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FALL County County fctimes@midrivers.com 406-778-3344 VOLUME 99 ISSUE 9 BAKER, MONTANA 59313 $1.00 FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 27, 2015 Obama vetoes Keystone XL bill By Lori Kesinger On Feb. 24, President Obama vetoed legislation that would have authorized the Keystone XL pipeline, the same day con- gressional leaders sent the bill to the White House. The action trounced congressional and oil industry leaders who have pushed for the pipeline. \Through this bill, the United States Congress attempts to circumvent longstanding and proven processes for determin- ing whether or not building and operating a cross-border pipeline serves the national interest,\ Obama said in his veto message to the Senate. \The Presidential power to veto legislation is one I take se- riously. But I also take seriously my responsibility to the American people. And because this act of Congress conflicts with established executive branch procedures and cuts short thorough consideration of issues that could bear on our na- tional interest -- including our security, safety, and environ- ment -- it has earned my veto,\ Obama added. Congress could override the veto, if two-thirds of both the House and Senate vote to do so. The bill passed the House 270-152 and the Senate 62-36, short the majority. An over- ride of the pipeline veto is doubtful. Milo Isaacs and Thomas Lougee enjoying books. ' * Photos by Nicole Allerdings Standing: (I -r) Milo Isaacs, Kaeden Ober'ander, Crti Schwartz, Bryleigh Arnold, Dakota Steen, Kolten Fowler. Sitting: (l -r) Jordan Paul, Thomas Lougee, Sara Tudor, and Michael Hanson. Inside the igloo is Avery O'Connor. Chill Out and Read By Nicole Allerdings During the week of Feb. 16-20, elementary stu- dents celebrated their love of reading. The theme, \Chill Out and Read\ was based on the idea of \Olaf in the Summer\ from the move \Frozen\. Snowflakes, flip flops, palm trees and sunglasses decorated the halls, and the reading area included an igloo that the students enjoyed sitting inside while turning the pages of a good book. Each stu- dent was given a flower lei and a pair of sun- glasses. Feb. 18, they dressed up as their favorite book characters and enjoyed a delicious lunch in the festively decorated lunch room. Janice Ehret and Connie Lang, school cooks. made a meal to coincide with the movie. \Frozen\. This week was a great way for students to appreciate the delights of reading. Panasuk retires after 37 years as town clerk By Lori Kesinger After 37 years of dedicated service to the town of Plevna, Vi- vian Panasuk has retired, leaving behind all the functions and responsibilities of the town clerk to her successor. Panasuk, who joined the town as clerk in 1977, served along- side several mayors and aldermen over the years. \There really wasn't anyone who was hard to work with,\ she said. \You build a personal relationship with them. I'm going to miss that.\ Panasuk worked out of her home for almost all of her tenure, as did the clerk previous to her who held the position for 22 years. \I remember saying to her I'm not going to be doing it that long - famous last words,\ Panasuk said. Panasuk enjoyed working from home, especially when her children were young. Though set office hours at her home were not a prerequisite of the public, she did try to keep a Monday through Friday schedule. \It has been really nice to work with the public, to meet peo- ple and know everyone in town,\ she said. The position evolved into a vital role for the town of Plevna over the years. Most of all of the day-to-day business to run a town was brought to Panasuk, including meeting the same state requirements as a bigger city. Complaints, billing, disbursements, reports. budgets and ordinances all came across Panasuk's desk. Her work was done on paper up until last year when an accounting soft- ware program was ac- quired for the office. When Panasuk first Vivian Panasuk moved to Plevna in 1971, the population was 190 then dropped to 130 at one point. The population is close to 200 again. A small building has been placed on Main Street for the town clerk's office. \My replacement is doing a fantastic job,\ Panasuk said of Jodi Miller. She spent the first part of the year helping Miller step into the position. Now that she is retired, Panasuk said she plans to get caught up on several overdue projects and hopes to do some traveling. \I will be able to go somewhere over the weekend and not have to be back on Monday,\ she added. Antennas still let you tune in TV for free By Lori Kesinger Before the digital broadcast tran- sition began, analog broadcasting was the traditional method to transmit television signals for free r -the -air programming. Following the Digital Transition and Public Safety Act of 2005. broadcasting of analog television in the United States was supposed to cease after February 2009. The transition to exclusively digital broadcasting, or DTV, was pushed back numerous times. By order of the US government, all analog tel- evision transmitters must now shut down by September 2015. More than 1,700 stations nation- wide make their programming available not only on cable and satellite TV systems, but also now transmit digital signals. Those dig- ital channels can be picked up by conventional indoor and outdoor TV antennas for free over -the -air programming. Consumers with old analog tele- visions and other devices, which lack a digital tuner, can not receive free over -the -air programming without the addition of a converter box. The converter box receives the DIV signals and converts them to analog. Many consumers are pursuing the use of antennas to lessen their dependence on pay -TV services and to get local channels some- times not available on pay -TV sys- tems. The cost of free over -the -air services is often met by taxpayer funding and commercial sponsor- ship. World Day of Prayer 2015 Women, men and children in more than 170 countries and regions will celebrate World Day of Prayer, Friday, March 6,21)15. This year. the women of the WDP Com- mittee of The Bahamas call us to consider Jesus' words to the disciples after washing their feet: \Do you under- stand what I have done for you?\ The women of The Ba- hamas describe what Jesus does when he washes the disciples' feet as \radical love\. Radical love comes from humility. compassion, and commitment. God's radical love is not static or self-centered; it reaches out and draws others in. World Day of Prayer is a worldwide ecumenical move- ment of Christian women of many traditions who come together to observe a common day of prayer each year on the first Friday in March. World Day of Prayer was founded on the idea that prayer and action are inseparable. Services begin at sunrise in the Pacific and follow the sun across the globe on the day of celebration. Each year a different country's World Day of Prayer committee serves as the writers of the WDP worship service. This year World Day of Prayer will be held at St. John's Catholic Church Friday, March 6, at 2 p.m. Please con- sider joining in this non -denominational service to pray for our world. Refreshments and fellowship will follow. 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