Bullock makes board appointments

Jude Sheppard, curator of the Blaine County Museum, has been named to the board of trustees of the Montana Historical Society.

Gov. Steve Bullock named her to the post Friday.

Chuck Johnson, a retired capitol bureau chief for Lee Newspapers, was also named to the historical society board. He retired earlier this year after 43 years of covering Montana state government and politics for Montana newspapers..

The governor also named Debi Friede of Havre to the state Board of Plumbers. A former Hill County Democratic chair, she is a restaurant manager.