30 Years Ago

Thursday, January 25, 1990

O’Gorman honored by American sheep industry

Craig O’Gorman of Broadus, county animal damage control practitioner, is one of three people to be honored by the American Sheep Industry.

O’Gorman received the Flock Guardian Award, presented each year to an animal damage control practitioner. The award was presented at the annual American Sheep Industry Convention on January 17, during a recognition luncheon.

O’Gorman, who began to trap predators at a young age, is now practicing trapping techniques he learned from trade specialists over the past 25 years.

O’Gorman worked for the Federal Government in Predator Control and currently operates a private predator control program, based in Powder River County. He makes lures for commercial resale to control predators throughout the United States, Canada, England, Australia, and the Republic of South Africa. He also wrote several books and articles for the betterment of trapping.

Cheryl Wash installed as worthy advisor

Colors of pink and teal decorated the Masonic Lodge Hall in Broadus for the Open Installation of Rainbow Assembly 75, held Sunday afternoon January 14.

Shannon Rhodes served as Installing Officer, Ruby Pratt as Installing Chaplain, Mary Dell Ellis as Installing Recorder, Michelle Richards as Installing Marshall and John Davidson as Installing Organist.

Officers installed were: Cheryl Wash, Worthy Advisor; Nicki Perkins, Worthy Associated Advisor; Talana Traub, Charity; Andrea Borla, Hope; Kristie Coulter, Faith; Shannon Rhodes, Recorder, and Melinda Borla, Nature. Agnes Davidson was installed as Mother Advisor. Installed as Advisory Board members were Barbara Killen, Greg Childress, Pat Phillippi, and John and Agnes Davidson. Other members not present for installation were Mary Hill, Jackee Randall, Rose Chaney and Buster Deibel. Special music was presented by Amy Ullrich, accompanied by Sue Strehlow.

Cheryl introduced her parents, sister, grandparents, special friends, installing officers, the Worthy Matron and Worthy Patron of Eastern Star, and Pat Killen, Master of Powder River Lodge 135.

Grand Outer Observer Wash and Grand Page Shannon Rhodes were introduced and given a gift by the Mother Advisor. Mary Dell Ellis was introduced and was presented a gift for all her services on Rainbow Board.

Past Grandies presented were Kristie Deibel, Past Grand Drill Leader, Michelle Richards, Past Grand Page, and Melinda Borla, Past Grand Representative.

Worthy Advisor Wash presented her installing officers with a gift.

Miss Rhodes, outgoing Worthy Advisor, was presented with her Past Worthy Advisor’s pin and took her last walk around the Assembly room with her Rainbow pillow. She also was presented with a check in the amount of $100 for her Charity Trevors Place.

Refreshments were served following the Installation by the Worthy Advisor and her family.

All Conference

Lady Hawk Standouts Wendy Badgett, a freshman, and Laura Morella, a sophomore, have been named to the Southern B All Conference Girls’ Basketball Team. Morella’s 39 three pointers broke her own high school record of 20. She totaled 371 points, had 82 assists, 68 rebounds and 60 steals. Her highest single-game total was 29 points. Badgett led the team from the field sinking 43 percent of her shots. She scored 348 points on the season, and led the team in steals with 132 and in rebounds with 188. She also had 75 assists. The girls were coached by Jerry Coulter.

FFA Chapter by Reporter John Rogenes

The month of December was a profitable month because of fruit sales. We made $930 to support our activities. We would like to thank the people who supported us by purchasing fruit.

January was kind of a slow month as far as contests go. We started to have practices on Tuesday and Thursday nights from 6 to 8 p.m., in preparation for districts.

On Friday and Saturday, Jan. 21 and 22, four members and Mr. Williams went to Bozeman for the Winter Fair livestock judging. The team placed 16th out of 52 teams. The individual results were: Tavy Turnbough 22nd; TJ Cunningham, 55th; Chelsea Davis, 102nd, and Pat Ruland, 114th, out of 208. Pretty good for a young team.