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February 4, 2015 Volume XIII Issue 3

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Mark Your Calendar! 19th Annual Milk River Angus Bull Sale is Wed., April 15 at 1pm, Bear Paw Livestock, Chinook, MT

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BUY-SELL-TRADE Vintage Collectibles: Kokomo Joe's Trading Post, Chester Montana. JUST IN:The Tao of Teas. 406-759-6472. 1-II

19thAnnual

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Home For Sale: 3 bedrooms, new plumbing, new furnace & water heater. 805 6th St., Havre, MT. $99,900. Call Havre HiLine Realty 406-265-0905. 2-I

“Your Source for Bulls on the Hi-Line” Performance Tested • Fertility Tested Ultrasounded • Free Delivery within 300 miles

Bull Sale Sale Day Phone 406/ 357-2286

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

Wednesday, April 15, 2015

Stop In: Let Malta Tire Factory take care of your vehicle today.

See us for brakes, alignments, tires, service jobs, and more.

We carry a full line of tires from Hankook, Goodyear, Cooper, Nokian and more. If we don’t have what your looking for, we will be happy to order it. 406654-2120 open Mon- Fri 7:305:30. And Saturday 8-4. 2-I

Selling Sons & Grandsons of:

BlueGrass Right Time • GDAR Game Day 449 • SAV Final Answer 0035 Ideal 4636 of 452 6187 • SAV Brilliance 8077 • CAR Chinook 786 • GDAR Timeless 255

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Download our Sale Book at www.BallyhooPrinting.com Bulls can be viewed at Hould Feedlot & Bull Center in Malta, MT

Milk River Angus Bull Test Consignors

Four Butte Cattle Co. (4B) Kent & Judy Pike 406-357-2994 fourbuttes@hotmail.com

C Bar Angus (C-) Artt & Ross Christofferson 406-658-2216 or 658-2153 rc516@mtintouch.net

North Fork Angus (NFA) Kade, Shane & Morgan Friede 406-357-2410 sfriede@hotmail.com

Bryan Pike (BP) 406-788-5952 bpike4@hotmail.com

Bar 9 Ranch (-9) Clayton Hofeldt • 406-945-0850 bar_9_ranch@hotmail.com

DH Registered Angus (DH) Dale Hofeldt • 406-357-3785 dalehofeldt@yahoo.com

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CONTENTS: Classifieds, Classifieds!

Advertising Info............... 14 Ag Series........................ 16 Bill’s Food Corner........... 18 Bull Sale Calendar.......... 17 Comic............................. 15 Conservative Cow Dr...... 13 Dave Says...................... 10 Laugh Lines.................... 12 Market Report................... 9 Money Talks...................... 7 Realty Section.................. 8 Rodeo Roundup............... 6 Senior Ctr Menus............ 21 Subscriptions.................. 14 “Things to Know”.............. 4 See pg 14 for deadlines, rates & to place an ad!

Paid Classified Rates: Classified, $10 up to 8 lines $1 per line each add’l 13 lines maximum. $5 bold, $5 boxed Runs two issues.

Ask about FREE Classifieds!

Help Wanted: Poker dealers, Chinook Eagles. Call 406357-2329 or stop by the Eagles Club, Main Street, Chinook. 2-I

Health Screenings at 2015 MT Seed Show, Harlem: Mar. 13 & 14, 6:30-9:30am.

Remember to fast!

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Hickel Water Well Drilling: For Sale: Hay Bet Barley Seed Free Estimates, Wells Drilled cleaned. Call Beery's in Vida, & Cleaned, Pump Sales & 406-773-5710 or 979-5720. 2-I Service. Call 406-383-4363 (h) or 390-6254 (c).

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THINGS TO KNOW: Feb. 14, Sat.: HAPPY VALENTINE’S DAY! First and Third Mon. of the Month.: HAVRE CHRISTIAN SCHOOLMeadowlark Estates, 4113 9th St. W., Havre 6:30pm-8:00pm. More info call Barbara Fell, 390-8045. Open to all denominations.

Let us know what’s happening in your area. It’s free and it gets read!

Call 379-2377 or email office@kimmel-kreations.com

Hay For Sale: Rounds and square bales, all varieties, alfalfa, grass-alfalfa mix, and grass hay. Starting at $90/ton.

Trucking avail. Thompson Cattle Co. 406-670-6551. 1-II 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 3x/day for 9 days, your prayer will be answered no matter how impossible. 1-II:7-I Hay Hauling: $5/mile square bales, $6/mile round bales. Doubles hauling 44 round bales or 57 3x4 squares/load. MT and WY. Call 406-670-6551. 2-I

Robin's Roost in Malta.

Located between the Lucky Bullet and Moore's Printing.

Fashions for the curvy girl! We carry sizes small to 3xl. 1-II Wanted: Good condition New Holland Hay Inverter, Model 166 or similar. Wanted for parts: Case International 5000 Swather w/ double auger header. Leave msg at 406-654-5253. 10-I:3-II

Team Apparel: Tournament Time is here! Show your team spirit and buy your team apparel here at Sew Sassy in Malta. Call and order, 406-654-1133. 2-I

Hickel Water Well Drilling: Free Estimates, Wells Drilled & Cleaned, Pump Sales & Service. Call 406-383-4363 (h) or 390-6254 (c).

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CPR Saves Lives! Certified Am. Heart Assoc. CPR/First Aid Instructor will do classes for anyone needing certification, including bus drivers, day care providers, etc. Call 3792520. x

Tell them you read it in “Tricia’s Trader”!

New and Consignment: The Closet at 174 S. 1st Ave., Malta. A great place to shop for a great deal. We carry new and consignment items. New inventory added daily! Open Tues.-Fri., 10am5:30pm & Sat., 10am-3pm. 2-I

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RODEO ROUNDUP: 36th Annual Montana Pro Rodeo Circuit Finals Results

by Julie Warburton

The men and women who came out on top at this year’s Montana Pro Rodeo Circuit Finals did a great job and deserve a wellearned congratulation.

Bareback Tie Down Roping Average -- Chase Erickson Average – Hank Hollenbeck Year End – Jessy Davis Year End – Hank Hollenbeck Team Roping Average—Jason Carlson/Sam Levine Year End – Jade Stoddard (Heading) Ike Folsum (Heeling) Steer Wrestling Average – Levi Guenzler Year End – Beau Clark Saddle Bronc Average – Zeke Thurston Year End – Zeke Thurston

Barrel Racing Average – Carmel Wright Year End – Carmel Wright Bull Riding Average – Parker Breding Year End – Luke Gee All Around Circuit Finals – Hank Hollenbeck Year End – Hank Hollenbeck

Guitars of Montana: Band & Orchestra Rentals/Sales - American Guild, Gretsch, Jackson guitars. Bluegrass.

Ukuleles. BOSS effects. Special orders welcome. We ship! #2 5th St. S., downtown Great Falls, (406) 453-4998; or call Bing at (406) 566-2223. www. guitarsofmontana.com. 10-I:3-I

For Sale: Get in shape with an upright Schwinn AirDyne exercise bike. Air Dyne Computer, reading stand, gel seat cover and extra dual action seat; instruction manual included. $350.00 Call 406-357-3572.

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Money Talks

Complements of Greg Dugdale Raymond James Financial Services, Inc. Havre, Montana

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Going to build? Come into All Seasons Home Center @729 2nd Ave S., Glasgow, with your measurements for your additions, pole barns, and your garage packages and see how we can accommodate you. Call 406-228-8288. 2-I

For Rent: Ind. Living 62+ &/Disabled, Subsdizd Rent 30%/income, Livg Rm, full kit., bedrm, bathrm w/tub or shower & safety bars. 465 sq. ft., Pub. Transit, 5 mls/ wk avail. $25, Equal Housing Opp.&Handicapd.

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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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The U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) provides a tax-free, supplemental pension to qualifying wartime veterans and their families. To be eligible, veterans must have limited income and assets, and they generally must have a period of service that includes at least one day on active duty during wartime and 90 days total active duty time. Veterans who entered active duty after September 7, 1980 generally must have served at least 24 months or the full period for which they were called or ordered to active duty. Also, veterans must have been discharged under conditions other than dishonorable.

In addition to these basic service requirements, to be eligible, a veteran must be:

• Age 65 or older, or • Totally and permanently disabled, or • A patient in a nursing home receiving skilled nursing care, or • Receiving Social Security Disability Insurance, or • Receiving Supplemental Security Income Monthly benefit A veteran who qualifies for the pension will receive a monthly benefit check. The amount he or she receives depends upon the veteran’s marital status, whether the veteran has dependent children, whether the veteran is able to care for himself or herself, and the veteran’s countable family income and net worth.

A veteran with countable family income exceeding the maximum annual pension rate (MAPR) as set by Congress will not be eligible for pension benefits. Otherwise, the MAPR is reduced, dollar-for-dollar, by countable income, with the

difference paid monthly to the veteran or eligible survivor.

Uninsured medical expenses paid by a veteran that exceed 5 percent of the MAPR may reduce the family countable income and increase the pension benefit. The latest MAPR rates, effective December 1, 2014, are available on the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs website, www.benefits.va.gov.

Example: Based on rates effective December 1, 2014, the MAPR for a veteran with a spouse (who is not a veteran) is $16,851. If that veteran had countable family income of $10,500, and uninsured medical expenses of $4,000, the veteran would be eligible to receive a monthly pension of $792, calculated as follows: $16,851 x .05 = $842 (5% of MAPR) $4,000 - $842 = $3,158 (medical expenses that exceed 5% of MAPR) $10,500 - $3,158 = $7,342 (countable income reduced by medical expenses that exceed 5% of MAPR) $16,851 - $7,342 = $9,509/12 = $792 (MAPR reduced by countable income, paid monthly) Veterans and survivors, who are eligible for a pension and require the assistance of another person to perform functions of everyday living or are housebound, may receive an additional monthly payment through Aid and Attendance (A&A) or housebound allowances. The A&A and housebound benefits are also subject to a MAPR.

This information, developed by an independent third party, has been obtained from sources considered to be reliable, but Raymond James Financial Services, Inc. does not guarantee that the foregoing material is accurate or complete.

This information is not a complete summary or statement of all available data necessary for making an investment decision and does not constitute a recommendation. The information contained in this report does not purport to be a complete description of the securities, markets, or developments referred to in this material. This information is not intended as a solicitation or an offer to buy or sell any security referred to herein. Investments mentioned may not be suitable for all investors. The material is general in nature. Past performance may not be indicative of future results. Raymond James Financial Services, Inc. does not provide advice on tax, legal or mortgage issues. These matters should be discussed with the appropriate professional.

Securities offered through Raymond James Financial Services, Inc., member FINRA/SIPC, an independent broker/dealer, and are not insured by FDIC, NCUA or any other government agency, are not deposits or obligations of the financial institution, are not guaranteed by the financial institution, and are subject to risks, including the possible loss of principal. Prepared by Broadridge Investor Communication Solutions, Inc. Copyright 2012.

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The soy complex was under pressure from an expanding harvest in Brazil where early reports are showing yields above average. Despite some dryness coming back to northern regions, Brazil is still expecting a record soybean crop this year, which will certainly cut into US exports. This week, Chinese cancellations began showing up in US soybean sales and more are expected to come now that Brazil’s crop is more certain.

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tested record highs last week, they too fell as retailers balked at the prices. Auction yards around the country resumed sales following the holidays with most weight classes under pressure, reflecting the weak futures market.

Energies were lower, also in choppy price action, as they continued to reflect the bearish trend. Domestic crude oil stocks are building even as gasoline consumption increases. The strength of the dollar is also having an impact on crude supplies, making it cheaper to import product. The dollar surged to another multi-year high after the Swiss National Bank announced that they were removing the tie to the European currency. That allowed the franc to soar against most currencies, particularly the euro. The euro’s weakness in turn supported the US dollar. Stocks continued to trade in a mostly sideways pattern with large daily ranges. Support comes from the December low and the strong economic reports from the US. However, the slowing world economy continues to be a partial drag on equity values.

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Glasgow Chamber Annual Banquet Awards GLASGOW--The 2015 Glasgow Area Chamber of Commerce & Agriculture Awards Night and Dueling Pianos Road Show, sponsored by Cape Air and Cellular Plus, will be held Saturday January 31st, 2015 at the Glasgow Elks Club. A no host appetizer buffet and social will begin at 5:30pm, awards at 7:00pm followed by the dueling pianos road show at 7:30pm.

An awards ceremony will be held during the evening for recipients followed by a short program regarding our past year in review. The Chamber was pleased to honor Rob Davis with the Annual Del Strommen/Trend Setter Award given at the New Trends in Ag Seminar on January 14th, 2015. He was recognized for his innovation in Agriculture and community involvement. The Volunteer of the year for 2015 will be awarded for their dedication and involvement with key Chamber events. The President’s Award will also be awarded. This award places an emphasis on community involvement and dedication.

We invite you to join us for a fun-filled night honoring citizens of Valley County and the Glasgow community at the 2015 Annual Glasgow Area Chamber of Commerce Agriculture social/ awards night and the Dueling Piano Road Show. The cost is $25.00 per person or $45.00 per couple. Advanced tickets are available at the Chamber office and KLTZ/KLAN or at the door for $30.00 per person. You do NOT need to be a member to attend. Take this opportunity and join us for a fun-filled evening of entertainment and honoring individuals who wish to promote our local economy and community.

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DAVE SAYS:

Who Is Dave Ramsey?

Dave Ramsey is a personal money management expert, popular national radio personality and the author of three New York Times bestsellers – The Total Money Makeover, Financial Peace Revisited and More Than Enough.

In them, Ramsey exemplifies his life’s work of teaching others how to be financially responsible, so they can acquire enough wealth to take care of loved ones, live prosperously into old age, and give generously to others. * Dave Ramsey is America’s trusted voice on money and business. He has authored five New York Times best-selling books: Financial Peace, More Than Enough, The Total Money Makeover, EntreLeadership and Smart Money Smart Kids. His newest best-seller, Smart Money Smart Kids, was written with his daughter Rachel Cruze, and recently debuted at #1. The Dave Ramsey Show is heard by more than 8 million listeners each week on more than 500 radio stations. Follow Dave on Twitter at @DaveRamsey and on the web at daveramsey.com.

DEAR DAVE,

I’ve been following your plan, and I’d like to find a way to make a little more money on the side. Do you have any ideas for generating some passive income??

~Taiwan Dear Taiwan,

First, I want to make sure you’re not getting involved with some get-rich-quick scheme, like a nothing-down real estate seminar. “Passive income” is a term that’s sometimes attached to those sorts of things.

Passive income is pretty simple; it’s income off of investments. In other words, it’s money you set aside that makes you money. There’s not any other income that is real passive income.

If you wrote a book and got royalties from the sales, some people would call that passive income. I get royalties from the books I’ve written over the years, but the people who would call that “passive income” didn’t follow me around while I was working my tail off to write and sell those things. To me, it wasn’t passive income at all; it was a business. Technically, the government would call it passive income. But they don’t have anything to do with reality.

When it comes to passive income, I only invest in two things — real estate, for which I pay cash, and good growth stock mutual funds. Active income usually takes the form of a small business idea or your career. That’s income that you, yourself, are literally creating.

But that’s how I look at that stuff. Some people may have a different view on it, but I like to keep things simple.

~Dave DEAR DAVE,

I’m following your plan and trying to find different ways to save money. What’s a good way to decide whether or not you need full-coverage insurance on an automobile?

~Barbara Dear Barbara,

I think you should look at a couple of things. First, you need full-coverage or collision if you don’t have a lot of money, because you’ll end up walking if the car gets totaled. You need this coverage even if it’s a $2,000 car. You might keep the deductible a little high to save on premiums and then, if something unexpected happens, you can cover the out-of-pocket expense with your emergency fund.

Let’s say you have $50,000 in savings. You’re driving a $5,000 car, and you decide to drop collision coverage because you’re thinking if you total it you can just write a check and replace the car. You can, but then you have to look at the other side of the coin. What does this collision coverage cost per year versus the $5,000 risk you’re taking?

I’ve run those numbers a few times, and generally I find collision insurance to be a pretty smart buy! ~Dave

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Home For Sale: Price Reduced! Cute 2 br, 1 bath home in Highland Park. Off street parking in back with garden area, nice double garage and fenced back yard.

1134 Lincoln Ave., Havre, MT. $119,000. Call Flynn Realty (406) 265-7845. 2-I

My Forgetter My forgetter’s getting better But my rememberer is broke To you that may seem funny But, to me, that is no joke For when I’m “here” I’m wondering If I really should be “there” And, when I try to think it through, I haven’t got a prayer!

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Oft times I walk into a room, Say, “What am I here for?”

I rack my brain, but all in vain A zero is my score.

At times I put something away Where it is safe, but, Gee! The person it is safest from Is, generally, me!

When shopping I may see someone, Say “Hi” and have a chat, Then, when the person walks away I ask myself, “Who was that?”

Yes, my forgetter’s getting better While my rememberer is broke, And it’s driving me plumb crazy And that isn’t any joke.

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1-II The Closet at 174 S. 1st Ave Malta: A great place to shop for a great deal. We carry new and consignment items.

New inventory added daily!

Open Tues-Fri 10am-5:30pm & Sat. 10am-3pm.

1-II For Sale: Hay, round bales 800 to 1,000 lbs.

Call 406-379-2654.

1-II 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 406-453-7299 Big Sky Pipe And Supply, Great Falls.

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Ramblings of a Conservative Cow Doctor

by Krayton Kerns, DVM, former State Rep. HD 58

The Progressive Trinity

I am a political masochist, so I watched the president’s State of the Union address. His crafty points contained just enough truth to slip past casual consumers of political spin. The speech was so perfectly choreographed, I was surprised he didn’t run the like-your-doctor-keep-your-doctor line because I think his frenzied audience would have swallowed it again. Several political think-tanks have already addressed the president’s little white lies, so to repeat their findings would be beating a dead horse. Instead, I will focus on the president’s underlying theme to advance progressivism, the cruelest of all political ideologies.

There are two societal levels in a progressive utopia, the ruling class and the unwashed. We unwashed are divided into two subcategories, the non-producers and the producers with the former hopelessly enslaved in dependency and the later enslaved in debt. Only the ruling class is free to metaphorically move about the cabin. If you wonder how the ruling class could possibly secure their power while simultaneously ensnaring the unwashed in bondage, study the president’s address.

He spelled out our imprisonment as plain as day.

The first step in accepting wealth redistribution as a fitting and proper function of government requires the non-producers to “covet thy neighbor’s house, wife, manservant, maidservant, ox, ass and anything that is thy neighbor’s.” Contrary to the teachings of President Obama, just because someone has more than you does not entitle you to take it. Frequently disguised within terms such as income inequality, minimum wage, social justice, Obamacare, climate change, and free community college, every progressive solution involves the transfer of bounty from someone who has earned it to someone who has not. It is not wise to covet your neighbor’s stuff. Now to step two.

Government has no job, so they can only give you things after stealing it from someone else.

Theft is theft whether done at night by a teenager wearing a hoodie, or done by a majority vote of crooks wearing a coat and tie. Once you accept covetousness, governmental theft goes down the hatch as smooth as chocolate milk. The wild and reckless printing of money is universal governmental theft which is easily hidden, but this does not change the underlying truth that people should not steal. On to step three.

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Big government is the god of the ruling class.

It is promoted as the source of all goodness with the solution to every societal problem being but one new government program away. Establishing their own god is why progressives have prohibited the free exercise of religion in our schools and are laboring to remove every reference to the true and living God from the fabric of our lives. With covetousness and theft universally accepted, the idolatrous worship of big government completes the progressive holy trinity.

This is bad because God commands us to have none other before Him and this brings me to my point.

Astute believers have already recognized the progressive holy trinity violates three of the Ten Commandments. Come judgment day, I am unsure how many of the Big Ten you can miss and still get a passing grade, but I would hate to hedge my place in eternity on the hope God grades on a curve. Therefore, I default to the Judeo-Christian principles of free-will, natural rights and limited government as expressed in America’s founding documents. I wholly reject covetousness, theft and idolatry and I suggest you do the same.

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In the land of the free, home of the brave, lies the Treasure State in all its grandeur, and unless you’re a newcomer here you’ve heard and felt the heartbeat of Montana’s economy, appearing in the form of Agriculture. Tricia’s Trader celebrates all that is Montana Ag by acknowledging the agencies, organizations and people who serve as the voice for their industry--not always unified, but absolutely passionate and devoted to their respective purposes. Since it’s impossible for the Ag Industry not to intertwine with utilization of this state’s natural resources, you’ll see features that discuss those industries as well. If you’ve ever wondered what all these groups do, what they stand for, who they support and why, you will never be handed a better opportunity to learn than in Tricia’s Trader over the course of 2015 and 2016, where we define each faction in detail.

AG SERIES:

Montana Women Make Global Ag Impact in W.I.F.E.

by Jeanie Siggaard

Montana Women Involved in Farm Economics (MT WIFE) is a non-profit organization dedicated to keeping the spotlight on issues that have a financial impact on agriculture using a four-pronged strategy consisting of education, legislation, communication, and cooperation with other organizations.

MT WIFE was formed in 1977, not long after the organization of the national WIFE association in 1976. WIFE consists of eleven active state associations and local chapters, each association operating independently to focus on all elements affecting the stability of farming and ranching state-wide. Red is the official color, signifying the current condition of agriculture’s bottom line. Anyone with an interest in agriculture is encouraged to join.

While MT WIFE is a non-partisan organization, members work tirelessly at the legislative level to influence policy and keep Montanans informed about state and federal regulations affecting the financial health of agricultural communities. Legislation currently being monitored includes the application of the Antiquities Act of 1906, which gives a sitting president the authority, by presidential proclamation, to designate certain public lands as a National Monument.

Two bills introduced in the Montana Legislature drawing the attention of MT WIFE members and land owners in 2015 are House Bill 304, sponsored by Mitch Tropila, D-Great Falls, seeking to increase the fine for blocking a public road; the issue being whether or not roads crossing private property are public or private and House Bill 286, sponsored by Rep. Tom Jacobson, which would require landowners to prove ownership of the contested road.

Other topics of concern members are focused on this year include the Water Compact with the Confederated Salish & Kootenai Tribes, the Montana Livestock Loss Board budget, an ongoing debate over the effects of country-of-origin labeling, and virtually anything impacting the economic lives of producers.

Benjamin Franklin wrote, “An investment in knowledge pays the best interest.” His quote aptly describes the commitment MT WIFE has to education, both for members and their communities. This is where fostering cooperation with other ag oriented organizations comes in handy. MT WIFE works in conjunction with Ag in Montana Schools to keep ag education in the classroom. Members work to ensure teachers have access to updated material for their curriculum.

The Ag Calendar contest is one of many resources used in schools to encourage interest in This edition of the Ag Series is brought to you by: activities related to agriculture. Since 1986, MT WIFE has organized the contest welcoming kindergarten through 8th grade children to capture their knowledge of farm and ranch life in drawings. Cash prizes for 1st, 2nd, and 3rd place, and two certificates for honorable mention are awarded in each grade. Winning artists are presented with the finished product.

Demonstrating her own commitment to keeping up-to-date on current issues influencing agriculture, Whitney Klasna, president of MT WIFE, attended the first international study seminar to China as a member of the Resource Education and Agricultural Leadership (REAL) training program. REAL is a two-year program with in-depth training in agriculture and Back row (L to R): Barbra Broberg, Cut natural resource industries. The program Bank; Linda Newman, Natonal WIFE President, immerses participants in topics ranging Roundup; Whitney Klasna, Montana WIFE President, Lambert. Front row: Maggie Nutter, from agricultural institutions and agencies Sweetgrass; Shana Baisch, Natonal WIFE to international trade.

Treasurer, Glendive; Terry Stephens, Choteau.

2015 is shaping up to be a busy year for MT WIFE. During the month of January, members attended a hearing on HB 2 for the Department of Livestock’s Budget Appropriations, the REAL Training Program, and co-hosted the Conservation and Conversations Reception in Helena with other ag centered organizations.

In coming months, MT WIFE will be taking over the organization of the annual symposium for Montana Women Stepping Forward For Agriculture. Tana Berwick, Vice President of MT WIFE, will be working together with PinkTractor.com to bring Montana women together for an Ag Focus Group, and members will be gearing up for the 2015 National WIFE Convention.

State and national members across the country and anyone who loves to quilt, are invited to send in quilt blocks to be assembled and raffled off to fund projects for WIFE. Blocks must be 12”x12” on a white or beige background with an agricultural theme. Linda Newman is assembling the quilt for 2015 and needs them by March 15. Send your completed blocks to: Linda Newman, 442 #4 Road, Roundup, MT 59072.

MT WIFE officers are: Whitney Klasna, President, Lambert; Tana Berwick, Bainville, Vice President; Mary Ann Murray, Secretary, Jordan; Gladys Walling, Treasurer, Winifred; Cathy Schaeffer, Sergeant at Arms, Winnett. Area Directors are: Tammy Olson, Northeast, Froid; Phyllis Hoskin, Southeast, Bridger; Doreen Gillespie, Northwest, Kevin. More information on the MT WIFE organization, the Ag Calendar contest, and the quilt can be found on the website at www.mtwife. wordpress.com, or the Facebook page at www.facebook.com/montanawife.

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REAL Montana Leadership Class Travels to China

Members of the brand-new REAL Montana leadership program (Resource Education and Agriculture Leadership) took part in their first international study seminar to China on January 8-18, 2015. Four days were spent in Beijing, where the class met with Ambassador Max Baucus at the U.S. Embassy and received briefings on U.S./China agriculture and energy issues. The class toured a modern ecological farm, the vertically integrated Fu-Hua Meat Company which is a feedlot, processing facility, and restaurant all on one property, and the Hopefull Grain & Oil soybean processing company. Cultural activities in Beijing included climbing the Great Wall, visiting Tiananmen Square, and touring the Hutong neighborhood by rickshaw. The class traveled via overnight train from Beijing to Hohhot in China’s Inner The REAL Montana class visited the Great Wall of China. FRONT (L to R): Dave Phillips, Walt Anseth, Mongolia province. Inner Mongolia is China’s Tara Becken, Kate Vogel, Kristen Krueger, Breahna largest producer of dairy and coal. There the Patten , Whitney Klasna, Janelle Booth. BACK (L to R): REAL Montana class toured a large dairy farm Joe Dooling, Daniel Jones, Andy Matakis, Dan Kerslake, and processing facility of Yili Industrial Group Scott Blain, Bruce Wright, Daniel Weaver, Cindy Denning, Shaud Schwarzbach, Tyler Smith, Bryan Mussard. and an open pit coal mine. They also visited the Dazhao Temple, a Tibetan Buddhist temple built during the Ming Dynasty. The final days of the trip were spent in Shanghai, where the class met with representatives from the U.S. Agricultural Trade Office and U.S. Meat Export Federation and joined them for a retail tour of the CitySuper specialty grocery store. A day was spent in the Caoyang residential community where the class interacted with residents at their cultural center, library, and neighborhood market. Throughout the trip, participants heard from experts on Chinese agriculture, natural resources, and history and shared meals in the homes of local people.

REAL Montana class member, Whitney Klasna of Lambert, MT, summed up her China experience by saying, “From the cows to coal mines and Hutong to Pudong, China was the most amazing experience of my life! By seeing firsthand the back-breaking work it takes to raise a crop on a small patch of land that you can’t even call your own, it made me very aware of the struggles that China is having to feed and provide for their ever growing population. This experience also gave me insight to the possibilities of future US agriculture and natural resource exports to China.”

The inaugural class of REAL Montana consists of 19 emerging leaders representing a wide variety of natural resource industries across the state. The two-year program features eight in-state seminars, a national study tour in Washington D.C., Montana WIFE Announces Annual Statewide and an international trip. Each seminar is a mix of educational Ag Calendar Art Contest

In recognition of National Agriculture Week, with speakers, tours, and professional National Agriculture Day on March 18, WIFE (Montana Women skill building designed to build a Involved in Farm Economics) invites Montana’s school children network of informed and engaged to express their ideas on farm life by participating in WIFE’s leaders to advance the natural resource industries in Montana.

29th statewide calendar art contest.

Montana is

Winning entries in grades kindergarten through eighth REAL will be awarded a cash prize at first place ($30), second place funded through a partnership ($20) and third place ($10), levels in each grade’s division. with Montana State University Two honorable mention places in each grade will be awarded Extension and private industry. certificates. Only 25 pictures can be used on the calendar. Those Oversight is provided by an advisory board of industry winners whose pictures are used will also receive a calendar.

All entries are to be done horizontally on 8 ½ by 11- leaders. The program will start inch white paper with dark, black lead pencil or black pen (no accepting applications for Class markers please). Any aspect of agriculture that is of interest to II on March 1, 2015.

Program information is the students may be drawn. Any depiction of alcohol or tobacco available at www.realmontana. will not be accepted. www.facebook.com/

Student’s name, grade, school, address, town and org, ZIP should be clearly printed in a corner on the back of their REALMontana, or by contacting picture. No entries can be returned, but WIFE may display or Janelle Booth, Program Director, use student’s artwork for various WIFE projects throughout the at (406) 994-6480, janelle. booth@montana.edu. state.

Entries must be postmarked on or before April 15.

Artwork will be judged on the basis of originality. Send all art entries to: Gladys Walling, PO Box 55, Winifred, MT 59489.

Call 406-462-5330 for more information.

2015 Date Thu. Feb. 12 1 pm

Sale info.

WITTKOPP ANGUS at Glasgow Stockyards Glasgow, MT Home 406-485-3552, Cell 974-3552

Mon. BULLS OF THE BIG SKY Feb. 16 Billings Livestock Commision Billings, MT

Mon. CLEAR CREEK ANGUS BULL SALE Mar. 2 Bear Paw Livestock, Chinook 1pm 406-395-4962 www.clearcreekangus.com Wed. NISSEN ANGUS, INC. Apr. 1 Blaine County Fairgrounds, Chinook Jeff & Christie Nissen 406-357-2643 1pm info@nissenangus.com; nissenangus.com Wed. BOWLES J5 REDS Apr. 2 Glasgow Stockyards, Glasgow, MT 1pm Jim 406-539-3100, Brady 406-539-2102 bbowlesj5@yahoo.com Wed. Apr. 6 1pm

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

Wed. Apr. 15 1pm

MILK RIVER ANGUS Lunch at noon Bear Paw Livestock, Chinook Contact: Clayton, 406-945-0850

Private BEERY’S LAND AND LIVESTOCK Treaty Polled & Horned Hereford & Red Angus Vida, MT

Matt 406-979-5720, Joanne 406-773-5710 Private Treaty

FUNK ANGUS RANCH Yearling Angus Bulls 18mi NE, Frazer, MT Gary & Roxann Funk 406-392-5777

Private J-E RANCH Polled/Horned Herefords Treaty Plentywood, MT

Arvid Eggen 406-895-2657

or Jay-De Eggen 406-671-7149 jbare@nemont.net Private BAR STAR CATTLE Treaty Polled and Horned bulls

Chad and Stephanie Murnin 406-739-4303, 406-399-7811 barstarcattle@hotmail.com Dec. 2015 SHIPWHEEL CATTLE

2 Year Old Black Angus Bulls

Chinook, MT 406-357-2492 www.ShipwheelCattle.com

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Bill’s Food

Corner

Dig right in to our food centered 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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FRUITY FIBER

Nutritional fiber is a topic we have all heard about for years. We’ve been told that there are two kinds of fiber. Actually, there are dozens of different fibers but the two main categories are soluble and insoluble. Insoluble fiber is the indigestible cellulose (at least by our human digestive enzymes) that provides the structure of grains, fruits and vegetables. They tell us that it acts like a brush to clean our intestines and keep us regular. That is a good thing, but we have to keep in mind that peeling removes and cooking breaks down cellulose fiber so we have to eat some of our fruits and vegetables whole and raw to receive the full benefit. Soluble fiber is dissolved in the digestive tract and becomes a viscous fluid that acts as a digestive regulator. It increases our feeling of fullness so we get hungry less often and it prevents the rapid absorption of the different nutrients, relieving our body of some of the stresses caused by blood sugar spikes and excessive lipids.

I should mention here that in a healthy body there are bacteria in the lower intestines that digest the fiber and that is where excess gas comes from. (For those of us who don’t like to deal with it there is “Beano”.) Increasing our fiber intake will reward us with more energy and better weight control. Now, you can’t argue with that, can you?

Today’s recipe is easy to prepare and is loaded with healthy fiber and nutrition. I think you will like it. ~Bill

Bill’s Fresh Fruit Salad For the dressing you will need Real Cream of Coconut. If you are not familiar with it, ask a grocery store employee and they will take you right to it.

8 oz. heavy whipping cream with ½ tsp. Coconut extract, whipped until quite stiff.

2 cups (16 oz.) real cream of coconut 8 oz. cream cheese, softened or cubed 8 oz. shredded coconut (a little more than half of a 14 oz. pkg.)

With the cream whipped and set aside, put the last 3 ingredients in a bowl and blend until well blended. Then fold in the whipped cream until well blended. Set in fridge while you prepare your fruit. Actually, it is best prepared well ahead of time and held in the fridge until needed.

You can use any fruit or melon that you like to eat fresh. You will need 1 to 1-1/2 cups of fruit per serving depending on your crew. I like grapes, blueberries, strawberries, kiwi, banana, apple, mandarin orange sections, pineapple tidbits and cantaloupe or honey dew melon.

Make sure whatever you use is bite size, and blend in enough dressing to suit your taste. You could also throw in a few walnuts or pecans and some miniature marshmallows. It’s your salad, so make it to suit yourself.

Don’t worry about any extra dressing. I am sure you can find a use for it. I use it as a topping for my ice cream.

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For Sale: Over 175 Simmental, SimAngus and Angus yearlings. Bulls Of The Big Sky, February 16, 2014, 1:00pm, Billings Livestock Commission, Billings, MT. info@bullsofthebigsky.com or (208)267-2668 You Don't Want To Miss This!! 1-II

For Sale: Puppies!

Border Collie Hangin' Tree Bloodlines.

Great cowdogs! Born Nov. 3.

One blk/white female, one red/white male, one red/ white female. Call 406357-4109 or 945-0276. 1-II

Tues - Fri 10am - 5:30pm Sat 10am - 3pm

Tell them you read it in “Tricia’s Trader”!

For Sale: Three well maintained Malta rental properties located in an area where rentals are high demand!

All have new roofs, excellent rental history and are currently bringing $1,375/month.

Asking $155,000 for all three.

(150SR6) 406-654-2273 www. missouririverrealty.com 2-I

Home For Sale: 805 6th St., Havre, MT. 3 bedroom, 1.5 bath. New furnace & water heater. Updated inside & out!! Reduced to $99,900.

Need immediate sale -- Offers will be considered! Call Kim Cripps, Havre Hi-Line Realty (406) 265-0905. 1-II

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For Sale: 2012 CanAm Commander XT-1000, power steering, front bumper with winch and remote, aluminum roof, full front and rear windshield, door kit, 1,300 adult miles.

Located in Plentywood, possibly deliver. $13,500.

406-765-7539.

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***Senior Center Menus***

Home For Sale: New Listing!

511 2nd Ave E., Joplin, MT. $20,000. 3 bdrm, 1 bath single-level home in Joplin, MT. Call Ken Nelson @ 406439-0595. Flynn Realty. 1-II

LITTLE ROCKIES RET. CENTER (HARLEM) Across from Albertsons Served Monday - Saturday at 12 noon

Searching for something?

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Wittkopp Angus 27th Annual Production Sale: February 12th at Glasgow Stockyards 1:00pm. 80 yearling Angus bulls wintered free till May 1, 2015. For more info call 406485-3552 or 406-974-3552. 1-II For Sale: Small woodstove w/ blower; Wood splitter, mounts on tractor, runs off hydraulics; large antique safe; left hand compound bow. Call 406-395-4813. 1-II BUY-SELL-TRADE Vintage Collectibles: Kokomo Joe's Trading Post, Chester Montana. JUST IN:The Tao of Teas. Stop by for a tea tasting!!! 406-759-6472. 2-I Hay For Sale: 700 tons 3x4 square bales 35% alfalfa $100/ ton. Also avail. 500 tons good clean straight grass hay 3x4 square bales $105/Ton. Also avail. straight 2nd cutting alfalfa 3x4 square bales $140/ton. 150 tons 2013 50% alfalfa mix in round bales $90/ton. Trucking available.

406-670-6551.

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Feb 2 Sausage Gravy with Biscuits, Lettuce Salad, Applesauce,

Cookies or Bars Feb 3 Chicken Noodle Soup, Tossed Salad, Bologna Sandwich,

Canned Peaches Feb 4 Barbecued Chicken, Tater Tots, Buns, Fruited Jello Salad,

Cake Feb 5 Beef Fajitas, Bean Salad, Canned Pears Feb 6 Tuna Hotdish, Green Beans, Buns, Cole Slaw, Pudding Feb 7 Hamburger Patties with Mushroom Gravy, Mashed

Potatoes, Carrots, Tossed Salad, Buns, Blueberry

Cheesecake Feb 9 Brat Sausages with Sauerkraut, Buns, Marinated Spaghetti

Salad, Canned Fruit Feb 10 Cook’s Choice of Soup, Sandwich, Salad and Fruit Feb 11 Chicken or Beef Enchiladas (choice), Garlic Toast, Corn,

Sherbert with Wafer Cookies Feb 12 Spaghetti with Meat Sauce, Buns, Green Beans, Fruit

Salad, Cake Feb 13 French Toast, Scrambled Eggs, Canned Pears Feb 14 Turkey Roll with Dressing, Boiled Potatoes with Gravy,

Mixed Vegetables, Buns, Relish Tray, Tapioca Pudding Feb 15 COMMUNITY MEAL: Shrimp or Pork Chops, Baked

Potatoes, Buns, Corn, Cole Slaw, Pie Feb 16 PRESIDENT’S DAY… No Meal Feb 17 Vegetable Beef Soup, Cold Cuts on a Bun, Tossed Salad,

Rice Krispie Bars Feb 18 Trout Fillets, Oven Baked Jo-Jo Potatoes, Green Beans,

Buns, Cabbage-Carrot Cole Slaw, Pudding Feb 19 Liver and Onions, Boiled Potatoes with Gravy, Buns, Corn,

Lettuce Salad, Canned Peaches Feb 20 Turkey-Noodle Casserole, Carrots, Buns, Tossed Salad,

Ice Cream Sundaes Feb 21 Meat Loaf, Baked Potato, Buns, Creamed Peas, Fruited

Jello, Cake Feb 23 Sloppy Joes, Corn, Tossed Salad, Brownies Feb 24 Ham and Bean Soup, Egg Salad Sandwich, Tossed Salad,

Cookie Feb 25 Salad Bar Feb 26 Cook’s Choice Feb 27 BLTs, Cottage Cheese and Pear Salad, Assorted Desserts Feb 28 Chicken with Rice and Celery Soup, Buns, Buttered Beets, Cole Slaw, Apple Crisp with Ice Cream **All menus subject to change without prior notice. Published once/mo.

Want your town’s Senior Meals listed? Email them to west@triciastrader.com.

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FOR SALE – Private Treaty at the Ranch 100 POLLED & HORNED Hereford Bulls Yearlings & Two-Year-Olds 20 Red Angus Bulls – Yearlings & Two-Year-Olds

CONTACT Matt at 406-979-5720 or Joanne at 406-773-5710

For Sale: 2014 Pace American V-nose 6x12’ enclosed trailer.

LED lighting, extra 6” height for golf cart, 360 miles, like new.

Located in Plentywood, possibly deliver. $3,200.

406-765-7539.

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Wintering & Delivery Arrangements can be made

Amazon Shoppers: Did you know Amazon will donate a portion of your purchase to the Big Flat Community Grain Bin, Inc.? Visit www. smile.amazon.com. Purchases MUST be made through Amazon Smile to qualify. 2-I

For Sale: AR15 .223 Windham Weap. Nikon BDC scope 3x9x40, 2 clips and case, $1159.99. 1390 rds. ammo, $639.99. Call 406-403-1804. 2-I For Sale: Two steel buildings, 40x50 and 60x80. Leave name and phone number.

(406)222-5535.

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In line with our company mission to help small Montana businesses succeed...

Help Wanted classifieds are now FREE! (Must be legitimate wage/salary based jobs. No MLM, looking for business partners, etc.)

Contact Tricia’s Trader to search for your next employee.

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Wanted: 1971/1972 JD3020 thru 4620, salvage or goodrunning tractors.

Call 402-256-3895.

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For Sale: 1,264+/- sq.ft. 3 bedroom, 2 bath, Malta home w/recent interior updates that include new wiring and plumbing. Enjoy a large master bedroom, covered patio and an insulated & heated shop built in ’07. Asking $105,000 (134WR6) 406-654-2273 MissouriRiverRealty.com. 1-II For Sale: Alfalfa Grass mix.

New hay, no rain, $100/ton.

Can deliver, Wolf Point, MT. Call 406-650-4081, Brent. 1-II

February 4, 2015.................................................................... Volume XIII Issue 3............................................................................. Tricia’s Trader 24