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Wednesday, 21 March 2007 |
By Buck Traxler, I-O Editor
Conrad Public School District 10 held their annual employee recognition program on Wednesday afternoon in the Meadowlark gym.
The ever-popular program turned 11 years old with this recent event. It was started to recognize the educators and classified staff who are deserving of a special honor.
School board chairman Mark Gage gave a welcome to all the teachers and employees.
For 2007-08 fifth grade-educator Carol Brownell from Utterback Middle School was selected as one who has given her very best effort for the students and parents of the community.
Brownell was presented her Teacher of the Year award by board member Jan Carter and 2005 honoree Deb Perry.
She joins a select list of honored instructors that includes, from 1996, Bill Jimmerson, Chuck Powers, Cheryl Schlepp, who went to become the Montana Teacher of the Year, Linda Garnett, Carol Gunderson, Tara Thielman, Monica Tomayer, Jim Carroll, Deb Perry, and Beth Ann Bolmeier.
.jpg "Teacher and Employee of the Year honors") TEACHER OF THE YEAR -- From the left, School District 10 trustee Jan Carter and 2005 Employee of the Year, UMS Guidance Counselor Deb Perry, far right, present this year’s award to Carol Brownell, center, a fifth grade teacher at UMS. I-O Photo by Buck Traxler
They were presented with their award by school board trustee Jill Johnson and Sandy Shirley.
Ever the practical jokers, Principal Craig Barringer and Superintendent of Schools Lynn Utterback had Dan Brown, UMS shop teacher, make a nice looking “Employee” plaque, but scored it down the middle.
Barringer explained that due to funding cuts and lack of money, only one plaque could be given and since they had a shared position, they could share this one. He then broke the plaque over his knee into two very neat pieces to present the two ladies with a half-plaque.
The joke got the desired effect. Both women were then presented with really nice plaques.
Past winners of the award have been Betty McBratney, Leona Linn, Barbara Bruner, Donna Schlepp, Afton Lamoreaux, Jeff Sullivan, Molly Jimmerson, Linda Carlson, Tammy Jones, and Sandy Shirley.
Both Lamoreaux and Shirley went on to become Montana’s Business Official of the Year.
Brownell will have her name forwarded to the state Teacher of the Year Program. “We wish her best of luck in that process of recognition,” commented Superintendent of Schools Lynn Utterback after the program.
In addition, years of service pins went to the following educators and employees:
Tyson Anderson and Todd Boehmler both received five-year pins.
Monica Tomayer and Tracy Stokes received 10-year pins and Beth Ann Bolmeier a pin for 15 years at CHS.
Janice Farkell, Julie Orcutt and Tara Thielman all received 20-year pins and Cheryl Schlepp got a pin for 25 years of service.
Cheryl Lehnerz earned her five-year pin and Debbi Gage received a 10-year pin. |
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Wednesday, 21 March 2007 |
The fourth annual Conrad Smoker brought out a nice crowd on Saturday to be entertained by young boxers dukeing it out in the ring.
There were 12 bouts on the card, including one match up between two lady pugilists from Shelby.
Radio announcer Gary Goodan presented the fighters and decisions and Bobby LeCoure was the referee.
The Conrad Lions and Conrad Wrestling clubs sponsored the event. Proceeds of the Smoker went towards helping area athletes.
In addition, Conrad Wrestling Club grants each boxer $50 to go to their chosen cause.
 SIGHTING IN -- Colby “Boom Boom” Johnson, on the right, looks for an opening in his fight with Kameron “Heavy Hands” Hepner of Shelby. Johnson came on to win the fight, getting a unanimous 3-0 decision from the judges. I-O Photo by Buck Traxler
Stepping up first were Cutter “Switch Blade” Martin of Conrad and Scott “Iron Man” Schlosser, also of Conrad.
Both boxers got in some nice punches, but it was Schlosser coming on strong in the third round to win a unanimous 3-0 decision from the judges.
Bout number two pitted Colby “Animal” Johns, a hometown product against Matt “Hates Conrad” DeVine of Great Falls.
After the final bell rang and Goodan announced the fight was a draw, more than a few fans loudly booed.
Getting inside the ropes next was Logan “Lights Out” Erickson of Conrad and Eli “Boomer” Baker from Choteau.
One of the better fights of the evening, this match had lots of blows and an early knock-down of Baker off a solid punch from Erickson, which seemed to give him the edge in the fight.
In the end, this match drew a majority draw decision, which was loudly booed by the boxing cliental.
Lane “The Ju” Judisch of Conrad was next to step between the ropes, facing Logan “Slim Jim” Hodke of Great Falls. Judisch was on the losing end of a 3-0 decision.
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Wednesday, 14 March 2007 |
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Buck Traxler, I-O Editor
You say ‘toe-mah-toe’ and I say tomato, you say merge, I say sell. That is the fine line that Babcock & Brown Infrastructure (BBI) is portraying to the public in their bid to acquire NorthWestern Energy (NWE).
BBI likens the deal as coming together without abrupt change. The sale on the other hand is to give up to another for money, or other valuable considerations. Merger, sale, the proposed $2.2 billion purchase price still has to go through and be approved by the Public Service Commission (PSC). PSC members are holding pubic comment meetings, giving people a chance to comment on the possible acquisition.
 Ken Toole, Public Service Commissioner
Before turning the meeting over to representatives of NWE, BBI and the Montana Consumer Counsel (MCC), he gave about a 10-year timeline of Montana Power Company and events that led to NWE taking control from the defunct Touch America division to the bankruptcy of NWE. Toole recalled that PMC had lobbied for deregulation and sold off their generative facilities. NWE came in and bought MPC transmission and utility business. MPC assets were lost when its telecommunications company, Touch America, filed for bankruptcy.
He noted that state law provides the authority to approve sales. “The bottom line, this is a very big transaction with a lot of money on the table.”
Mike Schmit, representing NWE, commented, “We’re very committed to our customers. We’re committed to all our communities, including Conrad.”
In that vane, he said NWE had donated about $500,000 across their system, including $42,000 in Great Falls which includes Conrad.
Toby Beaglehole, a general manager of insurance and compliance, talked about BBI.
BBI is a global investment and advisory firm with longstanding capability in financed management of asset and cash flow-based investments.
Babcock and Brown was founded in San Frnacisco in 1977 but is now based out of Sydney, Australia with five operating divisions; real estate, infrastructure and project finance, operating leasing, structured finance and corporate finance.
They operate from 27 offices across Australia, North America, Europe, Asia, the United Emirates and Africa with over 1,000 employees. |
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