The Poplar Shopper 1992-04-16

              POPLA -
APRIL 16. 1992
POST OFFICE BOX 668 POPLAR, MONTANA 59255 PHONE: 768-3433
Peggy Norgaard, Hospital Administrator, with Natalie and Kelly receiving the Student Council books!
National Library Week
As a project for National Library Week, the Middle School Student Council donated 24 packages of books to the Poplar Community Hospital. Each brightly wrapped gift contains 6 books appropriate for reading aloud to infants. Titles include: Mother Goose. Baby's ABC's and Three Little Pigs. These packages will be given to Mothers and Newborns as they leave the hospital.
The Middle School Student Council paid for the books, wrapped them and presented them to Peggy Norgaard, Hospital Administrator.
We hope, that with this project, we can make new Mother's aware of the importance of reading aloud. Studies continue to show the correlation between students. Success at learning to read and the amount of time they had been read to before they entered school. Since reading is the foundation that the remainder of our education is based upon, 15 minutes a day with your child on your lap and a book in your hand could be the greatest gift you can give your baby!
"Chrysti the Wordsmith"
Chrysti (Smith) Scoville, daughter of Bud and Carol Smith of Poplar. Has been an anthropology student at MSU since 1988. In the spring of 1089, Chrysti concieved the idea of a two-minute radio program dealing with the origins and histories of common English words and phrases. The program was named "Chrysti the Wordsmith" and in May of 1989, it began to be produced and recorded out of KGLT, MSU's campus radio station. In the fall of 1990, the series began to be syndicated, and as of today's date, it is being heard on 40 radio stations across the country. She is now planning on expanding into newspapers and periodicals. "Chrysti the Wordsmith" is now a weekly column in The Exponent. MSU's campus newspaper.
Chrysti (Smith) Scoville is a writer and narrator of the radio series "Chrysti the Wordsmith", is syndicated in 40 U.S. States out of KGLT FM, Montana State Universities Radio Station.
COME TO CHURCH
this Easter
New Landfill Hours
Due to the early Spring weather the Landfill will now be open on Saturday also Monday - Saturday 9:15 - 4:40 Closed Sunday
Hospital Election Results
Election results for Hospital trustees for a three year term:
Poplar:
Michael J. Gorder - 336 Write-ins � 15
Mineral Bench: Michael J. Gorder - 21
HAPPY EASTER
Praise this joyous time! Poplar Shopper
NOTICE The City. Council Meeting has been changed from April 22nd to Tuesday, April 21st at 7:00 P.M.
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"TAXES"
Chinook-area livestock growers who watched thel: pasture go up In flames last year may want to think twice before selling off any cattle.
Unless, that is, they don't mind paying taxes on the income. The internal Revenue Service apparently won't let ranchers who lost forage or feed in last fall's 183.000-acre fire defer taxes if they have to sell cattle, says Duane Griffith, MSU Agriculture Economics
Specialist.
Griffith called the IRS and asked about deferment in response to questions from cattle owners. Many whose land was scorched In the three-day blaze � and who lost pasture and feed � may have to sell some cattle this season. Typically, under IRS drought and disaster rules, ranchers could replace those cattle next year without penalty.
That's not what an IRS spokesman told Griffith, though.
"it does not appear that this fire causing lack of forage and the subsequent sale of livestock would apply" for the IRS waiver, Griffith says he was told. "An area has to be declared to be under drought conditions" by the federal government
before ranchers living there "can defer the Income from the sale of their livestock.
The IRS' casualty rules do cover livestock lost In fire, but only if the flames damaged or killed the animals, Griffith says he was told.
Blaine County
Commissioner and rancher Art Klelnjan expressed surprise a^ the IRS ruling, but said he knows of no one who has sold cattle as a result of the fire. Plenty of hay Is available to replace lost grazing, he said.
Ranchers may not know whether they'll need to sell until later this spring, Griffith says. If the unusually dry, warm weather gripping the state all winter continues, the gras burned off In the blaze may come back fully this year -- and cattle growers may consider selling off to reduce their stocking rate and protect their pasture land!
They're going to have to make some decisions," Griffith says.
Before doing so, they'll be wise to get professional advice about the tax consequences, he adds.
They should check with their accountants to see how their individual situation might be handled."
Good Friday Inter-Church Service At Noon
The Ministerial Association of Poplar is sponsoring a Service at Our Lady Of Lonrdes Church Friday, April 17, at Noon. Members of local churches are invited as are all who like to attend.
On Good Friday Christians through out the world commemorate the death of Jesus who died by crucifixion nearly 2000 years ago.
The service will be based on the ancient Tenebrae Service. Portions of the Gospel account of the death of Jesus will be proclaimed by Church Ministers and the Choir will lead musical responses and hymns of Holy Week.
The Reverend Jerry Swanson of First Presbyterian Church has designed the Service; Ann O'Brien is in charge of the combined choirs; Reverend Robert Fox of Our Lady of Lourdes is the host Pastor.
Other local Ministers who will participate include: Rev. Roger Hunt of the Assembly of God, Rev. Paul Partin of the Pentecostal Church, Rev. Loren Robinson of Lindsey Memorial Presbyterian, Sister Mary Hourlgan of Ft. Kipp and Brockton, Rev. Curtis Reese of First Baptist Church, Rev. Ron Moccasin of Red Eagle Presbyterian and Joan Bloomfield of Lindsey Memorial Presbyterian.
Mrs. Roger Hunt will sing a solo: "When I Survey The Wonderous Cross".
Noxious Weed Control Program
Even with the dry warm winter we have had, and the possible dry spring we maybe looking at, most noxious weeds will still flourish.
The time again is here when the Roosevelt County Weed District is asking for your cooperation of controlling of Noxious Weeds in and around Roosevelt County.
Landowners In
Roosevelt County should be reminded that the Weed District has a Cost-Share Program available. The County Program provides 1/3 Cost-Share on Tordon Chemical used for leafy spurge control on noncultivated lands with a $600 limit to any landowner.
The Weed District is operating two spray crews in the County this summer. Spraying will be done on Individual contracts. County roads and other contracts.
Noxious Weeds defined by State and County Law include leafy spurge, Canada thistle. field bindweed, white top, Russian knapweed, spotted knapweed, diffused
knapweed. dalmatlon
toadflax and St. Johns worth.
The Weed District spray crews are available to do contract spraying for Individuals In the County. The Weed Control Program to changing each year to better serve  your needs.
School Board Election--4� Results
Local    School    Board
Election results:
Poplar:
Arlle Lauridsen 228 Helen Toupee Rlcker-84 Georgia Atkinson 55 Joseph Shep Ferguson-40.
Mill Levy passed 245
165. Wolf Point:
Skip Clayton 475 Brockton:
Spike Bighorn 55
Maurice Bighorn 36 Frazer:
Elliot Todd-114
George Blount-116
Joe Howard 77
Lonnle Steele 64
Sidney Bird 27_
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Fixing The President's Dismal Indian Budget
This year's federal budget proposal by President Bush's Administration for American Indians Is a deep and dismal disappointment.
The Ingredients for progress and prosperity across Indian Country are well-recognized: better
education and health care. Improved housing and especially economic
development.
But In each critical area, the President's budget falls far short of what Is realistically required for the federal government to meet Its trust responsibility.
The Congress has Its work cut out to Improve the Administration's funding plan. Congressional hearings are beginning on the budget and appropriations and by summer Congress hopefully will have offered proposals to fix the flaws In the President's budget.