Published by BS Central515 2nd Ave. S • Glasgow, MT 59230

406-228-4558 • fax: 406-228-4578bscentral@nemont.net

Vol. 4, No. 35 Tuesday, March 31, 2015

Feel the Heat!

The flames literally roared

as local volunteer

firefighters along with

crews from Wolf Point and

Malta met up in the parking

lot of the Valley Event Center

on Saturday to train for some

particularly dangerous

scenarios — one of them

being how to extinguish a fire with a propane

tank sitting smack dab in

the middle of it. While most of

us would have the instinct

to simply run like hell in

the opposite direction, the

firefighters teamed up

to tackle the situation head-

on.

Reel Life Wisdom

Yesterday (March 30th) we (Senate Finance Committee) start hearings on House Bill 2, which is the bill to fund general government. Today is the last day the Senate can transmit appropriation bills, revenue bills and referendum bills to the House. All of these bills had to be heard yesterday in the Senate on second reading and today is the final vote on 3rd reading. Any bills that do not make this deadline are null and void. That is why my major bill (SB416) was presented yesterday in the Senate where it passed a near-unanimous 47-2 vote. This is a compromise bill that would bond and use cash (50-50) for infrastructure such as roads, bridges and water and sewer projects etc. The Governor wants to bond and we Republicans would like to pay cash and since neither will probably pass, hence my SB416. It is not a bill that anyone particularly

likes, but we need to help these counties and towns and create jobs and start fixing our decaying infrastructure in Montana. Last week the Senate passed SB157 that would go from a six year appraisal to a two year appraisal on property taxes. I voted against the bill as it taxes more than $20 million and really hits the home owner in my district, especially the fixed income folks. Here are some examples: Richland County the median home would increase from $539.00 to $863.00, Roosevelt County $521.00 to $784.00, Sheridan County $584.00 to $942.00. Daniels County $681.00 to $962.00, Valley County $669.00 to $975.00, Phillips County $579.00 to $707.00, Blaine County$674.00 to $756.00 and Hill County $1023.00 to $1142.00. These tax increases as I have stated before really affect the older and fixed income folks! Now let me site property taxes

as above for Billings, $1526.00 to $1616.00, Bozeman $2436.00 to $2485.00 and Kalispell $1668.00 to $1785.00. These slight increases of these three cities are up from 2 to 7% where the increases in some of the above rural counties went from 40% to 65%. Does this sound like equity? I call it discrimination! What the Dept. of Revenue needs is a complete overhaul and I could site many instances, but it would take an hour or two of reading! Last week I had the Westby junior and senior classes visiting the Legislature and their advisors Jenny Wilson, Jennifer Pulvermacher and Supt. Tony Holecek. What a great bunch of kids. And I had another great student be my page in the Senate two weeks ago and that was Sr. Hugh Cole from Scobey. His dad is our local dentist in Scobey. I will visit with you next week and in the meantime hold on to your pocketbooks! ~ Sen. John C. Brenden

Senator Brenden reporting: time to fix our infrastructure

The Opheim Rodeo Club met at the Mint Bar on Monday, March 23rd with members Russell, Tanner and Tandy Solberg, Gus and Alea Rosencrans, John Pankratz, Debbie Bailey, Les and Chase Redfield and Herb Brandt attending. Election of officers was held with all officers re-elected for the coming year. It was decided to hold the annual Opheim rodeo on Sunday, June 28, 2015 at 1:00 p.m. This year the rodeo will be dedicated to all of the men and women of the Armed Forces. The VFW Post #3107 will present the colors and give a gun salute to get the rodeo started.

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Vandalia road closed Sorry anglers and anyone else who enjoys going to Vandalia Dam, the road going into Vandalia Dam is currently closed until further notice as the Irrigation District is doing repairs.

Political Buzz...

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Tonight: Scattered showers and thunderstorms. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 39. Breezy, with a southeast wind 6 to 11 mph becoming west northwest 19 to 24 mph after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 37 mph. Chance of precipitation is 40%.Wednesday: A 20 percent chance of showers after noon. Mostly sunny, with a high near 55. Windy, with a west wind 22 to 27 mph increasing to 29 to 34 mph in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 48 mph.Wednesday Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 30. Windy, with a west northwest wind 22 to 30 mph, with gusts as high as 43 mph.Thursday: A slight chance of rain and snow showers before noon, then a slight chance of rain showers. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 48. Northwest wind 17 to 21 mph, with gusts as high as 30 mph. Thursday Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 28. North northwest wind 5 to 10 mph becoming light and variable after midnight.Friday: A slight chance of rain showers, snow showers, and freezing rain before noon, then a slight chance of rain showers. Mostly sunny, with a high near 54. Light west southwest wind becoming west northwest 8 to 13 mph in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 18 mph. Friday Night Partly cloudy, with a low around 31.Saturday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 57.Sunday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 56.Monday: A slight chance of rain showers and sleet. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 52.

Near record temperatures, low humidity and increasing westerly winds late this afternoon will create critical fire weather conditions for most of eastern Montana. Red Flag Warnings are in effect for most Montana counties east of the Rocky mountains for today and Wednesday. If a fire were to start, it would spread quickly; just ask those folks down in Billings and Laurel. A cold front will pass through the area this evening and into Wednesday morning bringing a strong wind shift and higher gusts tonight into Wednesday.

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Who’s going first?

The clean, white tank in the left of

the photo was topped off with 1,000 gallons

of propane when the fire-

fighting training began this past Saturday. It was pumped into the propane tank at right to simulate

a very dangerous situation. As

mentioned on the front page, it

literally roared, and that was

hearing it from a safe distance.

Said Brian “Auzzy” Austin,

“You think it’s loud from where you’re

standing, get up next to it... that

was intense!”

Moving in for the “kill” — It takes terrific teamwork to tackle a task like this. Their lives are depending on each other.

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THE MADNESS

CONTINUES

MARCH 25 - 31

At the March Fish and Game Commission meeting, Montana Fish, Wildlife & Parks got the approval to negotiate for the purchase of a perpetual conservation easement on 4,800 acres of deeded land northwest of Glasgow. Approximately 1,400 acres of the proposed easement are located along 11 miles of the Milk River, in addition to 3,400 acres of native grass and shrublands. The property, referred to as Ash Coulee, consists of two separate parcels located within one mile of each other. The ranch provides productive riparian, wetland, native shrub and mixed grassland habitats, all of which have been identified as state priority habitats. The area includes critical winter range for antelope and mule deer, and is part of the Sage Grouse Connectivity Core Area. The Milk River portion of this ranch includes year-round habitat for ring-necked pheasants,

turkeys, white-tailed deer, and many other resident wildlife species. Ash Coulee lies adjacent to the FWP Vandalia Wildlife Management Area, Bureau of Reclamation property, publicly accessible DNRC land, two properties enrolled in Block Management, and the Buffalo Coulee Conservation Easement; when combined, these properties represent 8,914 contiguous acres of publicly accessible land. A conservation easement would protect healthy blocks of riparian and sagebrush habitats from conversion to other cover types, benefitting wildlife and agriculture, while also increasing public hunting and fishing opportunities. FWP will begin the process to conduct appropriate analysis, public review processes, and easement negotiations which can take up to two years. Conservation easements are

more accepted by landowners because they can remain a working ranch. FWP typically pays 40 to 45 percent of the property’s value based on a third-party appraisal. Landowners still own the property, which in most cases stays in agricultural production. Owners can sell or pass the land on to heirs, but the title carries the agreed-upon terms of the easement, which are negotiated to remain with the land forever. Since the 3,800-acre Tampico Ranch conservation easement was acquired in 1994, the Ash Coulee easement — if successful — would push the Milk River protected lands up to 18,500 acres. Since purchasing its first wildlife conservation easement 25 years ago, FWP currently has 76 conservation easements that protect a total of 456,029 acres from development. Funding for the easements comes from hunter license dollars through the Habitat Montana fund.

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