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Two members of Montana's congressional delegation say they are relieved that a government shutdown has been averted. But Sen. Jon Tester, D-Mont., and U.S. Rep. Denny Rehberg, R-Mont., say they are holding off on determining how they will vote when the compromise budget plan comes before Congress. Congressional leaders and President Barack Obama agreed to a compromise budget shortly before the midnight deadline. Failure to arrive at a pact would have resulted in the shutdown of non-essential services. Tester called a...
A proposed $200,000 federal grant that would enable Montana State University-Northern to undertake a program to train people in energy fields has cleared a major U.S. Senate hurdle. The proposal won approval from the Senate Appropriations Committee Thursday. Sponsored by U.S. Sen. Jon Tester, D-Mont., the proposal now heads to the Senate floor. Tester, a member of the Appropriations Committee, said he hopes the proposal will be voted on by the end of the fiscal year, which ends Sept. 30. "I think this will be good for...
Everett Antoine III said he was stuck in a rut. The young Rocky Boy's Indian Reservation resident had no job and lacked skills. He wasn't sure where his life was taking him. Then he got a call from Barb Stiffarm, the executive director of Opportunity Link Inc. A new program, Project GreenBuild, was going to rehabilitate the building where the North Central Montana Transit system was headquartered. When Opportunity Link bought the building, it had been vacant for five years. The building was jammed with junk, it was poorly...
Students in need will soon be getting a backpack full of school suppl ies from the Salvation Army. The supplies will be paid for, in part, by the money people drop into the ket t les at Christmas time, said Tina Crawford, the social services director for the Salvation Amy. Kindergartners through eighth-graders who are eligible will get supplies including pens, pencils, crayons, markers, notebooks, protractors and other supplies needed in the classroom, she said. The backpacks wi l l be designed according to the age of the stu... Full story
A team of officials from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) will be on the Hi-Line this week to get ideas on how to improve health care for Native Americans. The group will have a site visit to the Fort Belknap Indian Community today. Up to 40 CDC officials will be at Rocky Boy's Indian Reservation on Tuesday for a listening session that will be moderated by State Sen. Jonathan Windy Boy, D-Box Elder, vice chairman of the Chippewa Cree Tribal Council. The discussion will center on longstanding concerns of... Full story
For about 15 years now, Kim Cripps has led troops out to the streets and sidewalks of Havre each spring and fall to collect trash from the streets. She will be at it again 9 a.m. to noon on Saturday, Sept. 11. The fall Havre Pride day is aimed at sprucing up neighborhoods for Havre Festival Days, which will take place the next weekend. Teams of people meet at the fire station and spread throughout the community to pick up trash. Bags will be provided, Cripps said. "We're just asking people to come out and show their pride in...
