CONGRATULATIONS TO CARRIE AND NICHOLE

In last week's Messenger Index magazine photo contest, Carrie Andelin won 2nd place Amateur for "duck reading".
1st place winner was Nichole Hyde "railroad tracks".
Congratulations!

Ola community ladies are asked to bring either salads or desserts for the Memorial Service on Thursday.

REMEMBERING RYAN

MEMORIAL SERVICES FOR RYAN HAYES

 will be

Thursday-3PM at the Ola Hall.

OLA ROUGH STRIDERS BUNCO NIGHT

DEEPEST SYMPATHY

Our thoughts and prayers go out to the family of Ryan Hayes.

Ryan passed away this morning of an apparent heart attack.

A BEAUTIFUL VIEW!

A Request for Prayer

In 1st Thessalonians Chapter 5 vs. 16-18 the Apostle Paul writes “Be joyful always, pray continually and give thanks in all circumstances, for this is God’s will for you in Christ Jesus”.

Charlene and I have an anniversary this Sunday and it will be only the 3^rd time n 46 years that we won’t be able to spend it together.  Paul says “give thanks in all circumstances,” I do.  I give thanks and praise God for bringing me to Ola, Id.  I thank God for this community, the way it pulls together in adversity.  Not only are we going to separated by a thousand miles on our anniversary, we have some financial burdens looming.  I thank God because I can seek help from this community in the form of prayers.  I am a firm believer in the power of prayer and the more praying the louder the voice.  So I am asking for your prayers of support for Charlene and I.  Also I am asking along with myself we pray for John and Tracey.  It has been a slow winter for them and with the recent medical emergency with John’s dad they are also struggling to make ends meet, so please keep them in your prayers.  Like Paul say “pray continuously”.

Than You and God Bless

Russ

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Ola Ladies Club will meet Saturday morning, 10AM. at the Ola Hall

BLOOD DRIVE TODAY

 The Blood Drive is at the Ola Hall today. Again our wonderful residents of Ola are donating to this great cause. Many thanks to the staff of the American Red Cross for making the trip to Ola and to DarleneMingus for organizing this.

BLOOD DRIVE TODAY 10AM OLA COMMUNITY HALL

Raffle tickets can be purchased at the Ola Inn and the Triangle.

MEET DR. DAN

Give Dr. Dan a call for all of your large and small animal veterinary needs.

Animal Medical Center located at 2588 Waterwheel Road, Emmett

365-5396

Zeb update for 3/2:

We didn't want to post an update until we knew for sure but yesterday ALL of the tubes were discontinued and after 3 good x-rays....Zeb is on his way home to Idaho!! Since he is unable to fly due to his lungs, they have rented a Suburban and are driving home with the help of Steph's parents. The last text we got said they are officially "on the road"!!!! Thank you all for your endless prayers during this difficult time for our family.

MISSING CATTLE MEETING

Approximately 50 attended this year’s meeting on Friday for information on the reported missing cattle from this past year’s grazing in the upper country.  The numbers look good considering where we were 5 years ago when Tom Blessinger started holding these informative meetings.  Although there is still loss, with education, information and public awareness the numbers remain lower.  

Idaho State Veterinarian Bill Barton spoke of the importance on the vaccinations for our livestock.  Vaccinations are important not only for the health of our livestock but for our neighbor’s and required if shipping across state lines.

State brand inspectors, Lynn Gibson and Larry Hayhurst, talked about the importance of clean, clear brands.  Proper branding, ear marks and tags can help in identifying and retrieving your cattle if lost or stolen.  They stressed that community awareness is the key to help prevent cattle being lost.  If you notice something that is suspicious don’t hesitate to give the Gem County Sheriff’s office a call.

Rick Clay from Western Stockman

Dr. Fredrickson, veterinarian for Simplot Cattle, gave a powerpoint presentation on poisonous plants.  How allowing cattle access to poisonous plants can cause deformities, miscarriage and death. He did say that if the plant is purple chances are it is poisonous, pine needles are also poisonous.  A suggestion to help keep your cattle from eating the plants is not to turn them out hungry, that way they won’t gorge themselves on everything.

Cody Burlile, Payette River Cattlemen’s Association spoke on what the PRCA does to educate and encourage young people to become involved in the beef industry.  With fundraising and membership dues, they are able to provide scholarships to young people

A big thank you to our speakers and to the ladies that provided us with a delicious lunch.  And thank you to Tom B. for organizing these meetings to keep us informed.