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Students from the Broadus Junior High & High School conducted the Annual Community Appreciation Day on Monday. Students work with other adult members of the community to work on projects or clean around Broadus. Projects, their leaders, and students involved included: Clean up at Rifle Range & Cemetery Road, Adult: Art Perleberg, Students: Michaley Knapp, Jackson Knapp, Raiden Aurand. Garbage clean up around dump, Adults: Donna Giacometto & John Olson, Students: Aidan Kenelly, Marcus Mader,...
By Brandi Billing Come one come all to the 2021 Broadus High School play. This year the students and adult volunteer, Cody Earley, will be performing Snow White the Modern Musical; a play based off the Walt Disney original movie Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs and the humorous duo skit performed by director Brandi Billing & Cody Earley that won 3rd place at State Speech and Drama in 2014. The original Speech and Drama piece was written by Melissa Billing to play off the humorous nature of the duo performing it. Together with Melissa, Brandi...
By Connie Barnhart A new visual attraction can be seen in the PRCDHS weight room. New murals were recently completed by art students. The new murals replaced an "underwater fish mural" that was created in 1995 by PRCDHS art students for the former student lounge. It was appreciated for many years until the room was remade into the current weight room. The calming underwater scene really wasn't conducive to "pumping up" in a weight room environment. Last year, students voted on new mural...
Courtesy PR Extension Office Encouraged by the recent moisture and at least the possibility of grass to protect this summer, there is a request for additional information from cooperators interested in participating in the APHIS Grasshopper Suppression Program. “Over the last few months, we have eighty-seven landowners representing over 520,000 acres in Powder River County interested in participating in a treatment program,” according to MSU Powder River County Extension Agent Mary Rumph. Specific information from each landowner will be neede...
Courtesy MT Governor’s Office HELENA, Mont. – Montana will regain its second congressional seat in the U.S. House of Representatives, according to the 2020 Census state population count released Monday by the U.S. Census Bureau. The count reveals that Montana’s population grew from 989,415 people in 2010 to 1,085,407 people in 2020 – an increase of 95,992 residents over 2010, or nearly 10 percent. Montana had two congressional districts until 1993, when reapportionment based on the 1990 population count resulted in Montana losing its second...
By Joe Stuver Despite their overall youth, and despite having missed last year’s season due to COVID, the young Broadus Hawks and Lady Hawks are making improvements every week and at every meet as the season winds down. Last year’s season was of course completely canceled, meaning that this year the teams are “basically starting over,” said veteran coach Jerry Coulter. “This year is actually going pretty good for having a lot of freshman boys in our program. Seven out of 11 are freshmen, but they’re doing pretty well for their age group. When...
Annual subscription cost is $38 in county, $39 out of county, and $40 out of state. Please mail checks to: Powder River Examiner, PO Box 328, Broadus, MT 59317. We will also mail an invoice as a reminder. Feel free to drop payments in the payment box on our front door, located across the street to the west of the courthouse square. Another option for renewal is online, at www. powderriverexaminer.com. Don’t forget about our online edition, free for all print subscribers. Gordon Archer, Olive Rich Aubert, Broadus William Cain, Miles City D...
On the morning of April 12, 2021, Larry Anthony Hunt passed away near Broadus, Montana. Larry was 20 years old. Larry was born on June 30, 2000 in Everett, Washington to Timothy and Connie Hunt. Larry lived in Washington until he was almost 4 years old when his family moved to Montana. As a kid Larry loved playing video games, hiking, fishing, playing and fighting with his brothers, and just being silly. Larry was 12 years old when his sister was born and he let her boss him around. Larry went...
In-person classes with field day still an option Courtesy MT FWP During the last year, Montana Fish, Wildlife & Parks offered hunter and bowhunter education classes online due to COVID concerns. Since last spring, more than 17,000 Montanans completed the online courses, which is nearly double the number of students in a typical year. “The biggest increase we saw was among adult bowhunter education students,” said FWP outdoor skills and safety supervisor Wayde Cooperider. “It seems the online courses were popular with our students.” Because o...
By Jessica Malone Thank you to everyone that participated in Community Clean Up Day! We appreciate the students, volunteers and community and project leaders that worked together to build a better Broadus. Look for pictures on our Facebook page to see some of the projects! We’re eagerly awaiting our first 2021 social event - Kentucky Derby Day - taking place on Saturday, May 1st and it’s looking like it will be a beautiful day for some family fun! Starting at 10am, Broadus Bumblebee Daycare is hosting Derby Days Kids Power Wheels Races at the S...
April 29, 1921 Broadus mail 63 tons a year Justifying a daily mail service from Miles City south to Powder River County is the great bulk of mail now being carried on the tri-weekly service. On each trip south from Miles City, John Witcher carries on an average of 1,200 pounds of mail, equal to 187,000 pounds for the year or approximately 94 tons for the year. His route of 50 miles ends at Volborg and from there the mail is relayed by two routes to this county, Girk carrying the mail to Epsie, Stacey, Camps Pass and Selway, while Dick Witcher s...
By Austin Amestoy UM Legislative News Service University of Montana School of Journalism Republican Lawmakers Locked in Battle with State Supreme Court over “Judicial Transparency” As the Montana Legislature nears the close of its biennial business, Republican lawmakers are mounting a case against the judicial branch and the state Supreme Court with accusations of judicial bias and improper record keeping, while Democrats call the inquiry a “witch hunt.” Since the start of the 2021 Legislative Session, lawmakers have proposed numerous bills s...
Courtesy PR Extension Office One of the earliest weeds to appear in the spring, as early as the mustards, is a small yellow flowering annual known as bur buttercup, according to Powder River Extension Agent Mary Rumph. It is a winter annual that emerges, flowers and sets fruit when the temperatures climb into the 45-50-degree range. Plants only grow to be 2 or 3 inches tall. They often occur in dense mats which cover large areas of the ground. Each blossom usually has 5 bright yellow petals. The flowers are tiny, measuring less than a q...
April 8, 2021 Commissioners met for their weekly meeting with Lee Randall, Donna Giacometto, and John Olson present. Meeting was called to order. No public comment was received at this time. Consent agenda approved. Clerk and Recorder Cynde Gatlin presented a verbal request from a local resident for the use of the big baseball field for a youth event. The board approved the request, and will contact Marty Drane, Maintenance Supervisor, to get the bathroom facilities usable. An EMS update was given by Donna Giacometto. Giacometto reported she...
FAITH BIBLE CHURCH Pastor Tom Herzog Sunday, May 2nd - Pitchin following Service Sunday, May 9th - Communion during service Sunday, May 16th - 6: 00 p.m. Church service @ Powderville w/ Pitch-in Sunday, May 23rd – Faith Story during service Sunday May 30th - Mission Moment during service Joel & Lauren Wildasin, including Pitchin Sundays 9:30 a.m. Adult Sunday School 10:45 a.m. Worship Services (Nursery and Children’s Church Offered) Mondays & Thursdays ReFit at the Church Gym – 4:00 & 5:30 Wednesdays 6:30 a.m. Prayer Meeting @ Church 6:00...
By Kenda Hartman Broadus Elementary hosted our annual Battle of the Books last week. Each team of 2-3 students was responsible for reading 12 books from a predetermined list and then answered questions about the titles in quiz bowl style. Our 5th and 6th grade battle was held on Tuesday, April 20 with the following teams: Brock Gali and Bradyn Stoddard-Terrill competed as a team, Kassie Hagedorn, Justin Aye, and Kordell Schonenback on a team, Alexis Godfredson and Jordyn Schroeder as a team,...
Noah Stanley Duane Talcott was born on February 24, 2021, weighing 7 pounds 6 ounces. He was 20.5 inches long. He joins big sister Millie, big brother Kane and parents Joe and Beth Talcott of Anchorage, AK. Maternal grandparents are Meri Mainwaring (Anchorage, AK) and Earl and Billeta Mainwaring (Harlowton, MT). Maternal Great Grandpa is Stan Mainwaring (Pony, MT). Paternal grandparents are Duane and Debbie Talcott (Hammond, MT) and paternal Great Grandma Twila Talcott (Broadus,...
