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Wednesday, 15 July 2009 06:19 |
By Buck Traxler, I-O Editor
The Conrad Area Chamber of Commerce held their regular monthly meeting on Wednesday at the Coaches Corner.
The CofC board and members are busy working on the annual Harvest Festival which will be held in conjunction with the Conrad Centennial Celebration Oct. 2-3-4.
While everything is not yet finalized, the Chamber will have their car show which they postponed from Whoop-Up.
Gerald Miller who is putting the show together would like to have it on Main St. and have a portion of the thoroughfare closed for the showing.
He noted there will be different categories, so for example, a restored vehicle will not be competing with a like car, but has not been restored.
The beef cook-off will have different categories this year; a main dish, appetizers and desert.
The always popular “Kiss the Pig” contest will have a new twist. The individual that has been nominated and has the least amount of money gathered will win the honor of smooching the pig.
In the past, the person with the most money was the envy of all in the pig kisser fund-raiser.
A new event will be coming to Conrad on Aug. 4 and it looks to be a dozy. It will begin at 4 p.m. and run until 9 p.m.
Police Chief Gary Dent is putting together the National Night Out event which is in its 26th year and is basically a night out against crime.
Dent told the CofC group, “We want to make this as big affair as we can.” He said federal, state and local organizations will be involved.
It will be a time when the community can come out and interact with law enforcement.
The MHP is scheduled to have their crash simulator on hand, the Fish and Game is going to have their TIPMONT trailer and possibly their interactive shooting range. The Border Patrol is bringing dogs down to show how they work and for demonstrations. Three different agencies have offered to have helicopters come in for the event to be held at the Conrad Lions Swimming Pool Park.
There will be games and activities for kids and Dent is trying to arrange for a band to come and play live music.
You will want to mark Aug. 4 down on your calendar for this event.
In a report from the city, Mayor John Shevlin noted that proceeds from the Rhubarb Festival at Whoop-Up would go to the library.
He said that the wastewater project is coming along, however a leak was discovered in one of the lagoons and it will cost about $30,000 to fix.
He also noted that people have been complaining about odors from some garbage bins. Those come from non-bagged items. “With the lids down and weather warm, it doesn’t take long for things to stink,” he said.
The mayor commended Larry and Leona Linn who did a big job of cleaning up debris from the fireworks at the ball fields. He also noted the city had received an easement for the state so that the centennial clock could go up on 4th Ave. and Main St.
From the county, Commissioner Sandy Broesder said that Cyndi Johnson was in Washington, D.C. with other MACo members lobbying against a bill that would give the EPA jurisdiction over “all” water. The way the bill is written she explained, the EPA would have control over rain puddles in your back yard. “This is not a good bill,” she noted.
The county is working on budgets, the roof at the community center will be done by the end of the week and the county has been allocated $21,529.84 to fund CTEP, (Community Transportation Enhancement Program) eligible projects.
If you would like more information on CTEP or have a project in mind, contact the commissioners at 271-4010.
The next regular meeting of the CofC is noon, Aug. 12 at The Lobby and then Sept. 9 at the Pondera Golf Club. Speakers have yet to be named. |
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Wednesday, 15 July 2009 06:15 |
Submitted by Jessica Stenson
 TOUGH ENOUGH TO WEAR PINK Official Tough Enough To Wear Pink apparel will be for sale at the Marias Fair, on July 18, in the afternoon outside the main entry gate, and during the rodeo under the grandstands. All proceeds for the merchandise sales will go to the Hi Line Women Against Breast Cancer. In addition to the women's apparel featured here, men's t-shirts will also be for sale. This event is organized by Pondera 4-Her, Jessica Stenson, pictured left and Skylar Stenson on the right. Photo courtesy of Amber Stenson
The “Tough Enough to Wear Pink” day at the Marias Fair will be on Saturday all day long. For every person who comes through the entry gates wearing pink, on Saturday only, the Marias Fair Board will donate one dollar to the Hi-Line Women Against Breast Cancer (WABC).
The Hi-Line WABC is a non-profit organization that helps breast cancer victims in the Hi-Line and surrounding area. They help pay for medical related bills from hotel rooms to medical costs not covered by insurance. Plus they assist with items that comfort victims and help maintain their dignity like wigs and prostheses. The WABC women invest a great deal of not only time but compassion, to bring hope and strength to those who need it when it counts most.
The Marias Fair Tough Enough events began last year with the Marias Fair Rodeo. This year the rodeo will again be kicked off by the 4-H horse participants, wearing pink of course, riding into the arena during the grand entry.
Several area businesses and individuals are supporting the event by providing added prize money. Normans Western Wear, Cut Bank; Scott and Sherri Johnson, Conrad; Home Connection Exit Reality, Conrad; Pony Expressions, Valier; One Stop Cenex, Valier; Frontline Ag, Conrad, Cutbank and Choteau; Judisch Spray Service, Conrad; and the Branding Iron, Conrad. .
Even the smallest cowboys and cowgirls have the chance to earn $25 added prize money in the miniature bull riding for the top scoring contestant wearing pink Saturday night.
Tough Enough to Wear Pink apparel will be for sale outside the main entry gate Saturday afternoon, and under the Grand Stands during the rodeo. When this event first started out the goal was to have the whole rodeo be pink.
This year 4-Hers want not only the rodeo to be pink but also the 4-H livestock sale, so the Prairie Pals 4- H club came up with an idea to sell t-shirts that promote both 4- H and the fight to cure breast cancer. The t-shirts will be sold under the grand stands during the rodeo or ahead of time from Dena Fritz. The t-shirts have a clever yet true quote, “Tough Enough to Wear Pink and Smart Enough to Be Green.” Proceeds from all merchandise sales will go to the Hi-Line WABC.
Also this year sponsorship forms will be available at your local extension office and at the merchandise table at the fair. You can donate any amount to the WABC in your own name or in honor of an individual.
If you have any question on the Tough Enough to Wear Pink event please call Jessica Stenson at 271-2484 or 472-3282, and if you have any question about the 4-H and Breast Cancer t-shirts please call Dena Fritz at 432-2845. |
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Recently the Montana Chamber of Commerce released its 2009 Voting Review of the 61st Legislative Session. The review is the most comprehensive look at the business and economic issues addressed during the 90-day session.