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FALLON COUNTY TIMES FRIDAY, JULY I, 20I6- 3 7 -Letter s to th e - ctitor Dear Baker Community, In light of the recent contro- versy around the Baker High School track being padlocked and closed for usage during certain hours of the day, and on behalf of the Board of Trustees and administration, I would like an opportunity to shed some light on the issue at hand. There have been many questions revolving around \Facility Usage\. • What is the policy? • Is this a new policy? • Was this addressed in a board meeting? • What was the decision of the board in regards to this policy? • Were the business(es) at hand addressed? • Who is enforcing the pol- icy? • Why were the padlocks put in place? • Who is affected by this? • Who can use the facility? Board Policy (4330) states the following. Community Use of School Facilities School facilities are avail- able to the community for ed- ucational, civic, cultural and other noncommercial uses consistent with the public in- terest, when such use will not interfere with the school pro- gram or school -sponsored ac- tivities. Use of school facilities for school purposes has prece- dence over all other uses. Per- sons on school premises must abide by District conduct rules at all times. Student and school -related organizations shall be granted the use of school facilities at no cost. Other organizations granted the use of school fa- cilities shall pay fees and costs. The Superintendent will develop procedures to manage the community use of school facilities, which will be re- viewed and approved by the Board. Use of school facilities requires the administration's approval and is subject to the procedures. Administration will approve and schedule various uses of school facilities. A master cal- endar will be kept in the office for scheduling dates to avoid conflicts. Should a conflict arise, the District reserves the right to cancel an approved re- quest when it is determined that the facilities are needed for school purposes. Requests for use of school facilities must be submitted to the Su- perintendent's office in ad- vance of the event. Permits for the use of any school building for a meeting at which there will be a discus- sion of religious, social, eco- nomic, or political problems shall be granted only on con- dition that such meetings shall be open to all who desire to at- tend. Applications must be ap- proved by the administration who may seek Board approval when topics may be particu- larly controversial. This policy has been in place for many years (prior to Don Schillinger's Superintendent residency) and reviewed/re- vised during his residency, so this is not a new policy. It was brought to the attention of the board that there was potential \misinterpretation\ of this pol- BONI E blORTO AU It Home financing Information is just a conversation away Karen Martin 406-232-1139 karen.martImOwellefargo.com wvrwwIlirn.cornfloven- martin NM I.SR ID 400366 Wells logo Ilane *Ow n &avow d 11141,1,948.4.14 & n1OVIVeli Ilara, k awned IOABRID • )59401 AS11501601r7e,10ThS icy and possible \misuse\ of the facility in regards to the policy by a local business (un- derlined areas). Thus, the issue was added as an agenda item for our June 8 meeting taking place in the BHS board room with the business in question contacted and represented at the meeting. During this meet- ing, there was discussion to \table\ the agenda item and the board members and busi- ness members would do some external research: find alterna- tive options and research other school policies in surrounding areas to see if there were \work arounds\ for the current policy in place. The current policy is being enforced by the Board of Trustees and local administra- tion of our school and facili- ties. Another meeting was held June 20 to discuss the find- ings; where four members of the Board of Trustees, Clerk, Superintendent, and local rep- resentatives for the business were present. At this meeting, it was decided that we (BHS Board of Trustees and Admin- istration) would leave Board policy 4330 as it currently stands. Meeting minutes are open to the public and may be accessed through the Clerk. The padlocks were put in place to prevent \commercial\ use of our facilities until proper signage could be posted in regards to board pol- icy and compliance expecta- tions. Please know there were conversations with legal repre- sentatives and insurance agen- cies that \highly\ discouraged opening up the use of the fa- cilities for commercial usage or changing our policies for accommodations to do such. Other statutes that support our position and our policy: 20-6-602. Trustees' power over property. The trustees of any district other than a high school district operating a county high school shall have the power and the responsi- bility to hold in trust all real and personal property of the district for the benefit of the schools and children of the district. In the name of the county, the trustees of a high school district operating a county high school, as defined by 20-6-101, shall have the power and the responsibility to hold in trust all real and per- sonal property of the district for the benefit of the schools and children of the district. The rcc department has au- thority to use the school's property because it is author- ized under separate statutes. Title 20, Chapter 7, Part 8. 20-7-801. Public recreation program authorized. ( I) Any city or town, including any board of park commissioners, may expend funds from the band fund and the park fund of the city or town for the pur- pose of operating a program of public recreation and play- grounds and for this purpose may acquire, equip. and main- tain land, buildings, and other recreation facilities. (2) Any school district may cooper- ate in such program. 20-7-804. Authority of board of public education. In all cases where school property is utilized, the board of public education shall have authority: (1) to establish minimum qualifications of local recre- ational directors and instruc- tors; and (2) to prepare or cause to be prepared, published, and distributed adequate and appropriate manuals and other materials as it may deem necessary or suitable to carry on said recreational program and to carry out the provisions of this part. 20-7-805. Recreational use of school facilities secondary. The facilities of any school district operating a recre- ational program pursuant to the provisions of this part shall be used primarily for the pur- pose of conducting a regular school curriculum, and the use of school facilities for recreational purposes au- thorized by this part shall he secondary. Furthermore, we would like to encourage individual use of the facility that is in accor- dance with the designed pur- pose of the track and field. Please remember that this usage cannot be under prof- itable conditions and is in- tended for \non-commercial\ use only. If there are questions or concerns in regards to the policy, please contact Baker Public Schools and ask to speak with our administration. If you would like to hold an event that accommodates an affiliated group, please contact our administration with details and scheduling. Thanks for taking time to be informed on this issue and for your support of Baker Public Schools. We are truly grateful for the facil- ities that we have and our abil- ity to share them with the community! Regards, s/Christy Follmer Baker Public Schools Board Chair (On behalf of Baker Public Schools Board of Trustees and Administration.) Do You Part! Keep Baker Clean! 0' Fallon Historical Museum 723 S. Main • Baker, MT Open 8 a.m. - 5 p.m. 7 days a week 406 - 778 - 3265 \Friends Healing Friends\ FALLON MEDICAL COMPLEX & COMMUNITY CLINIC 202 South 4th Street • Baker. NIT 593 I 3 406-778-3331 Ilospital • 406-778-2833 Clinic CLINIC HOURS Monday - Friday • 8 a.m. - 5 p.m. SERVICES INCLUDE 24 -Hour Emergency Room Acute Care/Hospital Care Outpatient Surgery Skilled Nursing Home Swing Bed/Long Term Care Home Health Services Life Line • Social Services Diagnostic Imaging • Mammography Colonoscopy • Ultrasound • CT • MRI Laboratory* Physical Therapy Dietetic Counseling Telemedicine Site Property Rights Organization meeting Submitted by Wanda Pinnow The Property Rights Organ- ization -Montana Gas Storage Stewardship Group, LLC (PRO-NIGSSG) committee held a public meeting June 23 at the Fallon County exhibit hall. With almost 200 Fallon County property owners in at- tendance, they were intro- duced to the group's legal counsel. An explanation of the most recent letter sent from WBI's Montana lawyers was given. With WBI threatening condemnation if property owners did not sign immedi- ately, it was explained that this is a lengthy process. A draft letter and addresses were given so property members could write their legislative members. Everyone at the meeting voted to be part of the group. The committee presented an Operating Agreement to the property owners. If you wish to be part of the group, you must complete the information on this form and return it to the group. Forms are available from Cindy Atkins at All 4 U Flowers on Main Street. Please return your forms by July 15. If you sign the Will ease- ment agreement, you are re- leasing WBI Energy of any liability pertaining to the stor- age space and the surface space they are requiring. If an accident happens because of them doing business on your property, why are you the property owner the liable party? If you have any questions or concerns, please contact the PRO-MGSSG committee members who are Kevin Braun, chairman; Mike Grif- fith, vice-chairman; and Sharon Gookin, secretary - treasurer; Dustin Krech,Cindy Atkins, Larry Singer, and Wanda Pinnow. Extension calendar Baker office hours 8 a.m. - 5 p.m. Now open from 12-1 p.m. to better serve you. For more in- formation, please contact your Fallon/Carter Extension Office at 406-778-7110. July 4- holiday - office closed July 8 - Bring on the Cake and Let's Decorate. Ekalaka July 9- history Hike. Ekalaka July 13-16 - 4 -It Congress July 19 - Carter County Range Tour July 20 - Tr -County Range Tour; Fallon County Livestock Committee meeting: Fallon County 4-11 Council meeting. ; 1 4.- try* \ Fireworks are not play items or toys, but small explosive devices that should be , handled by adults. ii Dick's Heating & Cooling 778-3737 Darryl Espeland, DO Dominick Trivisonno, MD Paul Wheeler, PA -C Leanne Breihahn-Garcia, PA -C, MPH Travis Allen, PA -C VISITING SPECIALISTS Loszek Jaszczak, MD (Radiology) Jett Williams, MD (Obstetrics/Gynecology) 24 -hr access via Telemedicine to Billings Specialists SERVICES Flu & pneumonia immunizations • Prenatal care FAA, DOT, ICC physicals • Cryotherapy Minor surgical procedures Family heath care for all ages Healthy Montana Klds Provider Fallon County 111(11LN Ti 11 ps By Sherry Vogel The 4th of July means family barbecues, picnics, fun in the park, and fireworks. Fireworks are meant to be enjoyed, and you'll enjoy them much more knowing your family is safe. Take extra precautions this Fourth of July and your holiday will be a blast! • Never allow young children too handle fireworks. • Light fires. (irks outdoors in a clear area away from onlook- ers, houses, and flammable Mak:1'1;1k • Light one device at a time, maintain a safe distance after lighting. • Never ignite devices in a container. • Do not allow any running or horseplay while fireworks are being used. • Do not try to re -light or handle malfunctioning fireworks; douse and soak them with water and discard them safely. • Keep a bucket of water nearby to fully extinguish fireworks. • Pets have sensitive ears and can be extremely frightened or stressed. • Keep pets indoors to reduce the risk that they'll run loose or get injured. Lindeen announces \Tor- nado Help\ event in Baker Montana's Commissioner of Securities and Insurance Mon- ica J. Lindeen is inviting Baker area residents affected by recent tornado activity to bring their questions about property insurance straight to the experts at a Community Healing Event in Baker Thurs- day evening June 30. As part of the event, staff from Lindeen's office will hold a \tornado help\ work- shop, answering questions and providing one-on-one confi- dential advice for residents with concerns or complaints about insurance issues folloys - ing the June II tornados. The workshop will also offer tips to avoid being victimized by \storm chasers\ -- contractors who come to communities in the aftermath of disasters, some oi v, horn perform sill, standard ssoik or commit in sill truce fraud. \We're honored to he part of the Community Healing Es eat in Baker,\ Lindeen said \For people trying to get their I Res hack together after a disaster like these tornados, making an insurance claim can he a com- plicated and frustrating process. It's important that Montanans know their rights and where to turn for inlima- t ion. and I hope we can play a small part in the healing of the community.\ The event is Thursday, June 30, from 6-9 p.m. in the ex- hibit hall at the fairgrounds. For more information, call the Office of the Commis- sioner of Securities and Insur- ;Mee at 800-33 1 -6148. ,.,, • C._ • EA ) di Oland Opeithig Scissor Wizard Building Friday, July 1 • 12:00 p.m. - 7:00 p.m. Saturday, July 2 • 9:00 a.m. - 12:00 p.m. Sales • Door Prizes • New Inventory Adjustable Beds ;00 fhipuRpEDE BBI<Er rii4 , 14 Ar o , 14 S. liain • Baker. MI 446-778-3618 Toll Fro* 1400-74241SO 111.1 Ave. SE • Bowman, NO 701.523.3731 Toll Fro. 14166-903-3737 Dr. James R. Campbell, DDS Family Dentistry Complete general dentistry fin- adults 61 children: • Preventive • Cosmetic • Implants • Crowns • Fillings • Root Canals • Extractions • Dentures Practice located in linker since /994 202 South 4th Street W. Baker, NIT 59313 (linter level of Fallon Medical ( . 411111/iCt 1 (406)778-5150 (800)676-7161 Ext. 231 Office hours: 8:00 n.m. - 5:00 p.m. Monday - Friday
