Community

Madison County was ranked number one in Montana in an annual comparative health report, published on March 14 by the University of Wisconsin Population Health Institute, with collaboration from the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation.

After the Soviet Union surrendered to Germany on March 3, 1918, the German strategy was to overwhelm the Allies in the West before the U.S. could muster large amounts of materiel and men to the war zone. General John J. “Black Jack” Pershing arrived in France in May 1917 and American forces had been deploying to France since the fall of 1917.

Madison Valley Baptist Church recently welcomed Nathan Nutter and his family to the Ennis community. Nathan has answered a calling to our church as the music director and youth minister. Nathan and wife Christina come from Spring Hill, Fla.

April 15 is the deadline for this year’s Arts Scholarships. The Ennis Arts Association is offering tuition scholarships to Ennis, Harrison, Sheridan and Twin Bridges district students pursuing an arts curriculum.

The Madison Conservation District has been working on a restoration project along Jack Creek for four years. After talks first spurred in 2014, the two-phase project is seeing its first milestone in the near completion of phase one.

The annual Boy Scout troop 4601 pine wood derby races were held Saturday, March 17 at the Ennis Elementary school. 30 plus cars were submitted by boy scouts, girl scouts, siblings and adults. Mykayla Matson was awarded Pine Wood Derby Champion.

On the night of Feb. 21, American Legion Post 31 hosted the post-level American Legion High School Scholarship Program speech contest at Twin Bridges High School. The event went well, despite only one brave high school student stepping in front of the crowd.