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Welcome to Carroll's electronic newsletter QuickNotes, a weekly (and in summer, bi-weekly) synopsis of the news and happenings around Carroll College. QuickNotes is intended to keep Carroll's students, alumni, friends and employees in touch with college accomplishments and activities. It is not a message board but an informational resource for the Carroll community and its supporters.

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This Saturday, December 20, the NAIA National Championship game between the nation's #1 Carroll Fighting Saints and the #2 University of Sioux Falls Cougars takes place in Rome, Georgia, at Barron Stadium. If the Saints carry the day, they'll bring home a sixth NAIA trophy, and they'll have done so in front of a live crowd of fans that is already assembling on the field of glory. Two Carroll booster charters have sent Saints supporters to Rome (in the case of one flight, this was after a six-hour delay due to inclement weather--see coverage of all the air-travel fun with Montana Lt. Gov. John Bohlinger and his wife, Karen, along for the ride at: http://www.helenair.com/articles/2008/12/18/local/50lo_081218_carroll.txt). For more details on how you can enjoy the fun from the Peach State, read on!

FOR THOSE WITH RING-SIDE SEATS . . .

For everyone already in Rome or on the way there, the pre-game party kicks off at 10:30 a.m. EST this Saturday at Heritage Park adjacent to Barron Stadium in Rome. Meet with fellow Saints alumni at this gathering, and check in with Carroll's Alumni Office representatives, who will be hosting the event.

ALL ROADS LEAD TO A BIG SCREEN TV

Game watch parties have been organized from the Midwest to the West Coast, from Chicago to Seattle, and from Phoenix to Montana's Flathead Valley. Of course, several game watches will occur right here in Helena at Carroll's Nelson Stadium, Bert & Ernies, Green Meadow Country Club and the Brewhouse Brew Pub & Grille.

For game watch get-togethers in your area, check out: http://www.carroll.edu/alumni/clubs/index.cc for the map. Click on your city, and you'll see the exact game watch location, address, and other key details. Remember: kick-off is at noon on the East Coast, 11 a.m. Central Time, 10 a.m. MST, and 9 a.m. Pacific. 

TUNE IN AND TURN ON

On television, Saturday's game will be broadcast live on CBS - College Sports on the following channels: Bresnan 411, Direct TV 613, and DISH 152. For more info, call your local cable television company to ask where they'll be broadcasting CBS - College Sports. For satellite, coordinates are: Digital Ku, 9 MHz, FEC 3 / 4, Sym Rate: 6.1113.

To listen in on radio, live broadcasts can be found on KBLL Radio (1240 AM) in Helena and on the Internet by clicking on: http://www.carroll.edu/athletics/radio.cc.

For more information about listening/watching the game, go to: http://www.carroll.edu/athletics/.

NOT TO BE LEFT OUT OF THE LIMELIGHT

Political types will abound at the game, with both Montana Gov. Brian Schweitzer and South Dakota Gov. M. Michael Rounds expected to appear at Saturday's gladiatorial arena in Rome. Meanwhile, U.S. Senator Max Baucus of Montana has made a friendly bet with South Dakota Sen. Tim Johnson on the outcome of the game, with Baucus wagering a case of Montana microbrew beer against Johnson's offering of genuine South Dakota beef jerky. And, Montana Senator Jon Tester called Carroll President Tom Trebon to wish the team well and to say he would be watching the game with his family and cheering on the Fighting Saints with glowing pride.

AND IN OTHER NEWS

Carroll College middle linebacker Owen Koeppen (right), a senior education major, has been named to the American Football Coaches Association NAIA All-America football team for the second-straight season. Koeppen is the only Frontier Conference player on the team, which also includes Sioux Falls offensive lineman T.J. Wendt.

Finally, at the Helena Food Share drive during the Saints' December 6 NAIA semifinal game in Nelson Stadium, over three tons of nonperishable foods were brought in by local businesses and friendly fans.

THE CHAMPIONSHIP STORY WILL ALL BE TOLD IN NEXT WEEK'S YEAR-END EDITION OF QNS!