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Thursday, 30 October 2008 |
 NICE BOOT – Bryce Watterud, out of the hold of Brandon Philipps, splits the uprights for a PAT against Cascade on Friday. The junior also does duty as a tight end and linebacker. Watterud kicked five extra points in the game as Conrad came on to win 35-0. I-O Photo by Buck Traxler
Fairfield sewed up first place handily with a 6-0, 8-0 record.
However, Conrad (2nd), Fort Benton (3rd) and Cut Bank (4th) all finished the season at 4-2 in conference play.
In a three-way tie, the District champion or other playoff positions are determined by the Taylor Point System.
This system involves scores among the three teams tied and scores in those three games only.
The team with the highest composite scored based on a maximum of 14 points, will be the district or playoff representative. There is a possibility of a two-way tie if this method is used. In such cases, the team that beat the other team in conference play will be declared the champion.
CONRAD-CASCADE GAME
The Cowboys got on the board first when running back Eric Norby took a handoff from quarterback Josiah Moerkerke, scampered around the left end and raced 11 yards for the first score of the game. Bryce Watterud booted the PAT and Conrad led 7-0 with 9:10 to play in the period.
The TD came on the eighth play of the drive. Another highlight in the series was a nifty 20-yard reception by Cutter Martin.
Later in the period Colby Johns got a big sack on the Badger quarterback for an eight-yard loss. Boyd Matheson recovered a fumble and the homeboys were back in business. The front line opened up a huge hole for Norby and he streaked through it up the middle, untouched, and raced 68 yards for the score. Watterud booted the PAT, making the score 14-0 which was how the quarter ended. |
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Friday, 24 October 2008 |
Special to the I-O by Lisa Schmidt
 GETTING DONE – The new Shooting Sports Club building, just past the ball fields west of Conrad, is taking shape. At the start of the morning on Saturday this was just a slab of concrete. By the end of Sunday, this was the progress made on the building. I-O Photo by Buck Traxler
Helpers of all ages put up the walls and roof trusses last Saturday and Sunday.
“We had to complete all of the walls and get the trusses up at once because the building is so long that a gust of wind could have knocked down the walls if they weren’t supported by the trusses,” said Pondera Shooting Sports Club director Randy Brenteson.
“The people who helped got the job done,” he said.
The barn raising is just the latest example of strong support for the project that promises a home for 4-H Shooting Sports, small bore and shotgun leagues, Hunter Education, shooting tournaments, adult archery, public shooting, and other educational and recreational events.
Residents throughout Montana also supported the shooting complex by purchasing raffle tickets for a free-hand engraved, Ruger .45 magnum pistol. The PSSC raised about $7,000 from ticket sales.
Paul Olson was still asleep when Brenteson called at 6:30 on a Tuesday morning and told him to get down to the Home Café “right now.”
Olson forgot his sleep-filled eyes when local engraver Jerome Glimm placed the coveted pistol in his hands.
“My wife, Jane, and I bought three tickets to help support the club,” Olson said. “I always buy tickets to support a good cause; this time I was lucky enough to win. It was pure luck. I never expected to win.”
Glimm, who engraved the intricate artwork, encouraged Olson to take the pistol and shoot it, but Olson is reluctant.
“It’s more of an art piece than anything. I don’t know what I’ll do with it yet,” Olson says.
Funds from raffle ticket sales, the Shooting Sports banquet and auction held last summer and other fundraisers, as well as credit for volunteer hours will match a grant from Montana Fish, Wildlife and Parks of more than $139,000.
“Community support from this region has been incredible – from contractors who’ve donated their time and equipment, to banquet participants and auction donors, to cash donations, plus all the people who’ve bought raffle tickets and helped raise the building walls last weekend,” said Pondera County Extension Agent Adele Stenson.
“Don’t worry, we will offer many more opportunities to contribute time and skills to this project,” Stenson continued. “We still have a lot of finish work to do.”
PSSC directors hope the building will be finished by December, in time for 4-H shooting sports kids to use it.
Besides the Montana FWP grant, tremendous support for the building has come from the NRA Foundation, Northwest Farm Credit Services and the local chapter of Pheasants Forever. Local contractors have donated or discounted their services, too.
“We can’t say enough good things about the support we’ve received on such a major project,” said PSSC president Jack Judisch. |
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Friday, 24 October 2008 |
The Pondera Medical Center (PMC) announced on Wednesday they are scheduled to install powerful new CT imaging technology from General Electric Healthcare.
“This system provides a new diagnostic tool for the local community,” says Mark Jones, PMC Director of Operations.
The Medical Center announced that it has acquired a new, advanced Computer Tomography Scanner from GE Healthcare.
The BrightSpeed offers the latest in “multi-slice” CT technology along with clinical applications that will allow PMC physicians and physician assistants (PAs) to quickly and accurately perform multiple diagnostic exams.
These exams help diagnose disease or life-threatening illness such as chest pain, stroke and cardiovascular disease.
“With the exceptional image quality, productivity, and reliability found in G.E.’s CT products, our physicians and PAs are now able to offer quality care right in the patient’s hometown,” Jones tells the I-O.
The new system is scheduled to be installed the last week in October.
“Our acquisition of the BrightSpeed raises the level of care that our physicians and PAs can provide for a multitude of injuries or illnesses which may lessen the need to transfer critically ill patients to other hospitals away from their family and friends,” said Jones.
He went on to add, “This system is patient friendly and its speed of producing accurate scans will help our physicians and PAs to begin treating patients by helping them to provide the diagnosis or cause of illness in a shorter period of time than previously possible at PMC.”
The high resolution imaging capabilities of BrightSpeed will let our technicians optimize the dose to the patient while at the same time gathering required diagnostic information that may reduce the need for additional, and sometimes uncomfortable, procedures.
Jones explained that with the advanced data processing features, patient information could be quickly shared with referring physicians, including three-dimensional (3-D) renderings of internal organs such as the heart and coronary arteries.
“As the only hospital in our county, this technology is absolutely necessary and this shows our community that the PMC is on the leading edge of providing excellent patient care that benefits both patients and physicians,” Jones said.
“We are proud to once again raise the level of excellence in the healthcare services offered to the residents of Pondera County and all the communities we serve,” he noted. |
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