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The deadline to apply for a Musselshell Valley Community Foundation Grant is approaching. Grants will be awarded in February to a charitable project in our region. Applications along with grant guidelines can be picked up at the Roundup City Office or found online at mvcommunityfoundation.com and are due February 1, 2022. The Musselshell Valley Community Foundation was established in 1997 to create an endowment for the benefit of the people of the Musselshell Valley River Region. Each year grants are awarded to charitable projects within the...
To Believe is to Understand To understand why our world seems to be in turmoil and controversy is to understand the nature of evil or sin. Evil comes from man's heart; the first act of sin was when Adam ate the forbidden fruit. Satan, the father of sin, convinced Eve, who then convinced Adam to eat the forbidden fruit. Eight thousand years later, satan still roams the earth. One analogy of the forbidden fruit is the belief that utopia is attainable in the present age. We are asked to trust those in authority for all answers to those issues...
In a past editorial, we talked a bit about the new social media platforms and of Quantum physics in computer technology. On December 24, 2021, NASA launched their complex new telescope into space. NASA along with the European space agency and the Canadian space agency, worked together on project at a cost of ten billion dollars. This advanced telescope is called the James Webb after a former NASA administrator from 1961-1968 named James Webb. This telescope uses complicated Quantum physics will travel one million miles to it's L2 orbAit where...
As a college professor for forty years, I instructed the Constitution and Current Events and still teach both in LibertyUnderFire.com columns on line such as this one. I know the Constitution worked well for every situation this nation confronted in those 40 years. My current events classes began. “You are not Democrats or Republicans, you are constitutionalists.” “Every issue presented here will be debated and resolved with this document.” When applied as written it has never failed us and students learned how to use and love it. The followi...
Sheriffs report for the month of December. Between 12/1/21 and 12/30/21 there were 89 calls to 911. The calls break down as follows; Deputies responded to 22 calls Ambulance responded to 17 calls Fire responded to 5 calls There were 2 transfers to other counties, and 36 calls that were unwarranted or not emergencies. * Deputy, medical, and fire responded to a semi that had blown over north of town. * Deputy responded to an argument where one party drove off with the other party’s belongings. * Deputy, medical and fire responded to a vehicle v...
Minutes of the Regular Meeting of the City Council of the City of Roundup on September 7, 2021 AT 7:00 P.M. City Council Chambers and GOTO Meeting. The meeting was called to order by Mayor Jones. Clerk/Treasurer Lanter conducted roll call with council members, Long, Vivirito. Erickson, Carlson, Toombs, and Fisher present. Also, present were Assistant Clerk Mann and Director Sibley. Liggett and Attorney Brooks were present by video Griffith absent. Moved by Long seconded by Vivirito to approve the minutes of the August 17, 2021 meeting. All in...
Musselshell Watershed Coalition Meeting Minutes October 12, 2021 In-Person Meeting, Musselshell County Extension Office Present: Bill Milton, Facilitator; Laura Nowlin, Musselshell Watershed Coalition Coordinator; Wendy Beye, MWC Scribe; Shirley Parrott, Lower Musselshell Conservation District Supervisor; Steve Tyrrel, Lower Musselshell Conservation District Supervisor; Craig Dalgarno, Upper Musselshell Water Users Assoc.; Shane Moe, Upper Musselshell Water Users Assoc.; Leon Hammond, Deadman’s Basin Water Users Assoc.; Lynn Rettig, D...
Musselshell County Commissioner’s Agenda Thursday December 30th, 2021 8:30 Call to order. Pledge of Allegiance Approval of Agenda Approval of minutes Commissioner Board information Old Business: Storage for Courthouse/ After new year Belveal Property Water Rights Telephone systems Building appraisals Airport Road plowing Decay ordinance for the County New Business: Grants Rural Development/Commons sidewalks Historic Tourism Grant/MT Dept of Commerce Montana Transportation Alternatives (TA) Program 9:00 Maintenance 9:30 CFO/Clerk & R...
BILLINGS, Mont.— Montana Senate Republicans have earned recognition from a variety of conservative and business groups for their strong voting records in 2021. Senate Republicans averaged an impressive 89 out of 100 across four prominent legislative scorecards with the composite score of every Republican senator ranging between 75 and 95. Senate Majority Leader Cary Smith, R-Billings, praised the caucus for its unity and dedication to enacting conservative policy in the 2021 legislative session. "Members of our Republican caucus bring d...
By Dean Cheng - - The heavens are a little more crowded as 2021 draws to a close. There are more players and more systems in orbit … and more threats. The People’s Republic of China has significantly expanded its role in space. This week, Chinese astronauts at the Tiangong space station engaged in a six-hour spacewalk, the longest ever by Chinese astronauts. The tempo of Chinese-crewed spaceflight activities has accelerated sharply since Beijing deployed its space station, with manned space flights increasing from one every 2-3 years to one eve...
HELENA, Mont. — Together with the Montana Department of Natural Resources and Conservation (DNRC), Governor Greg Gianforte today announced that the State of Montana reached its goal to more than double the number of forested acres put under management in 2021. Under the leadership of Director Amanda Kaster, the DNRC placed a collective 25,000 forested acres under management. In 2020, the state treated approximately 11,000 acres. “We set an ambitious forestry target for the year to match the urgency of the forest health crisis we face. Tha...
Roundup Panthers and Melstone Broncs...
BOZEMAN — Montana State University Extension has two new educational folders available for private well and septic system owners. Homeowners not served by public water systems are responsible for maintaining their own well and septic systems, according to Adam Sigler, MSU Extension water quality associate specialist. He noted that a lot of problems with well and septic systems are easily avoidable with basic maintenance, and that keeping good records of that maintenance is a step in the right direction. The new, printed folders – one for wel...
By Stephen Dinan - The Washington Times - More than 50,000 Afghan evacuees have been processed and released into American communities over the last four months, the Department of Homeland Security said Friday as it announced the closure of another of the camps that had been erected at military bases to house the Afghans. Ft. Bliss, in Texas, joins two bases in Virginia in having emptied its population of evacuees. About 22,500 more Afghans are still spread among five other bases in Indiana, New Jersey, New Mexico, Virginia and Wisconsin. More...
No matter the cold, a rancher must leave the comfort of home to care for the livestock. This day in particular, rancher Lisa Darlington of Petroleum County, would rather have been snuggling her grandchildren after Christmas, but faced the below zero temperatures for her eagerly awaiting heard. If you don't feel important in life, an animal who depends on you for their care will let you know just how special you really are....
TOTAL TIME: Prep: 15 min. Cook: 20 min. YIELD: 4 servings. I like food with a little zip to it, and this Creole chicken recipe fits the bill. It's especially good served over rice. — Dolly Hall, Wheelwright, Kentucky Ingredients: 4 boneless skinless chicken breast halves (1-1/2 pounds), cut into 1-inch cubes 1/2 teaspoon salt, divided 1/4 teaspoon pepper 1 tablespoon vegetable oil 1 cup finely chopped onion 1/2 cup finely sliced celery 1/2 cup diced green pepper 2 garlic cloves, minced 1 can (...
