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Southeast Montana
Photo courtesy of Rick and Susie Graetz
Wednesday, Sept. 5, 2012
produced daily by Shellie Nelson
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Community
St. Luke's sells bonds for new hospital, clinic in Idaho
David Pate, chief executive officer of St. Luke’s Health System in Idaho, said an increase in demand was the impetus for the bond sale to finance a $90-million hospital in Nampa and a $30 million medical plaza in Fruitland.
Idaho Statesman;
Sept. 5
Colorado county commission rescinds oil shale resolution
The Garfield County Commission, which was being challenged under open-meeting laws for attending a meeting in Utah on oilshale leasing, voted 3-0 at its meeting on Tuesday to rescind its April 9 resolution opposing the Bureau of Land Management's decision to limit oilshale leases in Colorado, Utah and Wyoming.
Aspen Times (Post Independent);
Sept. 5
Idaho city's whitewater park a success
The whitewater park on the Boise River in Boise was 12 years in the making and the first phase of the three-phase project has drawn kayakers and spectators alike.
Spokane Spokesman-Review;
Sept. 5
Environment
Montana FWP schedules classes to certify wolf trappers
Trappers who want to trap wolves in Montana must first be certified, and the state Fish, Wildlife and Parks Department will hold certification classes, with the first one scheduled in Helena on Sept. 8, with additional classes scheduled in Bozeman, Butte, Dillon and Livingston.
Helena Independent Record;
Sept. 5
USFS: Critical days ahead on wilderness fire in Montana
The Sawtooth Fire burning in the Bitterroot National Forest in Montana has burned 400 acres in the Selway-Bitterroot Wilderness, but there are heavy fuels in the fire's path and with afternoon winds, managers are concerned about corraling the fire.
Missoulian;
Sept. 5
Horses, mules give Yellowstone cutthroat trout a lift to Wyoming lakes
Wyoming has been moving native Yellowstone cutthroat trout to waterways in Wyoming where they aren't threatened by non-native species for the past six years, and late last month, horses and mules were used to haul the native fish to a waterway in the Bighorn National Forest.
Casper Star-Tribune;
Sept. 4
Economy
Montana medical device company gets $25-million cash infusion
Bacterin International Holdings, which manufactures medical devices for bone grafts and certain transplants in Belgrade, received $25 million from OrbiMed, which the Montana company plans to use to pay off $10 million in debt and to hire dozens more salespeople.
San Francisco Chronicle (Bozeman Daily Chronicle);
Sept. 5
Report: More out-of-state businesses show interest in Wyoming
An annual report from the Wyoming Business Council said that, between July 2011 and July 2012, 40 valid out-of-state businesses looked into establishing a location in the Cowboy State, up 11 from the number reported in the 2011 fiscal year.
Casper Star-Tribune (AP);
Sept. 5
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Mountain West Perspectives
A Look Ahead
Sept. 5: Andrew Nikiforuk will present a seminar on "Empire of the Beetle: How Human Folly and a Tiny Bug are Killing North America's Great Forests," 3:10 p.m., Gallagher Business Building Room 123, University of Montana campus, Missoula
Sept. 5: Author George Black's presentation on "Civilizers, Soldiers, Explorers, andthe Creation of Yellowstone National Park," 7 p.m. 123 Gallagher Business Building, University of Montana, Missoula campus
Sept. 5: University of Montana's President's Lecture Series begins with a presentation by Andrew Nikiforuk titled "The Energy of Slaves: Oil and the New Servitude," 8 p.m., University Center Ballroom, Missoula campus.
Mountain West Voices
Hear weekly stories from the Rocky Mountain West as gathered by Clay Scott
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