Surprise attackAfter finishing the race herself, Riley Henderson hid in ambush to surprise unsuspecting runners and takes a chalk shot at Eli Quigley, Heather Quigley, Kylie Berg, and Courtney Berg. The Splat MT color run took place this past weekend at Arrowstone Park and attracted more than 25 participants with proceeds being shared with local teachers. See photos pages 12 and 13.
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Tanker granted
by Michael Stafford
The Deer Lodge Volunteer Fire Department got the grant.
Last week it was announced that the department received the $296,214 grant they had applied for through the Assistance to Firefighters Grant Program (AFG) which is through the Department of Homeland Security and FEMA. That grant will allow the fire department here to upgrade their fleet of vehicles by purchasing a new water tanker truck to replace one of the existing ones.
Fire Chief Andy Scharf said that he first learned that the grant was going to be awarded on the afternoon of September 12. As the grant cycle was nearing an end and this one was awarded in the tenth round, Scharf said they were unsure whether they would receive it or not.
“It’s a huge relief. We were getting close to the end of the grant cycle and we hadn’t heard anything,” he said.
This is the second AFG award the department has received. Two years ago they were able to secure a grant for $146,620 which went to the purchase of new turnout gear and new SCBAs to allow the firemen to better and more safely fight fires.
The recent grant will go to the purchase of a new water tanker truck in an effort to continue to upgrade the fleet of the department and bring the vehicles more in compliance with new regulations.
Currently the fire department has two tanker trucks. One of them is a 1979 which holds 1,500 gallons of water. The other is a 1976 which holds 4,000 gallons of water and is the truck which will be replaced.
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The Deer Lodge Volunteer Fire Department got the grant.
Last week it was announced that the department received the $296,214 grant they had applied for through the Assistance to Firefighters Grant Program (AFG) which is through the Department of Homeland Security and FEMA. That grant will allow the fire department here to upgrade their fleet of vehicles by purchasing a new water tanker truck to replace one of the existing ones.
Fire Chief Andy Scharf said that he first learned that the grant was going to be awarded on the afternoon of September 12. As the grant cycle was nearing an end and this one was awarded in the tenth round, Scharf said they were unsure whether they would receive it or not.
“It’s a huge relief. We were getting close to the end of the grant cycle and we hadn’t heard anything,” he said.
This is the second AFG award the department has received. Two years ago they were able to secure a grant for $146,620 which went to the purchase of new turnout gear and new SCBAs to allow the firemen to better and more safely fight fires.
The recent grant will go to the purchase of a new water tanker truck in an effort to continue to upgrade the fleet of the department and bring the vehicles more in compliance with new regulations.
Currently the fire department has two tanker trucks. One of them is a 1979 which holds 1,500 gallons of water. The other is a 1976 which holds 4,000 gallons of water and is the truck which will be replaced.
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Drug testing policy for students discussedby Michael Stafford
It wasn’t just parents and adults that told the Powell County High School board of trustees that they are in support of a drug testing policy, it was also the students themselves. “I would just like to say that I know it is a very big problem in the high school,” said junior Morgan Stevenson, “I think it’s just something really important and a lot of the kids, maybe they’re smart enough not to bring the drugs to school or bring them on trips, but they’re still doing those at home on their own time and that affects the team.” “I just wanted to say as a sophomore at the school I have heard my friends talk about it. I don’t know when they are doing it or where they are doing it, but they have talked about it like in the locker room,” said student Aubree Bohrer, “I would be happy to see this go through to know that it’s not happening around me and my friends.” “I play football and basketball and in both those sports they tell us to take pride in our team and they tell us that we’re a brotherhood and we’re a family and there’s been some situations where there’s been some people who decided not to uphold those rules during these events,” said senior Tristan Smith. see Many page 10 |
Excluded from proclamationby Michael Stafford
Even though Powell County incurred costs during the high water events of this year and even though they were part of the 12 counties that had been in line to receive money from the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA), they, along with five other counties have been excluded. In information provided by United States Senator Steve Daines, he along with United States Representative Greg Gianforte have written a letter to FEMA asking them to reconsider the funding request of the six counties that were denied. The other six counties include Carbon, Golden Valley, Missoula, Musselshell and Petroleum. “These counties are in desperate need of federal assistance to rebuild their infrastructure,” states the letter. According to the information, on June 18 of this year the State of Montana requested a major disaster declaration due to the flooding in the spring. see Flood page five |
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