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Seeley Swan PathfinderSeeley Swan PathfinderEAIIL—Thursday,January 31, 2002—Page 2Editorial CommentCIST 9B.bits K pieces—:Fireworks above Seeley Lake last Saturday signalled the close of Winerfest 2002, andthough our activities here came off without a hitch, the sympathies of this snowmobilingcommunity went out to the families of four young men killed in an avalanche on SheepMounain near Bonner Saturday afternoon.Killed in the avalanche slide were Garrett Grothen, 29, of Florence, Christopher Novak,25, of Missoula, Adam "Lou" Ployhar, 17, of Potomac and Brad Popham, 31, of Lolo.High avalance warnings have been isued for this week and weekend in the backcountry,so caution needs to bc taken. You can call the West Central Montana Avalanche Center at 1-800-281-1030, or 549-44SS, or visit thcvcb at v'wv'.avalanche.org.Last year there were 17 mushers entered in the Seeley Lake Sled Dog Race. Last weekentries in the annual event jumped to 27. Norman Lee, Seeley Lake race organizer, is notsure why the big jump but "we have more snow" than other places and we'e popular withthe mushers. Six of the mushers were Iditarod veterans, 3 of those from Seeley Lake knownBill and Cindy Gallea and their son, Jim.as Ihe "lditarod I amily"Gary Noland—"IS THIS YOVRTOI«/AYLEND /v(E ANYGARY NOIAND, EDITOR0/TELLING/r ETHAT YOV'RE NOT GOING/ 4ONEYT'aid-BackPUBLISHER S NOTICESeeley Swan Pathfinder (ISSN r Press, Inc., Box 702, Seeiey Lake, MT59868 (ph. 406/677-2022). Area served isSeeiey Lake, Swan Valley and neighborIng communities, Distribution Is by mailsubscription (S20 per year in Missouia,Wcsi SyndicateMo.DE No AnD, ADYERTlslNGLake or Powell County; 25 per year elsewhere in U.S.) and by newsstand sales.Periodicals postage paid at Seeiey Lake,MT. Postmaster:Send address changes to: Seeiey SwanPathfinder, P.O. Box 702, Seeley Lake, MT59868-0702.—Here is the final results of the snow sculpture competition.by Scott AnthonyThe votes are in!! The People's Choice Award goes to the "Statue of Liberty" by LindaWeaver and Cindy Torok at the Bison & Bear shopping nrea. The People's Choice is chosenby the public vote at Wold's Valley Market, Rovero's; Annie's Emporium; Deer CountryQuilts; and the Napa Store. The "Statue of Liberty" also received first place in the professional category and an Alpine Artisan's Award.The Best Maintained Award goes to "Cheese" by the Malecha family at the Malechaphoto shop. This award goes to the sculpture that is keep swept and nice for the entireWinterfest. "Cheese" also received a third place award in the Big Kids Little Kids category.Thanks again to our sponsors: Missoula Electric Cooperative; Blackfoot Telephone;Rovero's; First Valley Bank; Steve & Cheri Thompson; and the Alpine Artisans. And a special thanks to all who participated. You made this year's Seeley Lake Winterfest very spe-cial.Enhanced 911 can benefit from your assistanceCOMMUNITY CALENDARCommunity members are invited to submit dates, times and locationsof events, meetings and other happenings. Submission deadline:Friday, 5 p.m.; call 677-2022PUBLIC MEETINGSAARp, 1st Mon, noon,Condon Comm. hallBlackhawk Booster Club,1st Mon, 6pm, HighSchool cafeteriaSalmonPrairie/SwanLake Elem Bd., 1st TuesS.L. Fire Dept, 1st Tues,7pm, fire hallWEEKLYMEFT-INGS:Alcoholics Anonvmous:(help for those with a suspected drinking problem l-Condon: Faith LutheranChurch, every Sunday,Ipm-Seeley Lake: EveryWed, 7pm, Living WaicrCatholic Church, on SOSMissoula County Commissioners Public Mtg,every Wed, CourthouseRoom20 I,Annex,Missouia,I:30 pnuT.O.P.S.Mtg, every Thurs,Mission Bible Fellowshipbldg., Seeicy Lake, 10am. Potomac:406-244-5204MONTHLY SERVICESFAIM Outreach Specialist,Seeley Lake Public LIbrary (Seeiey-Swan HighSchool) Regular hours:Mon-Fri., 8-3prn (closedfor lunch);I 1 am-noonWed., 3-8pm; Sat, 10am3pm. Story Time-Saturdays at 11 a.m.Swan Valley Library(Condon) Tues, llam-1st & 3rd Thur, 9:30-3,Secley-Swan Med. Cir.Pinochle, every 1st Sat,S.L. Comm. Hall, 7pm;every 3rd Sat., Senior Citizens CenterDUMPSTER TRANSFFR SITE: Winter hours(Oct-Apr) - Wed & Sat,10am-4pm, 677-38094pm; Wed, I I am.-7pm; Fri,I I am-4pmFamily History Ctr.-LDSSSTEP Crisis Help Line:677-3177. Domestic vio-Church:lence, sexual assault, childor 677-2575.abuse, communityAlateen: (help for teenagers of alcoholi . fami-reachlies)Ho!linc 677-2753Foodg .educationink:Tues, 12-4pm, next to Muiii-purpose677-502 sIOpenI am-3pm.Wcd,Call 677-2642out-Room, S.L, .Fierncniary,An onOvereatersmous: every Thursday,7pm, Faith LutheranChurch, Con Ion, 754237l2454I.IBRARKS:Rd. For info: 677-327 I or677-2892.I.ovine Hearts ThriftStore: Open Wed, 12:005:00, Sai, 11-3, 677-5683(emergency 677-2110)Seelev Lake CommunltvHall For hall rental, cRIICheri Thompson, 677-EMERGENCY: Dial 911If you live in Seeley Lake,Condon, Greenough orOvando.Swan I.Iike Residents:886-2324 (Fire. QRU orSearch g Rescue) or I406i-752-6161 I'or Sberii'I;HighwayOver the past couple years, many counties within Blackfoot Telephone serviceareas have been working on implementingenhanced 9-1-1 (E 9-1-1) services. E 9-1-1is a system which routes an emergency callto the 9-1-1 call center closest to the caller,AND automatically displays the caller'sphysical address on the computer screen.Also displayed is the caller's telephonenumber, which can automatically beredialed if the line is disconnected. Therefore, if the caller is unable to speak, or unable to provide location information, he orshe can still be located with a map. To gainthe full benefits of enhanced 9-1-1 service,each telephone number must be linked to aphysical address assigned by the county andon file with the local telephone company, sothat any 9-1-1 caller can be located by emergency service providers. In addition to providing the location for emergency responders, the physical address of the telephone willalso determine how the 9-1-1 call is routed.Enhanced 9-1-1 uses a caller's location,not telephone exchange, to direct a call to theappropriate call answering center. This contrasts with current 9-1-1 service, which sometimes cannot route the call to an answeringcenter capable of dispatching the emergencyassistance to the caller's location.Creating physical addresses requiresall roads, including private roads,namingWeather ReportDATEHIGHLOWCONDITIONS0.13"precip., 3.1"253Jan 18snow, snow last p.m., clear a.m., partly cloudy p.m0.23" precip., 7.2"2917Jan 19snow, steady snow all last night. overcast.0.28" precip., 4 02329Jan 20snow, steady snow all day, but lighter in p.m.Jan 2132250.19"precip., 4.4"snow, heavy snow last night, a few flakes today0 03 P 'p"3210Jan 22snow, skiff snow last p.m., mostly overcast.j"'Richard E. Taylor, Seeley Lake RDPh: 406-677-3913; fax: 406-677-3902eiuail: retaylorPefs.fed.uspose.Creating physical addresses isa responsible act of local governBy assigning physical addresses, a community allows itsresidents to take full advantage oenhanced 9-1-1 service. Ways toassist in the Process of imPlement-'.'ent.200 12162326snow snow last night mostly cloudy0.08" precip. 1.3"2131Jan 24snow, light snow showers, overcast.p.p9" precip., trace3730Jan 25snow early tllcll liglli steady rain overcast.P 21" piecip I 7"2936J;In 26snow, steady light snow, overcast.0.01"precip. 0.3"I29Jan 27snow, clear cold a.m., mostly cloudy p.m.Patrol.physical addresses can be used for9 1 1 service foi mail deliveryutility companies, delivery services and'others. Most of the counties within Blackfoot Telephoneservice areas have contracted witha mapping company to map allroads and structures for this pur-Call your county courthouse to see if they are workingon E-9-1-1.2. Find out what physical address is assigned to your IIJcation.3. Call your local telephonecompany to 'make sure the correctphysical address is on file for eachofyour phone lines.See ey.)istrict(Scott To, nson lives in Seeley Lakeand now works as a wildlife biologist for the Seeley Lake andMissoula Ranger Districts on theEalo National Forest.)Jerry O'eil recently wrote aletter discussing lynx research inthe Seeley Lake area. Jerry's letter was timely in that we are hearing a lot about lynx and lynx biologists in the news lately. As abiologist who has been involvedwith lynx research around Seeleyand also in southwest Montana, Iwould like to try and provide alittle bit of information about lynxrelated research.I am sure many local residentshave familiarity with the lynxproject that started here back in1997-98. Some local trappershelped out a lot at the early stagesand some are still involved, so youmay have heard about or met someof the lynx crew through them.Since that first winter, the projecthas evolved from 3 Forest Serviceresearchers trapping, radio-collaring, and tracking lynx to a crew ofmore than 10 working year roundon all aspects of lynx ecology. Thecurrent crew has members fundedby the Rocky Mountain ResearchStation (Forest Service), PlumCreek, Bureau of Land Management, and the University of Montana. University students wantingto get field experience also v(ilunteer on the project periodically; Allof this effort during the last 4 yearshas resulted in over 40 lynx captures, including 5 lynx in the BobMarshall and 6 near Lincoln. Forobvious logistical reasons, trapping in "the Bob" has been limitedto the month long effortKolbe and Tom Parker in the winter of 1999-2000. It's tough to getback in the wilderness and trap andit's even tougher to collect morethan just aerial telemetry locationson the cats once they are trappedand collared. Since effort has beenso limited in the wilderness, itshould not be assumed that all thelynx are in managed forests. Theyare present in the wilderness,they'e just tougher to study. Inthe future, radio collars with onboard GPS units should allow usto collect more data on lynx inthese remote areas.The assumption that this area"may support the highest derisityof lynx in Montana" may be correct. Although no other area inMontana, or in the westeiTt US forthat matter, has been surveyed ando'ayas extensivelyof tracks in 3 months ofintensive sun eys.Closer to iiome, Tom andMelanic Parkei and their crewsfrom Northwest Connections havebeen doing snow-tracking surveysin the Swan River drainage for several winters heir routes basicallystart at the Swan-Clearwater divide. This boundary also roughlymarks the north end of the lynxresearch efforts. I don't have details from the Northwest Connections surveys but I know that theypick up lynx tracks only rarely, andthe ones they do see are primarilyon the south end of the Swan Valley. We'e not really sure why lynxnumbers decrease as you movenorth from the Clearwater into theSwan Valley. I guess this factbrings rne to a main point. Thereis still a lot we don't really understand about lynx and their ecology.It does appear that the lynx here inthe Seeley area do pretty well in amanaged landscape with highsnowmobile use in the winter. Thesnowfall here in a normal year certainly plays a role, as lynx areadapted to hunt hares in deep snowconditions. The moisture the snowprovides also promotes dense conifer and shrub growth in the understory, which are important aspects of snowshoe hare forage andhiding cover. The results of theongoing research will hopefullyup 1 setby Scott Thompsontrappedl ioas theClearwater Valley, snow trackingsttrvey efforts in other parts of thestate (Lolo Pass and the Pioneersand Pintlars in the southwest corner) have been conducted recently.These efforts have not turned upevidence of many lynx and suggestthat, at least at this point in time,lynx are uncommon in soine regions currently considered suitablehabitat. I was down in the Pioneerand Pintlar Mountains last winterand our 5-person crew only turnedOne of thefinest charitiesDear Montanans,I am writing to ask if youmight open your heart for one ofthe finest charities I have everknown. The Florence CrittentonHoine has been helping pregnantand parenting teens for over onehundred years. Thousands ofyoung women and babies fromevery community in Montana havepassed through the doors.We have raised 70% of themoney needed to pay for our newhome. We now need your help. Ifevery person in Montana wouldwrite a check today, we could wrapit up.Florence Crittenton is in aunique position - we have the op-portunity to impact two generations. If we don't address theneeds of these young mothers, weare going to face the same challenges in fifteen years.Our Montana kids need toknow we will be there for them.Please join me as I push up mysleeves to get the job done. Sendyour tax deductible contributiontoday to Florence Crittenton 901North Harris, Helena MT 59601.As I chair this effort, I wouldgreatly appreciate your help. I wantevery pregnant girl in Montana toknow there is a place for her.Thank you so much.Theresa RaclcotArlington, Virginiaogist uactions of biologists working forvarious agencies in the northwesthave given a real black eye to thewildlife profession and discreditedthe hair snaring technique.Not to be confused with thehair snaring, snowshoe hare research is also ongoing here in theSeeley area to provide data on theecology of hares, which areprey. If you want to findlynx, you pretty much need to findhares.Hares are abundant hereand this research should tell us alot more about them, includingwhat habitats they prefer and howthey deal wit)i predators. We mayalso get a better picture of how harepopulations in this area fluctuateover time. It is known that theyfollow a 10-year cycle of pronounced highs and lows in the boreal forests of the north but the lessdramatic cycles down here in thelower 4S are poorly understood.Nobody really knows why it is theycycle. Some blame predators andothers have theories ranging fromoverpopulation to sunspots andsolar flares.Nature is extremely complexand variability exists at manyscales. Due to this complexity,wildlife research is not an exactscience, and few questions can belynx'rimaryLog'Bob'osave the Lynx?Dear Editor,This letter is a response to apassage in the Pathfinder a fewweeks ago - Log the Bob to savelynx? It was written by JerryO'Niel, Montana Senate Dist. 42,Kalispell, Montana. I hope I readthis right. It seemed to me thatJerry thought that logging hadsomething to do with saving thelynx.Did I not read another passageabout wild rabbits just passing through newly orpreviously logged areas? They pre.ferred old growth to live in oraround.You'l have to forgive me but- What do lynx eat?'?'I? Does anyone know if lynx are territorial?It seems that these studies arebased on information from 19771994, I personally encountered aperson working for the wildlifeservice a year or so ago. She wasstudying about lynx and habitat. Itwas good to see people like that inthe field, where the facts count andquotas don't cover.May God bless the Bob Marshall and keep her safe. How arewe gonna breath without thosetrees'Iin the PathfinderFourth gradersexplore new facihtyDear Community,We have been visiting thepublic library at Seeley-Swan HighSchool all year. Now, we discovered we have a new, mangificentfacility. It is very attractive and iteven smells nice and new. Theshelves are attractive and serviceable for younger patrons. It makesus feel more independent while weare browsing and researching'.The technology is awesome!We truly appreciate Mrs. Hainlineand her staff for their creative andrespectful help.We love the new library andwe hope you visit it and appreciate it too.Fourth GradeJanuary 31, 2002—Page 3ii ates .ynx. 4esearc. provide us with greater understanding of why lynx do well hereand not so well in other areas.The lynx hair snaring technique, which has received a lot ofpress lately, was developed andtested in associa! Ion with the research aspects of this project. Thismethod involves using a beavercastor/catnip scent on a carpet padnailed to a tree. The lynx, muchlike your house cat, rub on thescented pad and hairs are caughton small, barbed tacks stickingthrough the pad. Other animals,such as bears, coyotes and mountain lions, will also rub on the pads.To determine the species the haircame from the hairs are collectedand sent to a genetics lab for DNAanalysis. These methods are nowbeing used on a national scale bythe US Forest Service to determinelynx presence on public lands.This approach makes sense in thatit allows large chunks of land tobe surveyed at a relatively lowcost,I think the tone of recent articles has somewhat misrepresented the purpose of these surveys. It's my understanding that aprimary intent of the surveys is todirect researchers to places thathave lynx so that they can get onthe ground and use tracking meL.ods and trapping to more accurately answer questions about lynxabundance and habitat use in thoseareas. The hair snare surveys givelynx presence data. They may notconclusively show that lynx areabsent or adequately address questions about population density orhabitat use. Due to the lack ofpopulation information, currentland use decisions involving lynxare more based on presence of lynxhabitat than presence of actuallynx. The detection of a lynx inan area does not, in and of itself,trigger management decisions limassuchactivitiesitingsnowmobiling and logging. Evenso, it's unfortunate that the recentSeeley LakeElementary School—Thursday,Gary WeikemSeeley Lake, Montanaanswered with a simple yes or no.There is a lot of gray area. Manyquestions are made more difficultto answer by cost and logistic limitations as well. However, it is myopinion that the research is important. It provides managers with theinformation necessary to make informed decisions. Without goodinformation to support management decisions, things often windup in court and we all know thefrustration that causes everyone.Unfortunately, there are timeswhen the need for answers is nowand the research can't adequatelyprovide them. In these cases, folksin management are ot'ten forced totake a conservative approach intheir decision-making. This is alsofrustrating to some people, especially when these decisions affecttheir livelihood. A lot of times themore conservative approach is theonly one that can be taken from alegal standpoint and also for thebest interest of a rare species. Ithink most of us here in Montanaappreciate our wildlife and want tomaintain the diversity we have. Ibelieve we can achieve this goalwithout locking up the woods, itjust takes a lot of work and cooperation from all sides including theagencies, industry, activists, andlocal communities.Gambling banwould be costly!Dear Editor,For those of you who aren'aware, Tom Shellenberg of Livingston is currently gathering signatures to get Constitutional Initiative 85, which would ban gaming machines, on the Novemberballot this year. If this initiative ispassed it will be disastrous for thestate. The first effect would be anincrease in personal income tax ofapproximately 250 per year pertaxpayer, to replace the loss ofgaming taxes.In a small community likeours, the tourist dollar is very important to the survival of mostbusinesses. Along with our natural amenities, food, drink and en-tertainmentare essentialre-to draw tourists here.Without gaming, I would mostlikely have to lose one half of thepeople I currently employ. Somebusinesses would not be able tosurvive at all. The trickle downprinciple would eventually effectquirementsthe whole community.Please inform your friendsand families of this issue andstrongly encourage them to register to vote and to vote no on Initiative 85 if it is placed on the ballot.Leon MartinSeeley Lake Montana

Seeley Swan Pathfinder—Thursday,".a'zing aby Mike ThompsonThe Blackfoot-ClearwaterGame Range may look fairly levelor gently rolling to the casualpasser-by. But, according to theresults of annual helicopter surveyssince 1997, our cow elk are making slow and interrupted progresson a very steep and slippery slope.It looks to me like our cownumbers climb about three stepsupward in one year, and then sliptwo steps back the next. Thenthree steps upward and two stepsback again.Just look at the number ofcows we counted on the GameRange in January 1998. We werequite satisfied to find a total of 577cows that year, which was within2 cows of the count we obtainedin 1996 (before the hard winter of'96-'97 stole two years of calf production). So, with only 50 A-7 li-censes issued for the harvest ofantlerless elk, we looked forwardto a steadily increasing number ofcows in the population.weAnd, sure enough,bounced up to 631 cows in January 1999,just as you might expect.But, in January 2000, we fell backto 591 cows. Then we climbed upagain to 654 cows in January 2001,but slipped back to 603 cows thisyear.The number of cows in theJanuary 31, 2002—Page 4c.oser.Do.c a1; couni;s el': Cow '.ic',a m wpopulation is climbing, to be sure.The unexpected low count of cowsthat we observe in every other yearis always higher than the previouslow. And, every high count ishigher than the one that occurredin the engine that only he can hear,I am challenged to try and explainthe fitful, sputtering performanceof our cow numbers in the GameRange elk population.And, it's the. every-other-yearpattern that's most fascinating tome. Three steps up and two stepsback.You can make sense of it ifyou look only at the high years andtry to explain the following lowyear. Take the count in January2001 for example. Our survey reand 149 calves onthat year. So, the2002 should havethan about 730the calves on thewinter range in 2001 were females,and if all of them survived to becounted as cows in 2002, and if noolder cows died between 2001 and2002.In reality, we know that hunters on the Game Range killed atleast 27 cows last fall. Probablyabout 15 additional cows from thispopulation were killed by permit-populationGlttlSen ing DailyLunch Specifflsg last year.2001 were able to survive the winter. Of course, we know this wasnot the case, although the winterwas mild and Jamie Jonkel's springcarcass survey indicated that mortality rates were fairly low. But,we might have lost 10 or so of ourfemale calves to malnutrition, predation and the myriad of stressesthat calves must endure in theirfirst winter.Thus, without even tryingvery hard, we'e already zeroedout the increase that the calf cropof 2000 should have delivered toour cow numbers. We haven'even begun to talk about a year'of deathsin mature cows dueto old age, predation, accidents,and other bumps in the night.So, it's not that hard to explainhow the 654 cows in January 2001SuperBowl.„ 2002.This assumes that all thecalves we observed in Januaryworth«fflraetamartaSfnawrt.What is hard to explain is howwe jumped from 591 cows in January 2000 to 654 cows in January2001, with only 128 calves to workwith. That would be a maximumof about 64 female calves addedto the 591 cows for an expectedtotal of no more than 655 cows inJanuary 2001.Should we take credit forknowing our herd down to the lastelk? We actually counted 654cows in January 2001.Oh, but there's no creditearned in this case. We know thatat least 22 cows were killed on theGame Range in the hunting seasonof 2000, and additional causes ofmortality should be subtracted aswell, as I described before.The year between January1998 and January 1999 providesthe most dramatic and embarrassing example. Our survey said thatwe only added about 35 femalecalves to the cow herd in 1998, butour countof cows increased by 54.That's before we even begin tosubtract a year's worthof mortali-ties!What's a biologist to do7Well, he could begin by admittingjust demonthe obvious.strated that we don't accuratelyaccount for every single elk in theGame Range population with ourI'ehelicopter counts each year. Insome years, the little bunch ofcows and calves that moves backand forth across Highway 200 iswithin our survey area on theGame Range. In other years,they'e probably over on Mrs.Wilson's property less than a mileaway, but outside the survey area.And, there are other exampleswhere the elk we count in one yeardon't behave exactly the waythey'e supposed to the next year.This is not surprising, Whatis surprising is that our counts follow from one year to the next soclosely that we can even amuseourselves by trying to account forevery elk in every annual count. Ofcourse, we fail when we try to beso exact from one year to the next.But, it is interesting to compareacross the 5-year period from 1998and 2002. We appear to havegained about 26 adult cows in thatperiod of time, and it took about245 female calves to accomplishthis. That means we'e losingabout 55 female elk of all ages peryear to hunting, predation, malnutrition and all other causes. Fromour earlier exercise, we know that'about what we should expect.MaybeMSU-Bozeman NewsServiceBOZEMANAfter divorce,children are members of twofamilies and former spouses needto cooperate to make both homessupportive and secure for theirchildren. Co-parenting skills areespecially important, said SandyBailey, Montana State UniversityExtension family and humandevelopment specialist,In a new MontGuide factsheet, "Co-Parenting AfterDivorce,"Bailey offers informationthat may be helpful to parentswho are going through divorce orhave gone through divorce in thepast and are looking for newways to cooperate.The bottom line in the four-page fact sheet is that childrenare generally better off whenthey are able to maintain thefamily relationships that wereimportant to them prior to thedivorce and when'heir parentsare able to cooperate and begenerally supportive of oneanother. That might not alwaysbe easy, but Bailey says thatplanning helps.Even if they would prefer toavoid each other, parents need todevelop a "limited partnership."The partnership needs to be clear,include both households, and bepractical.According to MaureenMcInnis, a member of theMontana Mediation Associationwho operates a custodial mediation practice in Great Falls, themore parents can cooperatetogether the more they can stayin control of their parenting plan.There are a variety ofpossible arrangements for aparenting plan and arrangementsmay need to change as the childgets older or if family situationschange.el)I!5EnergyPartners—Sometimes the child liveswith one parent and spendsalternating weekends at the other'parallel parenting 'here theyparent individually, but eachcontinues to remain activelyparent's home. Some familiesalternate between the school yearand school vacations. 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Family History Ctr.-LDS Church: Open Wcd, I I am-3pm. Call 677-2642 or 677-2575. EMERGENCY: Dial 911 If you live in Seeley Lake, Condon, Greenough or Ovando. Swan I.Iike Residents: 886-2324 (Fire. QRU or Search g Rescue) or I-406i-752-6161I'or Sberii'I; Highway Patrol. GARY NOIAND, EDITOR PUBLISHER S NOTICE Mo.DE No AnD, ADYERTlslNG