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 By Kay Braddock

  Participating businesses are gearing up for next week’s popular Holiday Feast. A traditional progressive meal, the Terrific Tuesday event, scheduled to begin at 5 p.m. on Tues. Dec. 15, offers samplings of a variety of dishes and drinks from Terry and Fallon businesses. Sixteen businesses have already signed up to take part in this year’s annual holiday affair. Two foundations within the community will also be offering dish samplings at the American Legion. 

     Hey kids!  Find a copy of the Dec. 9 issue of the Terry Tribune and follow these simple instructions:
          1. Open to children ages 4 - 11. Color in the picture at left, using crayons, colored pencils or                  markers. Don’t forget to write your name, age and phone number in the blanks provided.

 By Kay Braddock

  With the arrival of the holiday season, area groups are ensuring the spirit of giving remains alive and well. Consider the following reports. 

  Buffalo Rapids crews are expected to complete a district II pipeline project this week that they have been working on for the past 10 days. According to BR foreman Tim Kortum, the 5,200-foot pipeline project, located about 17 miles west of Terry, began with trenching work done by subcontractor Jeff Morrison. Morrison’s crews finished their portion of the work in about 10 days, with BR employees coming in to connect the two ends of the pipeline project, near the BNSF railroad.

        Landowners are required to petition the Board of Prairie County Commissioners for permission to establish new locations for cattle guards on Prairie County roads.

 By Kay Braddock

       Prairie County residents filled the courthouse meeting room last week to discuss county road issues. Initial discussions led with the county’s current road easement program and updated cattle guard maintenance policy.

  By Kay Braddock    

       Five years ago the Terry High School volleyball team ended their season in a familiar fashion. As a sophomore player for the team in 2004, it’s a memory 20-year-old head coach Jasmine Freiboth recently shared with her players before this year’s trip to the All-Class State Tournament in Bozeman.

  The Prairie County Health Department was recently accepted into a pilot program for public health accreditation by the Montana Department of Health and Human Services along with seven other counties.   Despite the important role public health departments play in communities, a national system for insuring accountability and quality hasn’t been established – until now.