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it ' , We-SAVO County VOLUME 99 ISSUE 13 1. BAKER, MONTANA 59313 fctimes@midrivers.com 406-778-3344 Mayor Clayton Hornung, right, presented Randy Hoenke with the 2014 Citizen of the Year award. $1.00 Hoenke receives Citizen of the Year award By Lori Kesinger At the March 18 City Council meeting, Randy Hoenke was recog- nized as the 2014 Citizen of the Year. Mayor Clayton Hornung pre- sented the award to Hoenke speaking of his accomplishments and service he has provided to the community. The City of Baker annually selects a citizen who donates time and effort towards the betterment of the community often without recog- nition. The plaque presented to Hoenke was a token of tIACitv's an- preciation of his dedicated and voluntary service as a leadingmember of the fire department. ' A lifetime Fallon County resident, Hoenke has been involved with the Baker Rural Volunteer Fire Department for almost 30 years. He served on the department for five years before becoming fire chief for the next 24 years. He recently stepped down as chief but contin- ues to serve as a member of the department. \I'm very appreciative of the recognition. It's been a pleasure serv- ing the citizens of our community,\ Hoenke so' Hoenke owns and operates Nintliside to Jmd also serve r apon the Planning Board. titirrir.!rsorm tAo. ..., 1:771 . 7. .. • McKenzie Buck and Jerilyn Wiseman 2015 Prom King and Queen The Baker High School Class of 2016 presented the Prom \Afterglo\ on March 21 at the Longfellow Gymnasium. Sixty one couples were led by Junior Class President, Joe Fisher and his date Tyla Herbst. Each girl was given a glow in the dark flower by their escort. Following the Grand March, the 2015 prom king and queen were crowned. Congratulations to McKenzie Buck, son of Darren and Lori, and Jerilyn Wiseman, daughter of Shawn and LaVonne. After the crowning, pictures were take, couples danced and glow door prizes were given throughout the evening. 0 FRIDAY, MARCH 27, 20151 Fallon County Times' new website goes live April 3 The Fallon County Times will switch April 3 to a new website that is secured by a pay wall. While the change allows for a more user-friendly. iminer- sive site, there is some information that you, as the audience, may need to know. At the launch of the updated website (www.Fal- lonCountyExtra.com), those who visit will expe- rience a completely new look and many new features, including a full digital e -Edition of the weekly print product, the ability to purchase print and digital subscriptions online and also to place classified ads into the paper directly from our web - site. Every piece of content from the print edition will he featured on the website, compared with only the top stories we currently share online—you can ex- pect coverage to be posted online as news unfolds around the community. This tams our online op- eration into a daily process, while our print edition continues as a weekly product. Our new site utilizes a third -party subscription service called TinyPass, which has an excellent history in providing safe and user-friendly service. Those wishing to access stories that are behind our pay wall can simply click a link on our site that will allow for them to purchase a subscription for access. They will then receive instant access to the full site. The prices for digital subscriptions have different price points, which vary by its length. Those prices are slightly higher than for our print product be- cause more content is available on the site. Content behind the pay wall that requires a sub- scription will include original news stories, feature stories, original story series. some more interactive multimedia content, letters to the editor, opinion pieces and editorials. announcements. our weekly e -Edition of the Times and an e -Edition archive, which will provide access to full print editions from previous months. Not everything posted throughout each week will be behind the pay wall and, stalling out, an online subscription will only be required for a limited amount of content. We realize moving to a pay site is a big change and we want our readers to become accustomed with the new site and experience its enhanced capabilities before we start putting more content behind the pay wall. When breaking news occurs, those stories will remain free and available for everyone to read. Also free to view will be obituaries, simple press releases, classifieds, and calendar of events. Existing print subscribers will receive a free dig- ital subscription for as long as their print subscrip- tion is valid. Print subscribers can log onto our website, navigate to the \subscription\ page and input their information to request a unique code that v ill access their digital subscription. Users of devices other than computers, such as mobile phones and tablets. will be able to access a mobile version of the website that adapts to fit their specific screen size. Lauren Wang was selected as one of three students to compete at the Intel International Science and Engineering Fair in May. Wang selected to By Linda Rost Biology/Chemistry/Science Research 10-12 The Science Research class, offered for the first time in the 2014-15 school year, was an exciting addition to Baker High School's science department. Science Re- search students choose and design novel experiments on the topic of their choice, do extensive background re- search on studies related to their own, and conduct the experiment, before preparing to compete at higher lev- els. March 16, Jacob Weimer, Shaylyn Huelle, Lauren Wang, and Karlee Mumion, together with their teacher Linda Rost traveled to the State Science Fair in Mis- soula. A total of 106 projects were entered by various students at the high school level. Lauren Wang won the North Rocky Mountain Branch of the American Association for Lab Animal Science Division 1 Award, as well as the fourth place Grand Award with her project tided \The Russell's Clothing Baker, Montana 406 - 77 8-2 4 2 7 compete at ISEF Effects of the 'Inman Voice on Cattle\. She was also se- lected as one of three students to compete at the Intel In- ternational Science and Engineering Fair (ISEF). This competition will be an all -expense paid trip to Pitts- burgh. PA in May where Lauren will compete against 1,700 of the best and brightest students from over 70 countries, and more than $.5 million in awards will be given. In her study. Lauren found that the human voice, whether calm or aggressive, is agitating to cattle and should be used at a minimum when working with them. The other competitors took silver ribbons. Kmiec did well with her project on the \Relationship Between Tree Species. Height, and Circumferences\ in the Plant Sci- ence category. Her discoveries showed that there is a positive correlation between tree height and circumfer- ence in each species, and the ratio is unique to each species. SEE SCIENCE FAIR, PAGE 5 1 . Easter Sale 20% OFF Select Racks Now Thru April 4 '
