©2022 Directors Digest | The newsLINK Group, LLC. All rights reserved. Directors Digest is published four times each year by The newsLINK Group, LLC for the Montana Funeral Directors Association and is the official publication for this association. The information contained in this publication is intended to provide general information for review, consideration and education. The contents do not constitute legal advice and should not be relied on as such. If you need legal advice or assistance, it is strongly recommended that you contact an attorney as to your circumstances. The statements and opinions expressed in this publication are those of the individual authors and do not necessarily represent the views of the Montana Funeral Directors Association its board of directors, or the publisher. Likewise, the appearance of advertisements within this publication does not constitute an endorsement or recommendation of any product or service advertised. Directors Digest is a collective work, and as such, some articles are submitted by authors who are independent of the Montana Funeral Directors Association. While the Montana Funeral Directors Association encourages a first-print policy, in cases where this is not possible, every effort has been made to comply with any known reprint guidelines or restrictions. Content may not be reproduced or reprinted without prior written permission. For further information, please contact the publisher at 855.747.4003. Table of Contents 05 2021-2022 MFDA Board of Directors 06 President’s Message: Chris Holt 07 Executive Director Report: James Brown 08 MFDA Calendar of Events 2022 10 In Loving Memory: Brandon Stevenson 12 In Loving Memory: Barbara Jean Montgomery 14 Compliance Alert: Handling Vendor Surcharges 16 Feature: The Lake Funeral Home 17 Feature: Retz Funeral Home 18 How to Package and Ship Cremated Remains 22 Save the Date! Montana Funeral Directors 2022 Convention and Trade Show 23 Academic Scholarships 24 A Post-Pandemic Strategy for Strategic Planning 27 Thank you 2022 MFDA Members 14 06 23 Pub. 1, Issue 1, 2022 3
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