Sunny, with a high near 86. Southeast wind 6 to 10 mph becoming west in the afternoon.Thursday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 55. Northwest wind 7 to 9 mph becoming east after midnight.Friday: A 20 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms after noon. Mostly sunny, with a high near 89. East southeast wind 9 to 18 mph becoming west in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 25 mph.Friday Night: A 40 percent chance of showers. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 51. West northwest wind around 20 mph, with gusts as high as 28 mph.Saturday: A 20 percent chance of showers before noon. Partly sunny, with a high near 65. Breezy, with a west northwest wind 22 to 25 mph, with gusts as high as 34 mph.Saturday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 44. Breezy.Sunday: Sunny, with a high near 79.Sunday Night: Clear, with a low around 48.Monday: Sunny, with a high near 88.Monday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 58.Tuesday: Sunny, with a high near 90.

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BUZZHELP WANTED: Part-time position. Would work 2 or 3 mornings per week including Saturdays. Requested time off flexibility. Pay depends on experience. Open until filled. Applications available at Fashionette or Job Service. Turn in completed applications to Fashionette

BUZZNASHUA SCHOOL OPENING: Nashua School has an opening for an Assistant Cook. Primary duties include preparation and serving of food, and cleaning of cafeteria and kitchen. This is a school year position, generally working four days per week, Monday - Thursday, 6:00 am to 4:00 pm. Starting salary is $10.00 - $11.00, DOE. Benefits include retirement plan, vacation and sick leave, and health insurance. TO APPLY, CONTACT NASHUA SCHOOL AT 746-3411.

BUZZ3 RESOURCE / CLASSROOM AIDE POSITIONS: Duties are to assist teachers in the classroom and other duties as assigned. Starting wage is $11.89/hr, 12.29/hr after 3 months; benefits include vacation pay, sick leave and retirement. Position open until filled Complete and submit Classified Application on our website. www.glasgow.k12.mt.us, Employment Tab - Classified Positions. Initial screening begins August 10, 2015. Initial screening begins August 17, 2015. Call 228-2406 for more info

BUZZCOTTONWOOD INN Is looking for a waiter/waitress and busser. Days and shifts will vary. APPLY AT COTTONWOOD INN OR ONLINE AT COTTONWOODINN.NET

BUZZFOR RENT: 3 bed, one bath Condo w/ garage. Very Clean. Asking $540/ month rent. CALL HELLAND AGENCY INC. 228-2114.

BUZZFOR RENT: 1,800 sq. ft. 4 bedroom, 3 bath apartments in Glasgow. 2 car garage. New construction. $1,500/mo. + $1,500 deposit. 3 units available. CALL JOHN AT 406-263-2046

BUZZCONDO FOR RENT: St. Marie, $400/mo. CALL 230-1279

BUZZFOR RENT: 3 bedroom units with newer furnace, hot water heater, linoleum, and counter tops. $500 Save on utilities! CALL 406-524-3742

BUZZFOR SALE: 3000 sq. ft. St. Marie Condo - 5 bedrooms - 5 bath, new furnaces, new HWH, new windows, floors refinished, upgraded wiring, privacy fence, dog friendly. MAKE OFFER!!! 406-698-3506

BUZZFOR SALE: 1993 Ford F150 Ext. Cab with short box, 4x4, only 45,000 miles, 351 Engine, been stored inside and is in great condition and runs. Asking $5300.00 OBO CALL 406-263-4512

BUZZFOR SALE: 18½ ft. 2006 Bayliner boat. 4.3 Liter, V6 Merc Cruiser, Stern drive, low hours. One owner. CALL KEN AT 230-0870

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Friday will be a warm one before yet another cold front approaches the area, bringing a chance of showers and thunderstorms Friday afternoon and night, with a chance of showers lingering into Saturday morning. Temperatures will be much cooler with gusty northwest winds knocking on 30 mph on Saturday behind the front.

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Former Valley County Commissioner Dave Pippin is — as always! — going to bat for Valley County, as well as Phillips County, regarding the Bureau of Land Management and its “biased intent”. Following is a letter he sent to Montana Governor Steve Bullock for his consideration. His objective is to also collect protest signatures on this plan that will deprive all residents of rights. Dave will be at the Glasgow Senior Citizens Center August 24th and 25th from 8 to 5 each day collecting signatures on a protest petition. A petition to sign is also available at BS Central. If you have any questions, please call Dave at 263 -7171.

Dear Governor Bullock: I, David Pippin, a lifelong resident of Valley County (political subdivision of the State of Montanan), do here by protest the “HiLine Proposed Resource Management Plan and Final Environmental Impact Statement (PRMP/FEIS) on foundation herein. The Bureau of Land Management, contrary to APA (Administrative Procedures Act) and DQA (Data Quality Act) have ignored many pertinent facts, previously published in BLM (Bureau of Land Management) sponsored study publications, and not preformed the requirements for a document of this magnitude. As my terminology may be general I am prepared to provide documentation for all pertinent facts. The simple disclosure that over 70 protests were destroyed by BLM supervision and not given to consideration, prevails to investigate a bias intent. Where are these letters now, and why aren’t they in the record? A 30-day time window is not sufficient time for legal review and digestion of a significantly CHANGED 600 page document and compare it to draft document that was given for public review previously. This document does not conform to or pass NEPA requirements that it is now attempting to impose these upon ranchers, grazing leases, private holdings and mining interests. Controversial and newly found differences between the draft document and the now published 600 page RMP are not acceptable, do not conform to law and are highly questionable. The changes for mineral entry by a factor of 3000% is profoundly significant. For this reason alone it would be struck down in a court of law. The RMP indicates a perceived tragedy to the GRSG (Greater Sage-Grouse) from a concept of need to implement without scrutiny and nothing could be further from the truth. What is the “ASHE MEMO”? Why was it introduced so late in the construction of this document? Why were the maps changed? For these reasons alone, it would be struck down in a court of law according to 40 C.F.R 1502.9. Previous published agency studies and personal experience tells me that a lek set back and the impact caused by their being in

close proximities with human activity are inconsequential. The RMP management policies are not favorable to ranch or mining and are restrictive to the economic growth of Valley Counties communities and businesses. It would cause Valley County to suffer financial duress from loss of industry and tax base. This will add higher taxation to Valley County residents. The document fails to address the underlying Bakken values for gas and oil given in report to the governor (circa 2005). The RMP falsely quotes values of mineral reserves of a magnitude beyond any logical reasoning. This and other flagrant violations of the Data Quality Act and APA that are being further documented to require this document be struck down. I hereby ask that you cease and desist until further investigation of these charges can be verified by proper authorities and legal counsel of all affected parties. It must be made to conform to law! This final RMP document does not comply with regulations, acts of law, policies and planning procedures. It should not be approved until brought into full compliance with the law or else be struck down in a court of law. A response on the following eight items is requested. 1. BLM has ignored my rights and fellow County taxpayer’s rights by encumbering and diminishing the royalty right that was promised and provided in the sale of County tax-deed property to the United State Government under the Bank-Head Jones Act, 1937. No Surface Occupancy will prevent Valley County from receiving any royalty forever and constitutes a taking without compensation. It is well documented that the royalty right was a part of the original sale of land by Valley County (Book 49 of Deeds, Valley County Courthouse). This RMP also denies the rights and privilege of roadways and utility right-a-ways as afforded by the Bank-Head Jones act. Purposed road closures projected in the RPM/EIS constitute a taking from citizens that live here in Valley County. These roads are used by county rancher and area land holders, recreationists and hunters. 2. Failure to directly coordinate with the Valley County government on items that are of great concern to Valley County residents because it has the effect of causing loss of county businesses which in turn will increase the tax load of county residents. Valley County has requested direct coordination for the last 12 years and has been largely ignored and snubbed by the BLM on these land issues. Failure to be upfront with County/ County Residents is unfair and deprives them of their right to know and comment on economic impacts. A full disclosure of information/data and what was used to support those decisions is required under NEPA. 3. Failure to coordinate with the Valley County Conservation district to address the Bison Ordinance 2014-

Dave Pippin with his eight points of protest

Jason and Tianna’s 9.69, 8.25, Tyler and Ryan’s 9.40Letter to the Buzz

1 that was passed by popular vote of Valley County residents. Coordination with Conservation Districts is required under NEPA and direct violation of basic fundamental coordination practices required under Executive Orders 12731 and 11246 The Ashe memo was used as resource why not the Bison Ordinance? 4. Documented proof that many of the statements and comments that were made on the HiLine Proposed Resource Management Plan and Final Environmental Impact Statement (PRMP/FEIS by concerned public members were not considered and not used in this RMP as per statements made by BLM person or persons in addition totally erroneous statement’s like “The Taylor Grazing Act is no longer applicable” constitute a type of fraud through misinformation of facts. Where are these response now? Why aren’t they in the record? Who had the authority to authorize these actions and statements? 5. Development of bentonite in Valley County in the RMP is not represented honestly even though the BLM had full knowledge of leases and permits located in Valley County and Phillips County. The continued harassment in the pending development of bentonite mining by S & B Industrial Minerals N.A. Inc. (Now owned by IMERYS Metalcasting Solutions) is documented by protest letters from this company. This newly developing company will be severely restricted by this new RMP and the economic feasibility of their business plan will be affected and may even stop their purposed development. This will be a loss of hundreds of thousands of dollars in tax revenue which will increase the load on the taxpayers of Valley County. Mining is totally ignored and downplayed in a public document that is required to have Data Quality Assurances and contain all pertinent facts and is totally ignored in the RMP. A bentonite industry was once located in Valley County with an output of 200,000 ton a year yet new development of bentonite was not even mentioned in this RMP’s index. Why was this not considered important? 6. The economic impact to Valley County portrayed in this document was not significantly portrayed. BLM as long a long history of cooperation and coordination with many Non-Government-Organizations. These organization intend to strip the landscape of productive livestock producers for more dangerous animals such as bison,

wolves, etc. Total economic impact to Valley County is not accurately described. 7. Failure to inform Valley County Citizens that this RMP could possibly assign the cost of EIS studies to land owners or mining interests and possibly add increased taxation because of business closures because of unfair requirements. 8. Many road closures purposed in the major bentonite mining areas that are counterproductive to ranching and mining are also restrictive to hunters and recreations that have used this land for the last 100 years. Prescriptive road use right-of-ways obtained through due process of law have been circumvented by lack of full public disclosure. A complete lack of respect for Valley County Residents and my personal civil rights as tax payer in Valley County are now under attack from a Dept. of the US Government that I and countless others served as a soldiers and now as taxpayers. This constitutes a takings of my personal rights and my freedom to exist on this magnificent landscape. In conclusion many things in this RMP/EIS are a major change in management practices of a large land scape. This will constitute a major impact on the Valley County taxpayers that call this area their home. This policy will remove these lands from their intended purpose. The current hatch of sage grouse is in the near record breaking numbers this year and cannot be contributed to any Federal or State plan that has been changed or altered in a significant way in the last decade but only to the consistent use of the Range Land by the ranching community (Montana’s number one industry), hunters and recreationists and a proactive approach to predator control. Failure to not revaluate this document could result in a major misuse of property in the federal public domain that contributes to the production of food products for the nation. This landscape is here today because of the faithful stewardship of Valley County ranchers and residents. When BLM has a fire who fights it? We do, the very same tax payer who are losing so much by this RMP/EIS action. A signature petition by affected individuals and residents will follow this protest to demand cease and desist. Our only other choice will be to pursue a more unified action with ranching and oil and mining interest. Respectfully, ~ David L Pippin

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With threatening storm clouds looming overhead on Tuesday, they were about to hang it up when 14-year-old Mack Winchester tied into this 15.5 pound Chinook salmon off the face of Fort Peck Dam.

After the walleye fishing on Fort Peck was turning out to be a bummer, they switched to the down-riggers and went to chasing Chinook salmon. Doug Page popped this 22-1/2 pounder at a depth of around 65 feet off the face of the dam. So there’s definitely some big ones out there and they’ve still got that beautiful silver sheen to them before the spawn settles in this fall, their life cycle coming to an end.

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Bring back Cale Moon!Dear Editor, I recently enjoyed two days of the Northeast Montana Fair. On August 3rd I watched Cale Moon followed by Freddie Prez. Then on August 4th I had the pleasure of hearing Cale Moon again. I told him that I hope our Fair Board will ask him back. He told me he hopes so, too! So how about it, Fair Board? Thank you, ~ Callie L. Christinson

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Allies of Scouting would like to thank Bob Hansen, Mike Peterson, Jesse Cook and Lanny Hanson for their many hours and use of their equipment in cutting the grounds at Boy Scout Camp near Fort Peck preparing it for use and inspection. Also, the soil was tilled in preparation for planting new fruit-bearing shrubs that were purchased from donations, and the 4-H campers painted the picnic tables. The vision of a 5-to-10-year plan continues with the planting of evergreen and shade trees to be done later this fall. Maintenance of the present buildings have begun to be updated and more will proceed as the time, funds and volunteers grow. Words seem to fall way to short in telling the Kiwanis and everyone how much this was appreciated. ~ Earlene Carney, Allies of Scouting

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Brenda Diane CookSincerely thanks you for your generosity, prayers, and love during the time of loss. Your support has been absolutely incredible. The thoughtfulness and kindness is deeply appreciated and will always be remembered

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