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Oct. 5 – sloppy joes, fries, salad, fruit
Oct. 6 – hot dogs, veggie, salad, fruit
Oct. 7 – stew, fruit Oct. 8 – chicken drummies, baked beans, salad, potatoes, fruit Oct. 9 – No School
GEORGE ZUMBUHL was working on ….
GEORGE ZUMBUHL was working on his jump shot during the Thursday, September 24, afternoon re – cess of the Scobey Elementary School while others in the background were swinging away. What's your guess of the first day this recess scene is covered with snow? — Leader Photo, mike
City Business . . .
Taken from the unapproved minutes of the regular meeting of City Council, City of Scobey, Montana held Tuesday, September 15, 2020 at 8:30 a.m. at City Hall. REGULAR MEETING
Mayor Danne Showers called the meeting to order with councilmen Morgan Lekvold, Scott Fishell and Paul Landeraaen present. Councilman Baker was absent. Also in attendance were PWD Steve Berreth, City Attorney BenFoslandandClerkSonya M. Southland.
Public Hearing – Mayor Showers opened the following hearings at 8:32 a.m. No comments were submitted.
1) Budget – Mayor asked for comments concerning 2020-2021 Budget – no comments; the hearing was closed at 8:34 a.m.
2) SID #18- Mayor asked for comments on SID #18; no comments; hearing was closed at 8:35 a.m.
3) SID #19 – Mayor asked for comments on SID #19 no comments; hearing was closed at 8:35 a.m.
4) Permissive Medical Levy – Mayor asked for comments for the Permissive MedicalLevy-nocomments; the hearing closed at 8:37 a.m.
Public Works Report – Alleys are done – there was an extra truck load of asphalt delivered to Scobey. Not to waste it and at no additional charge to the City allowed the alley behind the bowling alley to be asphalted deciding it was the easiest place to use it– the area on 2ndAve wasn’t prepped so they couldn’t have used the extra asphalt there.
• Two speed bumps have been installed on C Street
• Crusher is here and is operational
• Phase 1 – Anderson & Wood is substantially complete – but have a few more projects to complete Pool should be filled for
winter next week
•C& Cwillbeginreplacing
water main on Main Street
• Sprinklers at the baseball
field will be installed next
spring. Materials have been purchased.
• Bathrooms are unlocked at the park/pool for an upcoming event
• New stop signs are here, waiting for poles
• Discussed placement of electronic signage– radar signs are moved around, Councilman Fishell would like one moved back to Main Street by the Hospital.
Zoning Administrator Report – Councilman Landeraaen reported the Zoning Commission met but due to a lack of quorum, no action was taken. Discussion occurred on the process of approval and granting.
Council Comment –Councilman Fishell commented he was asked to consider changing the speed limit on C Street to 20 mph from 15 mph. Gravel streets within the City Limits are posted at 15 mph. Also, discussed widening the speed bumps. Mayor Showers requested Council to move the November 3rd Council meeting to another date due to the federal holiday. November 3rd meeting moveed to November 4th.
Fall Run Fundraiser – The annual Color Run/Walk Fundraiser is scheduled for October 4, 2020; Dorothy couldn’t make it but has spoken to PublicWorks about use of the restrooms at the Park and requested additional traf- fic control from the Sheriff's Office. Councilman Lander aaenmovedtoallowtheColor Run/Walk to be held October 4th starting at Roseland Park, seconded and passed.
Resolution #1027 SID #18 Street Lights – Councilman Landeraaen moved to adopt Resolution #1027, A Resolution Cancelling Resolution #997 and Accessing the Cost of the Street Lighting District #18 for the FiscalYear ending June 30, 2021;seconded and passed.
Resolution #1028 SID #19 Street Maintenance – Councilman Landeraaen made the motion to approve Resolution #1028, A Resolution Levying an Assessment to Defray the Cost and Expense of the City-Wide Street Maintenance District No. 97-1 For the Fiscal Year Ending June 30, 2021 with an increase to the rate. The proposed rate would increase the revenue to approximately $139,000.00 (multiplier .014); Motion seconded and passed.
License to Spray Weeds
– Councilman Landeraaen asked for two crew employees to obtain license to spray weeds especially in the streets. Due to COVID there are no classroom requirements but you can purchase the study materials, take the test and get licensed for next spring.
Cable TV Conduits, Cables, Cable Boxes – Councilman Fishell asked if the City can demo all the overhead cable left by previous cable companies.
Resolution #1026 Adopt Final Budget – Councilman Lekvold moved to adopt Resolution #1026, A Resolution Adopting a Final Budget for the City of Scobey for Fiscal Year 2020-2021. Discussion occurred on line items in the General Fund, Permissive Medical Levy and the Water Fund. Motion seconded and passed.
Resolution #1029 Perm MedLevy –CouncilmanFishell movedtoadoptResolution #1029,AResolutionApproving a Tax Levy Outside the Tax Levy Calculation Limitations for Premium Contributions to Group Health Insurance Under the Provisions of Senate Bill No. 478 & 491. Motion seconded and passed.
Resolution #1030 Updating Zoning Permit – Councilman Landeraaen moved to approve Resolution #1030 A Resolution Updating Wording on the Application for a Zoning Permit. This Resolution updates DLI phone number, added required contact information and added process requirements. Recommendations made by the Zoning Administrator. Motionsecondedand passed.
Fall Clean Up – Councilman Fishell moved to schedule Fall Clean Up Dates for Sept 28t thru Oct 13, 2020, seconded and passed.
Meeting adjourned at 9:41 a.m.
Whenever YOU Intelligently Help Your Own Community You Help Yourself, Your Family and Your Friends
WE HOPE IT IS A LONG WAYS FROM WINTER but being prepared is always
good. This new 2021 Arctic Cat Riot X 8000 might just be the ticket for a long winter. Speaking of tickets, Borderline Snow Chasers snowmobile club has tick – ets now available to win this grand prize worth nearly $16,000. The annual raffle supports the club's scholarship program each year and will be drawn for at the club's snowmobile drag races on January 9, 2021 in Scobey. A $500 early bird draw is set for Thanksgiving weekend, November 28th. The bright colored snow machine is on display in front of Cromwell's Convenience in Scobey, where you can also purchase a ticket. -Leader Photo, b
75 Years Ago
75
October 4, 1945
Services For Sam G. Paus–
One of the community’s early settlers, Samuel G. Paus, 77, was laid to rest Tuesday at Scobey, following funeral services at Opheim where he had been a member of the Paus Mercantile firm the past 18
years.
Surviving him are his wife, Wilhelmina, and two sons, Roy of Opheim and Ormond of Scobey.
Curfew Begins–
At a meeting of the City Council, it was decided to sound the curfew at 8 o’clock every evening. All children of grade school age on the street after 8 will have to account to the truant officer. Council gave orders
that the curfew be impartially and strictly enforced.
Local Business Firms Remodeling–
The Greengard apartment house on north Main was given a thorough overhauling, with new interior and outside walls, new basement and the installation of an automatic oil heating system. The building accommodates five modern apartments.
Bud Gorham expects to open his new modern cocktail lounge in the hotel. A tile floor, redecorated walls,
new lighting scheme and en-
tirely new fixtures.
George Askelson plans to have his restaurant ready to open completely redecorat- ed with a new tile floor and
all-over paint job. This is the former Jones Coffee Shop.
Flaxville Notes–
Charles Edward, infant son of Mr. and Mrs. Francis Gavin, died at the Gavin home. The baby was unusually small at birth, but seemed to be gaining and progressing. He is survived by his parents and a brother and sister.
Mr. and Mrs. Al Kattanick recently purchased the Anton Peterson home and sold their house to Lloyd Tande.
The first grade made Mac
and Muff booklets while the second grade made booklets entitled, “My Pets”.
Marilyn Cromwell was elected secretary for Girls’ Glee Club.
Highway Night Club Rounding Into Shape– Clint Richardson reports steady progress in completion of his night club building beside the highway about four miles east of Scobey. The building is 50×80 with a round roof, spacious dance hall, refreshment dispensary quarters, cloak and office rooms. Shortage of
labor and equipment has set back his grand opening date by several weeks. Peerless Woman’s Club–
The Peerless Woman’s Club met and discussed the preparing of Christmas parcels for the overseas boys. Mrs. A. Ellingson offered to bake the fruit cakes and anyone having the address of the boys from the Peerless community, please leave the address with Secretary Mrs. E. M. Bingham at the Cafe.
Theatre Pictures–
Showing at the Flaxville Theatre is, “It’s A Pleasure”, and “The Power Of The Whistler”.
Scheduled at The Rex is, “Winged Victory”, “National Velvet”, “3 Is A Family”, and “Pillow To Post”.
Buys Farm–
Mrs. Dorothy Chapman purchased the George Nelson farm adjoining the city to the east of the north road. Mrs. Chapman recently sold her city property to Edgar Delegrave, who farms in the Four Buttes area.
Library Notes
Daniels County
Librarian Val Landeraaen
Library Calendar
Oct. 1 – LEGO Club3:30 p.m. – 4:45 p.m. Students need to wash their hands or use hand sanitizer before handling the Legos Oct. 3 – Little Sprouts Story Time 10 a.m.
Oct. 5 – Friends of the Library meeting 4:00 p.m.
Oct. 7 – Preschool Story Hour 10 a.m.; Bookworm Buddies (grades 4-6) 3:30 p.m. – 4:45 p.m.
Oct. 13-22 – Friends of the Library Silent Auction Preschool Story Hour is every Wednesday at 10 a.m. for ages 4 & 5. Hours are 9 a.m. – 5 p.m. Monday through Friday, and 1 p.m.
to 4 p.m. on Saturday.
“Little Sprouts” Story Hour begins Saturday, Oct.
3rd at 10 a.m. This is an interactive time for caregivers and children. Call 487-5502 for more information.
Thirty years ago, Ken Follett published his most popular novel, “The Pillars of the Earth”. Now, Follett’s masterful new prequel, “The Evening and the Morning”, takes us on an epic journey into a historical past rich with ambition and rivalry, death and birth, love and hate, that will end where, “The Pillars of the Earth”, begins. It is 997 CE, the end of the Dark Ages.
England is facing attacks from the Welsh and the Vikings. In these turbulent times, three characters find
their lives intertwined. A young boat builder’s home is raided by Vikings, forcing him and his family to move.
A Norman noblewoman marries for love, following her husband across the sea to a new land, but customs of her husband’s homeland are shockingly different; and a monk dreams of transforming his humble abbey into a center of learning that will be admired throughout Europe.
Frederick Backman has written, “Anxious People”.
A charming novel about a crime that never took place, a would-be bank robber who disappears into thin air, and eight extremely anxious strangers who find they have
more in common than they ever imagined. Looking at real estate isn’t usually a life-or-death situation, but an apartment open house becomes just that when a failed bank robber bursts in and takes a group of strangers’ hostage.
Friends of the Library will hold their quarterly business meeting on October 5 at 4:00 p.m. Meetings are open to anyone who would like to find out
how to help the Library.
Friends of the Library will hold their annual Silent Auction October 13-22 . Donations of items for the auction are always appreciated. Remember, only new (or like new) items can be accepted. This is their major fundraiser.
Montana Fish, Wildlife and Parks is sponsoring a video contest for students’ ages 14-18. The subject is, “Why Bats Matter”. Submit a video, 1-3 minutes in length on bats and their importance in Montana. Prize is $500. cash. Stop by for a description and rules.
A Federal Judge recently ruled that the 2020 census deadline must be put back to its original end date of October 31, 2020.
This gives you another chance to get yours done!
The Census works to count every resident of the United States and is used to determine representation in Congress as well as how hundreds of billions of dollars from the federal government is distributed.
For rural Montana, an accurate Census assures we get our fair share of federal funds for important priorities like infrastructure, education and health care.
These funds are critical for a large state like ours, especially given our relatively low population of just over a million people. Without Census – related federal funding, our local and state taxes would have to increase significantly, or we would
simply go without.
As of August 31, 2020 only 58% of Montanans have self-responded to the Census. Please fill out
your 2020 Census form today! You can call 1-844-330-2020 or go to MY2020CENSUS.GOV Call the Library if you’d like to reserve a time to do your census on one of the Library’s computers.
The Book Club is reading, “Little Fires Everywhere”, by Celeste Ng. In Shaker Heights, a progressive suburb, everything is planned from the layout of the winding roads, to colors of houses, and to the successful lives its residents will lead. Mia Warren, an enigmatic artist and single mother, arrives in this idyllic bubble with her teenaged daughter, and rents a house. Mia has a mysterious past that threatens to up-end this community. Discussion is Oct. 20 at 6:30 p.m. Stop by to borrow a copy if you would like to join in.
FLOWERING CRAB APPLE TREES give great visual pleasure, until about this
time of year. We see many locations on the street covered with the apples drop – ping like crazy making for tough cleanup by those who have them in their yards. We've talked to a few owners around town that said they can't keep up with clean – ing the crab apples up in their yards. New ones are dropping as fast as they clean them up! You may be able to see these particular trees have lots more fruit to fall before it completes its self harvest. We're not sure which tribe these trees belong to but think we'll just enjoy them in other peoples landscapes. —Leader Photo, b
Things, Ideas & People . . .
The latest report from the Wibaux Visitor Center, which is located east of Wibaux along Interstate 94, says it recorded its best month of the 2020 season in August. It recorded 1,346 registered guests during that month. That was 92 signed-in visitors more than July and 417 more than June. Comparing this August to the same period last year, there were 1,140 fewer registered travelers (2,486 in August 2019). Of August’s guest total, 1,339 were U.S. citizens, two were Canadians and five were from foreign countries (Russia 3, Costa Rica 2). The U.S. figures had 372 visiting Big Sky Country from Minnesota, 128 North Dakota, 101 Montana, Wisconsin 86 and Michigan 57. States not represented during August were District of Columbia, Hawaii, Maine, New Mexico and Rhode Island. — mike
*T*I*P*
Some of you might remember Paul Williams playing the part of Little Enos Burdette in the 1977 action-comedy Smokey and the Bandit, with Pat Mc-Cormick playing his father, Big Enos Burdette. Big Enos hires the Bandit (Burt Reynolds) to bootleg a tractor-trailer full of 400 cases of Coors Beer from Texarkana to Atlanta, with the Snowman (Jerry Reed) trucking the illegal suds and the Bandit driving the Pontiac Trans Am as the blocker. Sally Field jumps in with the Bandit and Sheriff Buford T. Justice (Jackie Gleason) is in high pursuit of them (an aside is the movie was the second highest-grossing domestic film of 1977, earning $300 million on a $4.3 million budget, second only to Star Wars). Williams also acted in Smokey and the Bandit II/III movies.
However, those are just the tip of the iceberg of the extremely-talented Williams, who turned 80 years old Saturday, September 19, 2020. This *T*I*P* could run right through to page 5 of this issue if going into depth, so an effort will be exercised to keep it somewhat short.
Williams has: appeared in 26 motion-picture films, including The Muppet Movie, and 38 television shows, including Hawaii Five-O, The Gong Show, The Tonight Show starring Johnny Carson, The Odd Couple, Fantasy Island and The Midnight Special (1973-76 as host); done voice performances on 17 television shows; been part of 11 musical albums, 7 movie soundtracks and 4 compilations.
He has won a Grammy Award, Golden Globe Award and Academy Award and was president and chairman of the American Society of Composers, Authors and Publishers (ASCAP).
His Wikipedia page headline says: Paul Williams (songwriter). His genres are folk, pop and soft rock and he also plays the keyboard. His big break came when teamed with Biff Rose, who was instrumental in getting Williams hired on at A& M Records, owned by Herb Alpert and Jerry Moss. From there things really took off, eventually landing in the Songwriters Hall of Fame. Some of the notable songs he wrote shooting up to No. 1 on the Billboard Hot 100 and Billboard Adult Contemporary charts include: Evergreen (Love theme from A Star Is Born) sung by Barbra Streisand; I Won’t Last a Day Without You, We’ve Only Just Begun and Rainy Days and Mondays by The Carpenters, You and Me Against the World by Helen Reddy and Talk It Over in the Morning by Anne Murray.
Perhaps his greatest piece of lyric-writing was Out in the Country, which the group Three Dog Night took to number 15 on the Billboard Hot 100 and No. 11 on the Billboard Adult Contemporary charts in 1970. Here’s a few lines:
Whenever I need to leave it all behind
Or feel the need to get away
I find a quiet place, far from the human race,
Out in the country
Whenever I feel them closing in on me,
Or need a bit of room to move,
When life becomes too fast, I find relief at last
Out in the country
The moral of this *T*I*P* is just go for it because, like Williams, you’ll never know what rainbow you could land on. In addition, take Williams’ advise and get out in the country to clear the mind; there’s actually some very beautiful sights, sunsets and sunrises to see on the backroads of Daniels County and northeastern Montana. — mike
*T*I*P*
“There are two ways to be fooled. One is to believe what isn’t true; the other is to refuse to believe what is true.” — Soren Kierkegaard
The latest report from the ….
The latest report from the Wibaux Visitor Center, which is located east of Wibaux along Interstate 94, says it recorded its best month of the 2020 season in August. It recorded 1,346 registered guests during that month. That was 92 signed-in visitors more than July and 417 more than June. Comparing this August to the same period last year, there were 1,140 fewer registered travelers (2,486 in August 2019). Of August’s guest total, 1,339 were U.S. citizens, two were Canadians and five were from foreign countries
(Russia 3, Costa Rica 2). The U.S. figures had 372 visiting Big Sky Country from Minnesota, 128 North Dakota, 101 Montana, Wisconsin 86 and Michigan 57. States not represented during August were District of Columbia, Hawaii, Maine, New Mexico and Rhode Island. — mike
Some of you might remember ….
Some of you might remember Paul Williams playing the part of Little Enos Burdette in the 1977 action-comedy Smokey and the Bandit, with Pat Mc-Cormick playing his father, Big Enos Burdette. Big Enos hires the Bandit (Burt Reynolds) to bootleg a tractor-trailer full of 400 cases of Coors Beer from Texarkana to Atlanta, with the Snowman (Jerry Reed) trucking the illegal suds and the Bandit driving the Pontiac Trans Am as the blocker. Sally Field jumps in with the Bandit and Sheriff Buford T. Justice (Jackie Gleason) is in high pursuit of them (an aside is the movie was the second highest-grossing domestic film of 1977, earning $300 million on a $4.3
million budget, second only to Star Wars). Williams also acted in Smokey and the Bandit II/III movies.
However, those are just the tip of the iceberg of the extremely-talented Williams, who turned 80 years old Saturday, September 19, 2020. This *T*I*P* could run right through to page 5 of this issue if going into depth, so an effort will be exercised to keep it somewhat short.
Williams has: appeared in 26 motion-picture films, including The Muppet Movie, and 38 television
shows, including Hawaii Five-O, The Gong Show, The Tonight Show starring Johnny Carson, The Odd Couple, Fantasy Island and The Midnight Special (1973-76 as host); done voice performances on 17 television shows; been part of 11 musical albums, 7 movie soundtracks and 4 compilations.
He has won a Grammy Award, Golden Globe Award and Academy Award and was president and chairman of the American Society of Composers, Authors and Publishers (ASCAP).
His Wikipedia page headline says: Paul Williams (songwriter). His genres are folk, pop and soft rock and he also plays the keyboard. His big break came when teamed with Biff Rose, who was instrumental in getting Williams hired on at A& M Records, owned by Herb Alpert and Jerry Moss. From there things really took off, eventually landing in the Songwriters Hall of Fame. Some of the notable songs he wrote shooting up to No. 1 on the Billboard Hot 100 and Billboard Adult Contemporary charts include: Evergreen (Love theme from A Star Is Born) sung by Barbra Streisand; I Won’t Last a Day Without You, We’ve Only Just Begun and Rainy Days and Mondays by The Carpenters, You and Me Against the World
by Helen Reddy and ….
by Helen Reddy and Talk It Over in the Morning by
Anne Murray.
Perhaps his greatest piece of lyric-writing was Out in the Country, which the group Three Dog Night took to number 15 on the Billboard Hot 100 and No.
11 on the Billboard Adult Contemporary charts in
1970. Here’s a few lines: Whenever I need to leave it all behind Or feel the need to get away
I find a quiet place, ….
I find a quiet place, far from the human race, Out in the country Whenever I feel them closing in on me, Or need a bit of room to move, When life becomes too fast, I find relief at last Out in the country
