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September 7, 1923 Bill Ramer Paralyzed by Fall; Crawls Half a Mile Bill Ramer, residing in the Coalwood country fell from his horse Monday afternoon, sustaining bruises to his back that caused a paralysis to his lower limbs. He was alone at the time and to find aid he adopted the only course, that of crawling almost inch by inch half a mile to the county road. His elbows and chest were badly lacerated and dirt had clotted with blood. Ramer was more than exhausted when he finally arrived at the road and it was not until five hours afterward that...
Area weather was fairly typical for August, with several days topping 100 degrees, intermixed by occasional rain showers. August is normally the fifth wettest month for Broadus, following May, June, April, then July. This year Broadus received .83”, compared to an average of 1.28”. 100 degree temps were reached on three days, including a 102 high on August 22nd which turned out to be a record high for that date. The previous record for that date was 101, recorded in 1971. The low for the month was 47, on August 14th, and the overall ave...
GOODING, a Nashville based band combining rock music with a multimedia presentation and talk, will perform at Broadus High on Monday, September 11th at 8:30 AM. The public is invited to the event; no fees are required to enjoy the show. Frontman Gooding, who has familial ties in the Broadus area, says of the show: "Financial literacy for all! We would love to meet and chat with you all! " GOODING is currently on a multi-state fall tour through Colorado, Montana, Wyoming, and Nebraska. The...
By PR Extension Office Mindfulness is living in the present moment. It means being more aware and awake to each moment and to be fully engaged in what is happening in one's surroundings – with acceptance and without judgment. The Montana Mindfulness Project creates programs to help youth improve attention to experience joy in their academic learning, to train in emotional regulation, and to expand and integrate successful learning in their daily life - sports, the arts, and relationships. The Montana Mindfulness Project will present a wor...
By PR Extension Office “You have to move, if you don’t move, you become immovable,” explains 97-year old Elaine LaLanne, wife of Jack LaLanne, the “Godfather of Fitness”. Broadus residents can move on Monday and Wednesday morning at 10 a.m. at the Senior Center beginning Monday, September 11th, in an organized exercise class, free for the community. “I move better!” That’s what participants say about the class offered through Montana State University Extension Service – Powder River County. Arthritis Exercise classes are designed for all ag...
By Terri Bird The Broadus Music Booster Birthday calendar deadline is fast approaching. If you would like a calendar for 2024 and have not been contacted, call one of the following people: Deb Archer, Marilyn Emmons, Lisa Lynch, Lisa Gaskill, Wendy Twedt, Kelda Page, Julie Riley, Tedi Jo Williams or Terri Bird. The cost per calendar is $10.00. If you are interested in purchasing an ad, the costs range from $40 to $100, contact Terri Bird. The deadline to submit information is September 11.The money raised is used to support the local school...
By Barb Mitchell The 44th annual juried art collection from the WaterWorks Art Museum in Miles City can be viewed at the Henry A. Malley Memorial Library from August 28th through September 22, 2023. This year's theme is "Devil's in the Details". There are 23 pieces on display this year. Local artists whose art is on display this year include Shayla Hagen from Ashland, and Lana Smith from Broadus, along with several Miles City artists. Library hours are 10 a.m.-5 p.m., Monday through Friday. We...
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. Click “Free Trial” on the blue bar at the top of the page, fill out the i...
OUR SAVIOR’S LUTHERAN CHURCH ELCA Lay Pastor Associate, Laura Lee Ullrich, 436-2214 Sunday September 3: 5 PM worship with Holy Communion, followed by pitch in supper Sunday Sept 10: 11 AM worship, fellowship following; Sunday Sept 17: 11 AM worship with Holy Communion, fellowship following Sunday, September 24: 11 AM worship, fellowship following FAITH BIBLE CHURCH To Enable Believers/To Build Relationships/To Win the Lost Sunday, September 3rd - Pitch-in meal following service, all are welcome to stay for lunch Sunday, September 10th - C...
By Senior Center Director Tammy Jackman Fall is in the air and with it a reminder that we will be closed Monday, September 4th in observance of Labor Day. Last month, we had several days of cards, either 500 or hand and foot, some sewing days and a Ladies Lunch Out. We would love to have some new friends come to either play on a regular basis or be substitutes for cards, bring some hand work, have a good visit and then have lunch with us or join us on our monthly Ladies Lunch Out. We alternate between restaurants for Ladies Lunch Out. We...
By Jan Stevens The local artisans of Art and Soul will be having their Art Stampede, the third annual art show and sale, this coming Saturday and Sunday, September 2-3, from 9am – 5pm. The Art Stampede is held in conjunction with the Powder River Quarter Horse Breeders Association annual sale, show and futurity. The Art Stampede will be held in the multi-purpose room at the north end of the fair barn, adjacent to the indoor arena. Items offered at the sale should include, but certainly not l...
Powder River Co. Sheriff’s Office Tamara Englehart, Puyallup, WA, speeding in restricted zone (84/65) $85. Kieth Brock, Winston Salem, NC, speeding in restricted zone (83/65) $85. Gerald Cantesano, Billings, MT, speeding in restricted zone (93/65) $105. Michael R Richards, Broadus, MT, speeding in restricted zone (85/65) $85. Michael R Richards, Broadus, MT, speeding in restricted zone (83/65) $85. Marlenne Garcia, Joliet, IL, speeding in restricted zone (81/65) $85. Callie Heaton, Fort Calhoun, NE, speeding in restricted zone (80/65) $65. C...
HELENA – Starting August 24, all Montana property tax rebates will be sent by paper check in the mail. To reduce the risk of fraud perpetuated by scam artists, the Montana Department of Revenue removed the option for taxpayers to receive the property tax rebate by direct deposit. The department received applications where applicants entered banking information for direct deposit that does not match banking information in the department’s records. While some of these claims are qualified taxpayers that have changed banks, some are criminals fil...
August 31, 1923 Schools Open The grade schools and the district high school at Broadus and the Sand Creek School, all in District No. 79, will open next Tuesday morning for the fall semester. The Broadus grade schools will have Miss Bernice Peaslee, principal, for the upper grades, and Miss Vesper Kelsey for the lower grades. Miss Ida Mayhan will teach the Sand Creek School. The district high school will have Leonard L. Brown as principal, who is here now and two other teachers who will be present. Their selection had not yet been determined ye...
By Hunter Herbaugh For the Ekalaka Eagle, printed with permission After a six-year investigation, seven people have been charged in connection to an illegal hunting scheme centered around a ranch in Carter County. While most of the defendants in the case are from out of state, at least one is a Carter County resident. The alleged incident took place on ranch land owned by Tyree O’Connor in Carter and Powder River Counties. Both O’Connor and an associate of his, Larry Bergman, are accused of operating as an unlicensed outfitter on the O’C...
By Shane Dunning www.redshalereflections.com Until recently, if I were to put together a list of the events important to the history of Eastern Montana, I doubt that list would include the Treaty of Utrecht, which ended the War of Spanish Succession in 1713. Perhaps I might be forgiven for disregarding the instrument that installed the Bourne family at the Court in Madrid when it concerns Montana. Such an oversight may be forgivable, but it would also be wrong. A minor provision of the Treaty...
A plane crash in the Southeastern Custer County area hospitalized two people earlier this month. A preliminary FAA report indicated that around 6:30 PM on August 10th a Piper J3 Cub crashed under unknown circumstances, approximately 22 miles East/SE of Miles City. Local ranchers, along with Custer County and Miles City emergency personnel responded to the crash, piloted by Shane Balsam. One individual was transported by help flight to Billings, the other transported to a local hospital. The FAA is further investigating the i...
Monday, July 31, 2023 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 of the July 17, 20 and 24, 2023 commissioner proceedings were read, approved, and ordered published. The board then reviewed and approved claims for payment of various county departmental expenses as submitted by the Clerk & Recorder’s office. Cynde Jo Gatlin, Cle...
JP V Ranch, LLC to Zachary Beau Johnson Etux, Warranty Deed, T9S, R46E, Sec. 08, E2SE4; T9S, R46E, Sec. 09, SW4, E2SE4; T9S, R46E, Sec. 10, S2, NE4, NE4NW4; T9S, R46E, Sec. 14, W2SW4; T9S, R46E, Sec. 15, ALL; T9S, R46E, Sec. 16, N2NW4, N2NE4, SW4NW4; T9S, R46E, Sec. 17, E2; T9S, R46E, Sec. 20, N2NE4; T9S, R46E, Sec. 21, ALL; T9S, R46E, Sec. 22, ALL; T9S, R46E, Sec. 23, SW4, S2NW4; T9S, R46E, Sec. 26, NW4, N2SW4, NW4NE4; T9S, R46E, Sec. 27, N2, N2SW4, N2SE4; T9S, R46E, Sec. 28, ALL. Powder River County to Rick Ridenour, Deed for Cemetery Lots,...
August 24, 1923 Investigate Bones To investigate and find an immense deposit of bones, an excursion is planned Sunday forenoon to the vicinity of the Peerless coal bank on Sand Creek that will be participated in by residents of Broadus and people living in the vicinity of the coal mine. Cars will leave Broadus about 9 o’clock in the forenoon. The event will be in the nature of a picnic for the residents of Broadus and folks living in the vicinity of the coal mine, even to distances of 15 to 20 miles. The plan is for everyone to bring lunches w...
The Broadus VFD, along with assets from Custer County and Federal resources responded to the 831.6 acre Upper Mizpah Fire on August 18th. The fire was in Custer County, approximately 27 miles north of Broadus, and was contained and controlled by the 19th, Saturday. County and Federal resources also responded to the 2 acre Bay Horse Fire, located approximately 29 miles south of Broadus, on Monday. Both fires were lightning caused, per the Miles City Interagency Dispatch Center. Eastern Montana counties are not currently under any fire...
The following is a list of expenses from the county departments, as submitted by the Clerk & Recorder’s office and approved to be paid by the PR County Commissioners for the month of July, 2023. Allbridge $829.79 Broadus Boot & Tack $6,165.00 Broadus Foods Inc $28.67 Broadus Insurance Services, Inc $25,701.57 Fair Premium-Extension Service $7,200.00 Fun On The Go $3,750.00 Grant’s Hardware $4.99 Mark Huseby $2,568.00 Nice $250.64 Northwest Insurance Group, Inc $2,219.00 Powder River Examiner $818.75 Range $517.42 Range Telephone Cooperative $3,...
By Jessica Malone Join us Saturday, August 19th at the Powder River Historical Museum for a daylight mystery at the museum! Doors open at 2pm and close at 6pm (Last mystery tour begins at 5pm). Tickets are sold at the door. Ticket prices are: $5 per child (12 and under), $10 per adult, and $25 per family (2 parents and up to 5 children). If you enjoyed our spooky nighttime mystery event last fall, we're hosting another "Clue" inspired Mystery at the Museum fundraiser event during daylight hours! Follow your guide through the museum tour and...
The Micro-Mania Wrestling Tour entertained a large crowd at Stockman's Club in Broadus last week, as the performers put on a WWE-like show for the audience. In the prelude to the fights, actress Bridget Powers, aka "Bridget the Midget", who is best known for her adult films, sang two songs to pump up the crowd including Green Jelly's "Three Little Pigs" from the 90s. Three matches took place over the course of the evening. In the title fight, "Heartbreaker" Dylan Michaels won the championship...
The Broadus Farmer’s Market kicks off this Saturday, August 19th, on the back deck of the Corner Store. The weekly event, which is expected to run weekly through October, will take place from 9 AM to 12 PM. The market will feature a variety of goods from local gardeners, bakers, farmers, and artisans....
