Voices from the Past

June 4, 1948

Localites Install Concrete Block Plant

Several hundred concrete blocks per day for commercial use is the goal of Mr. John Miller and Harold Miller at their concrete block making plant now set up in the Miller apartment lot. The Millers, after much preliminary work, have been producing blocks for building use during the last few weeks and expect to enlarge the project when it is moved to a more permanent location. At the present time they are making a standard size block according to the most rigid government specifications.

The government specifies a crushing strength of 1500 pounds. The Miller block will withstand 1700 pounds pressure the way they are making them now Mr. Miller said. They intend to install a steam curing device that will cure the concrete in approximately twenty-four hours. Two weeks time is usually required for ordinary curing by air drying and dampening. The Millers also intend to make colored blocks in the future. The concrete block market, popular in the east for several years, finally came into its own in the west at the time when building materials began to get scarce during the last war. Now, more than ever, builders are discovering the block and its variety of uses. Several recent buildings in Broadus have been built with them and other new builders are looking forward to the use of the blocks. Most of the blocks the Millers now have on hand have already been contracted for they said.

New Café is Latest Addition to Broadus

The Sterling and Franklin Café in the downstairs section of the Powder River Club was officially opened to the public Wednesday, May 26 with Dolly Burton as manager. The café, one of the newest additions to the Broadus business area, will be open from eight o’clock in the morning until ten o’clock in the evening. Arrival this week is expected of an electric “dumb waiter” to be installed so that an upstairs lunch counter can be served. Interior decorations in the café will be completed when the new dining tables on order arrive. These are also expected this week, according to Sterling and Franklin. The Powder River Club was formerly Millers.

June 7, 1973

Boo Outshoots Roy Rogers

B.J. “Boo” Crane of Victorville, Calif. shot a 24 out of 25 to outshoot movie and television star, Roy Rogers, in a recent competition in Apple Valley, Calif. Boo is the son of Mr. and Mrs. Jack Crane of Broadus.

Roy Rogers and Crane belong to the Apple Valley Gun Club and participated in a recent match of membership competition. Rogers shot a 22 out of 25.

Crane is a vo-ag teacher in the Victorville High School.

June 4, 1998

Miller Repeats As State Champ

Broadus Hawk track star Tanner Miller repeated as Montana State Champion Class B Hurdler in competition at Missoula over the past weekend.

Miller won the 300 meter hurdles with a time of 38.2 seconds, taking half a second off last year’s winning time of 39.07. The Class B State record is 38.1, and Miller’s time was “oh so close!” said Hawk Head Coach Jerry Coulter.

Miller also posted a 14.92 second time in the finals to win the 110 meter hurdles. “I think that was the wrong time, given last year he won at 15.07 seconds,” said Coulter. “He ran at 14.5 in the preliminary to get to the finals. The state record in Class B is 14.54. We are still checking to see if this is the new state record.”

Miller qualified for State with a record breaking time of 38.77 at the Divisional meet the previous week in Billings. He also posted a 14.53 second time in the 110 meter hurdles.

“Our 1600 meter relay team ran well at 3:35 but did not qualify in our heat. Three minutes, thirty-three seconds was sixth place. This team still set the school record at 3:32,” said Coulter. Relay team members are Levi Mitchell, Philip Emmons, Roy Vernon and Tanner Miller. They posted the 3:33 time at Divisionals.

Roy Vernon missed placing in the 100 meter sprint. He had placed fifth at Divisionals behind a time of 11.7 seconds.

Jana Safranski threw the javelin 107 feet, seven inches, but did not place at State. She qualified with a distance of 109 feet, five inches at Divisionals, almost two feet farther.

Erika Barnhart and Stacy Thomas missed out on placing in the high jump. Thomas qualified at Divisionals with a second place effort of four feet, 11 inches while Barnhart was in fourth with a height of four feet, ten inches.

Bucking Horse Sale Princesses

Powder River County youth competing in the 1998 Bucking Horse Sale Princess Pageant at Miles City recently were Breahna Patten, Brittany Dice, Krista Minow and Mary Trusler. Following the judging of a talent show, modeling session and horsemanship event, Krista was selected as the 1998 Princess, and will reign with Bucking Horse Queen Angela Griebel of Plevna. Their duties for the year will include representing the Miles City Bucking Horse Sale, attending the Eastern Montana Fair in Miles City and making other appearances at area rodeos as well as speaking engagements.

Brittany won the Horsemanship Award. It was reported the judges were very impressed with the horsemanship abilities of all four Powder River County contestants.