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AND MORE TO BE ADDED FOR THE HOLIDAYS

For Sale: Hunting season is near! Come get your guns, knives and other hunting supplies. My inventory is always changing! Come work a deal with me for great prices at Stan's Pawn +! We are located at 646 1st Street West Havre, MT 59501 or you could give me a call at (406)265-7826. 9-II

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If interested come see us at the Calvert Hotel at 216 7th Ave. S. Lewistown, MT 59457. 9-II

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CONTENTS:

Classifieds, Classifieds!

Advertising Info............... 20 Ag Series.......................... 9 Auction Calendar.............. 5 Community Spotlight: HUNTING.............. 12-13 Comic............................. 25 Conserv. Cow Dr............. 24 Dave Says...................... 22 Hungry Montanan............. 7 Laugh Lines.................... 24 Market Report................... 7 Realty Section.................. 8 Senior Menus.......next time Subscriptions.................. 20 SUICIDE PREVENT..16-18 Things to Know................. 4 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.

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Don’t let a Suicide take someone you care about...See page 16 for information everyone needs to know.

COME SEE US! We have Carpet & Vinyl flooring for $.99 sq/ft. Laminate is only $1.99 sq/ft. And our pen carpet is only $.99! Get you great prices at Brandon's Drapery and Floor Coverings at 420 3rd Street Havre, Mt 59501 or call at (406)265-9852. 9-II

Trucking available: Cederberg Back to school! Come and get Trucking has multiple trucks your school's team spirit wear available for Grain & Cattle at Sew Sassy in Malta, 172 S. hauling (triple axle cattle 1st. Ave. E. Call 654-1133. 9-I pot). Call 406-390-5951. 10-I

Enjoy seasonal shing and hunting close to home!

Asking $195,000 (242MP6)

Nestled between the hills, next to a creek, is this small homestead on 20+/acres. This property would be a nice place to calve your cows, re recreate or just live away from town.

Included is a manufactured home, mobile home and a cabin. Plus, a well, corrals, barn, garden spot, perimeter fencing, etc! All located off a gravel road approximately 10+/- miles from Saco, MT and 6+/- miles from Nelson Reservoir.

Come into All Seasons Home Center @729 2nd Ave S., Glasgow, with your measurements for your additions, pole barns, and your garage packages. See how we can accommodate you.

Call 406-228-8288. 9-I:2-II Insulate!

Foam Insulation Technology (F.I.T). Increases strength of structure, saves money and energy. Call Darrell Carney, a certified applicator, for information.

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THINGS TO KNOW: Oct. 11, Sun.: HARLEM FFA TRAP SHOOT, 1-4pm.

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

Glasgow Stockyards, Inc. Linda & Mark Nielsen, Owners Iva Murch, Manager 263-7529 Dean Barnes, Yard Manager 263-1175 Ed Hinton, Auctioneer 783-7285

Serving AreA ✯ LiveStock ProducerS For 69 YeArS!

2015 October November & December Schedule

1946 - 2015

October 2015 Thursday, Oct. 8 All Class Cattle Auction **200 Red Steer and Heifer Calves Already Consigned Thursday, Oct. 15 Early Feeder Special and All Class Cattle Auction **250 Red Steer and Heifers Already Consigned Thursday, Oct. 22 Dunbar Bros. 9th Annual Bred Heifer Auction; Galpin Angus Bull and Heifer Calf Auction; Martin Ranch Bred Heifers; Big Dry Angus Bred Heifers and All Class Cattle Auction **Early Consignments** Galpin Angus – 15 Purebred Angus Bull Calves and 50 Angus Heifers – Bred Angus. March 5 Calvers, 15 Angus Purebred Heifer Calves.

Tested at GSI. Dunbar Bros. – 140 Angus Bred Heifers. 40 A.I. 100 Angus Bred Heifers – Bred to Grandsons of Bred To Hoover Dam Or HA Program. 100 Bred to Easy Final Answer. Home Raised, Tested at GSI. Calving, Low Birthweight Angus Bulls. March 10 For 100 Angus Bred Heifers – A.I. Sync to Hoover Dam. 50 Days. Tested by Dr. Levesque. All Shots and Poured. Cleaned Up With CBAR Angus Bulls. Home Raised.

Heather Martin – 50 Red Heifers Bred Red Angus. 23 Two and Three Year Old Bred Cows – Bred 30 Black Heifers Bred Hinman Angus Angus, Tested at GSI. Big Dry Angus – 20 Angus Bred Heifers Bred to Top 35 Running Age Bred Cows – Tested at GSI Big Dry Bulls.

Several Hundred Spring Calves

For Sale: 1,000 tons of alfalfa and alfalfa grass mix in round bales. $100/ton.

This is fresh cut, this year's crop. Nice green hay. No Rain! Trucking available.

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Confidential chat at

VeteransCrisisLine.net or text to 838255

Thursday, Oct. 29 Red Angus Influence Feeder Special and All Class Cattle Auction Lunch Will Be Provided by Sam Mudlin and the Independence Bank Crew.

November 2015 Thursday, Nov. 5 Thursday, Nov. 12 Thursday, Nov. 19 Thursday, Nov. 26

All Class Feeder Special and All Class Cattle Auction All Class Feeder Special and All Class Cattle Auction Angus Feeder Special and All Class Cattle Auction Happy Thanksgiving – No Auction

December 2015 Thursday, Dec. 3 Thursday, Dec. 10 Thursday, Dec. 17 Thursday, Dec. 24 Thursday, Dec. 31

Big December Feeder Special and All Class Cattle Auction Annual Stock Cow and Bred Heifer Auction Special and All Class Cattle Auction Last All Class Cattle Auction of 2015 Merry Christmas – No Auction Happy New Year – No Auction

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AUCTION CALENDAR DATE/TIME

AUCTION/AUCTION CO.

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Sat., Oct. 10 George & Maxine Nicol Auction Nashua, MT 10:00 am Austin Auctions, 406-228-9324 or 263-2879 www.austinauctionsmt.com Heinrich Moving & Meat Shop Glendive, MT Sat., Oct. 17 10:00 am R-K Auction, 406-285-2548 or 406-939-1632 www.r-kauction.com Sat., Oct. 22 9:30 am

2nd Equipment & Truck Auction Main Resource Auction, 701-215-2058

Havre, MT

Oct., 2015 Online Only Homes for Auction

United Country-Shobe Auction, 406-538-5125, www.shobeauction.com Contact your Advertiser’s Advocate today to find out how to list your auction here!

For Sale: 1981 16ft Alumacraft Sunfisher boat with shoreline easy load trailer, 40 horsepower Yamaha motor. $2,500. 406-263-7692. 10-I

For Sale: 2000 30ft Featherlite Stock Trailer $9,999 and a 2008 30ft Featherlite Stock Trailer $13,999. We have 140 trailers on the lot! Always offering For Sale: Custom Built 30.06 great deals! Call Bass Auction rifle, Swarovski 3x10x42 scope, at (406) 538-8709 or go to sling, soft case and ammo. www.bassauctionco.com 9-II Like new. Price $2,279.99.

Call 406-403-1804. 10-I:11-II

For Sale: 2014 and $CASH$ Buy: Sell and Trade 2015 irrigated alfalfa- Beaded Regalia, Sweet Grass, grass hay, good quality, Native American Music and net wrapped round Native American Jewelry. 10-I bales. Call 263-1082. 10-I

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HAY FOR SALE Seed Wheat For Sale: Certified War Horse, MSU solid stem, great yielding, winter hardy, high protein. Stands up to weather, good disease package. Call 406-379-2399, 399-2157 or 379-2235. 9-II

Good Quality Round Bales 3x4 Squares and 4x4 Squares

406-366-2577 Guitars of Montana. Alvarez, Guild, G & L, Gretsch, Jackson, Dean, Luna, Ibanez, Mapex, Ludwig, AAD amps, Laney, Randall, Hammond, Roland/ BOSS, Electro-Voice pro-audio.

Bluegrass. Ukuleles. We ship! #2 5th Street South, downtown Great Falls, (406) 453-4998. w w w. g u i t a r s o f m o n t a n a . com.

5-I:10-II For Sale: 8N Ford tractor with rototiller - excellent condition.

Professional roping arena.

Welded pipe. Heavy wire. You take apart. 406-761-3320. 10-I Building Supplies: Come and Get Your pole building supplies at Bloedorn Lumber!

We are a Friendly place that offers serious service! Come visit us at 80277 US Hwy 87 in Lewistown, MT. 9-II

$CASH$ Buy, Sell and Trade Beaded Regalia, Sweet Grass, Native American Music and Native American Jewelry. Leon's Buy & Sell, Havre 265-3342.

9-I Hay For Sale: 400 ton of straight Round-up ready alfalfa hay in 3x4s. 200 ton 167 RFV 22% protein in 3x4s. Located in Manhattan, MT. Trucking available.

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10-I Storewide Clearance Sales at the Trash & Treasure Shop in Loma, Hwy 87 & 4th Ave. thru the month of October. Antiques - Collectibles and As-Is Merchandise. Everything 20% to 50% off. Afternoons only or by appt. 406-739-4361. 10-I#2

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the western Midwest are creating some concern of soybean quality losses and corn stalks lodging.

Soybeans continue to find strong export interest, especially from China despite their economic weakness.

Corn is finding support from harvest reports that show yields running below trade expectations. BUY-SELL-TRADE

Vintage Collectibles: Kokomo The cattle market has no friends. Imploding cash markets, led by extremely heavy weight cattle that are bringing huge discounts, and beef values that continue to erode, have leaned on futures markets. Bullish Joe's Trading Post, Chester traders are being punished – and many of them are hedge funds who have held large long positions for 406-759-6472. 10-I months - and appear to be headed for the door all at once. Feeder cattle are even weaker as feedlotsMontana. incur massive losses from fed cattle, leaving little desire or ability to pay up for feeders. Feedlot operators also For Sale: Used are expecting large numbers of heavy calves to hit the pipeline soon, coming off of pastures that supported grazing for longer than usual this year. They don’t expect to see much competition for those calves.rods, cable &

oilfield pipe, guard rail.

New Energy markets were quietly mixed as crude oil continues to trade in a choppy range. Metals and the Dow HDPE pipe. Engineered were weaker as the fallout from weakening world economies, particularly China, continue to wreak havoc bridges for pivots, vehicles, on world financial and commodity markets. Investors are pulling out of equities, waiting for more stability & ATV. Clips & post and a stronger outlook. They’re also running from commodities in general, with the perception thatwalking weak economies will consumer fewer commodities. caps. Toll free- 866-683-7299 or 406-453-7299 Big Sky Pipe And Supply, Great Falls.

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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 examine each faction in detail.

AG SERIES:

Agriculture in Montana Schools: An Education to Last a Lifetime

by Ali Everts

Where does chocolate milk come from? Brown cows of course! This is just one example of the misconceptions running rampant about agriculture in our society. Most of the time these misconceptions are from a lack of understanding about just what our ranching and farming community does. Or it comes from not knowing basic land and water operations. This misinformation or lack of education usually starts at a young age. Without properly learning about or being engaged in where our food and water comes from, it is easy to form assumptions that are not true.

Thankfully, a wonderful organization recognized that educating children at a young age about how Montana’s number one industry, agriculture, affects our lives was the best way to educate everyone. This non-profit organization is called Agriculture in Montana Schools (AMS).

AMS provides valuable agriculture literacy programs for kids from preschool to sixth grade. They have three main purposes.

The first is to create, collect and distribute lesson plan material to Montana educators that is factual, reliable and represents all areas of agriculture. The second is to provide continuing education classes to teachers about the AMS resource guides and how to incorporate videos into the current curriculum. The third main organizational purpose is to provide an opportunity for our Montana students to learn about exciting careers in agriculture.

“There is an ailment that surrounds and affects kids nowadays,” AMS president, Helen Hanson said, “and it is not having the feeling of connection with nurturing the land beneath our feet. The relationship we have with the land is therapeutic and more and more counselors are finding that just planting and caring for a plant or garden does wondrous things for healing.”

This ultimate core belief of just how important agriculture is to our world drives the organization to become as involved in children’s lives and their families as much as they can. AMS hosts farm fests, unites with summer kids programs, hosts a workshop at the reading conference every year, has a booth to put in trade shows, holds an annual drawing contest and comes into classrooms to help spread this connection.

AMS’s farm fest is every other year in May in White Sulfur Springs and every year in many other counties around Montana. These farm fests are where kids can grind wheat, and make it and bake it into bread, make ice cream, learn about honey, and experience many other interactive agriculture processes.

“Farm fairs are an extremely rewarding event,” Hanson said. “They give the children a feeling of pride for their work when they start with grinding wheat, to forming it into bread to be baked, and then being able to eat something they made with their bare hands. And it is just as rewarding for parents. The schools finally had to put a limit on how many parent chaperons could come because they were starting to have more parents than kids come.”

The free lesson plans that AMS provides for public, private, youth organizations and homeschools vary depending on the grade level. Some can be a week long, a month long, a day long, an hour long, or only 20 minutes depending on how old the kids are and how much time the teacher wants to spend on the agriculture unit. If they like plants and seeds it may be a longer unit because it spans from putting a seed in the soil to how long it takes to grow. The teacher can fully use the easily understandable curriculum lesson plans themselves to teach the children,

or AMS volunteers can come in and teach.

“It was also important to us that children learn about a wide variety of subjects from these agriculture lesson plans,” Hanson said. “Vocabulary is something American children struggle with, so we made sure to include that. But there is also nutrition learning, art, health, reading and language all bundled together in these curricula.”

These AMS lesson plans are available on their website, www. aginmontanaschools.com. They also have videos that teach anyone about the importance of agriculture. In fact, these videos are currently being redone by Montana PBS. Their website also has a link to their annual drawing contest.

For the drawing contest each grade level has a topic, which is pertinent to Montana agriculture, like cherries or wheat or more. Then, after they learn about these topics they draw about them. Their drawings can be made into placemats, bookmarks, etc. The winning contestants come to Helena, meet the governor, sightsee around Helena, have a special awards luncheon, and sometimes get interviewed on T.V.

“The kids are always so gracious and thrilled when they and their families and teachers come Helena,” Hanson said. “They leave knowing so much more about our important agriculture history and future.”

In the long run, Hanson said, AMS just wants to be able to help people make the right decisions about how their decisions about how they live their life are intertwined so deeply with the Earth around us. It can be very simple, from understanding that in a drought farmers need more water for their crops and the food prices may go up, to how using a sprinkler is more efficient than flood irrigation.

And they understand that, just like McDonald’s and their golden arches, starting to get kids learning about this when they are young can provide a lifelong incentive to see agriculture’s importance.

“We want to see that people get the correct information,” Hanson said. “We want to build the right foundation and make sure that our future as an agricultural Montana is bright.”

To learn more about AMS or to become a member, visit aginmontanaschools. com.

2015 AMS Drawing Contest Winners with Secretary of State, Linda McCulloch, Montana Director of Ag, Ron de Yong, Miss Rodeo Montana, Hanna Heckman. Photo courtesy, Agriculture in Montana Schools.

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For Sale: 2010 GMC Sierra 2500 ltd crew 4X4 6-OV8, auto, $26,980. We accept trades! Let us take care of you here at Courtesy Motors Inc.! We are located at 116 5th Ave. S, Lewistown, MT 59457 or call at (406) 5387417. Come see us soon! 9-II

(406) 781-1197 For Sale: 1994 150 4X4 pickup extended cab, almost new tires, 4 wheel drive and in nice shape.

Call 406-357-2371.

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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. 9-II

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For Sale: 226 2nd St NW~Rudyard, MT~$74,500 3 bdrm, 1 bath home. Open floor plan, large master suite w/patio and large family room w/wood stove. Nice updates including paint, carpets & new metal roof. Triple heated/insulated garage/shop. Call Janis Flynn Pyrak @ 406-265-7845 10-I For Sale: Well kept Malta rental property includes 2 units and renters in place. The larger unit is made up of 3 bedrooms and 1 bath, while the smaller unit has 1 bedroom and 1 bath. Two 1 car garages and a new roof in 2015 make this an easy to own rental property with no updates required! Asking $105,000 (127PG6) 406-654-2273 www.

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YOUTH HUNTERS! Show us your prize buck - Win a PRIZE!

Tricia’s Trader 2015

BIGGEST BUCK CONTEST Open to all youth hunters under age 18 who are legally qualified to hunt in the State of Montana.

To enter, hunters must submit a photo of themselves with their mule deer or whitetail buck, along with name, parent’s name, address, age and birthdate, a short story about their hunt, and specifications about their deer (size, points, etc.) Deer must be harvested during the 2015 hunting season. Entries will be judged based on their story and the quality/size of their deer. Entries will be published in the December 16th edition of Tricia’s Trader. All entries must be received in the Tricia’s Trader office by December 3rd, 2015. Winners will be contacted no later than Dec. 14, 2015. Judging will be completed by an independent panel of judges. All local and state hunting regulations must be followed. Any indication that laws were broken will result in disqualification for prizes, or forfeiture of said prizes.

Grand Prize:

Full European Mount, donated by Lewistown Taxidermy.

2nd Place:

USA-made Buck Hunting Knife, donated by

Don’s Sporting Goods in Lewistown, Montana.

13 other contestants:

will receive a Shakespeare Youth Fishing Pole with accessories, donated by Lewistown Sports. ***Enter via email to office@kimmel-kreations.com or by mailing info to 2000 Country Club Road, Turner, MT 59542.*** Complete rules will be posted at www.triciastrader.com on October 8th, or contact Tricia’s Trader at 406-379-2377.

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Region 6, 54078 Hwy 2 West, Glasgow, MT 59230 Contact: Marc Kloker, Information and Education Program Manager (406) 228-3704 * mkloker@mt.gov

FWP Informs Hunters of Season Dates, Changes, and Reminders

The big game general season is just around the corner, and upland bird and waterfowl season is in full swing, so FWP is informing hunters of season dates in Region 6, new changes, and some old reminders. First of all, for some of the season dates: Birds: Sharp-tailed Grouse/Huns: Sept 1 - Jan 1 Ring-necked pheasants: Oct 10 - Jan 1 Ducks and Coots: Oct 3 - Jan 7 (central flyway, zone 1) Geese: Oct 3 - Jan 10, Jan 16-20 Big game: Moose: Sept 15 - Nov 29 Bighorn sheep general: Sept 15 - Nov 29 Antelope general: Oct 10 - Nov 8 *Deer/Elk general: Oct 24 - Nov 29 *Youth only deer for ages 10-14 is October 15 and 16

Because some of the season dates and regulations change depending upon your location, please consult the appropriate Montana Hunting Regulations booklets for more information.

New this year is theApprentice Hunter option for youngsters. The law, enacted earlier this year by the state Legislature, allows youth 10-17 years of age to obtain a certification to purchase some Montana hunting licenses before completing a hunter education course. Apprentice hunters, however, are required to be accompanied by an adult mentor. The $5 Apprentice Certification became available beginning Monday, Aug. 10 only at FWP offices.

A regulation change that occurred at the 2015 legislature concerned the tagging of a game animal. This change clarifies existing tagging language and removes the “immediately upon kill” provision. Now, a hunter must tag a game animal before it is moved or transported from the kill site, or before the hunter leaves the kill site.

And as a reminder, wardens see many issues and confusion concerning the requirement of “evidence of sex.” According to the Montana Hunting Regulations, evidence of the animal’s sex and species must remain naturally attached to its carcass or a portion of the carcass. This is especially a concern when an animal is quartered or “boned out” and the head has been removed from the carcass.

Finally, we want all hunters to be safe out there. Please remember that all hunters must wear a minimum of 400 square inches of hunter orange (fluorescent)

material above the waist, visible at all times.

If there are any questions on the above information, please contact the Region 6 Headquarters, located in Glasgow, at 406-228-3700. Or, check out regulations and other information at the official FWP website at www. fwp.mt.gov. In addition, please “like” and follow our Region 6 Facebook page at www.facebook.com/MontanaFWP.R6

Please be safe, responsible, and have a successful hunting season!

-FWP-

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As the central organ of the body, the brain’s physical power over an individual can be overwhelming and difficult to manage. Biblical references also speak of the connection between mind and body--for example in Proverbs 17:22 (ESV), “A joyful heart is good medicine, but a crushed spirit dries up the bones.”

What can be done when, for a million possible reasons, the mind begins to malfunction?

Jason DeShaw, national award-winning speaker and country singer, in his presentation for Suicide Prevention and Awareness titled “Serenity in the Storm”, speaks of his personal journey with mental illness. He remarks that the brain is an organ of the body, just like the heart is an organ; when someone has a heart attack, they see a doctor.

Make no mistake, suicidal thinking is a symptom of a treatable brain condition. Professional help should be sought when the brain isn’t functioning well, which can happen at any point in a person’s life. Mental illness does not discriminate—DeShaw stresses to those who are suffering with it, “It’s not your fault,” and, “Get help.”

If helping those who struggle with mental disorders begins with understanding the problem, as was discussed in the first installment of this series on September 16th, a closer look at just what “mental illness” means is in order.

The Mental Health Association of Maryland, Missouri Department of Mental Health and the National Council for Behavioral Health teamed up to produce in 2013 a guidebook entitled “Mental Health First Aid USA” that is utilized in programs across Montana to train concerned individuals, health care workers, law enforcement officials, emergency services personnel and more to recognize and provide aid for those suffering with mental health issues. The book describes five main categories of mental health concerns that may present alone, but more often appear in combination.1 1. Depression

Different than just a short-term depressed mood, major depressive orders last for two weeks or longer, and affect a person’s ability to work, carry out usual daily activities, and have satisfying personal relationships.

Depressive disorder is the most common mood disorder, but others include Bipolar Disorder, Postpartum Depression, and Seasonal Affective Disorder, among a long list of others. Depression is almost always caused by a variety of diverse biological, psycholigical and social factors, some of which may include relationship turmoil or breakup, long-term poverty, job loss, longterm disability, bullying or victimization, long-term physical illness, or death of a close friend or family member. It can also result from a variety of

Anonymous True Stories...In Their Own Words

“Our grandson got into drugs from a pusher delivering to street kids. He did hang around with some of them, it sounds like. He was 19 years of age, did not finish school, was using drugs but swore to his family he was clean. He was told he had to get out to support himself, and I guess the pressure got to him. He shot himself at home. Just before he took himself out he seemed happy, very polite--looking back, it seems like then he had made his decision to do the act.

The pain [of losing him] was almost unbearable. It came as a complete surprise. It brings to light us being more aware of not only vets but family members struggling with this depression. It affects us all. It is easy to think, not in my family will this happen. I hope this will help keep family and friends on the aware for sudden changes in a dear friend or loved one. We have to watch changes in people’s personalities.”

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medical conditions like Parkinson’s, stroke, vitamin deficiency, cancers, and more, or from other mental disorders that may be present, or substance abuse or withdrawal. Depression is believed to be caused by changes in natural brain chemicals called neurotransmitters that become depleted.

Long-term symptoms of a clinically depressed person may include an unusually sad mood, loss of interest in activities they used to enjoy, lack of energy, tiredness, feelings of guilt and worthlessness, frequent thoughts about death, difficulty concentrating, moving slowly or conversely unable to settle, sleep difficulties or excessive sleep, or changes in eating habits.

2. Anxiety Disorders

Normal anxiety is experienced by everyone at some time; it helps avoid dangerous situations and helps solve everyday problems. Anxiety disorders differ in that they are more intense, long lasting, and interfere with a person’s work, activities and relationships. Symptoms of anxiety present physically, psychologically and behaviorally. Sufferers often experience a pounding heart, chest pain, shortness of breath, dizziness, headache, sweating, numbness, choking, nausea, vomiting, muscle pain, restlessness or tremors and shaking. Often the person develops excessive or unrealistic fear, worry, mind blankness, irritability, confusion, anger, impatience, restlessness, sleep disturbances or vivid dreams, and will avoid certain situations, become obsessive or compulsive or exhibit phobic behavior.

There exists a long list of types of anxiety disorders, but the most common are phobias, posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD), panic disorder, generalized anxiety disorder and obsessive-compulsive disorder. Often, people have a combination of anxiety problems, and may also experience depression and substance abuse. Substance abuse can also lead to increased anxiety.

Those most at risk for anxiety disorders include people who are more sensitive emotionally, have a history of anxiety or shyness in childhood or adolescence, are female, abuse alcohol, have experienced trauma, come from separated or divorced families, or have a family history of anxiety disorders.

Additionally, those with certain medical conditions, including cardiac, endocrine, and respiratory conditions, are at increased risk.

3. Psychosis

Psychosis is a condition where a person loses some contact with reality, thus resulting in severe changes in thinking, emotion, and behavior. While less common than other types of disorders, pyschotic episodes, which involve several phases, present in schizophrenia, bipolar disorder, psychotic depression, schizoaffective disorder, drug-induced psychosis and dilirium, to name a few.

Common symptoms of developing psychosis include changes in emotion and motivation like anxiety, depression, irritability, suspiciousness, blunted or inappropriate emotion, change in appetite, reduced energy; changes in thinking and perception (continued on page 18)

Suicide Prevention LIFELINE 800-273-TALK (8255) *A free, 24/7 service that can provide suicidal persons or those around them with support, information and local resources.

Montana Peer Network www.Mtpeernetwork.org 406-551-1058 *A network of individuals helping one another on the path of recovery.

NAMI Helpline (National Alliance on Mental Illness) 1-800-950-NAMI (6264) or info@nami.org 406-443-7871 NAMI of Montana www.namimt.org *Directory of Mental Health Services listed by county.

Central Service Area Authority www.Centralsaamontana.org 406-444-9344 (Phone) 406-431-6175 (cell) 888-866-0328 (Toll Free) *Ensure consumers, families and community stakeholders have a strong voice in….public mental health care delivery in Montana, with a focus on the Central region of the state.

Veterans Crisis Line 800-273-8255, Press 1 Confidential chat at www.VeteransCrisisLine.net Or text to 838255 *Free, confidential support 24 hours a day, 7 days a week, 365 days a year, even if they are not registered with VA or enrolled in VA health care. www.MilitaryOneSource.mil *Click around for answers to the military life questions you didn’t even know to ask. Get to know your benefits and prepare for the big stuff – deployments, reintegration, moves, parenthood, retirement and more.

Local Havre Crisis Line 406-265-2222 Voices of Hope Hotline: 406-453-4357 Great Falls www.voicesofhope.info * We help people deal with suicide, domestic violence, sexual assault, eating disorders, relationship problems and mental health issues.

Montana Warm Line 877-688-3377 *Non-crisis phone line staffed by primary consumers Medicaid Recipient Hotline 800-362-8312 Aging Hotline Citizen’s Advocate 800-332-2272 9-1-1 Emergency Services *Dial 911 Montana 2-1-1 *Dial 211 to get information for nearby services.

Youth Dynamics 877-458-7022 www.Youthdynamics.org *Shelby, Havre, Great Falls, Malta, Glasgow, Wolf Point AWARE, Inc. 406-683-9385 *Variety of mental health and intellectual disabilities services.

Montana Mental Health Association www.montanamentalhealth.org 877-927-6642 Montana Mental Health Ombudsman www.mhombudsman.mt.gov 406-444-9669 (Helena) 888-444-9669 (Toll Free) *Represents the interests of individuals with regard to the need for public mental health services. Answer questions, discuss ways to resolve a problem, provide information, contact agencies on your behalf, connect you with agencies or organizations which can help.

Long Term Care Ombudsman 800-551-3191 www.dphhs.mt.gov/sltc/aginglongtermcareombudsman *Nursing Homes and Assisted Living Issues Addictive and Mental Disorders Division Mental Health Services Bureau www.dphhs.mt.gov/amdd 888-866-0328 http://store.samhsa.gov/shin/content//SMA15-4419/SMA15-4419.pdf *Free downloadable guide: “A Journey Toward Health and Hope” Mental Health Local Area Council (LAC) for Blaine County (part of Central Service Area Authority http://centralsaamontana.org): Contact Blaine County Department of Health at 357-2345 or Tina Mord at 357-2369.

For additional LAC information in Eastern Montana: Eastern Service Area Authority - www.esaamontana.org Miles City, Montana aklein@mt.gov 406-234-1866 Health Link Now 916-669-1200 *Telepsychiatry Services American Telepsychiatrists 888-718-2100 Center for Mental Health 888-718-2100

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HELPFUL SIDE-BAR FOR STORIES

No One Is Alone (continued)... consumed, behaviors focused on food, body like inability to concentrate, odd ideas, unusual shape and weight, or development of repetitive perceptions, increase or reduction in sensory or obsessive behaviors in relation to body perceptions like smell or sound, feeling that AVOID OFFER as well as socialHOPE withdrawal others are acting differently somehow; changesMISINFORMATION in shape and weight,AND or avoidance of activities. Physical warning behavior like sleep disturbances, social isolation, • Suicide is complex. There are almost always multiple causes, signs include weight fluctuations or weight loss, reduced ability to carry out work or social roles. including psychiatric that may have been sensitivity illnesses, to cold, changes innot menstruation, 4. Substance Use Disorders swelling around cheeks or illnesses jaw, calluses on recognized or treated.

However, these are treatable.

While using alcohol or other drugs knuckles, dental discoloration, or fainting. doesn’t mean a person has a disorder, a person Refer to research findings that mental disorders and/or can be considered to have a disorder •if the abuse substance have foundSuicide in 90% Prevention of people who

Thebeen National Hotline of drugs or alcohol leads to work, school, home, abuse (800-273-TALK) is the best place to start for health or legal problems, or shows dependence have died by suicide. those feeling overwhelmed in finding help for on alcohol or drugs. Dependence may be • substance Avoid reporting that death The by suicide preceded by a mental illness.

Hotlinewas is well connected present if the person’s tolerance for the such as a recent job loss, orfrom bad grades. staffed to handle issuesdivorce ranging minor increases over time, they have withdrawalsingle issues,event,and depression to mental health emergencies, and they use larger amounts over longer periods Reporting like this leaves the public with an overly simplistic they can help connect callers to services in their than intended, have problems cutting back and misleading understanding of suicide. local area, or walk them through a crisis event. or controlling use, spend lots of time getting

Montana affiliate of NAMI the substance or recovering from it, gives up • Consider quoting a The suicide prevention expert on causes (National Mental Illness) important social, occupational or recreational and treatments.

AvoidAlliance putting on expert opinions in is a also a good resource for connecting individuals with activities because of substance use, or continues helpcontext. in their local area. Additionally, they are using the substance knowing its negative sensationalistic in the final stages of developing a directory consequences. Substance abuse disorders often • Use your story to inform readers about the causes of of mental health resources for all 56 counties in occur alongside mood, anxiety and psychotic suicide, its warning signs, trends in rates and recent disorders, sometimes resulting from the desire to Montana, as well as a state-wide listing. Visit treatment advances. www.namimt.org to access this directory, or to self-medicate. find additional help.

Atreatment phone calloptions to this agency 5. Eating Disorders • Add statement(s) about the many or most any support agency for mental health will

Eating disorders can affect individuals available, stories of those who overcame a suicidal connect you with kind, helpful, concerned people who are underweight, normal weight, or crisis and resources for help. your issues and are willing to who understand overweight. A great number of people with assist without judgement or criticism. eating disorders also have another mental • Include up-to-date local/national resources where

It’s possible that the best support can disorder, but often go untreated for their mental readers/viewers can find treatment, information and come in the form of friends, family and spiritual health issues. Behavorial signs of an eating promotes help-seeking. systems, but many times those closest disorder include dieting behaviors, binge advice eating, that support to victims of suicide feel completely blindsided vomiting or laxative use, excessive, obsessive and unaware of the mental challenges their loved or ritualistic exercise pattens, major changes in one faces until it is too late to help. Continue to food preferences, development of rigid patterns readFOR moreONLINE on that topic in ourMESSAGE final installment, around food selection, preparation and eating, SUGGESTIONS MEDIA, coming out October 21st. avoidance of eating meals, especially in social BOARDS, settings, lying about the amount and type of foodBLOGGERS & CITIZEN JOURNALISTS •

#MedicatedAndMighty

Bloggers, citizen journalists and public commentators can help reduce risk of contagion with posts or links to treatment services, warning signs and suicide hotlines.

A viral Facebook photo of a young mom is leading to a movement aimed at shattering the•stigma around mental Include stories of hope and recovery, information on how illness. to overcome suicidal thinking and increase coping skills.

She wrote: “I have tried living this life without prescription help. It seems to have me• onThe top potential of the world for online reports, photos/videos and stories one minute and rocking in the corner thetonext.

There is no it vital that online coverage of suicide go viral makes consistency. I’m done with that. Anxiety and antidepressant follow siteneed or industry medication to the rescue. Sometimes, folks, we just help.” safety recommendations.

Erin Jones is a mother of four• children special sites often become memorials to the Socialwith networking needs. She’s also on the autism spectrum and has multiple should be monitored for hurtful comments chronic illnesses, anxiety and depression, deceased accordingand to The and for statements Mighty2. Recently, Jones posted a photo of herself holding a that others are considering suicide. prescription for medication for anxiety and depression.

Her Message board guidelines, policies and procedures could story resonates with many parents who suffer from mental support removal of inappropriate and/or insensitive posts. health issues. Jones has since partnered with The Mighty on a hashtag #MedicatedAndMighty for people to post their own pictures of their medication and stories of their road to recovery.

Photo credit: Erin Jones, via “The Mighty” MORE INFORMATION AND RESOURCES AT: 1

Summarized from Mental Health Association of Maryland, Missouri Department of Mental Health, and National Council for www.ReportingOnSuicide.org Behavioral Health (2013) Mental Health First Aid USA, Revised First Edition.

2 http://themighty.com/2015/09/this-mom-took-a-selfie-with-her-prescription-for-a-powerful-reason/.

WARNING SIGNS OF SUICIDE • Talking about wanting to die • Looking for a way to kill oneself • Talking about feeling hopeless or having no purpose • Talking about feeling trapped or in unbearable pain • Talking about being a burden to others • Increasing the use of alcohol or drugs • Acting anxious, agitated or recklessly • Sleeping too little or too much • Withdrawing or feeling isolated • Showing rage or talking about seeking revenge • Displaying extreme mood swings The more of these signs a person shows, the greater the risk. Warning signs are associated with suicide but may not be what causes a suicide.

WHAT TO DO If someone you know exhibits warning signs of suicide: • Do not leave the person alone • Remove any firearms, alcohol, drugs or sharp objects that could be used in a suicide attempt • Call the U.S. National Suicide Prevention Lifeline at 800-273-TALK (8255) • Take the person to an emergency room or seek help from a medical or mental health professional

THE NATIONAL SUICIDE PREVENTION LIFELINE 800-273-TALK (8255) A free, 24/7 service that can provide suicidal persons or those around them with support, information and local resources.

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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.

DEAR DAVE,

If a credit card company has charged off a debt, can they still sell that debt to someone else who can come after it? I’m currently receiving calls about a debt that’s more than 20 years old. Do you have any suggestions?

~Lisa Dear Lisa,

Charging off a debt doesn’t mean that the right to collect has been given up or revoked. All it means is that the debt is no longer on their books as an asset. They don’t think they’re going to collect, but it doesn’t mean that the legal right to collect has ended.

The real problem here is whether or not the debt is outside the statute of limitations. I’m guessing that after 20-something years it has passed, but check with a lawyer in your state to make sure. Another issue is when someone buys and tries to collect on a 20-year old credit card debt, they paid about five cents on the dollar for it. These debt collectors are the worst type of bottom feeders.

If they call, just hang up on them unless they’re willing to be respectful and reasonable. You can probably settle this for 10 or 15 cents on the dollar, and get them out of your life for good.

~Dave

DEAR DAVE,

My husband and I have a disagreement on whether or not you would recommend buying a home warranty to cover appliance repair.

I’ve read your books, and I think you’d say no. He thinks you believe it’s a good idea. Can you settle this for us?

~Crystal Dear Sue,

No, I wouldn’t recommend it. I don’t buy warranties of any kind, and here’s why. Warranties are usually based on somewhere between 12 and 18 percent of the cost of the warranty actually going to the probability of the repair. The rest is eaten up in profit, overhead and marketing costs. In other words, for 18 percent of what you pay — give or take — you could put that money aside, and on average you could cover the repair.

I don’t buy extended warranties, either. Whether you’re talking about something on a home, car or other item, these are the types of things you should be able to self-insure against with your emergency fund of three to six months of expenses. Besides that, if you can’t afford to fix something you bought if something goes wrong, then you couldn’t afford to buy that item in the first place!

So, put the profit, overhead, marketing costs and all that in your pocket. Make that extra money you made!

~Dave

* 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.

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Ramblings of a Conservative Cow Doctor

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

We Are Sinking

“I sat out the last session, but I would have also voted ‘no’,” I whispered to Julie, a former board trustee. I was quietly responding to the school district’s maintenance director mentioning Montana legislature’s rejected the Quality Schools bill which would have funded Laurel’s much needed boiler.

Roughly 35 citizens recently attended a brainstorming session to explore solutions to Laurel’s crumbling school infrastructure and overcrowding problem.

Even though today’s topic targets my hometown, identical conversations are being held in every community, including yours. Here is our story and how applies to you.

Problem one: The old Laurel Middle School gymnasium sits on a school owned city block in the center of town. After nearly a century, the southwest corner of the building has sunk about three inches.

I used to play rec-league basketball in that gym, so now I know why I air-balled so many shots from deep in the SW corner; the basket was three inches higher than it appeared. It would take $100K to bring the building to plumb, $200K to bring it to code, and $300K to bring it down.

Problem two: The old Middle School

sits on the same block as the gym and is used as administration office space. Built when energy was cheaper than insulation, it consumes $77K annually in utility bills.

Problem three: Many other district buildings have ailing boilers, leaking roofs, and bulging enrollment. So what do we do? Most of the participants were well aware of the huge costs to every solution and this is the point all Americans share.

Every government agency in every community is desperate for cash, yet tax payers are rejecting mil levy requests because they are tapped dry. Shifting our costs to the state via the Quality Schools legislation looks good on the surface, but why should a farrier shoeing horses in the Bitterroot Valley work longer hours just so Laurel can have a new $100K boiler? They shouldn’t and following a financial flow chart reveals the precariousness of relying on state or federal funds. Over 40 percent of Montana’s state budget is federal money of which 50 percent is actually debt. Therefore, $30K of Laurel’s boiler represents debt shifted to children not yet conceived. Do you see the long term conflict, or do you expect to always ignore our massive federal

debt? When future youngsters reach tax age they face both the debt for their boiler, plus its replacement for their children. How do we ask them to pay twice for something we chose not to pay once?

Laurel’s boiler dilemma is the perfect example of the fallacy of the wealth redistribution principles of Marxism.

Freebies replacing free-markets, eventually exhausts other people’s money and triggers a cascading collapse of the entire economy. Our government school system is controlled top down, by federal agencies through state agencies into local districts and this is unimaginably expensive. It is local school boards functioning autonomously which can best and most efficiently educate our children.

Should President Obama win his war on coal and implement his carbon taxes, Laurel sinks more than just three inches. With projections showing energy costs tripling in a green, carbon tax economy, the cost to heat and light Laurel’s administration office rockets to $231K annually. Who pays that bill?

When will voters recognize wealth redistribution by promoting covetousness is a failed ideology? Laurel’s old Middle School Gym is sinking along with every community in America.

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