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Wednesday, 10 September 2008 |
 JD Duncan - Director of Human Resources
She replaces Laura Elliott who recently accepted a HR position in Wyoming.
Duncan will be coordinating Community Relations and the Foundation activities.
Duncan holds a Masters Degree in HR from Pacific Lutheran University in Tacoma. She reports she has over 30 years experience in healthcare and community services management and Human Resources.
Her most recent position was as a Human Resources Manager for The Home Depot.
Duncan stated she is thrilled to be in Conrad and hopes to find a home and move up from Great Falls as soon as possible.
JD and her husband Paul enjoy the outdoors. Their children are grown and they have the luxury of spending most weekends in their garden or exploring the surrounding areas in hopes of taking pictures of the local wildlife. |
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Wednesday, 10 September 2008 |
 COLORS WAVE – Members of the Conrad yell squad present Old Glory along with the state flag as the Conrad band played the National Anthem right before the kickoff of the Cowboy-Wildcats football contest on Friday evening. I-O Photo by Buck Traxler
Looking for a little revenge, and they got it, for last year’s contest in which the Cowboys lost in Harlem in overtime, “was a little sweet,” said Coach Joe Moerkerke. That lost tumbled the homeboys out of the playoffs.
Harlem won the coin toss and deferred the kickoff to the second half. Many fans were still coming in and while others were just getting settled when the game ball was kicked into a still, Friday evening air.
Senior running back Eric Norby gathered in the kick at the 20, moved to the right, picked up a couple of good blocks, turned on the after burners and raced untouched up the field 80 yards for a score. That quick, Conrad was up 6-0. The PAT kick by Aaron Lehnerz made the score 7-0.
On Harlem’s first possession, their quarterback, Taylor First Raised, had his pass plucked out of the air by Colby Johns and the Cowboys were back in business at the 20-yard line.
Norby ran the ball down to the 10-yard line and three plays later, Brandon Philipps plowed into the end zone off the right side for a 13-0 lead. Lehnerz made it 14-0 with his second PAT kick.
On the Cats second possession, they, couldn’t go anywhere with the ball and, punted on a fourth and six situation.
A bad snap from center had the punter scrambling but senior Jeff Jerome made a terrific ankle tackle, bringing the kicker down at the five yard line. Norby would take a handoff from junior quarterback Josiah Moerkerke and waltz into the promised land from three yards out for a 20-0 Cowboy lead. The PAT was blocked. |
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Wednesday, 03 September 2008 |
Judge Laurie McKinnon, together with District Court Clerk Kara Thompson announced on Friday afternoon, that the Ninth Judicial District will pilot a court users’ survey in mid-September.
Judge McKinnon tells the I-O, “The survey is part of an on-going performance measurement project in the Montana Judicial Branch. It is designed to allow courts to receive and evaluate citizen feedback about how they were treated when they used the courts, and whether the court’s processes or making decisions seemed fair.”
Everyone who exits the court on Sept. 15, – all litigants and their families, friends, victims, witnesses, attorneys, law enforcement, representatives of social services agencies, individuals conducting records’ searches, media, the general public, and others who enter court facilities for any other purpose – will be asked to complete a brief self-administered questionnaire.
The survey is designed to be completed in approximately 10 minutes or less and conducted annually. Because the survey is designed to assess the views of the court’s customers, judges and court staff are excluded from the survey.
“I am excited to be a pilot Judicial District for this survey. I am confident that what we learn in the Ninth Judicial District will assist other District Courts in the state as well as help us identify areas for improvement, “said Judge McKinnon.
The survey data will point to areas where the court is doing well or where improvements could be made.
It is often assumed that “winning’ and “losing” is what matters most to those who have encounters with courts. However, it is not what counts most in shaping the public’s trust and confidence in the courts.
Research consistently shows that it is peoples’ personal perceptions of how they were treated by the court and whether the court makes its decisions fairly, including accessibility to the court, procedural fairness, expeditious resolution of cases, no undue influences from outside sources and equal and courteous treatment of all court users.
The survey is part of a statewide performance measurement project for the Montana District Courts.
Judge McKinnon is a member of the steering committee overseeing the project. It is based on the National Center for State Courts’ CourTools, which is a set of effective performance measurements for trial courts. |
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