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Record daily high temperatures were recorded at the courthouse in Broadus last week, as the mercury climbed to 106 on Wednesday the 24th, and 109 degrees on the 25th. The heat caused the cancellation of the muddy pig wrestling on Wednesday. The previous daily high temperature on July 24th was 105, recorded last year, on July 24th, 2023. The previous record on July 25th was 104, recorded four previous times, on July 25th of 1983, 2003, 2007, and last year, in 2023. The all-time high of 110 occurred in June and July of 2021. Records in Broadus...
By Jackie Beardsley Walking into the large white community center can mean an open and echoing experience, but not during the Powder River County Fair. Powder River County open class competitors bring their best and light up the walls with their art, photography and quilts, while food items, crafts and gardening fill the tables. The County Agent heard from a few fairgoers concerned with the earliness of fair impacting the gardening area, and although the vegetable competition may have been a...
By PRAEDC (Powder River Area Economic Development Council) What a month for our little town! We kicked off the month “A Community United” over the 4th of July. The streets filled for the parade and Broadus remained a full house for the rest of the weekend! The BVFD had a great turnout serving hundreds for lunch and receiving donations vital to keeping a necessary resource going. The local cancer fund hosted a dessert auction raising money to give back to those fighting the battle against cancer. How wonderful it is to live where generous hea...
Our Saviors Lutheran Church will be sponsoring a fundraiser for Sami & Kevin Samuelson and family. Sami was involved in a vehicle wreck, and has a long road to recovery. The fundraiser will be selling baked goods and produce at the Farmer’s Market located in the park Wednesdays from 4-7 p.m. starting July 31st through the month of August. You can help by donating baked goods or garden produce, or purchasing items and making a donation. Call Carol Greenwood for questions at (406)427-5474....
By Jackie Beardsley On a very hot day, even by Southeastern Montana standards, six 4-H members brought their best for a day of the 4-H horse show. Superintendents, participants and the judge got the day wrapped up by 1:00 PM, beginning the show two hours earlier than originally scheduled. These kids and horses earned every award received on a day that felt like a convection oven. Horse Show superintendents Megan Smith and Liz Barbour kept the show going with the help of Alexis Gotfredson and...
By Jackie Beardsley The annual 4-H indoor silent auction raised almost $2,000 for 35 youth. This project was begun by former fair board member Tyler Gardner to support 4-Hers with non-livestock projects. Buyers could find photographs of kitties, decorated and baked cakes and cookies, hand embroidered note cards, fresh made jams, a cat tree and post puller. The variety of items was representative of the variety of youth who made them. Thank you to the 4-H exhibitors and their exceptional items...
By Senior Center Director Tammy Jackman Holy Jalapenos has it been hot or what? Was sure thinking of the animals and kids during fair. A handful of us went down and had lunch from the VFW booth, then took a look around at all the exhibits. It is always fun to see what people have been doing with their time. We had a couple of fun trips in July, the first was Shakespeare in the Park at Poker Jim Lookout. It was a beautiful night; we took a pitch in supper and thoroughly enjoyed the evening. The play that evening was A Winter’s Tale and the t...
By Jackie Beardsley Over a dozen bums and their favorite human friends were a highlight at the Powder River County fair. They kicked off the afternoon shows on Friday. Judge Emma Mercer deemed all of the bums Blue Ribbon winners. Participants included Patrick and Jayce Handran with their sheep, Biddie and Baby; Elena Ostendorf and her goat Dug, Elena's cousins also showed some Ostendorf Goats; Mesa and Wade Gaskill and their lamb Clyde, Ali Rumph and her calf MooPie, Jackson Mills and his calf...
By Jackie Beardsley As an Extension Agent, what never ceases to amaze me is how 4-Her's take their skill sets and apply them in a variety of project areas. Whether it is with Laney Williams combining her leather craftsmanship with her woodworking skills to create a home décor mirror, or Hannah Dudek using her drawing skills to create her poster for her gardening projects representing the native medicinal plants of Montana. The mastery and craftsmanship were represented in all of the areas. A com...
FAITH BIBLE CHURCH To Enable Believers/To Build Relationships/To Win the Lost fbcbroadus.com Sunday, August 4 - Pitch-in following Service. Emma Lammers Baby Shower Sunday, August 11th - Communion as part of Service, Mission Sharing – Alec & Emily Managhan – Chi Alpha Missoula Sunday, August 18th – Music Service led by Mark Umfleet Sunday, August 25th – Faith Story Sunday Sundays 9:30 a.m. - Sunday School – Discipleship, led by Pastor Tom – begins at 9:30 a.m. 10:45 a.m. Worship Service (Nursery and Children’s Church Offered) Live Streamin...
August 1, 1924 Likely Market for Cavalry Horses The possibility of having the government send a buyer here to procure cavalry horses, caused this paper to send a night letter to W.H. Neill at Colorado Springs, Colo., inviting him to take such action, with the assurance that a number of horses meeting requirements could be gathered here if horsemen were given from 30 to 60 days’ notice, in which to gather the horses and break them to riding. This paper sent the telegram to Mr. Neill, officer in charge of the Remount Purchasing and Breeding H...
Monday, July 8, 2024 Commissioner Chair Lee Randall called the meeting to order at 8:30 a.m. in the Commissioner’s office, Powder River County Courthouse. Commissioners Lori Fortner and John Olson were present. Commissioners reviewed and approved the consent agenda. The minutes from the previous meetings were read, approved and ordered published. Teel Mullanix, Road Supervisor, stopped in to discuss the gravel hauling project. Jackie Beardsley, Extension Agent, met with the board for a meet and great and to discuss her goals for the near f...
By Broadus VFD Fire Chief Raymond Ragsdale With temperatures sometimes in the triple digits and everything drying out Powder River County will be going into Stage 1 Fire Restrictions beginning on July 29th. Stage 1 fire restrictions in Montana prohibit certain activities to reduce the risk of wildfires and protect public safety during periods of high or extreme fire danger. These restrictions may include: • Campfires Building, maintaining, attending, or using a campfire is prohibited, except at designated recreation sites or campgrounds in a...
By Jessica Malone The Powder River Area Economic Development Council is pleased to announce that Broadus has been selected by the Montana Department of Commerce into the Pilot Community Tourism Grant Program. The “Building a Better Broadus” campaign will receive $1.25 million of PCTGP funding within a two-year period with potential to receive up to a total of $2.75 million over a 60-month period. The Pilot Community Tourism Grant Program (PCTGP) is a state-funded opportunity authorized by the 2023 Montana Legislature’s enactment of Senat...
Broadus VFD responded to several area fires over the weekend, with Federal and State agencies also kept busy by the fires. A five acre fire on Bay Horse Creek, 24 miles south of Broadus, brought smoke jumpers on scene as they parachuted into fight the blaze. A 1.2 acre fire 20 miles northwest of Broadus was extinguished by the VFD and locals. A 2 acre fire along Highway 212 near Epsie occurred on July 21st. The spate of fires across the southern reaches of Rosebud, Bighorn, and Powder River Counties which began on 7/12 and 13 were close to or...
Ed: Colleena McEuen and her mother, Amel, wrote up the following article about Colleena's recent pageant experience. Want to introduce yourself? Yes, I'm Colleena McEuen, the daughter of Levi and Amel McEuen. A 16 year old junior, I have developed a passion for reading and have a keen appreciation for beauty in our world. I have been blessed to grow up on a ranch under the big Montana skies and to have an older brother, Liam. You recently competed in Miss America's, Miss Montana's Teen pageant....
By Tom Herzog With the busyness of the fair in the rear-view, and having endured a bunch of heat, how about an enjoyable time of listening to some good music in a cool place? This Sunday, July 28th at 5 pm the Gospel Quartet of Next Journey will be performing at Faith Bible Church. Previous Broadus resident Curt McCamish is a member of the group and will share his gifts with the others for our community. After enjoying music, there will be a myriad of desserts for you to enjoy as well. Come...
Powder River Co. Sheriff’s Office Todd Moss, Kettering, OH, speeding in restricted zone (80/65) $65. Connor Lumgair, Carthage, NC, speeding in restricted zone (80/65) $65. Ruth Rogers, Port Orchard, WA, speeding in restricted zone (45/30) $65. Amber Hamad, Allen Park, MI, speeding in restricted zone (45/30) $65. Adam Holland, Signal Mtn., TN, speeding in restricted zone (45/30) $65. Andrew Griggs, Marshall, MO, speeding in restricted zone (88/65) $95. Hannah Dubose, Virginia City, MT, speeding in restricted zone (90/65) $95. Konarka Patel, L...
By Connie Barnhart Art & Soul members will be once again showcasing their artwork at our local Powder River Historical Museum. The museum will host our members on several Tuesdays this summer from 10-2 pm. The artists will be working on artwork during their scheduled time so people can see "Artists in Action" They will also have art and merchandise for sale. Lana Kay Smith and Sonja Harrington were at the museum on July 16th and thanked visitors and local fans for their support. July 30th Laura...
Helena, Mont., July 18, 2024 — In a collaboration between AARP Montana and Montana State University (MSU) Extension, rural communities across the state are receiving a boost to enhance their public spaces. The AARP Montana Community Project Awards for Reimagining Rural Alumni Communities aims to help already vibrant towns become even better places to live, work, and age by providing project sponsorship dollars to implement community enhancement ideas. Reimagining Rural is a program offered by MSU Extension’s Community Vitality team to inc...
By Powder River Conservation District/Jessica Beagles What a day! After moving to the fair barn due to muddy conditions and potential rain showers, Mrs. Zellers' third grade class was treated to a day of learning and fun. The class, with substitute teacher Libby Nisley and several parent volunteers, learned about various wildlife tracks and how to preserve them using plaster of paris from Powder River Conservation (PRCD) Supervisor, Gene Smith. The students were even able to create casts of...
July 25, 1924 Riley and Horkan Cattle Dipped At Whitten Ranch About 150 head of cattle, owned by George Horkan and Charlie Riley, were dipped at the Archie Tompkins ranch Saturday in a nicotine solution known as black leaf forty. They first went with their cattle to a newly constructed rock vat at Fred Whitten’s place but found it leaky and went on to Tompkins, a drive of 18 miles. It is the belief of some that the Whitten vat was struck by lightning. Dr. J.J. Staab, veterinarian, superintended the dipping work Saturday, and because the c...
StoryTime with Colleena is picking up, she lets the kids pick the books they want to hear, plus they do a craft on Tuesday afternoons at 2 PM. Bring your kids to the library and join Colleena McEuen on every Tuesday during the summer. There’s still time to get your name in the pot for July’s Reading Challenge- Read a western Book! We also have the Summer Reading Bingo for the kiddos, along with the Summer Adventure Bingo. Bingo Sheets are available at the library. Prizes are available. Memorial books for Pat Gardner are “Only the Beaut...
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In the coming months, property owners in Broadus on city water will be contacted by the Town of Broadus to have their service water lines inspected. Raymond Ragsdale, with the Town of Broadus told us the inspection is part of a Federal mandate to check for lead water lines. Ragsdale told us Monday that Broadus is on either copper or black plastic line, but the inspection will double check to be sure, as well as making sure that the lines are in decent condition. The inspections are expected to take place this summer into fal...
