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Wednesday, 07 November 2007 |
Conrad lost a tough opening match at the Divisional tourney to host Glasgow on Thursday and will have to win a minimum of five matches over two days to advance their season.
Facing off with the Glasgow Scotties, the scores looked like this after four games: 25-8, 25-19, 23-25, and 25-17.
Cowgirl Amanda Judisch turned in a fine all-around floor game for the team.
Of the 34 kill shots Judisch flipped back 11, and she blocked 7-25 shots at the net. The senior southpaw also dropped in 4-10 aces from the service line.
Kenley King had 11-59 digs and Kaytlin Fowler dished up 11-31 aces.
The loss pitted them against Wolf Point in a Friday morning contest.
Area teams, Choteau, Cut Bank and Fairfield were all first round winners.
The Cowgirls still had a chance at making a trip to the big dance in Bozeman, but they could not afford to lose another match.
It also meant playing three games on Friday.
Their morning match was against Wolf Point and Conrad bested them in straight sets by scores of 25-12, 25-21, and 25-17. They were a team on a mission.
Lyndsey Green led the squad in kill shots with 8-25. The team poured over 22 ace serves, 10 more than Wolf Point, with Katie Schlepp dropping in six. Kylee Schlepp blocked 5-18 shots at the net while Newmiller had 8-37 digs.
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Wednesday, 31 October 2007 |
By Buck Traxler, I-O Editor
Newspapers from Conrad, The Independent-Observer, Baker, Dillon, Miles City, and Hamilton were part of a conference call with Senator Max Baucus on Thursday to discuss the new Farm Bill.
While this is a national bill, the legislation, much if crafted by the Senator, has, as he said, “Solid help for Montana farmers.”
Baucus said, “This is good for Montana, we did quite well. I’m comfortable with a tight bill given the tight constraints of Congress right now.”
As the Senate Agriculture Committee spent several hours debating a new Farm Bill today, Montana’s Senator Max Baucus praised the committee for including a solid safety net for wheat and barley producers, stopping Farm Service Agency office closures, boosting alternative energy, and finally implementing Country-of-Origin Labeling on meat products.
Baucus, a senior member of the Senate Agriculture Committee, helped write the new five-year bill, which will serve as a blueprint for agriculture programs across the country. Baucus said the legislation is expected to pass the committee late today or Thursday and then will be taken up by the full Senate next week.
For more than a year, Baucus traveled around the state holding “listening sessions” in small Montana communities, including Conrad, which packed Norley Hall.
And, as the only member of Montana’s Congressional delegation on the Ag-Committee, the senator also held two official hearings of that committee in Great Falls to get input from Montana’s producers.
“This bill has been anything but easy to negotiate. But we kept our eye on the ball and we didn’t give up. We all worked together in a non-partisan effort,” Baucus said. “Montana farmers and ranchers will come out very well in this bill. They should be pleased.”
Baucus helped insert several provisions in the bill for Montana, including a payment boost for wheat and barley; programs to help producers develop alternative energy, and a Sept. 30, 2008 implementation date for the long-awaited Country-of-Origin Law.
Baucus was also successful today in attaching an amendment with Senator John Thune (R-S.D.) to halt Farm Service Agency office closures that are more than 20 miles apart for the life of the Farm Bill.
Asked if the Farm Bill would be on the president’s veto list, the Senator commented, “This is not an appropriation list, no, it’s not on the president’s veto list.”
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Wednesday, 31 October 2007 |
 ACCORDION PLAYERS – Gracing the stage at the Orpheum Theatre/Wiegand Auditorium on Nov. 11. will be from the left in front is, Doris Seaton, Pat Sharp and Elaine Tweet. In the back row is Adam Dahlman, Dale Meier on the Sax, Bob Antonich, and Dan Mathern.
Now the Pondera Arts council is proud to bring the musical wit and wisdom of the Accordion Players to the Conrad Orpheum Theatre/Wiegand Auditorium Nov. 11 for the entertainment of all who appreciate wonderful music with a local accent.
Pat Dobyns Sharp, an accordionist formerly of Shelby, formed the Accordion Players of Great Falls in 2000. The group includes Bob Antonich, Dan Mathern, Doris Seaton, Pat Sharp, Adam Dahlman and Elaine Tweet (formerly E. Jung of Conrad).
Dale Meier plays the sax, Harry Moritz guitar, Jim Davidson the banjo, Judy Lee piano and Carl White the bass guitar.
The group plays for monthly dances at the Great Falls Eagles, Elks or Moose clubs, every other month at a nursing or retirement home and occasionally performs out-of-town engagements, such as the upcoming concert at the Orpheum Theatre/Wiegand Auditorium.
Their music spans numbers from the 1940s to the ’70s and the concert here will include a yodeling duet “Yodel Sweet Molly.”
As a double feature, the concert will also feature four songs by young local vocalists Shannalee Finlayson and Katey VenderVeen.
These two Conrad High School students have received top vocal ratings at music festivals and are in demand for church and community events.
They will sing two duets The Lonely Goatherd from the Sound of Music, and Pie Jesu from the Requiem.
VanderVeen will also sing Rogers and Hammerstein’s Edleweiss, and Finlayson will sing Andrew Lloyd Webber’s Whistle Down the Wind. Nov. 11, 3 p.m. at the Orpheum theatre/Wiegand Auditorium.
Tickets will be available at the door, $8 for adults, $5 for students. Those under five years of age are admitted free. |
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