December 2017

Three reappointed to Park County board

The Park County Commission reappointed three people to the Park County Planning and Development Board during the commission’s regularly scheduled Tuesday morning meeting.

Mike Dailey, Frank O’Connor and Frank Schroeder will serve two-year terms on the Planning and Development Board after their current terms expire Dec. 31. 

The commission received no other applications for the positions.

In other business Tuesday, the commission approved:

Briefs Dec. 19

• 2018 Youth Recreation Basketball League is open for registration until Saturday, Dec. 30. It is open to boys and girls, kindergarten through sixth grade. It is $60 per player and $40 for kinders. Families may register in-person at the Livingston Civic Center, 229 River Drive or 223-2233.

Calendar Dec. 19, 20

TUESDAY
• After School Club, Livingston-Park County Library, 3:30-5 p.m.
• Tobacco Cessation Group, Peer Solutions Drop-In Center, 104 W. Clark St., 4-5 p.m. Call 222-3332.
• T.O.P.S. No. 481,  Grabow Building, 5 p.m.
• Beginner’s Mind Meditation Group, Shane Center, 5:30-6:30 p.m.
• Yarn Wranglers, Livingston-Park County Library, 6 p.m.
• Last Word Toastmasters, Vince Grant Hall, 1306 E. Park St., 6 p.m.
• Livingston City Commission, City-County Complex, 6:30 p.m. 7 p.m.; regular meeting, 7:30 p.m.

Encourage elected officials to support the Health Center Fund

Editor:

I am concerned about inaction of our governing bodies.  On September 30, several programs vital to the health of our community were allowed to expire to include the Community Health Center Fund. While the health center program has had strong bipartisan support for over 50 years, there is current inaction for continued short- and long-term funding.

Gardiner poet reflects on the need for wild places

Who needs wilderness?
We do
Every dad-blamed man, woman and child,
Especially the child, on earth
To show us the natural symmetry of
leaf patterns, tree branches,
river meanderings,
the grace of bird flight
deer, running or feeding
unhindered by harness or leash.
The land will never be carved
into our human image
by bulldozer, road grader
backhoe, dynamite,
shovel or chainsaw.

Justin Thomas raking in cash and playing for trophies

Justin Thomas has earned about $25 million in his three years on the PGA Tour. That includes his bonus from winning the FedEx Cup this year. It does not include endorsement money from the likes of Titleist, Citi and Polo.

He has a better grasp of his percentage making putts inside 10 feet than the size of his bank account.

Thomas appreciates the money as a measure of success. The 24-year-old just doesn't see it as much more than that.

Montana governor visits set of 'Yellowstone' TV show

HAMILTON, Mont. (AP) — Actor Kevin Costner welcomed Gov. Steve Bullock last week to the set of the new cable TV series "Yellowstone," much of which is being shot at the Chief Joseph Ranch.

In the main living room of the lodge, decorated for the set with historic Navajo rugs hanging from the balconies and Remington bronzes on the tables, Costner and Bullock, along with writer/director Taylor Sheridan, discussed the pros and cons of filming in Montana.

Opposition leader says he could beat Putin in fair election

MOSCOW (AP) — As the most serious challenger during Vladimir Putin's 18 years in power, Alexei Navalny has endured arrests, show trials and facefuls of green antiseptic that damaged his vision.

But in an interview Monday with The Associated Press, he said the biggest thing keeping him from becoming Russia's next president is a political system that punishes him for rallying support and conspires to keep his face off the airwaves.

Official: Feds look at whether train engineer was distracted

DUPONT, Wash. (AP) — Investigators are looking into whether the Amtrak engineer whose speeding train plunged off an overpass, killing at least three people, was distracted by the presence of an employee-in-training next to him in the locomotive, a federal official said Tuesday.

The official, who was not authorized to discuss the matter publicly and spoke on condition of anonymity, said investigators want to know whether the engineer lost "situational awareness" because of the second person in the cab.

Construction concerns: Some business owners object to one-way Main Street

A meeting called to talk about planned reconstruction downtown this summer was sidetracked by last-minute concerns raised by local business owners.