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Fort Peck Summer Theatre has roles open for actors of all ages this summer, specifically in Hank Williams, Murder on the Orient Express, Matilda and White Christmas. We are always thrilled to include many local actors in the cast of summer productions, especially young performers and there are lots of opportunities for the production of Matilda!

Deere & Co. and the nation's leading farm lobby have struck a compromise in the battle between farm-equipment manufacturers and farmers. 'Deere signed a memorandum of understanding with the American Farm Bureau Federation that the group said ensures farmers can repair their own farm equipment or take it to independent repair shops,' reports Patience Haggin of The Wall Street Journal. 'The agreement addresses a debate that has grown in recent years, as the farm industry has implemented high-tech equipment like software and sensors in machinery like tractors and harvesters aimed at boosting harvests and speeding planting.'While the understanding appears to address demands from both sides, it discourages further legislative action: 'The agreement creates a mechanism to address farmers’ concerns and give them access to resources needed to repair their own equipment,' Haggin writes. 'It seeks to address the so-called “rightto- repair” issue through the private sector. . . . and discourages the federation’s state organizations from introducing, promoting or supporting such legislation. . . . The federation said the agreement could serve as a model and that it had begun talks with other manufacturers.'