Articles from the December 2, 2021 edition
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Winter Sports Preview
With the winter season of high school sports competitions kicking off this weekend, we spoke with the head coaches to see what lies ahead for the boys and girls basketball and wrestling teams. The basketball teams will begin their seasons this...
Billy Richardson vs. Poker Jim Roberts
By Shane Dunning www.redshalereflections.com Last month the good people at the Powder River Examiner asked me to follow up on an item they discovered in their regular review of past issues. The...
Gracious Space Training & Holiday Mixer
Big Sky, Big Leadership By PR Extension Office A fun and engaging program, Gracious Space, will be held next week. Katie Weaver, Associate Specialist in Community and Leadership Development for Montana State Extension, will share the four component...
Winners of PRCDHS Medical Art Contest are Announced
By Connie Barnhart The Powder River Medical Clinic recently sponsored a Medical Art Contest for PRCDHS students. Students were asked to create artwork featuring anatomy, physiology or artwork related...
MonDak Motorcycle Loop Campaign Encourages Tourism In Eastern Montana
Courtesy Eastern Plains Economic Development Corporation Baker, Mont.-A strategic marketing campaign has been encouraging motorcycle enthusiasts to take advantage of eastern Montana's wide-open...
Stay Active and Independent for Life Starts in January
By PR Extension Office Stay Active and Independent for Life (SAIL) is an exercise program set to begin January 10th at the Powder River Senior Center in Broadus. Exercises are designed to maintain and improve balance in adults 65 and older....
Light the World with Love
Courtesy Sister Camryn Maurer, North Dakota Bismarck Mission, Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints The greatest way we can serve others is to love them. Jesus Christ taught, “This is my commandment, That ye love one another, as I have loved...
Emergency Rental Assistance Available
Courtesy PR Public Health The Montana Emergency Rental Assistance program supports Montanans who have experienced financial hardships as a direct or indirect result of the COVID-19 pandemic and are at risk of housing instability. Renters can...
Kate Frye
Funeral services for Kathy "Kate" Frye, 68, of Ekalaka, will be 1:00 pm Friday, December 3, 2021 at Stevenson Funeral Home, Ekalaka with Tom Stieg officiating. Burial will follow at Beaverlodge...
Virgil Goerke
Virgil E. Goerke, 94, passed away on November 11, 2021, at his home in Bozeman. He was born on September 19, 1927, in Gillette, WY to Owen and Esther Goerke. Virgil served his country honorably in the United States Army during WWII. Graveside...
Voices from the Past
December 2, 1921 Benge Fires First Gun for Railroad Dave J. Benge, one of the prosperous farmers at Coalwood in the northern part of Powder River County, fires the first gun for a railroad to build to this county. As an inducement Benge promises $1...
Feeding Low-Quality Forage During Drought
Courtesy PR Extension Office By Megan Van Emon, Extension Beef Cattle Specialist, Montana State University This year is a difficult year for livestock producers throughout Montana. The entire state is afflicted by drought, with the majority of the...
Ladies Auxiliary News
By Annie Brimmer The VFW Auxiliary is having a Christmas get-together on December 12, 1:00 p.m. at the hall with Auxiliary members and families, Post members and families and any veterans in the community that are not post members. The Auxiliary...
Commissioners Proceedings
Monday, November 22, 2021 Chairman Lee Randall called the meeting to order at 8:30 a.m. in the Commissioner’s office, Powder River County Courthouse. Commissioners Donna Giacometto and John Olson were present. 8:45 a.m. - Teel Mullanix, Road...
Church Notes
FAITH BIBLE CHURCH Pastor Tom Herzog To Enable Believers/To Build Relationships/To Win the Lost Sunday, December 5th – Gideons Presentation; Pitch-in following service Sunday, December 12th - Communion during service - Mission Moment during...
Births - Mariah Sky Olson
Mariah Sky Olson was born to John and Jennie Olson of Broadus on November 15, 2021 at 4:28 am in Miles City. She weighed 7 lbs 1.6 oz and was 20 inches long. Her grandparents are Grant and Mary Olson...