Cowgirls blast Coyotes, bucked off by Ponies
TEAM UNITY While the National Anthem is being played before the home game with Havre, the Cowgirls do something a little different, putting a hand on the should in front of them while the other crosses the heart. It is a unique show of team unity that is different and pretty cool. I-O Photo by Buck Traxler
Playing Shelby, Conrad dominated the contest from the net to the service line and won in three games by scores of 25-14, 25-15, 25-17.
In the three games there were only four ties and one lead change and the latter came in the final game and was brief at best when the Coyotes took a 0-3 advantage.
At the service line, the Cowgirls drilled in 15 aces. The Coyotes only managed to have two aces on the night. That’s a big point spread. Sam Fagan turned in a fine overall performance for Conrad led the way with four while Kara Bandow and Taylor Johnson each put over three.
In the middle, Conrad put up 58 digs with Fagan having 18 and Beth Grubb 10. The Coyotes had 46.
At the nets, the Cowgirls again were in charge with 25 kills to 20 for Shelby. Jenny Silvernale blasted back 10. Fagan and Olivia Campbell each had six. Conrad blocked seven shots at the net, Silvernale and Fagan both had three while Shelby only had three blocked shots.
Johnson put up 14-23 team assists and Alyssa Keil dished out nine.
Playing the Class A Blue Ponies of Havre on Saturday was no contest. The ponies took the match in three games by scores of 25-8, 25-6, 25-13.
The visitors pumped over 21 aces while Conrad dropped in four. Brittany Greyn had two of them
Silvernale put back five of six kill shots, Johnson had three assists, Fagan had three blocked shots, Keil had 10 digs and Grubb nine.
Conrad hosts Rocky Boy on Thursday and plays in Cascade and Shelby over the weekend.
Then they get a break to rest up for the Cut Bank Wolves on Oct. 10, which is Homecoming.
Transmission line a reality, work to begin this fall
By John Adams, GFT Capital Bureau
Officials with the U.S. Department of Energy have reached a financing deal with a Canadian energy company, paving the way for construction of the $213 million Montana-Alberta Tie Line (MATL).
According to the DOE, Tonbridge Power Inc. of Toronto will receive up to $161 million in federal stimulus loans to construct the 230-kilovot transmission project, which will be delivering 300 to 600 megawatts of mostly wind-generated energy to markets outside Montana.
The Western Area Power Administration will use borrowing authority under the federal American Recovery and Reinvestment Act, also known as the stimulus package, to help build the project between Great Falls and Lethbridge, Canada.
A large part of the transmission line will run through Pondera County. It is estimated that between 45-52 miles of transmission line poles will be in the county.
County Commission Chairman Sandy Broesder told the I-O on Thursday, “This (news) is fantastic!” The commissioners as a whole noted that road department funds that were lost when the missiles were pulled out will be boosted by taxes.
Pondera County may be the big winner in the tax benefits over Cascade, Glacier, and Teton counties with an estimated range of between $1,038,970 and a high of $1,182,684 coming to the county.
Almost two-thirds of the 214-mile transmission line will be located on U.S. soil, crating for the continued expansion of renewable energy production, according to the DOE.
“By integrating renewable energy onto the electrical grid now, we are helping to shape America’s economy, powered by clean, secure and affordable electricity,” Energy Secretary Steven Chu said in a statement.
He went on to say, “This project will help put Americans to work and build the transmission networks needed to bring renewable energy to consumers across the West.”
Bob Williams of MATL Ltd., a Tonbridge subsidiary, said the financing deal allows the company to move forward with final construction preparations.
“We are ready to get going on the next phase of the project, which really involves getting the rest of the work that has to be done before the construction finished up,” Williams said.
Some of the work includes conducting legal surveys along the transmission corridor and performing geothermal analyses to determine tower placements.
Construction should begin this fall, Williams said.
Officials with the U.S. Department of Energy have reached a financing deal with a Canadian energy company, paving the way for construction of the $213 million Montana-Alberta Tie Line (MATL).According to the DOE, Tonbridge Power Inc. of Toronto will receive up to $161 million in federal stimulus loans to construct the 230-kilovot transmission project, which will be delivering 300 to 600 megawatts of mostly wind-generated energy to markets outside Montana.
The Western Area Power Administration will use borrowing authority under the federal American Recovery and Reinvestment Act, also known as the stimulus package, to help build the project between Great Falls and Lethbridge, Canada.
A large part of the transmission line will run through Pondera County. It is estimated that between 45-52 miles of transmission line poles will be in the county.
County Commission Chairman Sandy Broesder told the I-O on Thursday, “This (news) is fantastic!” The commissioners as a whole noted that road department funds that were lost when the missiles were pulled out will be boosted by taxes.
Pondera County may be the big winner in the tax benefits over Cascade, Glacier, and Teton counties with an estimated range of between $1,038,970 and a high of $1,182,684 coming to the county.
Almost two-thirds of the 214-mile transmission line will be located on U.S. soil, crating for the continued expansion of renewable energy production, according to the DOE.
“By integrating renewable energy onto the electrical grid now, we are helping to shape America’s economy, powered by clean, secure and affordable electricity,” Energy Secretary Steven Chu said in a statement.
He went on to say, “This project will help put Americans to work and build the transmission networks needed to bring renewable energy to consumers across the West.”
Bob Williams of MATL Ltd., a Tonbridge subsidiary, said the financing deal allows the company to move forward with final construction preparations.
“We are ready to get going on the next phase of the project, which really involves getting the rest of the work that has to be done before the construction finished up,” Williams said.
Some of the work includes conducting legal surveys along the transmission corridor and performing geothermal analyses to determine tower placements.
Construction should begin this fall, Williams said.
Centennial aluminum can drive
By Adam Jerome, I-O Reporter
Start saving your cans, because the Pondera County Recycling Coalition (PCRC) is at it again. Starting on Sept. 28 and through Oct. 4 the PCRC is sponsoring another aluminum can drive.
The last aluminum drive held over Whoop-Up days was largely a success. PCRC collected over 600 pounds of aluminum. This time they want to eclipse that mark, so they need your help.
On Sept. 28 there will be a large trailer parked at the Pondera Village Shopping Center for you to take your bagged-up cans. It does not matter if they are crushed or not.
Mike Townsend of Conrad Salvage and Recycling has agreed to buy the cans as the PCRC has made its mission to keep recycling local. Townsend has also provided the trailer free of charge.
Along with the trailer there will be seven recycling cans lined up and down the streets during the parade on Saturday. PCRC can’t stress enough that these are not garbage cans and only aluminum is to be deposited in the receptacles.
Then on Sunday these same cans will be out at the motocross track during their event to help decrease some of the clean-up that goes on after the races.
All proceeds go to the PCRC to purchase permanent recycling receptacles for the County.
The Conrad landfill continues to accept five tons of garbage a week over what the city is being assessed. This aluminum drive is a great way to get the assessment closer to what it should be.
Another successful PCRC sponsored event was the pesticide disposal program. Nearly 2,900 pounds of unwanted chemicals and containers were collected. Joel Farkell, Manager, Mountain View Fertilizer was generous enough with his time to deliver all these unwanted products to the main collection site in Great Falls last Tuesday.
PESTICIDE DISPOSAL PROGRAM Homeowners in Pondera County were able to deliver, along with landowners, nearly 2,900 pounds of unwanted chemicals and containers at mini-collection sites at CHS in Valier and Mountain View Coop Fertilizer. Mountain View Fertilizer Manager Joel Farkell delivered all the pictured pesticides to the main collection site in Great Falls. The Waste Pesticide Program is administered by the Montana Department of Agriculture and is held in the region every three years. This local effort was sponsored by the Pondera County Recycling Coalition, Pondera County Extension Office, Mountain View Coop Fertilizer and CHS. Photo Courtesy of Joel Farkell
The last aluminum drive held over Whoop-Up days was largely a success. PCRC collected over 600 pounds of aluminum. This time they want to eclipse that mark, so they need your help.
On Sept. 28 there will be a large trailer parked at the Pondera Village Shopping Center for you to take your bagged-up cans. It does not matter if they are crushed or not.
Mike Townsend of Conrad Salvage and Recycling has agreed to buy the cans as the PCRC has made its mission to keep recycling local. Townsend has also provided the trailer free of charge.
Along with the trailer there will be seven recycling cans lined up and down the streets during the parade on Saturday. PCRC can’t stress enough that these are not garbage cans and only aluminum is to be deposited in the receptacles.
Then on Sunday these same cans will be out at the motocross track during their event to help decrease some of the clean-up that goes on after the races.
All proceeds go to the PCRC to purchase permanent recycling receptacles for the County.
The Conrad landfill continues to accept five tons of garbage a week over what the city is being assessed. This aluminum drive is a great way to get the assessment closer to what it should be.
Another successful PCRC sponsored event was the pesticide disposal program. Nearly 2,900 pounds of unwanted chemicals and containers were collected. Joel Farkell, Manager, Mountain View Fertilizer was generous enough with his time to deliver all these unwanted products to the main collection site in Great Falls last Tuesday.