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O'reilly Auto Parts . Entertainment | 10 Community | 2 Holiday happenings New deputy joins captured. juvenile probation. Sea Lions swim to victory, page 13. COVERING CENTRAL MONTANA LIKE THE STARS $1.00 VOLUME 139 NUMBER 53 LEWISTOWNNEWS.COM WEDNESDAY, JULY 7, 2021 Dawson Community College nixes He’s got the Lewistown campus amid financial crisis Board accepts president’s parade wave down! resignation, layoffs approved to balance budget By KATHERINE SEARS | Reporter After starting the first summer of in-person classes in Lewistown the beginning of June, Dawson Community College has cut the Central Montana Campus, and the director of the program, as the DCC Board attempts to get a handle on the college’s budget. DCC began working to establish the satellite campus in Lewistown the end of 2019, and had hired Laurie Huber in December 2020 to serve as the director Last week, the board approved moving forward with employee layoffs needed to help balance a deficit estimated to be between $500,000 and $1 million. In the June 13 edition of the “Glendive Ranger Review,” Jamie Ausk Crisafulli reported on the board’s review of the budget issues, which dates back to fiscal year 2018. In the article, it states the board accepted a deficit budget in 2018 Scott Mickelson and continued to use it as the baseline, without using new revenue to replenish the cash reserves borrowed against it. The college has been borrowing from auxiliary funds since 2016, dwindling $3.8 million in cash reserves down to nearly nothing in the 2021 fiscal year. The review concluded the situation was foreseeable, and that the culture at the college supports a blatant disregard for the budget. This apparently became more evident in 2021, when the approved budget for the fiscal year was not followed and excessive spending occurred, including within the Lochlan Bakkedahl, age 7, waves to the Fourth of July parade crowd from the back of the 1928 International Central Montana program. truck owned by grandparents Dwayne and Robyn of Lewistown. Robyn said Dwayne spent all last winter “The budget for Central Montana was substantially restoring the truck. Lochlan and his siblings were visiting for the holiday. Photo courtesy of Dave Rummans higher than proposed [and approved],” DCC Board Chairman Chad Knudson told the News-Argus last week. Knudson said eliminating the program was necessary in reaching financial stability. “Given the overspending that occurred in 2021, First Presbyterian Church though the Central Montana program is very valuable, it just could not be justified at this time,” said Knudson. Layoffs accounted for in the DCC budget were also introduces new pastor not made, and the college’s former president, Dr. Scott Mickelson, granted spending requests from staff that had By MIRIAM CAMPAN | Reporter been previously denied by the business office. While there is no evidence of fraud, the board main- Pastor Kimmy Briggs, and her husband Will, decided four tains Mickelson failed to adhere to the budget and com- months ago to make the First Presbyterian Church and Lewis- municate the financial situation to the board. The board town their home. Having met at New Jersey’s Princeton Univer- voted to accept Mickelson’s resignation on June 21 after sity while both were pursuing degrees in divinity, the couple he ceased all communication with the board, removed searched for a place between Washington and Texas to settle personal effects from his office and left his keys behind. down and begin a family. When an opportunity was presented to Mickelson never offered a formal resignation, but the lead the Lewistown congregation, Pastor Kimmy (as she likes to board felt his actions signaled his resignation. be known) knew it was her calling. “This move was a chance to get closer to home (Washington Future for Lewistown state for Pastor Kimmy and Texas for her husband) and an oppor- DCC is the latest to attempt to establish a community tunity to balance work and life. We wanted to be in a safe com- college program in Lewistown. The Lewistown campus munity to raise our children,” Briggs said. was located at the Central Montana Education Center, As a child, the opportunity to become a church leader was and was geared toward addressing and solving local something Pastor Kimmy did not see in her future. workforce issues, while also preparing high school stu- “I was raised in a denomination that did not promote women dents for higher education. The college enlisted locals to into leadership roles,” Briggs said. teach five introductory courses at the center. After high school, Briggs enrolled in Spokane, Washington’s While the on-site program will cease to exist, Chair- Whitworth University where she pursued a double major in edu- man Knudson said the organization is looking toward cation and theology. She explained she wanted a better under- the future. standing of women’s roles in the church and felt that God had “Dawson will look forward to having a strong rela- called her as a teacher. It was after coursework in Educational tionship with the school district,” Knudson stated. “We Psychology that Briggs dropped education and focused solely on Pastor Kimmy stands at the First Presbyterian Church do have online programming, although the vision for theology. pulpit. The varnish on the corners is worn from the on-site staff has been eliminated.” hands of past clergy who used it to steady them- See Pastor | Page 5 selves as they preached. Photo by Miriam Campan Researchers complete wilderness monitoring in Big Snowy Mountains By KATHERINE SEARS | Reporter flank of the Big Snowy Mountains in Golden goal is to inform managing agencies how the site of two of the seven trips for the institute Valley County, the area is very rugged, with land is being used and the impacts of the use, this summer. Four volunteers joined Field Researchers and volunteers with the Wil- bare limestone and sandstone outcrops with- documenting weeds, erosion and the quality Leaders Bethany Allen and Charlie Brown to derness Institute at the University of Mon- in coniferous forest. of wilderness. survey the area over several days, most of tana recently spent several days document- As part of the institute’s monitoring pro- “It’s wilderness character monitoring, so which was spent documenting invasive weeds ing the landscape in the Bureau of Land gram, field leaders visit designated wilder- we cover everything from invasive weeds to with GIS, or geographic information systems. Management Twin Coulee Wilderness Study ness and wilderness study areas on foot to changes within the area,” said Lisa Gerloff, Area. evaluate character, creating an inventory of the director of the program. Located off Red Hill Road on the southeast the land for federal agencies. The ultimate This year, the Twin Coulee WSA was the See Wilderness | Page 5 FREE Gate O’Reilly Auto Parts UNMASK Entry! Motor Sports Events July 31, 2021 THE FAIR For schedule: CMTFAIR.COM . USPS 311-120 [email protected] OBITUARIES: K. DANZER, R. HODGE, J. HOWELLS, R. JERGESEN . PAGE 2LEWISTOWN NEWS-ARGUS WEDNESDAY, JULY 7, 2021 In 1884, the citizens of Montana Territory were fed up with lawlessness, formed a large scale vigilante force Lewistown 538-8791 and executed 35 horse Denton 567-2561 Stanford 566-2670 Central Montana’s propane and cattle thieves that year. and fertilizer company since 1952. Moore 374-2528 Finding the right path New Deputy joins Juvenile Probation Office By MIRIAM CAMPAN | Reporter aries. You need to be tough when you have to be, in order not to be manipulated. You need to earn their respect and stand A few short years ago, Matthew Howell was completing his firm. It is applied compassion,” said Howell. degree in Criminal Justice and fulfilling one of the require- Most of his day-to-day is spent with weekly check-ins to ments with an internship at the Lewistown Juvenile Probation ensure the youth are following the list of required conditions. office. After receiving his Bachelors degree, he put his educa- These conditions may include community service, fines, writ- tion and life experience to work at Child Protective Services for ing essays about their behaviors and other means to take three and a half years. Then life came full circle when a posi- accountability for their actions. tion where he had worked as an intern became available three Howell understands the difficulties many parents face months ago. today. As the deputy juvenile probation officer for Fergus County, “Be understanding and set rules and boundaries. It’s tough Matthew Howell works with youth in an effort to “keep them to be a parent and especially if involved with the JPO. Know it’s on the right path.” not the end of the world to be referred to our office. It could be “The best part of the job is working with family and youth the start of something great to get someone on the right path,” to help guide youth onto the path and not into the adult cor- Howell said. rections system,” said Howell. He added, “I’m happy and honored to be here and to serve In doing so, Howell connects youth and their families to a the community.” myriad of providers, including physicians, mental health pro- fessionals and other resources, to assist in stabilization and a future out of the “system.” As a newcomer himself, Howell is learning to navigate the juvenile system, getting to know the regulations and how to cater a program specifically tailored for the child and their caretakers. As a youth who faced his own challenges, Howell under- Deputy Juvenile Probation Officer Matthew stands and implements the importance of setting healthy boundaries as part of the restoration process.
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