Voices from the Past

April 20, 1923

Fort Keogh Ordered Closed

Special to the Examiner

Washington D.C., April 18 – The Fort Keogh remount station near Miles City has been ordered abandoned by Secretary of War Weeks on the grounds that maintenance costs are excessive. This action was taken following a review of the case, granted because of strong protest to the closing. Horse raisers who formerly sold to the government there will now take their mounts to Boise, Idaho.

April 16, 1948

Will Meter Water

The Town of Broadus on Monday received a shipment of 100 water meters from the Pittsburgh Equitable Meter Co., branch at Kansas City. The town council will require that each customer of the municipal water system install a meter for the measuring of the water consumption. The town had previously borrowed a dozen meters from the town of Forsyth and these have been installed as fast as customers were put on the water lines. All customers will have the meters installed within a few weeks.

April 19, 1973

Track Field Takes Shape

The Powder River County track field took on a definite shape last week when county dirt moving equipment moved in and leveled the area. The field is located between the elementary school and the high school in Broadus.

The local Soil Conservation Service did the survey work and a committee from the local Lions Club assisted in the planning of the project. The planning committee, Glen Burton and Rod Lincoln designed the area so that it can be used for track practices and meets, football practice, physical education classes, grade school playground and other activities. The leveling and sodding will also add to the beauty of the school grounds and create a more attractive over-all landscaping.

The center of the track field will be sodded with the oval shaped track surrounding the turfed center. The area was formerly used as a playground, P.E. area, and a practice football field. The area was unlevel, however, and wasn’t considered too safe due to the unevenness of the grounds. Some football injuries occurred in the past on the old practice field which may have been caused by the rough condition of the ground, according to school personnel.

April 16, 1998

Five Locals Place at M.O.R.E. Archery Shoot

By Tracey Gorder

The Billings Gazette sponsors the “Montana Outdoor Recreational Exposition” every spring. Several locals have gone to browse every year. This year, at least for my family, browsing was a secondary thought.

Our local archers did very well. Jared Isaak placed first in the Cubs with Daniel Gorder coming in second. Shauna Morgan received first place for the Ladies Bowhunter Freestyle Open. Tracey Gorder placed first in the Ladies Bowhunter Freestyle. James Gorder received first in Bowhunter Freestyle Limited with his brother Bill coming in fifth in the same class. Don Isaak also placed fifth in Bowhunter Freestyle.

Lady Hawks Recognized at Annual Awards Ceremony

Powder River County District High School Lady Hawk Volleyball team members were recognized for their past season’s numerous achievements - which included, incredibly, breaking nearly 30 individual and team records - during annual Awards Night sponsored last week by Head Coach Gordon Archer.

Lindsey Archer, the team’s only senior athlete, was named as season MVP, along with Most Inspirational Player. Archer was the only Lady Hawk this year to be named to the All Conference First Team.

The Hustle Award went to Leslie Bird.

Mandy Samuelson was honored as Most Improved Athlete.

Bethany Dice, who was named as Honorable Mention on the All Conference Team, was honored too for having the best serve percentage.

Jennifer Perkins was recognized for having the best serve receive percentage.