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The 3rd Annual Amanda Gaskill Memorial Basketball Tournament will return this year, the weekend of March 22-24th. The tournament will be held at the PRCDHS gym in Broadus, and is open to men and women who are out of high school. Players may enter as a team or as an individual, where they will be placed onto a team. Cost to play in the tournament is $50 per player, the funds from which will be awarded to two graduating Broadus Seniors, through the Amanda Gaskill Scholarship. The tournament honors the memory of Amanda, who was a gifted athlete,...
Thirty-four teams entered the Steps for Charity Challenge. That’s 136 people who plan to increase their physical activity in February and March. It’s a win, win situation for individuals, businesses and local charities. Individuals walk more and three local charities will split the registration fees. Individuals each pay $10 to enter the challenge or a business sponsors them. The team that turns in the most steps in February and March choose the charity that receives 50 percent of the registration fees; the second place team chooses the cha...
By Justin Felisko, PBR.com OKLAHOMA CITY – World No. 1 Jess Lockwood was still kicking himself about his Round 2 buckoff against The King Saturday night despite answering with an 89.5-point ride on Stunt Man Ray away from his hand in the championship round of the Express Ranches Invitational. “I was pissed I bucked off a 16-point spinner in that long round,” Lockwood said from the top of the bucking chutes. “I was trying my ass off in the long round and I did all I could, but I made sure to get tough toward the end of the whistle in the short g...
Though last weekend's divisional wrestling meet in Forsyth was the first major tournament for 7 of the 10 Broadus Hawk wrestlers, the group performed well, according to Head Wrestling Coach Frankie Schoonover. Two wrestlers – Donovan Sturtz wrestling at 152 lbs, and Troy Amsden, wrestling at 145, will be going on to State. For the rest of the team, Schoonover commented: "Our lack of experience showed at this level of competition, but the guys are hungry for more. A number of them plan on w...
The Broadus 4th, 5th, and 6th grade classes competed in a Spelling Bee, last week at the Courthouse. The students were arranged in the jury booth of the courtroom, where they were tested on their spelling knowledge by proctor Barb Mitchell. Meanwhile, judges Julie Long, Lori Fortner, and Pat Hanlan provided assistance on correct spelling, while a room full of fellow students and parents watched the action. The numbers were slowly winnowed down, with some students failing out on words that were...
By Hannah Rasmussen During the week of January 14th-19th I had the privilege of serving as a page for Senator Kenneth Bogner. I was able to meet many senators, go behind the scenes, and serve the senators during my time there. The tasks I was assigned included filling and cleaning coffee pots, taking and delivering messages and mail, and recycling. Our group met with the Governor, Lieutenant Governor, Secretary of State, Superintendent of Public Instruction, and The Montana Supreme Court....
Boys "The game against Jordan was our best team effort of the year," Broadus Boys Coach Mike Richards commented. "That includes our guys off the bench – they got in when we needed them, and performed whatever role they were asked." That win against Jordan, along with another earlier in the week against Custer/ Hysham, has the Hawks flying high going into their last weekend of regular season play before tournaments. Currently the tournament picture looks like Broadus will meet up with Jordan a...
Book a photo session for your sweetheart, your family or your grandma at the “I love my _____ because…” event to be held at the Broadus Senior Center on Thursday, February 14th, from 2:00 to 4:00 p.m. Sarah Earley, Sarah Lynne Photography, will be taking the portraits of the person you love (or you). A portion of the proceeds benefit the Powder River Senior Center. In conjunction with the event, Powder River County 4-H members will provide nutritious snacks and tea for community members and those people getting their portraits taken. The fee f...
By: Mandi McCary, PBR.com GRAND RAPIDS, Mich. – After a week of frigid temps swept across the Midwest, PBR’s (Professional Bull Riders) Scottie Knapp (Edgewood, New Mexico) brought the heat in front of a sold-out crowd on Saturday night as he won the Pendleton Whisky Velocity Tour’s Grand Rapids Classic. Young gun Jake Lockwood (Volborg, Montana) finished fourth, backed by an 86-point effort on Buck Naked (Broken Arrow Bucking Bulls) in the opening round. Despite being bucked off of Peep Show (Cornwell Bucking Bulls) in the championship round...
While perusing the Montana Historical Society’s excellent quarterly publication, we came across an article about the terrible weather across much of the West and Northern Plains in 1949. Looking back through early 1949 issues of the Examiner, we discovered articles on the storms and how the winter was dealt with by the local populace. We will include snippets from that time period over the next few weeks. January 28, 1949 Thirty-Nine Degrees Below Zero Recorded Here on the 25th. Sixteen of First 25 Days in January Had Readings of Zero Below S...
By Tom Herzog Can you believe February is here? And if you’re still wondering what do to for your Valentine this year, relax we’ve got you covered. Faith Bible Church will be offering a Valentine’s Dinner Date with all the details taken care of. • Dinner? Yep. How does lasagna sound? (even a special pan for those who are gluten intolerant) • Entertainment? Yep. Some laughs and good ideas! • Gifts? Possibly…depends if you win a door prize. • Babysitting? Yep. Youth Group kids are handling that. • Picture? Yep. We’ll record this special evenin...
We have not received bowling scores this year until now, hence the hiatus. Kingpin 1-21-19 High team games: PR Lanes, 707, Big Sky Bar, 688, Big Sky Bar, 661; high series: PR Lanes, 1972, Big Sky Bar, 1969, Askin Construction, 1794. Individual games: Bill Alderman, 214, Tom Herzog, 206, Bill Alderman, 202; high series: Bill Alderman, 596, Tom Herzog, 533, Bob Salomon, 508. Wicked Wednesday Entertainment 1-23-19 High team games: Spare Me, 626, Powder River Lanes, 624, Stockman Stalkers, 528; high series: Powder River Lanes, 1814, Spare Me,...
The pace of the legislature continues to pick up as we are more than half way to the March 2nd transmittal deadline for non-revenue bills. The transmittal deadline is the cut off for House bills to make it over to the Senate and vice versa. There are currently over five hundred bills going through the system. The student safety bills that would protect K-12 students from predators as well as adjust the statute of limitation for child sexual abuse crimes will likely be heard on their respective floors in the next week. House Bill 148, which...
The following Montana Tech students have been placed on the Honor Roll (HR), Dean's List (DL), and Chancellor's Honor Roll (CL) for the fall semester 2018 at Montana Tech in Butte, Montana. Rodney J Studiner, Ashland Heather J LaPlant, Broadus Carter D Lynch, Broadus...
BILLINGS – A rancher legally harvested a wolf on his property 40 miles east of Billings last Tuesday. The rancher, who held a Montana wolf hunting license, said he harvested the wolf after it chased some of his cattle away from a coulee where he was feeding them, north of the Yellowstone River. The wolf was a young male and weighed about 100 pounds. The rancher said he did not see other wolves and did not believe the animal killed or injured any of his cattle. Montana Fish, Wildlife and Parks officials inspected and tagged the animal T...
UM Legislative News Service University of Montana School of Journalism HELENA -- The state of Montana’s coal industry is in flux. Conservationists blame the market’s move away from fossil fuels. Industry leaders blame strict regulations. Either way, the future of coal is up for debate, and a recent committee hearing in Montana’s Legislature proved that. Rep. Mary Ann Dunwell, D-Helena, is carrying House Bill 193, also called the Montana Climate Action Act, which would tack a $10 tax onto each ton of carbon content -- like carbon dioxide emitt...
January 22, 2019 Commissioners met for their weekly meeting with Donna Giacometto, Lee Randall and Rod Schaffer present. No public comment was received at this time. Kathy Roberts, Transportation Supervisor, was in to update information on a county resident complaint she received on her personal cell phone. Marty Drane, Maint. Supervisor, was unable to attend his scheduled meeting due to snow removal. Landfill bills were reviewed and the board discussed allowing charging again at the landfill. There will be stricter rules regarding the...
Sheridan College is pleased to recognize students named to the fall 2018 honor rolls from the Broadus area. Sheridan College students on the full-time President’s Honor Roll from the Broadus area are: Julia Swenson Sheridan College students on the full-time Vice President’s Honor Roll from the Broadus area are: Andrea Swenson Sheridan College students on the Part-Time Honor Roll from the Broadus area are: Tiarra Trusler...
Surrounded by her daughters, Audrey J. Flanigan was lifted to heaven to dance with her husband, Junior, on February 2, 2019. Audrey was born on October 28, 1931, to Wesley and Barbara McLean. Audrey was the youngest child of their four children. Audrey attended grade school on the Mizpah and later attended high school boarding in Broadus and graduating in 1949. On May 20, 1952, Audrey married Francis "Junior" Flanigan at Audrey's family home on the Mizpah. They began their life together in the...
Mary (Curl) LePoidevin passed away early morning on Jan. 30, 2019 in her home in Miles City, MT at the age of 80. Mary was born on Dec. 21, 1938 in Hot Springs, SD in Fall River County. She was the second child of Barney and Caroline (Albright) Curl of Edgemont, SD. Mary lived and attended all 12 grades in Edgemont, SD. After graduation she attended the Business College in Rapid City, SD. She then returned to Edgemont to work at the bank. Mary later attended one year of Bible College in North...
