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Page BA Saturday, January 7, 2C0S I IVDFPtVDEVT RFCQBD wwwJuIenairxoni WCityState Two die in separate avalanches AreaDeaths St Peter's Episcopal Cathedral in Helena. Interment and graveside services will be at a later date in Twin Bridges. Mortuaries of Twin Bridges is in charge of arrangements. RIGHT TO WORK LAWS Anti-union groups mounting another push in Montana At lawmaker says seme businesses planning move, expansion will eliminate states without law I just north of the Montana-Wyoming border in Park County, Coroner Al Jenkins said. Samuelson was snowmobiling with four friends.

Deputy Coroner Larry McKee said the group likely triggered the slide by climbing on a heavy load of snow. Samuelson was buried and apparently suffocated despite the efforts of his friends, who followed a signal from a transmitter he was wearing and dug him out within 10 minutes, McKee said. A second man, also from Minnesota, suffered minor injuries in the avalanche. By Tbt Associate Press A man snowmobiling with friends in southwestern Montana and a woman skiing in northern Wyoming were killed in separate avalanches Thursday, officials said. The skier, Laurel Dana, 43, of Victor, Idaho, was swept more than 2,000 feet down Taylor Mountain near Jackson, Wyo.

Other skiers and snowboarders located Dana using a signal from her avalanche beacon and dug her out from about 3 feet of snow. Resuscitation efforts were unsuccessful In Montana, Loren Samuelson, 49, of Big Lake, died in an avalanche 3 Sadie Clark Sadie Clark of Helena, and formerly of Twin Bridges, passed away Thursday, Jan. 5, 2006, at Big Sky Care Center in Helena. Services will be held Saturday, Jan. 7, at 2 p.m.

from Edward Flanagan Edward L. Flanagan, 81, of Great Falls, died Dec. 31, 2005, in a Great Falls hospital from natural causes. He was a house painter and U.S. Army veteran.

A Mass of resurrection service will be held Tuesday, Jan. 10, at 11:10 a.m., at St. Charles Chapel, Carroll College. Burial of his cremated remains will follow in Montana State Veterans Joyce A. Volk Joyce A.

Volk, age 76, of Lake Havasu City, died Jan. 4, 2006, in a Hills-boro, nursing home. She was born Oct. 4, 1929, in Glen Ullin, N.D., to Nick and Pauline (Geiss) Hermes. Joyce grad uated from Volk high school in Glen Ullin and she married Clarence Volk in January 1947 in Glen Ullin.

She lived in Helena from hAgler Funeral Home Funeral Notices Cemetery at Fort Harrison. Cremation has taken place under direction of O'Connor Funeral Home. Survivors include a son, Jim Flanagan of Bangkok, Thailand; stepdaughter, Maryanne Enslow of Edmonds, stepsons, Tom and John Lorenze of Anaconda; and one grandchild. He was preceded in death by his wife, Mary Flanagan. 1960 to 1987 and worked for Zales Jewelers and Gamers Shoes before retiring in 1980.

She lived in Lake Havasu City, from 1987 to the present. Survivors include her husband, Clarence Volk of Lake Havasu City; son, Bob Volk of Hillsboro; daughter, Sayonna Sherry, of Federal Way, sister, Doris Schneider of Glen Ullin, N.D.; five grandchildren; and one great-grandson. Memorial services are tonight, Jan. 7, at 7 p.m. at Fir Lawn Mortuary Chapel in Hillsboro.

Interment is private. Donations can be made in Joyce's name to the American Heart Association. ove forever A typical family in a right-to-work state has $832 more in after-tax purchasing power than the same family would have in a state without the law, Wells said. He said at least half of the businesses planning to move or expand automatically eliminate states like Montana without right-to-work laws. Jim McGarvey, executive secretary of the Montana AFL-CIO, denounced right-to-work laws as "rubbish" and said the group would fight any effort to pass one here.

"It's extremely divisive," McGarvey said. "It goes against our basic rights to form and join unions and have a say in our workplace, a say about the defined benefit retirements, about health care and about other working conditions. "There's a forward breeze blowing through the state right now," he added. "We have a governor that is interested in positive economic development, and right-to-work is a bad idea. It not only is a bad idea, it's bad timing and a distraction." Wells and "all his cohorts are entitled to make all the money they want and horde it and do whatever they want to do with it," McGarvey said, but young Montana workers deserve the opportunity to do the same without facing distractions like right-to-work laws.

Doug Stafford, vice pres-' ident of legislation for the" National Right to Work Committee in Springfield, said the group wants to pass such a law at the Legislature, not via a ballot measure. It often takes multiple attempts, he said. "The unions have enormous money to spend on campaigns of lies and distortions," Stafford said. "We cannot begin to compete on a level playing field with them financially." tad By CHARLES S. JOHNSON IR State Bureau HELENA An antiunion group is raising money in Montana to convince the 2007 Legislature to pass a right-to-work law, but organized labor has vowed to fight the effort again.

Twenty-two states, including all of Montana's immediate neighbors, have enacted laws. These laws prohibit making union membership a condition of Wells employment in any businesses or government agencies organized by unions. Rep. Jack Wells, R-Boze-man, signed a letter sent to Montana businesses recently to solicit money for the effort. He could not be reached for comment Friday.

Wells has led legislative attempts to pass a right-to-work law, including in 2005, but state lawmakers have defeated all attempts. Democratic Gov. Brian Schweitzer and past Republican Govs. Marc Racicot and Judy Martz have called the law unnecessary and pledged to veto one if passed by the Legislature. "In these troubled economic times, because of the clout of Big Labor, too many of Montana's elected officials have failed to take the most important step to revitalize our economy," Wells said in the letter.

"What Montana's economy needs more than anything else is to end forced unionism and pass a right-to-work law that would end compulsory unionism in the Big Sky state." Tens of thousands of Montana workers now "are forced to pay dues to a union boss just to get or keep a job," Wells wrote. Burns continued from 7A Indian school building program sought by Abramoff tribal clients. Burns, who said he has not had any conversations with the Justice Department, recently returned or donated to charity about $150,000 in donations from Abramoff and his associates after originally saying he would keep the money. Democrats have pounced on the Abramoff issue, running ads in Montana last year about Burns' connections to the lobbyist. "That's bid political hooey," Burns said.

The senator is traveling around state this week, presenting a series of documents to newspaper editorial boards that he says show 4 rn.ii mm Domestic Violence -442-6800. Sexual Assault Outreach 442-6800. Sex Addicts Anonymous Last Chance Group, P.O. Box 6071, Helena MT 59604 or website www.sexaaorg Montana Race for the Cure 1-800-474-3108. False Memory Syndrome Help 1-800-568-8882.

Serenity Fellowship Group worship, third Sunday, 8:30 am. Maranatha Baptist Church, 2526 Lake Helena Drive. 227-9017. SUPPORT GROUPS MOMS Club (Moms Offering Moms Support)- a non-profit national organization providing support for mothers who have chosen to stay home to raise their children. For Helena call Susan at 443-2825, for surrounding area call Michelle Cheeseman 227-6085.

Capital City Chapter Montana Association for the Blind -458-91 11 or 442-7143. Multiple Sclerosis sup-; port group meeting now is first Saturday of each month at 1 0:30 am. Queen City Estates, 2300 N. Roberts, accessible south entrance. Call Ron at 457-9380 or Les 442-5755.

Weight Watchers call 800-651-6000. All meetings are held at the Weight Watcher Center, located in the rear of the Knoxville Building, 1900 N. Main, Suite 7. Weigh in: 8:00 am. Meeting: 8:30 p.m.

Weigh in: 9:30 am. Meeting: 10:00 am. Women's Cancer Care Foundation call 406-862-8820 or website: www.wom-enscancercarefoundation.org for information on no cost transportation to a cancer center of your choice. TOPS MT 427, (Take Off Pounds Sensibly). Call Lisa 442-0640.

Nar-Anon Family Group, for the family and friends of addicts. Helena Nar-Anon Group meets Saturdays at noon at St Paul's United Methodist Church, Half-way Up Room Parkinson's Support Group meets monthly, second Monday of the month, at 1 1 :30 am. at the Lewis and Clark Public Library. All people with Parkinsons, caregivers and interested parties welcome. For information, call Marty or Giles at 442-6375.

Aging Services Help Line 457-7368. One phone call away for information and assistance on issues meaningful to seniors and families caring for their elders. PENDING FOSTER, Florentine, age 72, of Helena. Arrangements are pending and will be announced when they are completed. rr TODAY JONES, Edford age 87, of Helena.

A memorial service will be held at 2 p.m., today, Jan. 7, at the Helena Church of Christ, 1000 N. Ewing. Graveside services will follow at Forestvale Cemetery. Family prefers memorials in Ed's name to the Helena Church of Christ, 1000 N.

Ewing, Helena, MT 59601. SUNDAY LOUDERMILK, Paul age 61, of Helena. Memorial services will be held at 2 p.m., Sunday, Jan. 8, at the Eagle's Manor, 715 N. Fee St.

Graveside military honors will be held at 10 a.m., Monday, Jan. 9, from the Montana State Veterans Cemetery, Fort Harrison, with Lewis Clark Veterans Council officiating. Family prefers memorials to donor's choice. Hagler-Anderson Funeral Home 442-8520 RECOVERY GROUPS Gamblers Anonymous meets at 9 am. at Jorgenson's Restaurant (oXns).

Montana Council on Problem Gambling hotline 1-888-900-9979. Alcoholics Anonymous Saturday meeting times. Call 443-0438. closed meetings, (o) open meetings, (h) handicap accessible and (ns) non-smoking. The Alano Club is located at 1432 Gallatin, 443-9855.

Wilson House is located at 1376 Linden, 449-7188. 6:30 am. Meditation Meeting, Alano Club, (o)(ns)(h). 8:30 am. First Saturdays Sunrise Group Speaker meetings, Boulder Hot Springs, (oXnsXh).

9 am. On Awakening, Alano Club, (o)(ns)(h). 9 am. Men's Meeting, Wilson House, 9:30 am. Jorgenson's Restaurant, 1720 11th Ave, (oXhXns).

10:30 am. -Women's meeting, Wilson House, 1 376 Linden (c)(ns). Noon Free for Lunch, St Mary's Church, 1700 Missoula Ave. (CXns) (h) Noon Alano Club, (h). 5:30 p.m.

Alano Club, 6:30 p.m. Back to basics, Wilson House, (c)(ns) 6:45 p.m. Under Age Group, Alano Club, (h). 8 p.m. Alano Club, (o).

8 p.m. Plymouth Congregational Church, 400 S. Oakes, (ns)(o). Al-Anon study group meets at 5:30 p.m. at Wilson House.

If you are suicidal or know someone who is, call this 24-hour hotline number: 443-5353. For meeting times and places call: Parents Anonymous -949-4188 or 447-6448. Narcotics Anonymous p.m. at Indian Alliance, 436 N. Jackson, 800-990-6262.

Overeaters Anonymous meeting at 10:30 to 11:30 am. at St Paul's Methodist Church Halfway up room, 505 Logan, 449-4943. Pregnancy Loss Support Group 447-2464. Greater Montana S.I.D.S. -1-800-823-2269.

Y-Me National Breast Cancer Organization 1 -800-221-2141. Big Sky Cremations Funeral Services 2 West Main East Helena 227-2241 tuneral Services sl Reception Jrea TODAY ARNESON, Evelyn, 86, of Helena. Visitation will be Saturday, Jan. 7, from noon until 2 p.m. with a remembrance following at 2 p.m.

Both will be held at Big Sky Cremation's The Gathering Place, 302 E. Riggs, East Helena. Interment will follow at East Helena Cemetery. Big Sky Cremations Funeral Services 227-2241 I MizjroMJiomi FUNERAL NOTICES vkjLM I III his connections to Abramoff were above board. Sen.

Elizabeth Dole, head of the National Republican Senatorial Committee, said Friday that the party will do everything it can to get Burns' message to the voters. "They are not going to go unanswered," she said of Democrats' campaign ads. Burns said he has not been influenced by any of the meetings or donations, and said he would like to focus his upcoming campaign on issues more important to the state, like rural health care and job development. "There's a hundred lobbyists who walk through that door every week," Burns said. "If you don't have a deep-seeded philosophy then you might find yourself getting lost.

I vote my philosophy first." i TUESDAY GLEICH, Kathleen 65, of Clancy, passed away Sunday, Jan. 1, 2006, at a Las Vegas hospital. The rosary will be recited at 7 p.m., Monday, Jan. 9, at Sts. Cyril and Methodius Church in East Helena with a vigil service following at 7:30 p.m.

A Memorial Mass is scheduled for 11 a.m., Tuesday, Jan. 10, at the church. Interment will follow at the Montana State Veterans Cemetery at Fort Harrison. Memorials are suggested to the Sts. Cyril and Methodius Church, 120 West Riggs, East Helena, MT 59635.

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