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RANGERGLENDIVE REVIEW Thursday, February 25, 2021 • Vol. 59, No. 16 • Glendive, Montana $1.00 As time grows End of an era short, prospects Local barber retires his for county fair razor after a 60-year career improve By Hunter Herbaugh Ranger-Review Staff Writer By Hunter Herbaugh After over 60 years in business, one of the com- Ranger-Review Staff Writer munities longest serving barbers has officially retired. Don Nentwig, who has been cutting hair Entertainment options for the Dawson County in Glendive since 1973 and in other communities TOURNEY SEASON: fair are beginning to look more promising as before then, made the announcement on Jan. 28 that the fair board continues to plan for this year’s Both Red Devil teams he would be retiring for health reasons. event. As one of the longest serving barbers in town, enter Eastern A Divi- Particularly, headway is being made on get- a lot of people have been through his door, from ting a carnival and free stage acts. These have sional as the 2nd seed. young to old, with Nentwig saying everyday was a been a point of discussion amongst the board as good day. Tournament brackets the uncertain nature of the ongoing pandemic “I’ve been here 60 years and I’ve enjoyed every has made it difficult to get commitments from inside, day of it really. I’ve had a lot of good customers and entertainment providers. While the board has a lot of friends and it was just enjoyable, I enjoyed Page 7 discussed waiting until at least April to make the job,” he said. final decisions, some other fair boards in the Nentwig said he began his career young, as some state are apparently not as patient, and that of his service buddies would talk about becoming appears to have worked in the favor of the Daw- barbers themselves, He originally had no intention son County board. of going to barber school himself but the more his Fair Board Manager Eric Smeltzer delivered friends talked about it, the more he became inter- an update to the board during their meeting on ested. Eventually, he attended school in Fargo in Monday night were he noted that the Lewistown 1960. fair manager has apparently grown frustrated “When I was in the service, some of the guys I with not being able to get a commitment and has would run around with there, they both wanted to decided against having a carnival. As the Lewis- go to barber school so that got me interested in it,” town and Dawson County fairs were scheduled he said. for the same time, that makes the chances of The first stop for both he and his wife when he getting a carnival a little better. got out of school was Fort Benton, where he prac- old, would come and go through his door, he got to “They got a new fair manager and since ticed his trade professionally for the first time. He meet a lot of different people. It’s these people, he (Dreamland Carnival Company manager Riley then moved to Havre and then eventually back to said, that made his job so enjoyable. Cooke) wouldn’t commit, she said they just his hometown of Glendive where he bought his first It was so enjoyable in fact, that Nentwig said he POWER POLITICS: won’t have a carnival this year,” Smeltzer said. shop. Though it is not currently standing today, his wasn’t able to pick any one instance from his career However, this also means that while the chanc- Legislation would force first shop was at the same location as Layman’s Pool that stood out above the rest, saying that every good es have improved, the local fair board also does Hall, which included barbering and jewelry among story he could think of was just as memorable as consideration of eco- not have a commitment for a carnival just yet. its many offerings, that business used to stand on the last. Smeltzer said Cooke is currently undecided nomic impacts before Merrill Avenue where Culver Insurance sits now. “I really like the people. I had a lot of fun and whether or not he’ll operate this year, saying He bought the shop from Harold Warn, another long met a lot of really nice people. A lot of good times,” coal plant closures, it basically boils down to an issue of insurance. time community barber, in 1973. Nentwig said. Also, if they can secure a carnival, it’s unclear As a barber, Nentwig has been a central piece of Of course, being set up in downtown over the Page 2 whether it would be Dreamland or Northstar the community for many people. The barber shop years has also meant he has seen a lot of change. Amusement, which Cooke also manages. has traditionally been a place for community mem- When he started, Nentwig said Glendive was “the bers to socialize, share news or spread gossip and Colstrip Senator says See FAIR, page 2 Nentwig’s was no exception. As people, young and Montana is at an energy See BARBER, page 6 inflection point, Page 4 Employer, Fed restrictions could limit the ability of some to use marijuana at any time (Editor’s note: This is the fourth in a Utilities. According to MDU spokes- series about the recent legalization of man Mark Hanson, the company will marijuana in Montana.) still be following federal guidelines on the issue, pointing to a statement By Hunter Herbaugh made by the U.S. Department of Ranger-Review Staff Writer Transportation. The USDOT issued a clear warning that despite states With recreational marijuana use voting to legalize marijuana at the VIRTUAL TOUR: now legal, the regulations on its use state level, certain “safety-sensitive” make it much more comparable to transportation employees will still With fewer in-person alcohol. Every adult over 21 is wel- have to abide by longstanding regula- come to use the formally prohibited tions. This includes both recreational visits happening during substance but there are limitations and medical marijuana. COVID, the Montana to the freedom. It will, for exam- ple, remain illegal to drive under the Historical Society has influence of marijuana. “Safety is the key aspect created a virtual tour of There are also likely limitations here. That’s how the gov- to the leeway one can take when it the Montana Capitol, comes to the workplace. Ballot Initia- ernment looks at it, that’s tive 190, the initiative that legalized how we look at it, it doesn’t Page 12 recreational marijuana, lays out the limitations of the law with respect to matter if it’s marijuana or employment in Section 16-2. Under alcohol, they have to be fit by the DOT and the Pipeline and Ketchem also signalled that it is the outlined limitations, marijuana Hazardous Materials Safety Admin- likely that even if marijuana use use is treated much like alcohol, in for duty,” istration (PHMSA). Under federal became widely legal, companies like that employers can take disciplin- Bret Ketchem, guidelines, companies that conduct WBI would still have restrictions on DECAY: ary actions against employees who work where safety is a high priority its use. He pointed to Canada for an City Council continues violate workplace policy or who are Director of Safety, WBI have to randomly test 50% of their example noting that following the suspected of working while under the Energy employees every year. country’s move to legalize marijuana to wrestle with how to influence. The law does not however To help inform affected employ- use for all adults in 2018, energy com- improve decay ordi- generally allow employers to prohibit ees on the differences between state panies in the nation implemented “fit their employees from using mari- “We want to make it perfectly clear and federal law, these companies will for duty” rules. These are guidelines nance procedures, juana on their own time and on their that the state initiatives will have no have to provide training. Ketchem that are meant to ensure workers are own property. bearing on the Department of Trans- said this is something that WBI has able to conduct their work safely. Page 2 But that is not true for every job; portation’s regulated drug testing already had to deal with in other “Safety is the key aspect here. depending on where you work, limita- program. The Department of Trans- states it operates in that have legal- That’s how the government looks at it, tions can be much more strict. Due portation’s Drug and Alcohol Testing ized marijuana for some time now, that’s how we look at it, it doesn’t mat- to marijuana still being illegal at the Regulation – 49 CFR Part 40 – does adding that similar training was ter if it’s marijuana or alcohol, they federal level, employers whose com- not authorize the use of Schedule I needed when some states passed have to be fit for duty,” Ketchem said. panies are under federal regulation drugs, including marijuana, for any medical marijuana laws. Aside from pipeline and energy or regularly receive federal funding reason,” the DOT said. “We’ve done it before in other companies, other places that receive must still treat marijuana as an illic- This is also the stance being states that have legalized (marijua- federal funding will be subject to it substance. This means disciplin- taken by pipeline and oil compa- na), starting off with Colorado. We federal regulations as well. This ary action can still be taken against nies. According to Bret Ketchem, talked about it there, we talked about includes state government employ- employees who use marijuana even director of safety for WBI Energy, it in both North Dakota and Montana ees, university and college campuses outside of their job and if it is detect- which operates a federally regulated when they went to medical mari- and hospitals.