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Absentee ballots mailed, early voting open

It’s not even November, but voting has already begun.

Fergus County Clerk and Record Rana Wichman, who serves as the county’s election administrator, said absentee ballots were mailed to those who requested them on Friday. Absentee ballots allow voters to mark and return their ballot by mail, or voters can hand carry their ballot to the Clerk and Recorders Office.

“We are required by state statute to mail the absentee ballots 25 days prior to the General Election,” Wichman said.

'Bad Bob's' Colt coming to Gun Show

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Gun collectors Ed and Bryan Luke are at it again, coming to the Lewistown Gun Show with another assemblage of rarities.

Last year, the father-and-son-gun-show-touring duo brought the single action Colt .45 famous for its role in the 1953 Western, “Shane.”

This year, Ed and Bryan are bringing more history with them, except, this time, it’s not fictional. They’re bringing the real deal: “Bad Bob” Meldrum’s single action Colt.

School lunches

Central Montana Head Start Menu Oct. 17 - 20 Central Montana Head Start menu is as follows: B=breakfast, S=snack, L=lunch. All meals are served with one-percent milk. Monday – B. Cheerios cereal, bananas, milk; L. Mac and cheese w/ham, beets, tropical fruit, milk; S. Hardboiled egg, oranges, water Tuesday – B. Carrot pineapple bread, applesauce, milk; L. Taco salad w/ corn chips, grapes, milk; S. goldfish wg, 100 percent juice Wednesday – B. English muffin, peaches, milk; L. Grill cheese, tomato soup, oranges, milk; S.

Secretary of State candidate Corey Stapleton visits town

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Truth. Accountability. Integrity.

These are some of the values Montana Secretary of State candidate Corey Stapleton holds high. Unfortunately, they are also values Stapleton said he isn’t seeing enough of in both state and national elections.

It’s time for a change, Stapleton said, and sometimes change comes from surprising places, like the Secretary of State’s office.

School lunches

Central Montana Head Start Menu Oct. 17 - 20 Central Montana Head Start menu is as follows: B=breakfast, S=snack, L=lunch. All meals are served with one-percent milk. Monday – B. Cheerios cereal, bananas, milk; L. Mac and cheese w/ham, beets, tropical fruit, milk; S. Hardboiled egg, oranges, water Tuesday – B. Carrot pineapple bread, applesauce, milk; L. Taco salad w/ corn chips, grapes, milk; S. goldfish wg, 100 percent juice Wednesday – B. English muffin, peaches, milk; L. Grill cheese, tomato soup, oranges, milk; S.

Central Montana native Tiffany Aaron competes in World Food Championships

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Can you make a breakfast dish that’s worth $100,000? Tiffany (Smithson) Aaron, a 1995 graduate of Judith Gap High School, certainly thinks she can, and she is making plans right now to prove it.

Aaron earned her way to compete in the world’s largest event in Food Sport - the World Food Championships. From Nov. 9-15, she will be competing for a $300,000 prize purse and the title of 2016 World Food Champion in Orange Beach, Ala.

Great Falls College MSU offers Constant Contact workshop

The Center for Lifelong Learning at Great Falls College MSU has partnered with Constant Contact to offer a workshop titled, “Grow Your Business with Email and Social Media.” The workshop will be taught by Rick Hogan, social media and email marketing consultant and an Authorized Local Expert with Constant Contact.

"Smart Driver" course offered by AARP Drivers Safety Program

The next AARP Smart Driver course of 2016 will be held on Saturday, Nov. 5, at the Central Montana Community Center (also known as Grubstakes.) The Community Center is located at 307 West Watson. Registration for the course will be from 8 a.m. until 8:30 a.m. The class starts promptly at 8:30 a.m. and will end before 1 p.m. This course is designed for all drivers 50 years and older. There will be a cost for the course.

Garden Scarecrow Festival provides fall fun in Stanford

Saturday proved to be a perfect fall day for the ninth annual Scarecrows in the Garden Festival – the introduction of 24 new and exciting characters on Stanford’s Central Avenue. The festival allowed an amazing number of area talents to highlight their creativity, finding wonderful locations for their clever genius. A stroll down Stanford’s main street on Saturday brought smiles and some laughter from folks taking the time to get to know these characters.

‘All ages’ saddle club members working hard to promote camaraderie

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The Rockin’ Wranglers Saddle Club was formed in 2014 by Brenda Curry, Terrena Fogle, Soni Zarn and Naomi Parry, for horse-loving people young and old. The club holds monthly O-mok-see events at the Denton arena, as well as fun days/trail courses hosted by neighboring communities. One of the many goals of the club is to promote camaraderie among equestrians and create family events everyone can enjoy, even if they don’t ride.