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February 19, 2014 Volume XII Issue 4

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Over 8,500 copies distributed all across NorthCentral Montana!

See page 13 for the Winners of the Great Valentine’s Day Giveaway of 2014! Thanks to all who entered!

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“Your Source for Bulls on the Hi-Line”

Milk River Sale

Performance Tested • Fertility Tested Ultrasounded • Free Delivery within 300 miles

Bull Sale Day Phone 6

7-228 406/ 35

1:00 pm • Bear Paw Livestock • Chinook, MT • Lunch at Noon

Wednesday, April 16, 2014

Selling Sons & Grandsons of:

GDAR Game Day 449 • SAV Final Answer 0035 • Connealy Lead On • SAF Powder River 0031 Sitz Dash 10277 • Ideal 4636 • Woodhill Foresight • Connealy Packer 547

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Bulls Sell

For Complete Sale Information and Sale Book, Contact

Clayton Hofeldt • 406-945-0850 Download our Sale Book at www.BallyhooPrinting.com View Bulls at Hould Feedlot & Bull Center, Malta, MT

Milk River Angus Bull Test Consignors

Four Butte Cattle Co. (4B) C Bar Angus (C-) Kent & Judy Pike Artt & Ross Christofferson 406-357-2994 406-658-2216 or 658-2153 fourbuttes@hotmail.com rc516@mtintouch.net Bryan Pike (BP) Bar 9 Ranch (-9) 406-788-5952 Clayton Hofeldt • 406-945-0850 bpike4@hotmail.com bar_9_ranch@hotmail.com

North Fork Angus (NFA) Kade, Shane & Morgan Friede 406-357-2410 sfriede@hotmail.com DH Registered Angus (DH) Dale Hofeldt • 406-357-3785 dalehofeldt@yahoo.com

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Looking for Help?

Help Wanted ads are now FREE in Tricia’s Trader. Call today! x NEW APPLIANCES CLEARANCE! Check our Clearance Section at Sears in the Holiday Village Mall, Havre. Get New appliances for the price you'd expect to pay for used appliances. 1753 Hwy 2, Havre, MT (406) 265-4720. 2-II Help Wanted: General farm work, April through September, No experience? - will train.

Call 406-355-4488.

2-I Riverside Marine & Cycle, Your Montana/Dakota Superstore. Open 7 Days a week. Honda, Yamaha, Polaris, Kawasaki, Suzuki.

Kingfisher & G3 Boats.

406-232-3300 or 800-3227817, rmcmilescity.com. 2-II C&J Spraying, LLC is now booking 2014 crop acres.

Call Chet at 406-390-3582 or Jess at 674-5223.

2-II Prewett Interiors ~YOUR HOME STORE~ "We sell Awesome stuff!"...

Decor & Gifts, too. (406)2289844 41prewett.int@ nemont.net. 41 First St. N., Glasgow, MT 59230.

HOURS: M-F 8:30-5:30 2-I All Seasons Home Center: 406228-8288, or stop by 729 2nd Ave S., Glasgow, MT 10-I:3:II For Sale: 2-bed home in Havre, MT. No-maint. exterior. Garage w/metal roof. Large, spacious yard. Would make excellent rental. Needs paint, appliances, some floor coverings, $43,000.

Call Kim Cripps, Havre Hi-Line Realty (406) 265-0905. 2-I

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CONTENTS: Classifieds, Classifieds, EVERYWHERE!

Advertising Info............... 12 Bill’s Food Corner.next time Comic....................HM pg 2 Conservative Cow Dr........ 6 Dave Says...................... 18 “Laugh Lines”.........HM pg 7 “Money Talks” Financial Column.......................... 9 Realty Section.................. 8 Rodeo Roundup............. 15 Subscriptions.................. 12 “Things to Know”.............. 4

Come to Western Styles Salon in Malta for hair, nails and tanning. We carry Iso, Matrix, Hempz, Paul Mitchell, Kenra, tea tree, Crew, Joico, and China Glaze products. 406-654-2072. 2-I

The Glass Shop in Malta has Multi-Fuel Stoves for sale. They burn wheat, barley, wood pellets, shelled corn and other biomass fuels. Call 406-654-1720 or 406-654-2784 evenings.

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See pg 12 for deadlines, rates & to place an ad!

Riverside Marine & Cycle Semi Annual Used ATV/UTV/ Motorcycle Auction, March 1, 2013 11AM, Richland Co Fairgrounds, Sidney, MT. See our ad on the back cover. 2-II

905 Packer x Sakic

Northline Rev x 716 Major

For all of your grain and hay hauling call CD TRANSPORT, Clinton "Jake" and Connie Dauch,owner/ operator. Very reasonable rates! Call (406)301-1165. 2-I

Trueblood x Major League

omeo 66 Ranch Red Angus S SSIX

Check Us Out!

Red Angus Bulls for sale

www.66ranch.com Bim & Janas Strauser Havre, MT

406.394.3519 or 406.945.1839

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THINGS TO KNOW: Mar. 8, Sat.: 20TH ANNUAL WILDLIFE MUSEUM BANQUET AND AUCTION, St. Gabriel’s Catholic Church 6:00pm Art & Auction Preview, 7:00 pm Prime Rib Dinner, $30 per person. Tours of museum avail. to ticket holders from 5:00-6:00pm. Tickets available at Blaine County Library, First Bank of Montana, Wells Fargo, or from any board member or e-mailwildlifemuseum@ gmail.com.

Til.'ed of High Heat Bills?

Mar. 10, Mon.: AARP Drivers Safety Class, 10 - 12 and 1- 3pm. Chinook Senior Center, Call 406-357-2648 for more information.

ComE to ThE Glass Shop and ChECk out our nEW

Mar. 13-15, Thu-Sat.: MONTANA SEED SHOW, Harlem High School, Harlem, MT. See page 14 for more details.

MULTI-FUEL STOVES ThESE statE of thE art StOVES burn

WHEAT, BARLEY, WOOD PELLETS, SHELLED CORN and othEr BIOmass FUEls. Stop In and SEEhow thEY work at

The Glass Shop The Swap Shop in WolfPoint is a Pawn Broker and carries a great variety of things: kitchen tables, guns, games, hand and power tools, T.V.'s, too much to mention it all.

Come check out our selection at 121 Anaconda Street, Wolf Point, Mt. 406-653-1410. 2-I

For Sale: RARE KNIVES Large Selection RUANA CASE XX ~ SCHRADE Hard - to - find USA-made Old Timer & Uncle Henry Knife/Scissor Sharpening Big Sky Images & Collectibles Havre Holiday Village Mall ~~~~~(406)399-6522~~~~~

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DUNCAN RANCH CO. 35th Annual Production Sale March 8, Opening Day Silent Auction. 25 Reg. Hereford Bulls, 22 Reg. Black Horned & Polled Angus Bulls. COME EARLY TO VIEW THE BULLS, BEEF LUNCH— BIDS DUE BY 1:00. AT THE RANCH 25 MILES NORTH OF JOPLIN. Contact Bruce Duncan at 406-292-3503 or btduncan@itstriangle.com 2-II Burial Insurance! Ages 0-85 Qualify! Don't leave your funeral expenses for your family and children to pay! For Free Details Rush $1.00 and selfaddressed stamped envelope to: E. Jones, PO Box 1556, Ft. Benton, MT 59442. 2-I

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For Sale: '78 El Dorado.

Good shape, runs well, $1,000 OBO; '68 Cadillac 4 dr Sedan DeVille, $1,000 OBO. '68 Ford F-150 4 speed 4x4, $995 OBO. '70 Pontiac Bonneville, 57k mi., $7,000 OBO; '87 Lincoln 6dr. Limo, some body damage, 75k mi, $3,500 OBO. Call 406-654-7794. 2-I

POSITION AVAILABLE: Part-time Barista needed for fast paced business. The right applicant must be a punctual team player with great customer service skills, communication skills, and multi-tasking skills.

Apply in person at Coffee Hound, 4 1st Street, Havre. 2-II

For Sale: 3 bdrm, 2 bath Ranchette. Double garage & outbuild­ings, fenced for horses. +/-30 Acres located approx. 7 miles East of Havre on Hwy. 2.

Needs some TLC. 39150 Hwy 2 E, Havre, MT. $225,000.

Call Ken Nelson, Flynn Realty, @ 406-439-0595 2-I

For Sale: INDIAN BLANKETS & ARTWORK Sweetgrass ~ Sage ~ Furs Buckskin ~ Saddles USA Old Timer Knives Knife/Scissor Sharpening, Custom Framing, Big Sky Images & Collectibles Havre Holiday Village Mall ~~~~~(406)399-6522~~~~~ 11-I:2-II#1

For Sale: Butcher hogs available year-round. Call 406895-2226 or 895-7019. 2-I:7-II For Sale: Wittkopp Angus 26th annual production sale Feb 13th at Glasgow Stockyards 1:00. 75 yearling Angus bulls, wintered free till May 1, 2014.

For more info, call 406-4853552 or 406-974-3552. 2-I

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Kirkwood Funeral Home

CATTLE WITH SUBSTANCE AND QUALITY, BACKED BY PEOPLE WITH INTEGRITY

654-1132

Serving Northern MT from Malta

J5 A.V.G.I. JOE 31A

THIS BULL COVERS ALL THE BASES! HE IS DESTINED FOR GREATNESS!

Quality & Integrity

APRIL 3, 2014 AT 1:00 P.M. at Glasgow Stockyards, Glasgow Montana

50 Yearling Bulls 20 Yearling Heifers

For a catalog or more information call us at 406-357-3125 or Jim 406-539-3100 or Brady 406-539-2102 e-mail: bbowlesj5@yahoo.com facebook.com/BowlesJ5Reds 12995 Paradise Valley Rd, Chinook, MT 59523 ON SALE WHILE SUPPLIES LAST! Mega Quilter, Blind Hem Commercial machine in commercial stand, one of a kind Singer Feather Weight, and many, many more. CHECK IT OUT AT JOE'S SEWING MACHINE CENTER, 813 9th Street South, Great Falls, 406727-8412 or 406-750-0797. 2-I

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44th Annual Nut-n-Gut MRWT Old Time Feed and Dance, March 8th down in the Bullet Hole in Malta.

Dinner at 6, dance at 9pm, music by Trial By Fire. 2-I

Bobcat of Miles City, Offering sales and rental...

Bobcat, Husqvarna, JLG. Finish Line Trailers. 406874-2228 or 888-230-6814, bobcatofmilescity.com 2-II

Help Wanted: Glasgow Stockyards is looking for a full time yard employee.

For more information, call 406-228-9306.

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For Sale: 3x3x8 bales of 1st & 2nd cutting alfalfa, Blue joint & straw for sale. Grain corn available. 406-785-2261 or 406-263-7022.

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3 Sisters at 101 S. 1st St. E. in Malta has something for everyone! Now selling doTerra oils. Come shop the little store on the corner with a big selection.

406-654-2529.

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For Sale: Small square bales- grass, haybet, barley mix. Call 406-383-4343. 2-I REAL ESTATE: Check out this weeks ad on page 3 to see our latest listings. You can also see up to date information at fbrealty.com or stop by our office FORT BENTON REALTY, 1426 Front Street, Fort Benton, MT. 800-406-0946.

2-II Attention!

Attention! qualityriflescopes.com will be at the Williston Gun Show Feb. 21, 22, 23; Nightvision, Thermal, Quality optics, Tactical Accessories, Survival gear, and much more. Mention this ad and recieve $5 off purchase of $50 or more. 2-I

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Spring Sales Reminders:  March 15th is the Last Day to Change Coverage Levels or Options or to Sign Up Spring Crops  Emerging CRP or New Break? Contact us ASAP Ask Us About Livestock Risk Protection!

With Increasing Calf Prices, Let Us Help You Manage the Risk Visit Us on the Web At:

http://www.ericksoninsurancegroup.com Max Erickson or Andrew Brekke

Mike Gilson

(406) 265-1490

(406) 403-6004

Agents With 40 Years Experience Certified Crop Advisor & Agent 3 First Street West, Havre, MT Carter, MT Erickson Insurance Group is an Equal Opportunity Employer and Insurance Provider

Handymen and women, Independent contractors needed throughout Montana for Home Preservation work, snow removal, grass mowing and odd jobs. Building a list of names for future work. Visit http:// www.moosedriver.com/Home_ Preservation.php for more information and to sign up. 2-I

Now Buying: All Kinds of Raw Fur, skinned or unskinned. Coyotes--Red Fox--Badgers--Raccoons-Muskrats--Bobcats.

Thunder Mountain Fur Co., Larry DiLulo.

12610 Paradise Valley Rd., Chinook, MT. (406) 357-2894.

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Help Wanted: Liberty Medical Center in Chester, MT currently has openings for the following; Physical Therapist, Physical Therapist Assistant. Check out our exc benefit pkg. Contact Bev Halter, Dir. of Human Resources at 406-759-5181 or visit our website www. libertymedicalcenter.org.

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FILTER SERVICES: For all of your air filter and water filter cleaning services call FLAWLESS FILTERS. Serving North Central Montana with a complete line of Baldwin Filters. 406-3763106, 406-799-4580 (cell) or email us at flawlessfilters@ mtintouch.net 2-II Help Wanted: Zerbe Bro's Inc. has a full time position open for a Service Technician.

Zerbe's offer great benefits.

Call Galen at 406-2284311 or gzerbe@nemont.net for more information.

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For Sale: Concord 4812 Air Seeder with 3000 TBH cart.

Set up for liquid fertilizer two years ago. Comes with nearly new 2,000 gal Patriot liquid fertilizer cart. $24,000.

Call 406-570-5592.

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Bill’s

Food Corner

Dig right in to our newest regular guest column! Bill Hake invites you to test his recipes and his theories and tell us what you think. And he takes “requests”!

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MORE ON SOURDOUGH

By now, hopefully, some of you have your sourdough starter happily bubbling away and are anxious to try some new recipes using it. Sourdough batter is the basis for all sourdough recipes and it should be “proofed” over night before you use it.

If you have your starter resting in the fridge, take it out and warm it up to room temperature. Add enough flour and warm water to equal how much batter you will need. To make 2 cups batter you will need 1½ cups flour and 1 heaping cup of warm water (let me know how that works for ya). Actually, just add enough warm water to make your sourdough starter the thickness of pancake batter. Stir to blend, cover with a kitchen towel and set in a warm place to “proof” overnight. Warm is important as sourdough works best at 85*F. When ready to prepare recipe remove sourdough batter needed and return remaining starter to fridge.

Sourdough Griddle Cakes 2 cups proofed sourdough batter ½ cup milk 3 eggs 1½ cups flour 1 Tbsp. sugar ¼ tsp. salt ½ tsp. baking soda 1 Tbsp. baking powder ¼ cup melted butter 1 tsp. vanilla Beat the eggs and milk until smooth, and then blend the milk mixture into the sourdough batter. Mix the 5 dry ingredients together and mix into the batter; a whip works best for this, if needed add a little milk to make a pour-able batter. Let rest about 5 minutes, and then gently mix in the melted butter and vanilla. Cook on a griddle at medium-high heat. You can make your cakes what ever size turns your crank, cook until golden brown on the bottom (yes, it’s ok to peek) and flip to cook top.

Sourdough griddle cakes should be eaten hot off the griddle. If done right they will be so tender they will collapse when stacked more than two high. Have your cowboys stand in line with plate in hand. Tradition has it that the first cake off the griddle should be torn into pieces and eaten out of hand by the cook and his/her helpers.

Sourdough Quick Bread 2 cups proofed sourdough batter ½ cup milk 2 ¾ cups flour 1 Tbsp. baking powder 1 Tbsp. sugar ½ tsp salt ½ tsp baking soda ¼ cup butter Stir milk into batter. Mix the 5 dry ingredients. With a pastry blender cut butter into dry ingredients until coarse crumb; mix dry mixture into batter, form a ball of dough and knead gently on a floured surface just until dough isn’t sticky to work with. Pat the dough into a rectangle about 6 inches wide and ½ inch thick.

If you work the dough too much it will get tough and dense.

With the longest knife blade you have cut a very thin slice off the outside edge of the dough then cut the long rectangle into equal size small squares approximately 3” square. Space an inch apart on a lightly greased baking sheet in a 400*F oven for 15 minutes or until lightly browned. Cutting the biscuits square eliminates reworking the scraps to use up the dough. Cutting off the outside edge lets the biscuits rise evenly. Flour your knife blade for each cut. Serve with lots of butter and jelly. If you were out camping, you could cook these in a skillet over the campfire.

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Help Wanted: General Ranch Hand position.

Livestock and machinery experience helpful. Willing to train.

Good equipment, housing, and benefits.

References required. 406-357-3572. 2-II Hay For Sale: Lrg round 2nd cutting alfalfa bales for sale.

110 bales. Call 406-357-3222 days, 357-2768 eve.

2-II For Sale: 31 Ac. along Milk River w/county-maint road.

5 bed (1 non-conf) 2 bath, handicapped accessible.

35x40 heated shop + 35x40 extension/3 car garage. Many updates. 345 Whitetail Ln, Chinook MT. $275,000 Call Ken Nelson @ 406-4390595. Flynn Realty.

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Prayer to St. Jude: Precious St. Jude, precious Mother, and Sacred Heart of Jesus be praised, adored, and glorified throughout the world forever.

Amen. Say three times a day for nine days and promise publication and your prayers will be answered, no matter how impossible, before the ninth day. Thank you, St. Jude, for prayers answered. 55 2-I:3-II

MONTANA SEED SHOW Harlem High School, Harlem, Montana

For information, call 406-379-2592 or 353-4524.

During the Seed Show, call 406-353-7230.

(A more detailed itinerary will appear in the March 5th issue.)

THURSDAY, MARCH 13 • Entry day for Ag Exhibits, Woodworking, Fleeces, and Educational and Commercial Booths.

• Stone Soup Supper FRIDAY, MARCH 14 • Breakfast, Blood Screenings and Health Fair, Exhibit Building Open, Art Show • Entry of Pies, Breads and Cupcakes, Preliminary Pie/ Bread Judging • Lunch, Quilt Show, Pie/Bread Auction, Merchandise Drawings • Pancake Supper and Art Auction

FILTER SERVICES: For all of your air filter and water filter cleaning services call FLAWLESS FILTERS. Servicing North Central Montana with a complete line of Baldwin Filters. 406-3763106, 406-799-4580 (cell) or email us at flawlessfilters@ mtintouch.net 2-I

Help Wanted: COMMUNITY WEEKLY NEWSPAPER needs editor/writer in Hazen, ND. Experience or degree preferred.

Excellent community, company.

Apply at news@bgnews. com and visit our website www.bhgnews.com.

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65th Annual

SATURDAY, MARCH 15 • Breakfast, Blood Screenings and Health Fair, Exhibit Building Open • Kids Day “Hands on History”, • Lunch, Quilt Show, Classic Car Show, Sheep-to-Shawl Demo, Interest Meeting • Pie/Bread Auction, Merchandise Drawings • Banquet and Entertainment: “The Peterson Farm Bros Faith, Family, Farming” *A portion of the proceeds from all Seed Show ads placed in Tricia’s Trader in 2014 will be going to “We Will Fight This Together”, a non-profit account set up to aid with the medical expenses for Tyler Faulkinberry of Harlem. To contribute, mail taxdeductible donations to account # 368462 at Independence Bank, Havre, MT or to c/o Sean Johnson, 620 7th Street, Apt. 10, Havre, MT 59501.

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For Sale: Used oilfield pipe, rods, cable & guard rail. New HDPE pipe. Engineered bridges for pivots, vehicles, walking & ATV. Clips & post caps. Toll free- 866-683-7299 or 406453-7299 BIG SKY PIPE AND DESIGN, Great Falls. Call TODAY and Ask for our free catalog. VISIT US ONLINE http://bigskypipeandsupply. com/html/ 2-I Help Wanted: Border Plains Equip., LLC, certified Case IH dealer, needs motivated, driven indiv'l to join team as a salesperson. Needs good organization, computer skills & help customers identify/fulfill ag machinery needs. Exp. in agriculture and equip. desired.

Comp. wage/benefits pkg, job trng. Send resume' to deeann. grundstad@plainsag.com. 2-I For Sale: Looking for that durable long-lasting balebed, flatbed, bale handler, carry all? Call Smith's Repair 9542564 your local Krogmann dealer, located in Roy and Malta. Manufacturing the best quality since 1989. 2-I

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Malta Tire Factory is ready to help you with all your automotive repairs and tractor tire repairs. Malta Tire, Hwy 2 West, Malta. 406-654-2120. 2-I

For Sale: 1990 Carri Lite 31' gooseneck camp trailer in good condition with air conditioning; reasonably priced at $3,995. 406-376-3223. 2-I

Coming Soon! Robin's Roost in Malta, located between the Lucky Bullet and Moore's Printing. Opening March 3rd.

Fashions for the curvy girl! 2-II

For Sale: Corral Panels -- Hay For Sale: John Deere 9450 Hoe Feeders -- Gates -- We even Drills, 30 ft, 7 inch spacing. have them in PINK!! Tarter John Deere transport. $10,500. brand. Blue Sky Building Call 406-570-5592.

2-I Supply (406) 538-2000. 2-I

A self-directed program puts the individual receiving the care in charge, allowing you to arrange and direct your own services and supports. You select, train and manage your caregiver.

We take care of the program paperwork, so you can take care of...you!

Services www.ConsumerDirectMT.com ServicesAvailable AvailableStatewide Statewide • Havre Office: 406-265-2393 • www.ConsumerDirectMT.com

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Date

Sale info.

Mon. CLEAR CREEK ANGUS Mar. 3 at Bear Paw Livestock 1pm Chinook, MT.

Teddy & Sara Crowley 406-395-4962 www.clearcreekangus.com Sat. DUNCAN RANCH CO. Mar. 8 Silent Auction at the Ranch 25 mi no. of 1pm-bids due Joplin, MT. Come early to view bulls.

Bruce Duncan 406-292-3503 btduncan@itstriangle.com Wed. MASTER ANGUS Mar. 26 at Bear Paw Livestock 1pm Chinook, MT

406-357-2265 or 680-7483 www.masterangus.com Mon. Mar. 31 1pm

For Sale: '73 El Camino, $1000. '76 El Cam for parts $500. '72 Ford SuperVan $800.

BN '72 Int'l 2-1/2T CrewCab flatbed, lift gate, winch $1500.

'65 Dodge 1/2T p.u. 4spd, 318, $1000. '55 Chev. 4-dr Sedan 6 cyl. $4000. '73 Dodge 3/4T 4x4 p.u. $1000. '81 Chev. 4x4 1/2T 4-spd $1500. '47 Dodge 4 dr.

Sedan $3000. '64 Rambler 4-dr.

6 cyl. $1000. '77 Chev. Blazer 4x4 Auto V8 needs trans, $1500. OBO on any or all.

Must sell. 406-301-1986. 2-I

49TH PARALLEL BLACK ANGUS Mankota Stockmen’s Weigh Co. Makota, Sask., CAN 306-625-3676. Sale Day = 306-478-2229 Sale broadcast on DVAuction.com

Wed. NISSEN ANGUS Apr. 2 at Bear Paw Livestock 1pm Chinook, MT

Lunch at Noon

406-357-3534 or 357-2643 www.nissenangus.com Thu. BOWLES J5 REDS Apr. 3 at Glasgow Stockyards 1pm Glasgow, MT

406-357-3125 or 539-3100 or 539-2102 www.facebook.com/BowlesJ5Reds Mon. Apr. 7 1pm

R. MATH FARMS ANGUS SALE At the ranch, Whitewater MT. Bob Math 406-674-5562

Thu. EAYRS ANGUS Apr. 10 at Glasgow Stockyards 1pm Glasgow, MT

Monte 406-486-5684, or Dorothy 406-367-5327

Date

Sale info.

Thu. NORTHERN PREMIER ANGUS Apr. 10 at Bear Paw Livestock Chinook, MT 406-262-2347

Wed. MILK RIVER ANGUS Apr. 16 at Bear Paw Livestock 1pm Chinook, MT

Clayton Hofeldt 406-945-0850 Thu. NELSON RANCH May 1 RED/BLK SIMMENTAL,SIMM-ANGUS

at Glasgow Stockyards Glasgow, MT

Floyd 406-228-2024 or Don 406-367-5251 Private BIM & JANAS STRAUSER RED ANGUS Treaty 66 Ranch Havre, MT 406-394-3519 www.66ranch.com Private BAR STAR CATTLE Treaty Polled/Horned Hereford Bulls Loma, MT

Chad Murnin 406-399-7811 or 739-4303 wwwfacebook.com/barstarcattle Private Treaty

FUNK ANGUS RANCH at the Ranch, Loma, MT Gary & Roxann Funk 406-392-5777

SHIPWHEEL CATTLE Dec. 2014 at the Clear Creek Ranch Chinook, MT 406-357-2492 www.ShipwheelCattle.com WITTKOPP ANGUS Feb. 2015 at Glasgow Stockyards Glasgow, MT

Home 406-485-3552, Cell 974-3552

BULLS OF THE BIG SKY Feb. 2015 at Billings Livestock Commision

Billings, MT. Simmental, Angus and SimAngus www.bullsofthebigsky.com

Best Resting Inn & Extended Stay: "We're not the Fanciest, We're the Friendliest." 5001 River Dr. N., Gt Falls, MT. 406-268-8333. x WHISKEY ATTITUDE

Recently one Congressman from a Bible Belt congressional district was asked about his attitude toward whiskey.

The politician responded, “If you mean the demon drink that poisons the mind, pollutes the body, desecrates family life, and inflames sinners, then I’m against it.”

He continued, “But if you mean the elixir of Christmas cheer, the shield against winter chill, the taxable potion that puts needed funds into public coffers to comfort little crippled children, then I’m for it. This is my position and I will not compromise.”

For Sale: Available now are three residential building lots sold together or separately in the Sleeping Buffalo Acres near Saco. All lots have electricity nearby and a proposed rural water district is being formed. Lots 24-26 Asking $18,000 to $20,000 (102KG6) 406-654-2273 www. missouririverrealty.com 2-I

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ON SALE WHILE SUPPLIES LAST! Mega Quilter, Blind Hem Commercial machine in commercial stand, one of a kind Singer Feather Weight, and many, many more. CHECK IT OUT AT JOE'S SEWING MACHINE CENTER, 813 9th Street South, Great Falls, 406727-8412 or 406-750-0797 2-II For Sale: 2+ bedroom 1 full bath Malta ranch style home w/ open living area and has been consistently updated including the exterior. The large yard, brick fireplace, garage, proximity to schools and city park are all additional amenities that add value to this modest home! Asking $115,000 (140BL6) 406-654-2273 www. missouririverrealty.com 2-I

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For Sale: Richland roping saddle, $700 firm; HealthPro Plus IQ Air Purifier, paid $849, it didn't clear up a chronic cough. Make an offer. 406-357-2371.

2-I

Sweet Pro For Sale: premium supplement profit blocks for livestock producers.

Available by single item or truck load. Call 406-301-2731 or 654-4693.

2-I:3-II

For Sale: 2005 VW Jetta 2.5L 2nd owner. Very well maint.

Pristine cond. Great first car! $7,900 OBO. Call Chris at Custom Collision Repair, Havre (406) 265-8492. 2-I

For Sale: 2007 Layton Bumper Pull camper trailer, sleeps 8, side bump-out, 26 ft long, asking $11,500 OBO. 1995 AlpenLite Pickup camper, 9 ft, fits 8 ft box, $6,000 OBO. 406-350-1742 or 538-7582. 2-I

The Glass Shop in Malta has Multi-Fuel Stoves for sale. They burn wheat, barley, wood pellets, shelled corn and other biomass fuels. Call 406-654-1720 or 406-654-2784 evenings. 2-II

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