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FHS principal Jeff Elliott accepts position at Three Forks

After nine years at Fergus High School, Principal Jeff Elliott will be moving to a new job as the superintendent of schools in Three Forks. Elliott said on Monday he really enjoyed his years at FHS, but when the job in Three Forks came open he decided to apply for the position.

“My parents are getting elderly and are struggling with some health issues,” Elliott said. “I needed to get closer to them.”

Elliott’s parents live in Boulder.

“They have taken care of me for many years, so now I need to do the same for them,” Elliott added.

FWP starts new season with new station

 

A new season of hunting license sales has local sportsmen discovering a new layout for the Lewistown-area Montana Fish, Wildlife and Parks office. The office manager and game wardens continue to share office space at the Charles M. Russell National Wildlife Refuge, while remaining staff finishes moving into a newly constructed field station.

The view from PyeongChang: Local woman ventures to South Korea for Winter Olympics

Teresa Olson has always loved the Olympics – summer or winter.

“I grew up with the Dorothy Hamill haircut,” she said, “and I would always imitate gymnastic routines in the backyard.”

End of the line for the “store for everyone”: Don’s Store closing after 71 year run

“We love Lewistown, we love the people, we love our customers,” Charlie Pfau, owner of Don’s Store said Thursday afternoon. “But we are closing.”

The closure was announced over Facebook Wednesday: “It is with a heavy heart that we announce Don’s Store will be closing this summer. We are so grateful for the opportunity to have served Central Montana over the last 71 years, but unfortunately the retail industry has changed.”

Internet retailers are behind that change, and the reason Don’s Store is no longer viable, Pfau said.

Compliance checks find five sell to underage buyers

Employees at five local businesses were cited for selling alcohol to underage patrons during last weekend’s annual alcohol sales compliance checks.

‘Breathe in, breathe out’: Local counselor recommends mindfulness practice

Sit back.

Be still.

And get ready to practice mindfulness.

Licensed counselor Chris Tremain is one of many therapists worldwide using this exercise, which was made famous by Vietnamese monk Thich Nhat Hanh.

According to Hanh, mindfulness is a “source of happiness and joy,” that starts by “putting your focus on your breath.”

“I’ve been drawn to mindfulness a long time,” Tremain said. “I’ve gone on retreats with Hanh three times and just loved it. It’s an incredible practice.”

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Liberty County CWD check station hours change

Fish, Wildlife and Parks set new operating hours for its chronic wasting disease check station at Chester, starting Feb. 5. The new hours are 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. every

MSU Malt Quality Lab provides barley malt quality analysis for craft beer and food industries

Montana State University is now home to Montana’s first public Malt Quality Lab, the only lab of its kind in the Northern Great Plains region that can provide a complete

Local businesses give huge donation to Creekside Pavilion project

The proposed Creekside Market Place and Pavilion is well on its way, thanks to a quarter of a million dollar donation by two local businesses. Creekside Committee members announced Tuesday that First Bank of Montana and Allied Steel made substantial pledges to the Creekside project.

Committee member Karen Sweeney said the joint donation earned the businesses naming rights for the pavilion, an outdoor performance stage planned for the project. Sweeney said officials from First Bank of Montana and Allied Steel requested the pavilion be named in honor of the bank.

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