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GLENDIVE RANGER REVIEW Thursday, April 15, 2021 • Vol. 59, No. 30 • Glendive, Montana $1.00 Health officials say vaccine clinics will end soon get people to attend the weekly clin- schedule appointments for people to ics. This is partly because a majority receive the Johnson and Johnson vac- Lack of demand of those who are eligible to get vac- cine, as fewer people are needed to cinated have already done so. open a bottle compared to the Mod- drives decision “We’ve been getting fewer and erna vaccine. For those who would fewer requests each week, so I will be prefer the Moderna vaccine, the working with (GMC Foundation and department will refer them to Osco to end vaccine Marketing Director) Jaime Shanks Pharmacy at Albertsons, as they will to get information out about stopping continue administering the Moderna distribution the weekly clinics,” she informed the vaccine. board. “For the Moderna vaccine, you Due to the county having only need 10 people to open a bottle, a lot By Hunter Herbaugh received the vaccines developed by more than the five you need for John- Ranger-Review Staff Writer Moderna and Johnson and Johnson, son and Johnson. So after April 23, if FIRST TIME EVER: the minimum age to be vaccinated people want to receive the Moderna The Dawson County Health Depart- in Dawson County is 18. According vaccine, we will be referring them to The Dawson ment and Glendive Medical Center to Murphree, this means there are Albrtsons because they will still have Community College will soon stop hosting weekly vac- a total of 6,994 people in the county that,” she said. cination clinics as the number of that are eligible for either of the two The declining appointments also Buccaneers are headed those interested in getting shots has vaccines. So far, 4,095, about 59%, resulted in the health department to the national dwindled. Health Department Inter- have received at least partial immu- are right now, April 23 will likely be disabling its online scheduling tool so im Director Laureen Murphree deliv- nization. Meanwhile, 1,957 individu- the last vaccination clinic for those anyone wanting to receive their vac- tournament for the first ered the update to the Dawson Coun- als, about 28% of the eligible popula- who have not received any vaccine cination will have to call the health time in school history, ty Board of Health at their meeting tion has received both doses of the while May 21 will be the last clinic department to schedule directly. The on Monday. Moderna vaccine or the Johnson and for those who need to receive second department can be reached at (406) Page 9 Murphree noted that in recent Johnson vaccine’s single dose and dose of the Moderna vaccine. 377-5213. weeks, health officials have been have been fully immunized. Moving forward, she explained Reach Hunter Herbaugh at rrre- struggling to fill appointments and Murphree explained that as things that the health department will still [email protected]. Effort Landlords see few issues seeks to despite COVID and an eviction moratorium repair and By Hunter Herbaugh said she only has a few people behind on Ranger-Review Staff Writer their payments. “Ultimately, I have to say I am so glad The ongoing COVID-19 pandemic has our properties are in Glendive. We didn’t update war created a lot of challenges for renters experience problems that some of the over the last year, with a lot of people los- bigger cities and even some of the bigger WOLVES: ing work either temporarily or being laid cities in Montana experienced. I think this New laws allow hunters memorial off completely. Though a federal morato- is a really tight group here in Glendive rium against eviction is in place until the and everyone just worked together, so my to target wolves more end of June, people all across the country problems were minimal,” she said. easily, are struggling to keep up on their pay- ments and may be faced with losing their Page 12 homes. “Ultimately, I have to say I Hunter Herbaugh photo However, various federal programs am so glad our properties The war memo- have been enacted since the start of the pandemic to provide relief to renters in are in Glendive. We didn’t rial erected in the need. This means landlords and property experience problems that 1940s is in need managers across the country have taken of repair to its on the added effort to make sure their ten- some of the bigger cit- crumbling base. ants are getting the help they need to stay ies and even some of the In addition, a in their homes. local group plans According to some of Glendive’s local bigger cities in Montana to add the names property managers, people falling behind experienced,” of those killed in on their rent hasn’t been a major issue, Kathy Wootan, action in the wars though there have been a few. Frank Cri- that have taken safulli, an owner of Crisafulli A & M, cred- property manager its the various programs that are available place since the for that and he has been actively working monument was with his tenants to get them that help. dedicated. “Paying the rent hasn’t been bad. There are enough programs out there that peo- While people not being able to make ple are getting the help they need,” he their monthly payments has not been a By Hunter Herbaugh mittee is the base of the obe- said. major issue locally, both Crisafulli and Ranger-Review Staff Writer lisk, which has crumbled signifi- While the programs do come with a Wootan said they have had some issues cantly over the years. While the bit of paperwork, Cirsafulli noted that with employees. Wootan explained that, Concerned with the deteriorat- planned project will fix the base, the process is actually pretty simple and in her experience, getting maintenance ing condition of the World War I it will also add more names to people just need to take the time to work people during the early stages of the pan- and II Memorial on Merrill Ave- the monument as well. Accord- through the various forms and applica- demic was difficult, as they felt wary of CAMPUS CARRY: nue, Dawson County’s veterans ing to committee chairman Doug tions. entering people’s homes at the time. groups are joining together to Byron, the names of Dawson University system seeks One local recipient of these programs, “They didn’t want to go into people’s refurbish and renovate it. Ameri- County residents who were Xaiber, noted that they are what has apartments to work on things. That was input on implementation can Legion Post 28, VFW Post killed in action in the Vietnam allowed her to stay in her home. She my biggest issue, it was a problem trying 1125, VFW Auxillary Post 1125 War, Korean War and in Iraq of concealed carry law, explained that prior to the pandemic she to find people that would go in. Fortunate- and the Vietnam Veteran Asso- will be added to the monument, was set to go to work for the 2020 Census. ly my son was here and he would mask up ciation Post 234 of Glendive and a total addition of eight names. Page 15 However when the pandemic hit, the cen- and go in, but if I didn’t have him, I don’t VFW Post 7887 of Richey have “You know how everyone goes sus rolled back its operations, so she lost know what I would have done for mainte- come together to form the Save around and says ‘thank you for some of that income and fell two months nance,” she explained. the Monument Committee with your service.’ This is one way we behind. Working with her property man- Crisafulli also experienced issues with the goal of fixing the monument. can say ‘thank you’ to the ones ager, she was able to apply for relief. his employees not feeling comfortable The monument itself was added who gave all,” Byron said. EARLY DEADLINE At first, the available programs helped working in a pandemic environment, say- to the community in the late The fix to the monument her make her payments, but they didn’t ing that he had at least one who refused 1940s, being officially dedicated includes putting it on a new The Ranger-Review cover the months she had missed. How- to come back to work, even if he would on Memorial Day in 1948, accord- foundation made of granite. ever, she noted that this year, relief pro- have been in situations where he would will have an early ing to local reports from the time. Equipment and personnel for grams have been helping cover those be working alone. However, he also noted Fundraising efforts for the initial that effort is being donated by advertising and news outstanding payments and their associ- that at this point, people are once again construction of the monument Mitchell Rentals. Meanwhile, ated fees. looking for work, so he thinks he’ll be able deadline for the were spearheaded by the Dawson Life Song, a Rapid City, S.D. Just recently, on April 6, Gov. Greg to fill the position easily enough. County Gold Star Mothers. based company that specializes Sunday, April 18 Gianforte’s office announced another pro- “Right now, there’s people out there The cost of the project was in monuments, will be adding gram aimed at helping Montana renters, looking for work again, so that helps,” he newspaper.

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