January 20-26, 2022
James Kulaski and Kruz Walter chase after the ball during Pburg Elementary’s halftime game last week. For more photos of the match-up, see page 16.
New year, new look
The commercial market in Philipsburg is booming, and if locals and visitors have noticed the changes already, they will soon.
Buildings are changing hands and businesses are expanding, or having to close down.
The building that housed Grassroots Co-Op and the Dauenhauer Real Estate office was sold, with Grassroots’ lease not being renewed. Their last day open was in December.
Leslie Conn of Heritage Imaging and Embroidery recently closed on the building that houses Gizmos Toy Store. The toy store’s lease runs into 2023, so they will remain in the building until then. Heritage will be staying in town, though moving out of their home for the last decade as neighboring Jackalope Java and Flint Creek Outfitters, who own the building, look to expand into the space.
Eagle Ambulance service sees success in Granite County
“We’ve been busy,” Katherine Hauptman told the Mail.
In fact, Eagle Ambulance has been blown away by the number of calls they’ve responded to since they began servicing the county in June last year. From June 13 to Dec. 31, they had 165 recorded calls they were dispatched to, Hauptman, owner of Eagle Ambulance, told the Mail.
When they discussed coming into the county with the County Commissioners, the number they were given for volunteer ambulance calls was 125 in a year. The surety of a paid service may contribute to more people utilize the ambulance.
Hauptman has been in Emergency Medical Services, EMS, and ambulances since 1995.
State Superintendent pitches revisions to teacher licensing
On Thursday, the Montana Board of Public Education conducted its first review of state Superintendent Elsie Arntzen’s proposed changes to regulations governing teacher licensing. The proposals were the result of a months-long regulatory revision process undertaken last year by a 24-member task force composed of teachers, administrators and other education stakeholders, and included a recommendation to offer reciprocity for military spouses licensed to teach in other states.
The regulations up for revision fall under Chapter 57 of the Office of Public Instruction’s administrative rules, which outlines the types of educator licenses available in Montana, the requirements necessary to obtain those licenses, and methods for resolving individual licensing disputes. Over a span of more than two hours, board members and OPI staff went over Arntzen’s recommendations line by line, discussing the various reasons for each. In the case of reciprocity for military spouses, Crystal Andrews, OPI’s director of educator licensing, cited written testimony from the U.S. Department of Defense noting that barriers to licensing can have a negative financial impact on military families.
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New year, new look
The commercial market in Philipsburg is booming, and if locals and visitors have noticed the changes already, they will soon.
Buildings are changing hands and businesses are expanding, or having to close down.
The building that housed Grassroots Co-Op and the Dauenhauer Real Estate office was sold, with Grassroots’ lease not being renewed. Their last day open was in December.
Leslie Conn of Heritage Imaging and Embroidery recently closed on the building that houses Gizmos Toy Store. The toy store’s lease runs into 2023, so they will remain in the building until then. Heritage will be staying in town, though moving out of their home for the last decade as neighboring Jackalope Java and Flint Creek Outfitters, who own the building, look to expand into the space.
Eagle Ambulance service sees success in Granite County
“We’ve been busy,” Katherine Hauptman told the Mail.
In fact, Eagle Ambulance has been blown away by the number of calls they’ve responded to since they began servicing the county in June last year. From June 13 to Dec. 31, they had 165 recorded calls they were dispatched to, Hauptman, owner of Eagle Ambulance, told the Mail.
When they discussed coming into the county with the County Commissioners, the number they were given for volunteer ambulance calls was 125 in a year. The surety of a paid service may contribute to more people utilize the ambulance.
Hauptman has been in Emergency Medical Services, EMS, and ambulances since 1995.
State Superintendent pitches revisions to teacher licensing
On Thursday, the Montana Board of Public Education conducted its first review of state Superintendent Elsie Arntzen’s proposed changes to regulations governing teacher licensing. The proposals were the result of a months-long regulatory revision process undertaken last year by a 24-member task force composed of teachers, administrators and other education stakeholders, and included a recommendation to offer reciprocity for military spouses licensed to teach in other states.
The regulations up for revision fall under Chapter 57 of the Office of Public Instruction’s administrative rules, which outlines the types of educator licenses available in Montana, the requirements necessary to obtain those licenses, and methods for resolving individual licensing disputes. Over a span of more than two hours, board members and OPI staff went over Arntzen’s recommendations line by line, discussing the various reasons for each. In the case of reciprocity for military spouses, Crystal Andrews, OPI’s director of educator licensing, cited written testimony from the U.S. Department of Defense noting that barriers to licensing can have a negative financial impact on military families.
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