In a previous issue of the Boulder Monitor there was an interesting article about the difficulties the county had in finding volunteers for the volunteer fire department and emergency medical services. In the same issue, there was a rambling sermon by Rep. Greg DeVries. Read Article

Two thumbs up for looking into using the former Montana Developmental Center administration building to house artisans. Perhaps their art could be put out for sale, a room or two dedicated to the building’s history, or sculptures placed on the grounds nearby. I’d send a check to help support… Read Article

We would like to thank the Boulder area people for their prayers, cards, flowers, monetary donations, food, phone calls and help during Anika’s hospitalization and brain surgery. Read Article

I was given the film “I Am Israel” by Christians who believe Israel is God’s Promised Land and watched with great interest as it began: “It was on this mountain that God first promised my people that He would care for us in this land.” Read Article

It was fascinating last week to watch as British legislators did what American legislators would be wise to do: stand up for principle. Read Article

President Donald Trump has frequently repeated the NRA talking point that more extensive background checks on gun sales would not have prevented the recent rash of mass murders. Maybe so. It’s hard to see what lurks in a murderer’s mind. Read Article

The Jefferson County budget for Fiscal Year 2020 reflects the Commission’s desire to continue to progress while keeping taxpayers in mind. For the past couple years, we have been able to reduce the mill levies at the county level, and this year we reduced them by four mills. We are not sure … Read Article

I write with great frustration. Someone apparently believes any church-related poster hung at our U.S. Post Office should be removed. Read Article

Most of us have, at one time, encountered or heard about military imposters. Famously, actor Brian Dennehy, who played Sheriff Will Teasle in the 1982 Stallone film First Blood, claimed to have fought and been wounded in the Vietnam War. While he, in fact, did serve in the United States Mari… Read Article

To celebrate Constitution Day on Sept. 17, the tri-county Oro Fino Chapter Daughters of the American Revolution is sponsoring a commemoration of the 1787 signing in the Capitol Rotunda at 1 p.m. Everyone is invited to attend. (Last year’s event won the National Society DAR 2018 First Place C… Read Article

“Any company that has a union probably deserves one.” Read Article

Thank you Clancy Volunteer Fire Department and the Montana Department of Natural Resources and Conservation for sending firefighters and equipment in response to our request for mutual aid Friday evening as we responded to a wildland fire a half-mile south of Jefferson City. Read Article

Rep. Greg DeVries’s “Vision,” in the Aug. 21 Boulder Monitor, apparently reflects his life’s experience. Gratefully, my life has been blessed with more “saints” than “sinners.” Read Article

I would like to send out a heartfelt thank you to all my friends and family that sent cards, called me and prayed for me while I was in the hospital. Read Article

When a large company decides to expand or move its headquarters it considers many factors: labor market, transportation, “amenities” that make employees want to live there (or at least not leave), and bribery. Read Article

A year or so ago I emailed President Donald Trump, much as I do my legislators, with a concern. I did not receive a response, but did start receiving a daily email titled “West Wing Reads.” In the Aug. 6 email was a column with the headline: “President Trump Urges Nation to Condemn White Sup… Read Article

As the month of July has ended, the busy schedule of prepping JHS for the coming school year continues. The custodial crew has been working diligently with cleaning, waxing and painting. The FCS room is currently being updated and remodeled, and the library has received new carpet. Additiona… Read Article

This is a response to Rep. Greg Devries’s column, “A self-governed and moral society needs not a taxing government,” in last week’s Boulder Monitor. Read Article

In response to the recent article in the Boulder Monitor, “County groups and services face volunteer shortages,” Boulder Kiwanis would like to remind residents that members meet monthly on the first and third Saturday at the Elkhorn Café at 8 a.m. We have experimented with different days, ti… Read Article

Two thumbs up to the Boulder Monitor for educating me to Jefferson County residents’ abundance of “can do” attitude. Read Article

The Boulder swimming pool ignites a lot of memories for many of us in Boulder. I have had the privilege and honor of being its manager for the past nine years. It is with a heavy heart that I have resigned effective Aug. 9. Read Article

Addiction is a cunning and deadly disease, and it’s killing more of us than ever before. In the last half-century, the United States has endured three major drug epidemics. Read Article

We at the Clancy Old Red School House and Foundation would like to thank two people for their recent help on our behalf. Read Article

President Trump, true to his tweets, appears to be on a record pace in creating jobs: good-paying positions with ample travel opportunities, health benefits and freedom to redecorate one’s office. The downside is the requirement to relocate to D.C. on a “temp” basis. Read Article