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Broadus Schools Chef Tammy Schoenbeck was awarded the "Silver Spoon" Award last week, from the Montana School Nutrition Council Vice President Brian Jones. This award, which is given once a year to a premier individual in a school meal in Montana, was presented to Tammy due to her outstanding accomplishments, according to Broadus Schools Principal Denise Ternes. Ternes recommended Schoenbeck for the award, commenting that her recommendation came about because of Tammy's commitment to a positive...
Museum volunteers will be honored on Friday, September 21st at 3 p.m. at the museum. As our brochure states: “Everything in this museum has been donated. Volunteers have done most of the work and make it possible to have the doors open by giving a morning or afternoon each week for the summer months.” Around 25 folks have spent time at the museum this summer greeting visitors and guiding them through our wonderful collection. They have answered sometimes interesting questions - “What is a butte? Are the people here ranchers or range rider...
Tate Harmon rides a Saddle Bronc at the HS Rodeo in Miles City. (Photo courtesy of Shavon Harmon)...
PRCDHS will hold its 2018 Homecoming festivities next week, though in a change from previous years, coronation for King and Queen will take place this Friday, September 21st between the JH and HS football games. King candidates include Larry Hunt, Clay LaPlant, Tate Harmon, Thomas Drane, and Hunter Robinson, while the queen candidates are Brooke Burley, Kiarah Coulter, Kylee Drane, Keelyn Murdoch, and Hannah Rasmussen. Special dress up days include: Monday: Teacher Imitation Day, Tuesday:...
Two weeks ago, the Cross Country team traveled to Crow agency to run a very challenging course, with a hill known as ‘Gas Cap Hill’. The two Broadus runners, Lea Aye and Rachel Rasmussen, were both physically and mentally prepared for the challenge. Despite the hill and the 92 degree temperature, both Lea and Rachel ran phenomenal races and had great times for a course this tough. Lea crossed the finished line in 26:53.1 and Rachel came in close behind her with a time of 27:17.0. Last Friday, the team raced on a much faster course in Col...
The annual FAFSA Workshop is scheduled for Tuesday, October 2nd, at 6:00 p.m. in the High School Library. If you are in need of financial aid to help pay for postsecondary education, the FAFSA (Free Application for Federal Student Aid) is the place to start. You can use it to apply for federal student aid such as grants, loans and work study. Most states and schools use information from the FAFSA to award non-federal aid and to determine eligibility for need-based scholarships. Even if you don’t think you will qualify for aid, you should still...
Documents filed in District Court show that two cases were ruled upon by Judge Michael Hayworth, on Sept 6, 2018. Bram Schaffer of Broadus pled guilty to an amended 3rd DUI charge, stemming from an arrest which took place on April 13th in Broadus, where Bram was pulled over for going 43 in a 30 mile per hour zone, at 202 S Park. Bram was sentenced to pay $2500 in fines, plus court costs and other fees. He also must attend chemical dependency counseling, his license was suspended, and he was ordered to serve 30 days in county jail. Gene Davis,...
Show your school spirit and decorate the downtown! Sign up to decorate a hay bale with the Homecoming Week theme, “Games.” Hay bales will be part of a cross walk and curb extension demonstration project on Broadus’ town square. The Powder River Trails group is organizing volunteers to paint crosswalks, create temporary curb extensions and decorate hay bales in downtown Broadus. The temporary or “pop-up” projects will demonstrate a safe, more walkable, inviting downtown area for all ages and abilities. Building and painting of the intersect...
The Broadus High School Volleyball team and coaches had a busy week, hosting Belle Fourche last Tuesday, then going on the road, traveling to Wibaux on Friday and Jordan on Saturday. The non-conference match against Belle Fourche placed Broadus up against a challenging opponent, but as Broadus Head Coach Gordon Archer said "If you don't play better competition, you won't achieve your goals." Broadus was able to take one set from Belle Fourche, a good accomplishment for Broadus especially...
SPOKANE, Wash. (Sept. 5, 2018) – Northwest Farm Credit Services is proud to award the Boyes Community Club Hall in Hammond, Montana, a $1,000 Northwest FCS Rural Community Grant. "The members of the Boyes Community Club Hall deeply appreciate the grant from Northwest Farm Credit Services," said Club member Heather Brownfield. "The Boyes Community Club is the center point of many local functions. This grant will help us replace all the aging windows in the hall, which is part of our continued p...
The Broadus Hawk Football team traveled to Fairview on Saturday to face off against the undefeated conference powerhouse, which is ranked 3rd in the State. Broadus Head Coach Ross Randall's plan was to use the Hawks' bigger, more physical offensive line to methodically dismantle Fairview's lighter, swifter defense, and control the clock. Fairview's offense has been tough for defenses to stop all year, so Randall wanted to counter with his own offense. At the start of the game, the plan worked...
Last Wednesday, the Broadus FFA Chapter headed over to Ekalaka for District Leadership School, a fun convention to get FFA members excited for the upcoming competitions and learn more about what FFA is. The younger members who went along, Kori Kolka and Kaydin Trent, played several agricultural centered learning games with the other freshman and younger members from different districts. The older members, Beau Kuhbacher, Erick McConnon, Bailey Smith, Ashley Bilbrey, Kortny Cathey, Garret...
Montana’s Motor Vehicle Division will begin issuing REAL IDs in January of 2019. Current unexpired licenses or IDs may still be used to fly domestically or access a federal facility until October 10 of this year, and Montana has filed an extension with the Feds to make access with current IDs available until October of 2020. You are not required to get a Montana REAL ID compliant license or ID; however, a Montana REAL ID compliant license or ID or another acceptable form of identification is required to fly domestically and access federal f...
The Powder River Sheriff’s Department has had reports about a variety of scams affecting locals. One scam involves a caller telling people they have a warrant out for their arrest, and sending a certain amount of money will remedy the situation and keep them out of jail. Another scam, which has affected local businesses, involves an email scam which claims to be a customer who had their credit card overcharged, and wants the business owner to refund their money (and thus gain access to even more money). Sheriff Drane emphasized that unless the...
Join us for the Moonlight Walk on Monday, September 24th, from 5:30 p.m. to 8:00 p.m., at the Rolling Hills Golf Course. Walk in the early evening when it’s light, or walk when it’s dark, or walk until you drop. The course is approximately one mile in length, and people can go as many times around the course as they have energy. People 18 years and younger are free, and adults are $20. T-shirts are extra. All proceeds go to develop the trail system in Broadus. Prizes will be given to the male and female with the best “glow” costume, and to...
A sure sign of fall is the literacy based after school program aka “It’s a Bug’s Life” sponsored by Youth in Action and the Powder River Extension Service. Entering it’s 19th year, the reading program will be held on Tuesday’s in October. The time commitment for “reading” partners is only thirty minutes, according to Powder River Extension Agent Mary Rumph. Adults and older youth “read” with students Kindergarten through fourth grade at one of the sites in Broadus from 3:45 to 4:15 p.m. Prior to reading, the children enjoy snacks and followin...
Farm and ranch women are generating a cultural tide in American agriculture that is moving management, assets and opportunities to a new wave of farmers across the country. At Annie’s Project courses, farm women become empowered to be better business partners or sole operators through networks and by managing and organizing critical information. Annie’s Project is a six-week course that is a discussion-based workshop bringing women together to learn from experts in production, financial management, human resources, marketing and the legal fie...
The Junior High Lady Hawk volleyball team is off and running with twenty team members which include: Eighth Graders: Hylee Layne, Lyza McMullan, Rheanna Schroeder, & Dharma Sturtz; Seventh Graders: Graci Barbero, Alexis Desatoff, Emma Isaacs, Aspen Krantz, Jada MacBlane, Mia Mader, Ciara McDowell, & Zeason Schaffer; Sixth Graders: Becca Aye, Aliz Heacock, Shyla Madsen, Riley Mitchell, Zoe Page, Rebekah Rasmussen, Kendal Stanley & Maddie Zimmer. Our first games were at Ekalaka. GAME STATS: August 30th: B- TEAM v. Ekalaka Won 25–15, Lost 1...
Thursday, September 22, 1988 Pre-centennial celebration scheduled for October Powder River County is kicking off the Great Montana Centennial celebration with a festival and fun day, scheduled for Saturday, October 15. A full day of activities is planned and will be held at the fair barn in Broadus, according to Centennial Committee Chairman Slug Mills. “We encourage you to take part in Montana’s great Centennial Cattle Drive or just come enjoy a fun day,” said Mills. “We also send a special invitation to Carter, Custer and Rosebud County...
BIKE SAFETY is Monday, September 17th to September 28 during PE. All students K-6 bring bicycles to school by TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 18TH. Bring your own helmet. If you don’t have one, Mr. Coulter will provide one. All BIKES and HELMETS must have a NAME TAG. Please go over the rules sent home with your student last Monday. All bikes must be ready to ride on the street in traffic - tires stay up, brakes work, chain is reliable. Bikes should be picked up on Friday, September 28th, OR Saturday, September 29th if your child is riding in the H...
Powder River Co. Sheriff’s Office Michael Reynolds, Fairburn, GA, improper passing, dismissed by Court. Arriella DeLaCruz, Billings, MT, speeding in restricted zone (56/40) $85. Brenan Rogers, Missoula, MT, stop sign violation, $85. Altanbagana Byambajau, Carmichael, CA, improper passing - no passing zone, $85. Alex Hardin, Okauchee, WI, daytime speeding (81/70) $70. Jerry Scott, Starke, FL, daytime truck speeding (71/60) $105. Bryce Traub, Broadus, MT, possessing intoxicating substance under 21, pled guilty, $185, 20 hrs community service, a...
Bertha Hulford, age 92, went to be with her Lord, on Thursday morning, September 6, 2018 at TLC in Miles City, Montana. Bertha was born on March 9, 1926 in Wilkin County, Minnesota to Edward and Elsie (McDougall) Hansen. She attended schools in North & South Dakota and Montana. She graduated from Custer County High School and went to Miles Community College. She worked at Sawyers Grocery Store in Miles City and later at the Olive Post Office when the postmaster was gone. She also taught school... Full story
August 27, 2018 Commissioners Rod Schaffer, Donna Giacometto and Darold Zimmer were present for a regular meeting. Hearing no public comment on the day’s agenda, the board addressed routine business items before scheduled department meetings. Marty Drane, Buildings and Grounds Supervisor, met with the board to present a quote to upgrade the security camera system at the airport. Currently one camera does not work at all and one does not work properly. The quote is for approximately $1600.00. Marty has asked Dale Copeland for a quote for the g...
Miles Community College is proud to announce the implementation of a new free dual enrollment program for Montana high school students. The “Free 2 Explore” program offers two free dual enrollment courses to any eligible high school student. Students will have the ability to explore a wide range of classes, earning credits that can be seamlessly applied to a college degree after they graduate. The “Free 2 Explore” program applies to any 100- or 200-level dual enrollment course at MCC, whether it is online, on-campus, or offered at the local h...
Montana State University and the Montana Television Network, MTN, are partnering to conduct the most extensive political polls in the state this fall and surveys will be coming to mailboxes soon. The first of two surveys will be mailed to 10,000 Montana households in September. The survey envelopes will carry the logos of MSU and MTN. “Polls are a very important part of running our democracy,” said David Parker, MSU associate professor of political science. “Polls can tell elected officials what Montanans are really thinking. Sometimes polls...
