August 8, 2011

We Serve Extra Lean

Ground Beef

Nite Specials

DINING ROOM ONLY

Chicken to go (potatoes included) 2 pc – Barrel 200 pc

MONDAY – Chicken Strip Dinner w/ coleslaw & fries

TUESDAY – TACO TUESDAY - $1.00 Tacos

WEDNESDAY – Shrimp in a Basket w/ coleslaw & fries

THURSDAY – Pablo’s Mexican Dinner– OR - Full Menu FRIDAY – Chicken Fried Steak w/ fries, toast & salad

SATURDAY – Hamburger Steak w/ baked potato, toast & choice of salad

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THANK YOU The Lion's Club would like to thank the community for their

continued support of our Prairie Fest breakfast and bingo

projects. We would also like to thank Al's Meats

for donating the sausage for the breakfast and thank Slugger

for being our "French toast man". Without the help and sup-

port of the

community, we could not be here.

Thanks again,

Westby Lion's Club

2011-2012 SCHOOL YEAR

TO BEGIN AUGUST 22nd

Many new and exciting things are happening at

Westby School and Superintendent Tony Holecek

is excited about the prospects of the new school

term. To start things off, a $30,000 upgrade to the

computer lab including 32 new computers will be

waiting all who enter. In addition, the faculty will

be receiving some new computers. A commons

area for the students and a renovated board room

are also being wrapped up before opening day.

Classes will begin for the new school term and

Westby students on Monday, August 22nd, with

buses running, a full schedule and meal programs

all available. The teachers will be back in the class

room beginning August 18 & 19 with Pupil In-

struction Days. There will be training on Smart-

boards, Teacher Orientation and a module on

“What Great Teachers Do Differently”. Registra-

tion and school physicals will be held on August

10th. If, for some reason, your child misses this

date contact the school at 385-2225 to set up an

appointment or drop in at the school office. New

students who plan to enroll for the first time at this

school are required to present a birth certificate at

the school office to be photocopied. An immuni-

zation record is also required before a child may

start school.

Volleyball practice will begin on August 15th. The

girls will once again be co-oping with Grenora and

playing a Montana schedule. The first scheduled

matches are set to be held on August 27th when a

High school football practice begins on August

15th. The high school and junior high boys will be

co-oping with Plentywood. The first game for the

varsity football will be in Forsyth on Friday, Sep-

tember 2nd. Junior high football practice will begin

on August 17.

Boys and girls basketball will be co-oped with

Grenora and both will be playing a Montana

schedule.

Cross country track is a new sport being offered 7-

12 grade students and it will be co-oped with

Plentywood Schools. Practice will begin on Au-

gust 15th. Please contact Superintendent Holecek

for more information.

Personnel for this school year will remain the same

with the exception of the North Dakota route bus

driver. Upon the retirement of Randy Nordhagen,

a new driver will be hired at the August school

board meeting.

Any questions may be directed to the school office

at 385-2225.

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212 Main Street

Westby, MT

385. 2349

Pork Whole or Half $1.39/lb.

Cut & Wrapped

In town butchering available.

All kinds of curing!

Check out our Extra Lean Hamburger on sale all the time!

The last of the three historic Main Street

businesses, it, too, well past its prime, was

decimated last week to make room for

housing. The site of this concrete structure

did not actually sit on Main Street, but was

housed directly behind or east of the former

Ford Garage. What was left of the Anton

Nelson’s Implement dealership or later

known as the John Deere building was

burned down the last week of July.

Chad and JoAnn Monson of Wilmar, Min-

nesota, purchased the building from

Meyer’s. The area has been leveled and

water and sewer hook-ups for four trailer

homes are being installed to house Monson

employees.

The Monson’s are also responsible for

clearing the other dilapidated Main Street

buildings (The Ford Garage & Crystal Bar)

where plans are under way to build a diesel

mechanic shop before winter hits.

MORE CHANGES ON MAIN STREET

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Your local source for: Bulk Fuel, Gas & Oil

Fertilizer, Chemicals, Feed & Salt Custom Spraying & Fertilizing

Vet Supplies

Phone: 406-385-2472 Terminal Phone: 406-385-2630

Danny Moore

Westby Manager

Blue Moon OPEN DAILY at 11a.m. Highway 16 East * Plentywood, MT 406.765.2491

CASINO

11 a.m. to 3 p.m.

Monday-Friday

FREE LUNCH

Tuesday SMEAR

Friday BINGO (5:30)

SUNDAY BUFFETS

Serving from

11 a.m. to 2 p.m.

DAILYDAILY LUNCH & DINNERLUNCH & DINNER

SPECIALSSPECIALS

HELP WANTED – EXTRA-

CURRICULAR BUS DRIVER

Westby School District # 3 is taking application

for extra-curricular bus drivers to the following

extra-curricular activities for school year 2011-12:

1. Football and Possible Cross Country

(Plentywood)

Students will be transported to activities via a

school-owned bus, therefore applicants will be

required to have a Commercial Drivers License

(CDL) Class B with a Passenger endorsement.

Salary - $40.00 per trip

For more detailed information contact Tony

Holecek at the Westby School office (385-2225)

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What an unforgettable summer this has

been on all fronts! The unusual weather

has posed its problems, but things are still

mighty green despite the spigot being

turned off weeks ago. Oh, there has

been a spit or two, but that’s about it. I

missed the major hot and humidity and

arrived home to enjoy the most gorgeous

days and have spent every evening soak-

ing up hours of mosquito free, windless

nights on the patio eating dinner.

Danny and I were very fortunate to spent

a couple weeks in California with the first

week spent babysitting our grandbaby

boys. We have more fun getting to know

them and have full days walking, playing

in the park, swimming and reading books

with them. We took in the new Winnie the

Pooh movie, Colton’s second experience

and Bryce’s first at the theatre. They were

mesmerized and Bryce had his first taste

of popcorn-one kernel at a time. By the

end of each day, I’m not sure who was

more tired- the boys, or Grandma and

Papa.

The boys are on an early to bed, early to

rise schedule so each evening we would

feed them dinner early, bath them, read

books, tuck them in, and we would eat a

later dinner after they had gone to bed.

Colton, who will be four in October, gen-

erally goes to bed by 7:30, but has a

tendency to lie awake doing whatever

little boys do before drifting off to sleep.

Sometimes it can be an hour before he

goes to sleep. One particular evening,

we were just sitting down to dinner when

Colton came out from his bedroom and

asked if he couldn’t please sit with us

while we ate dinner. Well! Who were we

to deny the child? Not going to happen.

Papa pulled up his chair, poured him an

apple juice (in a wine glass, no less) and

he sat there with the biggest grin on his

face. You could just see his little mind

working and he said, “Papa, is this a HUGE

priv-i-lege?”

“Between you and me, Colton, I’m think-

ing so.” Fortunately for us (or maybe his

parents) it was a onetime deal….

We met Chel and Heather in Monterey

with the boys and spent a couple days in

Carmel (no sign of Clint, but we did see

his restaurant). We all enjoyed the aquar-

ium in Monterey and headed to Santa

Cruz on Saturday to surprise the boys with

a ride on Thomas the Train (any of you

with small boys in your family will know

what I am talking about-I have never

seen so many smiling little boys congre-

gated in one spot in my life). Our nights

were spent in Carmel and, although we

didn’t get to see a lot the quaint little vil-

lage has to offer, I caught a glimpse of

Pebble Beach, walked to the beautiful

white sand beach, and meandered

downtown for an hour or so.

On Sunday we headed up to San Fran-

cisco where Danny and I would spend a

couple days before our return flight and

Chel and Heather and the boys headed

home.

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What a wonderful city. It is quite evident;

it is full of bright, enthusiastic, young peo-

ple, with places to go and things to do.

We did the usual tourist things-took in Al-

catraz, the “Hop on, Hop off “city tour

and the Terminal Building. All, amazing

experiences, I must say. Of course, Frisco

is known for many things, but food and

restaurants are surely towards the top of

the list and I would have to agree. Walk

up or down, and I mean, up or down, as

everything is on a hill and you can find

any number of little spots to stop for a

bite. Every one, an experience. I would

have to say San Francisco is a destination

and we both loved every minute of it. I

would encourage anyone with good

walking shoes, an umbrella, layers of

clothes and probably a deep pocket

book if you plan to stay more than a cou-

ple days, to make the trip. It is wonderful

experience…

I made this Martha Stewart recipe on our

trip to California where fresh corn, Thai

chilis and arugula are plentiful. It was ab-

solutely fabulous! I would not change a

thing (although I had to leave the green

stuff-arugula-out for Danny’s portion) and

hope to enjoy it many times before the

corn season is over. The peppery arugula,

the smoky bacon and the creamy sauce

make this sweet and savory dish a perfect

summer dinner. To complete the meal, I

served it with sliced heirloom tomatoes

(also plentiful in California) and crusty

bread. For a mixed group, I may choose

to serve it as a side to grilled tri tip or

salmon steak.

Campanelle with Corn,

Scallions and Bacon

4 cups fresh corn (from 5-6 ears)

1/2 cup low sodium chicken broth

2 tablespoons extra virgin olive oil

4 slices smoked bacon, chopped

4 tablespoons unsalted butter

1 red Thai chili or jalapeno pepper,

seeded and finely chopped

Coarse salt and freshly ground black pep-

per

1 pound campanella pasta (other shell-

shaped pasta could be used), cooked

until al dente with1 cup of cooking water

reserved

3 scallions, white and pale-green parts

only, thinly sliced

2 cups baby arugula

Parmesan cheese, shaved or finely grated

Purée 1 cup corn and the chicken stock in

a blender or food processor.

Heat olive oil in a large skillet over me-

dium heat. Cook bacon in skillet until

crisp, about 8 minutes. Add the corn pu-

rée, remaining 3 cups of corn kernels, 2

tablespoons butter and the chili pepper.

Season with salt and pepper. Cook until

corn is soft, about 5 minutes.

Toss in the cooked paste, reserved cook-

ing water and remaining 2 tablespoons

butter.

Cook until sauce is creamy, about 3 min-

utes. Toss in scallions and arugula. Garnish

with cheese. Serves 8

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Regular Meeting June 14, 2011

7:00 P.M. The Regular Meeting of the Board of Trustees

of Westby School District #3 was held on June 14, 2011. Brenda Ryals, Vance Meyer, Brant Cartwright, Jim Sundsted, Mr. Holecek,

and Donna Sorenson were in attendance. Chairman Ryals called the meeting to order at

7:00 p.m. There were no visitors at the meeting.

The tentative agenda was reviewed. One Old Business item and two New Business items

were added to the agenda, followed by a mo-tion by Meyer to approve, seconded by Cart-wright, AIF.

Donna read the minutes of the May 9, 2011 Regular meeting and re-organization meeting

and the May 23, 2011 Special meeting. Fol-lowing no corrections or additions, these min-utes were approved and placed on file.

The Board reviewed the Clerk’s April financial report.

Public Comment: None

Committee Reports: Buildings & Grounds: Mr. Holecek reported that he had met with

Dennis Kanning of Kanning Concrete to evalu-ate the lots for the new housing project. Mr. Kanning plans to begin excavation on July 10.

He will be better able to estimate the excava-tion and removal costs once he determines how much old building material needs to be

removed from the site. Meyer and Cartwright will stake out the perimeter of the house prior to the start of excavation.

Mr. Holecek informed the board that due to a recent injury some of the projects Mike

Gebhardt is working on may be delayed. The plumbing in the locker rooms needs to be fin-ished right away in order to have the flooring

installed on schedule so we will probably need to out-source that work.

Unfinished Business: A. Mr. Holecek received one application for

Assistant Boys’ Basketball coach. He has in-terviewed the applicant and recommended that we hire Kelly Olson for the 2011/2012

season. Sundsted moved to hire Mr. Olson as assistant coach, seconded by Meyer, AIF. B. Mr. Holecek presented the estimate from

Kanning Concrete for the basement for the housing project. This matter had been tabled at the May 23, 2011 Special meeting. Cart-

wright made a motion to accept the bid for a 1500 sq ft concrete block basement, exclud-ing windows and plumbing. Sundsted sec-

onded the motion and all voted in favor. C. Meyer moved to pay the 2011/12 MREA dues and subscribe to their legal option,

Sundsted seconded, AIF. New Business:

Mr. Holecek proposed three changes to the Student Handbook:

shorten the time students are al-lowed to make up work follow-ing an absence

add Junior High academic require-ments

add a Discipline Referral form

Meyer made a motion to change the Student Handbook per Mr. Holecek’s recommendation, seconded by Sundsted, AIF

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B. Mr. Holecek presented a Route Bus Driver salary schedule for review by the Board. This

schedule would provide a basis for payment of drivers based on a daily rate, number of miles driven per day, and years of service.

Cartwright made a motion to adopt this salary schedule, Meyer seconded, AIF. C. Mr. Holecek explained the estimated costs

of setting up a Cross Country co-op agree-ment with Plentywood. Because we already

have a football co-op in place during the same season the costs of adding cross country would be relatively low. Sundsted moved to

initiate a cross country co-op with Plenty-wood, Meyer seconded, AIF. D. A bid was presented from Mike Gebhardt

to replace 10 windows in the staff residence currently occupied by Nate Olson. If the win-dows were ordered now this project could be

completed sometime this fall. Meyer moved to accept this bid, seconded by Cartwright and all voted in favor.

E. The lease agreements for staff housing were reviewed by the Board. Further consid-eration is necessary before changes are made

to existing agreements and a policy for the lease of the new property can be imple-mented.

F. Cartwright made a motion to close out Ex-tracurricular Activity account “Class of 2011”

to set up an account for the “Class of 2017”. Sundsted seconded this motion, AIF. G. Policy 5343P (Classified Vacation) was

given a first reading. H. Sundsted made a motion to authorize the Clerk to pay all incoming bills through June

30, 2011 and all bills incurred during the month of July 2011 since there will be no July meeting of the Board of Trustees. Cartwright

seconded the motion and all voted in favor of payment authorization.

Announcements/Discussion Superintendent’s Report: Mr. Holecek re-

ported that he had received word from Hartley’s Bus Service that the new bus should be delivered in July with all re-

quired upgrades completed. Mr. Holecek updated the Board on the Freezer and its contents ruined by the

power outage on April 29th. Research is still being conducted by the insur-

ance company, but he is hopeful that the loss will be covered entirely. Our 2009/10 audit was recently com-

pleted by Olness and Associates. Mr. Holecek updated the board on the find-ings of the audit and our response.

Mr. Holecek will attend the County Trans-portation meeting in Plentywood on June 16, 2011

Mr. Holecek will be in Bozeman June 20-21, 2011 to attend the MREA annual meeting.

Mr. Holecek reported that bus mainte-nance costs have been high this year due to on-going maintenance issues

with the cruiser. The arrival of the new activities bus this summer should help reduce those costs substantially

for the upcoming year.

Meyer moved to approve payment of June payroll warrants #10761 - 10780 totaling $54,575.24, and June claims warrants

#16340 - 16394 totaling $130,576.48. Sund-sted seconded the motion for payment ap-proval, AIF.

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HELP WANTED

ROUTE DRIVER

Westby School District is taking applications for a

route driver for the 2011-12 school year:

This route is a daily route entailing a combined

mileage of nearly 95 miles per day for 180 days.

Students will be transported via a school-owned

bus, therefore applicants will be required to have a

Commercial Drivers License (CDL) Class B with

a passenger endorsement.

Wages DOE.

For more detailed information contact Tony

Holecek at the Westby School office (385-2225).

The June Extracurricular Financial Report was reviewed followed by a motion by Cartwright

to approve; Sundsted seconded the motion, AIF.

The meeting was adjourned at 8:29p.m.

Arlene Hove, District Clerk

Brenda Ryals, Chairman

THESE MINUTES ARE UNOFFICIAL AND

SUBJECT TO BOARD APPROVAL.

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HAUGEN

Laverne Haugen, a native of Westby, passed

away at his home in Phoenix on June 7, 2011,

2011. He was 86.

He was born March 4, 1925 on the family farm

near Ambrose, North Dakota. He began farming

as a teenager.

He loved the land and became an owner of many

acres in Montana, North Dakota and Saskatche-

wan.

He moved his family to Phoenix in 1967, and

invested in land there.

Laverne was a people person and loved to enter-

tain. He was an avid hunter and fisherman.

He was preceded in death by his parents Andrew

and Mabel Haugen, sister Betty Anhalt and brother

Ervin.

He is survived by a daughter Lorie Alfed and son

Vern and granddaughter Shelby, all of Phoenix;

sisters Lola Jensen of Seattle, Dorothy Swartz of

Kalispell, Ardelle French of Plentywood and a

brother, Marlow of Phoenix.

P.O. Box 227

6408 Highway 16 South

Medicine Lake, MT 59247

Phone: 406-789-2231

Fax: 406-789-2234

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The "lady of honor", Irene Stageberg, is sitting center stage with the cowgirl hat on.

Medora, North Dakota, was this year’s setting for the Stageberg Family Reunion. The celebration, which be-gan on July 28th, was hosted by Irene Stageberg’s seven granddaughters in honor of her one hundredth birthday. The 65 family members converged from 11 states in-cluding Arizona, California, Colorado, Florida, Minne-sota, Nevada, South Carolina, Washington, Wyoming as well as North Dakota and Montana. The weekend included a picnic with games of horseshoe at Chimney Park, the fondue steak fry and musical, sightseeing, shopping and of course, a birthday party. The highlight of Friday came while at the Medora Musi-cal, the emcee acknowledged Irene’s birthday and the audience joined in singing “Happy Birthday”. Later in the show, the featured act, a comedian from Denver, also wished Rene well and commented, “The good thing about being 100 is you don’t have to worry about peer pressure!”

On Saturday the group congregated at the Cowboy Hall of Fame for pictures and the obvious reason to celebrate. Following the picture taking, Rene was lead to an area where two tables were set up to hold all of the birthday gifts including 100 items from family members, one for each of her 100 years of life. The afternoon included a video, a silent auction, whist tournament, bingo, and a skit by Rene’s seven grand-daughters depicting each decade of her life. A catered dinner was served and the evening was wrapped up with a smear tournament. The weekend concluded with a continental breakfast on Sunday and plans to meet again in 2015. Rene noted, “I was very happy to see everyone. I will have many wonderful memories and I so appreciate everything that was done for me.” Irene Stageberg will officially turn 100 on October 13th,

2011.

FOR RENT Westby Manor, Inc. has one-bedroom apartments for rent in Westby. Very nice, utilities

paid and free laundry. Eligible tenants will not pay more than 30% of their adjusted income.

The Westby Manor, Inc. will be temporarily renting apartments to all persons without regard

to income restrictions. The Westby Manor Inc utilizes Telecommunication Device for the

Deaf (TDD) 1-800-253-4091 (TTY)/1-866-253-4090 (Voice)

"This institution is a Equal Opportunity Provider, and Employer." Call Brenda at 385. 2577

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Flocking flamingos seem to be showing up every-

where these days. The first sighting was of a sin-

gle group close to a month ago and now multiple

flocks have been spotted. What is behind this phe-

nomenon, you ask? It doesn’t seem anyone is

fessing up, but I’ve been informed if a flock shows

up on your property it is very important to follow

the instructions a single bird from the flock has

been banded with. If all else fails, call 385-2351

and a member of the Centennial Fundraising com-

mittee will be happy to relieve you of your flock.

For a price, of course.

FLOCKING FLAMINGOS?

Pictured right: A flock of flamingos at the Danny

& Val Moore residence.

The much preferred Elberta peaches

have arrived in our area and it is hard to

get enough of them either eaten right out

of the box, sliced with a little sugar and

cream, or baked up in something luscious.

If you are lucky enough to have any left,

they can up beautifully, too!

I crashed a little luncheon a group of

quilters was enjoying at the Prairie Kitchen

and was served this delicious little dessert

served by Donna Evans.

FRESH PEACH UPSIDE DOWN CAKE

2 cups fresh peaches

4 tbsps butter

½ cup brown sugar

½ cup pecan or walnuts

1 pkg white or yellow cake mix

Whipped cream for garnish

Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Melt butter

in 9X13 pan; add brown sugar and stir to

combine. Spread mixture over surface of

pan. Arrange sliced peaches over mix-

ture and sprinkle with nuts. Prepare cake

mix according to directions and pour over

fruit. Bake 40 minutes or until cake is

done. Serve with whipped cream.

Enjoy

for

LIFE IS GOOD!

Val’s Recipe Corner

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Things never move as fast as we would like and

that is certainly the case for the parishioners of Im-

manuel Lutheran Church. After flooding com-

pletely destroyed the lower level of the church,

progress has been slow to find a solution due to the

wide spread devastation from Minot to Glasgow.

When you combine the flooding in these areas

with the booming oil activity, it is not easy to get

answers as cleaning companies and contractors are

presently dealing with more than a full plate. The

church council has been soliciting bids on clean-up

of the area. The last of the clean-up bids is due in

around August 10th and a decision is expected to

be made by the council immediately on this part of

the project. The company that is expected to re-

ceive the bid is willing to work with volunteers to

reduce the cost to the members. The company will

provide any necessary clothing or masks needed to

help with the project.

Construction bids to restore the basement or build

a new ground level facility will be considered as

soon as they become available.

To error on the side of caution, Immanuel Lu-

theran Church is currently conducting its services

at the Community Center on Main Street in

Westby. Services will resume at Immanuel when

an air quality test can confirm the safety of the en-

vironment at the church.

UPDATE ON IMMANUEL

LUTHERAN

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The museum board set August 6th aside as a day

to assess the situation for the future home of the

museum and dispose of whatever possible before

tackling the major clean-up and restoration proc-

ess.

Right now the board is in desperate need of a de-

humidifier to help with the moisture problem in

the building. Also, there is an old washer and

dryer and a refrigerator needing to be hauled out.

The board assumes they were in working order

when they were turned off. They would be willing

to take any donation to the museum for these

items.

MUSEUM BOARD IN NEED OF HELP

The board is also looking for a handyman who is

willing and able to work on the building to help

with the little projects to get it back in shape. The

major issues can be addressed by a larger crew.

The job calls for a volunteer who is an all around

handyman.

Sometime in the future, a 10’ X 15” piece of carpet

in good condition will also be needed.

The museum will be housed on Main Street,

Westby, in the former home of Gladys and Ollie

Wirtzberger and plans are to have it up and run-

ning for the 2013 Westby Centennial. Any ques-

tions or more information may be directed or be

gained from the board members-Arletta Herman,

Dick Johnson, Rob Rust, Marlene Anderson, or

Jody Lagerquist who may be reached at 385-7335.

Editor:

Val Moore

P.O. Box 36

Westby, MT 59275

E-mail: dvmoore@nemontel.net

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P.O. Box 124

Westby, MT 59275

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