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Thirty-five years ago...

Thursday June 15, 1989

Forest products production down everywhere this year

Timber shortages and unusually cold weather in late January and February slowed production in Montana's forest products industry during the first quarter of 1989, reports the University of Montana Bureau of Business and Economic Research.

All major sectors of the industry - lumber, pulp and paper, plywood, particleboard and fiberboard - saw reduced production for the first quarter of 1989.

Montana's lumber production in the first quarter of 1989 was about 359 million board feet, down from 428 million board feet for the same quarter in 1988.

Production worker's wages at sawmill and other Montana mills were down by $1 million - from $29.7 million in the first quarter of 1988 to $28.7 million in the same quarter of 1989.

Total production employment during this quarter was also down by about 306 workers from the first quarter of 1988.

The figures refer only to production workers at sawmills, plywood plants, pulp and paper mills, particleboard and fiberboard plants and utility pole plants.

These production workers account for about half the workers in Montana's forest products industry.

Estimates do not include the several thousand workers in logging, trucking and other related jobs affected by the strike.

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Twenty years ago...

Thursday June 17, 2004

Fifth Annual Blackfoot/Clearwater RMEF Game Range Ride

On Saturday, June 26, 2004, the Blackfoot/Clearwater Chapter of the Rocky Mountain Elk Foundation hosted its fifth annual Game Range Ride on the Blackfoot/Clearwater Game Range. The Game Range is located south of Seeley Lake by Clearwater Junction.

The event includes an approximately eight mile course on the Game Range, starting from the Game Range Headquarters off Woodworth Road, which is three miles east of Clearwater Junction. Prizes will be awarded to winners in both adult and children's categories.

An authentic cowboy pitchfork steak fondue lunch and beverages will be served following the ride and is included in the rider's entry fee.

The ride will start at 9 am. Riders should plan on arriving approximately an hour earlier for registration.

Ticket prices are $25 per adult and $15 for children under 12 for riders who register by June 23, 2004. Ticket prices for riders who register after the 23rd and the day of the ride are $35 and $25 respectively. Funds raised will support your local RMEF chapter in its efforts to secure vital wildlife habitat. Riders must be at least eight years old to participate and all riders under 18 must be accompanied by an adult.

For more information on how to register or any other questions, contact Todd or Twyla Johnson at (406) 677-2937. Please come and join the fun to support a very worthy cause.

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