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Teachers, students reflect on restructuring
By
Charlie Denison
Ranger-Review Staff Writer
It’s
that time of year again. Hundreds of students are
back in school.
The
process the Glendive Unified School Board began in
February that restructured the elementary schools
became a reality, as Jefferson Elementary hosted kindergarten
through second grade and Lincoln Elementary hosted
third through fifth grades for the first time on Wednesday
without too many problems.
Although
there were some issues, Glendive Superintendent of
Schools Jim Germann said the first week has been excellent.
"It’s
worked out really well," he said. "Things
went much smoother on day two."
At
Jefferson School on Wednesday, some parents were confused
about where to drop off their children and where to
park after the school had made some adjustments in
the parking lot to allow better passage for the buses
and avoid congestion.
Dawson
County Undersheriff Rich Rowe came out in the morning
to help direct traffic. In the afternoon, however,
parents seemed to have a better idea, Jefferson Principal
Vicky Panasuk said.
Panasuk
added the first day of school often has much more
traffic than the other days, as parents want to be
a part of the first-day experience with their children.
For
the first two days of the school year, parents of
kindergartners are required to pick up and drop off
their children, Panasuk said.
Germann
said he was pleased to see so much activity at the
school.
"Even
though there wasn’t a lot of parking, it was
great to see a lot of parents being involved in their
children’s education," he said.
Another
issue Jefferson had was the lunch schedule. Now that
there are more students eating, school officials had
to estimate how much time it would take them to get
through the lunch line.
"By
the end of the week we should be good," first
grade teacher Kara Barthel said.
Overall,
Panasuk said she was happy with how things went.
"It
was a successful first day of school," she said.
"We had a lot of support."
Lincoln
Elementary had its own adjustments to make the first
two days of school, as well, Principal Steve Lynn
said, such as bells going off at the wrong time or
not going off at all.
"The
bells were set according to last year’s schedule,"
he said. "Seventy-five percent of the bells were
right, but there was that 25 percent that didn’t
ring."
Most
of the bells that didn’t ring took place during
lunch hours.
By
Thursday, the bells were fixed and Lynn said that
children went to lunch, recess and were back to the
classroom in an efficient manner.
"It’s
gone smoother than I anticipated," he said. "Sure,
there have been some potholes, but no sinkholes. Mostly
just some small procedural things."
On
the first day, as happens any year when new children
experience a school for the first time, some young
ones were overwhelmed.
Fifth-graders
Allie Baisch and Sammy Beeler, both new to Lincoln,
are still adjusting to their new school after spending
the majority of their education at Jefferson.
"It’s
so big I don’t know where anything is,"
Beeler said.
This
is not unusual for a first day, Lynn said, and already
he has noticed students acclimating to one another
as well as their surroundings.
"It
wasn’t mass confusion," he said. "We
had some kids get a little lost but all-in-all it
wasn’t much different from a normal first day."
Expanding
from three buses to seven or eight buses at Lincoln
is another adjustment that will take some time, but
it is going well so far, Lynn said.
Buses
at Lincoln are scheduled to leave by 3:07 p.m. On
Wednesday the buses left a little late, but they were
on schedule Thursday, Lynn said.
"Busing
has not been an issue," he said. "I’m
very pleased.
Lynn
also wants to remind parents that Taylor Avenue and
Power Street are the parking zones.
"We’re using the entire block now to give
the buses the passage they need," Lynn added.
Overall,
both schools are doing well with the change, Germann
said, and teachers, students and parents are excited
for a new year.
"It’s
progress, slowly but surely," fifth-grade teacher
Geri Kirkpatrick, who is starting her first year at
Lincoln, said.
Reach
Charlie Denison at ranger@midrivers.com.
City
wants to cull deer
By
Kelsey Bray
Ranger-Review Staff Writer
New
waste water operations will cost the city of Glendive
millions of dollars.
At
a Glendive City Council committee meeting Aug. 31,
Craig Pozega, an engineer from Great West Engineering,
presented a preliminary engineering report outlining
options and costs for new wastewater operations.
Pozega
has been studying the Glendive wastewater system in
order to present options and determine costs.
Due
to Department of Environmental Quality regulations,
the Glendive lagoon system is no longer in compliance.
Pozega
presented five possible options for the city.
The
first option would be to treat the existing lagoons
and change the point of discharge to the Yellowstone
River, which would allow more dilution of waste water.
This option would cost $2.6 million and keep existing
operation and maintenance costs.
The
second option would be a lagoon/moving bed biofilm
reactor, which would cost $6.1 million.
This
would treat the water before discharging it into the
Yellowstone River.
The
next two options, a biological nutrient removal plant
and a sequencing batch reactor plant, would also treat
the water. They would cost $8.8 million and $7.3 million
respectively.
The
last and most expensive option, at $9.1 million, would
be to store the wastewater in the existing lagoons.
The storage would require another 15-acre lagoon as
well.
All
options except the first, would raise operating and
maintenance costs by hundreds of thousands of dollars.
Whichever
option the city chooses will affect city rates.
"Rates
will at least double, at least," Public Works
Director Gary Zuroff said.
The
process of meeting the DEQ regulations is a long one.
The city must first collect additional information,
review the preliminary engineering report in October
and hold a public meeting in January 2011.
The
city must also approve the engineering report and
selected alternative by February 2011 and submit grant
applications by May 2012. The actual project design
would begin June 2011 with project bidding in 2012
and construction in April 2013.
Reach
Kelsey Bray at _rrreporter@rangerreview.com.
Wastewater
operations will cost millions
By
Kelsey Bray
Ranger-Review Staff Writer
The
Glendive City Council met with Fish, Wildlife &
Parks employees to find a solution to reduce the deer
population.
The
deer in town not only eat vegetation, they threaten
the safety of humans and pets, Mayor Jerry Jimison
said.
"We’ve
got deer that are no longer afraid," he said.
"They’re attacking citizens and small animals."
FWP Wildlife Biologist Howard Burt presented the council
with several solutions for deer outside of town.
The
first idea was to allow hunting in the land located
behind the Glendive landfill.
The
FWP would assign extra tags at a reduced price so
more deer could be harvested, Burt said. Currently,
hunters can purchase up to five different tags to
hunt. Typically, the FWP would allow one or two more
tags, but the decision is up to the city, Burt said.
The
city will determine if guns will be allowed behind
the landfill, or if the hunters can only use bows.
The
second idea would be to open Cain’s Coulee in
Makoshika State Park to archery hunting.
Cain’s Coulee has been closed to hunting for
eight or nine years, Ryan Sokoloski, park manager,
said.
The
solutions offered only deal with one part of the problem.
The
ideas would not help reduce resident deer, who do
not leave city limits, Burt said.
Reducing resident deer is more complicated.
"It’s
not an easy issue, no doubt about it," Burt said.
Several
ideas were offered, but none of them were ideal.
One
idea included tranquilizing the deer and transporting
them out of town.
However,
the FWP is not authorized to transport the deer because
they might spread Chronic Wasting Disease, Burt said.
If
the deer were tranquilized and left in town, their
meat could not be used and they would end up in a
landfill, Burt said. Also, tranquilizers are expensive.
The
idea of allowing hunters to kill the deer in town
has obvious problems. Residents or small animals could
be harmed accidentally.
Council
member Clarence Vallard offered the idea of using
shotgun hunting. Shotguns ammunition does not travel
as far as rifle shot, but they are still dangerous.
Having
law enforcement shoot the deer in town was another
solution.
Having
officers shoot deer would take manpower, money and
would still be dangerous.
Assistant
Police Chief Ty Ulrich said he did not like that idea,
because firing guns in town can do a lot of harm.
"I
don’t like doing it, period," Ulrich said.
What
to do with the deer is difficult, especially because
no one knows exactly how many deer are in town.
"How
can we control what we don’t know?" Vallard
said.
Vallard
would like a study done to determine how many deer
are in town and where they are located.
The
issue of what to do with the resident deer has not
been decided yet, but the city does have an idea of
what to do with the deer after they are killed.
"We’ve
got some of our bases covered," Jimison said.
Triple
T Meats has offered to butcher the deer meat for the
city for half the regular price. Instead of $75, they
would butcher the deer for $37.50.
Jimison
also talked with Action For Eastern Montana about
donating the meat to Assembly of God Church Pastor
Brad Kelly to feed those in need.
Whatever
the solution may be, it will not be easy.
Jimison
plans to meet with the law enforcement in town, draw
up a deer management document stating what the city
plans to do as soon as possible to send to FWP officials
for approval.
Reach
Kelsey Bray at rrreporter@rangerreview.com
Obituaries
The
following obituaries appeared in The Ranger-Review
the week of August 29, 2010.
Lee
Ray Rovig,
age 80, formerly of Outlook, Montana, died on Saturday,
Aug. 28, 2010 at the Glendive Medical Center Extended
Care.
John
Dowson, 47, of 11 Wilson Butte Rd in Great
Falls, died on Monday, Aug. 23, 2010, in Hamilton,
MT of accidental carbon monoxide poisoning.
Jane
Marie (Kennedy) Mortinson,
age 86, formerly of Glendive, Montana passed away
peacefully on Friday, August 27, 2010 at Highgate
Senior Living in Billings
SPORTS
Cross country competes in Dickinson
By
Kevin Miller
Ranger-Review Staff Writer
The
Dawson County High School cross-country teams got
on the course for the first time this season at the
Becki Wells Invite. This meet was held on Saturday
in Dickinson, N.D. The Lady Red Devils finished seventh
of the 12 varsity teams competing. In the boys’
team standings Glendive was sixth. There were 14 teams
in the varsity boys’ competition. Coach Jim Temple
said, "The Becki Wells Invite in Dickinson is
always a good meet to show our athletes where they
fit in at this point. The boys and girls competition
was excellent as most of the very large North Dakota
schools from Fargo to Dickinson were in attendance."
Melissa Lynn was the top runner for the Lady Red Devils.
Lynn clocked a 17:00 over the 4000-meter course to
finish in 23rd place. Caitlin Lantis ran a 17:07 and
finished 26th. Rio Frame and Sabrina Temple also cracked
the 18-minute mark. Frame was timed in 17:26 while
Temple ran the course in 17:54. Frame and Temple were
35th and 46th respectively. Eighty runners ran in
the varsity girls’ race. Temple said, "Our
girls team is very strong in the first four runners
and they ran very well. The girls team is very deep,
but we need a couple of the girls to get closer to
those first four and then they will be really tough
to beat."
Layne Lantis paced the Red Devils in the boys’
race. Lantis ran the 5000-meter course in a time of
17:11; good enough for a ninth-place finish. "This
is the first time we have had a boy in the top 20
awards since I have coached here," Temple said.
The second and third place runners for DCHS were Matt
Keltgen and Amadeo Lamphier. Keltgen ran an 18:28
and came in 33rd. Lamphier placed 41st with a time
of 18:58. "We have a couple of our runners that
would have helped the team with some minor injuries
right now so they did not race. When we get them all
healthy these boys will be a real nice team,"
Temple said.
A total of 33 Glendive runners, 21 girls and 12 boys,
ran in this meet. There were both varsity and junior
varsity races.
Temple stated, "Comparing what some of our returning
kids ran last year to what they ran this year I was
very happy. Some of them ran the course up to nearly
a minute faster than last year at this time."
This meet is named after Becki Wells, a former Dickinson
High School track and cross-country standout. Wells
was born in Glendive and is the granddaughter of Carmen
Miller of Glendive. DCHS runners Caitlin and Layne
Lantis are also related to Ms. Wells.
Next up for the DCHS cross-country teams is a trip
to Billings to compete in the Billings Invitational.
This meet will take place on Friday, Sept. 3 at Riverfront
Park.
Girls results
Melissa Lynn 23rd 17:00
Caitlin Lantis 26th 17:07
Rio Frame 35th 17:26
Sabrina Temple 46th 17:54
Jordan Burt 60th 19:04
Alysse Charlesworth 61st 19:05
Sara Jaeger 62nd 19:07
Kayla McDonnell 65th 19:08
Jordan Donaghy 67th 19:16
Lindsey Tennant 68th 19:27
JV
Austyn Copp 56th 19:53
Brittney Lystad 63rd 20:58
Alli Silvernale 65th 21:03
Cori Holland 68th 21:19
Ashlyn Striegel 69th 21:32
Micheala Sevier 76th 21:50
Allysn Rennie 78th 21:52
Faith Kjelstrup 80th 21:56
Carly Svensold 80th 22:25
Lindsey Ceynar 88th 24:04
Brette Svenvold 89th 24:14
Boys results
Layne Lantis 9th 17:11
Matt Keltgen 33rd 18:28
Amedeo Lamphier 41st 18:58
Travis Kaufman 53rd 19:58
Cole Bilbrey 57th 20:33
Josef Hageman 58th 20:51
Gavin Goroski 59th 20:59
Garrett Ceynar 61st 21:04
Derek Parent 64th 22:09
Tate Stortz 66th 22:22
Caleb Kadrmas 93rd 26:01
Isaac Christensen 94th 26:41
Reach Kevin Miller at _rrsports@rangerreview.com.
Golf
competes in Miles City
By
Kevin Miller
Ranger-Review Staff Writer
The
Dawson County High School golfers were in Miles City
Aug. 27 for their third meet of the season. This time
around they competed against the rest of the Eastern
A teams. Laurel came out on top in the boys’
team competition while Billings Central took the top
honor in the girls’ competition. The Red Devil
boys were fourth as a team. The Lady Devils do not
have enough golfers to comprise a full team.
Two
Glendive golfers finished in the top 10. Blake Stanhope
shot an 81 to tie for ninth while Jodie Dion finished
ninth with a score of 94. Zach Palmer finished just
out of the top 10 with a round of 82.
McKinney
of Laurel and Webinger of Laurel were the individual
medalists. McKinney had the lowest total on the boys’
side with a 77. Webinger shot a 78 to claim the girls’
title.
Xander Canen also broke 90 for the Red Devils. Canen’s
round of 84 placed him third on the Glendive team.
The
rest of the Red Devils competing were Taylor Scarpholt
(91), Carson Quinnell (97), Gavin McPherson (98),
and Ryan Hood (108). Two other Lady Red Devils competed
at this Miles City meet. They were Allie Mittlestad
(109) and Brooke Herring (134).
The
Glendive team will head to Hardin on Friday for their
next meet.
Boys
team scores:
1. Laurel 319
2. Sidney 326
3. Blgs. Central 329
4. Glendive 338
5. Miles City 339
Boys Top 10:
1. McKinney (Lau.) 77
2. Tarantino (Lau.) 78
3. Nelson (B.C.) 79
4. Roble (M.C.) 79
5. Mayer (Sid.) 80
6. C. Frank (Sid.) 80
7. Caraveau (B.C.) 80
8. Bishop (M.C.) 80
9. Meccage (Lau.) 81
10. Stanhope (Gle.) 81
Girls team scores:
1. Billings Central 350
2. Laurel 369
3. Sidney 408
Girls Top 10:
1. Webinger (Lau.) 78
2. K. Frank (Sid.) 79
3. Clancy (B.C.) 81
4. Hagan (B.C.) 88
5. Reynolds (M.C.) 88
6. Anderson (B.C.) 89
7. Cleveland (Lau.) 91
8. Harrington (B.C.) 92
9. Dion (Gle.) 94
10. Walter (B.C.) 97
Reach Kevin Miller at _rrsports@rangerreview.com.
Midgets
top Red Devils
By
Kevin Miller
Ranger-Review Staff Writer
The
Dawson County High School football team hosted the
Dickinson Midgets Friday on a beautiful night at Perham
Field. The Red Devils could not pull out a win in
their season opener as Dickinson topped Glendive by
the final of 27-6.
Dickinson
got three scoring strikes on passes from quarterback
Nick Lupo to receiver Nate Moody.
Two
of these touchdown passes came in the first quarter
and the third one in the fourth quarter.
The
Midgets would also score on a 67-yard run by Brett
Braunagel early in the second period.
Glendive got its lone score on a 17-yard touchdown
run by Sundance Kemp with 1:21 remaining in the third
quarter.
The
Midgets capitalized on a Red Devil turnover on the
first possession of the game. After Kemp had given
the Devils a first down out to their own 36, a defensive
lineman for the Midgets stripped the ball from one
of the Glendive backs. Dickinson recovered the fumble
at the DCHS 20-yard line. After one Midget first down,
the Red Devil defense stiffened. Dickinson was faced
with a fourth and goal at the 15 when Lupo and Moody
hooked up in the back of the end zone for their first
score. The extra point kick was good and at the 6:07
mark of the first period it was 7-0 Dickinson.
Dickinson soon got the ball back as they forced a
Red Devil punt. After a pair of first downs, the Dickinson
duo hooked up for the second time. This time Lupo
and Moody connected on a 23-yard strike. Again the
PAT was good. With 1:53 on the clock in the opening
quarter, the visitors led 14-0.
The
Red Devils got a big break to start the second quarter
when Dickinson was flagged for roughing the punter
and an unsportsmanlike penalty. This gave Glendive
a first down on its own 46. Unfortunately for the
Devils, they could not move the ball after this and
Dickinson regained possession of the ball on its own
33.
The
biggest play of the game came on the Midgets very
next play from scrimmage. Braunagel took a handoff
from Lupo and raced down the right sideline for a
67-yard score. A bad snap on the ensuing PAT attempt
resulted in a sack but the Midget were now up 20-0
with more than nine minutes until the half.
The
Red Devils did get some offense going late in the
second period including a 12-yard quarterback keeper
by Josh Reed. However, another fumble gave Dickinson
the ball back on its own 43. The Midgets moved the
ball into Red Devil territory, but a big sack by Trevor
Conrad and Kooper Kelly stalled the Dickinson drive
just before the end of the half.
The
Red Devil defense started the third quarter like it
did to end the first half. The Devil "D"
forced a three and out on the Midgets first possession.
After a Dickinson punt Glendive would get its offensive
on the field for the first time in the half at its
own 17 yard line.
Kemp
would burst up the middle for the Red Devils and carry
the ball 39 yards to the Dickinson 49. The Glendive
offense would then stall and they were forced to punt
the ball back to the Midgets.
The
Devils’ defense again stepped up. This time they
forced their first turnover when Eli Bachmeier recovered
a fumble. Reed would toss to Kelly out of the backfield
for a 15-yard gain to the Dickinson 12-yard line.
The Devils could not get the ball into the end zone
and were forced to attempt a field goal. The kick
was wide right. This gave the ball back to Dickinson
on its own 20.
Dickinson
could not move the ball and they were again forced
to punt. Lucas Robinson had a nice return on the punt.
Following the return Glendive was well in Dickinson
territory at the 33-yard line.
Robinson
helped out the Red Devils on offense as well, as he
carried the ball 14 yards to give his team a first
down on the 19. A couple of plays later Kemp would
shed several tackles on his way to a 17-yard touchdown
run. The kick was no good but the Devils were on the
board.
Dickinson
iced the game on its next possession. The Midgets
marched 69 yards, capped off by the third touchdown
pass from Lupo to Moody. It looked like the Red Devils
would come up with another stop, but on a fourth and
10 play from the 25, Lupo and Moody connected for
the score.
The
PAT was once again good. With nine minutes to play,
Dickinson was in control 27-6.
The
Red Devils got their hands on the ball three more
times, but could not put any points on the board.
Kemp had a nice 16-yard scamper and Reed hooked up
with Cody Sevier for a 13-yard pass play in these
final possessions for Glendive.
For
the game the Midgets had 11 first downs and committed
one turnover. The Red Devils had eight first downs
and had three turnovers.
Next
Friday the Red Devils will again be at home as they
host the Scotties from Glasgow. Game time is set for
7 p.m.
Glendive
0 0 6 0 - 6
Dickinson 14 6 0 7 - 27
Reach
Kevin Miller at _rrsports@rangerreview.com.
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