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The coronavirus has brought out the worst and the best in people. The worst seen by shoppers hoarding items, people ignoring stay at home orders, gathering in larger numbers. The best as seen in our own town where Eva & Michelle Grimes get groceries to help those who need it, and developed a game that gives customers something fun to make their day a little better. Grace and Chris Jardee work so hard to help supply folks with food items they may not be able to get otherwise....
Who is eligible for SNAP? If you were laid off or lost income and need help putting food on the table, SNAP (Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program) is here to help. Here are some core eligibility rules: • If you live with your spouse or your children under age 22, they are part of the same SNAP household. If you live with others, you can apply separately unless you buy and prepare most of your food together. • If you are not a US Citizen, there are special immigrant status rules. • If your income is below 200% of the F...
Hello God, it’s me, Mara: You know, Lord, it was interesting when a friend shared that the dictionary defines Easter as a Christian festival which celebrates the resurrection of Christ. Easter, Sunday brought to mind a myriad of images, one of which was the singing of lovely Easter anthems. A book on Hymns elucidates the following pertaining to one favorite hymn: “In the Garden” (written March 1912 by C. Austin Miles) allows the singer to share the experience of Mary Magdalene, as she met Jesus outside the tomb on Easter morn...
Governor Bullock’s March 31 Directive with consumer protections to lessen the economic impacts on Montanans by stopping evictions, foreclosures and cancellation of utility services does not absolve renters or lessees from their financial obligations, according to a citizen’s advocate from the governor’s office. The financial liability of tenants according to the terms of their lease remains unchanged. Only the legal ability to remove a renter from the property is suspended. The suspension of foreclosures also applies to re...
Here in our calving commune on Lower Deer Creek, we are going into our fifth week of social distancing or sheltering in place. 102 years ago, the Spanish Flu pandemic of 1918, the deadliest in history, infected an estimated 500 million people worldwide (about one-third of the planet’s population) and killed an estimated 20 million to 50 million victims, including over 675,000 Americans. It primarily infected young, healthy adults. My husband's Grandpa, Hoell, contracted the Spanish flu, which kept him from going to World W...
The 2020 paddlefish seasons on the Yellowstone and Lower Missouri rivers (yellow tag) are canceled in response to Gov. Steve Bullock’s extension of the directives for social distancing and non-resident quarantine to help stop the spread of COVID-19. As of now, paddlefish season on the Upper Missouri River from Fort Benton downstream to Fort Peck Dam (white tag) will remain in place and the drawing for these limited tags occurred April 6. The fishery opens May 1 and is conducted in a more dispersed manner. There are also no p...
by Tom Puchlerz Montanans are doing our part in this very difficult time to help each other out and curb the spread of the COVID 19 virus. We come together and look out for each other, as we always have in times of crisis, and in this case that means practicing social distancing to slow the spread of this disease. It is times like this that we as Montanans are even more appreciative of our public mountains and foothills, forests and prairies, and rivers and streams. Montanans recreate in the outdoors at as high of a rate as...
April 7 • Governor’s extension of the Stay at Home Directive along with certain other Directives to April 24 • Directive waiving some restrictions on local and county governments gaining access to emergency funding from the state and federal government • Directive with measures for notifications to first responders that they may come in to contact with a COVID-19 patient April 2 • Directive to extend motor vehicle deadlines, and to provide services online and by mail. • Directive was issued designating childcare as an essen...
For the purposes of this letter, I am speaking as a community member, as well as on behalf of my position with Dahl Memorial. During this time, there seems to be more questions than answers, more fear than normality, and more rules than rights. Covid-19 is something new and the uncertainties are greater than the certainties. Because of that we need to be more cautious than not. In our area we have several things that are certain. Cold days are cold and hot days are hot. During such days, we know the effects of what could...
On March 25, Carter County received notification that the local food bank would be receiving a $1,500 grant from the Dennis and Phyllis Washington Foundation in response to the COVID-19 crisis. The notification states that the foundation “recognizes that due to the on-going health crisis the world is currently facing, many local non-profits are experiencing unprecedented increase in demand for their local services.” The money will be used to restock the food bank with essential items. An unprecedented number of Americans hav...
There are no cases of COVID-19 in Carter County as of Wednesday, April 15. As suspected, last week Governor Bullock extended the end date of the executive directives to April 24, 2020. The Governor extended the end date of the Stay at Home Directive, the Directive providing mandatory quarantine for certain travelers, the restrictions for on-premises food and beverage businesses and to continue the closure of all non-residential public schools. To read Governor Bullock's...
Soon-to-be five-year-old Tate Wolff is quite an accomplished archaeologist. One day a few weeks ago, the youngster was feeling pretty down. His father Tyler, a local rancher, had just had a calf die, and he was taking it rather hard. Wolff decided he would take his son on a short shed hunting trip. He hoped that if they found an antler or two, it would cheer his son up. Instead, the duo found an old stone knife point. Tate was excited. "I can look all day and not find a...
