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the opportunity to drive a $100,000 company vehicle with heated seats. This year the district’s driver shortfall seems severe. “We simply do not have enough activity drivers to bus our students to sporting events and other activities. We barely have enough drivers to get our students to school. And if drivers get sick, we don’t have substitutes to cover them,” said Mr. Anderson. With an influx of people moving into the area, the applicant pool should increase, reducing the driver shortage. “For our student’s sake, I sincerely hope that more candidates show interest in our open bus driver positions,” Boen said.
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Arlee teacher among four state finalists News from the Montana Office of Public Instruction
HELENA — State Superintendent Elsie Arntzen is pleased to announce the finalists for the 2021 Montana Teacher of the Year. The selected candidate will go on to represent Montana in the 2022 National Teacher of the Year competition in Washington, D.C. Montana’s current Teacher of the Year, Kristi Borge, teaches kindergarten through eighth grade in a one-room school house in Polaris. All four finalists received education from the Montana University System. The finalists are: William Stockton of Arlee; Brianna Saltenberger
of Anaconda; Steffani Grogan of Forsyth; and Christina Pavlovich of Livingston. “Congratulations to our four finalists! Montana is blessed with an abundance of good and passionate teachers, making this a difficult decision every year,” State Superintendent Elsie Arntzen said. “It is my honor to recognize these wonderful classroom leaders, and I look forward to the finalist representing Montana among other great teachers across the Nation.” The Teacher of the Year program is a prestigious statewide recognition program for educators that also provides state and national learning opportunities to the Teacher of the Year Alumni.
A finalist will be designated by the selection committee on Sept. 21 and announced by Superintendent Arntzen shortly thereafter. The selection committee consists of representatives from the Office of Public Instruction, the Governor’s Office, the Governor’s Office of Indian Affairs, Education Advocates, the Montana business community, the Montana Legislature, and the current Montana Teacher of the Year. Visit OPI’s website for more information about the Montana Teacher of the Year Program: http://opi.mt.gov/ Educators/Teaching-Learning/Montana-Teacher-ofthe-Year.
Plant a dormant pollinator plot News from the Lake County Conservation District
LAKE COUNTY — Want to help pollinators in Lake County? Planting a dormant pollinator plot is one way to help. Dormant pollinator plots are when you do your plot site prep in the fall, seeding in the winter, and wait till the sprint to see your blooms. Reserve your free pollinator seed today with LCCD. Free seed giveaways will be happening early October. Visit Lake County Conservation District’s website to reserve your seed and learn more: www.lakecountyconservationdistrict.org.
HATE YOUR CPAP? Operations Manual Update Effective October 18, 2021
Mission Valley Power (MVP) is announcing the implementation of the updated Operations Manual. Effective October 18, 2021. All changes will be permanently set in place. The federal regulations governing the operation of the utility are contained within Title 25, Code of Federal Regulations, Part 175. This Operations Manual provides additional information regarding service policies, practices, and procedures that govern service provided by Mission Valley Power.
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Sections revised are as follows: Late fee reduction from $15 to 1.5% of balance due and Penalty fee reduction from $40 to $25. Billing cycles have been reduced to 3. Cycle one will bill on the 10th of each month and due the 5th of the following month, Cycle two (irrigation) will bill on the 15th of each month and due in November, cycle 3 will bill on the 20th of each month and due on the 15th of the following month. Auto payment process will run on the due date of the bill and/or next working day.
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Copies of the draft are available at the Pablo Office or it can be viewed on our web site at: www.missionvalleypower.org. Written comments can be sent to Consumer Council Chair, Mark Warner, PO Box 97 Pablo MT 59855 and needs to be received no later than October 7, 2021.
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