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Montana Fish, Wildlife and Parks is hosting a public information meeting regarding Chronic Wasting Disease (CWD) planned efforts and changes for the upcoming hunting season. The meeting will be held on Monday, March 11 from 5-6 p.m. in Havre in the conference room at the Best Western Plus Great Northern Inn-across from the Duck Inn. Last year, FWP discovered CWD in deer across the HiLine. This contagious neurological disease can infect deer, elk and moose. It is always fatal and there is no known cure. Because of the new discovery, transport restrictions are in place for deer harvested in locations where CWD has been detected. -FWP-
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CWD Informational Meeting Being Held in Havre....................................................... 1 CBP to Hold Global Entry Enrollment Workshops in Montana............................ 2 How Dungeons & Dragons Helps Teach Philosophy............................................... 6 2019 NAP: USDA Encourages Producers to Consider Risk Protection Coverage: March 15th Deadline............................... 7 MSU-Northern Hosts FFA Agronomy & Mechanics Invitational............................11 Young Cattlemen's Conference............. 13 What Can I Do to Ease Flu Symptoms?............................................ 14 If Someone Is Doing It, It's Possible...... 15 GrassLink Directory Launches.............. 15
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Advertising/Subscriptions........................ 8 Bull Sale Calendar................................... 3 COMMUNITY SPOTLIGHT....... 10 Conservative Cow Dr..............................12 Dave Says...............................................6 Joyce Meyer Ministries............................ 9 Laugh Lines............................................. 8 Market Update......................................... 5 Ranching For Profit.................................. 4 Realty Section......................................... 7 Sudoku.................................................... 8 Things To Know....................................... 3
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SWEETGRASS, Mont. — U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP), Office of Field Operations would like to announce a series of Global Entry enrollment workshops to be held by CBP in Montana. During these enrollment events, CBP will conduct interviews for conditionally approved Global Entry applicants. Global Entry is a voluntary expedited clearance initiative for pre-approved low-risk international travelers, who are processed by biometric identification using a designated kiosk, rather than waiting in line for entry processing by a CBP officer when entering the U.S. at a participating airport. The kiosks facilitate entry by reducing wait and processing times. Interviews of conditionally approved applicants will be held at the CBP office, located at the Glacier Park International Airport, Kalispell; Great Falls International Airport, Great Falls, and Bozeman-Yellowstone International Airport, Belgrade. Once applicants receive their letter of conditional approval, they may telephone the CBP office at the locations listed below to schedule their interview. Interviews will take place the following dates at these locations: • Glacier Park International Airport – 4170 Hwy 2 East, Kalispell, MT o CBP office telephone number: 406-257-7034 o Interview hours: 10 a.m. – Noon and 2 p.m. – 3 p.m. Interview dates: April 23, April 30, May 7, and May 14 o • Great Falls International Airport – 1600 Airport Drive, Great Falls, MT o CBP office telephone number: 406-453-0861 o Interview hours: 10 a.m. – Noon and 2 p.m. – 3 p.m. Interview dates: April 24, May 1, May 8, and May 15 o • Bozeman-Yellowstone International Airport – 550 Wings Way, Belgrade, MT o CBP office telephone number: 406-388-2144 o Interview hours: 10 a.m. – Noon and 2 p.m. – 3 p.m. o Interview dates: April 25, May 2, May 9, and May 16 To become a Global Entry member, individuals must apply online, undergo a background investigation and complete an in-person interview with a CBP officer. If no disqualifying information is found, travelers receive the benefit of expedited processing. The $100 application fee allows for five years of membership and travelers can use nearly 300 kiosks located at 34 U.S. airports and 10 preclearance locations in Canada and Ireland. “CBP’s goal for these enrollment events is to provide convenient, easy-access, local venues for conditionally approved Continued on page 8...
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THINGS TO KNOW: March 14-16: Montana Seed Show. Harlem Montana, at Harlem High School. 70th Anniversary! March 23:
2019 Hi-Line Winter Brew Fest. 4-9 pm at the Havre Ice Dome in Havre, MT. Enjoy Montana's handcrafted microbrews and live music!
March 29-30:
Extreme Bares & Broncs! Pro-rodeo Bareback & Saddle Bronc riding! Havre, MT Bigger Better Barn. Check out MSU-Nortthern Rodeo Team's Facebook page or call 265- 3700 for more information
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.
FOR SALE: 27' Pines enclosed trailer. Completely refurbished, all new paint inside and out including the floor. All new alum. tread decking on front. Nearly new tiers. Two 7500# Dexter Torque Flex axles. Asking $10,500 obo. Call 390-4662. 2-II
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
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
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Mar. 7
INFINITY ANGUS Glasgow Stockyards, Glasgow MT Darin & Ashley - 406-724-7169
Mar. 27
MASTER ANGUS Bear Paw Livestock, Chinook, MT www.masterangus.com, 357-2265 or 680-7483
Apr. 2
HINMAN ANGUS Hinman Ranch, Malta, MT Dave & Yvonne Hinman
Apr. 3
NISSEN ANGUS ANNUAL PRODUCTION SALE Blaine County Fairgrounds, Chinook Jeff & Christie Nissen 357-2643 info@nissenangus.com
Apr. 4 BOWLES J5 REDS 1:00pm, Glasgow Stockyards, Glasgow, MT. For a catalog or more information call us at 357-3125 or Jim 539-3100 or Brady 353-7085 Apr. 11 NORTHERN PREMIER ANGUS SALE Bear Paw Livestock, Chinook www.montanasnorthernpremier.com, Kelly McCracken, 262-2347 Apr. 11
EAYRS ANGUS Glasgow, MT Dorothy - 367-5327 or Monte - 486-5684
Apr. 17
MILK RIVER ANGUS Bear Paw Livestock, Chinook For a catalog, call Clayton Hofeldt 945-0850
Apr. 18
BIG DRY ANGUS Glasgow, MT Brent 557-2777 or Jack 557-6266
Apr. 25
HUMBERT-FOSSUM "NORTH COUNTRY" ANGUS Glasgow, MT Humbert Angus - Lee - 783-5341 Fossum Angus - Jim - 724-3327
May 2
NELSON SIMMENTAL & SIMMENTAL/ANGUS Glasgow, MT Floyd - 228-2014 or Don - 367-5261
May 9
KOENIG RED ANGUS Glasgow, MT 429-6151 or 429-2925
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Ranching For Profit Blog - Dave Pratt Healthy Land, Happy Families and Profitable Businesses www.ranchingforprofit.com
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HAY FOR SALE: All round/square bales available & we haul. Call 670-6551 7558.
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FOR SALE: F-250 4 wheel drive extended cab. 117,000 miles. Good shape and new tires. Call 265-7362 for more information or can be seen at the Lotton Construction shop in Havre. 2-II Are you looking for that special hard-to-find book? BIG SKY IMAGES & COLLECTIBLES We have NEW and USED BOOKS will special order Havre Holiday Village Mall 406-399-6522 3-I
FOR SALE: Used oilfield pipe, rods, cable & guard rail. New HDPE pipe. Engineered bridges for pivots, vehicles, walking & ATV. Clips & post caps. Toll free866-683-7299 or 406-453-7299 BIG SKY PIPE AND SUPPLY, Great Falls. Call TODAY and Ask for our free catalog. VISIT US ONLINE ht t p:// bi g sk y pip e a nd suppl y. com/html/ 12-I:6-I For Sale: Whispering Winds: A History of the Big Flat 750 page hardcover book celebrating Turner, Montana’s centennial. Get your copy today for only $100. Visit www.turnermontana.us or call Edward Snider at 406-353-2934. x
Several weeks ago I included a WOTB quiz in a ProfitTips column in which readers could score the extent to which they work ON their businesses. Click here to read that column. The column was picked up by some other publications and wound up generating conversations on several other popular blogs. Most of the people making comments said that they had pretty low scores. One person who said they scored a 10 out of 100, justified it by saying that, like with all courses, “…take what fits and leave the rest.” I wonder which thing on the WOTB test he felt he could leave…setting goals? Economic and financial analysis and planning? Succession planning? Drought planning? The marketing plan? I think a lot of the resistance to doing WOTB comes from our inflated notion of how much time is required to get the work done. Last month I met with a couple that exemplifies this tendency. Land prices in their area have sky rocketed and they were debating the wisdom of selling their place and moving to an area where land prices were relatively cheap. Apparently they’ve been debating this for several years. I suggested a process that would help them identify the outcomes they wanted and help them evaluate each option against those outcomes. They were appreciative of the suggestion but were concerned about the time it would take. They seemed to feel that it would take months to do the evaluation. I think it could probably be done in an hour or two. I wasn’t suggesting that they could find a new property in an hour, but they could evaluate and decide on the strategy that best supported their goals (e.g. stay put on the expensive land, or sell and move somewhere else). We probably inflate the time we think it’ll take to do WOTB because we aren’t clear on what WOTB is or how to do it. WOTB is not bookkeeping or accounting. It doesn’t always need to be done in an office. WOTB is the process of making important decisions. Some book work may be required to provide the data to make those decisions, but number crunching is not WOTB. Using those numbers to make decisions is. We also inflate the time we think it’ll take to do WOTB because of the amount of time we’ve spent worrying about the unresolved issues surrounding our businesses and our lives. It is not uncommon for people to waste weeks, months and even years putting off making important decisions. Perhaps they are afraid of conflicts that might surface if they wade into difficult conversations, or are afraid of making the wrong call. Regardless of the reason, when we spend months or even years worrying about something, it may be hard to believe that the issue could be resolved in an hour or two. I recommend applying the 80/20 rule to WOTB (spending 20% of our time on WOTB v. 80% on WITB). Assuming a five-day week (I realize that most of us put in more time than that), this comes to two mornings a week (about 200 hours/year). Why two mornings instead of one full day? Because most of us are freshest in the mornings. We have times when we are worth $100 per hour and other times when we aren’t worth even $10 per hour. Unfortunately, most of us are in the habit of doing our $100 per hour work (WOTB) in our $10 per hour time and our $10 per hour work (WITB) in our $100/hour time. As long as that’s the case we will never get meaningful results from the little WOTB that we do! Click here to listen to what an RFP alumnus has to say about the value of WOTB. I challenge you to take two mornings for the next 8 weeks to work ON your business. Please let me know how it goes and what you accomplish. If you don’t know how to work ON your business, isn’t it time you attended the Ranching For Profit School to learn?
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AG INTEREST SERIES: MARKETS
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Wheat markets continued their slide as world prices pushed lower. Aggressive exports from Europe and the Black Sea have quickly pushed US exports aside and prices have tumbled as a result. As the weather warms, southern plains winter wheat will start greening up, and the market’s focus will soon turn toward the upcoming growing season. With winter wheat plantings at 110-year lows, late plantings last fall and a stressful winter so far, traders will focus on early crop conditions for production potential. Corn was weaker on the failure to confirm a trade deal with China. Soybeans did score a potential big sale of 10 million metric tons to China, but that is dependent on signing a trade deal, which still has to deal with other issues than agriculture. Live cattle futures continued to slowly work their way higher, posting new contract highs almost every day as cash prices moved higher. Stressful winter weather has plagued the central plains and western Midwest feeding regions for the last couple of months, slowing marketings and keeping market-ready supplies tight. Feeder cattle have been stuck in a range, waiting for the weather to break and feedlots to start moving out cattle that have been delayed for weeks. Deferred feeder cattle months have been more supported as the market expects that demand will be strong by that time. Energy prices were slightly higher as the weekly stocks report showed crude oil supplies lower than expected. The Dow pushed slightly higher as economic conditions remain strong. Precious metals dipped as inflation appears flat and bulls moved to the sidelines. THIS IS A SOLICITATION. Reproduction or rebroadcast of any portion of this information is strictly prohibited without written permission. The information reflected herein is derived from sources believed to be reliable; however, this information is not guaranteed as to its accuracy or completeness. Opinions expressed are subject to change without notice. Futures trading involves risk.
FOR SALE: 700 Ton alfalfa/grass mix hay, netwrapped round bales. Call 406-366-0422. 12-??
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Fodder & Sons Grinding: (406)781-1197. now to schedule!
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. 2-II HOLY COW! Big Sky Images & Collectibles has America's largest retail displays of Ruana & USA Made Old Timer & Uncle Henry Knives. Havre Holiday Village Mall 406-399-6522 http://www. bigskyimages.com. 3-I
?Did you know? YOU CAN GET Hay YOUR KNIVES & SCISSORS Call SHARPENED at BIG SKY 2-II IMAGES & COLLECTIBLES in Havre Holiday Village Mall, Will sharpen while you shop, Very affordable 406-399-6522 3-I SNOW REMOVAL Havre at a reasonable Please call 301-3830.
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COWBOY JOB opened up. Starts immediately north of Chester; house and beef provided. Contact John at 406-390-5076 for more details. 2-II Call Kimmel Kreations for wedding invitations, graduation announcements, office forms, biz cards, stationery, letterhead, special occasion napkins, livestock ID tag numbering, foil engraving, calendars, typing, binding and more! 379-2377. If it’s in print and you need it, we can do it. Try us for your next project. x
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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, My mom is single, and she co-signed on my student loans for college. Would it affect her credit if I couldn’t or didn’t make the payments? -Terri
How Dungeons & Dragons Helps Teach Philosophy Dr. Joseph Todd is using some fun techniques with his philosophy course (PHIL 210: Ethics). The purpose of the course is to teach about the history of ethics and the history of philosophy as well as engage with philosophical thinkers of the past. Dr. Todd is using the game Dungeon and Dragons to help his students engage in specific types of conversations about ethical situations within the game’s narrative. They use the game to improve their skills in cooperation, collaboration, problem solving, perspective taking, evaluating criteria, and decisionmaking. It is not a new technique to include games in education but it is the first time Dr. Todd has used a tabletop role-playing game in a classroom. The candles added mystique and help the class to reflect on a simpler time before we had power.
DEAR TERRI, Yes, it would. The truth is, your mom shouldn’t have co-signed for you in the first place. There’s only one reason lenders want a co-signer, and that’s because they’re afraid the person taking out the loan won’t be able to pay back what’s owed. You’ll be trashing your and your mom’s credit if you don’t pay the bills on time. If she co-signed for you, and you don’t do the right thing and pay back the loans, she’ll start getting phone calls looking for the money, too. I don’t think you want to subject your mom to the stress and hassle of collector calls or bad marks on her credit, do you? Believe me, I understand what happened. Your mom loves you, and she wants the best for you. She’s willing to do whatever it takes to help her daughter succeed. What I want you both to understand going forward is that the idea you have to borrow money to attend college—or do anything else, really—is a myth. There are many ways to get a great education, and find excellent career opportunities, without borrowing a dime. Scholarships and grants are everywhere these days. There’s absolutely nothing wrong with working before and during college to help cash-flow an education, or you can begin your studies at a community college where the costs are much less. In addition to four-year schools and community colleges, anyone looking to further their education shouldn’t ignore the possibility of trade or technical schools. At these institutions, you can get valuable training that’s highly marketable. Not to mention completing a trade or technical school program usually takes less time and is cheaper than a bachelor’s degree. My goal here isn’t to fuss at you or beat you up, Terri. It’s just very important you understand what’s at stake—now and in the future. My hope is to give you and your mom some good information that will help each of you make smarter, more informed financial decisions down the road! -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.
msun.edu/news/article - FEBRUARY 6, 2019.
Cattle Supplements: Call Milk HAY FOR SALE: Small square River Ag for Crystalyx, Beef Pro, bales, grass/alfalfa mix. Good Range Pellets, Granular mineral and horse hay. Call 383-4343. 2-II more. 406-399-1113, Chinook. 3-I
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2019 NAP: USDA Encourages Producers to Consider Risk Protection Coverage: March 15th Deadline Montana producers have until March 15, 2019 to sign-up for FSA’s Noninsurable Crop Disaster Assistance Program (NAP) coverage for all 2019 Spring Crops excluding spring seeded rye, speltz, triticale, wheat and mixed forage. NAP provides a catastrophic level (CAT) coverage based on the amount of loss that exceeds 50 percent of the expected production at 55 percent of the average market price for the crop. In order to meet eligibility requirements for NAP, crops must be noninsurable, commercially-produced agricultural commodity crops for which the catastrophic risk protection level of crop insurance is not available. If the Risk Management Agency (RMA) offers coverage for a crop in the county, NAP coverage is not available for that crop. For questions regarding insurability of a crop, please contact your local crop insurance agent. For information on whether a crop is eligible for NAP coverage, please contact your local FSA office. The NAP service fee for all coverage levels is the lesser of $250 per crop or $750 per producer per administrative county, not to exceed a total of $1,875 for a producer with farming interest in multiple counties. FSA will waive NAP service fees for underserved, limited resource, and beginning farmers. For questions regarding NAP, please contact your local FSA office. For more information, visit the national NAP page at: http://www.fsa.usda.gov/nap.stewardship practices supporting vibrant communities, multigeneration family ranches and healthy ecosystems.
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MILK RIVER ANGUS BULL SALE
1:00 pm • Bear Paw Livestock • Chinook, MT • Lunch at Noon
Wednesday, April 17, 2019
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Milk river bull test consignors
North Fork Angus Kade, Shane & Morgan Friede 406-357-2410 sfriede@hotmail.com
C Bar Angus Ross & Bruce Christofferson 406-301-0887 or 406-390-3594 rc516@mtintouch.net
Bryan Pike 406-788-5952 bpike4@hotmail.com
DH Registered Angus Dale Hofeldt • 406-357-3785 dalehofeldt@yahoo.com
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Funny, but untrue story:
Outside England's Bristol Zoo there is a parking lot for 150 cars and 8 buses. For 25 years, its parking fees were managed by a very pleasant attendant... The fees for cars ($1.40), for buses (about $7). Then, one day, after 25 solid years of never missing a day of work, he just didn't show up; so the zoo management called the city council and asked it to send them another parking agent. The council did some research and replied that the parking lot was the zoo's own responsibility. The zoo advised the council that the attendant was a city employee. The city council responded that the lot attendant had never been on the city payroll. Meanwhile, sitting in his villa somewhere on the coast of Spain, or France, or Italy, is a man who'd apparently had a ticket booth installed completely on his own and then had simply begun to show up every day, commencing to collect and keep the parking fees, estimated at about $560 per day -- for 25 years. Assuming 7 days a week, this amounts to just over $7 million dollars... and no one even knows his name.
The next issue publishes Wed., March. 20, 2019. Ad DEADLINE Wed., March 13th at 9am. Continued from page 2... Global Entry applicants to complete the required interview with a CBP officer,” said Area Port of Sweetgrass Port Director Daniel Escobedo. Travelers interested in applying for Global Entry need to apply online utilizing the Global Online Enrollment System. With the enrollment event quickly approaching, any applicant wishing to take advantage of this opportunity, needs to start the application process immediately. CBP strongly suggests that applications are submitted no later than March 7, as the application vetting process may take six to eight weeks for conditional approval. Global Entry also provides access to the TSA Pre™ initiative which offers expedited screening through domestic airport security checkpoints. Benefits of TSA Pre™ include being able to leave shoes, light outerwear and belts on, and not having to remove laptops from carrying cases. More information on CBP’s Global Entry Program can be found at Global Entry or by visiting the CBP homepage at www. cbp.gov. -CBP U.S. Customs and Border Protection is the unified border agency within the Department of Homeland Security charged with the management, control and protection of our nation's borders at and between official ports of entry. CBP is charged with keeping terrorists and terrorist weapons out of the country while enforcing hundreds of U.S. laws.
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Enjoying Everyday Life Joyce Meyer
Take the “Do Not Disturb” Sign Off Your Life
HOLY COW! Big Sky Images & Collectibles has America's largest retail displays of Ruana & USA Made Old Timer & Uncle Henry Knives. Havre Holiday Village Mall 406-399-6522 http://www. bigskyimages.com. 3-I
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Jesus was a master storyteller. Many times when people asked Him questions, He responded with parables to help them understand the point He was trying to make. For example, in Luke 10:25-28, a lawyer, who is described in The Amplified Bible as “an expert in Mosaic Law,” asked Jesus, “Teacher, what must I do to inherit eternal life?” When Jesus asked him what the Law said, the lawyer’s response was, “You shall love the Lord your God with all your heart, and with all your soul, and with all your strength, and with all your mind; and your neighbor as yourself ” (v. 27). When Jesus told him he was correct, the man then asked, “Who is my neighbor?” and Jesus responded by telling him the story of The Good Samaritan. In this parable, we read about a man who was going from Jerusalem to Jericho when he encountered robbers who stripped him and beat him, leaving him half dead. After this, a priest came along, but when he saw the man, he passed by on the other side. Then a Levite (a very religious man) came by and did the same thing. Verses 33-35 (ESV) say, “But a Samaritan, as he journeyed, came to where he was, and when he saw him, he had compassion. He went to him and bound up his wounds, pouring on oil and wine. Then he set him on his own animal and brought him to an inn and took care of him. And the next day he took out two denarii and gave them to the innkeeper, saying, ‘Take care of him, and whatever more you spend, I will repay you when I come back.’” I love how Jesus said the Samaritan “had compassion” for this man, so he stopped his journey to care for him and then take him to a place where he could safely rest and receive the help he needed until he was better. It wasn’t a quick, easy job, either. And this Samaritan was going somewhere, just like the priest and the Levite, but he was willing to be interrupted to take care of someone in need. Make Allowances for Divine Interruptions We all have moments when something comes along that can interrupt our plan, and sometimes they are “divine interruptions” we should take. We shouldn’t be so focused on doing what we want, or planned, to do all the time that we limit God when He wants to use us to help someone else. That’s like walking around with a “Do Not Disturb” sign hanging around our necks. I often hang this sign on my door at hotels when I don’t want to be bothered, and that’s okay. But it’s not okay to have this attitude when God wants to interrupt our plan. If we’re really going to love people the way Jesus loves us—following the example He showed us of how to walk in love—then we can’t have a selfish, selfcentered mindset that says, “Don’t bother me. I don’t want you in my space!” A Day in the Life of Jesus Matthew chapter 8 gives us some insight about Jesus’ life on Earth. Verse 1 says, “When he came down from the mountain, great crowds followed him” (ESV). Notice that Jesus “came down from the mountain.” He spent time alone with His Father before He went about His day, reaching out to others. If He needed to do this, then we need time alone with God even more! In verse 2, a leper came to Jesus and asked Him to heal him. “And Jesus stretched out his hand and touched him, saying, ‘I will; be clean.’ And immediately his leprosy was cleansed.” Jesus made Himself available to people in need as He followed God’s plan each day. He was willing to go to people who had needs. When we see people in need but it’s not convenient for us to help them, it’s easy to say, “God bless you! I can’t stop what I’m doing to help you but I’ll pray for you!” And there will be times when distractions and interruptions are not part of God’s plan. But I’ve found that many times, God wants me to allow Him to change the course of my day so He can use me to bless someone else. It could be a small act of kindness that only takes a few minutes or it could be something that totally changes my day. Either way, when I’m following Jesus, I never have regrets! I want to encourage you to pray every day, “God, what can I do for YOU today?” You’ll be amazed at the ways He works in and through your life when you do—even when it interrupts your plan.
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ For more on this topic, order Joyce’s four-CD series Sit, Stand, Walk, Run. You can also contact us to receive our free magazine, Enjoying Everyday Life, by calling (800) 727-9673 or visiting www.joycemeyer.org. 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.orgPlease note: The views and opinions expressed throughout this publication and/or website are those of the respective authors and do not necessarily reflect those of Joyce Meyer Ministtries.
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Thursday, March 14th
9am - 1pm: Entry Day for Ag Exhibits at Harlem High School Gym (Grains, Legumes, Grasses and Potatoes) Entry Day for Woodworking Judging at 2pm Entry Day for Fleeces 9 - 12:30am: 1-5pm: Entry Day for Educational & Commercial Booths at Gym 1pm: Wool Judging (Open to Public)
Friday, March 15th
6:30 - 9am: Breakfast 6:30 - 9:30am: Blood Screenings/Health Fair 8am - 6pm: Exhibit Building open 8 - 10am: Set up Art Show 8:30 - 9:30am: Entry of Pies & Breads 9am - 12pm: Livestock Speakers 10am: Preliminary Pie & Break Judging 10am - 2pm: LUNCH 10am - 6pm: Quilt Show 2 - 5pm: Pie & Bread Auction & Merchandise Drawing 4:30 - 6:30pm: Pancake Supper, Vo Ag Room 7pm: Art Auction
Saturday, March 16th
6:30 - 9am: Breakfast 6:30 - 9:30am: Helath Fair/Blood Screenings 8am - 4pm: Exhibit Building Open 9am - 12pm: Crop Speakers 10am - 2pm: Kids Activity Day 10am - 2pm: LUNCH 10am - 3:30pm: Quilt Show 10am - 4pm: Classic Car Show, Vo Ag Room 10am - 4pm: Sheep to Shawl Demo 11am: Interest Meeting 1 - 3pm: Pie, Bread Auction Y Merchandise Drawing Take Down & Remove Exhibits 4pm: 7pm: Banquet - Harlem High School Gym
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Saturday, March 16th
Live Entertainment
Party Rock Project is a blast! They have travelled around the country performing their hit show to responsive crowds, treating them to a wide variety of music, including songs made famous by the Beatles, Beach Boys, Bee Gees, Coldplay, Johnny Cash, Kelly Clarkson, and Michael Jackson. But don’t mistake Party Rock Project for just a band, they’re so much more; they’re an entertainment act like nothing you’ve ever seen before. Audiences walk away from shows having sung together, reminisced, and laughed uncontrollably. The show combines blockbuster pop and rock music, comedy, competitive/friendly audience participation, and multimedia visual projections, all to create an unforgettable night. If you’re looking for an inventive, high-energy, interactive, family-friendly show, then this has it all and then some. Meal will be Prime Rib & Shrimp! Get your tickets early! Check them out at their website: partyrockproject.com
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Ramblings of a Conservative Cow Doctor by Krayton Kerns, DVM, former State Rep. HD 58
Dead After 243 Years
Few under-forty folks faithfully follow the obituary column because youngsters are blind to their mortality. Afterall, death only afflicts the worn and wrinkled, does it not? The decades pass with little notice until the morning a 50-year old spots stray gray hairs sprouting from the crest of their ears. Suddenly, the pale and pasty man in the mirror has crossed life’s hump to enter his sunset years. After this hairy-ear reckoning, mid-lifers begin religiously reading the obituary column to console themselves. If the deceased are decades their senior, logic dictates their deadline must be decades away. When their contemporaries die, over-the-hillers search the cause of death to safely separate themselves from the deceased. If the dead guy was a heavy drinking, Type II diabetic, readers can find solace knowing they are a skinny teetotaler. Such is the function of the obituary column and this brings me to my point. A great American institution has died yet you will not read it in the obituary column because the deceased refuses to accept its demise. The credible, fair and independent mainstream media has passed. After 243 years, it wasn’t old age which placed them in the grave, it was suicide—they sacrificed their credibility on the altar of socialism. Here is how: Marx and Engels published their Communist Manifesto in London in 1848 and European immigrants brought this philosophy of covetousness to America. Marxism was not immediately embraced so concealed itself in college faculty cloakrooms where it incubated for generations. Over the last century, collectivists re-billed this ideology of envy as liberalism and progressivism before latching onto democratic-socialism. Today, leftists openly champion government as the great equalizer for the lazy, the ignorant, the timid and the talentless by promising them the bounty produced by the ambitious, the smart, the bold and the talented. Because journalism is a product of these institutes of higher indoctrination, the mainstream news has become socialist propaganda and here is proof. This past weekend, two completely fabricated news stories were billed as truth. The first lie was President Trump advising counsel Cohen to perjure himself before Congress. In the second, the media launched an all-out character assassination on a polite, smiling, Covington Catholic High School teenager from Kentucky. The once honorable profession of journalism is dead and beside a handful of outliers, you can believe nothing they say, write or broadcast. I may pen a weekly op-ed column, but I am not a journalist, I am a veterinarian. Trust me, I’m a doctor.
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Young Cattlemen’s Conference
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MSU-Northern Hosts FFA Agronomy & Mechanics Invitational
Conference Information The Young Cattlemen’s Conference, held May 29 – June 7, is an opportunity for cattlemen and cattlewomen between the ages of 25 and 50 to visit segments of the beef industry in other parts of our nation with young cattlemen from other states. Facilitated by the National Cattlemen’s Beef Association (NCBA), participants will travel with national attendees to Denver, Chicago and Washington D.C. The primary objective is to develop leadership qualities in young cattlemen and expose them to all aspects of the beef industry. The tour helps these young leaders understand all areas of our industry ranging from industry structure to issues management, from production research to marketing. We would also request the participant commit to staying the entire trip. Conference Program The tour will begin in Denver with a comprehensive overview of the industry. The group will take an in-depth look at many of the issues affecting our industry and what NCBA is doing to address these issues on behalf of its members, plus receive a comprehensive view of market information from Cattle-Fax. The group will then travel to JBS Five Rivers’ Kuner Feedyard, one of the nation’s largest cattle feeding operations, a one-time capacity of over 100,000 head located in Northern Colorado. We will then tour the JBS Greeley facility, one of the nation’s largest beef packing and processing plants. JBS will host the group and will be sharing with them their views of the beef industry from a processor standpoint. Chicago is the next destination. Here the group will visit the Chicago Board of Trade & OSI, Inc. one of the nation’s premiere beef patty manufacturers. The participants will then travel to the nation’s Capitol. Here they will get a chance to meet with their respective congressmen and senators. In addition, the group will visit with a number of regulatory agencies that make decisions affecting agriculture. Funding and Scholarship The Montana Stockgrowers Foundation will ensure funding for one participant for the full cost of the tour
On February 18, 2019, 27 students from five schools across Montana braved the cold to participate in the agronomy and mechanics invitational contest here at MSUNorthern. The contests consisted of a series of rotations addressing agricultural areas such as hydraulics, range management, crop ID, and welding. Big Sandy took home the title of first place team in agronomy, with Katherine Bold taking first place individual. Chinook took home first place team in mechanics, with Ryle Elliot taking first place individual. In the afternoon, the students were able to participate Continued on page 14... in special topic workshops focused on plumbing, grain grading, advanced fuels, and admissions. Advisors and counselors from the school were also able to participate in a workshop about dual credit opportunities through MSUNorthern. Northern students from the diesel, ag mechanics, plumbing, and agriculture programs assisted with the planning and coordination of the contests. Pacific Steel generously donated the steel for the welding component of the competition. Thank you MSU-Northern students, faculty, and staff for helping us showcase Northern programs and our campus msun.edu/news/article - FEBRUARY 21, 2019.
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What Can I Do to Ease Flu Symptoms?
Continued from page 13... ($3,000) along with $500 for travel expenses. Remaining expenses are the responsibility of the participant, who will be chosen from those who apply. Attendees of the Young Cattlemen’s Conference must be members of Montana Stockgrowers Association and National Cattlemen’s Beef Association. Application Process YCC Mail In-Application The Application may be filled out and mailed or you can fill out the at: https://mtbeef.org/young-cattlemensconference/ In addition to the application form questions, two letters of reference are required to complete the application process. All applications must be complete and postmarked or received by March 15 of each year. Please mail or fax to MSGA at the following address: Montana Stockgrowers Association Attn: Kori Anderson – YCC 420 N. California St. Helena, MT 59601 Fax (406) 449-5105 If you have any questions about the application process or YCC trip, please call the MSGA Office at (406) 442-3420 or e-mail kori@mtbeef.org. - The Montana Stockgrowers Association (MSGA)
How do you treat the flu at home? Since the flu is caused by a virus, taking antibiotics won’t help. It may take a week or two to get back on your feet, advises the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS). In the meantime, there are several things you can do to make yourself more comfortable, says Christopher Ohl, MD, professor of infectious diseases at Wake Forest Baptist Medical Center in Winston-Salem, North Carolina. “Most people who get the flu can help ease their symptoms by getting plenty of rest and staying well hydrated with fluids,” Dr. Ohl says. Drinking water, broth, sports drinks, or electrolyte beverages can prevent you from becoming dehydrated. Allowing yourself to rest, especially while you have a fever, also gives your body the strength it needs to fight the virus. Other nonprescription medication, such as decongestants, cough suppressants, and expectorants, can help treat various flu symptoms. But make sure you’re not using more than one medication with the same active ingredient, to avoid a potentially dangerous overdose, the HHS cautions. It’s also important to stay home from work or school until you are fever-free for at least 24 hours, to avoid spreading the flu to others, Ohl says. The CDC and the HHS have these additional tips for managing your flu symptoms: - Apply a cool, damp washcloth to your forehead, arms, and legs to reduce discomfort associated with fever. - Put a humidifier in your room to make breathing easier. - Gargle with warm salt water to soothe a sore throat. - Stop smoking, which could worsen your flu symptoms, and avoid any secondhand smoke. - Avoid drinking alcohol while you are recovering from the flu, to prevent dehydration. - If you must go out to visit the doctor or receive medical care, wear a face mask or cover your mouth and nose with a tissue when you cough and sneeze. - Wash your hands often to prevent spreading the flu to others. https://www.everydayhealth.com/cold-and-flu/treatment/guide-to-flu-treatment/
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If Someone Is Doing It, It’s Possible I often hear people joke, “Ranching for profit? That’s an oxymoron.” I get frustrated hearing it, but I don’t blame anyone for thinking it. There is a lot of evidence to support the “ranching isn’t profitable” paradigm. These days ranches are valued more for the scenery than for livestock production. In fact, looking at a ranch real estate listing this morning I saw that the price of one property had been reduced. According to my calculations, it was now only 20 times what a person could expect to cash flow with livestock. It was the only listing I found that actually reported the number of animal units the property would carry. That speaks volumes about what ranches are really for these days. But the “ranching can’t be profitable” paradigm is wrong! Many of our graduates are ranching for profit. I’ve had the good fortune to work with forward-thinking ranchers from every ranching state and province. It’s an incredible feeling to spend an evening with an RFP graduate as they describe the transformation they’ve seen in their land, their lives, and their businesses. Most don’t realize it, but the biggest transformation of all, is in themselves. When I first started teaching The Ranching For Profit School in 1992, Stan Parsons, who started the school and founded Ranch Management Consultants, asked me what I thought the purpose of the school was. I told him that it was to give people the tools and insights they needed to transform their ranches into successful businesses. Stan shook his head and firmly said, “No.” He said the school had one primary function, and that was to change the way people think. Stan was right. Changes that seem impossible given one way of thinking are relatively simple when looked at through a different paradigm. If you think that ranching can’t be profitable, you will prove yourself right. If you think it is possible to make a profit ranching, you can find a way to make it happen. I remember a 40-something rancher who attended the school several years ago. He was unusual because he was so negative. Most people who attend ask, “What would we have to do to make that happen on our place?” This rancher would always find a reason why every idea would not work on his place. By the end of the week, after working through case studies and hearing RFP grads talk about the changes they’d made and the results they’d experienced, he began to see things differently. He came to me just after class ended, thanked me for the week and said, “You know, if someone is doing it, it might just be possible.” As a lead up to our Ranching for Generations Conference in Sheridan, WY next summer, we plan to introduce ProfitTips readers to people who are ranching for profit. We are assembling a collection of short interviews with RFP grads in which they describe the way things were pre-RFP and the way things are now. We will share one interview in each email edition of ProfitTips leading up to the conference. Head over to our conference page to read the interviews. We find them inspiring. We think you will too, because if someone is doing it, it is possible! - by Dave Pratt
GrassLink Directory Launches Ranchers Stewardship Alliance (RSA) has partnered with Farm Link Montana to create a Grass Link directory. The Grass Link directory aims to connect expiring CRP lands with young, beginning and expanding ranchers who might not otherwise have grazing opportunities. This helps landowners find alternative income sources on their expired CRP. For landowners, substantial reductions in budgets for the federal Conservation Reserve Program (CRP) are leaving thousands of acres of grassland with an uncertain future. By connecting landowners to grazers we hope to help maintain healthy ranching and wildlife communities while avoiding conversion of marginal soils to cropland. Through the Community Food and Agriculture Coalition of Missoula, Blaine County Conservation District and the North Central Montana Pheasants Forever Chapter this program developed a Grass Link where a land owner or a land seeker can go to: www.FarmLinkMontana.org and search, “Grass Link”. One fills out the appropriate application and selects “RSA Grass Link” under Transition Arrangements on the Farm Link Montana website. RSA is happy to assist with the application process or with other questions for landowners looking to enroll in Grass Link. Contact Paula Enkerud at 406-654-1405 or email her at paula.ranchstewards@gmail.org. RSA is a nonprofit 501(c)(3) organization recognized for their leadership in building partnerships that provide education, implement stewardship practices supporting vibrant communities, multi-generation family ranches and healthy ecosystems.
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