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Thursday, 19 April 2007 |
Members of the Conrad FCCLA (Family, Career and Community Leaders of America) traveled to Billings recently to participate in the State Leadership Conference.
Thirteen students competed in workshops, proficiency and STAR events while at the conference.
One highlight of the conference was the election and installation of Jason Silvernale as the 2007-08 State Treasurer for the organization.
Presently, Silvernale is serving as the District I President. As a state officer, he is part of the state team that will plan next year’s conference and serve in a leadership capacity across the state. He will be representing Montana at the National Leadership Conference in Anaheim, Calif., in July.
 FCCLA PARTICIPANTS -- Pictured are the medalists and participants of the recent FCCLA State Leadership Conference. From the left in front is Bianca Moss and Kylee Schlepp. In the middle row is Jason Silvernale, who was also elected state treasurer, Lauren Montijo, Kaytlin Fowler and Kenley King. In the back is Brooke Thompson, Roberta Kronebusch, Ashley Greyn, Sydney Philipps, Ashley Fetters, and Steve Knox. FCCLA stands for Family, Career and Community Leaders of America. I-O Photo by Buck Traxler
Bianca Moss received callback and a gold medal in Illustrated Talk. She was one of four finalists for tops in the state.
Also receiving gold medals were Roberta Kronebusch in Child Care Storytelling, the team of Lauren Montijo, Kaytlin Fowler and Kenley King in Focus on Children, and the team of Sydney Philipps and Ashley Greyn in Child Care Learning Center.
Receiving silver medals were Steven Knox in Consumer Event and Kylee Schlepp in Child Care Storytelling.
Kidron Cobb participated in the Career Track of Culinary Arts. Taking part in the Leadership Track were Ashley Fetters and Brooke Thompson. These tracks allow FCCLA members the opportunity to gain knowledge about specific areas of interst.
“CHS members consistently perform well at the conference,” says Cheryl Schlepp, advisor and Family and Consumer Science instructor. She went on to add, “Good interaction with over 1,200 members from across Montana, an excellent keynote speaker, learning and personal growth are some of the purposes of the conference.”
FCCLA has family as its center focus. Community service and developing leadership is core to the organization as well. |
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Thursday, 19 April 2007 |
By Buck Traxler, I-O Editor
A scheduled dance concert by Conrad native Callie Yeager, at the Orpheum Theatre-Wiegand Auditorium, has been pushed up to 1 p.m. on Saturday instead of the later time of 7:30 p.m. as originally planned.
Yeager, a senior dance major at the UofM-Missoula is producing her own professional concert as part of a senior project. She decided to premiere the show in her hometown.
The reason for moving up the dance-concert performance is that Yeager has to be back in the Dallas-Fort Worth area to be part of a try-out documentary being produced by CMT-TV.
 She was one of 700 women, from all walks of life who each spring come to Dallas in pursuit of a dream – to be a Dallas Cowboy Cheerleader and has made it through the three-step process to be a semi-finalist. One of the final 100!
It is no easy task becoming a cheerleader for the Dallas Cowboys. Even the cheerleaders from the year before have to try out again, although they receive a bye into the finalist bracket.
The Dallas Cowboy Cheerleaders, it is an image of an American Icon – pretty ladies decked out in the blue and white uniform cheering on Americas Team.
They are the darlings of the NFL and America’s Sweethearts.
If Yeager is selected, she will have to reside in the Dallas/Fort Worth area during her tenure as a cheerleader.
The Dallas Cowboy Cheerleaders with their blue and white uniforms, now in their 30th year are as strong as ever and just might be one of the most recognizable and marketable teams the world over.
The uniform itself, is a carefully guarded trademark and since the first squad was organized in 1972, there have been only six modifications. Yeager is staying with Dave and Jayne Brown, former Conrad residents who are native Texans.
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Thursday, 19 April 2007 |
By Buck Traxler, I-O Editor
To the surprise of no one, on a 4-0 vote by the city council, utility rates were bumped up and will be reflected on this month’s bill.
A final public hearing was held at 8 p.m. to field public comment on the proposed rate hike. With no one showing up to make a comment, the public portion of the meeting was closed and council went back into the regular meeting to take action.
Water rates will go up three percent, sewer rates five percent and solid waste five percent. Alderman Gary Brown made the motion with a second by Wally McHenry.
After the motion passed, Mayor John Shevlin said, “This is the hardest thing I’ve had to do since I became mayor.”
In other business the council passed four building permits. One is at 519 7th Ave. SW for a new residence, one at 315 S. Dakota for a new shop, one at 508 S. Wisconsin for a garage and one for a fence at 300 Front St., which is the depot building.
A Growth Policy Committee was formed to move forward on a grant application, it is comprised of councilwoman Wendy Judisch, Judy Ellis, Karla Breding, Laurie Eisenzimer and Barb Shephard.
Appointments were made to the City Code Committee and they are: Gary Brown, administrative; Mayor Shevlin, boards and commissions; Sandy Syvertson, business regulations; Wally McHenry, building regulations; Chief Kevin Moritz, fire regulations; Chief Gary Dent, police and traffic regulations; Agnes Fowler and Richard Anderson, health and sanitation; Anderson, public ways and property and Judisch, employment.
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