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Quilters step up to help abused or frightened children

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Nothing would be more difficult than working with children in an abusive situation. The idea hits most people hard, but a group of quilters in Central Montana was determined to do something about it. Recently members of the Prairie Piecemakers and the Central Montana Fibre Arts Guild donated 38 hand-made quilts to the Fergus County Attorney’s office to comfort children in this situation.

“They reached out to us and asked what they could do to help,” said Deputy County Attorney Jean Adams. “I was thinking we might get around 15 quilts…but we got nearly 40.”

Heart of Montana second annual Fall Festival

Come pick your pumpkin, take a hayride, find your way through the straw maze, go through the haunted barn, enjoy the pet farm with Alice the camel and some good ole fun on the Farm. Saturday and Sunday, Oct. 2-3, noon to 5 p.m. Located at 168 Poor Farm Loop, look for the Heart of Montana Farm in the Dell sign on Joyland Road. Small free will donations are welcome to enjoy the festivities; pumpkins and gourds are for sale. For more information visit their Facebook page or website.

Lewistown School Menu Sept. 27 - Oct. 1

The Lewistown Public School lunch menu for all school buildings is as follows (alternate is for Gr. 9-12):

Monday – Meatballs, macaroni and cheese, peas, pepper strips and carrots, peaches, (Gr 9-12 whole grain breadstick) (alternate - pizza)

Tuesday – Cheese or pepperoni pizza, garden salad, cucumbers, melon wedge, chocolate chip cookie (alternate - Hamburger on a bun)

Wednesday – Whole grain corndog, potato chips, calico beans, banana (alternate - Philly Cheesesteak)

Central Montana Head Start Menu Sept. 27 - Sept. 30

Central Montana Head Start menu is as follows:

B=breakfast, L=lunch, S=snack. All meals are served with 1% milk.

Monday - B - Yogurt, mandarin orange, breadstick, milk; L - Meatloaf, mashed potatoes w/ gravy, fruit cocktail, crackers, milk; S - Grapes, goldfish, water

Tuesday – B - Crispy ice cereal, banana, milk; L - Ham and cheese sandwich, cucumbers, grapes, milk; S - Carrots, cheese stick, water

Wednesday – B - Pancakes, peaches, milk; L - Beef and noodles, corn, pineapple, milk; S - Celery, PB, water

Proposed school bond explained at public meeting Tuesday

The Lewistown School Board is hosting a school bond question and answer session on Tuesday, Sept. 28 at 7 p.m. at the Lewistown Junior High. Items for discussion include safety and security of school buildings, prioritizing infrastructure needs and the need for classroom space.

OPI, DPHHS announce new process for student mental, behavioral health services

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The Montana Office of Public Instruction in partnership with the Department of Public Health and Human Services announced a new process to serve students with mental and behavioral health services through the Comprehensive School and Community Treatment, or CSCT, program.

The agencies officially issued joint guidance to school districts on Aug. 25 implementing these changes, which will ensure the viability and accountability of the program for the foreseeable future. The Montana Legislature transferred administrative duties of the program from DPHHS to the OPI this spring.

Parent-Teacher Organization looking for volunteers

Do you have one hour a week you could give to the PTO? The organization is looking for a representative from each of the four schools the PTO supports. This is a great way to find out what the PTO is all about and get involved without a large time commitment.

Representative duties include:

•Checking the PTO box weekly and delivering reimbursement requests to the PTO treasurer.

• Serving as the point of contact for the principal of your school.

• Coordinate volunteers for special needs your school has.

Denton Rod and Gun Club hosts Mark Buckentin Memorial shoot

The Mark Buckentin Memorial Meat, Shoot and Pitch Play is Saturday, Oct. 9. Practice is at 11 a.m. and the shoot starts at noon. ATP legal trap loads only. Please bring your own shells.

Lunch is available at the club on the west end of Denton, north of the Highway. For more information call Rod Boling at 567-2608 or Orville McCracken at 462-5678 or 350-5678.

The next shoot is two weeks before Easter.

Computer games

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Students in Mrs. Stevenson’s class at Lewis and Clark Elementary play Kahoot, a game-based online learning platform that allows teachers to create learning games and trivia quizzes. 

OPI extends free meal program for schools

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More school children are able to enjoy hot breakfasts and lunches this year, thanks to an extension to the program sponsored by the Montana Office of Public Instruction. That includes students in the Lewistown Public Schools
“We are again offering free breakfast and free lunch,” said Amie Friesen, Lewistown’s Food Service director, adding the district typically feeds about 850 kids for lunch and 350 for breakfast.