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Wednesday, 03 October 2007 |
By Marylynn Leiter
 GREAT QUILTS – Ruth Cook stands by a part of the quilt display which will take place at the Conrad Transportation and Historical Museum. The star pieced quilt she is standing by was completed in the 1920s by Mary Fudge, her great-grandmother. There are over 40 quilts for the display and over 200 children are scheduled in for a visit. I-O Photo by Buck Traxler
While the date for accepting quilts has passed, Ruth Cook, who is noted for her specialty of “dating” a quilt by the fabric used, will be dating quilts free of charge for all who have loaned quilts for the exhibit.
This event will be a treat for quilt lovers and historians; combining Anglo quilts from the late 1800s through the 1950s with Native American Montana Star design quilts.
Of special interest to many, there are eight Montana Star quilts loaned by the noted author and quilter Linda Parker of Helena. She wrote the book, “Montana Star Quilts” and is well known to quilters.
Visitors can expect to see a large variety of quilts to include Crazy, Patchwork, Yo-Yo, Hand and Machine Pieced, Hand and Machine Quilted, Appliquéd, Embroidered and more. There will be a variety of antiques handwork on display, as well.
Admission for adults is $3, $2 for seniors and students.
In addition on Oct. 13 on the parking lot of the museum, there will be a Little Racer Rally with a series of games and prizes. These activities will be suitable for children aged 3-8.
There will be an actual racetrack with self-propelled cars, a drag racing table with pullback cars, tattoos for face and arms, inked stamps for a variety of activities, and a guaranteed fun time.
For further information, contact Linda O’Brien at 278-5434.
Linda McCulloch, State Supt. of Schools, will be visiting the museum on Oct. 4 at 8:15 a.m. to view the student mosiac and the Jeff Makelky class project. |
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Wednesday, 03 October 2007 |
By Buck Traxler, I-O Editor
The Pondera Medical Center will be presenting their annual Health Fair on Oct. 11 from 7 a.m. to 1:30 p.m.
It will all take place at the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints, 406 S. Kansas in Conrad.
As in the past, a major feature of the Health Fair is the blood screening panel and blood screen with a PSA for $40 and $80 respectively ($120). Regularly these tests would cost you $375 and $445. There is no better deal in town and for your health, you can’t afford not to take advantage of this yearly special.
If you can’t get to the Health Fair, this marvelous service will be offered at the hospital Oct. 8 through Oct. 19.
A new feature this year will be the PMC flu clinic for those aged nine and above. Medicare and Medicaid patients can bring your Medicare and Medicaid cards and the PMC will do the billing for you.
Always an event highlight, the Mercy Flight from Benefis Hospital in Great Falls will be here for everyone to look over and talk to the flight crew.
The PMC doctors will be putting on healthful presentations as well.
Dr. Shawn Nesbo will kick off his talk at 8:30 a.m. with the topic being colon cancer and screenings. Dr. Peter Barran will talk about weight loss at 9:45 a.m.
Dr. Jennifer Dodge will discuss cancer-screening guidelines at 11 a.m. and Dr. Jay Taylor will talk about influenza beginning at 12:15 p.m.
Other highlights of the Health Fair include bone density testing for women from 8 a.m. to 1 p.m., free blood pressure and blood glucose tests and snacks and beverages.
The PMC will have representatives from every department on hand to answer medical questions, as will the Pondera County Health Department.
Besides the Mercy Flight coming in, Benefis Healthcare will have people from the Heart Institute, Peace Hospice, Monarc Therapies, and the Sletten Cancer Institute to answer any questions you may have.
In addition, In-Line Chiropractic, the Conrad Vet Clinic, Village Drug and Olson’s Drug, the North Central Agency on Aging and representatives from the Kalispell Regional Medical Center will be on hand.
From A to Z, and in between, your medical questions will be answered at the Health Fair. If you need more information before the Health Fair, contact the PMC at 271-3211. |
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Wednesday, 03 October 2007 |
 HAVE BLOCKERS-WILL TRAVEL – With blockers Austin Breding and Bjorn Swanson out front, tailback Brandon Philipps scoots down field in action with Cut Bank during the Homecoming contest on Saturday. I-O Photo by Buck Traxler
In the first quarter on their first possession, it looked like Conrad would have the first points when they herded the ball to the 11-yard line. But the drive stalled and Cut Bank took over on downs.
Neither team put up any points in the first quarter.
In the second period, Cut Bank put together a nice drive and actually they got into the end zone on a fourth and inches play for a 0-6 lead. The PAT attempt failed.
Still in the second quarter, Conrad faked a punt and Lane Judisch hooked up with Scotty Schlosser on a pass play that put the Cowboys in good field position at the 41-yard line.
They moved the ball to the five-yard line where Austin Breding bulled into the Promised Land for a score. A PAT kick by Brent Bandow was just wide right and the score was locked up at 6-6 with 5:30 to play before halftime.
On Cut Bank’s next possession, Judisch picked off the first of his two passes and put the Cowboys in business at the 28-yard line.
Josiah Moerkerke moved the team to the 10-yard line and from here Bandow would boot a 28 yard field goal that split the uprights, giving Conrad a 9-6 lead with 1:49 to go before intermission.
Andrew Lehnerz and Doug Peters made nifty stops on Cut Bank players on their following possession and the 9-6 lead held up.
The Cowboy defense stopped a third quarter drive when Judisch picked off his second pass of the day and later Schlosser recovered a fumble.
But the killer play came with just over 11 minutes to play in the fourth quarter. Spencer Lewis gathered in a 19 yard scoring pass from Orin Johnson to put the Wolves up 12-9. A two point PAT try failed.
Neither team would score again. The Cowboys took over possession on downs, but the clock was already an enemy with just 1.4 seconds to play. A long pass from Moerkerke to Judisch fell short and Conrad suffered the Homecoming loss.
The Cowboys had 149 total yards of offense, 64 yards running, and led by Breding with 42 on 11 carries and the one TD.
Moerkerke passed for 85 yards on 6-14 attempts with no interceptions. He was sacked twice.
Coach Joe Moerkerke commented on Monday, “I figured we might make the 9-6 lead hold, but I knew another score would be nice to have.”
The Cowboys go to Shelby on Friday. Both teams are 2-3, but Shelby is 1-0 in the conference while Conrad is 1-1.
“The games are critical now,” said Moerkerke. He also noted that the entertaining contest was pretty physical. While it is nothing serious, several players are nursing bumps and bruises.
Following the Coyotes, the Glasgow Scotties come to Conrad on Oct. 12. It will be the final home game for Conrad, so mark your calendar for Senior Night.
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