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TOENAIL FUNGUS
Onychomycosis is a chronic fungal infec on causing thickened, discolored and dis gured toenails. Fungal toenails can become unsightly, embarrassing and are o en painful. The infec on has been notoriously di cult to eradicate and will not simply ‘go away’. The infec on o en begins under a single toenail and if le untreated will insidiously invade into addi onal nails. The condi on is very common; onychomycosis is es mated to a ect up to 35 million Americans. Onychomycosis o en a ects people with Diabetes or other disease condi ons which weaken the immune system.
The PinPointe FootLaser treatment now o ers addi onal hope to those su ering from onychomycosis. High-energy laser light pulses pass through the nail and kill the fungus where it lives, deep under the toenail surface. The PinPointe FootLaser does not cause damage to the toenail or the surrounding skin. This in-o ce treatment is safe and has no harmful side e ects. Treatment o en requires a single 30-45 minute session. Glacier Foot and Ankle is able to o er this new treatment op on to pa ents su ering from onychomycosis. Dr. Ploot is the only PinPointe cer ed provider in Montana. Call 755-1300 to schedule a consulta on. Medical insurance does not cover the procedure. For more informa on and to view a gallery of pictures demonstra ng the e ec veness of the laser treatment, please see www.nuvolase.com Let us help you to clear up those fungal toenails.
ere is a new treatment for onychomycosis. Dr. Ploot is the only provider of this new laser technology in Montana.
ERIK PLOOT, D.P.M.
Podiatric Physician and Surgeon
Certi ed by the American Board of Podiatric Surgery
95 INDIAN TRAIL RD. KALISPELL 755-1300 • www.glacierfootandankle.com
MONTANA SIDELINES
A ROUNDUP OF LOCAL SPORTS & OUTDOORS NEWS
BY DILLON TABISH
Doss Rallies Late to Win Montana 200
Jeremy Doss became the rst Califor- nia driver to win the Montana 200.
Doss, driving the No. 75 car, claimed the checkered ag in the 26th edition of the premier motorsports race in the state at Montana Raceway Park. The race was moved to Sunday afternoon following heavy rain and hail that delayed Satur- day’s event.
Doss came from behind to take the lead in the nal laps and held o Gar- rett Evans of E. Wenatchee, Washing- ton, who placed second and Taylor Rid- dle of Naches, Washington, who took third. BJ Tidrick of Yakima, Washington placed fourth. Ryan Wells was fth. Gra- cin Raz was sixth and Bodie Morton was seventh. John Newhouse placed eighth, Tyler Corpron was ninth and Mike Behar took 10th.
26th Annual Montana 200 Results
1. Jeremy Doss
2. Garrett Evans
3. Taylor Riddle
4. BJ Tidrick
5. Ryan Wells
6. Gracin Raz
7. Bodie Morton
8. John Newhouse 9. Tyler Corpron 10. Mike Behar
11. Jason Je erson 12. Clint Habart
13. Agni Howell
14. Preston Peltier 15. Shane Mitchell 16. Nicole Behar
17. Owen Riddle
18. Dave Garber
19. Braeden Havens 20. Brock Denney 21. Zach Beaman 22. Brandon Sickler 23. Devin Clayton 24. Mitch Kleyn
Montana Sets Grizzly Hunt Rules Ahead of Federal Decision
Montana wildlife regulators set the rules July 13 for how hunters will be able to kill grizzly bears in the future if the U.S. government decides to remove federal protections for grizzlies in and around Yellowstone National Park.
Wildlife advocates are concerned that the Yellowstone bear population is still too vulnerable to warrant any hunting of the animals, but state o cials say the rules are very conservative and designed to ensure the bear population will not be threatened.
“Montana is committed to maintain- ing a healthy, viable grizzly bear popu- lation in our state, just as we do with all wildlife we are charged with managing,” said John Vore, the game management
bureau chief for Montana Fish, Wildlife and Parks.
The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service in March proposed lifting protections for the more than 700 grizzlies around Yel- lowstone National Park. Grizzly bears in other areas of the Lower 48 states, includ- ing the bear populations in northwestern Montana, would remain protected under the Endangered Species Act.
The bears have been considered a threatened species since 1975, but fed- eral wildlife o cials say that population has su ciently recovered to turn over management to Wyoming, Montana and Idaho. Before the Fish and Wildlife Ser- vice makes a nal decision on grizzly pro- tections by March 2017, it is requiring the three states to outline what their grizzly hunting seasons would look like.
The three states have signed o on an agreement to jointly manage grizzly bears to ensure their population num- bers don’t drop too much because of over- hunting. The agreement includes hold- ing an annual review of the Yellowstone bear population that would determine the total number of bears that could be killed by hunting that year, and allocate quotas to each state. If the total popula- tion drops below 600 bears, no hunting would be allowed, under the agreement.
Montana’s quota is expected to be less than 10 bears per year in most years, Fish, Wildlife and Parks o cials said.
Hunters in Montana would be allowed to kill only one bear in their lifetime, and a hunter who draws a license in the annual lottery would have to wait seven years before receiving another.
The new rules create seven separate grizzly hunting regions so that there is no overhunting in one particular area, and they bar killing a bear that is with another bear to protect females and cubs. They also set two seasons, one in early spring and the other in late fall, to pro- tect females with cubs, which tend to go to their dens earlier in the fall and emerge later in the spring than males.
Hunting licenses would cost Montana residents $150 and non-residents $1,000, and hunters would be required to take a training course.
If a hunter kills a bear, he or she would have to report it within 12 hours, under the new rules.
Wyoming has approved less-detailed hunting regulations that include a pro- hibition on killing female grizzlies with cubs and a requirement that hunters report a kill within 24 hours. Idaho’s pro- posed regulations are out for public com- ment and must be approved by the state Legislature
About 380 people commented on Mon- tana’s hunting rules and the manage- ment plan, with the great majority being against them.
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