The University of Montana Western named 537 students to the 2022 fall 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. The listing below is divided into In-state and Out-of-State/International students, alphabetically by city and state. Click the file link below for a complete list of students.

BEAVERHEAD FIRE DIST. #2 405 N. IDAHO STREET DILLON, MT MEETING NOTICE TUESDAY January 17, 2023 5:00 PM AGENDA: I. Call to order II. Approval of Minutes from 12-20-2022 meeting Public Comment III. Approval of Warrants Public Comment IV. Old Business Public Comment V. New Business Discuss policy for billing MVA’s for out of district drivers. Public Comment VI. Chiefs Report VII. Public Comment VIII. Public comment on subjects under the jurisdiction of Beaverhead Fire District #2 that is not on the agenda IX. Adjournment

BEAVERHEAD COUNTY MUSEUM Board of Trustees Agenda, Regular Meeting Wednesday, January 18, 2023 @ 5 PM 15 S Montana Street (Research Room) Dillon, Montana 59725 1. Introduction of Guests: 2. Approval of consent agenda and minutes: 3. Trustees (7): John Breen, Lee Graves, Aggie Helle, Donna Jones, Lorraine King, Neal Straus Director, Present: Candi Whitworth 4. Trustees Excused Absent: Aggie Helle 5. Treasurer’s Report: Neal Straus a. Budget b. Money given by the county (Neal will ask for $3,500) c. Infrastructure money – John Breen 6. Association Report: Lynn Giles a. Grants 7. Old Business: a. New Hire b. Train Exhibit – Donna Jones c. Program/Events – Lorraine & Lee d. Refinish the floors in the depot e. Webpage 8. New Business: a. Update on Furnaces and Security – John Breen b. Opening for upcoming season hours and days 9. Director’s Report: Candi Whitworth a. Attached 10. Other Business: 11. Public Discussion: Public comment on items of significant public interest not on the agenda and within the jurisdiction of the Beaverhead County Museum Board of Trustees. 12. Set date of the next meeting: Wednesday February 15th @ 5pm Research Room 13. Adjournment: (The above minutes are from written notes taken by the Museum Director or an assigned individual during the meeting. These minutes are not a transcript, but rather a summary of the proceedings of the meeting.)

9-1-1/Communications Board Meeting Tuesday, January 17, 2023 11:00 a.m. Courthouse, Commissioners’ Room Dillon, MT 59725 AGENDA ➢ Call to Order ➢ Roll Call ➢ Action on Previous Meeting Minutes ➢ Old Business o Update on recent projects o Technical Advisory Committee Report ➢ New Business: ➢ Public Comment ➢ Set next meeting date & time ~ April 17, 2023 at 11:00 o’clock a.m. ➢ Adjourn

On Wednesday, January 4, Dillon City Council kicked off the new year with their first 2023 meeting. However, numerous problems from prior years continued to plague the council, the biggest of which being ongoing problems with the Idaho Street water project. Business owner Ron Carroll presented his report on the negative impact the construction had on his and other Idaho Street businesses, particularly those located on Idaho Street between Center and Bannack Street. That portion of Idaho Street was barricaded with road closure signs for an excess of 22 weeks. He reiterated that these businesses rely heavily on tourists, especially during the summer season when construction was at its peak. The impact it had on the businesses was devastating, resulting in severe financial loss. Carroll requested three things from the city council: 1. Some financial compensation for the lost revenue, due to improper handling and oversight of the project’s impact on the local economy, and asked for some sort of a resolution proposal by January 15th. 2. Forming a community-based business advisory committee, composed of small, medium, and large businesses of our community, who would meet at least monthly with the mayor and city council. This would allow the businesses to have a stronger voice with problems going forward. 3. And lastly, the creation of an independent review committee to determine what happened with this project and why those challenges occurred. By analyzing this data, the hope would be to avoid issues with future projects. After his presentation, the meeting then moved on with the acceptance of Officer Dairy’s resignation. Council Person O’Rourke questioned if the officers had to sign a 5-year agreement to stay with the Dillon Police Department since the city pays for their training. Chief Alvarez stated he signed a three-year contract when he started, but he could not find a similar contract for Officer Dairy. The cost to send a rookie officer to training is around $27,000, he continued, noting that most officers quit the city and either go to work at the Sheriff’s Office or another department with higher wages. O’Rourke suggested the police department investigate hiring an outside HR firm to investigate why they are losing officers. During the approval of meeting minutes, the discussion came up regarding what ever happened to the approval and purchase of laptops for the city council members. In lieu of laptops, it was suggested the substitution of iPhone or tablets for the members to use, which would be bought and paid for by the city. Many members stated they did not want an iPhone, and some even preferred handling documents the old fashion way on paper. No conclusive answer was reached on that topic. The next agenda item circled back to the opening topic of the city water project. Kevin Johnson from Dowl Engineering presented the council with some final change orders and updated bills. The first bill was for “traffic control”, to the tune of $11,000. Council person George Johnson proposed that the bill be cut in half, due to the lack of traffic control provided. The council asked Dowl’s Johnson to address this, to which he spewed off his reasoning to the excessive charge. He stated it was a non-negotiable bid document, which wouldn’t allow for any price reduction. He stated they would have to go and place a claim against the retaining bond with the company. Council person Johnson reiterated his confusion for paying for traffic control when Mungas did not deliver proper traffic safety and only provided barricades. The confusion stemmed around the point that you cannot cut a line item in half, and you would need to take any grievances away from the contractor through the Bond negotiation. Kevin Johnson kept echoing that the city needed to stay within the confines of the contract, even though many at the meeting voiced similar concerns with Mungas repeatedly violating their contract. Many tried to explain that this contract is based on the fact that if you hire someone to build a 3-car garage and they build it, you pay them for the finished product. But what they seemed to be glossing over was if they built you a three-car garage that was crooked, leaked, and had many flaws you would not square up on payment until the garage was completed to what was agreed upon. Kevin Johnson advised the city to pay for the work in good faith that Mungas will come back and finish the checklist, as well as guarantee the work in the coming years. If there is a grievance with the work, then the city needs to present it to the final Bond payment and take it out from there. Moving on in the change orders, Mungas also asked for the city to forgive eight of the days they went over the allotted time. It was pointed out that Kip himself admitted his construction crew screwed off for one week early in the season, to which council members began questioning Kevin Johnson more in depth over the contract worked and by extension granted to Mungus early on. At this point, Dowl’s Johnson’s mood changed from explanative to a defensive stance, shifting the blame back to the city and what people observed as a street closed vs open. At this point Ron Carroll posed the question, “It states in the contract that you have no authority over Mungas construction, and that Dowl Inc. is there to monitor the specs and make sure they stay within these specifications.” Kevin Johnson responded “That is very correct, we had authority over them to direct them how to comply. To comply with the contract specifications.” This question and answer highlighted that the city had fallen short, hiring Dowl to be the babysitter, when in reality the only job Dowl had was to was make sure Mungas met the requirements of the engineer. The somber realization was that too much trust had been placed in the wrong hands. The next change order was in regard to the replacement of survey points that were destroyed by Mungas in the city streets. Again, excuses followed that it was someone else’s fault and the city needed to pay for these expenses. When pressed, Johnson stated if they had known the survey points were there, it would have cost even more because it would have been a bid item. This mistake could have been avoided by a simple phone call. Council person O’Rourke stated, “It sounds like the surveyors did a sloppy job and we are paying for it.” Kevin’s response was “everyone has an opinion.” The total cost of the change orders co7-1 thru co7-3 came to a grand total of $115,647.64 before some negotiating taking a little off, leaving the city to try and get any money back they can when it becomes time to release the final $40,000 bond. This step is slated to be complete in roughly 2 weeks from the date of this city council meeting.

Beaverhead County Fair Board Meeting Agenda Wednesday, January 11, 2023 Date:  Wednesday, January 11, 2023 Time:  7:00 pm Location:  County Commissioner’s Board Room Call to order Introduction of guests Amendments or changes to agenda Financial Report Fair Manager Report Executive Director Report Board Member Reports Old Business      1.  Electric Project      2.  New Business      1.               Correspondence Adjournment

The University of Montana Western Rodeo Team has announced that the 53rd Annual Montana Western Rodeo Banquet will be held Friday, March 31, 2023. Doors to the event open at 5PM MST. Ticket prices for the event are as follows: Single ticket - $60 Couples ticket - $110 Reserved table of 8 (rows 1-4) - $500 Reserved table of 8 (rows 5-8) - $400 The rodeo banquet is the largest fundraiser that the UMW rodeo team hosts each year. Funds raised from the banquet supports the rodeo program by funding student scholarships, providing practice opportunities, defraying travel costs to and from college rodeos and hotel accommodations. It also helps with the cost of putting on the Montana Western college rodeo in the fall. UMW Rodeo is also excited to announce that 2021 WPRA Announcer of the Year and PRCA's Announcer of the Year top 5 finalist, five years in a row, Will Rasmussen will be announcing this year's Montana Western Rodeo Banquet. Rasmussen grew up in Choteau, Montana, raising horses and cattle on his family's place just outside of town. His family, known to many as the "Rodeoing Rasmussens" has played an integral part to Will's experiences in both the rodeo world and as a professional announcer. The rodeo program is incredibly thankful for the support the Dillon and surrounding communities continues to provide year in and year out to all rodeo student athletes and to the rodeo program. Tickets for the event go on sale today, January 10 and can be purchased by contacting Kelly Allen at 406-683-7306 or kelly.allen@umwestern.edu . For sponsorship opportunities or to donate to the silent or live auctions, please contact Jolene Robbins at 406-683-7303 or jjolene.robbins@umwestern.edu .

UMW Press Release The University of Montana Western Foundation is pleased to announce that the Cowdrey Rodeo Endowment has received a $25,000 gift to support Montana Western Scholarships. Marvin R. “Buz” Cowdrey was born and raised in Whitehall, Montana. He attended grade school in Cardwell, Montana, and high school in Whitehall. He was a standout athlete, lettering four years in track and basketball. Buz graduated in 1958 from Whitehall High School and continued his education at Western Montana College, now known as the University of Montana Western, where he received a teaching degree. In 1959, Buz married Judy Huckaba and in 1962, they moved to Bozeman where he started his teaching career as a history teacher at Bozeman Junior High. Cowdrey had a love for history and traveled many miles across the U.S. visiting historic sites. In 1971, after nine years of teaching, he retired to begin a full-time career in real estate and construction. Buz and Judy owned and operated many real estate projects in Montana and Arizona. Buz was active in the Bozeman community and was very committed to supporting the Bozeman Hawks, Montana State University, and the University of Montana Western Rodeo Program. He was a successful bull rider in his younger days, winning many events throughout his rodeo career. Buz served as a board member and treasurer of the National Intercollegiate Rodeo Association for several years and was honored as the Outstanding Alumnus of the NIRA in 2014. He also served on the MSU Foundation Board for 20 years. Cowdrey’s love for rodeo and his continued involvement in the sport at the collegiate level inspired his family to gift annually to the Montana Western Rodeo Program through the Cowdrey Rodeo Endowment. Recently, Judy Cowdrey committed a $25,000 gift in support of the rodeo endowment in memory of Buz. Buz passed away on March 24, 2022. UMW Rodeo Coach, JT Robbins, has chosen to award a $1,000 scholarship this spring from the rodeo endowment to Luke Murphy, a junior majoring in Business Administration at Montana Western. “Scholarships are paramount for the rodeo program. They help our students financially and are essential for recruitment. We are proud to award Luke Murphy for the spring semester. Luke always has a good attitude, is extremely supportive of his teammates, and is an excellent competitor,” said Robbins. The UMW Foundation is grateful for the continued support of the Cowdrey family and are honored to provide this scholarship from the Cowdrey Rodeo Endowment. If you would like to learn more about the UMW Foundation, please contact Executive Director Roxanne Engellant: 406-683-7305 or roxanne.engellant@umwestern.edu .

Beaverhead Search and Rescue News Submitted by Mel Rice-Public Relations The Beaverhead Search and Rescue held their monthly meeting last Wednesday January 4, 2023. It was called to order by commander Lawrence Morrisroe at 7:15 PM. There were 40 members in attendance. The first order of business for the evening was the election of 2023 officers. Before the election process began, there was much debate on whether to change our current By-Laws to permit the Commander of the unit to serve more than two 1year concurrent terms. After lengthy discussion, it was voted on and passed to allow 4 consecutive terms. None of the other officers have limited term but must be elected each year during our January election process. Having said that the election of officers took place and here are the results. · Commander-Lawrence Morrisroe · Vice Commander-Shane Puyear · Secretary-Kolby Malesich · Treasurer-Jennifer McKay · Communications-Brad Wagner · Equipment-Evan Helle · Training-Alex Dunn · Public Relations-Mel Rice · Board of Directors at Large-Mike Clarke, Trent Cottom, Cody Schnee When you see these ladies and gentlemen out in your travels please thank them for their service and dedication to your search and rescue. As many of you know these can be very thankless positions. We have elected a great slate of officers for the New Year. A side note at this time makes reference to our outgoing treasurer Brian Vinson who has served as the unit’s treasurer for many years. Thanks Brian for your dedication to that position. Brian is going nowhere; he is just going to shift his energy to another position in the organization. The next order of business was the voting on 4 probationary members to move them to permanent membership status. Congratulations to Darby Peterson, Adam Norlander, Mick Paffhausen, and Steve Mock. These individuals are full-fledged members now. This really means nothing new to these individuals. They have been very active since day 1 of their probation and will continue to be outstanding members. Members of the unit will have several training opportunities coming up in the next couple months. Ruby Valley S&R had a multi-agency training at the Dillon YMCA on the 5th of January. This was a raft and water training for river and lake rescues. BVHD S&R will be having advanced medical training sometime in the near future, avalanche training on the 12th of February, and “Managing the Search” training in March. The Montana SAR will be sponsoring Search Manager training January 14-16, and Lost Person Behavior training January 28-29. Then on the 24, 25, and 26 of February the National SAR Expo is to be held in Tucson AZ. There are lots of opportunities coming up for our members to pick up some great training. The last order of business was a recap of the search efforts for the 37 year old man presumed drowned in the Big Hole River somewhere around the Maiden Creek fishing access. The unit spent two days in conjunction with the Ruby Valley swift water rescue team searching a section of the river under the ice which is currently covering that section of the river. A big thank you to the Ruby Valley S&R and members of the Beaverhead S&R for their efforts in trying to locate the young man. Beaverhead S&R members participating in the search efforts were, Day 1: Dan Cahill, Lawrence Morrisroe, Adam Norlander, Brian Vinson, Park Scott, Chuck Maddox, Clint Rouse, Steve Mock, Cody Schnee, Dusty Crowe, James Mathews, Mark Smith, Mike Clarke, Nathan Freeman, Shane Puyear, Tommy Goins, Trent Cottom, Wade Bush, and Trevor Hyland; Day 2: Alan Holt, Tommy Goins, Jaime Trivette, Joe Reyes, Nathan Freeman, Steve Mock, Tara Remely, Trevor Hyland, Wade Bush, and Zane Wood. This Sunday is the S&R’s 37th annual Stan Shafer Memorial Ice Fishing Derby. It takes place at Clark Canyon Reservoir. There is a lot of money to be had by the luckiest fisher persons, $750 split between the 4 largest trout by weight and $750 split between the 4 largest ling by weight. There are also door prizes galore including one for $150.00, 50/50 pots, and two tagged fish which pay big bucks. There is also a fish contest for kids 12 years and younger which splits $150 between the 3 largest trout by weight and the $150 between the 3 largest ling by weight. So come on out and enjoy the day with us. You never know, you might just be one of those lucky winners. We would like to remind everyone who sleds, cross country skies, snow shoes, or just goes to the mountains, the snow conditions are not very good and the chance of avalanche is very high. Be extremely cognizant of the conditions you’re playing in and have the proper equipment with you at all times. Enjoy the great outdoors but by all means be safe… Your Beaverhead Search and Rescue “In the Business of Saving Lives”.

Press Release UMW The University of Montana Western and its partners—Canvas Early Learning Center and the Early Childhood Coalition of Beaverhead County—are excited to announce receipt of a Childcare Innovations Grant to expand licensed, quality infant and childcare in Beaverhead County. The $999,920 award is part of a state-wide initiative directed by the Early Childhood and Family Support Division of the Montana Department of Public Health and Human Services. The University of Montana Western and thirty-one childcare providers across the state were chosen to develop and implement innovative community, area, region and/or business-based strategies to expand childcare availability for Montana families. Fundamentally, the grant supports working families, employers, and the local economy with expanded capacity to serve 16 infants and toddlers, 32 children ages 2-5, and offer after-school care. The center will be a signature program in the School of Outreach’s lifelong learning portfolio. The grant supports an innovative childcare co-op model that will offer an in-house sliding fee scale and expanded operating hours. The University of Montana Western’s early learning center model will increase capacity to serve the community, the students of Montana Western, and lower income families. The shared objectives of the grant partners—University of Montana Western, Canvas Early Learning Center, and Early Childhood Coalition of Beaverhead County—are to provide a broad and overarching service to the community at large, to innovate novel approaches to accessing childcare and maintaining affordability, and to offer quality childcare in support of local workforce needs. “This is a community and county-wide initiative that will expand capacity for families to have affordable access to an early learning center and will support the county’s workforce,” said Aaron Cashmore, UMW Early Learning Center Director. Care and education programming are slated to begin this fall on the campus of Montana Western. Look for staff employment and child enrollment to occur in the months to come. For more information, please contact Aaron Cashmore: 406-683-7320 or email aaron.cashmore@umwestern.edu . The UMW School of Outreach can also be contacted at 406-683-7537.

DILLON ELKS LODGE #1554 CHAMPIONS CROWNED IN ELKS DISTRICT “HOOP SHOOT” COMPETITION (Dillon, MT, January 7, 2023) – On Saturday, January 7, three girls and three boys, ages 8-13, were crowned Champions at the Elks South District “Hoop Shoot”® free throw contest, which took place at Straugh Gymnasium on the Montana Western campus in Dillon, MT. • (SEE ATTACHED: RESULTS-SOUTH DISTRICT ELKS HOOP SHOOT) First and second place trophies were awarded to each boy and girl in three categories: ages 8-9, 10-11 and 12-13. The contestants who participated at the District Hoop Shoot Contest were crowned Champions at their local Lodge Contest within the Montana South District, comprised of Anaconda #239, Butte #240, Deer Lodge #1737, Dillon #1554 and Helena #193. The three first place boys and girls in age categories 8-9, 10-11 and 12-13 will advance to the Montana State Contest at Park County High School in Livingston, MT on February 4, 2023. They will compete against the Districts Champions from the other four Montana districts. With continued success, the six Montana State Champions will advance to the Regional Contest in Rapid City, SD, on March 11; the National Finals in Chicago, IL, April 22. The names of all the national winners will have their names digitally displayed in the Naismith Basketball Hall of Fame. This program is totally sponsored by the Benevolent and Protective Order of Elks of the U.S.A. It is endorsed by hundreds of school systems around the country. The Elks fund the program primarily through its National Foundation and the support of the local lodges and state associations. The Elks “Hoop Shoot”®, began as a local program by Corvallis Oregon Elks in 1946, is in its 51st year of national competition. Over three million boys and girls are expected to participate this year. In the past, Montana has crowned several National Champions.

UMW Sports Press Release Three Montana Western football players were invited to participate in The Dream Bowl all-star game for Sunday, January 22 at 11AM MST in Little Elm, Texas. The Dream Bowl is a College Football All-Star Showcase of the best FCS, D-II, D-III, and NAIA players from across the country. Jon Jund , a 6'1 senior quarterback from Spring Creek, Nev., will be participating in the game. He was named First Team All-Conference Offense and was named Offensive Player of the Year for the second year in a row after this last season's performance. He was also named AFCA All-American Honorable Mention. Noah Danielson , a 6'4 offensive lineman from Vaughn, Mont., joins Jund in the game. He was named AFCA First-Team All-American after this season's performance. He was also honored with First Team All-Conference recognition after his offense totaled 425 yards of offense per game and led the conference with 4675 total offensive yards. Trey Mounts , a 5'9 wide receiver from Belgrade, Mont., rounds out the trio participating in the game. He earned Second Team All-Conference Offense this past season after he was second in the conference in receiving touchdowns (7). "This is truly an honor for us to represent our school and team at this game. Just a chance to play one more collegiate game and compete. We are excited to show what Bulldog football has to offer and to just soak in the moments out there and play this game at a high level in front of professional scouts. I am thankful I get to experience this journey to continue playing with a few of my teammates and have one more week of football with them before our pro days in March. Thanks for all the support for us and please tune in to cheer on Team Crusaders!" Bulldog Trey Mounts commented on the experience. To view livestream information for the game, click here. About the Dream Bowl The Dream Bowl is a College Football All-Star Showcase of the best FCS, D-II, D-III, and NAIA players from across the country. The game and the series of events held over Martin Luther King Jr. weekend are a celebration of the excellence, commitment, and sacrifice made by the players and their families. The experience allows the players to practice and play in front of NFL and CFL scouts.

NEWS RELEASE FROM THE ROTARY CLUB OF DILLON Sherriff David Wendt will be the guest speaker at the Rotary meeting on Wednesday, January 11th at noon, to talk about plans for the sheriff’s office and current events happening in the department. Visitors are welcome to attend, and anyone interested in learning more about the Rotary organization is invited to be a guest for lunch. The Rotary Club meets in the Guild Hall of St. James Episcopal Church, located at 203 East Glendale Street. For more information about the Rotary Club, email Matthew Fullerton at matthewfullerton@me.com . Also, the Rotary Club Ice Melt fundraiser continues. Participants guess the date and time when the ice on Logan Pond will thaw stopping the clock. Prizes to be awarded to the individuals who guess the closest date and time to when the thaw occurs are: $500 first place, $250 second place and $100 to the third-place winner. Tickets may be purchased from Rotary Club members, or by contacting President Matthew Fullerton at matthewfullerton@me.com . Tickets are $2.00 per ticket, or six tickets for $10.00. Proceeds benefit the Rotary Club scholarship fund and community improvement projects.