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By PR Extension Office The 4th annual Steps for Charity Challenge kicked off on February 1st. 100 people, or 25 teams, stepped up to the challenge. The event provides extra motivation to get physically active and raises awareness and money for some great local causes. "I walked to work today, but I don't know about tomorrow," explained one enthusiastic participant who looked at the weather forecast. Being physically active in winter can be extra challenging. "I walked to exercise class," e...
The Broadus School Board Trustees met Monday evening for their monthly meeting. The board accepted a motion to hire Bill Alderman as a volunteer wrestling coach, as well as Sarah Earley as a substitute at the elementary. They also accepted the resignations of HS Teachers Michelle Wash, and Marshall and Patty Williams, along with Elementary Teacher Marilyn Emmons. Those resignations are effective at the end of the year. The school received four bids to complete electrical work behind the high school, where some of the electrical apparatus will b...
The Broadus basketball teams traveled to Savage last Tuesday, followed by home games against Custer/Hysham on Friday, and a trip to Jordan on Saturday. This weekend, Broadus travels to Meltone Friday, and hosts Terry on Saturday. Senior night will take place after the girls varsity game, before the boys warm up. The District Tournament will be played in Miles City, beginning next Wednesday, with games split between the Custer County High and the Miles Community College gyms in order to allow...
The Broadus wrestlers took to the mat at the Forsyth Mixer last week. Broadus Head Coach Frankie Schoonover told us that though Broadus wrestlers didn’t see many wins, he thought they were fundamentally strong as a group. 145 lb Junior Corbin Irish wrestled in his first matches, after missing the beginning of the season. Zach Valdez of Colstrip won by pinning Irish in 2:47, and Brenen Hager of Miles City pinned Irish in 49 seconds. Broadus Coach Frankie Schoonover told us that though Irish lost the matches, he was surprisingly adept for being o...
By PR Extension Office “We can only hope that -25 degrees will freeze grasshopper eggs,” stated Powder River Extension Agent Mary Rumph, “since everything else seems to freeze at that temperature!” Unfortunately, Gary Adams, Entomologist and Director of the Montana APHIS (Animal Plant Health Inspection Service) division, said snow cover tends to insulate the grasshopper pods containing the eggs. “I wanted to share a progress report with producers,” said Rumph. “The next step was to map the acres we were asking to have assistance from...
By Broadus Schools Superintendent Jim Hansen My future son-in-law and oldest daughter both serve in the military. He mentioned that one of the first things he did was look at my daughter’s “dog tag” to view her religious affiliation. Wouldn’t it be convenient if people had tags on their chests identifying all their personal information? You could just review the information and then make a determination whether you like the individual or not. This would eliminate the time and effort we expend getting to know people. We could just read their r...
Leigh E. Patten, age 91 of Belle Fourche, died Monday, January 25, 2021 at the Monument Health Spearfish Hospital. Mass of Christian Burial will take place 10:30 am Thursday, January 28, 2021, at St. Paul Catholic Church in Belle Fourche. At 10 am the Rosary will be prayed. A visitation will be held 5 to 7 pm Wednesday at Leverington Funeral Home of the Northern Hills in Belle Fourche. Inurnment will take place in Black Hills National Cemetery. The Mass will be livestreamed online, on the...
On January 27, 2021, Ann Gamble passed away peacefully in her home at the Cottonwood Care Home in Miles City with her family by her side. Ann was born on June 23, 1934 to John and Oral (Hodsdon) Lei of Sonnette, MT. Ann attended school in Broadus where she graduated from Powder River County High School. After high school Ann met William "Bill" Gamble at a dance. Soon after they were married and to this union they had four children; Oralei, John, Rosa and Roger. Ann worked as a "stay at home...
Dolly Marie (Schneidt) Bidwell, 76, of Belle Fourche died Thursday, February 4, 2021 at Rapid City Monument Hospital. Dolly was born May 18, 1944 in Miles City, MT to Carl Sr. and Katherine (Paul) Schneidt. On August 27, 1961 she married Cyrus Bidwell in Miles City. They moved to Broadus where they owned and operated many businesses together; the Cashway grocery store, Park Mobile gas station, Powder River Lanes and Pastime Theatre. They also ran the Pro Shop at the Country Club. They moved to...
January 2021 Clerk & Recorder Petty Cash 648.54 Globalstar USA 88.99 Hurley Services 180.00 Incontact Inc. 655.80 Powder River Examiner 870.30 Quadient Finance USA, Inc 910.62 Range Telephone Cooperative 2884.48 Sanofi Pasteur, Inc 8413.22 Town of Broadus 4305.09 Wilhelm Land Surveying 600.00 1st Bank 27.50 Advanced Chemical Solutions 266.02 Alderman Oil Co. 26996.88 Allbridge 623.75 Amazon Capital Services 113.39 Amazon.com Credit 402.97 Amsden, LLC 550.00 Aramark Uniform Services 56.49 Availity LLC 122.00 Axon Enterprise, Inc. 218.00 Aye’s F...
By Austin Amestoy UM Legislative News Service University of Montana School of Journalism Lawmakers Seek New Limits on Voter Registration in Montana After an election that brought record voter turnout in Montana and huge gains for the state’s Republican party, lawmakers in Helena are considering bills that would apply new restrictions on voter registration. One, if signed into law in its current form, would close voter registration at noon the day before the election. In Montana, voters have been able to register on election day for 14 years. T...
February 11, 1921 Milk Depot to Open April 1 A milk and cream depot will be established at the Reliable Drug store in Broadus April 1 where all such products will be received and then transported to Miles City. The proper receptacles will be supplied to farmers and ranchers and they will be paid cash upon the delivery here for all their cream and milk at regular market prices. February 8, 1946 Gilmore Plans Wild West Show to Be Held Here The coming summer will see a resumption of Tom Gilmore’s Wild West Show in Broadus. The tentative dates for...
BOZEMAN —Montana State University Extension has published educational materials focused on the emerald ash borer, a beetle that has spread throughout much of the U.S. and could threaten Montana’s ash trees. The emerald ash borer is a destructive wood-boring beetle that has killed millions of ash trees in North America, said Laurie Kerzicnik, MSU associate Extension specialist in the College of Agriculture’s Department of Plant Sciences and Plant Pathology. The beetle was first discovered in Detroit, Michigan, in 2002, likely coming from wood...
by Henry A. Malley Memorial Library Librarian Barb Mitchell We finally received our book order from November! Newly arrived books include these for our young adults- “All This Time” by Mikki Daughtry, “The Inheritance Games” by Jennifer Barnes, “Prairie Lotus” by Linda Sue Parks, “Before the Ever After” by Jacqueline Woodson, “The Tower of Nero” by Rick Riordan, “Unlocked” by Shannon Messenger and “The Ickabog” by J.K. Rowling. For our younger patrons we have- “The Deep End” by Jeff Kinney, “Angelina and the Princess” by Katherine Holabird,...
WASHINGTON – The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) is extending the Conservation Reserve Program (CRP) General Signup period, which had previously been announced as ending on Feb. 12, 2021. USDA will continue to accept offers as it takes this opportunity for the incoming Administration to evaluate ways to increase enrollment. Under the previous Administration, incentives and rental payment rates were reduced resulting in an enrollment shortfall of over 4 million acres. The program, administered by USDA’s Farm Service Agency (FSA), pro...
Powder River Co. Sheriff’s Office John Braunies, Broadus, MT, operate veh. not properly registered, $85. Joseph Frieri, Tampa, FL, speeding in restricted zone (80/65) $65. Nash Tasker, Berwick, ME, speeding in restricted zone (55/40) $65. William Engle, Broadus, MT, PFMA, Fined $285, 1-day jail, 40 hrs counseling, 1/8/21 appealed to DC. Lacy Williams, Broadus, MT, violating privacy in communication, pled guilty, plea agreement- $385. Lacy Williams, Broadus, MT, disorderly conduct, dismissed by prosecution. Daniel Santana, Tampa, FL, stop s...
The Liscomb Mountain 4-H club met on February 7 at Stacey Memorial Hall. We had our monthly meeting and then we had a great time decorating 6 dozen Valentine's Day cookies. This is one of our community service projects that we do every year. Members present were (pictured left to right) Anna and Kassie Hagedorn, Macey, Shyla and Ashton Madsen, Chas and Farrah Gaskill and Alexis Gotfredson. Happy Valentines Day from the Liscomb Mountain 4-H Club! By Liscomb Mountain 4-H Club Reporter Ashton...
By Broadus Hawk Wrestling Coach Frankie Schoonover Seth McDowell has been a member of the Broadus Hawks wrestling team for the past three years. As a junior, he brings experience to the mat. His creative wrestling style and overall aggressive wrestling technique allows him to compete successfully. Seth enjoys the thrill of winning a wrestling match because it was all him; his drive and work ethic allowed him to be victorious. He just wishes he could accomplish victory without all the...
