Lifestyle

Summer Reading starts this week

Once upon a time, there was a terrible, greedy monster who troubled the children of Beaverhead County each year. Returning every summer, this beguiling ghoul tricked the city’s children with promises of carefree fun, leading them down the Summer Slide.

Rolling in dough

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Beaverhead County High School seniors Jace Fitzgerald, Haley Thomas and Anthony Agee take a moment from greeting customers during last week’s Great Harvest Bake Day to pose for a photo. The three seniors, along with Madalen Shipman who was at the state track meet, benefited from the Bake Day through the Great Harvest Scholarship program. The event raised a new Bake Day record $16,400 over the three-day run. 

Resurfacing on HWY 287 proposed

The Montana Department of Transportation (MDT) would like to announce and invite the public to comment on a proposal to resurface about six miles of Highway 287. The project begins at the east end of Virginia City extends northwesterly ending three miles east of Alder.

The purpose of the project is to address pavement distress and to increase the life of the existing roadway.

MSU graduates area students

Montana State University awarded degrees during its 134th spring commencement ceremonies held May 1 at Bobcat Stadium. A number of area students earned degrees (** highest honors, *honors):

Dell: Emilie Schroder*.

Dillon: Jacob Duty, Kyle Finch**, Ashleigh Guinnane*, Tristan Huxtable**, James Kramer**, Parker Love, Kaitlyn Macdonald, Katherine Scalzone*, Tad Soyland*.

Lima: Kyle Cutting. Twin Bridges: Micheal Wetherbee.

Births

Recent births at Barrett Hospital and Healthcare:

May 24 – A baby boy to Adrianna Deel of Dillon.

Area students earn academic honors following the University of Montana Western spring semester

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The University of Montana Western named 540 students to the 2021 spring semester Dean’s List. To achieve this honor, students must be enrolled full-time or for 12 semester credits and carry a minimum 3.33 grade point average. An asterisk after a name indicates a student received Dean’s List high honors.

Alder – Amanda McClish*.

Births

Recent births at Barrett Hospital and Healthcare:

Hidden dangers on social media and internet discussed April 28

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Social media plays a big role in teen culture today. Surveys show 90% of teens ages 13-17 use social media. Seventy-five percent report having at least one active social media profile, and 51% report visiting a social media site at least daily. Twothirds of teens have their own mobile devices with internet capabilities. But the internet and social media is not all about staying in touch with friends or playing games.

Montana Western to hold three commencement ceremonies

The 124th annual University of Montana Western Commencement Ceremony will be held in-person and online on Friday, April 30, and Saturday, May 1, 2021.

BCHS graduation to allow 12 tickets per graduate

The Beaverhead County High School board decided Monday to allow each graduating senior 12 tickets to hand out for this year’s graduation ceremony.