July 18 through 24, 2019
Scouting the site
Darkis Ferry and a few other Philipsburg Girl Scouts camped out last week. See more Scott Sylvester photos of their campout on pages eight and nine.
Revamped
Two new members were recently appointed to the Philipsburg School Board of Trustees. Genevieve Kulaski and Ciche Pitcher were tapped to fill the vacancies on the Board left by the recent resignations of Kim Pawlak and Robert Garlati. School Board Chair Sara Rouse said that there were five letters of application originally submitted for the open seats, but that two of the applicants had decided not to go forward at this time. The other finalist for a seat was Philipsburg resident and Hospital Laboratory Director Bonnie Cotton. “This is really hard, I will say. There are obviously two positions, and three great candidates,” said Board member Marilyn Todorovich, prior to proceeding with the nominations.
When it comes to regulations it’s just one dam thing after another
“We’re having a problem with the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) coming up with all these new regulations for us to follow, and it’s kind of breaking the bank.” Such was the opening statement from Granite County Commissioner Chuck Hinkle in a conference call last week with Henry Ring, Senator Jon Tester’s Assistant on Energy Issues regarding the dam at Georgetown Lake. Hinkle went on to explain that, according to the county’s contract with the company that makes the power, Flint Creek Hydro LLC, gets 90 percent of the proceeds that are generated from the electricity made from the facility. “So, we got some hard choices to make here. What to do with the dam? Are we going to continue to make power? What are we going to do?” asked Hinkle.
Tattered torn and out the door
“We’re just following the rules,” said Drummond Schools Superintendent Christina Barbachano, about the school’s recent postings in the Philipsburg Mail. A state statue, Barbachano explained, requires the schools to get rid of curriculum in a certain way. According to Barbachano, they must post a resolution that the school board made about textbooks they did not want to sell. The school board decided it would be a waste of time to try to sell the books, Barbachano said, because they aren’t worth very much. “The books are therefore free to the public because the taxpayers paid for them, stated Barbachano.
Awoke
At its regularly scheduled meeting of the Philipsburg Rotary Club last week, the membership voted unanimously in favor of supporting the Philipsburg Library’s efforts to win the $250,000 Jerry Kline Community Impact grant. The Rotary Club here has long been involved in community projects and its members enthusiastically support the Library’s efforts. Under the leadership of Gina Vale and her capable staff, our library has in just a few years, gone from ho-hum to a vibrant and vital part of our community, engaged with and reaching out to, on a regularly basis, preschool children, their parents, our seniors and everyone in-between.
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Darkis Ferry and a few other Philipsburg Girl Scouts camped out last week. See more Scott Sylvester photos of their campout on pages eight and nine.
Revamped
Two new members were recently appointed to the Philipsburg School Board of Trustees. Genevieve Kulaski and Ciche Pitcher were tapped to fill the vacancies on the Board left by the recent resignations of Kim Pawlak and Robert Garlati. School Board Chair Sara Rouse said that there were five letters of application originally submitted for the open seats, but that two of the applicants had decided not to go forward at this time. The other finalist for a seat was Philipsburg resident and Hospital Laboratory Director Bonnie Cotton. “This is really hard, I will say. There are obviously two positions, and three great candidates,” said Board member Marilyn Todorovich, prior to proceeding with the nominations.
When it comes to regulations it’s just one dam thing after another
“We’re having a problem with the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) coming up with all these new regulations for us to follow, and it’s kind of breaking the bank.” Such was the opening statement from Granite County Commissioner Chuck Hinkle in a conference call last week with Henry Ring, Senator Jon Tester’s Assistant on Energy Issues regarding the dam at Georgetown Lake. Hinkle went on to explain that, according to the county’s contract with the company that makes the power, Flint Creek Hydro LLC, gets 90 percent of the proceeds that are generated from the electricity made from the facility. “So, we got some hard choices to make here. What to do with the dam? Are we going to continue to make power? What are we going to do?” asked Hinkle.
Tattered torn and out the door
“We’re just following the rules,” said Drummond Schools Superintendent Christina Barbachano, about the school’s recent postings in the Philipsburg Mail. A state statue, Barbachano explained, requires the schools to get rid of curriculum in a certain way. According to Barbachano, they must post a resolution that the school board made about textbooks they did not want to sell. The school board decided it would be a waste of time to try to sell the books, Barbachano said, because they aren’t worth very much. “The books are therefore free to the public because the taxpayers paid for them, stated Barbachano.
Awoke
At its regularly scheduled meeting of the Philipsburg Rotary Club last week, the membership voted unanimously in favor of supporting the Philipsburg Library’s efforts to win the $250,000 Jerry Kline Community Impact grant. The Rotary Club here has long been involved in community projects and its members enthusiastically support the Library’s efforts. Under the leadership of Gina Vale and her capable staff, our library has in just a few years, gone from ho-hum to a vibrant and vital part of our community, engaged with and reaching out to, on a regularly basis, preschool children, their parents, our seniors and everyone in-between.
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