Congratulations and THANKS!

At the recent NEAFCS conference in West Virginia, the Montana delegation invited participants to drop off their business cards at the Montana booth to be included in a drawing for a three-night stay at Big Sky Resort.

The winner of that drawing was Lorrie Coop with Texas A&M Extension.

We very much appreciate the donation from Big Sky Resort and a shout-out to Brandon Bang with Big Sky Resort for his assistance.

We also had a Montana sapphire necklace that we sold raffle tickets for this fall and at the NEAFCS conference as part of our fundraising to cover some of the expenses of hosting the conference.  We appreciate all who purchased and contributed toward this effort.

The winner of the sapphire necklace was Susan Routh of Oklahoma Cooperative Extension.

Thank you to Tara Andrews, MEAFCS and Jewelry by Monte in Miles City, Montana for selecting the beautiful sapphire. If you are driving through the eastern part of Montana to get to NEAFCS, you might want to add a stop in Miles City, home of the world famous Miles City Bucking Horse Sale.  

If you are looking to mine your own sapphires, Philipsburg, Montana might make a nice pre- or post-conference excursion for you.