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Tulips and Treasures; One of a kind arrangements and gifts, Holiday bouquets,order your snowball flowers soon. free in town delivery call 406-654-1273 or stop in 900 S. Central Ave. Malta 12-I One of a Kind: Tulips and Treasures arrangements and gifts, free in town delivery. Call 406-654-1273 or stop in 900 S. Central Ave. Malta.

12-I Come into All Seasons Home Center @729 2nd Ave S, customize your cabinets for bathroom or kitchen with our computerized design program Durasupreme cabinets; ask for specials: Call 406-228-8288. 12-I Vintage Collectibles: BuySell-Trade at Kokomo Joe's Trading Post, Chester Montana.

406-759-6472.

11-II At Leon's: Looking to buy all types of firearms no collection to small or too big. Will buy entire estates of firearms. 720 1st St. W. Havre, Mt 59501. 265-3342.

11-II Get Ready for the Holidays: Need to spruce up your home for the holidays? Custom cabinetry, tile & paint. Call Don, 406-6802669 or 406-357-2669.

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Krause Parts: In stock. Parts for Westfield, Westgo, Alloway, Mayrath and Hardi. Carry over parts from Ford dealership. Power Motors - Fort Benton. 799-7459.

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Office: 357-2286 Dexter: 799-2286 Travis: 390-0555 Kevin : 357-8055

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Harlem Hays Dodson Malta Rural Routes Saco Loring Whitewater Chinook Zurich Turner Hogeland Inverness Gildford Hingham Joplin Kremlin & Rudyard ...gets their very own copy direct to their door at NO CHARGE! Send us your events, your press releases, photos, stories and more!

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Have you ever sworn an oath to uphold the U.S. Constitution? Check out For Sale: 3 bed, 2 bath home at www.OathKeepers.org.

11-x 515 Minn., Chinook, MT. Very clean, move-in ready, central a/c, Are you looking for that special storage, add'n w/ util. rm. New hard to ďŹ nd book? BIG SKY master bath, lots of upgrades.

IMAGES & COLLECTIBLES. Huge 2-car garage, deck, quiet We HAVE NEW and USED neighborhood near HS. Call 406x BOOKS. Will special order. 357-2835 or 262-3910 to see.

Havre Holiday Village Mall, 406-399-6522.

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Wanted: Looking for 1st cutting alfalfa hay, small square bales. 406399-1807. Ask for Elmer Zarn 11-II Need to Buy or Sell? Hire a realtor you can trust. Greytak Realty will help take the stress out of buying or selling your home, farm/ranch or commercial property. Call our office at 406-357-2111; Clint Greytak 2623170 or Bob Sharples 945-5655. www.GreytakRealty.com 1-II

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For Sale: Box Elder, MT. 3 bed 1 bath. Now priced at $37,900 Call Kim Cripps at 406-265-0905. 11-II

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Helping You Haul: is our business.

See our selection of stock trailers, flatbeds, car haulers, utility trailers, toy haulers, and even the B&W Hitch to hook you up. Brands like Circle D, Travalong, Hillsboro, Look, Haulmark, Diamond C, Boss Plows and more. Triple T Sales in Chinook, 406-357-2166, www.ttt-sales.com.

12-I ?Did you know? YOU CAN GET YOUR KNIVES & SCISSORS SHARPENED at BIG SKY IMAGES & COLLECTIBLES in Havre Holiday Village Mall.

Will sharpen while you shop, Very affordable. 406-399-6522. 10-II:1-I

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Price Reduced! Box Elder, MT. 3 bed, 1 bath. $29,900. Call Kim 1 of 2 Cripps at 406-265-0905.

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Wanted: 1st cutting alfalfa hay, small square bales.

Call 3991807, ask for Elmer Zarn.

11-II For Sale: One-iron Black Angus bred heifers. Bred to low birthweight high performance Blk. Angus bulls.

All shots, poured. Start calving Mar. 12th. Call 406-367-5577.

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THINGS TO KNOW:

Dec. 9, Sat.: HAVRE - Cowboy Christmas, sponsored by the MSU-N College Rodeo Team at the Armory Gymnasium. Cocktails, dinner, auction & dance. Tickets at Norman's Ranchwear, Independence Bank, Stockman Bank or from any rodeo team member.

Dec. 9, Sat.: SWEET HOME CHRISTMAS BAZAR - 10m-3pm. Lefsa, Handcrafted items, Baked Goods, Scentsy, and Various Small Businesses. Lunch Served. More info call Jeanne, 357-2549.

3rd Wed. of Every Month: Volunteers invited! Blaine County Local Area Committee for Mental Health meets in Youth Court Services meeting room of Bl. Co. Courthouse. All interested parties are welcome to share or bring ideas! Call 406-357-2369 for details.

3rd Thurs. Quarterly, Sept. 21, Dec. 21, Mar. 15 and June 21: Blaine County DUI Task Force meets in Bl. Co. Triple E Room at noon. This meeting is open to the public and welcomes the community. For questions call Deputy Chris Adair at 357-3260.

First and Third Mon. of the Month.: HAVRE CHRISTIAN SCHOOLMeadowlark Estates, 4113 9th St. W., Havre, Sundays, 5:00-7:00pm. More info call Barbara Fell, 390-3708. Open to all denominations.

REO offers agricultural workers & their families assistance with: Funding for short-term classes or college tuition, books & other related costs. Job Search, placements & advancements. Employment security & wage increases. For more info visit reomontana.org call 406-879-9384 or email fawn@reomontana.org Dept.of Labor.

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

Call 379-2377 or email office@triciastrader.com

BIG FLAT COMMUNITY GRAIN BIN - TURNER, MT The Big Flat Community Grain Bin, Inc. (BFCGB), a nonprofit community foundation based at Turner, Montana, announces that Kayla Fouts has been appointed to serve as Executive Director for the agency serving the area known as the Big Flat in northern Montana. Fouts, who also teaches business classes at Turner High School, is excited to begin in her role.

Considering her experience working for other non-profit agencies like United Way of Yellowstone County, the board of directors for the BFCGB is confident in Fouts’ ability to lead the organization into a growth phase.

Kayla Fouts Founded in 2012, the Grain Bin experienced great success in its formative years. Members of the organization developed a highly popular adult education program for the community, awarded several educational scholarships each academic year to graduates and Turner High School alumni, provided community grants to other local agencies, and launched an annual vacation fundraiser raffle that will pave the way for development of an updated community center and increased academic scholarship offerings.

The BFCGB has built a solid base and sits at the threshold of great opportunity to further benefit the school and community in ways that will serve the area for decades to come. For these long-term plans to come to fruition, the trustees feel strongly that having a dedicated paid director, though part-time, will propel these plans forward faster and in a bigger way than relying solely on volunteer efforts, as well as provide consistent administrative oversight. Hiring Fouts to fill the role of executive director will launch the BFCGB toward a sustainable future.

Fouts' responsibility lies in managing the current activities of the organization, maintaining communications with constituents, as well as seeking out other fundraising and grant opportunities to benefit the community and school. Questions and ideas may be directed to Kayla Fouts evenings and weekends at (406) 379-2226, or emailed to info@turnermontana.us.

For Sale: One-iron Black Angus bred heifers. Bred to low birthweight high performance Blk. Angus bulls.

All shots, poured. Start calving Mar. 12th. Call 406-367-5577.

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For Sale: Custom Built 30.06 1 ea. 30-30 rifle/carbine Winchester Buffalo Bill Comm. Edition Match serial numbers Call for price 406-403-1804.

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State of Cha-Ching.

Get discounts up to 40%.* Saving money is important. That’s why you can count on me to get you all the discounts you deserve.

GET TO A BETTER STATE .

CALL ME TODAY. ™

DAVE SAYS:

For Sale: Virgin coming two year old registered Black Angus bulls.

Semen & trich tested.

Grandsons of SAV Final Answer & SAV Pioneer. Located near Chinook. Call 490-7600.

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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.

Attention: Come into All Seasons Home Center @729 2nd Ave. S, customize your cabinets for bathroom or kitchen with our DEAR DAVE, computerized design program My husband and I live on a budget and are getting out of debt. Our daughter is in high Durasupreme cabinets; ask for school, and we’ve been teaching her about your plan. Is it realistic to expect a 16-year-old with a specials: Call 406-228-8288.. 11-II part-time job and a hand-me-down car to make and live on a budget?

DEAR MARCIE,

Tom J LaFond, Agent 327 3rd St Havre, MT 59501 Bus: 406-265-5861 thomas.lafond.f27u@statefarm.com

*Discounts and their availability may vary by state and eligibility requirements.

For more information, please see or call a State Farm agent.

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State Farm, Home Office, Bloomington, IL

Licensed Contractor Needed: to lay laminate drop/lock flooring by Thanksgiving, approx. 520 sq. ft. Call 406-397-3332 or 390-4028.

11-II For Sale: Equipment & supplies from Candy Bouquet business. Call 262-9269, leave message.

11-II For Sale: TROUT FLIES, locally made, tried and proven by expert fishermen.

BIG SKY IMAGES & COLLECTIBLES, Havre Holiday Village Mall 406-399-6522.

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~Marcie

Anyone who has an income can make and live off a budget. Your daughter is at a great time in her life to learn how to prioritize spending, saving and giving — and making her money behave!

Even in her situation, when she’s still living at home with you guys, there are plenty of things she can include in a budget. Think about it: She needs gas for the car, basic maintenance and insurance … things like that. She’ll also want a little spending money, and she might even have ideas of going to college. So sit down with her and show her how to make out a budget to figure out the upcoming month’s expenses before the month begins. Make sure she knows how to properly balance and reconcile her bank account, too.

Of course, at this point it’s still your responsibility as parents to provide her with the basic necessities. But I love your attitude and your willingness to teach her how to handle money intelligently. The sooner she learns some basic money management principles, the sooner she’ll be able to handle her finances in the real world responsibly. ~ Dave

DEAR DAVE,

I know you’re all about getting out of debt, and I agree with your stance on that. I started college last month, and scholarships and Pell Grants will pay for everything. But is saving money really that important if you’re young and have a good income? What good does money do you if you don’t use it for something? ~ Tim

DEAR TIM,

Congrats on beginning college! I’m glad, too, that you understand how I feel about debt.

But it worries me that you seem to think that you’re not doing anything with your money when you save. Saving money is one of the most important things you can do with your money, because when you save you’re planning for the future and the unexpected.

Retirement may seem long way off right now, but think for a second how it would feel to have worked your entire life only to end up broke at age 65. If that thought doesn’t scare you, it should. Have you ever seen someone that age, or older, wrangling shopping carts in the rain or flipping burgers at a fast food joint? In most cases, it’s not because they love the job and being around people. They’re doing it because they have to, because they failed to plan for the future and save some money.

Let’s talk about something a little closer. You said you agree with my stance on debt.

Okay, so how are you going to buy your next car without going into debt if you haven’t saved anything? How will you survive if you get laid off from your job if you haven’t saved any money?

Bad things happen when people are foolish enough not to save money.

Saving is doing something with your money, Tim. It’s one of the most important things you can do with money — for yourself and those around you! ~ Dave * Dave Ramsey is CEO of Ramsey Solutions. He has authored seven best-selling books, including The Total Money Makeover. The Dave Ramsey Show is heard by more than 13 million listeners each week on 585 radio stations and multiple digital platforms. Follow Dave on the web at daveramsey.com and on Twitter at @DaveRamsey.

For Sale: Arctic Cat snowmobile suit, sz. lg tall, $125. Full face helmet, like new, lg $100. 1995 Arctic Cat powder special 580cc, very nice shape. 6 wheel ATV w/ snow tracks, $2,000. Soveral chain saws, lg and sm. 7'x14' aluminum truck van box, roll up rear and lg side door. 1970 Mercury snowmobile, 292 eng., cover, like new cond., $500. Call 450-4760, no texts plz.

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For Sale: Thermal Dynamics Cutmaster 75 Air plasma cutter, asking $1,600. Rockwell model 46111 wood lathe, asking $400. 50+ sheets of 2 ft. Delta rib galvanized tin, 10-14 foot lengths, make offer.

Call 406-262-5448..

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Tires & Accessories: Havre Ford, 1991 Hwy. 2 W., check out our tire selection and pick up accessories at unbeatable prices, Goodyear, Kelly, grill guards, Weather tech floor mats and much more, Stop in or call 265-2246.

12-I For Sale: 2005 Coachman Freelander 26 ft. Asking $31,890. Call 3904662 for more information.

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Loan Repayment Two lawyers are in a bank, when, suddenly, armed robbers burst in.

While one of the robbers takes the money from the tellers, the other lines the customers, including the lawyers, up against a wall, and proceeds to take their wallets, watches, etc.

While this is going on lawyer number one jams something in lawyer number two's hand. Without looking down, lawyer number two whispers, "What is this?"

To which the first lawyer replies, "It's that $50 I owe you."

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Montana Beef Headed to China

With the Montana Stockgrowers Annual Convention and Trade Show scheduled on December 13 and 14 in Billings, the organization has plenty to talk about at this year’s event.

According to the Montana Stockgrowers Association (MSGA), in early September, organization leadership attended an agriculture roundtable, hosted by Senator Daines. Discussed at the event were opportunities for exporting Montana beef to China with Chinese Ambassador Cui Tiankai and Chinese business representatives. Later, in October, MSGA, in collaboration with U.S. Senator Steve Daines, MSGA Member Company Cross Four Ranch, and the China General Chamber of Commerce – USA, responded to interest from Chinese retailer JD.com to supply them with Montana sourced beef. JD.com is China’s largest online retailer, as well as the country’s biggest internet company by revenue. JD.com is the partner of choice for local and global brands who want to reach the 258 Million Chinese consumers on their platform.

Several versions of a Memorandum of Agreement (MOA) were drafted, seeking to provide a framework of cooperation on Montana sourced beef procurement, and investment to upgrade the local supply chain, and a formal, non-binding MOA was signed in Beijing at the JD.com corporate headquarters on November 9th between MSGA, JD.com, Cross Four Ranch and Bank of China.

Bank of China is China’s most international bank, with U.S. operations located in New York, Los Angeles and Chicago. Bank of China is a financial bridge linking the markets and businesses from China and the U.S. The agreement includes a minimum $50 Million purchase commitment in 2018, $70 Million in 2019, and $80 Million in 2020. An additional $100 Million is committed to build a beef processing plant and feedlot infrastructure.

This agreement serves as an opportunity for all MSGA member cow/calf ranchers, stockers and feeders. Cattle must be less than 30 months of age, be traceable to the U.S. birth farm using a program compliant tag, and be free of hormones and beta antagonists. This historic agreement will open new trade and investment opportunities between the Montana ranching sector and the world’s largest market for premium beef products.

By Tricia Kimmel Source: Montana Stockgrowers Association

Helping You Haul: is our business.

See our selection of stock trailers, flatbeds, car haulers, utility trailers, toy haulers, and even the B&W Hitch to hook you up. Brands like Circle D, Travalong, Hillsboro, Look, Haulmark, Diamond C, Boss Plows and more. Triple T Sales in Chinook, 406-357-2166, www.ttt-sales.com.

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For Sale: 3 bed, 2 bath home at 515 Minn., Chinook, MT. Very clean, move-in ready, central a/c, storage, add'n w/ util. rm. New master bath, lots of upgrades.

Huge 2-car garage, deck, quiet neighborhood near HS. Call 406357-2835 or 262-3910 to see. x

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Enjoying Everyday Life Joyce Meyer Post Date: September 24, 2017

THE Helper for Every Need You Ever Have The Bible repeatedly tells us that God is our helper. The question is, do we really trust God to help us? It’s easy to respond right away that we trust Him, but when it comes to practically applying this truth to our everyday life—leaning on the Holy Spirit to help us in every area of our lives—we often struggle to do it.

As born-again believers in Jesus Christ, the Holy Spirit—God’s Spirit—lives in our spirit. In John 16:7, Jesus said that the Holy Spirit is our “Helper (Comforter, Advocate, Intercessor – Counselor, Strengthener, Standby)” and that He wants “to be in close fellowship” with us (AMP).

It’s so important for us to know that we can have a close, intimate relationship with the Holy Spirt…that He will communicate with us. I went to church for many years and had no idea that I could overcome my problems and live with real peace and joy because the Holy Spirit lived in my spirit. It was life-changing for me when I got the revelation that He wanted to lead me in God’s will for my life and He would enable me to do everything I needed to do.

The truth is if we really believe God is our helper and He’s willing to help us no matter what situation we’re in, then we have no reason to worry or get overwhelmed.

I’ll let you in on another secret: You need to ask God for help because the Holy Spirit is not the type to barge into your life and take over.

Have you ever had someone try to push their opinions or their agenda on you? They may or may not know what they’re talking about, and they may not even be really interested in helping you do what needs to be done, but they sure have a lot to say about what you’re doing wrong!

That’s not what the Holy Spirit does.

The Holy Spirit knows the answer to every problem, and He will even help you get through each one. But He won’t give you His advice unless you ask for it. In other words, the humble get the help.

Every Problem Matters to God Jesus said in John 15:5 (NIV), “Apart from me you can do nothing.” And that’s so true. But did you know He’s not holding out on you? God actually likes it when we ask for His help. And God not only wants to help us with our big problems, He also wants to help us with the little things in life. That’s wonderful news because sometimes we allow the little things to get us frustrated and upset. It’s good for us to pray often, “Help me, Lord. Help me. Help me!”

In the Psalms, we frequently see King David going to God for help. For example, Psalm 40:13 (AMP) says, “Be pleased, O Lord, to save me; O Lord, make haste to help me.”

Notice that David was not only bold enough to ask God for help, but he was also confident that God would answer his prayers. We can learn from that too.

In Psalm 43:5 (AMP), David says, “Why are you in despair, O my soul? And why are you restless and disturbed within me? Hope in God and wait expectantly for Him, for I shall again praise Him, the help of my [sad] countenance and my God.” You and I have so many opportunities to feel sad or discouraged and have a bad attitude, but God wants us to stay strong in Him, like David did. Those who do will eventually come out on top, because there’s no way the enemy can hold you back if you will trust God and keep your hope in Him. Learn How to Trust Your Helper It’s comforting to know God will help you get through the hard times of life. His grace and strength will sustain you while you’re waiting for your breakthrough. Isaiah 41:10 says He will keep you strong and “certainly take hold of you with My righteous right hand [ a hand of justice, of power, of victory, of salvation]” (AMP).

Even when you’re tempted to think, It’s not going to do me any good to pray after the way I’ve acted, don’t let that stop you from asking for God’s help. Because when you go to the Father in prayer, you don’t go in your name—you go in the name of Jesus.

Hebrews 4:16 (NIV) says we can “approach God’s throne of grace with confidence, so that we may receive mercy and find grace to help us in our time of need.” And Psalm 23:3 (AMP) says, “He refreshes and restores my soul (my life); He leads me in the paths of righteousness for His name’s sake” (emphasis added).

When you’re hurting, in trouble, or waiting for answers in your life, you need to believe that your Helper, the Holy Spirit, is with you and He wants to help you. Stay in close fellowship with Him and ask Him for the help you need. No matter what the circumstances may look like, believe He’s working on your behalf. He is your Comforter, Counselor, Helper, Advocate, Intercessor, Strengthener, Standby—He’s everything you need—and He’s just waiting for you to ask. *********

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Joyce Meyer is a New York Times bestselling author and founder of Joyce Meyer Ministries, Inc. She has authored more than 100 books, including Battlefield of the Mind and Unshakeable Trust: Find the Joy of Trusting God at All Times, in All Things (Hachette). She hosts the Enjoying Everyday Life radio and TV programs, which air on hundreds of stations worldwide. For more information, visit www.joycemeyer.org.

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R a m b lin g s o f a C o n s e r v a t iv e C o w D o c t o r

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

At What Cost?

A WORD FROM SENATOR MIKE LANG Montana, and especially I, say thank you to the Montana 2017 special session House and Senate leadership for helping the legislature provide our state with $230 million to replenish the fire fund and provide dollars to shore up the budget problems.

Like many situations, there are differences of opinions, but someone must make the final and best decision at the time. I feel the legislators for the 2017 special session did that.

In times of trouble we all must partake. The largest users of the tax dollars, DPHHS, education and corrections, had to be reduced the most. Low revenues are projected through the biennium. SB 261 from the regular 2017 session and signed by the Governor, defined reductions to stabilize the budget. However, more reductions, which were needed for stability, were not pursued in a timely manner.

Taxes were not increased. Fire assessment of an extra $13 million (HB 4) died.

We in eastern Montana will need to be heads up on further fire assessments.

Lodging, rental car and insurance tax increases also died.

HB 2 and HB 6 revised appropriations and directed how revenue transfers must be spent by the Governor. To me this is just good financial management as the dollars can only be used where they are needed. Some have commented that these bills made for permanent reduction but that is incorrect. These reductions are only until the next legislative session, but they must be implemented with spending transparency.

On December 25th, 1776, courageous American patriots struggled to free a country which was but a dream. The mud and many miles of the Continental Army’s three-month retreat had long since rotted the soldier’s leather boots, so many wrapped their feet in rope and burlap to dull winter’s chill. Weakened by starvation, with their cause appearing hopeless, they found supernatural inspiration in Thomas Paine’s words.

THESE are the times that try men's souls. The summer soldier and the sunshine patriot will, in this crisis, shrink from the service of their country; but he that stands by it now, deserves the love and thanks of man and woman.

Tyranny, like hell, is not easily conquered; yet we have this consolation with us, that the harder the conflict, the more glorious the triumph. What we obtain too cheap, we esteem too lightly: it is dearness only that gives everything its value. Heaven knows how to put a proper price upon its goods; and it would be strange indeed if so celestial an article as FREEDOM should not be highly rated.

By the grace of God, a rag-tag mob of emaciated farmers and merchants crossed the Delaware River and defeated the most powerful military force of the time.

Over the years, generations of Americans answered this same call of duty; defending a nation founded on liberty and limited government. From Normandy to Iwo Jima to Fallujah to Benghazi, ordinary men have accomplished extraordinary tasks all to preserve Paine’s celestial article called freedom.

This intoxicating yearning to be free still exists today, yet it appears more cherished in countries held prisoner by totalitarian regimes rather than the nation which birthed the very idea. Just last week, a North Korean special forces soldier risked his life to sprint across the DMZ. His ticket to liberty was purchased at the price of five gunshot wounds and today he lies in critical condition in a South Korean hospital. It wasn’t a yearning for universal healthcare, social justice, or concern for climate change which prompted this young man to risk his life. It was freedom, and this brings me to my point.

Liberty’s greatest danger does not lie across the seas, rather it resides right here at home. America haters, the progressives, own the Democrat party, half the Republicans, all of academia, the media and the entertainment cartel. None of this ruling class will run through a wall of bullets for freedom; the cost is too great and prize too small. Futile heroism is for the little people. Progressivism is destroying America, so once again, these are the times which try men’s souls.

HB 3 transferred $40 million to the fire fund. SB 9 provides a path for the Governor to use escrow dollars from Shelby prison. $15 million to fire fund and $15 million to backfill the reductions to DPHHS. We must provide for our most needy.

Other contributions to our budget came from: SB 1, temporally suspend state contributions to judges retirement, $2.86M; SB2, schools block grants and transportation funds, $14.9M; SB 3, two month employer holiday contribution to state group employees, $10.4M; SB4, 3% revenue on excess over $1billion balance in state fund, $29.7M; SB 5, auction revenues on new liquor licenses, $6.3M; HB 8 was to furlough state employees, $15M, but has been vetoed. HB 5 would have let State Auditor start process of risk pool insurance feasibility, because of federal instability, was also vetoed.

Governor reductions are valued at $76.6M were not signed until the special session had started.

The special session of 2017 secured funds, as follows: $77.5M for this and next year’s fire fund; provided a lawful path for the Governor’s $76.6M cuts and $76.5M of additional transfers to cover obligations because of revenue reductions. The legislature during the special session provided the cash transfer for $161M of funding obligations to Montana K-12 schools.

We all are involved with dollars from: schools, judges and public employees, businesses, corrections and health services.

While government is a part of society, we must remember that revenues are created by taxpayers. We need to secure a positive objective and pathway to fulfill our own needs centered around accountability.

Early in my own business, sales were expanding in a seasonal pattern, but I was short of cash and incurring high interest charges. Therefore, I had to manage more intensively and secure some cash via long-term debt. However, I was responsible for my debts and had to spend accordingly. View the charts at this site to see why Montana also has seasonal cash problems. http://leg.mt.gov/ For Sale: Equipment & supplies from Candy Bouquet business. Call content/Publications/fiscal/2017-COTW/cotw-cash-Nov-1.pdf 262-9269, leave message.

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Gratefully, MT SD 17, Senator Mike Lang

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Ranching For Profit Blog -

Dave Pratt Healthy Land, Happy Families and Profitable Businesses

Looking Through the Rearview Mirror People tend to base their plan for this year on what happened last year. That’s like trying to drive a car forward looking only through the rearview mirror.

That might work if you are happy with the results you achieved last year and if you thought the conditions that produced those results won’t change. But the road to the future isn’t straight. Changes in prices, costs, regulations and weather mean that there are a lot of curves ahead. Nor is the road empty. It is crowded with other people competing for leases, water and other resources.

There is traffic coming at us in new consumer preferences, public pressures and regulations.

To make things even harder, the road to profitability is narrow. It isn’t easy to build or run a profitable business and there isn’t a wide margin for error.

At least the ditches aren’t very deep. If they were, most of your neighbors would have crashed and burned by now. They’ve filled in those ditches and put up padded guard rails in the form of off farm income, inherited wealth, appreciating land values, working for free and other subsidies, so even when they don’t make a profit they can keep on going.

I advise Ranching For Profit students to scrap last year. Rather than project last year’s performance statistics and costs into this year, I suggest that they ignore the past and focus on the conditions that lie ahead. Since we don’t know what prices will be or how much rain we might get, we need to explore alternative routes to get us where we need to go. Only after working out this year’s plan should we look back to check it against last year. If we find major discrepancies we need to know if it is because things have changed or if we forgot to include something.

Allan Crockett, one of the Ranching For Profit School instructors, pointed out that the windshield on his truck was a lot bigger than the rearview mirror.

He said that’s because when driving we need to spend a lot more time looking ahead than we do looking back. That’s a good rule of the road for running a successful business too.

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Wheat markets were under pressure, led by spring wheat futures in Minneapolis. Weakening world cash prices are pulling US values lower, with Russia the leader to the downside as they continue to aggressively offer their record crop at discounted prices. Corn was weaker, feeling some of the pressure from wheat but also from increased farmer selling as the US harvest moves into the final days and producers run out of storage, forcing them to sell into the cash market. Soybeans were slightly higher, led by a strong soymeal market and an absence of farmer selling now that harvest is complete.

The cattle complex was higher as both live cattle and feeders managed a bounce following a three week sell-off. Carcass prices were mostly steady to slightly higher but boxed beef values slipped. Seasonal highs appear to have been scored in both markets, and demand for grazing calves has slowed with dryness stressing winter wheat pastures across the southern plains.

The Dow soared into new record highs, led by optimism that a tax overhaul would boost the economy.

Metals were mixed with silver under pressure but gold fending off the bears. Energies were quietly mixed with crude oil taking a breather after stamping a fresh 2 ½ - year high last week. The US dollar was weaker on the outlook that interest rates would not likely increase for awhile once the expected December increase was established.

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7 WAYS TO PLAN FOR COLD AND FLU SEASON (Famil Features) Declining temperatures can bring fun, cooling weacher activities, but they also mean cold and clu season is lurking. While everyone hopes to stay healthy, it can be difficult to completely avoid viruses and bugs.

Dr. Deborah Gilboa, a board-certified family physician and Braun spokesperson, offers some simple suggestions to help your family plan for cold and flu season.

Dispose of Expired Medicine Spend some time checking the medications you already have at home. Review the expiration dates and if any need to be thrown out, research how to properly dispose of them according to local government guidelines.

Stock Up Before cold and flu season, make sure to sockpile must-haves like ginger ale, ice pops and recommended cough suppressants. Thinking ahead means you won't have to rush out when you or a family member comes down with something.

Practice Healthy Habits Encourage the entire family to maintain healthy habits such as regular hand washing, following a nutritious diet, drinking plenty of water, and coughing or sneezing into a tissue to help minimize the spreak of cold and flu viruses.

Use a Reliable thermometer Reading the temperature of a person who feels ill can help provide confidence and peace of mind. Make sure you have a reliable thermometer like the Braun ThermoScan 5 Ear thermometer, which takes professionally accurate temperature readings via the ear canal and, based on a survey, is the number 1 brand recommended by pediatricians who recommend a brand of thermometers.

"It's important to carefully monitor potential illnesses to make sure children get and stay well, and taking an accurate temperature reading is a necessary part of this process, which is why I trust my Braun thermomerter," Gilboa said.

"As a doctor and mom to four boys, it gives me the confidence to know that I'm accurately taking my child's temperature before I take any next steps, like adminitering medication."

Have Important Information on Hand To save time when your child is ill, keep a reference of your chil's allergies, prescribed medications, dosage amounts and current weight handy. Health care providers typically need this information to correctly prescribe and dose most medications. Other items to keep on-hand include school sick day policies, operating manueals for medical devices and a reference of temperature readings that clasify a fever.

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