Good News Roundup: Donations, competitions

CTR Computers owner to donate

Last Tuesday, Keith Verros, owner of CTR Computers, announced that he would be donating a portion of his sales to the Great Falls Rescue Mission.

The donation will be coming out of sales figures made between the months of April through May.

Rockies Healthcare donates for CT scanner purchase

Thanks to a donation of $100,000 from the Rockies Healthcare Foundation, the local hospital in Cut Bank was able to purchase a brand new CT scanner.

The new scanner is a General Electric Optima 660, 64-slice CT scanner. The CT scanner that it replaces was only a four slice. The new scanner comes with a patient table that can support up to 500 pounds and is easier to adjust.

“Not only is it faster and better, it has less radiation too. This is a triple win for our patients,” said Abby Sherwood, Director of Radiology at Northern Rockies Medical Center.

High school students place at 44th State Skills

Montana State University-Northern hosted the 44th annual State Leadership and Skills Conference held by Montana’s SkillsUSA April 13-15.

Several students from northcentral Montana placed in events at at the competition. They are as follows, listed with category, name, placing and high school:

• Architectural Drafting, Option 1 Advanced: Yancy Gagne, Gold, C.M. Russell High.

• Automotive Service Technology: Levi Huston, Bronze, Havre High.

• Cabinet Making: Calvin Wearley, Silver, Augusta High.

• Carpentry: Duncan Beckner, Silver, Great Falls High; Samantha Johnson, Bronze, C.M. Russell High.

• Diesel Equipment Technology: Ty Parsons, Silver, Fergus High.

• Technical Drafting, Option 1: Stuart Gray, Bronze, C.M. Russell High.

• Technical Drafting, Option 2: Rebekah Russell, Gold, Fergus High; Trent Parsons, Bronze, Fergus High.

• Precision Machining Technology: Logan Sluggett, Gold, Winnett High; Spencer Schaner, Silver, C.M. Russell High; Joe Stahl, Bronze, Winnett High.

• Welding-Combination: Robert Schweyer, Silver, Great Falls High.

• Chapter Business Procedure: Team A including S. Pena, S. Pester, T. Smith, G. Spicher, J. Wicks and K. Borlaug, Gold, North Star High.

• Basic Wood: Parker Rapp, Gold, Augusta High; Courtney Henry, Bronze, Augusta High.

• Technical Computer Applications: Thatcher Smith, Gold, North Star High; Sheridan Spicher, Bronze, North Star High.

• Welding Sculpture: Tucker Bevis, Bronze, Winnett High.

• Extemporaneous Speaking: Jerrin Strenge, Gold, Winnett High; Makayla Paul, Silver, Centerville High; Jewel Wicks, Bronze, North Star High.

• Job Skill Demonstration Open: Corey Hayes, Silver, Augusta High; Mckenzie Lencioni, Bronze, Centerville High.

• Prepared Speech: Nicholas Sweeney, Gold, Fergus High; Ariana Marshall, Silver, Centerville High.

• Opening and Closing Ceremonies: Team A including C. Chvilicek, P. King, K. Megan, S. Pena, J. Simonson, J. Wicks and J. Snow, Gold, North Star High; Team AW including K. Keith, T. Bevis, C. Wollman, L. Sluggett, C. Atchison, B. Folda and J. Stahl, Silver, Winnett High.

• Quiz Bowl: Team W including J. Strenge, K. Keith, C. Wollman, L. Sluggett and J. Stahl, Silver, Winnett High; Team H including A. McDermott, L. Huston, N. Tanner, Q. Kallenberger and N. Rismon, Bronze, Havre High.

• Job Interview: Peytan King, Gold, North Star High; Samantha Pester, Silver, North Star High.

• Chapter Display: Team A including A. Scott, K. McGee and A. Furr, Bronze, Centerville High.

• Chapter Business Procedure: North Star High, Gold.

GNR Correction from April 6

The Good News Roundup from April 6 listed nine students who won State FFA degrees. One of the last names on the students was misspelled. The correct spelling is “Loni Franzitch.”

— By Tribune Staff