DISTRICT DOINGS, 



jwis & Clark Countv SWCD - The Board dis- 



cussed with the County Commissioners the 

 possibility of obtaining funds to employ a 

 district secretary and a part-time technician 

 under the provisions of HU 179. The Comm- 

 issioners agreed to a budget of $5,870 for 

 these purposes. 



Gallatin Valley SWCD - Cooperation with the 

 County and Corp of Engineers resulted in 

 flood work being completed at Baker Creek. 

 The Soil Conservation Service made the sur- 

 veys for the area. A contract in the amount 

 of $36,800 was let for this Job. The work 

 has been completed and accepted. 



Blaine County SWCD - "Be Informed," say con- 

 servation speakers at Blaine County Annual 

 Meeting. Speakers Bill Hunt and Dean Hanson 

 urged local citizens to be informed and aware 

 of what needs to be done and what is taking 

 place. Mayor Bill Hunt of Chester outlined 

 current studies now being conducted about 

 North Montana Water Resources. He said Milk 

 River Area could be short of water in the 

 not too distant future. 



^^ Warren Ross, third generation Bear Paw 

 ll^^ntain farmer and rancher, was awarded 

 the 1969 Outstanding Conservation Fanner 

 Plaque by the Blaine County SWCD. The Ross 

 progran includes developing and construc- 

 tion of irrigation and recreation dams, 

 range improvement, and new irrigation sys- 

 tems. 



HeriDan Friede and Gerald Munson were 

 elected supervisors. 



Granite-North Powell SWCDs - Met at Drummond 

 with Sam Thompson, District Engineer with the 

 Montana Highway Department. Mr. Thompson 

 outlined the procedure the Higway Department 

 uses when locating new roads and conserva- 

 tion practices used during and after con- 

 struction. This meeting brought forth many 

 problena facing both Districts and Highway 

 Department and how the two can work together 

 for everyone's benefit. 



McCone SWCD - Became a sustaining member of 

 the Boy Scouts of America. The District 

 Conservationist assisted the Scouts with 

 Conservation and Nature badges. 



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An old-timer: A man who can 

 remembT when it cost raore to 

 run a car than to park it. 



up to seed grass by hand around a new con- 

 crete structure. This 812 foot concrete 

 flume replaces an old leaking irrigation 

 ditch where over 50% of the water was lost 

 along a rocky ledge on the McLeod Mutual 

 ditch at McLeod, Montana. 



Seeding the grass is Bo Clark, Tom 

 Petaja, Pat Clark, David Mabry, and Helen 

 Clark. 



Flathead SWCD - Planting of shelterbelt 

 trees were discussed. Darrell said that 

 the trees will be in the week of May 5. 

 Lewis Fuller said that arrangements had 

 been worked out with Jay Panney and Myron 

 Motlchka to help operators using the tree 

 planter start their planting. Al Tronstad 

 already has the planter at his farm ready 

 for tree planting. 



The 8th Grade Conservation Tour was 

 discussed. Dave Brewer reported that there 

 will be 935 8th graders participating in it. 

 Everyone is to brinp sack lunches. The 

 Pomona Grange will do the bookkeeping. 

 Darrell reported that four orientation fllss 

 are presently being circulated among the 

 schools. Plans are to invite sponsor mem- 

 bers and employees along on the tour. 



The professor stepped up on 

 the platform and by way of 

 breakins the ice, said: "I've 

 Just been asked to come up 

 hero and say something funny." 



Came the inevitable heck- 

 ler, shouting from the back of 

 the hall: "You'll tell us when 

 you say It, won't youV" 



Said the professor: "I'll 

 tell YOr. The others will 

 know, " 



