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Wednesday, 29 April 2009 08:39 |
 CLOSE FINISH Alexis Samsal breaks the tape in 13.6 to win the 100m dash at the Conrad meet on Tuesday. Jayleen Harris, (R) ran a time of 14.2 to tie for third place on Tuesday. I-O Photo by Buck Traxler
The Cowboys, with 100 points placed a distant third behind Choteau 264 and Power 141, but well ahead of Shelby 55, Valier 44, Great Falls Central 26 and Heart Butte 0.
The team had two first placers, Aaron Lehnerz in the 110m hurdles with a time of 19.0 and Chase Cork in the high jump, going over the bar at 5-8.
And while they didn’t have a first placer in the shot put, the Cowboys dominated the event, taking four of six places.
Trent Knox was second with a toss of 38-11, Paul O’Brien was in fourth 38-10, Boyd Matheson fifth 37-1 and JD Hough sixth 37-9.
Conrad also was strong in the discus. O’Brien was in second with a toss of 111-10, Matheson third, 111-4 and Hough fourth, 106-6.
In the pole vault, Knox placed third, going over the bar at 9-0 and Jacob Gouchenour was fifth at 8-0. Ben Moerkerke took third in the high jump at 5-2. Norman Vanderbush placed fifth in the javelin, tossing his spear 112-3. Over at the triple jump, Sam Carroll had a hop, skip and a leap of 30-10 to place sixth.
In other running events, Lehnerz raced to a second place in the 100m dash with a time of 12.0. He was fifth in the 200m in 26.5. Knox ran to a sixth place in the 100m in 12,5.
At the 800mm run, Joe Ries claimed fifth with a time of 2:47.8. Sam Carroll took sixth in 2:53.0 and was fifth in the 3200m run in 13:48.0. Ries got a fifth place in the 1600m run in 6:06.2.
In the 4x100 relay, Conrad 1 came in with a third place in 51.7 and Conrad II was sixth in 54.6. Conrad was fourth in the 1600m relay in 4:26.7.
On the girls’ side, team scores and places went like this:
Choteau 148, Conrad 96, Shelby 86, Valier 53, Heart Butte 30, Power 29, Great Falls Central 10. |
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Wednesday, 22 April 2009 07:22 |
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By Adam Jerome, I-O Reporter
 BIG SKY IN BAGHDAD Standing on a rooftop in Baghdad, Lieutenants Taylor Berland Carvajal USN (L) of Conrad and Carl Williams (USN) of Choteau display the Montana flag against a background of the Tigris River. Both men are serving in Baghdad as part of the U.S. contingent, restoring order to the chaos of the Iraqi war. Carvajal, an Eagle Scout, has also worked on his own time with Iraqi Boy Scouts, the sons of Iraqi soldiers and police helping them to understand the values of Scouting and how it can help them build better families and communities for the future. Williams (USN) has two cousins living in Choteau, Leslie Kessler and Beverly Williams.
As it is now, Conrad residents have very few options when it comes to recycling. If a person wants to recycle cans and paper, their only option is to load it in their vehicle and make the 60 mile trip down to Great Falls.
While no one would argue that recycling is the right thing, it has become less economically feasible to do so. The bottom has fallen out of many markets, especially plastic. The plastic market is so bad that Big Sky Pipe and Supply, the only place to take your plastic recyclables has stopped accepting plastic.
The Conrad Recycling Committee is in the beginning stages of finding a possible suitor for the town’s recyclables. As it stands now there are many options, but most require funding, which is not yet in place.
One option is to contract the county with Headwaters Coop out of Helena. Choteau has already gone this route and it has seemed to be a success, but once again the problem for Conrad, is where to come up with the funding to pay for these services.
Another option that seems to be the best at the moment is to let community members try and turn a profit through recycling. Cindy Fuson has just purchased a card board baler and hopes to start a business. Options like these seem the most feasible at the present, but it requires wait time for businesses to get up and running.
There will also be a can-drive sometime in the near future to raise some money for funding and also to see the turn out for recycling in Conrad.
If all goes well, Conrad will once again have an economically feasible way to help the environment, which should be a top priority for generations to come.
While everyone would like to do their part for our environment, sometimes busy work and school schedules just step in the way.
Nevertheless, being greener every day doesn’t take a lot of time or effort, and while it may not seem like much, a little bit of effort may save you money while going greener.
Following are some tips that will help the environment by reducing, reusing and recycling:
Pack a lunch. Bringing a lunch rather than buying takeout will save money for your family and it cuts out takeout packaging.
Pack your lunch in reusable containers. This helps cut down on the amount of waste created by disposable containers.
Buy dry goods in bulk to reduce amount of packaging that goes to the landfill.
You can recycle old eyeglasses through the Conrad Lions Club. Contact a member instead of tossing them out.
These are just a few tips that will help save you money and help our environment the same time.
While these seem like small steps, a little bit goes a long way in making the earth a little greener.
Although the picture attached with this article has no relationship, we thought it would be nice to publish it on the website for everyone to see. |
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Wednesday, 22 April 2009 07:00 |
By Buck Traxler, I-O Editor
Sometime in the late evening of April 14 or early morning hours of April 15, an individual(s) punctured tires on seven vehicles on the 500 block of S. Wisconsin.
The incident took place on both sides of the street. Two vehicles had two tires slashed and five vehicles one tire.
The city police are investigating the incident, “That was basically a stabbing of the tire,” said Chief Gary Dent. A total cost estimate was not yet available.
In other news out of the city council meeting on Monday, the city is tentatively planning a spring alley clean up for the week of May 11. Watch The I-O for more details.
Council members, in a 4-0 vote, approved a conditional use permit for Rachel Kinamon to operate a catering business out of her garage at 705 S. Iowa. The garage will need some remodeling for the business.
The council also passed Resolution 991, which authorizes the city to purchase a 1990 used fire truck.
In a related item, the city authorized Chief Dent to purchase a used police car for $10,950. He noted that he would try to negotiate the price down.
Dent informed the council that the police department had been awarded a $6,000 grant. It carries a stipulation that it be used to purchase equipment that goes inside a police vehicle.
The Conrad Transportation and Historical Museum requested the use (one of the city uses) of Norley Hall at Blue Sky Villa for a Foundation Ball in conjunction with the 100-year Conrad Centennial celebration in October. The request passed on a 4-0 vote.
The Conrad swim team asked for permission to use the swimming pool for a swim camp over the days of June 5-6-7. This request also passed on a 4-0 vote.
Dick Anderson Construction was the low bidder, $3,989,000, for bringing the wastewater pools up to compliance.
NorthWestern Energy will install the power needed for the wastewater project at a cost of $8,219.
Task order #14 was also passed. The estimated cost presently is $337,000 and post construction is $22,440 for M&M Engineers for the wastewater project.
The mosquito contract went up by 10 percent. Council members voted to allow the mayor to offer a five percent increase and negotiate a best deal for mosquito control.
The next regular meeting of the city council will be May 4 in city hall, 411-1/2 S. Main St., at 7:30 p.m. |
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