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Ned LeDoux to headline Fair Night Show

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Central Montana Fair Entertainment Chairman Alan Shammel is excited to announce Ned LeDoux will headline the 2020 Central Montana Fair Friday Night Show.

Ned, son of country music icon Chris LeDoux, has made it his mission to “keep the cowboy in country music,” and he’s coming to the right place, as Shammel said the Central Montana crowd will love the way he honors his father’s music. They will also enjoy Ned’s more contemporary sound. 

“I really think people are going to like this show,” Shammel said.

This includes Shammel himself. 

Lewistown Junior High team takes second at Science Olympiad

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Lewistown students can hold their own in the sciences, at least according to the results of this year’s Science Olympiad held last Tuesday in Bozeman on the Montana State University campus. 

The Lewistown Junior High team took second place in Division B (grades 6-9) and Fergus High was fourth in Division A (grades 9-12).

Gary Distad has more than one family

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It takes more than a medical team of seasoned professionals to treat and then beat cancer. A short six months ago Gary Distad’s “work family” joined the team, ready to support their co-worker in his battle with pancreatic cancer.

Rob Odermann, transportation director, and Cindy Noel, assistant transportation director, for Lewistown Public Schools say their coworker has impacted their team with more than just being the head mechanic for a fleet of vehicles. 

Ho ho ho

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Jordan Grindheim wins prestigious FFA awards

When Jordan Grindheim of Roy signed up for FFA in seventh grade, she set her goals high and never wavered.

This year she was rewarded for her hard work, becoming one of two Montanans selected to the New Century Farmer conference in Indianapolis.

 “Getting into the conference was a big thing,” she said. “More than 200 kids applied for the conference and I was in the top 36 to meet the criteria.”

Not only was Grindheim a New Century Farmer, she was also awarded with the American Degree.

Simple acts of kindness

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A seemingly simple act of kindness can have a profoundly positive effect on the lives of our neighbors. Geyser elementary teacher Sandra Bossen and her first and second grade students recently witnessed this firsthand. 

One quiet afternoon following Veterans Day, Bossen and her class took the time to create a large “thank you” card in the form of a poster for their neighbor, Tim McAllister.

Right place, right time

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When you see something disconcerting, it’s best not to hesitate about taking a second look.

On July 30, Brian Godbey and his Fergus Electric co-worker Melanie Foran experienced this firsthand when they found a dying man who had crashed his airplane about half a mile from the Roundup Airport.

“Brian and I were riding together from Lewistown to Roundup,” Foran said. “I don’t go to Roundup very often, and the two of us traveling together is pretty rare.”

Tech winners

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They say nothing succeeds like success, and apparently the Lewistown Junior High eighth grade science students have taken that to heart. For the third year in a row, and the fifth time overall, local junior high students are state finalists in the Samsung Solve for Tomorrow contest. 

This year members of the Junior High’s GIS Club submitted a proposal addressing school safety in the event of a school shooter incident. Teachers Susan Flentie and Katherine Spraggins assisted the students.

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Lewistown’s getting inked

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Hans Rouse is one of those “Fortunate Sons,” who knew from an early age what he wanted to be when he grew up – a tattoo artist.

Rouse said, “I always liked to draw. I was about 16 and my dad got a tattoo from an old biker dude. I watched him tattoo my dad and thought, ‘Tattooing pays well and I could do that’.” Rouse has been practicing and building upon his skills on the unique canvas ever since.

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