GOODYEAR TO CONTINUE 

 SOIL CONSERVATION AWARDS PROGRAM 



For the 24th consecutive year, ac- 

 complishments of the nation's soil and 

 water conservation districts will be re- 

 cognized by The Goodyear Tire & Rubber 

 Company through its Soil Conservation 

 Awards Program. 



Districts can still sign up for this 

 worthwhile program. By participating dist- 

 ricts have an opportunity to measure their 

 efforts toward a well balanced conserva- 

 tion program. In addition certificates of 

 metlt are presented to outstanding co- 

 operators in every participating district. 

 The chairman and outstanding cooperator of 

 the winning district in each state re- 

 ceives an all expense paid 4 day trip as 

 guestG of Goodyear at their experimental 

 farm in Arizona. 



Hill County SWCD have been notified 

 by Go:>dyear that they were judged the 

 outstanding district in Montana for 1969. 



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 CCMING EVENTS 



May 3-10 Soil Stewardship Week 



May 11 Montana Water Development Associa- 

 tion - Helena 



May 21 - 23 Montana Stockgrowers Associa- 

 tion - Butte 



June 1-2 NACD Area V - Rapid City, S. Dak. 



June 6-10 National Watershed Congress - 

 Denver 



June 8-9 County Commissioners Associa- 

 tion - Billings 



June 11 MASWCD Directors Meeting -Lewistown 



June 12 SSCC Meeting - Lewistown 



July 5-10 4-H Conservation Camp - Havre 



July 8-10 Bankers Range School- K- Ranch 

 Grassrange 



July 15 - 16 NACD District Outlook - 

 Billings 



July 17 Montana Chapter SCSA - Missoula 



Oct 5-9 MASWCD Area Meetings 



Kobember 4-6 MASV/CD Annual Meeting - 

 Great Falls 



CITIES & TOWNS PETITION SSCC 



Residents in the towns or cities or 

 Wolf Point, Poplar, Culbertson, Froid, 

 Ryegate, Roundup, Bearcreek, Joliet, 

 Superior, and Alberton have submitted 

 petitions to the SSCC for the addition of 

 the land area within their towns to be 

 added to a Soil & Water Conservation Dist- 

 rict. 



Hearings are being held and if favor- 

 able a referendum will be conducted in 

 conjunction with the primary election 

 June 2, 1970. 



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PROJECT AREA VOTED 

 HIGffl^OOD BENCH ALKALI CONTROL 



The first Special Project Area of 

 its kind under the Montana Soil & Water 

 Conservation District law was voted in 

 by eligible freeholders at an election 

 held April 4th within the proposed High- 

 wood Bench Alkali Control Project Area. . 



The Chouteau County Soil & Water 

 Conservation District Supervisors now ^^ 

 have the authority through the County ^^ 

 Commissioners to levy up to 3 mils to 

 finance in part an alkali control program 

 within the project area. Present plans 

 are to obtain the help of various agencies 

 to conduct research and as a result of 

 research work as may be feasible. 



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"Give you five bucks if yon take this 

 with you." 



