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photo by Jamie Seyfert

Scotty junior Cody King had a great weekend at the Cut

Bank Invitational this past Friday and Saturday, winning

his way into the 138-pound title match before losing

to Choteaus J.J. Werdal by an 8-4 decision to place

second. Scotty senior Joe Doney won the heavyweight

consolation match for a third place nish, and overall the

Scotties placed 7th, showing major improvements from

just a season ago. Top Ten Team scores 1. Havre 238,

2. Flathead 217, 3. Choteau 191.5, 4. Eureka 131, 5.

Great Falls High JV 111.5, 6. Ronan 108, 7. Glasgow

102,8. Cut Bank 95, 9. Townsend 91.5, 10. Chinook 91.

The regular wrestling season is now over the halfway

mark; next on the schedule is the always-tough Cowboy

Invitational in Miles City this Friday and Saturday, January

16th & 17th, which draws some top teams from Montana

Wyoming, South Dakota and North Dakota. Following that

the Scotties will be wrestling a dual in Sidney, a Chinook

Mixer, the Harlem Invitational, the Malta Mixer and wil

conclude the regular season with the Malta Invitational

The Eastern B/C Divisional Tournament will be held in

Shepherd on Saturday, February 7th to see who qualies

for the State Tournament in Billings February 13-14.

Cody King with a throw

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USDA Rural Development Montana StateDirector Anthony Preite announced that USDAis soliciting applications for Fiscal Year (FY) 2015Community Connect Program grants. he programprovides grants to establish essential broadbandservices in rural communities where it is currently

not available. Many rural communities in Montana do not haveaccess to broadband, said Preite. USDAs CommunityConnect Grant Program ensures that rural residentshave the ability to run businesses, get the most fromtheir education, and benefit from the infinite servicesthat fast, reliable broadband provides. he minimum amount of grants awarded will be$100,000; the maximum is $3,000,000. he deadlinefor applications to be submitted is February 17, 2015. Last year, USDA announced new rules to bettertarget Community Connect grants to areas wherethey are needed the most. o view the rules, go to:http://www.gpo.gov/fdsys/pkg/FR-2013-05-03/pdf/2013-10502.pdf Since its inception, the Community Connectprogram has funded 237 projects with investments of$149 million. For more information, see page 75120 of theDecember 17, 2014 Federal Register or contact KimJacobs at (307)254-0910 or kim.jacobs@wdc.usda.gov.

USDA seeks applications for grants

to help finance Rural Broadband

Tuesday Tech Nite at the Library Te Glasgow City/County Library will have echNite this uesday, January 13th from 5-7 p.m. Brian Gregory will have a question and answesession, so bring your devices if possible (tabletsphones, readers, etc.).

Fire destroys NemontRetail Office in Poplar Nemont announced this morning that theiretail store in Poplar, M burned in the very earlyhours of Sunday, January 11th. No employees or people were injured. he causeof the fire is unknown and is being investigatedby authorities. he building is owned by MDU

(Montana-Dakota Utilities) and is located at 2082nd Ave West in Poplar. Nemont notes that at thetime of this announcement the extent of damage inot known. Nemont would like to express appreciationto the first responders who worked to put out theblaze. Nemont is working on alternative plans tocontinue serving loyal customers in the Poplararea. In the meantime, Nemont will continue tooperate their seven other retail locations. he WolPoint office for customers requiring immediate

service is the closest in proximity to PoplarNemont apologizes for any inconvenience that thiregrettably and unfortunate situation may createfor our customers. Please stay tuned for further updates andNemonts plans to operate in the Poplar area. Nemont elephone Cooperative is a facilitiebased telecommunications service providerserving over 14,000 square miles of NortheasternMontana, Northwestern North Dakota, South

Central Montana, and Northern Wyoming. Alongwith its subsidiaries Sagebrush Cellular, Projecelephone, Missouri Valley Communications andNemont Communications Incorporated, Nemonelephone Cooperative is committed to connectingits rural customers to the world through innovativeBroadband, Wireless and Wireline services. Nemont elephone Cooperative was organizedin 1950 and is headquartered in Scobey, MontanaNemont can be reached at 1-800-636-6680 or awww.nemont.net.

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BUZZIFIEDS

At long last,warmer daysare coming

Tonight:Partly cloudy, with a low around 4. Wind chill valuesas low as -9. East southeast wind 5 to 10 mph becomingwest northwest after midnight.

Tuesday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 21. Wind chillvalues as low as -7. West wind around 8 mph.

Tuesday Night:Mostly cloudy, with a low around 13. West

wind around 7 mph.

Wednesday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 30. Westnorthwest wind 8 to 10 mph.

Wednesday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 15.West wind around 8 mph.

Thursday: Sunny, with a high near 33. West southwestwind around 6 mph.

Thursday Night:Partly cloudy, with a low around 22.

Friday:Mostly sunny, with a high near 36.

Friday Night:Partly cloudy, with a low around 19.

Saturday:Mostly sunny, with a high near 31.

Saturday Night:Mostly cloudy, with a low around 19.

Sunday:A slight chance of snow. Mostly sunny, with a highnear 31.

BUZZFUN & FRIENDLY WORKPLACE!Join the fun at Taco Shack. You musbe at least 14 years old, be responsible & have transportation. PICK UPAN APPLICATION AT TACO SHACK OR CALL SHERRI 228-2979.

BUZZFOR RENT & SALE IN ST. MARIE:3 Bedroom, 1.5 Bath. CALL 406524-3742.

BUZZFOR SALE: 2008 Rhino 450.CALL 228-8467 OR 263-5345

BUZZLUTEFISK DINNER:$15 a plate. 11:30 - 1pm, Thursday, January 15th aPrairie Ridge. CALL 228-2208 TO RSVP.

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Hankering for some lutefisk? It is said that about half the Norwegians whoimmigrated to America came in order to escape thehated lutefisk, and the other half came to spread thegospel of lutefisks wonderfulness.

Te Prairie Ridge Village in Glasgow is firing upthe kettles to serve up some piping hot lutefisk thisTursday, January 15th from 11:30 a.m. to 1:00 p.m.

Cost is $15, and anyone can RSVP by calling PrairieRidge at 228-2208. Dont delay, get in on the LUEFISKTursday!

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Te Montana PRCA Pro Rodeo Circuit and the

Montana High School Rodeo Association have joined toorganize the first High School Rough Stock Challengeat the Montana Pro Rodeo Circuit Finals in Great FallsJanuary 16-18. Te brainchild of the Montana Pro Rodeo CircuitBoard, the Montana High School Rough Stock Challengewill be the very first event of its kind at any PRCA rodeoin the nation and intends to engage youth and encouragethem to participate in the sport of pro rodeo. Te programwill expose youth to a larger audience and help them get astart in rodeo.

Te top six high school contestants in the barebackand saddle bronc riding will compete through the threeday event. Tree bareback and three saddle bronc riderswill compete on each of the first two days, with the topthree coming back on Sunday. Tis is a Montana Pro Rodeo program to help increaseyouth involvement in the sport of rodeo and we are excitedto be the first and only Professional Rodeo Circuit tocome up with such a program involving youth and will beimplementing it into the 36th annual MPRF, says Jim Croff,president of the Montana PRCA Pro Rodeo Circuit Board.

MHSRA joins with PRCA

for Rough Stock Challenge

A rodeo bonus

St. Raphaels is dishing up a Taste of Poland

Helping to head up St. Raphaels Taste of Poland Dinner are (from left) Courtney Capdevill

Jane Allen, Keirsten Wethern, Terri Ellsworth, Mandy Bell and Kim Monson.

St. Raphaels Parishin Glasgow is hosting aaste of Poland Dinnerand Silent Auction onSaturday, January 24th atthe Parish Center. ickets are $20 each,$35 per couple, or $150 fora table of eight. A cash barwill offer beer, wine andpop.

Enjoy live piano musicwhile you bid on silentauction items to benefit thepilgrimage to World YouthDay in Krakow, Poland.

Seatings are at 5:00pm and 7:00 pm. Get yourtickets at St. Raphaels, theFashionette or by calling263-7485.

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