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Wednesday, 07 February 2007 |
By Buck Traxler I-O Editor
In an unusual development the city was hit with three resignations this week.
Two of them came out of the police department, Mike Galloway and Travis Alexander and the third was from Water/wastewater Operator I Tobin Arnold who had been with the city for only six months. The council accepted all three.
Two members of the council, Mayor John Shevlin and Alderman Gary Brown were absent from the meeting. That left council chairman Sandy Syvertson to preside over the meeting.
The council accepted a bid from Denning, Downey and Associates for $9,000 (2007), $9,250 (2008) and $9,525 (2009) for the purpose of auditing the city.
Wendy Judisch and Wally McHenry also approved the use of Norley Hall for a meeting of the Public Service Commission to hold a meeting on March 7, 7-9 p.m. Part of the meeting will be devoted to wind turbines and energy.
In other action, the council approved increasing the participation fee from $10 to $20 for the city juvenile offenders program.
A building permit to move a house and garage at 619 Michigan was given an OK by the council.
A petition to vacate an alley between Conrad Building Center and TPG, Inc. in the south 100 block was tabled until the next meeting.
In business from an earlier meeting, Kjelstrup Drive was renamed Alaska Drive.
Chief Dent wrote a draft to revise a training expense contract concerning the leaving by employees within a certain amount of time. It will address employees who are trained by the city and then move on. It will be reviewed by City Attorney Mary Ann Ries and presented at an upcoming meeting.
The management of Blue Sky Villa requested permission from the city to get bids for new siding for seven units. They are looking at an approximate cost of $140,000. Present plans call for steel siding to be used. Money for the project is coming from an earlier settlement. The council approved the request to only receive bids at this time.
Brian Durham, the new owner of Sunrise Trailer Courts, was on hand to talk to the council about health issues in the park. In part he said, “It’s frustrating, no one is enforcing the rules.” He was hoping the city could assist him.
Durham talked during the public comment portion of the meeting and no action is taken by the council here. He was asked to come back at the March meeting when he can be on the agenda.
Reports were received and approved from City Attorney Ries, Chief Dent and Richard Anderson, pubic works director. |
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Wednesday, 07 February 2007 |
By Buck Traxler I-O Editor
Get set for a whole new wave of entertainment at the 42nd annual Chamber of Commerce banquet on Feb. 27.
The annual event will take place in Norley Hall at Blue Sky Villa. A social hour begins at 6 p.m. with the dinner beginning at 7 p.m.
Over the past number of years, the main speakers’ rostrum has been, on a rotating basis, dominated by Governors, Representatives and Senators.
Politicians, in the past, eagerly stood in line waiting their turn to speak in the friendly confines of a packed Norley Hall. On the speaking circuit, the Conrad CofC annual banquet was a “must” stop.
However, that all changed when a rookie governor declined an invitation to step up to the podium.
In looking for someone special to deliver the keynote address, the CofC board had to look no further than their own backyard.
They had only to go as far as Choteau to get Flint Rasmussen, the top rodeo clown in North America.
That statement doesn’t come lightly or as biased editorializing.
Rasmussen has built a career for himself and has been named as the Professional Rodeo Cowboy Association Clown of the Year seven times since 1996. He has been selected as the Coors Man in the Can six times, he has been the Wrangler National Finals Rodeo Barrelman eight times, the Canadian National Finals rodeo Barrelman four times, an eight time, PBR World Finals Barrelman and the Dodge National Circuit Finals Barrelman three times.
He has always been an entertainer, even in high school where he played in a rock band.
However, before he became a rodeo clown, he taught math and history to high school students. If anyone could make grade 11 geometry funny, it would probably be Rasmussen.
Eventually he became drawn to rodeos and as he watched, he realized rodeo clowns were doing the same thing, the same routine, year in and year out. The versatile entertainer added dancing and singing to his performance production, much to the delight of rodeo fans and his popularity soared to new heights.
Always looking to improve his entertainment quality, Rasmussen borrows from top movie hits to build on his acts; such as the Lord of the Rings is a routine he calls, The Lord of the Clowns.
In the Jan. 22 issue of Sports Illustrated there is an entire page devoted to bullfighters and the lone clown, Rasmussen. Done by Rick Reilly, the story evolves over two days at Madison Square Garden in New York City.
New York City-Conrad, MSG-BSV, SI/I-O, major arena to small, anyway you want to cut it, we’ll have one of the most attractive entertainers in the country hitting the stage at the annual CofC banquet.
In addition, the Unsung Hero award and Business Person of the Year will be announced.
For more information or tickets, contact any CofC board member or Shari Richter at the CofC office at (406) 271-7791.
When you think about it, the CofC just traded one clown for another. |
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Wednesday, 07 February 2007 |
 RUNWAY COMPETITION – Andrew Hilyard’s boyish charms transform to reveal a suave, debonaire young gentleman who landed in the top five on this runway, earning himself a medal for the fashion runway portion of the modeling competition held in January at the International Model and Talent Association convention in Los Angeles. I-O photo courtesy of BJ Hilyard
Andrew Hilyard’s slight build and animated expressions have become his biggest assets. At barely 5 feet 8 inches tall, he can play the role of a 12-year-old with the maturity of his 17 years. And Hollywood likes that.
Hilyard placed fifth or better in 13 of the 14 categories he competed in during the week-long International Model and Talent Association (IMTA) convention held at Los Angeles in January. And Hollywood wants him back – soon.
While the average participant receives only two or three callbacks, Hilyard was called back during the convention for interviews with 19 different acting and modeling agencies.
Competition was fierce, and it was necessary to re-shoot a commercial in order to determine the winner of Male Junior Actor of the Year. As a result, Hilyard qualified as first runner-up for the position. For Male Junior Model of the Year, he ended up with an honorable mention (the IMTA award given for placing fifth or better). Other modeling categories in which he received honorable mention include: fashion print, jeans, swimwear, fashion runway and team fashion competition. He was second runner-up in the category of TV beauty, commercial.
IMTA acting awards received by Hilyard include honorable mentions in monologue, cold read, and commercial print; fourth runner-up in the categories of soaps and sitcoms; first runner-up for close-ups, and first runner-up in the category of TV real people, commercial.
In addition to medals and recognition, Hilyard received a $1500 scholarship to attend a four-week program this summer at the prestigious New York School of Film and Television.
Hilyard is currently considering signing with CMT Management/JLO West and tentatively plans to move to the Burbank area by August.
Plans to relocate are somewhat sketchy because he is mid-way through his junior year at Conrad High School, and he is a minor. With both parents in education, his schooling is a priority even though they support his desire to become an actor.
“He really wants to come back to Conrad and graduate with the classmates he’s been through school with since first grade,” said his mother, BJ Hilyard.
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