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January 10, 2020
BAKER, MONTANA
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New City Councilors sworn in
(Left) Brittany Hoversland was sworn in to office as City Councilor of Ward 2, City of Baker, by Mayor JoDee Pratt on Jan. 2, 2020 in the Fallon County Courthouse. (Right) Tracey Goerndt took the oath of office as City Councilor in Ward 1 of the City of Baker from Mayor JoDee Pratt on Jan. 2, 2020 in the Fallon County Courthouse.
Winds blast through Montana region A
severe windstorm hammered parts of Montana with gusts climbing to more than 70 miles per hour Saturday evening and Sunday morning. The Fallon County region avoided the biggest blasts. According to Fallon County Disaster and Emergency Services director Chuck Lee, gusts reached 55 miles per hour in the eastern Montana region. “We are used to it,” he
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n Saturday, Jan. 18, the public is invited to a Wild Game Feast to be held at the Carter County Events Center in Ekalaka. The doors will open at 5 p.m. for registration with the meal being served at 6 p.m. The supper will consist of roast pork prepared by Doug Bonsell and several wild game dishes to try along with beans, rolls and salads. After supper, a presentation will be given by Dr. R. Larry Moyer of Evantell, INC. Dr. Moyer is not only the founder/CEO of Evantell but is also an accomplished hunter who has hunted all over the United States and Canada. He has also been on a safari hunt
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said Monday, noting that looking ahead the area may also get some snow in the coming days, but with milder winds. It was in Glacier and Blaine counties where the winds hit the hardest in the Treasure State, measured at more than 70 miles per hour. Nearby, southwestern North Dakota was hammered by winds of nearly 70 miles per hour as the
in Africa. At the conclusion of Dr. Moyer ’s presentation, we will be drawing for the many door prizes that have been generously donated by area businesses and individuals, with the grand door prize being a Howa bolt action .243 win. rifle with a 3.5-10 power scope. Cost for the supper is only $5.00 per ticket with children under ten eating free! So bring the whole family out for a delicious meal, a wonderful speaker and great door prizes! To purchase tickets in advance or to reserve your tickets, please call Shawn or Sarah Strangford at 1-406-775-6752. We hope to see you there!
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storm front moved through the region over the weekend. Hettinger Airport was buffeted by 66 miles per hour wind gusts, a measurement duplicated near Mott and Gladstone. Bowman Airport was hit almost as hard, with gusts up to 61 miles per hour. Sand Creek, near Amidon, had gusts of 56 miles per hour, while a second Bowman area measurement hit 55 miles per
hour. The wind combined with precipitation to make many of the roads in the area dangerously icy. In Montana, the National Weather Service’ Climate Projection Center has issued a monthly forecast that the state and the western part of North Dakota will get cooler in mid-January and continue through the end of the month. The outlook reportedly has equal chances
of above, below and normal for eastern Montana. But there will be a trend toward colder weather throughout the region. Getting colder soon According to the North Dakota Storm Stalkers, the upper Midwest will get very cold very soon. “Arctic air will return to the Northern Plains after Jan 12. “Mild weather will mostly dominate the area for the next week and a half, but a
chunk of the Arctic air mass will move in after the 12th. Even though temperatures will be well below normal, it’s not abnormal for these arctic outbreaks to happen this time of year. “Expect wind chills to drop below minus-40 and several days of sub zero air temperature,” the group posted online. The cold will likely stick around for a while, the group also predicted.
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Fire destroys Ismay post office
By Brad Mosher Country Media
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smay has a long history in eastern Montana. But the small rural community lost a large portion of it early Friday morning when a fire burned down its post office. The fire was discovered about 12:30 a.m. Friday morning with almost the entire volunteer fire department responding, along with the fire department from nearby Plevna. By dawn, all that remained of the post office was smoldering rubble and it remained smoldering for the rest of the
day. The building was built in 1920 and has been remodeled several times in the past century. According to John Edgell, the chief of the volunteer fire department, the postal service in the community may be resumed shortly. The Ismay Rural Fire District has ten volunteer members, with almost all responding to the fire Friday morning, the chief added, noting that the entire population of the small town is about 20. He added that two members living in a
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Villa Happenings
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inochle winners on Dec. 29 at The Center for the last time in 2019 were Lois Anderson, Pete Lee and Delbert Schweigert. Marj Peterson had the most double pinochles. January 5 was a busy day as the Baker Lions hosted their first of the year bingo games
for High School scholarships in the main room. They will be playing alternating Sundays thru April 19. In the back room pinochle was in play. Winners were Delores Cumber, Marge Schmitt and Marj Peterson. Cards are played every Sunday starting at 1 p.m.
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n Saturday, Jan. 18 from 10-11 a.m. Baker Schools PTA will be serving pancakes, coffee and juice to all ages at Longfellow caf-
(Upper Left) In December, Superior Care Villa hosted their annual family Christmas party for the residents. It was a wonderful time
with delicious food, good fellowship and lots of fun. Pictured is Superior Care Villa resident Elsie Turbiville with her son and daughter-in-law. (Upper Right) Superior Care Villa residents Jerry Neary and Harold Pratt enjoyed all of the festivities and posed for a quick picture. (Lower Left) Pictured is Superior Care Villa resident Dude Veroye, who was joined by her daughter and son. (Lower Right) Superior Care Villa resident Arlene Gatzke enjoyed visiting with Pastor Scott Kiehn and his wife.
O’Fallon Historical Museum update By Melissa Rost, Curator, O’Fallon Historical Museum
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t hardly seems possible that 2019 is already over and a new decade has begun! O’Fallon Historical Museum would like to thank all those who made 2019 such an amazing year. Here is a summary of some of the activities and events that took place at the museum in the last twelve
months: The Baker Longfellow School sixth graders were regular guests for Fun Friday events. They made butter by hand, made rope with Historical Society members Tom Sparks and Roy Rost, and heard a first person account of homesteader Ella Fost (played by Rachel Rost) for Women’s History Month. They also solved their way out of the Great Depression Escape Room and did a museum-wide
scavenger hunt. This fall they tasted apples from the Willard area Fost Heritage Orchard, explored Indigenous artifacts, created ledger art, and decorated gingerbread cookies. The museum also hosted school groups from Baker, Plevna and homeschool groups for the Museum of the Rockies Starlab. Plevna K-3 and Baker second grade toured the museum and Mrs. Tunby’s first grade class came for a di-
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nosaur lesson. Mrs. Rost’s high school chemistry class used our facility to stage a CSI type case and Mrs. Hoversland’s freshman history class did research for their homesteading project (this content has now been added to our displays.) Mrs. Beach’s tech class has also done filming for museum promotions. Many projects have been completed, including restoration of the Steer Montana mount, accomplished by the talented Jenn Hall from Carter County Museum in Ekalaka. There have been updates to building interiors and several displays, and the office and gift shop has been moved to the metal building to create more space in our historic jail building for items of historical interest. We collaborated with Montana Preservation Alliance to complete the Big Sky Schoolhouse Research project and also secured a grant for museum marketing. This year we have hosted traveling exhibits from across the state. The MOR Starlab brought in dozens of community members in addition to the tremendous school attendance. We also hosted a Tooke Bucking Horse Exhibit from Carter County Museum, the 40th Annual Juried Art Exhibit: Touring Collection from Water Works Museum and a footlocker from the Montana Historical Society. Our activities have included a Steer Montana birthday party, a selfie contest during the Baker Jam basketball tournament, an Egg Hunt over Easter break, and a Rec Department STEM camp during the summer. We hosted a stop on a Travel Blog Exchange post-familiarization tour as well as the Eastern Montana Museum Association annual meeting this fall. We also held our first annual Night at the Museum, presenting a fresh perspective on local history. We finished the year with Christmas Cookies at the Museum, offering a venue for families to come in and make holiday memories together. Overall, attendance has been high, with an estimated 2,270 guests in 2019. This is more than a 300% increase over our average yearly attendance for the last ten years. We have also seen a significant increase in social media engagement. We have enjoyed bringing Fallon County history to the community and sharing the rich stories of our area with the public. We look forward to continuing this tradition into the next decade and appreciate the help and support we have received from all of you. Happy New Year!
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Montana jumps to deadliest DUI state T
he state of Montana is number one. Unfortunately, the Treasure State is now the deadliest state when it comes to deaths tied to driving under the influence (DUI). Sadly, it is not even close In 2018, Montana was number six on the list of the deadliest states, with neighboring Wyoming topping the list. Montana leapfrogged over the Equality State with the 2019 statistics which showed the Treasure State had an impaired driving death rate of 7.44 per 100,000 people. Wyoming was second with 5.54 deaths per 100,000 involving blood alcohol levels above the .08 limit. Montana had been number six on the list in 2018. South Carolina, Mississippi and New Mexico rounded out the top five spots in the 2019 listing. Neighboring South Dakota was sixth on the list (5.10 deaths per 100,000), jumping into the top ten after being number 14 on the 2018 list. The rest of the ten most
deadly states in 2019 are Alabama, Texas, Louisiana and Arkansas. North Dakota bucked the trend of its neighbors, falling from number three on the list in 2018 to number 16. The biggest drop was Kentucky, falling 17 spots to be number 30 on the 2019 listing. Rhode Island dropped from number 30 on the list in 2018 to become one of the safest states in the country (46). New Hampshire had the largest jump in the DUI death statistics, jumping 25 states from 46 in the 2018 statistics to number 21 in 2019. The information was released by the company Safewise, using state statistics involving deaths involving blood alcohol levels above the legal limit and compared to the state’s population. The safest places are the District of Columbia (51st), New Jersey, New York, Massachusetts, Minnesota, Rhode Island, Utah, Maryland, Washington, Vermont, Illinois and Hawaii.
Senator Bogner 2019 recap By Kenneth Bogner, State Senator, MT Dist. 19
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he first year of my term as your Senator has now come to a close. A lot has happened in that year and I want to take a moment to recap it. The year started with Montana’s 66th Legislative session. During the session I sponsored legislation that protected our property rights, grew Montana manufacturing, and recognized both our military veteran and cowboy heritage. I also had the privilege to carry both the student consent bill and the bill that eliminated the criminal statute of limitations for child sexual abuse through the Senate. Great successes for our state. On the other hand, rural Montana continued to take a back seat to the largest couple of cities. For example, tax dollars that were initially raised and meant to be spent in rural oil and gas counties got appropriated to other projects. A resort community got the tax help they wanted while rural broadband incentives and social security tax relief bills were vetoed. The divide between urban and
rural Montana is growing and unfortunately will likely grow even further after the 2020 census. As I started to prepare legislation to offset the urban/rural divide in the next legislative session I got a call from Dr. Al Olszewski. Dr. Olszewski understands the importance of our rural communities to our state and wanted to make that a priority in his campaign for governor. He asked me to join his ticket as his Lieutenant Governor to bring an overdue voice of rural Montana to the governor’s office. It’s been exciting to have been on his ticket the last few months as he really does understand that rural communities and our values make Montana what it is. It has been a productive first year but there is still a lot to do in Eastern Montana. I look forward to continuing to represent and strengthen rural Montana in the years to come. I want to thank you for your support the past year in our fight to protect our communities and values. If you have any ideas that will help strengthen them please reach out. Happy New Year and have a great 2020.
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January 10, 2020
OBITUARIES Pearl Marie Jacobson, 86
Pearl Marie Jacobson age 86 of Miles City, MT, passed away Dec. 28, 2019 in Casper, WY. Pearl was born April 11, 1933 in Judson, ND in a farm house. She was the daughter of Otto and Antonia Naucke. Pearl was confirmed in the Bethel Church and attended Spring Valley School; a one room school house. In 1947 she moved to Almont, ND. On Sept. 9, 1949 she married the love of her life Wayne Jacobsen in Miles City, MT. Together they had four children: Kathy Lou, Joan Renee, Randy Wayne and Jimmy, whom passed away at the age of one. Pearl was a loving wife and mother, tending to her husband and children at the Alley Wang
FIRE continued from Page 1 remote area did not respond to the page. Most of the people in town did show up, but they weren’t all fighting it, he explained. When Edgell got the original page, he said that he went to his window and could see the flames through the attic space in the building. “My pager went off at 12:30 a.m. and I live right here in town. I actually looked out my window and saw flames coming out the ridge from one end of the building to the other showing that it had already penetrated the attic space. That fire was pretty advanced by the time it was spotted. “We kept the fire confined to the footprint of the building,” he added, noting that the community was lucky the fire had not happened over the weekend when a storm brought winds of up to 50 miles per hour into the area. “There was no spread and we kept the natural gas meter at the rear of the building cooled down. There was never any discharge of gas. No other structures were threatened,” he said. The building was still smoldering most of Friday. “We knew there was a wind event coming. We let it burn down until 1 p.m. (Friday) and then we saturated that whole area to make sure it was dead and out,” the fire chief explained. “Plevna came out on mutual aid on the original fire call and they also brought some water at 1 p.m.. “It would have been a whole different ball game if it had happened on Saturday night,” Edgell said, noting that winds of 50 to 60 miles hit the community over the weekend.
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Ranch where her husband Wayne worked. Pearl loved her family deeply. She also loved doing jigsaw puzzles with her husband and family. She was an amazing wife, mother, grandmother and great grandmother. She always worked so hard to make sure everyone was taken care of. Pearl was the most kind and loving woman. She loved sparkles and glitter, it sure made her light up. She will be greatly missed. Pearl is survived by her three children; Kathy (Dan) Folske, of Bowbells, ND, Joan (CR) Fleming of Casper, WY and Randy (Deb) Jacobson of Harrison, MT; eight grandchildren: Jason, Jodi, Mandi, Lindsey, Shannon, Jesse, Gus and Luke; ten great grandchildren: Daltyn, Shay, Shyla, Maisey, Hallie, Tye, Sydney, Trynidy, Gavin and Bodhie, her brother Jerry Naucky. She was preceded in death by her parents Otto and Antonia Naucke, her husband Wayne, son Jimmy and a sister Ella Steiner. Funeral services were held on Jan. 2, 2020 at Stevenson & Sons Funeral Home in Miles City. Interment followed in the family plot at the Custer County Cemetery. Condolences may be sent to the family by visiting: www.stevensonandsons.com.
Arthur “Art” DeGrand, 64
According to Chuck Lee, the director of Fallon County Emergency Services, the county was hit with wind gusts measured at 55 miles per hour Saturday night. Investigation planned “The building was insured and at this point, our best guess is that it was a natural gas heater in the back room that was the source of ignition,” the chief explained. The post office is hiring a fire investigator, according to Edgell. “It is standard protocol (for a federal facility),” he explained, adding that the post office was
leasing the building. “It is the desire of everyone in the community that we maintain a post office here in Ismay. Every indication so far is that it (the post office) will be replaced.” Temporarily, the Ismay postmistress will be working out of the Plevna facility, with plans being made on how to bring the post office back to the small community. Over the years, the times have changed for Ismay. It became famous in 1993 for changing its name to Joe as part of a publicity cam-
Funeral services for Arthur “Art” DeGrand, 64, of Baker, will be 1 p.m. Thursday, Jan. 9, 2020 at Longfellow School Gymnasium, Baker, MT. Burial will follow in St. John’s Cemetery. Visitation for Art will take place from 4 to 7 p.m. Jan. 8, 2020 at Stevenson Funeral Home, Baker with a prayer service taking place at 6 p.m. Visitation will continue at the funeral home on Thursday, Jan. 9 from 8 to 11 a.m. Art passed away Jan. 2, 2020 at Fallon Medical Com-
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plex in Baker, MT. Arthur James DeGrand was born Aug. 18, 1955 in Baker, MT, the son of Arthur J. and Margaret (Holman) DeGrand. He grew up south of Baker on the family ranch. He attended Hidden Water Country School until 8th grade and continued his education at Baker High School where he met the love of his life, Kathy. Art graduated high school in 1973, receiving a track and cross country scholarship to Dawson Community College. After two years at DCC he moved back to Baker awaiting Kathy’s graduation. Together they moved to Bozeman where he attended MSU pursuing a degree in chemistry. Together they came back to Baker in 1978 and were married Jan. 21 at St. John’s Catholic Church. Their marriage was blessed with three daughters, Amanda, Angela and Andrea. Art started work at Shell Oil Company and continued so for next several years until the death of his father. He then took over the family ranch, eventually returning to the oilfield until his retirement in 2016. He was an aspaign for NFL quarterback Joe Montana being traded from San Francisco to Kansas City. That campaign actually helped the community build a new fire hall and community center in the town. That enabled the community to sell souvenirs celebrating “Joe, Montana” and more. It also was not the first name change for the community which also had been named Burt in the past. The town’s current name was from compressing the names of a railroad executive’s two daughters. At one point, cattle shipping and other business created a city of 500 people and included its own elementary and high schools.
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sistant boys basketball coach at BHS for 18 years. Every game he always dressed in his own unique style, dazzling the gymnasium with his sweaters while eating popcorn. He loved meeting people and making new friends. Through coaching, ranching and his career in the oilfield he always had someone he knew everywhere he went. Art was widely known for his sense of humor from pranking his friends and family, to telling wild stories and all his adventures and accomplishments as a 12 year old. Art loved sports and was active in golf, softball in his early years and city league basketball still dunking the ball at 40. He attended every sporting event of his kids and grandkids, even if it was wresting. Art and Kathy attended the world Angus tour in Scotland. He came home a celebrity as everyone wanted a picture with the tall cowboy in the black hat. Art was always one to lend a helping hand; he would show up at the drop of a hat if asked. He was the oldest calf wrestler known to eastern Montana, throwing calves, his face
white, layered with sunscreen and pools of it in his ears. He was a humble, honest and hardworking man. He strived to instill those values in his children and grandchildren. His legacy will continue on through his ranch and top quality Angus cattle. He will be missed by so many whose lives he touched with his loving approach and generous hand. He is survived by his wife of 42 years, Kathy; grandson, Tarin; daughter, Amanda and son Javon; daughter Angela and her children Warren and Blair; daughter Andrea, Cowboy and Casey Koenigfeld; mother Margaret DeGrand; and sister Maranda (Rod) Turley. He was proceeded in death by his father Art DeGrand and father and mother-in-law Jim and Edith Crippen. In lieu of flowers, the family suggests memorials be made to the Art DeGrand Memorial Fund. Remembrances and condolences may be shared with the family at www.stevensonfuneralhome.com.
Funeral notice Mary Lee Dietz
Biswell officiating. Burial will follow in the Bonnievale cemetery. Family will be Receiving Friends from 4-6 p.m., Friday, Jan. 10 at the funeral home. Mary Lee passed away Saturday, Jan. 4, 2020 at Fallon Medical Complex.
Funeral services for Mary Lee Dietz, 82, of Baker, will be 11 a.m., Saturday, Jan. 11, 2020 at Stevenson Funeral Home with Pastor Jim
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FILES OF THE TIMES
10 YEARS AGO Friday, Jan. 8, 2010 --
Baker Lions Club Bingo will begin Jan. 10 at the Senior Center. . .Picture: Maleah and Paiton Graham, daughters of Jarett and Trish Graham of Baker are ice skating on the rink near Coldwell Field. . .The City of Baker has received funding from the Montana Department of Commerce Community Development Block Grant to rehabilitate owner occupied and rental homes in Baker. . .Nov. 28, Paul Wheeler, PA-C broke his neck as a result of a fall from a ladder. He was flown to Billings where it was determined to immobilize his cervical fracture by putting him in a cervical brace. If everything heals fine, Wheeler will be restored to 100 percent mobility. . .Glenn and Gay Rost will celebrate their 40th wedding anniversary Jan. 16 at the Fallon County Fairgrounds Exhibit Hall. . .Babe Billingsley will celebrate her 95th birthday Jan. 14.
20 YEARS AGO Thursday, Jan. 14, 2000 --
At the January county-wide economic development meeting, Paul Neiman, guest speaker, told about his oil extraction business - Montana Amber. Neiman started Montana Amber in 1992 and processes flax, sunflower, canola, organic safflower, millet and conducted research projects for other companies on rice germ oil, other forage seeds and pumpkin seeds. . .Baker Ag Day is slated for Feb. 9. Programs will run concurrently at the American Legion and Thee Garage; a banquet for approximately
160 people is planned with John Pulasky of Northern Ag Network as guest speaker. Entertainment will be provided by Robert Boggs and Emmett LaBree. . .Next year at this time postal rates for a first class stamp will likely be one cent more. . .People are cautioned to check their credit card statements very carefully for the next several months. Another Y2K glitch has surfaced. . .Della Moline, 93, passed away Dec. 15. . .Jan. 5 a meeting was held concerning a new millennium project - the beautification of Baker Lake. On display was a map of the lake area with a projected wide, cement path running from Highway 7 to the Iron Horse Park on the east side of the lake. A design team was formed to start formulating a plan. Members of the team include Steve Zachmann, Rich Menger, Alexiss Pinnow, Katy Sparks, Nicole Schuler, Brenda Wood, Bernie Heiser and members of the Baker High School FFA.
30 YEARS AGO
Thursday, Jan. 11, 1990 --
New Baker Mayor, Dean Keirle, along with PoliceJudge Charles O. Larson and aldermen William E. Bohle and Richard Schueler took the oath of office at the City Council meeting. . .LuAnn Wenz won the Fallon Creek Beef Cook-Off held Jan. 6 at the Plevna High School. . .At the school board meeting, Superintendent Jim Stanton reported the asbestos removal project has cost $51,000 so far. . .Picture on the front page: Rieger family reunion held July 7-10, 1989 at Camp-On-The Boulder near Big Timber. Approximately
250 people attended. . .Julie’s Flowers and Gifts advertises one dozen carnations for $13.95. . .Residents of Baker are reminded to please refrain from discarding ashes in city dumpsters. Homeowners will be responsible for cost of replacing any dumpsters due to this occurrence.
40 YEARS AGO Thursday, Jan. 10, 1980 --
Chief of Police Charles Larson and local officers were recently honored by the state “Child Safety Program” for their efforts in teaching safe bicycle procedures to students in the local school systems. . .Jan. 25, Baker Chamber of Commerce will be sponsoring a Casino Day. Big prizes and a free trip to Las Vegas will be in the offering. . .Gene Domagala, recent owner of Super Valu, has purchased the Cue and Brew restaurant. They have been closed for remodeling and are hoping to be open Jan. 27. . .Olen Wiseman, 75, passed away Jan. 7; Louis Parent, 96, passed away Nov. 30; and Art Kuehn, age 95, passed away Jan. 3. . .State Representative Harold Wyrick has been named to a Watch Dog Task Force project being sponsored by Jack Ramirez, Republican gubernatorial candidate. . .Little Beaver has district newsletter in paper. Pictured are four students who attended Montana Youth Range Camp at Elliston, MT, on June 11-15. They were Jon Neumann, Barb Neumann, Pete Rising and Dean Wang.
50 YEARS AGO Thursday, Jan. 8, 1970
Jim Lucas, author of the Montana Drug Control Act,
will be in Baker to talk with all interested people in the community about drug abuse. . .Howard Stanhope, who has been plagued by fire, once again suffered another, this time the loss of his garage. . .Police Sergeant Charles Larson was promoted to acting police chief at a special meeting of the City Council. . .The Peanut Shack has been in operation in Baker for about seven months but may be forced to close its doors due to lack of people to assume responsibility to opening and closing and being there at the Shack during open hours. . .Attorney Gene Huntley of Baker has been elected president of the Montana Trial Lawyers Association. . .Juline Newell has been selected as one of the students of Jamestown College to a special studies group who will intern in Switzerland studying Swiss folklore and customs.
60 YEARS AGO
Thursday, Jan. 7, 1960
Marvin Ehret of Plevna took home the first place trophy in the singles event at the third annual Mixed Holiday bowling tournament. The State Line team of Beach took the team event. . .Boy Scout Troop No. 57, formerly sponsored by the Jaycees, is being reorganized under the sponsorship of the American Lutheran Church. . .Mr. and Mrs. John Karch, Sr. celebrated their golden wedding anniversary, Jan. 3. . .Baker Police Department has increased in force with a 1960 revamped police reception room, new Rambler patrol car, fingerprinting system, criminal photography unit and bulletin boards.
70 YEARS AGO
Thursday, Jan. 12, 1950 --
L. R Moline was elected president of the Commercial Club. Other officers are Francis LaCross, Dan Hel geson and L. Price. Directors are Roy McClain, Fred Morrow, Rex Flint, C. H. Duppler, Eugene Russell, Edgar Boucher, and Jack Lawler. . .Andrew Spisla was named chairman of the March of Dimes. . .Mrs. Christine Mengel, County Treasurer, reports they had a very busy day getting out car and truck licenses, Jan. 4. They took in over $4,000 that day.
80 YEARS AGO Thursday, Jan. 11, 1940 --
At the annual meeting of the Baker Commercial Club, Jack Mellor was elected president; C. W. Samsel, vice president; and L. Price, treasurer. . .Baker Lake is a natural, said E. McCaffery when he landed his plane on the lake. . .Vernon West was chosen as the new manager of Sawyer’s Store in Baker.
90 YEARS AGO Thursday, Jan. 9, 1930
Equal number of boys and girls born in county last year. Should make it easy for them to pair off in about 20 years from now. One hundred twelve births were recorded. . .Except for what light may be obtained from candles and jets, the town of Ismay is now completely in the dark as the result of a fire which razed the municipal light plant about noon Monday. . .At joint installation ceremonies at Hubbard Hall Monday evening, Mrs. Karl Pleissner
was installed as Noble Grand of the Rebekah Lodge and Oscar Ness was inducted to a similar position for the Odd Fellow Chapter. . .Blizzards since Christmas have spoiled skating for the youngsters on the Baker Lake. . .Anna John was elected Worthy Advisor of the Rainbow Girls Wednesday evening. Other officers are Juanita LaCross, Corrine Wheeler, Maxine Hitch, Mary Christopher, Elaine Erther and Mildred Christensen.
100 YEARS AGO Thursday, Jan. 8, 1920
Fallon County Post No. 35 elected Ed Hanson Post Commander with the officers being Chas. Haftle, Ralph Keener, L. W. Busch, John Berger, George Vinton and H. S. Silvernale. . .W. W. Brant and Fred McFarland of the board of appraisers appointed to award damages in the Baker-Ekalaka road case accompanied by surveyor Lyman, County Attorney Cornish, Court Reporter Vinton and Attorney Tom Murn were at Willard Tuesday conferring with those who claim damages. . .Ole Roget returned Saturday to his home south of town after 19 months spent in the U.S. Army, 14 of which were in Siberia. . . Baker Lodge I.O.O.F. installed newly elected officers Monday evening. Wm. Harris is Noble Grand and other officers include C. H. Duppler, Don Goe, John Phillips, C. D. Bishop, Robert Cartwright, G. B. Nye, Fred Hasty, Mack Lockie, V. G. Phillips, Berg Marler, Walt Young, Curtis Shreve, H. S. Josselyn and J. M. Comstock.
YEAR IN REVIEW Continued from last week
October 4 -- Picture: A group of car enthusiasts visited Baker this past weekend and stopped for a tour of the local car museum, Prairie Rose Classics. They were all driving Fords built prior to 1920. The travelers were from all over the country as well as
Canada. Arizona, Montana, Colorado and Arkansas were some of the states they represented. . .Picture: 2019 Homecoming King Teight Madler and Queen Katie Wang. . .High temperature Sept. 26 was 71. Low temperature Oct. 1 was 31. . .Private E-2, Tyler M. Dinardi, graduated from United States Army Basic Infantry Training at Hilton Field
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in Fort Jackson, SC on Sept. 12, 2019. Private Dinardi is the son of Rich and Jessica Batterman of Baker. . .Picture: The first snow landed early on Oct. 1, 2019, making tree branches droop and bringing an end to the gardening season. October 11 -- Headline: “New”ell ownership at KFLN/KJJM. Jay Newell is the new owner of KFLN/ KJJM radio stations. His father, Russ was the previous owner of the former Newell Broadcasting now Newell Media, LLC....The Diagnostic Imaging Department of FMC hosted the Annual Breast Cancer Awareness Luncheaon, Oct. 3. The luncheon raised approximately $8,100 to be earmarked for the mammography department to pay for mammography tracking/ medical audit software. . .National 4-H Week was Oct. 6-12. 4-H Hay Bale Decorating Contest winners were: 1st place - Country Pals “4-H is Incredible”, 2nd place - Fertile Prairie, 3rd place - Gumbo Gophers. . .The Keystone XL Project pre-construction work in Fallon County has been pushed back until 2020 due to weather. . .High temperature Oct. 8 was 76. Low tempera-
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years Leslie has volunteered her time and photography skills to take the market livestock pictures at the fair. . .On Oct. 17 the Baker Chamber of Commerce and Agriculture put on the annual Moonlight Madness event, held in downtown Baker. Local Chamber retailers kept their doors open late while Chamber members served a dinner at Thee Garage and Steakhouse Showroom. Chamber members served roughly 160 people... Eastern Plains Economic Development Corporation receives grant for motorcyclists. The grant funding will be utilized for the creation of the MonDak Motorcycle Loop. . .High temperature Oct. 16 was 68. Low temperature Oct. 21 was 20. . .This October, Alissa Schell had the amazing opportunity to play alongside the state’s finest young musicians in Montana’s All-State Band. November 1 -- Fallon County residents will now have another option for their healthcare as Leanne R. Cota (formerly Breihahn) - PA-C, MPH, a former provider at Fallon Medical Complex, begins her own mobile medical house call business. Country Home Medicine is a faithbased family oriented medical company. Country Home Medicine is a veteran owned and operated company. . .The American Legion Auxiliary (ALA) will turn 100 on Nov. 10, 2019. This milestone celebration comes a few months after The American Legion celebrated its centennial in March. . .High temperature Oct. 25 was 66. Low temperature Oct. 29 was 8. . .The National Honor Society raised $371 for the Vennes Family.
. .The historic 1916 Fallon County jail saw 140 evening visitors on Oct. 27 for “Night at the Museum,” where guests were treated to actor portrayals of Fallon County residents from years past. November 8 -- Headline: Lady Spartans capture 2nd place at District Volleyball. . .City Council Election Ward 2 Unofficial Results: Brittany Hoversland 112, Leigh Ann LaCroix 44, Total Electors Voting 158, Voter Turnout 33%. . . Jerry Losing, a Baker native, enlisted in the National Guard in 1981 after graduating from Baker High School in 1980. Sargent Losing is one of the many veterans in our community that we are able to thank, honor, and regard this coming Veteran’s Day, Monday, Nov. 11. . .Despite strong reports from Wall Street and news of low unemployment, families are struggling to get by throughout Fallon County, as well as throughout the country. Local Community Cupboard keeps hunger at bay. . .High temperature Nov. 2 was 43. Low temperature Oct. 30 was 8. . .Oct. 30 students gathered at the Baker schools for Positive Choices, a program that encourages students to make healthy and constructive decisions regarding drugs, alcohol, and relationships. This year’s speaker, 2002 Baker High School graduate Kylan Klauzer, has been a law enforcement officer for the past 14 years. November 15 -- The most wonderful time of the year is here, and Baker is welcoming
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for the 2019 State Student Council Convention. Baker, along with Poplar and Chinook, each donated $2,000 to the Make a Wish Foundation. . .High temperature Nov. 9 was 56. Low temperature Nov. 11 was -9. . .On Nov. 10 the American Legion Auxiliary celebrated its 100th birth-
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Jan. 12 - Changed For Life Church services, 10 a.m., Baker Senior Center. Jan. 13 - Celebrate Recovery, 6-8 p.m., snacks provided, Assembly of God Fellowship Hall; American Legion Auxiliary, 6:30 p.m., American Legion; Hospital Helpers. Jan. 14 - Friends of Library, 5 p.m., library basement; School Board, 6 p.m., high school boardroom; Overeaters Anonymous, 6:30 p.m., American Lutheran Church. Jan. 15 - Knights of Columbus, 8 p.m., St. John’s Catholic Church basement. Jan. 16 - Free Business Development, by appointment, call 406-748-2990. Jan. 19 - Changed For Life Church services, 10 a.m., Baker Senior Center.
Jan. 20 - Martin Luther King, Jr. Day; Celebrate Recovery, 6-8 p.m., snacks provided, Assembly of God Fellowship Hall; Fair Board meeting, 6 p.m., Fallon County Fairgrounds exhibit hall. Jan. 21 - Fallon County Water & Sewer District/ Stanhope Addition, monthly meeting, 5:30 p.m., library basement, Overeaters Anonymous, 6:30 p.m., American Lutheran Church. Jan. 22 - City Council, 7 p.m., Fallon County courtroom. Jan. 23 - Multiple Sclerosis Support Group, 7 p.m., Holy Rosary conference room 2, call Diana 406-2321458 or Nicole 232-5698. Jan. 26 - Changed For Life Church services, 10 a.m., Baker Senior Center.
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for a demolition derby in Las Vegas, NV. His team, named The Sleepers, was made up of Neil, a father and son duo, Jace and Trevor Rogers from Huntley Project, MT and Chantz Ogden from central UT. . . The unanimous denial of a conditional use permit request Monday has proposed developer George Bailey looking for another possibility. He was requesting a conditional use permit to establish a new 14 space recreational vehicle park with an office/ washroom facility. . . McClain Park in Baker was lit up with the magic of Christmas on Nov. 23 as the City of Baker held the Lighting of the Park. Residents gathered to get into the spirit of the season, as they wandered the illuminated park and enjoying Christmas music sung by the Community Choir. In between enjoying hot chocolate served by the Boy Scouts and going on a Christmas wagon ride, kids kept entertained by playing in the park. . .High temperature Nov. 24 was 58. Low temperature Nov. 26 was 16. . .On Nov. 24 Xi Alpha Nu, held their annual Holiday Bazaar at Baker High School. This year the bazaar had a total of sixty-two different display tables. December 6 -- The Christmas season is in full swing in Baker, with the Country Christmas Countdown under way. . .The Fallon County Times has added a new staff member, Brad Mosher. Mosher will be covering general news, features and said he is hoping to improve and expand on the local coverage in Fallon County. . .Thanksgiving storm brings ice and snow. . .SMART involved in numerous projects. One of the current projects that SMART and the Eastern Montana Economic Development Authority (EMEDA) has been working on is childcare availability and early childhood education. . .High temperature Dec. 3 was 43. Low temperature Dec. 1 was 3. . .Dickinson State head football coach Pete Stanton was named the North Star Athletic Association
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(Left) Ashlyn Lutts takes the ball down court in the JV squad’s victory over Lame Deer. Photo by Carole Bettenhausen. (Right) Konner
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he first home boys and girls basketball games on Jan. 4 against Lame Deer were a SWEEP!!! All squads won their games, which was a great energizer for the teams and the fans. Baker boys C Squad defeats Lame Deer The Boys C Squad was victorious with a final score of 58-47. High point man for the Spartans was Nathan Schallenberger, who finished the evening with 19 points and 17 rebounds. Nathan was followed by Ethan Gundlach, who finished the night with 15 points, 9 rebounds and 23 steals. Bryant O’Connor put in 8 points, accompanied by 6 rebounds and 2 steals. Guy Lesh had 6 points and 8 rebounds, while Jonathan Reetz contributed 4 points. Rounding out the scoring with 2 points each were Rory Lingle (3 steals), Walker Hadley (3 rebounds and 3 steals) and Cayden Craig. Colin Lorbiecke contributed 2 rebounds as well. Jonathan Reetz commented, “Lame Deer had really great defense for the first half, but we were able to contain them the second half.” Baker boys JV triumps over Lame Deer The boys JV Squad built off the momentum of the boys C squad and easily defeated Lame Deer 42-26. Logan Graham led the Spartans in scoring with a total of 14 points and 2 rebounds. Jaxson Tronstad was next in scoring, with a total of 12 points, 2 rebounds and 1 steal. Jory Miller and Garrett Lesh tied with 6 points each; Jory also had
Spartans vs. Lame Deer 1 rebound and 1 steal while Garrett had 5 rebounds and 3 steals. Bryant O’Connor had 4 points and 3 rebounds, while Nathan Schallenberger contributed 3 rebounds and 1 steal to seal the victory over Lame Deer. Baker Spartans walk away from the Lame Deer Morning Stars in Overtime Baker Spartans hosted the Lame Deer Morning Stars in their first home game of the season. Despite losing the tip off due to a technicality, the Spartans jumped to an early lead and by the end of the first quarter they lead 12 to 8. By halftime though, Lame Deer retook the lead and the Spartans now trailed by 4. After the half the Spartans came out strong and the two teams continued to battle back and forth. By the end of the third the Lame Deer lead only increased by one. In the fourth the Spartans did what they had to do to come back and in the final seconds, Senior Riley O’Donnell was able to drive past the defense and score a clutch lay-up, sending the game to overtime. The Spartans won the tip and got off to an early lead. The Spartans were able to walk away from the Morning Stars and win the game 54-49. Seniors Riley O’Donnell and Caleb Ploeger led the Spartans with 17 points each. Both Caleb and Riley had 4 rebounds and Caleb had 1 steal. Senior Jacob Wang scored 8 points and had 6 rebounds. Konner Flint ended the evening with 6 points, 3 rebounds and 3 steals, while Teight Madler contributed
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he Baker Lady Spartans travelled to Lodge Grass on Dec. 19, 2019, just before Christmas break. Despite their best efforts, the ladies came up short, with a final score of Lodge Grass 61 and Baker 30. Sophomore Anika Ploeger led the Spartans in scoring with a total of 9 points, followed by sophomore Peyton Janeway with 7; senior Shelby Moore 5; senior Halle Burdick with 4; senior Macee Hadley with 3; and sophomore McKenna Griffith finished with 2 points. Anika also led the Spartans in rebounds, with a total of 10 and 2 steals. Shelby Moore had 8 rebounds, while Macee and Halle both contributed 4 rebounds each, and Halle led the Spartans in steals with a total of 3. Junior Mya Hadley pulled in 3 rebounds and also had 3 steals; sophomore Rilee Pettersen had 2 rebounds and 2 steals. Peyton finished the evening with 2 rebound and 1 steal. Junior Sophia Dulin snatched 1 rebound for her team while sophomore Alex Williams had 1 steal. Baker girls JV defeats
Lodge Grass The JV Lady Spartans chalked up a great win right before the Christmas break with their 59-37 win over Lodge Grass on Dec. 19, 2019. Sophomore Alex Williams led the team in points with a total of 12, while freshman Harlee Graham and sophomore Ashlyn Lutts each pumped in 10 points. Sophomore Rilee Pettersen finished the evening with 9 points and fellow sophomore McKenna Griffith had 6 points. Rounding out the Spartans’ scoring with 4 points each were freshman Eve Uecker, junior Sophia Dulin, and freshman Makala Gallegos. Harlee pulled in 10 rebounds and had 3 steals, followed by Alex with 8 rebounds and 1 steal. McKenna and Makala each finished the game with 6 rebounds; McKenna had 1 steal and Makala had 2 steals. Rilee, Eve and Sophia had 4 rebounds apiece, with Rilee getting 4 steals and Sophia and Eve 1 steal. Rounding out the non-scoring aspect of the game was Ashlyn Lutts, who had 1 rebound and 2 steals.
5 points, 6 rebounds and 3 steals. Finishing up the scoring for the Spartans was Jaxson Tronstad with 1 point and 6 rebounds and 1 steal. Trent Collins and Garrett Lesh didn’t score for the Spartans, but Trent did have 1 rebound while Garrett had 2 rebounds. Baker Ladies C Squad defeats Lame Deer The C Squad was very determined to put away Lame Deer quickly in their first home match on Jan. 4, finishing the evening with a final score of 48 to 13. The Spartans were led by Makala Gallegos, who scored an impressive 16 points and had 10 rebounds and 3 steals. Following Makala in points was Kendall Shepherd with 11 pints, 9 rebounds and 1 steal. Teja Dietz added 8 points for the Spartans and had 8 rebounds and 2 steals. Harlee Graham contributed 7 points to the win and had 6 rebounds and 5 steals. Faith Hansen put in 4 points and had 6 rebounds and 4 steals, while Hallie Flint finished the evening with 2 points, 2 rebounds and 2 steals. Eve Uecker and Selena Losing didn’t score for the Spartans, but Eve had 7 rebounds and 5 steals while Selena had 1 rebound. Baker Ladies JV triumphs over Lame Deer The Lady JV basketball team had a very decisive victory over Lame Deer, ending the evening with a final score of 62 to 28. Sophia Dulin led the Spartans in scoring with 16 points; she also had 7 rebounds and 5 steals. Harlee Graham was next in scoring
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he Spartans travelled to Colstrip for their first games of 2020. The boys C-Squad was victorious over Colstrip, but both the JV and the Varsity boys were defeated. The boys C-Squad ended the night with a nail biter, winning 36-34. High point man for the evening was Guy Lesh, who had 14 points, 7 rebounds and 3 steals. Nathan Schallenberger and Bryant O’Connor each finished the evening with 6 points apiece; Nathan had 9 rebounds while Bryant had 5 rebounds and 3 steals. Walker Hadley contributed 4 points and 2 steals, while Ethan Gundlach and Rory Lingle each had 3 points. Ethan had 3 rebounds for his team while Rory had 2 rebounds and 2 steals. The boys JV lost with a final score of 24-37. Jaxson Tronstad and Garrett Lesh led the Spartans in scoring, with 6 points each. Jaxson had 3 rebounds, while Garrett had 5 rebounds and 3 steals. Next in scoring was Guy Lesh with 5 points and 3 rebounds, followed by Ethan Gundlach with 4 points and 2 rebounds.
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with 14 points in total and she also had 10 rebounds and 4 steals. McKenna Griffith pumped in 13 points for the Spartans and also snagged 6 rebounds and had 1 steal. Eve Uecker had a total of 10 points, along with 1 rebound and 2 steals. Alex Williams added 4 points for the Spartans and also had 7 rebounds and 6 steals. Kendall Shepherd put in 3 points, while Ashlyn Lutts added 2 points and had 5 rebounds and 3 steals. Hallie Flint didn’t score, but she did have 1 rebound and 1 steal, while Makala Gallegos had 4 rebounds and 2 steals and Rilee Pettersen finished with 2 rebounds and 2 steals. Lady Spartans defeat the Lady Morning Stars On Jan. 4, the Lady Spartans welcomed the Lame Deer Lady Morning Stars to town. After a tough night against the Colstrip Fillies the Lady Spartans were ready to compete and get a win. The Lady Spartans played strong and came out victorious with a score of 42-23. Halle Burdick led with 10 points, followed by Shelby Moore and Emily Shumaker who each had 8 points. Anika Ploeger, Peyton Janeway and Mya Hadley each scored 4, Macee Hadley and Rilee Pettersen scored 2. Anika Ploeger and Halle Burdick led the team in rebounds having 9 each, followed by Mya Hadley with 7. Macee Hadley and Emily Shumaker had 4 rebounds, and Shelby Moore, Peyton Janeway and Rilee Pettersen each had 2. Macee and Mya Hadley each had 2 steals.
rs. Dukart’s kindergarten class participated in a fun Christmas surprise project for their families and collaborated with Mr. Soumas’ high school students. Mrs. Dukart wanted a unique gift for her students to create for their families, one that they would treasure. After careful consideration and a great deal of research, she found a project that accomplished her goals. With the help of high school students and Mr. Soumas, the kindergarten students made wooden “snowmen” that were the same height as the kindergarteners. The
high school students measured and cut the boards and also painted them white. Then it was time for the kindergarten students to add their special touches. Mrs. Dukart’s students used their fingerprints to make the eyes and mouths. Mrs. Dukart commented, “My kiddos also added the hats, scarves and buttons. The idea is for the recipient to lean it against the wall each Christmas to remind them how small they used to be.” What a very creative idea and a fun way to get the kindergarten class to work with the high school students.
Back row (standing) l-r: Leightyn Anderson, Max Moore, Peyton Johnson, Camryn Kidd, James Connolly and Mitchell Gray. Front row (kneeling) l-r: Riley Tiedemann, Jeannine Losing, Gary Teter, JC Miller, Ariah Havens and Pryar Packineau.
Spartan Speech & Drama wins Sidney Sweeps By Hannah Goerndt and Zach Craig
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n January 3-4, the Spartan Speech & Drama team traveled to Sidney for a two-day meet. The group performed twice on Friday and four times on Saturday. Everyone on the team placed in the top eight, despite the steep competition at the meet. The team then managed to place first in sweeps for Drama in Class B and third place sweeps in Speech . Under the guidance of coaches Darby and Austin Waldbillig, the following placed: Rachel and Caleb Rost accomplished 3rd in Classical Duo, Jolyn Rost
and Skylar Wall scored 4th in Dramatic Duo, Olivia Gunderson placed 3rd in Humorous Solo, Zachery Craig achieved 5th in Original Oratory, Hannah Goerdnt placed 5th in Dramatic Solo, Bryce Shelhamer got 6th in Dramatic Oral Interpretation, Jalynn Hanes took 1st place in Pantomime, and Cayla Duke placed 8th in Dramatic Solo. Junior Zachery Craig, exclaimed his excitement about the team’s progress by saying “This team sure has worked hard and we’re very excited for the future.” Next week, the students travel to Culbertson for another day of hard work.
Spartans vs. Colstrip Rory Lingle contributed 2 points, while Logan Graham finished the evening with 1 point and 2 rebounds. Nathan Schallenberger wasn’t able to score, but he did pull in 3 rebounds for his team. The boys Varsity ended the evening with a loss of 5144. High point man for the Spartans was Riley O’Donnell, who had 14 points, 5 rebounds and 2 steals. Caleb Ploeger was close behind, with a total of 13 points and 5 rebounds. Rounding out the players who finished in double digits was Teight Madler with 12 points, 6 points, and 1 rebound. Jacob Wang contributed 3 points and 6 rebounds, while Konner Flint had 2 points and 3 rebounds. While they didn’t score, Jaxson Tronstad and Trent Collins each brought in 2 rebounds. Baker girls JV squad loses to Colstrip The Baker girls JV team was defeated by Colstrip on Colstrip’s court on Jan. 3 with a final score of 42-33. Leading the Spartans in scoring was Harlee Graham, who finished the evening with a
total of 8 points, 7 rebounds and 3 steals. Rilee Pettersen and McKenna Griffith both pumped in 6 points, while Rilee had 5 rebounds and 4 steals and McKenna had 3 rebounds and 3 steals. Sophia Dulin contributed 4 points to her team and had 4 rebounds and 3 steals. Eve Uecker had 3 points and 4 rebounds. Three ladies finished the evening with 2 points each: Ashlyn Lutts, who also had 2 rebounds and 3 steals; Alex Williams with 4 rebounds and 3 steals; Makala Gallegos with 7 rebounds and 1 steal. Baker ladies C Squad loses to Colstrip The Baker Ladies C Squad lost in a close game to Colstrip with a final score of 26 to 25. The Spartans were led by Harlee Graham, who finished the night with 9 points, 6 rebounds and 7 steals. Eve Uecker had 8 points, along with 9 rebounds and 4 steals. Makala Gallegos ended the game with 4 points, 10 rebounds and 2 steals. Finishing with 2 points each were Hallie Flint (6 rebounds and 2 steals) and Faith Hansen
(6 rebounds and 1 steal). Not scoring, but nonetheless helping their team, were Teja Dietz with 2 rebounds and Kendall Shepherd with 5 rebounds and 2 steals. Baker Lady Spartans Varsity falls to Colstrip The Lady Spartans came up against a tough Colstrip team and despite their best efforts, lost with a final score of 67 to 46. Macee Hadley and Halle Burdick led the Spartans in scoring with 10 points each; Macee had 2 rebounds and 3 steals while Halle had 3 rebounds and 4 steals. Emily Shumaker pumped in 8 points for the team and had 6 rebounds, while Anika Ploeger finished the evening with 7 points and 4 rebounds. Rilee Pettersen scored 4 points for the Lady Spartans and had one steal. Contributing 3 points each were Shelby Moore (1 rebound) and Peyton Janeway (1 steal). Mya Hadley also had 1 point for the team, along with 3 rebounds and 2 steals. While she didn‘t score, Sophia Dulin had 1 rebound.
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to Montana FWP Region 7, Attn: W-Bar CE, PO Box 1630, Miles City, MT 59301; or by viewing FWP’s Internet website http://fwp.mt.gov (“News,” then “Recent Public Notices”; beginning Dec. 23). Comments may be mailed or emailed to the above-mentioned addresses. Comments may also be made directly on the FWP webpage for this proposal (info above). Comments must be received by FWP no later than 5 p.m. on Jan. 24, 2020. 1-2c MNAXLP
the Board of County Commissioners of Fallon County, Montana, on the 27th day of January, 2020 at 3:00 PM, in their office at the county court house will receive sealed bids for one or more new; Diesel Powered, Articulated Frame AWD Motor Grader A detailed list of specifications may be obtained by contacting the Fallon County Commissioners Office at the courthouse in Baker, 10 West Fallon Avenue – P.O. Box 846 – Baker, MT 59313 or Phone 406-778-8182. No bid will be considered unless, accompanied by a bid bond, in the amount of not less than ten (10) percent of the total bid. Bid will be presented in a sealed envelope containing a complete copy of the bid and specifications clearly marked. 2020 Motor Grader Bid Documents The Board of County Commissioners reserves the right to reject any or all bids, to waive irregularities, or to accept any bid they deem to be in the best interest of Fallon County. Dated this 7th day of January, 2020 Fallon County Board of Commissioners Deb Ranum, Chairperson 2-4c MNAXLP
of “community” that results from living in rural America. These characteristics make Fallon County a great place to live. The Planning Board encourages the citizens to “champion the cause” in the boom/bust that seem to come with living in an oil and gas community. Our board is a County Planning Board with representation from the Town of Plevna and the City of Baker. I encourage the public to get involved in the upcoming Vision and Growth Policy meetings. If you find you would like to serve on our board, we currently have two openings. One opening to represent the Town of Plevna and the other a County opening. It’s encouraging to know that 2020 gives us a new perspective and a time to discover what needs are in our community for the updated Growth Policy. We look forward to committing to teamwork with the SMART Board and the public in the future of Fallon County and its municipalities! We look forward to championing a cause regardless of what circumstances we might be facing with the economic and land use challenges. Let’s take a positive step forward into the next year. The public is always welcome to attend the Planning Board meetings and give their input. The Planning Board looks forward to seeing you at these meetings!! Best wishes for the upcoming year! Sincerely, s/Randy Hoenke, President Fallon County Planning Board Attachment: Planner’s Annual Report RH/meg Fallon County Planning Board PO Box 1134 Baker, MT 59313 406-778-7111 grubem@falloncounty. net January 6, 2020 The purpose of this annual report is to inform the public about the accomplishments in the year 2019. This report can be viewed at www.falloncounty.net. The Planning Board consists of nine (9) members which include: Randy Hoenke, City of Baker; Shelley MacKay-Dean Rost, Conservation District; Pat Hanley, Fallon County; Carson Beach, City of Baker; Jon Slagter, Fallon County; Elisabeth Epley, Fallon Coun-
ty; Shanny Spang-Gian, City of Baker. Currently two positions are vacant: Town of Plevna and Fallon County. Staff: Forrest Sanderson, Contracted Planner and Mary Grube, Planner Assistant/ Secretary to the Board Planning Board Meeting Information: Planning Board meets per Montana State Statute #76-1-301. The Planning Board meets the first Monday of every month, specifically the months of January, April, July and October. The Planning Board conducts meetings on the first Monday of any month not required by state statute with notice in the local newspaper, discussing the business of these meetings. A look back at 2019 1) January the annual meeting took place with the election of officers. Randy Hoenke was elected as President, and Carson Beach was elected as vice-president. 2) April, Planning Board met with Mr. Sanderson, Contract Planner, who updated the Planning Board on the Legislature which was in session and how it would affect the Planning Board. 3) July, Planning Board held a Public Hearing for the Huft Major Subdivision, located in the County N1/2 N1/2 Section 23, Township O7N, Range 59E, PMM. This began with a variance from the Subdivision Regulations regarding road length. The Planning Board adopted the staff analysis of the variance request as findings of fact and made a recommendation the County Commissioners to approve the variance. Through this process the Planning Board requested when the regulations are updated that the Rural standards be looked at in the Subdivision Regulations when they are updated later this year. This subdivision is a twenty-three-lot subdivision consisting of 119.90 acres. The Planning Board made a recommendation to the County Commission to preliminarily approve the Huft Major Subdivision with conditions listed in Staff’s report. 4) Mr. Sanderson updated the planning Board of the legislative updates to amend the Subdivision Law. This requires a mandated change made to Fallon County, Town of Plevna, City of Baker Subdivision Regulations. 5) October, the Planning Board did not comprise of a quorum. The Planning Board
was to review the changes made to the Subdivision Regulations and make a recommendation to the governing bodies. Therefore, by default, the regulations went to the Town of Plevna, City of Baker, and Fallon County for public hearing and adoption. 6) Exemptions and minor subdivisions came through the Planning Department in 2019 as well. •NRCS Exemption •Bohle Estate Exemption •Bar SU Angus Ranch Minor Subdivision •Baker Station Minor Subdivision •Miriam Kirschten Exemption •Fred Hoff Exemption •Nielson/Sanders Family Transfer Exemption •Weimer Exemption •Milk Creek Minor Subdivision •OneOk Exemption •Lineback Exemption •Brenda Johnson Exemption •Jon and Keli Bertsch Exemption Goals for 2020: •Planning Staff and SMART Staff will work together toward vision meetings intertwined with goals for the Growth Policy. •The Growth Policy will be a big-ticket item for the year. •Childcare, housing, and Baker Downtown will be given an intense look for the future Growth of Fallon County and its municipalities. •Part of the process will involve interviews with Stakeholders. •Continuing education to the public via articles published in the paper. As Planning Staff, it is an honor to serve the Community in this capacity. I look forward to continuing to represent the County on the SMART Board, give full commitment to reaching out to the Community for the future Growth Policy with the Planning Board, and continue to educate the public as needed in regard to land use policies with the help of Forrest Sanderson, Contract Planner. The Planning Board invites anyone who wishes to attend our meetings or consider serving on the board, to please contact the Fallon County Planning Department. Sincerely, s/Mary Grube, Secretary to the Board Planning Assistant 2c MNAXLP
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LEGAL NOTICES PUBLIC COMMENT SOUGHT The Montana Department of Fish, Wildlife, and Parks (FWP) is evaluating a proposal to purchase a conservation easement on approximately 6,751 deeded acres in Wibaux County, MT. FWP received authorization from the Fish and Wildlife Commission to proceed with preliminary negotiations and due diligence. Through this current Scoping phase, FWP seeks comment from the public. A Scoping Notice and associated materials have been prepared describing this proposal. The Scoping Notice may be obtained by phoning 406-234-0948; by emailing bskone@mt.gov; by mail
Montana Sixteenth Judicial District Court, Fallon County In the Matter of the Name Change of ELIZABETH ANN SOLBERG, Petitioner Cause No: DV 2019-24 Honorable Nickolas C. Murnion Notice Of Hearing On Name Change This is notice that Petitioner has asked the District Court for a change of name from Elizabeth Ann Solberg to Elizabeth Ann Almy The hearing will be on 02/04/2020 at 10:30 a.m. The hearing will be at the Courthouse in Fallon County. Date: December 2, 2019. s/Jeraldine A. Newell Clerk of District Court s/Keli Bertsch Deputy Clerk of Court (Court Seal) 2-5c MNAXLP PUBLIC HEARING The Fallon County Commission will be holding a Public Hearing for New or Expanding Industry classification and subsequent property tax abatement for a proposed utility-scale solar development in Fallon County, Montana, per 15-24-1402, MCA. The Public Hearing will be held: Date: Thursday, Jan. 23, 2020 Time: 6 p.m. Location: Fallon County Courtroom, 10 W. Fallon Ave, Baker, MT For further information contact: Aaron Mendenhall Clenera Renewable Energy 800 W. Main Street, Suite 900 Boise, ID 83702 208-639-3232 x138 2-3c MNAXLP CALL FOR BIDS Notice is hereby given; that
NOTICE Fallon County Planning Board Randy Hoenke, President P.O. Box 1134 Baker, MT 59313 January 6, 2020 Salutations and Happy New Year: Hello, I am pleased to extend the annual report to the citizens of Fallon County and the County’s municipalities, the Town of Plevna and City of Baker. This report is written by Mary Grube, Planner Assistant and Secretary to the Board. The annual report is to keep the public informed of the purposes and accomplishments of the Fallon County Planning Board in our community. Our vision is as follows: Residents of Fallon County, Montana; which include the incorporated Town of Plevna and the City of Baker; are continually championing a cause regardless of the circumstance. The most important asset Fallon County has is its residents and the sense
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Connect with your Tester successfully cuts red tape for hemp farmers, provides access to banking services community S VOLUNTEER! enator’s efforts lead federal regulators to clarify rules for providing financial services to hemp producers (U.S. Senate) - Following his repeated efforts to get federal regulators to cut red tape for hemp farmers, U.S. Senator Jon Tester is announcing that the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC) and the Financial Crimes Enforcement Network (FinCEN) will issue a guidance allowing hemp producers to bank at financial institutions. The announcement comes on the heels of a sustained push by Tester to make the FDIC and FinCEN clarify the legal status of hemp growth and production. In a statement issued today, the organizations did exactly that, emphasizing that banks
are no longer required to file suspicious activity reports for customers solely because they grow or cultivate hemp. “Montana farmers have been growing hemp for the better part of five years, and it’s been an uphill battle to get them access to banks ever since,” said Tester. “This is great news for our hemp producers who will now have access to capital and financial institutions that were previously blocked by unnecessary red tape.” Earlier this year, Tester successfully pressured the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to publish its long awaited hemp rule that would ease regulations for Montana farmers. In a March 12 letter to USDA Secretary Perdue, Tester was the first member of Montana’s Congressional delegation to ask
federal agencies to provide certainty for farmers by implementing the hemp guidance mandated by the 2018 Farm Bill. Tester has been a champion for Montana hemp producers since they started cultivating the plant as part of a 2014 pilot program. He recently secured nearly $165,000 to research hemp and establish Canadian markets for the crop, and earlier this spring, he successfully pushed Customs and Border Protection to update their hemp guidance to allow Montana producers to purchase hemp seeds from Canada.
Hemp was removed from the list of Schedule I controlled substances a year ago, following the passage of the Agriculture Improvement Act of 2018, which permits producers to grow the crop. In August, the National Credit Union Administration announced that it will provide financial services to legally operating hemp businesses and farmers. The Fiscal Year 2020 Senate Appropriations package that recently passed the Senate provides access to guaranteed loans for hemp producers and encourages hemp research and education.
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January 10, 2020
Cougar Tracks
News from the Plevna School
Nick Buerkle putting up a shot from the corner.
Chaes Oberlander and Tayvn Buerkle painting their welcome signs.
By Cooper Peterson
Third grade made welcome signs and pinecone trees
Boys JV HS Basketball D
Jaeda Paul putting up a basket.
Girls Varsity HS Basketball By Jaeda Paul
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n Dec. 20, 2019, the Plevna Lady Cougars Varsity team and coach Spencer traveled to Broadus for their first game. Chloe Tudor led the scoreboard with 24 points with one 3 pointer. Jenna Paul added 4 points to their score, while Jaeda Paul put in 2 points. The team was 7/12 at the free throw line. They finished the game with a final score of Plevna 30 and Broadus 51. December 21 found our Lady Cougars at Jordan. Chloe Tudor put in 12 points; with two 3 pointers. Dacy Buerkle and Jaeda Paul each added 1 point for a final score of Plevna 14, Jordan 54. January 3, the Lady Cou-
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gars came out ready to play. They were full of intensity the first half. This showed with a halftime score of Plevna 22 and Custer-Hysham 12. With four minutes left in the game, the score was tied up, Plevna 32 and Custer-Hysham 32. Nine seconds before the game ended the score was again tied, Plevna 37 and Custer-Hysham 37. The buzzer rang through the gym as the teams prepared to play a four-minute overtime. Chloe Tudor put in 34 points, Dacy Buerkle had 4 points, Jenna Paul added 2 points, and Jaeda Paul 1 point. The Lady Cougars played a tough game but unfortunately lost 41 to 43. Good Game Lady Cougars!
ecember 20, 2019, the Plevna Boys’ JV team and coach Bollinger traveled to Broadus for their first game. Cooper Peterson made 13 points including free throws. Seth Carroll added 12 points. Bret Edgell made 4 points while Hadyn Mellon and Nick Buerkle each dropped in 2 points. The final score was Plevna 33, Broadus 54. The second game was against the Jordan Mustangs on Dec. 21. Cooper Peterson
led the scoreboard with 12 points. Seth Carroll followed him with 6; Hadyn Mellon added 5 points and Nick Buerkle put in 2 points. The final score was Plevna 25, Jordan 40. January 3 the Plevna Cougar boys’ team played against Custer/Hysham. The final score was Plevna 10, Custer/ Hysham 60. Cooper made 4 points, Seth Carroll put in 3 points, and Nick Buerkle added 2 points, while Hadyn Mellon had 1 point. On Jan. 10, they play Northern Cheyenne at Plevna.
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ecember 4, the Plevna FCCLA received a Mid-Rivers Grant Award in the amount of $4,000. This money will go towards a newer technology updated Single Needle Embroidery Machine. They hope to be able to embroidery items for the Booster Club, as well as make their own designs
By Dacy Buerkle
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rs. Benner’s third grade class used their creative abilities to paint wooden “Welcome” signs in Christmas colors. Each student received a piece of wood and used cut out let-
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in class and then embroidery them onto items they have made. To apply for this award, Jenna Paul and Mrs. Robertus, advisor, put together a video on how technology would influence the projects that the FCCLA classes would be able to create with an up-to-date embroidery machine. Congratulations!
ters to trace “Welcome” onto their signs. The students then painted their signs with Christmas colors. Along with the signs, the students made pinecone trees. Each student took a pinecone, decorated it with beads, and stars to look like a Christmas tree.
Full Salad Bar served daily with all meals! Monday: Tater tot casserole Tuesday: Turkey cheese sub Wednesday: Meatloaf, mashed potatoes and corn
Thursday: Chicken fajitas, grilled onions and peppers Friday: No School Menu Subject to change. Milk served daily-White 1%, Skim, Low-Fat Chocolate. Desserts served at random. Breakfast is served from 7:40-8:00 every day to ALL students
Another successful Wild Game Feed. Thank you to this community and surrounding communities for coming out and supporting such a fun event. What a great night had by all! We would like to take this time to thank each and every one of you, without you we would never be able to pull this off. To the members of the Wild Game Feed Committee - thank you for all the long hours and work you put into this event. Thank you to this year’s entities and all the people that called and wanted to volunteer your time. Scott Bauchmeyer and Dale Hande, thank you for your great auctioneering. May-Lynn Hall, thank you for always stepping up and taking control of that kitchen. Laurie MacKay, as always your enchiladas were great & Justin Koenigsfeld the Mountain Lion Beans were amazing - THANK YOU! Fallon County Fair Board, thank you for letting us use the barn again this year. Prairie Fuels & Wyrick Construction thank you for donating the heater blower & diesel fuel. That barn was so warm this year. Thank you, Thank you, Thank you!!! Kelly Bruski, thank you for running around all night getting so many pictures, you did a fantastic job! Lastly, a HUGE THANK YOU to our sponsors, without you we would not be able to make this happen. We hope we didn’t miss anyone, but just know we appreciate you all!
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