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Wednesday, 27 June 2007 09:35 |
 BLASTING OUT Conrad golfer Carman Jensen blasts out of trouble on the 502-yard par five first hole during Ryder Cup play at the Pondera Golf Club on Friday. Conrad placed third in the annual event. I-O by Buck Traxler
The event is a two-day 54-hole match involving Conrad, Cut Bank and Shelby golfers played on a rotating basis at two different cities, 36 holes on the first day and then 18 holes for the finals.
The matches are loosely set up in the format of the professional Ryder Cup, pitting the U.S. against European players.
Here, players go against each in a team best ball format and then have a team-alternate shot format on the first day and individual match play over the final 18 holes.
This year, the first 36 holes were played in Conrad on Friday and the finals in Cut Bank on Sunday.
After the morning round, team scores looked like this: Conrad 4.5, Cut Bank 3 and Shelby 7.5
Winning matches for the homeboys were the teams of T.J. Bennyhoff-Bill McKinley, Calvin Schlepp-Dave Orcutt, Mark Gage-Terry Will, and Tom Billings-Ryan Eisenzimer. Each match is worth one point; a tie is good for half a point.
Lyle Orcutt and Carman Jensen gained a tie.
Losing their first round matches were Buck Traxler-Howard Bouma, Ryan VanDyke-Jay Taylor, Jim Bjelland-Dave Howard, and Joe Russell-Gregg Orcutt.
In the alternate shot format in the afternoon matches, winners for Conrad included Traxler-G. Orcutt, Russell-Bouma, Jensen-Billings, Don Dutro-Eisenzimer with Gage and Howard gaining a split.
Team scores after day one had Shelby with 15.5, Conrad 9, and Cut Bank 5.5.
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Wednesday, 20 June 2007 11:14 |
 QUICK STOP This John Deere air driller, used for seeding, came to a quick halt, being too tall to get through the I-15 overpass that serves the Sollid Road. The machine which costs approximately $150,000 was out of Front Line Ag. I-O Photo by Buck Traxler
It was being pulled by a semi truck driven by Howard Dixon of Front Line Ag.
The MHP and county Sheriff’s Department responded. Both south bound lanes on I-15, just south of Conrad were closed and traffic was routed through town for several hours while crews worked to get the air driller free from the overpass.
There were no injuries in the accident.
Clearance signs are not erected for any structure with more that 15-feet clearance. When an oversize permit is obtained from the Sheriff’s office, it is noted that the permittee will be responsible for checking the route to be traveled to determine the permitted clearance of bridges and/or structures.
Before I-15 was reopened, the overpass was inspected by state personnel for structural damage.
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Wednesday, 20 June 2007 10:52 |
 TRAINING AIDS From the left in front are Tammy VandenBos of Van Motors and Laurie Morris from Courtesy Ford. In the back are Dave Richardson, Fire Department, and Ruth Erickson, Ambulance Service, and Fred Morris of Courtesy Ford. VandenBos and Morris are members of the National Automobile Dealers Assoc., and made it possible to donate a Little Anne AED/CPR training system for both the fire department and the ambulance service. I-O Photo by Buck Traxler
Their training programs were greatly enhanced when the National Automobile Dealers Charitable Foundation and the Montana Automobile Dealers Association presented a Resusci Anne training unit to each of the entities.
Making the presentation were Fred and Laurie Morris of Courtesy Ford and Tammy VandenBos of Van Motors. Both are members of the State and National Auto Associations.
In presenting the CRP unit, which is essential for Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation (CRP) training, Fred Morris commented, “If the right kind of treatment can be given a heart attack victim within seconds after he or she is stricken, the chances are good that the life can be saved.”
He went on to add, “CRP training teaches a person how to keep the heart beating while professional help is coming.”
Dave Richardson, representing the CVFD said that since the massive involvement of Americans training in CPR, there has been an increase in long-term survivors from ventricular fibrillation.
He went on to say, “There are many cases where the training is giving to citizens showing that many heart attack victims who otherwise die have been saved and returned to normal activities.”
The training only takes from 3-5 hours of intensive practice and lectures.
Ruth Erickson, of the Pondera County Ambulance Service said the ambulance crew and fire department have set a goal to train between 30-32 people over the course of the next year.
The very life like CRP unit gives signals telling when the trainee is applying the right pressure in the right spot or breathing correctly into the victim's mouth.
“With the training, the students learn the ‘feel’ of giving, quick, lifesaving emergency treatment,” said Erickson. |
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