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Dementia Caregiver’s Support Group to meet

Dementia Caregiver’s Support Group will be meeting on the third Wednesday of . each month, starting June 16 at 10:30 a.m. – 11:30 a.m. at the Hospice House, west side of the hospital back parking lot. This is a flexible support

Commissioners take another look at land use policy Thursday

The Fergus County Commissioners meet Thursday, June 10 at 10 a.m. in the commissioners’ office on the second floor of the courthouse. Items on the agenda include Updated Land Use plan/policy (was tabled from May 25), Right of Way petition for a cattle guard on Knapp Lane, seasonal road closure for Maiden Cutoff Road, presenation on digitizing valult indexes and deeds, and requests from Roy and Winifred for ARPA funds. The commission will also consider claims and appointing Cody Langbehn and Dave Byerly to the Port Authority board.

Fergus County Port Authority meets on June 9

The Fergus County Port Authority will meet today, June 9 at 10 a.m. at the Calvert Hotel, 216 Seventh Avenue South.

Pumpkin patch planting, June 12

The Heart of Montana Farm in the Dell will be planting their pumpkin patch this Saturday, June 12 starting at 10 a.m. on the Farm. Volunteers are needed to assist in the planting of the pumpkins for the Fall Festival to be held in October. The address for the Farm is 1563 Joyland Road; look for the Heart of Montana Farm in the Dell sign alongside the road. For more information please contact Becky Jackson at 366-9723 or Kaylene Patten at 366-8479. Hope to see you there.

Moose Fathers Day Dinner

There will be a BBQ rib dinner on Saturday, June 12 at 6:30 p.m. at the Moose Lodge. This is for all the Fathers, their families and friends. Come and enjoy the good food and camaraderie.

DAR to meet on Saturday

The Daughters of the American Revolution Julia Hancock Chapter will meet Saturday, June 12 at 1 p.m. For more information on the meeting, contact Kathy Ahlgren at kahlgren@midrivers.com.

Hearts on fire

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The Oak Ridge Boys harmonize during their concert Saturday at the Fergus Center for Performing Arts. The concert, delayed a year by the pandemic, was a fundraiser for the 3D Mammogram and Breast Biopsy Guidance systems installed at the Central Montana Medical Center. “The Oaks” played for 95 minutes to a full house, a kick off for their Elvira/40 tour. Photo courtesy of Chris Cooler

‘Vote for Jeannette’ for American quarter

The U.S. Mint is accepting public recommendations for prominent women in American history to be honored on coins issued under the American Women Quarters Program. In celebration of Jeannette Rankin’s birthday this month, the Jeannette Rankin Foundation encourages the public to “Vote for Jeannette” in the U.S. Mint’s American Women Quarters program.

Sharing the success

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Recycle Our Waste Lewistown volunteers met with a group from Glendive recently to discuss the ROWL plastics recycling operation. ROWL has been in operation since 2012, beginning with a monthly drop off model and moving to a 24/7 drop off program on Lewis Lane after two years. The Glendive group is considering adopting a similar model. Currently GROW (Glendive Recycles Our Waste) provides weekly cardboard recycling. Shown during the visit are Rosemary Kent, Susan Peterson, Bruce Peterson, Bonita Jenkins, Linda Cunningham. Photo courtesy of Michael Kent

Vehicle accidents and deaths up significantly in 2021

Montana just recorded its 90th fatal accident for the year, a one-vehicle accident near White Sulphur Springs, according to information provided by the Montana Highway Patrol Tuesday.