Powder Puff Football 2015: Filly Football

by Robert "Bob" Lewandowski

Winning Fillies Football Team (Seniors and Sophomores)

What an exciting night for football. I was great seeing the girls take to the field and show off their understanding and athletic contributions to the game. As the story goes, the sophomores and seniors defeated the freshman and juniors by a score of 8-0. It was a great Homecoming 2015 event.

The senior boys coached the girls and some of the boys even cheered them on. It was all done as a fund raising event. Go Colts! Go Fillies!

We had plenty of photographers on hand. Dale DeCock shared some great aerial photos and Bill Neumiller contributed a number of photos from the sideline. I too was able to contribute several photos of my own from the grandstands. I hope you enjoy the contributions. I want to encourage everyone to get out and be a part of the Homecoming 2015 festivities.

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New District Website Now Live

Robert "Bob" Lewandowski

It is a pleasure to announce that our new school website is now live. With the help of Kathy LaDuke, Linda Miars, the administration and staff, we have completed an initial edit and revision. We hope that you find it more user friendly.

You will find eight main drop down menus on the home page (green bar) along with five supporting drop down menus specifically tailored to the our human resource needs (yellow bar).

If that isn't easy enough, there are also six quick links at the bottom of the page. 

I hope this website leaves you informed and wanting to know more about us.

To view the new website go to: http://colstrippublicschools.org/

GO COLTS! GO FILLIES! 

MAKE DUST OR EAT DUST!

"Get out in front and stay there!"

An Extraordinary Week of Celebration

by Robert "Bob" Lewandowski

I want to wish everyone a Happy Monday of Homecoming 2015. I am excited about my first Homecoming here at Colstrip. One thing is for sure, I've been through a few Homecomings, but each school and district celebrate a little different. The week has already started itself off with a note of the unusual and EXTRAORDINARY. This morning around mile marker 35, on Highway 39,  I saw 5 large mule deer bucks running. I slowed down to measure them up (one might have scored 160 Boone and Crockett). At any rate, I was thinking to myself that it is always good to see wild life, but why were they running? As soon as my eyes came back to the highway, there stood a 6X6 bull elk right at the side of the road. He was magnificent. Even though I have harvested larger bulls, it was great seeing such an EXTRAORDINARY animal on the way to work. I am just glad I didn’t hit it! I slowed to photograph him and I couldn’t get off the road and my camera out in time.

Highway 39 Sightings:

• August 19: Bear; Mile Marker 37
• September 21: Bull Elk (6X6); Mile Marker 35
• EVERYDAY: Deer: EVERY Mile Marker (LOL).

I thought I would share and wish each of you and EXTRAORDINARY WEEK OF CELEBRATION! 

GO COLTS! GO FILLIES! 

MAKE DUST OR EAT DUST!

"Get out in front and stay there!"

MINE BLOWING EXPERIENCE

by Robert "Bob" Lewandowski

Detonation: pushing the button that set off the
explosives located in the coal field in the background. 

Crane at work. Seeing massive equipment like this at work was awesome.  

South Eastern Montana Development Corporation Executive Director Jim Atchison is a great resource for learning more about Colstrip, Montana. Within the first month of my arrival, Jim stopped by my office to introduce himself and the community he serves. I was promptly invited to the Energy Open where I had the opportunity to network and meet a host of other leaders, elected officials and decision makers. Most importantly, I was given the opportunity to tour the unique facilities of the Western Energy Company at the Rosebud Mine.

To say the least, my tour was a "mine blowing" experience. Jim Atchison and Mike Coryell provided a personal touch to the tour by providing fast facts. It was a crash course on the coal industry in Montana. I was also fortunate to have great tour guides like Dan Munoz and Gary Parry. Between the four individuals, I was carded, photographed, suited with a new wardrobe. Most importantly, I was impressed by their passion for responsible energy development.

Jim Atchison and Mike Coryell

This industry supports our school district in so many ways. Even the tour exemplifies this support of education and the pride this industry has for the youth here at Colstrip when Dan and Gary solicited bids for the individual who would have the privilege to detonate the explosives. The dollars collected throughout the year go to the Colstrip High School Scholarship Program.

Energy Open Tour Group 2015 of the Rosebud Mine

After taking the tour I was reassured that Colstrip is a special place. I can see why it is unofficially called the "Energy Capital of Montana."  Well done Colstrip!  Thank you for your support of the students and educational system in our community.

GO COLTS! GO FILLIES! 

MAKE DUST OR EAT DUST!

"Get out in front and stay there!"