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Melstone Monthly Staff

Inside This Issue

Volume 7 April 2017

Once in a Life Time Experience

By Garrett Severe

Eva Kor is a survivor of the Holocaust. When she was

ten years old, she and her family were taken by the

Nazis. They put her and her twin sister in Auschwitz

concentration camp which was the worst camp to.

Twins were used for experimenting. Eva and her twin

got injected with germs and bacteria, and she still

does not know what she was injected with. One time

after the injection, she got really sick. She had a bad

fever. She got so weak that she had to crawl on the

floor to get around, and get water. The doctor thought

that she would be dead in two weeks, but she came out of her sickness because

she was determined to rejoin her sister.

All of the inmates got one slice of bread a day, which was given to them at night.

The piece of bread was not enough to survive on for very long, so they had to

“organize” or steal from the Nazis. She would steal raw potatoes and boil them for

her and her sister.

Eva and her sister were in the camp for about eight and a half months. They both

walked out of the camp alive. Eva is now eighty three years old. Her twin sister

Miriam died in 1993 because the injections that she got in the concentration camp

stunted her kidneys so they could not grow bigger than a ten year old girl’s. Eva is

now living in living in Indiana. She travels all over the world to give her life experi-

ence.

The juniors and seniors were fortunate enough to see her in Miles City on April

24th. Approximately 3,000 people from around the area attended. Besides her talk,

we witnessed a candle lighting ceremony and observed a minute of silence at

Pizza and pop will be

available at the dance

Friday 28th 8:30-11:30

$5.00 for 7th -adult $4.00 for K-6th

BPA NEON DANCE

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Graduation Class of 2017

BreElle Wacker

Riley Pinkerton

Deva Bascom

When: May 20th, 2017

Where: Melstone High School

Time: 7:00 P.M.

Speaker: Janel Wiese

Reception at the Community

Center

“ Life’s a dance

you learn as you

go.”

Bull Mountain Sanitation

Josh Jorgenson

Owner/Operator

P.O. Box 238

Melstone, MT 59054

Office (406)-358-2387

Spring Concert May 9th 7:00 p.m.

All Country Themed

BBQ 5:30P.M.

Sponsored by BPA

Burgers, hotdogs,

salads, chips, baked

beans, and watermelon

Easter Classic

By Joe Griswold

Some of the basketball boys went to a tournament in

Reed Point called The Easter Classic. The team consisted

of Thomas DeJaegher, Vitor Gabriel, Vinnie Machado,

Joe Griswold, Harry Griswold, Carson Hein, Matlock

Morrison, Shayden Cooke, Ty Meredith, Davon Mere-

dith, and Holden Roskelley. This team crushed the

Bridger and Huntley teams by more than twenty points

each. They were in the chipper against Big Timber.

While both sides battled over the ball, we lost by five

points when the final score said 45-50. Even though

they lost the championship, everyone was in a good

mood as they bragged about their layups, threes, and

steals.

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Piano Recital

Featuring Katie Keeney’s

Students

May 23rd

7:00 p.m. at the school

Attention All Melstone

Community Members:

Submitted by the Town of Melstone

Spring is here and summer is approaching fast! The

Town of Melstone takes pride in our community and

the appearance of this great community.

We would greatly appreciate it if all community mem-

bers took time this April and May to properly come into

compliance with Melstone’s Decay Ordinance 2003-5.

This means cleaning up all junk visible on personal

property as well as keeping your property mowed and

the weeds contained. This is also a fire and safety meas-

ure for our community.

If you have any questions concerning Decay Ordinance

2003-5 or how to come into compliance, please contact

the City Office at 358-2301 or stop in.

We are striving to have all community members

come into compliance by July 1, 2017!

FFA: Winding Down

Summited by Abby Hansen

As most of you know back in March, our chapter went

to Great Falls for the state FFA convention. The kids

competed in many competitions such as Livestock Judg-

ing, Sales and Service, Farm Business Management, and

Mechanics. Senior, Deva Bascom placed 5th in the Sales

and Services competition.

Coming up the first of May, CDE days will be held with

kids competing in Food Science, Ag Marketing, Floricul-

ture, Horse Judging, and Forestry. They are currently

practicing and getting prepared. For the elementary, our

chapter will be having Barnyard Olympics, which is just

a fun and educational day for the young kids. On May

4th after the drama play, we are having the FFA lock in.

Mr. Pierce will be announcing the dates for the new

officer interviews sometime soon, so be on the lookout

for that.

Finally, it’s that time of the year again: The activities

banquet is right around the corner in May. Be sure to

come to that if you like good people and good food.

On behalf of the Melstone officer team and the chap-

ter, thank you for your support.

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District Festival

Results

Band

Performance : Superior(1)

Sight reading : Excellent(2)

Solos

BreElle (Alto)-Superior

Magan (Alto)-Superior

Franka(Clarinet)-Superior

Sarah (Alto)-Excellent

Sarah (Tenor)-Excellent

Sarah (Bari)-Excellent

Salon De Cori

Manicures & Pedicures

Work: 358-2444

Home: 358-5020

517 1st St. West

Melstone, MT

Melstone High

School Drama Presents

Murder Me,

Murder Me Not

Thursday, May 4th 7:30

Tickets:

Adults: $4

Students (7-12): $3

Children: $2

Refreshments During Intermission

Served by FFA

Leaning Links

Field Trip Dates for Elementary &

High School TBA

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Toffee Cookies

Easy and cheap toffee cookies for the whole fam-

ily. With a square shape they can be stacked and

stored in boxes and tins.

Ingredients: 1) 4 ounces saltine crackers

2) 1 cup butter

3) 2 cups semisweet chocolate chips

4) 3/4 cup chopped pecans (or any other nuts)

Directions:

1) Preheat oven to 400 degrees Fahrenheit. (205

degrees Celsius)

2) Line cookie sheet with saltine crackers in sin-

gle layer.

3) In a saucepan combine the sugar and the but-

ter. Bring to boil for 3 minutes. Immediately

pour over the saltines and spread it to cover the

crackers completely.

4) Bake at 400 degrees Fahrenheit. (205 degrees

Celsius) for 5 to 6 minutes. Remove from oven

and sprinkle chocolate chips over the top. Let it

sit for 5 minutes. Spread melted chocolate and

top with chopped nuts. Cool completely and

break into pieces.

Activities & Athletic Banquet

Monday, May 22nd 6 P.M.

9th & 10th grade bring salads; 11th & 12th grade

bring desserts

Hoping for the Best on the ACT’s

By Joe Griswold

American College Testing (ACT) evaluates

teenagers all over the United States to see

if they’re ready for college. Every year in

Montana juniors take the ACT once for

free. Students can take the ACT anytime for a fee.

This year the juniors consisted of Gillian Severe, Garrett

Severe, Joe Griswold, Dwight DeJaegher, Gracey Adams,

Shayla Hough, Vinnie Machado, and Franka Johne.

Testing from 8:00 a.m. to 12:55 p.m., the juniors braved

the test with only headaches and empty stomachs in

the end. One junior (Shayla Hough) who took the test

this year, remarked, “It wasn’t as bad as we all

thought.” A senior (BreElle Wacker) remembered her

first time taking the ACT quoting, “It was terrible!” After

the ACT is over and a waiting period of five to eight

weeks, we get our results.

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Burn Permits

Submitted by Hester Jacobs

In Musselshell County, Pursuant to MCA 7-33-2205,

the county governing body requires written permits for

all open burning within county jurisdiction. The signed

permit is good for two (2) years from the date of issu-

ance or up to January 2018 whichever occurs first. The

permit will be signed and kept for records with the dis-

aster and Emergency Services (DES) Coordinator/ Coun-

ty Fire Warden.

The permit holder must obtain verbal permission to

activate his/her burn permit each time he/she kindles a

fire throughout the two (2) year period, from Mus-

selshell County Dispatch Center.

Burn permits are only issued on days when weather

conditions are conducive to controlling a fire. Burn

permits are not issued during dry spells, windy days or

other conditions that would make it difficult to control

a fire.

An open burning permit may be suspended or revoked

at any time when conditions warrant, or when the per-

mit holder is in non-compliance with the Musselshell

County Burn permit resolution (2015-16) The County

Fire Warden and County Fire Chief has the authority to

discontinue any open burn. This permit maybe can-

celled or revoked for violation of any cause, at any

time, and you will be burning illegally. Under the provi-

sion of MCA 50-63-103 You Are Liable for any and all

fire suppression costs, or damages resulting from an

escaped or uncontrollable fire. Minimum restitution for

fire suppression costs will be $350.00.

In both cases (Musselshell and Rosebud), people

should call Tim as Fire Chief to tell him they are

burning. Also, even with permission to burn, if the

fire gets out of control and the fire departments are

called in, landowners may be liable for the expense

of fighting the fire.

In Rosebud County, no paperwork is required, but to

open burn you must call the sheriff’s office at (406)

346-2715 and tell them where and what you are burn-

ing. They will tell you whether you have permission to

burn.

BPA will be

selling chances

for $15

Winner ($300)

will be

announced May

22nd

Need not be present to win!

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Carter’s Plumbing

and heating

P.O. Box 201

Roundup, mt

Kindergarten

Graduation

May 23rd

2:45

Rayleynn Tuttle

Jacob Jorgenson

Quinn Herron

Siggen Newman

Brook Seamster

Easter Egg Hunt

Submitted by Silvia Metzger

Our Annual Easter Hunt was anoth-

er year success!! We had approxi-

mately 25 kids (which is down 25

from last year) that had a blast col-

lecting eggs. Rich, Judy, and I love

this day due to seeing children with

big smiles on their faces. The win-

ners of the door Prizes were Harper McIIvain and Ryker

Rossekelly.

I would like to give a BIG THANK YOU to the following

people for donating to the hunt this year.

The Teini Family, The Rossekelly Family, Melstone PTO,

The Kincheloe Family, The Stroh Family, The Hanson

Family, Mary Ellen Ryan, Melstone Student Council, Car-

ol Bernhardt (Billings, MT), Tom & Helen Hougen, Alan

& Mikell Hougen, The Dutton Family, The Rindal Family,

and The Cates Family.

Thank you to Barb Hillman, Judy Metzger and Carol

Windling for helping me stuff 800 eggs. Thanks to No-

valee Metzger, Eli Hoch, and Leanne Hoch for helping

me to put the eggs out.

Thank you again from the bottom of my heart to every-

one that helped, contributed, and came and enjoyed

themselves at our Annual Easter Egg Hunt!!!

Elementary

11:45-12:30

Junior High & High

School 12:35-1:35

in the Gym

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Learning

Links

Last Day —May 16th

Ice Cream Social & Art Show

Mother’s Day Buffet Sunday May 14th

11a.m. to 4 p.m.

Prime Rib – Chicken –

Ham - Potatoes—Veggies

— Rolls

20+ items on the Salad

Bar— Big Dessert Bar

Adults $25

Seniors (65+) $15

Children (7-12) $12

Mothers Over 80 Eat Free

Bring your mother, grand-

mother, mother-in-law to

the Café for a Fabulous

Buffet

The Jolly Green Giant Comes to

Melstone

By Joe Griswold

A new kid has come to Melstone,

and he stands six foot and eight

inches tall. His name is Carson Hein.

Carson came to school from Forsyth,

and Carson thinks that “Melstone is

a better school than Forsyth.” Carson

has two sisters, Laura and Lindsey,

who are nineteen and thirteen, re-

spectively. Carson isn’t the only guy

in the family; he has a dog who is a Blue Heeler Border

Collie. Carson’s favorite class so far is P.E.; his favorite

food is hamburgers, and his shoe size is eleven.

National BPA May 11th -17th

Orlando, Florida

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Melstone Bar & Café

Have BBQ, will travel for your catering needs

The season for branding, family & class reunions

graduation, weddings is here.

Call Rich or Silvia

358-2355

Flying to Florida

By Gracey Adams

The countless hours of practicing for many contests,

bus rides, and fundraising are paying off. On May 11th-

17th, six of our members will be traveling to Florida, for

the National BPA convention. The six members are

BreElle Wacker, Deva Bascom, Abby Hansen, Megan

Brewer, Franka Johne, and Riley Pinkerton. Our national

qualifiers just finished selling Butter Braids, which was a

success. On Friday, April 28th, there will be a neon

themed dance at the community center, so wear white

or something neon. The prices are 7-Adult $5, K-6th $4.

The Dance will be from 8:30 p.m. to 11:30 p.m.; there

will be pizza and beverages. On Tuesday, May 9th, is our

spring concert. There will be a BBQ before the concert;

bring your family to a simple dinner. On Monday, May

22nd at 6:30 p.m. is our annual activities banquet. Some

of our members will be doing the Torch Ceremony that

they participated in at State. The BPA members would

like to thank everyone that has contributed their time

and money to our organization.

Yearbooks 2016-2017

Pre– Sales by May 25th — $35

Next Year — $40

High Line Invitational

By Dwight DeJaegher

The HIT tournament was the 23rd and 24th; of March;

on the 23rd the Class C boys beat Class A (122-79). The

next day the Class C boys met up with the Class B

boys and beat them (108-76). Later that afternoon the

Class C boys met up with Class AA boys and lost to

take

Brody is pictured with his team 2nd from left.

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Riley Pinkerton

Tracking to Districts

By Kimber Korell

The track team has been competing in between rain/snow storms preparing for district. The 4x4 relay team consist-

ing of Franka, Megan, Kimber, and Chelsea, placed 8th on April 7th. The relay team placed 12th on April 18th. Individ-

ual results follow:

Columbus Meet 4/1

Event 100 meter 200 meter 400 meter

Place 8th 7th 5th

Columbus Meet 4/7

Event 100 meter 200 meter 400 meter

Place 10th 8th 11th

Columbus Meet 4/18

Event 100 meter 200 Meter 400 meter 800 meter

Place 31st 24th 16th 18th

Columbus Meet 4/1

Event 400 meter 1600 meter 3200 meter Shot Put

Place 5th 1st 1st 7th

Columbus Meet 4/7

Event 400 meter 800 meter Shot Put 4x4 Relay

Place 8th 2nd 10th 8th

Columbus Meet 4/18

Event 800 meter 1600 meter Shot Put Javelin

Place 4th 8th 12th 35th

Franka Johne

Columbus Meet 4/1

Event 100 meter 200 meter 400 meter Long Jump

Place 25th 9th 4th 30th

Columbus Meet 4/7

Event 200 meter 400 meter Shot Put Long Jump Discus Javelin

Place 9th 6th 56th 44th 40th 72nd

Columbus Meet 4/18

Event 200 meter 400 meter Shot Put Javelin Long Jump

Place 10th 35th 56th 72nd 26th

Vinny Machado

Columbus Meet 4/7

Event Shot Put Discus Long Jump

Place 18th 34th 36th

Columbus Meet 4/18

Event Shot Put Discus Javelin Long Jump

Place 34th 50th 62nd 51st

Megan Brewer

Columbus Meet 4/7

Event Shot Put Discus Javelin

Place 25th 32nd 30th

Columbus Meet 4/18

Event Shot Put Discus Javelin

Place 30th 52nd 50th

Kimber Korell

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Missoula Children’s

Theater

April 22nd

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in Space

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