The Poplar Shopper 1996-02-01

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POPLAR SHOPPER
FEBRUARY 1, 1996
POST OFFICE BOX 668 POPLAR, MONTANA 59255 PHONE: 768-3433
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COLD - COLD & COLDER
COLD - COLD - COLD
These 3 boys and their dog were trying out the skating rink on Friday. The below freezing temperature and wind kept the skates
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SNOW - SNOW - SNOW
More snow was added to the bushes and trees from the new snow fall this week.
COLD - COLD & COLDER
The highest temp for the past week was 1 above on Wednesday and Thursday. The Low for the week was Monday night down to -34 degrees. No warming trend in the Immediate future.
Despite the intense freezing temperatures, schools and roads and businesses and Government Office remained open for the most part and no reports of serious weather related problems.
Tops for business are the plumbers and hardware stores.
The weather service predicted the cold snap would continue through the week, the mass of cold weather, should move by early next week.
1996 Farmers-Ranchers Night
Among those helping to prepare the 30th Annual Stew for Farmers-Ranchers Night are pictured L to R: George Budak, Manny Baker, Jake Hansen and Lyle (Curly) Lockmaa.
The stew wss excellent, the trench bread super but the weather was a bllssard, strong winds and snow.
The crowd small, the storm kept them home. Well try again In 19971
Scholarship Offerings
Montana Independent Telecommunications Systems, Inc. and Its members are offering two $500 scholarships to students within their service areas who are pursuing higher education studies.
One scholarship Is for a student in the area served by Ifemont Telephone Cooperative, Inc., Valley
Telecommnnlcatlons, Inc. and Project Telephone Company, who is or will be attending a 4-year accredited college or university or an accredited vo-tech school or community college.
The other scholarship is for a student in the area served by Triangle Telephone Cooperative Association, Inc. and Central Montana
Communications, Inc., who Is or will be attending a 4-year accredited college or university or an accredited vo-tech school or community college.
The scholarship award will be made to the successful applicants at the completion of the quarter or following notification, upon
verification of the grade report of the student showing a 2.0 grade point average or better.
The scholarship
applications are due on or before April 15, 1996. the announcement of the successful applicants will
be made by April 30, 1996.
The Board of Directors and employees of Montana Independent Telecommunications By stems, lac sad its members, as well as the immediate families of such directors sad employees are tojSJsBawB to apply for the scholarship offerings.
Applicants for the Nemont/Valley/project service area scholarship can be obtained by ~m�g 1-800-636-6680. Ask lor Doris Adams when requesting scholarship information.
Applications for the Triangle/Central Montana Communications service area scholarship can be obtained by calling 1 SOO 332 1201 ov 1-406-266-7607. Ask for Cheryl Cartoon.
Scholarship applications for Remont/Valley/Project ssi v loo area to to Remont Cooperative, Inc., P.O. Box 600, Bcobay, MT 59263-6O00, ATTRi MITS Scholarship Committee.
Scholarship cations for
Triangle/Central
are to Triangle Telep! Assn., Box P.O. �� Havre, MT 89601, MITS
1230, ATTRi
Poplar Middle School Short Of Space
With the boom of Elementary children (K-4) that the Poplar Schools has experienced In the past Ave (8) years, classroom space at the Poplar Middle School has become very scarce. This year, Don Johnson, Middle School Principal has only one spare classroom and that is occupied by the Tutor room.
Since 1985 the enrollment for the School has nearly doubled. Prom about three hundred (300) students in 1985 to this years five hundred seventy-five (575) students. The current population for the Middle School stands at two hundred eighty-five (285) students. We expect the population their to double In the next four (4) yean which has forced the Board of Trustees to embark on a building plan to help solve this problem.
With the Influx of new students to start the 96-97 school year and continue on for at least the next three (3) yearn, as of next year the District will need an additional four (4) classrooms, and two (2) more each year thereafter for three (3) yearn, for a total often (10).
Also, because of the Federal American Disabilities Act the High School has no handicap accessible looker rooms for the boys. This Is also being considered in the project. A plan was discussed to remodel the current locker rooms to sccessible, but it was found to be more cost effective to build new facilities.
The building project that has been tentatively approved by the Board of Trustees would tie together the Middle Schools north wind and the High School building. In effect giving the two facilities some real flexibility la the future. This type of construction would help cut down the year to year overhead needed to effectively operate these buildings. The foyer area la the High School would be enlarged giving more space for the High Schools activities.
Because this facility would be used Jointly by the Middle School and High School, money need for the project would come out of both the Elementary and High School Districts.
Because of the decrease in the funding from the State and Federal Governments, it is necessary to ran a Bond Issue Election. The Bond Issue would be split sixty (60) percent from the Elementary District and forty (40) percent from the High School District. The cost of the total project to estimated at $2.5 minion. With $1.5 million coming from the Elementary District and l.O million from the High School District.        on/t ^     g
Electronic Filing Benefits Taxpayers
Looking for an easy, fast way to file your Income tax return this year? Try electronic filing.
"An electronically filed return will arrive at the IRS within a matter of hours," said Dan Griffiths, Satellite Franchise Director with Ho>R Block in Bismarck. "Because no additional clerical work or data entry to necessary, electronically filed returns are processed more quickly. The result to that taxpayers will get their refund amount faster."
Taxpayers filing returns electronically osa Instruct the IRS to deposit their refund directly late their bank account or send a traditional paper check through the mail. Taxpayers also may apply for a refund anticipation loan from a bank and receive money within a few days. Whichever option to chosen, the turnaround time for electronically filed returns from a few days for refund anticipation loans to a few weeks for IRS direct deposit to considerably faster than the traditional slx-to-elght-weeh waiting period.
Taxpayers who owe the IRS money can also benefit from electronic filing. Under a file-now, pay-later arrangement, taxpayers may file their return electronically now and delay paying the IRS until April 10, 1996.
Electronic filing to growing In popularity among taxpayers, for more Information about electronic filing, call or stop by an Had*. Block Office.
Founded In 1955, HfcR Block to a diversified i company and the world's leaser la tax pi on-line Information services. HAvR Tax Be; approximately one la every seven lot sins filed wxh the IBB la 1995, serving 17.1 million taxpayers la more than 9,500 offices worldwide. CompuServe operates the most comprehensive on-line astweih la providing services to nearly 900 corporate i more than 4 million users In 147 <
If you get Stuck
If yon leave the engine running or heat, sure the tail pipe fa not covered with carbon monoxide (CO) may enter the cabin. CO has no smell and Ulla la minutes.
Calendar of Events Feb. 1, 1996 - Than. Harlem Volleyball game. Home
Fob. 2nd � Fri. Boys Basketball game home with Scobey
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Feb. 3rd � Basketball game in Plentywood. High School boys Basketball game in Glasgow
Feb. 4th Baa. CSAP movie in High School - Auditorium.
Feb. 5th
No School
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