Local riders take top honors at races
FIRST PLACE Justin Prewett sails through the air on his ATV at a meet in Bozeman earlier this racing season. Prewett captured first place overall in the ATV Junior Class. Photo courtesy of Julie Prewett
The top local racers on the year were Justin Prewett 1st; Tanner Dyer 2nd place for the ATV Pro Class, Austin Prewett 1st place and Ajay Dyer in 3rd place ATV Junior Class.
In addition, over 300 members of the HCMA voted and selected the Rocky Mountain Ricers Club (Conrad) the “Track of the Year.”
Some towns held two-day events with classes ranging from 50cc Peewee bikes to Vet 50+ classes, vintage Pro bikes and three ATV classes.
The day starts with a train whistle at 6:45 a.m. letting riders know they need to attend a riders’ meeting.
Then there is a practice for all 29 race classes with the race motos starting right after the practices.
Each racer competes in two race motos a day. Pro classes have 18-minute motos, Intermediate classes are 15-mnutes, the women’s class is 12 minutes, the junior ABC and Peewee classes are 10-minutes.
There were exciting battles for racers to place in and with the other riders it was fun to watch.
With the bermed corners, attacking whoop sections, the launching off hills, catching air off tabletops, double and triple and step-up jumps, there were exciting races to view.
All year long residents joined in their area races and did well in their respective class.
Editor’s note: This article and photos were done and submitted by Julie Prewett.
Choteau slips by Conrad
SLAP BACK Senior Cowgirl Jenny Silvernale torches off a kill shot against Choteau in play during the last home game of the season on Monday. She had six kill shots, four aces and six blocked shots in a losing effort as top ranked Choteau took the contest 3-0. In the foreground, Olivia Campbell watches the action. I-O Photo by Buck Traxler
Scores went like this: 24-26, 23-25, and 14-25.
The first game featured five ties and three lead changes and at one point saw the Cowgirls with an early five point advantage, 9-5.
Jenny Silvernale turned in a nifty game that included an ace for the Cowgirls first lead and back-to-back slap downs that put the team ahead at one point 17-15.
Beth Grubb and Olivia Campbell also knocked down an ace in that first game. Taylor Johnson also had an ace that put the keepers of the Corral up 23-22, but they couldn’t quite put the contest in the books.
In the second game there was just one tie and one lead change.
Alyssa Keil put up one of her 11 assists for a Silvernale tap back that was just sweet, however, the score at the time was just 3-9.
However, Conrad would not rollover and got back into the contest, helped by an ace from Emily Weisgram and Grubb. They got the game to 23-24 but the Lady ‘Dawgs managed to put the game away 23-25.
The rubber game saw the two squads have three ties and two lead changes. Early on action was close and furious with an ace from Campbell and good line play by Silvernale.
But Choteau was just too much in the end and ran away with the game 14-25.
Conrad dropped in 11 aces with Silvernale knocking down four and Campbell two. The Cowgirls held the Bulldogs to just four aces on the night.
Silvernale slapped back 6-17 kill sots on the evening while Samantha Fagan and Grubb both put back four. Keil dished up 11-15 assists.
At the nets, Fagan blocked 7-17 shots while Silvernale was right behind with six.
Of the 69 digs, Grubb had 20, Keil 15 and Fagan 11.
Tuesday the Cowgirls were in Fairfield and then end the regular season on the Hi-Line in Havre, playing the Blue Ponies.
The District tournament begins in Choteau on Oct. 29.
Think it through let's not panic
By Buck Traxler, I-O Editor
As of this writing the H1N1 flu has not arrived in Conrad or Valier.
However, it is only a matter of time and the seasonal flu is scratching the surface all around us.
Cynthia Grubb, the county health nurse reported that Heart Butte and Chester have a large number of absences due to flu and Choteau has more than 60 students with symptoms of flu.
“So far, Conrad and Valier have not experience H1N1, but it’s just a matter of time,” says Grubb.
The Pondera County Health Department (PCHD) is scheduled to receive their first shipment of H1N1 vaccine next week.
The signs and symptoms of H1N1 flu are similar to those of seasonal flu and may include a fever, cough, sore throat, a runny or stuffy nose, body aches, headaches, chills, fatigue, diarrhea and vomiting.
The H1N1 has been referred to as the “swine Flu” is a new virus and despite its name, this flu is not transmitted by food and that includes pork.
A seasonal flu shot will not protect you from H1N1. A shipment of H1N1 vaccine is due in to the PCHD next week.
Mary Erickson, RN, at the Pondera Medical Center noted they got about half of their shipment of season flu vaccine. Their priority will be employees, in-patients health care providers.
She said the hospital will be putting out a flyer of FAQs, (Frequently Asked Questions) about the flu this week.
Erickson also noted that people and parents need to plan ahead. For example, if you have kids in a day care center and they won’t accept them because they are sick. …. leaving the rest of the sentence up in the air, knowing one has to plan for such a contingency. Both Grubb and Erickson noted, concerning the flu, is to make sure your facts are right; there is more speculation than facts out there.
If you have questions or need detailed information, you may call the Centers for Disease Control hotline at 1-800-232-4623, go to their website at cdc.com, or call Grubb and PCHD 271-3247 or Erickson at the PMC 271-3211.
Since the flu, including the new H1N1 is an airborne virus there are a number of ways to protect yourself and these are worth repeating.
As of this writing the H1N1 flu has not arrived in Conrad or Valier.
However, it is only a matter of time and the seasonal flu is scratching the surface all around us.
Cynthia Grubb, the county health nurse reported that Heart Butte and Chester have a large number of absences due to flu and Choteau has more than 60 students with symptoms of flu.
“So far, Conrad and Valier have not experience H1N1, but it’s just a matter of time,” says Grubb.
The Pondera County Health Department (PCHD) is scheduled to receive their first shipment of H1N1 vaccine next week.
The signs and symptoms of H1N1 flu are similar to those of seasonal flu and may include a fever, cough, sore throat, a runny or stuffy nose, body aches, headaches, chills, fatigue, diarrhea and vomiting.
The H1N1 has been referred to as the “swine Flu” is a new virus and despite its name, this flu is not transmitted by food and that includes pork.
A seasonal flu shot will not protect you from H1N1. A shipment of H1N1 vaccine is due in to the PCHD next week.
Mary Erickson, RN, at the Pondera Medical Center noted they got about half of their shipment of season flu vaccine. Their priority will be employees, in-patients health care providers.
She said the hospital will be putting out a flyer of FAQs, (Frequently Asked Questions) about the flu this week.
Erickson also noted that people and parents need to plan ahead. For example, if you have kids in a day care center and they won’t accept them because they are sick. …. leaving the rest of the sentence up in the air, knowing one has to plan for such a contingency. Both Grubb and Erickson noted, concerning the flu, is to make sure your facts are right; there is more speculation than facts out there.
If you have questions or need detailed information, you may call the Centers for Disease Control hotline at 1-800-232-4623, go to their website at cdc.com, or call Grubb and PCHD 271-3247 or Erickson at the PMC 271-3211.
Since the flu, including the new H1N1 is an airborne virus there are a number of ways to protect yourself and these are worth repeating.