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FA C oun y VOLUME 100 ISSUE 17 BAKER, MONTANA 59313 fctimes@midrivers.com 406-778-3344 $1.00 FRIDAY, APRIL APRIL 22, 2016 Plevna prom candidates • • . The Plevna 2016 prom candidates are Dylan Sander, Christopher Skogas, Jacob Edgell, Nicole Allerdings and Jessica Lee Stockett. \The Roaring 20s\ will be this year's theme. The Grand March will start at 8 p.m. Saturday, April 23, in the Plevna gymnasium. Following the prom, an After Prom Party will be held at the Baker Bowling Center. Eleventh annual Southeastern Montana Health Fair in Baker By Angel Wyrwas Community volunteers will present the Southeastern Montana Health Fair for the eleventh consecutive year on April 27 from 6 a.m. to 1 p.m. Known as the \biggest little health fair\ in Montana, this year's theme is \Live Clean in 2016\. \The committee and I believe the health fair has become a very important part of our community and that we need to do our best to keep offering this event,\ said Southeastern Montana Health Fair Chairman Karol Zachmann. The Baker High School McGonigal Gymnasium will house 38 participants this year. The fair gains momentum each year with increased attendance as indi- vidual health and well-being have be- come a focal point for many Americans. The biggest draws to the Health Fair are the specially discounted screenings and lab tests. Testing will be from 6- 11 a.m. The $35 Health Fair screen includes 23 chemistry tests for cholesterol, triglycerides, HDL. LDL, glucose and kidney and liver function as well as com- plete blood count and thyroid screen. Additional tests offered are a $30 prostate cancer screening for men, $15 iron storage test, $25 heart/stroke risk test, $15 average blood sugar over the past two -three months, and a $25 cardiac and bone health test. Fallon Medical Complex Laboratory reminds people who wish to have accurate testing to fast for 12 hours before. Water is allowed. Some of the other features of the Health Fair include the Montana State Elks' Drug Awareness basketball hoop and \drunk\ goggles. Valley Med flight heli- copter will be in the parking lot across the street from the gym from 8:30 a.m. - 1:00 p.m. for people to see firsthand. The Baker Lions Club will be on site collect- ing old eye glasses and eye testing. Local law enforcement will be offering \Med- ication Take Back\ services. Health Fair attendees are encouraged to bring their expired and unused prescription medica- tions to ensure proper disposal. The Montana Department of Transportation will be helping parents fill out Safety Kid Kits to save Ileariugerprints, hail, and information. American Cancer Society will be speaking about Relay for Life. The Pink Touch will be selling their homemade baked items to raise money to support programs at FMC. Beta Sigma Phi will be raising money for the Community Fund Drive. Donations will continue to be used to help defray medical expenses for members of the community. Other participants include the Baker Cowbelles, Eastern Montana Commu- nity Mental Health Center, The Eye Clinic of North Dakota, Fallon/Carter Extension Office, and the Fallon County Health Department and EMS. Action for Eastern Montana Youth Employment and Training Services, American Red Cross. Blue Rock Distributing, and the Custer/Fallon Farm Bureau will also be there. FMC will also be represented by the Physical Therapy Department, FMC Di- agnostic Imaging, Homecare/Lifeline, Community Clinic covering sun safety, Nursing Services will be doing blood pressures and blood sugars, and Friends of FMC will have their bricks on sale. James R. Campbell, DDS, and Holy Rosary Healthcare will also be participat- ing in the Health Fair. The Montana Health Network Navigation services will help people with their insurance needs. Scentsy and Isagenix will have sales consultants on site to show people their products. An Independent Living Spe- cialist with LIFT!' will have a lot of im- portant information for attendees. Right to Life will be available to answer any questions. Young Dynamics is a non- profit mental health service for kids 0-18 years old. A representative will be here from Colstrip. Other booths to look for include the Montana Tobacco Use Pre- vention Program, NE MT AllEC/Ilealtlicare MT Grant, State of Montana Vocational Rehab, and the Spondylitis Association of America. Second grade students will have an in- troduction to the Health Fair through a mini workshop. These students will re- ceive petri dishes to culture cells, i.e. door knobs, money, and ,,,sueigs:The dishes will be returned to FMC lab lobe incubated, then brought back to the classes to teach students about germs and good hand washing. FMC has generously donated a portion of the food for a free-will donation breakfast from 6-11 a.m. FMC Dietary Department will be serving in the lobby of the recreation center. Proceeds from the breakfast are used to bring the Health Fair to the public every year and used to purchase prizes for the third to sixth SEE HEALTH FAIR, PAGE 2 Former Reynolds employee charged with felony theft By Angel Wyrwas Steven Ziemer appeared April 5,2016, before District Court Judge Nickolas Mumion and pleaded not guilty to one county of felony theft, common scheme. Charging documents say Ziemer admitted stealing a total of $4304.00 from Reynolds Supermarket. Ziemer admitted doing cash returns and then taking the money from January 7,2015 through August 9, and October 2,2015, an affidavit states. Baker police investigated Ziemer's conduct after Chris Schell of Reynolds Supermarket indicated that Ziemer had been steal- ing money. Ziemer was an employee of Reynolds at the time. Schell provided the police with electronic report transactions and also video of Ziemer performing the cash return transac- tions. Court records say Ziemer in an August 12 interview with po- lice disclosed that while working as a cashier at Reynolds, he would perform cash refunds at the end of the day and go back to the break room where employees turn in their till money and take the refund money. An affidavit states that when police questioned Ziemer about what he was doing with the money, Ziemer stated he was buy- ing prepaid debit cards, iTunes cards and Amazon cards with the money he took. Ziemer also reported he would buy video games, music and different apparel with the cards. He told po- lice he had spent all the money and discarded the cards, the af- fidavit states. SEE ZIEMER, PAGE 6 Sen. Tester staff to be in Baker U.S. Senate - Senator Jon Tester is sending his staff to five eastern Montana communities to hear directly from veterans about the issues they are experiencing with the Veterans' Choice Program. They will be in Baker Tuesday, April 26, from 10-11 a.m. at the Fallon County Library, 10 West Fallon. \I want to hear directly from Montana veterans who are hav- ing issues with the Choice Program,\ Tester said. \lam direct- ing my staff to these eastern Montana communities to work with veterans so we can fix these issues and ensure the VA de- livers for the men and women who bravely served our nation.\ This tour is part of Tester's statewide outreach tour to over 30 Montana communities. As Montana's only member of the Senate Veterans' Affairs Committee, Senator Tester has au- thored legislation to address many of the problems that veterans are having with the Choice Program. lietwo Your Candidates ... Their Words The Fallon County Times will be adding a new twist to the local election coverage. The only contested race taking place in the Primary Election will be for a seat on the board of county commissioners. Candidates running are Kevin Dukart, Dave Havens, Randy Hoenke and Roy Rost. Instead of covering the candidates in a single in-depth story, candidates will be asked to answer a series of identical questions, one question at a time between now and election day. The questions may be related to the issues facing the people of Fallon County or intended to help voters get to know the candidates and their views a little better. The candidates' answers will be limited to 200 words and printed exactly as they are submitted, unedited. The public is welcome to submit questions via email: fctimes@midrivers.com; mail: PO Box 679; or bring them to the Fallon County Times Office located at 115 S. Main St., Baker. Election 201 Watch for the first in this series May 6. Visit Our Website a www.FallonCountyExtra.corn
