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the surgeon doesn’t think your arthritis is bad enough to warrant joint replacement. This is when disability becomes an issue, and we are concerned that this may affect your ability to work and maintain the productivity of your ranch or farm. MSU Extension has teamed up with a researcher at MSU, a physician who is a specialist in musculoskeletal medicine, to see if we can create better treatment strategies for osteoarthritis. Our goal in osteoarthritis treatment should not just be pain relief, which is of course important, but also making sure you are able to work and keep your agricultural operation productive. This starts with understanding the issue better, which is why we have developed a survey that we are deploying in ten Montana counties, including Valley County. This survey seeks to determine how prevalent arthritis, and especially osteoarthritis, is in our ranching and farming community, and to also assess its effect on the economic health of Montana’s ranches and farms. This survey will soon be online for you FOR THE HI-LINE FARM & RANCH FOR THE HI-LINE FARM & RANCH to complete from the comfort of your home FOR THE HI-LINE FARM & RANCH FOR THE HI-LINE FARM & RANCH Creed third place winner and greenhand second place winner Mickayla Johnson acceptingan anaward awardatatthe the Lukas Johnson, Brett Johnson, Dallas Capdeville, Kyle Albus, Wyatt Pattison and Advisor Patti Armbrister at Creed third place winner and greenhand second place winner Mickayla Johnson accepting but paper copies currently the Albus, Wyatt Pattison and Advisor Patti Armbrister at Lukas Johnson, Brettare Johnson, Dallasavailable Capdeville,atKyle state convention in Billings. the state convenstion in Billings. state convention in Billings. Valley Extension ofďŹ ce. If you would the state County convenstion in Billings. competing they went went to to various various workshops workshopspresented presentedby bypast paststate stateofďŹ cers ofďŹ cersand andeven evennational nationalofďŹ cers. ofďŹ cers. like to share your experiences (eitherWYATT ranch-PATTISON WYATT PATTISON competing they HINSDALE CHAPTER REPORTER Three of our younger members, Elise Strommen, Chaykota Christensen and Halle Beil ing and farming with osteoarthritis or lack of HINSDALE CHAPTER REPORTER Three of our younger members, Elise Strommen, Chaykota Christensen and Halle Beil served on the courtesy corp and helped out with contests whenever needed. Our five searthritis symptoms) with the research team, we served on the courtesy corp and helped out with contests whenever needed. Our five seThe State (Future ofofAmerican) Lukas Johnson, Brett Johnson, Dallas Capdeville, Kyle Albus and Wyatt Pattiask you to consider ďŹ lling one out. All ofFFA yourConvention The State (FutureFarmers Farmers American) FFA Conventionwas washeld held in in Billings Billings on on March March 25 25 -- 28. 28. niors, niors, Lukas Johnson, Brett Johnson, Dallas Capdeville, Kyle Albus and Wyatt PattiOver 1,500 around the were awarded awarded their their State State Farmer Farmer Degrees Degrees at at the the State State Degree Degree dinner dinner on on Friday Fridaynight. night. responses are members conďŹ dential, and we will sendgathered Over 1,500FFA FFA membersfrom from around thestate state gathered to to compete compete in in State State CDEs, CDEs, ranging ranging from from son son were mechanics to public speaking. There were over 500 members, advisors and their families attending that dinner. Mickayla Johnson you a thank you gift of a $15 cash card for mechanics to public speaking. There were over 500 members, advisors and their families attending that dinner. Mickayla Johnson Ten ofofthe Hinsdale chapter, for star star greenhand greenhand and and received receivedsecond secondplace. place.She Shealso alsocompeted competedwith withother othercreed creedspeakers speakers your time. It should you about 15including minutes. Tenmembers members thetake Hinsdale chapter, includingSophomore SophomoreCache CacheYounkin, Younkin,competed competed in in mechanmechan- competed competed for ics, agronomy, management, around the state and received third. Please call orfarm stopbusiness by the Valley Countystar Extenics, agronomy, farm business management, stargreenhand greenhandand andstate statecreed creedspeaking. speaking.When When they they weren’t weren’t from from around the state and received third. sion ofďŹ ce to request a paper survey. What are we going to do with the results from these 10 Montana counties? Like any good research study, you have to show that there is a problem before anyone is willing to provide funding to address the problem, and we think that the survey data will accomplish ** that, " # $ if we have enough ranchers and farmers " # $ * " # $ ďŹ ll out the survey. Our ultimate goal will be

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# make this a reality. To contact Younkin, call the MSU Extension imaginable 4-H event from the time from A.J. ETHERINGTON ofďŹ ce in Glasgow at 406-228-6200 or email at baby beef sales to egg grading events. To FOR FARM & RANCH valley@montana.edu. say it stirred nostalgia in the ofďŹ ce was an understatement. When Bill Uphaus received his late Aunt Younkin hopes to preserve the original Merla Uphaus’ 4-H scrapbooks from his scrapbooks as the condition is deteriorating, Cousin, Joy Jenne, in Renton, Wash., he knew and then she hopes to display them at the Valthat he should bring them to Roubie Younkin at ley County Pioneer Museum. the MSU Extension OfďŹ ce in Valley County. Enjoy Enjoythe theride. ride. Younkin also expressed hopes that the muUphaus delivered the scrapbooks on Enjoy the ride. seum would be able to carve out some space Wednesday, Feb. 28, and he and Younkin to show off other 4-H memorabilia, but she reminisced about the organization's history in also clariďŹ ed that she had no current plans to Valley County. exhibit in Glasgow. According to the scrapbooks Merla Uphaus ANDREW MCKEAN/ /FOR FORTHE THE HI-LINE FARM RANCH ANDREW MCKEAN &&RANCH capeair.com capeair.com 800-CAPE-AIR capeair.com 800-CAPE-AIR 800-CAPE-AIR To contact Younkin, call theHI-LINE MSUFARM Extension was likely with the West Glasgow Sewing 4-H Lih-An Ellis McKean work on clearing out a beaver dam along the Little Brazil Creek, Yang, Merlin, Iris and Ellis McKean work on clearing out a beaver dam along the Little Brazil Creek, ofďŹ ce in Glasgow at 406-228-6200 or email at Club, and one ofnotnot the two books contained the *Fares subjecttoto availability and other conditions. notice, and are guaranteed until ticketed. *Fares aresubject toavailability availabilityand andother otherconditions. conditions.Fares Faresmay maychange changewithout without notice, and are not guaranteed until ticketed. *Fares are may change without notice, and are guaranteed until ticketed. valley@montana.edu. 1937 charter for the club. The rest of the book southwest of Glasgow. was ďŹ lled with news clippings about every

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