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Lueck named Montana Law Enforcement Officer of Year – Bitterroot Star
American Legion Post 47 Commander Deb Strickland is proud to announce that Hamilton Police Officer Chris Lueck was selected as the American Legion Law Enforcement Officer of the Year for the State of Montana.
Officer Lueck was nominated by his supervisor Lieutenant Don Niemeir and Police Chief Steve Snavely for the American Legion Ravalli Post 47 (Hamilton) 2024 Law Enforcement Officer of the Year Award. He was selected by the Post and advanced to the American Legion of Montana State level.
Lueck has been with the Hamilton Police Department for four-and-a-half years and serves as the School Resource Officer (SRO) for four different schools in Ravalli County. Hamilton High School Principal Marlin Lewis recognizes “the importance of an SRO’s visibility on campus and during special events as it increases overall safety and awareness” and highly praised Officer Lueck for exceeding their expectations. Lueck works proactively in the schools every day assisting school administration and teachers as well as interacting with the students. He “observes their [safety] drills and provides thoughtful and detailed feedback” for improvement.
Lueck is married to Kacey Lueck and is also an active member of the Montana Army National Guard, 1049th Fire Fighting Tactical Group at Fort Harrison in Helena where he serves with distinction as Fire Chief, with the rank of Sergeant First Class. According to Lieutenant Niemeir, Officer Lueck successfully balances his police profession, his duties as an SRO, military service, and family life in “exemplary fashion” due to his strong work ethic and high moral character. He bridges the gap between being approachable to the students while earning their respect, especially as he diligently conducts criminal activity investigations that are thorough, fair, impartial, and complete. In addition to his police duties, Lueck is also known for participating in everything from classroom instruction to reading books to children at a local daycare.
“Thank you, Officer Chris Lueck, for your caring and stellar service to our city and schools,” said Deb Strickland, Commander of Hamilton American Legion Post 47. “Congratulations on your well-deserved Officer of the Year Award.”
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French Montana is done keeping up with reality TV.
In fact, he only agreed to appear on Keeping Up With The Kardashians and Kourtney & Khloé Take the Hamptons over a decade ago as a favor to then-girlfriend Khloe Kardashian.
“She said to get on the show,” he exclusively told E! News at the BET Awards on June 28. “And I got on the show. Shout out to Khloe.”
The “Ever Since U Left Me” rapper, who split with Kardashian in December 2014 after eight months of dating, said the experience was “fun” because her family kept it real.
“They filmed their real life,” he continued. “And we were part of something together that one time. So it felt great. It didn’t feel like work because they film what they do everyday.”
As for his future in reality TV, the 41-year-old said those days are over, shutting down any prospective offers with a simple, “Negative.”
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Montana nurse and Guard member earns national Air Force recognition
GREAT FALLS — For Staff Sgt. Brianna St. Lawrence-Brody, service does not only happen in uniform.
Outside the gates of the base, she works at Benefis as a nurse, Great Falls Public Schools as a school nurse, and comes home as a wife and mom of four. For the Montana Air National Guard, she serves as a command post controller with the 120th Airlift Wing in Great Falls.
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Montana nurse and Guard member earns national Air Force recognition
This year, St. Lawrence-Brody was named the U.S. Air National Guard’s Outstanding Airman of the Year in the Non-Commissioned Officer category.
She said the recognition came as a surprise, especially because her path into the Guard started later than others.
“I joined very late in life,” St. Lawrence-Brody said. “I joined the Guard right before I turned 40. So for me, every opportunity that’s presented, I want to take the bull by the horns and just run with it and do the best of my ability.”
During the COVID-19 pandemic, she joined the Guard after finishing nursing school. She said she went straight from nursing school into helping open a COVID unit, while also working at Benefis.
She said that experience was the start of one journey, but not the whole of what she wanted to accomplish.
St. Lawrence-Brody joined the Guard for the opportunities, the challenge and to help build a future for her four children.
“It’s a little bit of a competition for myself,” she said. “Like, if I can do it, why not try my best to achieve it?”
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As a command post controller, she assists in helping move information during emergencies and major events.
“Outside, obviously, I’m a nurse. Inside the Guard, I have nothing to do with the medical field, which is kind of amazing,” St. Lawrence-Brody said. “It keeps me on my toes.”
She explained balancing the Guard, two civilian jobs and four children takes support from her family, her employers and her unit. She said Benefis and GFPS have been supportive of her military service.
Her nomination included her deployment experience, training work overseas and involvement across the wing. St. Lawrence-Brody said she deployed to Ramstein Air Base in Germany, where she worked with an operations center supporting entities connected to Africa.
But, she says this recognition is not the finish line.
“This award, it’s not necessarily a landing pad for me,” St. Lawrence-Brody said. “I want to use it as a springboard.”
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St. Lawrence-Brody hopes her story encourages others to keep taking on new opportunities, even when they feel uncertain.
“Get comfortable with being uncomfortable and be okay with doing things afraid,” she said. “I think when you get to be okay with doing things afraid, that’s where you’re going to find the growth.”
She has already won at the Air National Guard level, but she recently traveled to Washington, D.C., as part of the broader Air Force Outstanding Airman of the Year process, which includes nominees from the Guard, Reserve and major commands across the Air Force.
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