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Legion Auxiliary Cookie Drive

The American Legion Auxiliary of Baker is once again accepting cookies to be donated to the local veterans’ nursing homes, Glendive, Miles City and Fort Meade.

Please drop off your cookies after 3 p.m. at the American Legion Club until Friday, Feb. 7.

If you have questions, please contact LaNae at 406-772-5813.

Montana Teacher of the Year Linda Rost announced as a finalist for National Teacher of the Year Daines Honors

Linda Rost, a high school science teacher and the 2020 Montana Teacher of the Year, is working toward her doctorate in curriculum and instruction at Texas Tech University.

Linda Rost, a doctoral student in the Texas Tech University College of Education, was named as one of four finalists for the 2020 National Teacher of the Year award.

Rost is a science teacher at Baker High School in Baker, Montana, and was nominated for the national award after being honored in September as the 2020 Montana Teach-

er of the Year. At Texas Tech, she is working toward her doctorate in curriculum and instruction with a concentration in science, technology, engineering and mathematics (STEM).

“Teaching is my life’s passion, so this award is incredibly meaningful. I was raised by passionate educators who instilled in me an insatiable hunger for learning, and I love infecting my students with that same passion,” Rost said. “I hope that a doctorate from Texas Tech will really challenge and develop my research skills so I can more effectively teach my research students. Upon completion, I plan to teach pre-service teachers in undergraduate programs to help mitigate our current rural teacher shortage in Montana. I also am hoping to serve a greater role in some of the statewide, STEM professional-development grant programs as a researcher and grant writer.”

The highly prestigious National Teacher of the Year award is given annually by the Council of Chief State School Officers (CCSSO) to identify exceptional teachers nationwide, celebrate their effective work in and outside

of the classroom, amplify their voices and empower them to take part in policy discussions at the state and national levels.

The 2020 National Teacher of the Year will be selected this spring by the 2020 National Teacher of the Year Selection Committee. The chosen educator will spend the next year traveling the country as an ambassador for education and an advocate for all teachers and students.

Each year, since 1952, the National Teacher of the Year has been recognized by the White House in the spring.

“Linda Rost is a strong advocate for education and is especially focused on finding solutions that would address the shortage of qualified STEM educators for rural schools,” said Shirley Matteson, an associate professor and interim associate dean for research and faculty/ staff development in the College of Education. “Not only that, Linda also is focused on solving STEM issues that are global in nature. For example, during the Global STEM Education course, she shared plans to have her students look at climate change issues

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Montanan of the Week: Linda Rost

U.S. SENATE - U.S. Senator Steve Daines recognized Linda Rost for her tremendous impact on the state of Montana.

Through his “Montanan of the Week” initiative, Daines each week will highlight a Montanan by submitting a statement of recognition in the official Congressional Record, the document that reflects the official proceedings of Congress.

Daines welcomes anyone to nominate fellow Montanans for Daines’ “Montanan of the Week” program by calling Daines’ office at 202-224-2651 or by filling out the contact form on Daines’ website: HERE. The following is a statement submitted to the Congressional Record: Mr. DAINES. Mr. President, this week I have the honor of recognizing Linda Rost of Fallon County for being named Montana’s 2020 Teacher of the Year.

Linda is a highly qualified science teacher at Baker High School with a Master’s Degree in Science Education from Montana State University. Linda has been inspiring students and motivating them to dig deeper when it comes to science education. The folks in Fallon County are very proud of Linda’s prestigious recognition.

Because of the size of Baker High School, Linda teaches multiple age groups. While it’s a joy, it is also one of the many challenges that comes from teaching at a small rural school. Linda goes above and beyond to find a variety of ways to connect with each student ensuring they understand the course material in a fun and engaging way.

The Montana Teacher of the Year award is a long and competitive process. After interacting with several selection committees made up of top education leaders from across Montana, Linda was selected as the 2020 winner. Linda will now go on to represent Montana in the 2020 National Teacher of the Year competition.

It is my honor to recognize Linda for her dedication to teaching young Montanans.

Fallon County and Montana are very fortunate to have a teacher like Linda to ensure that our rural students are getting the highest quality education possible.

Americanism project seeking more veterans

By Brad Mosher Country Media

The organizer of a planned Americanism presentation at Longfellow School in Baker says he is still looking for more women veterans and their families to help.

According to Wayne Mangold, he has some veterans and their families already lined up for the presentation on Tuesday, Jan. 28 beginning at 7 p.m. at the school.

However, he is also looking to add more women and families before the presentation is made.

“I don’t have as many as I had hoped to,” he said Monday. I am going to do some more work this week. I have been working on my presentation and my video. Some people have called in, but not very many. I would like to have a few more.

“I got some who are still in the service. I have got some who have passed away,” he explained. “But, I could sure use a lot more.”

He also said that people interested in helping him could call him through Sunday. “If its by Sunday, I think it would be great,” Mangold explained. They can contact him through his post office box, Box 191 in Plevna or by calling him at 406891-0059.

Mangold hopes to add more “They can be from World War II, the Korean War all the way to those who are now in uniform.

“I was intending for people to volunteer the information to me,” he said recently.

“If someone in the county knew of a veteran who is deceased, I hope they would voluntarily give the name to me. I am seeking voluntary information,” he noted, adding he is not trying to get private information.

“They can send me any information they can, about the living or deceased members from Fallon County, Wibaux County and Carter County. I just would like to list their names and

when they served,” he said. Mangold said he wants to recognize their service in a talk he plans to give during the event.

“I am looking at making a call for some who have been in the service,” noting it could be any of the military services as well as Merchant Marines.

“If we don’t get them all (the local women veterans), we don’t get them all. But I would like them to know we made an effort.”

Mangold also said that he also plans to use videos during the presentation, including some of the various memorials he has found across the country which women were the focus. “There is a nation women in the military building and museum right at Arlington Cemetery. I have visited it. My wife’s mom was in the military during World War II. “What I am trying to do is get a listing of women in the military from those three counties, if we could, and publicly list them,” he said.

and won’t have to drive all the way (to Plevna),” he said.

“I am not sure what kind of mailbox system we are going to put in. We’ll give keys to the residents and things like that.

We have parcel boxes that we use in smaller post offices that we are able to put up and be secure.”

But the turnaround time could be quick for Ismay residents.

“That will happen pretty

Another method would be for the carriers to deliver envelopes to each customer and people write a check and put the envelope back for the carrier to pick up, he explained.

“If they needed 100 stamps, they could just put a check in the envelope to be picked up. The carrier grabs that and fills it the next day.”

One of the complications to restoring service in Ismay was the USPS had been leasing the property, according

Community meeting sparks a solution to Ismay postal issue

By Brad Mosher Country Media

A spokesman for the United States Postal Service is saying the town of Ismay may soon have a post office active again in the community.

And it could be by the end of the month.

The town lost its post office in early January when a fire destroyed the building which was being leased by the USPS. That prompted the town

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postmistress and the service to be temporarily located to Plevna.

According to James Boxrud, a communications specialist for the Sioux Falls Postal District which includes the Dakotas and Montana, there was a community meeting Monday night in Ismay. “They approved putting temporary cluster boxes in the community center as a temporary solution. People will be able to get their mail

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darn quick, actually. That will probably happen within the next week,” Boxrud said.

“We don’t want our customers to have to drive about 20 miles to the next town (Plevna). We want to reduce that hassle for our customers, too.”

There are still some things the USPS will have to work out like how to have people purchase stamps using the website USPS.com to buy their stamps, he explained.

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to Boxrude. “Because it is not our property, we can’t put a modular (single-wide) temporary post office on that property. We do that for facilities that we own, not for facilities that we lease.”

Sometimes, replacing a post office can be the start of a long process, Boxrud explained.

He said that he is waiting for official word whether or not the owners of the building plan to rebuild.

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10 YEARS AGO Friday, Jan. 22, 2010 --

Forty-two teams registered for the Coyote Calling Contest held last weekend. When the contest ended Sunday afternoon, there were 77 coyotes brought in. Jerrid Geving weighed in the animals and awarded $4,300 to the top six teams. Another $3,800 was awarded in calcutta money.

First place went to a team from Belgrade - Troy Butler and Tim Delph - with a total of 17 coyotes. . .Harding County, SD Senior Citizens honored Regina Bruha with a special ceremony and cake Jan. 8. Regina cooked for the Senior Citizen Center’s Friday dinners for 20 years before retiring recently. Regina is a former Fallon County resident. . .Speech and Drama team will be at divisionals Jan. 22-23 in Shepherd . . .Tammy Hornung Bruha was named Region 8 “Volleyball Coach of the Year” by the South Dakota Volleyball Coaches Association. . .This year’s Southeast Montana Winter Ag Series will be Jan. 27.

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City Council is proposing an increase of $4.00 per month for public sewer charges. This increase will not result in a dollar increase in the present sewer charge because a surcharge will be removed from the resident’s bill. . .Baker High School Speech and Debate team placed first at the divisional meet held Jan. 22 in Glasgow. . .According to Don Schillinger, Baker High School athletic director, sports seasons will remain the same in Montana for at least one more year. This is a result of a vote taken last week by the Montana High School Association. . .Jan. 19 a benefit supper and auction was held for Fritz Goerndt. The evening was successful to the

tune of over $6,000. A fire razed his workshop recently and people have banded together to help him replace his tools and shop. . .A belated Christmas party for county and city employees was held Jan. 22 County Commissioner Don Rieger presented certificates of work service to Richard Menger for 20 years of service, Robert Boggs - 20 years, Don Rieger - 18 years and retirement plaques to Arnold Duneman, Gloria Boggs and Robert Boggs. Mayor Kelly Coldwell awarded certificates to Randy Ketterling and Rodney Kramlick for 15 years of service.

30 YEARS AGO

Thursday, Jan. 25, 1990 --

Winners of Baker Cub Scouts annual Pinewood Derby Jan. 21 were: 1st - Wayne Newell, 2nd - Derek Abrams and 3rd - Cody Brown. . .Vic Uttke, representing the Baker Chamber of Commerce and Agriculture, and Tammy O’Donnell, service chairman of Beta Pi, are pictured with the Paul Hoff family.

The Chamber donated $100 to the Hoff benefit. Beta Pi is sponsoring a pancake and sausage breakfast Feb. 4 to raise funds to help with Kyle Hoff’s medical expenses. . .High temperature was 47 degrees Jan. 22. . .Ralph Duneman and Toni Granat tied in points for Toastmaster of the Year. New officers for the Baker Toastmasters Club are: Toni Granat, president; Ralph Duneman, educational vice president; Steve Vaughn, administrative vice president; Richard Schueler, secretary-treasurer; and Mike Madler, Sgt. of Arms.

40 YEARS AGO Thursday, Jan. 24, 1980 --

Montana’s Governor Tom Judge put in a busy day in Baker Tuesday. His visit to the eastern part of the state is to inform and explain the happenings around the world

and within the state. . .Pictured are Dr. S. A. Weeks and Mrs. Merva Wellenstein. They are celebrating their 82nd birthday. Both were born Jan. 18, 1898. . .Trustees of Plevna School District No. 55 have hired Larry Schroeder, a Billingws architect, to draw preliminary plans for remodeling and additions to the existing high school. . .Jacob Schell, Jr., 74 years old of Baker, passed away Friday evening, Jan. 18. . .Casino Days in Baker Jan. 25. Sign up in all stores for a free trip to Las Vegas. . .Elections around the country and state are getting started.

The County Clerk of Court, Colleen Peck, will be retiring this year when her term expires and the county will be looking for someone to fill this position. The term of commissioner of District No. 2, Delane Beach, will expire this year.

50 YEARS AGO Thursday, Jan. 22, 1970 --

Newly elected officers installed Jan. 16 at Green Acres for the Chamber this year are Gene Domagala, second vice president; Don Groshans, president; and Jack Samsel, first vice president. . .This weekend coach “Tornado” Prokop and his Spartan wrestlers traveled to Terry to chalk up another victory, 2916. . .Neither age nor sex has anything to do with the slot car races that are being sponsored by the Baker Lions Club.

60 YEARS AGO

Thursday, Jan. 21, 1960 --

Baker Woman’s Club and the American Legion Auxiliary will join together in a civil defense meeting Jan. 26 at Grainger’s Hall. . .Three directors, Cleo Barkley, Harold Jensen and Gordon Steen, were elected at the Fallon-Carter Grain Growers Assoc. annual banquet Jan. 14. . .Fallon Post No. 35 of the American Legion has announced plans to join a nationwide campaign to further the display of the flag on holidays. . .Installation services for the Rev. Richard K. Keithahn at the Baker Community Church were held Jan. 20.

70 YEARS AGO

Thursday, Jan. 26, 1950 --

Keirle Chevrolet, Inc., Baker, has incorporated for $100,000. Directors are Ervin Keirle, Eph Keirle and Irene Keirle. . .Fallon County Fair .dates for 1950 are August 25-27. The Clarence Smith Agency was engaged for the night show, reports H. B. French, president, and Gene Hoff, County Agent, who attended the Rocky Mountain Fair Assn. meeting in Great Falls. . .E. L. Russell will again head the local 1950 Red Cross campaign. . .The weather still remains cold with a low for the week of 25 below.

80 YEARS AGO Thursday, Jan. 25, 1940 --

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The annual charity ball held in connection with the President’s birthday, will be Saturday evening under sponsorship of Fallon Post No. 35. W. D. Hubbard is in charge of arrangements and music will be furnished by Grainger’s orchestra. . .Order of Rainbow Girls held installation of officers Wednesday evening at Grainger’s Hall.

The Misses Marjorie Kochel, Lorentine Pleissner, Rae Potterton, Agnes Tommerdahl and Gladys Turner were given certificates of honorary membership. Officers included Dorothy Hall, Ellen Young, Carol Joy Bruggeman, Evelyn Gunderson, Florence Hickok, Elsie Carrington, Ione Schendel, Gloria Phebus, Ruby Cretsinger, Gladys Chapin, Jessie Mae Bucklin, Helen Stieg, Lorraine Mangold, Audrey Smola and Violet Klein. . .George Korneychuk arrived home last week from Minneapolis where he has been attending the Northwestern Bible School. . .Larry Burns and Rex Flint, members of the Fallon County Fair Board, went to Miles City to attend the 1940 meeting of the Rocky Mountain Association of Fairs.

90 YEARS AGO Thursday, Jan. 23, 1930 --

Thirty members of the senior class may be raising their hands more than usual this week inasmuch as they received their class rings. . .Workmen are engaged this week in remodeling the entrance to the Baker Hotel

lobby. The old vestibule has been torn away and construction on a new enlarged entrance has been started. . . .County Agent C. O. Hembre left last Wednesday for Helena where he will attend the Woolgrowers convention being held there. From Helena he will go to Bozeman where he will attend a conference for extension agents.

100 YEARS AGO Thursday, Jan. 22, 1920 --

Stockholders of the Baker State Bank held their annual meeting last Thursday afternoon and evening and elected officers and directors for the coming year. F. R. Savage was elected president; Wm. G. Lang, vice president; R. F. Smith, cashier; L. E. Rushton and E. M. Holcomb, assistant cashiers. . .Fallon Post No. 35, American Legion, is getting rooms fixed up in fine style in their building. In addition to a meeting room, the servicemen will have four rooms.

A large reading room is also provided. . .A local business deal was consummated the first of the week when Elmer Hight became the sole owner of the Hight Drug Co., buying Edwin Lake’s interest.

After the deal was made, Mr. Hight disposed of a half interest to his brother Jay who will be associated with him. . .Dan Harris has announced himself candidate for county commissioner on the Democratic ticket.

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Rost is the chair of the Baker Public Schools Professional Development Committee, which she started in 2018 to focus on STEM and Indian Education for All (IEFA) K-12 collaborations and grant projects. Passed in 1999 as Montana state law, IEFA encourages all Montanans to learn about American Indian heritage in a culturally responsive manner.

She serves as a teacher trainer for the Montana Partnerships with Regions for Excellence in STEM (MPRES) and the Northwest Earth and Space Sciences Pipeline (NESSP) grants. She is a three-time winner of the Junior Science and Humanities Symposium Teacher Award, a two-time Continental Cares grant recipient and the 2016 National Vernier Engineering Contest winner.

Rost facilitated a successful science research program at Carter County High School in Ekalaka, Montana, from 2007 to 2014, and she started the program in Baker in 2014. During her 12-year career in education, 22 of her students have competed at national or international science competitions.

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Gerald Neary, 87

A memorial service for Gerald Neary, 87, of Baker, will be held at a later date. In accordance to Gerald’s wishes, cremation has taken place.

Gerald passed away Jan. 12, 2020 at Fallon Medical Complex in Baker.

Gerald Omar Neary was born Jan. 14, 1932 in Glendive, MT, to William and Ida (Tinkey) Neary. Growing up, Gerald attended school at Carlyle later graduating from Baker High School.

He enlisted into the Navy in

1951, serving in the Korean War. Gerald was honorably discharged in 1954 and then returned to Baker. It was during this time that he met Jessie Howe. Gerald and Jessie were married in Baker in 1954. To this union two children were born. The couple continued to live in Baker until they later divorced. Gerald married Dorothy Brown Slagter in 1967. Gerald and Dorothy lived in Baker for a short period of time before moving to Wyoming.

While living in Wyoming, Gerald became a member of the American Legion. After Dorothy passed away, Gerald returned to Baker and made it his home ever since. Gerald worked in the oilfield and dirt construction most of his life.

He was almost always found operating heavy machinery. Gerald enjoyed playing cards and spending time on

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James Theodore Bechtold, 74

the farm with the horses. You could find him and his two brothers, Jim and Lyle, every Sunday drinking coffee and trying to solve the world’s problems. Gerald will be missed by all who knew him.

Gerald is survived by his daughter, Cindy (Jim) Atkins; son, Pat Neary; brothers, Jim (Evelyn) Neary and Lyle Neary; sister, Esther Howe; granddaughter, Amanda; and special family, Ben (Monty) Slagter, Marie (Darol) Bennett, and Elizabeth (Bryan) Torno.

He is preceded in death by his parents; wife, Dorothy; brother, Donald Neary; sisters, Virginia Cameau and Evelyn Gentrup; sister-inlaw, Dorothy Neary; and special family member, Linda.

Remembrances and condolences may be shared with the family at www.stevensonfuneralhome.com.

James “Jim” Theodore Bechtold, 74, of Spearfish, SD passed away peacefully on Jan. 19, 2020, at his home surrounded by family.

Jim was born June 26, 1945 in Baker, MT the second child of seven to Theodore “Ted” Bechtold and Leona (Scheuffele) Schafer.

Jim grew up south of Baker on the family farm on the 101 Road. He attended Hiddenwater Country School until the 8th grade and continued his schooling at Baker High School where he graduated in 1963. While attending Baker High School he met his high school sweetheart, Marlene Joyce Hayden.

That fall Jim enlisted into the United States Navy and while serving he was awarded the Vietnam Service Metal. He was honorably discharged in 1967 with a rank of E-4 2nd Class. While

serving his country Jim and Marlene wed June 27, 1965.

To this union four children were born; Brenda, Douglas, Rodney and Kimberly. While living in Baker he was an active member of the American Lutheran Church. He worked at Midland Lumber where he eventually became manager.

Jim and Marlene moved to Spearfish, SD in 1987. There he worked in facility services at Black Hills State University where he retired in 2006.

Jim was an avid golfer, winning his only trophy for shortest drive. He loved car and motorcycle rides through the Black Hills, sitting on his patio with a cup of coffee listening to his fountain and feeding the blue jays. He enjoyed watching college and professional sports, especially his Green Bay Packers. He spent time with his family playing whist, going to movies and sitting on the veranda in Deadwood. He took pleasure in teasing Marlene to get a rise out of her.

He will be remembered for his sense of humor and his made up vocabulary. Also, his smirk when he was up to something and his belly laugh.

Jim is survived by his loving wife, Marlene, of 54 years. His four children:

Brenda (Courtney) Dietz of Baker, Doug (Michelle) Bechtold of Dickinson, ND, Rodney Bechtold of Spearfish, SD and Kimberly Bechtold of Spearfish, SD; six grandchildren: Casey (Julia) Dietz of Denver, CO, Alyssa (David) Hamiel of Chamberlain, SD, Drew Bechtold of Dickinson, ND, Dawson Bechtold of Dickinson, ND, Jamin (Hope Williamson) of Gillette, WY and Jalyn Carter of Spearfish, SD; five great-grandchildren with one on the way. His brothers and sisters. Jim was preceded in death by his parents Ted and Leona and several aunts and uncles.

A memorial service will be held at 1 p.m. on Jan. 23, 2020, at Fidler-Isburg Funeral Chapel in Spearfish. Inurnment with full Military Honors will follow in Rose Hill Cemetery in Spearfish.

In lieu of flowers, memorials may be made in Jim’s memory to the Northern Hills Humane Center in Spearfish, SD. Arrangements are under the care of Fidler-Isburg Funeral Chapels and Isburg Crematory of Spearfish.

Online condolences may be written at www.fidler-isburgfuneralchapels.com.

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Miller graduates again as a new Marine A recent graduate of Baker High School has graduated for a second time within a year.

Kelsey Miller, a 2019 graduate and homecoming queen, has graduated from the Marine Corps Recruit Depot at Parris Island.

She graduated Jan. 17, with the rank of private first class (PFC) and will be getting advanced Military Police training. She has announced her interest in the USMC Working Dog program.

According to the USMC, a military working dog handler is a military policeman who is trained to employ a military working dog to conduct vehicle searches, searches of open areas, buildings, vehicles and other locations for the detection of explosives or illegal drugs.

According to a MCRD release, Miller was in a history making position with her platoon. Platoon 1000 was the first female platoon in the formerly all-male 1st battalion. They were the first

females for both 1st Battalion and Delta company.

It is only the second time females have been integrated with a male company in the history of the Marine Corps.

While there, she earned the position of squad leader, earned the rank of PFC, and was awarded the Molly Marine award. This award is voted on by her platoon and only given to one female Marine every cycle which the platoon feels exemplifies what it is to be a woman Marine.

She was also given the

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Superior Care Villa residents spent an afternoon painting Christmas themed Pictured are Superior Care Villa residents Arlene Gatzke and Laura Bruha painting wooden crafts to decorate their rooms. Pictured painting their master pieces are their Christmas decoration.

Superior Care Villa residents Ruth Deviney, Allan Wang and Elsie Turbiville.

There are two MSU honor roll lists: the President’s List and the Dean’s List. To be eligible for the lists, students must be enrolled in at least 12 college-level credits.

The students with a perfect 4.0 grade point average for the semester were named to the President’s List. An asterisk follows their names below.

The Dean’s List includes the earning grade point averages of 3.5 or above for the semester.

The following area students on the list were: Haylee Barkley*, Melissa Breitbach, Tannon Dukart, Taylyn Dukart, Anna Espeland*, Hannah Gonsioroski and Clinton Lesh.

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Cards Pinochle was played Sunday at The Center with four complete tables.

Winners were Marvin Gookin, Lorraine Meschke and Marge Schmitt. There were four double pinochles.

The third session pinochle tourney will be held Sunday, Nov. 11, at 1 p.m at The Center.

Happenings at The Center on Jan. 19, include both major rooms busy. The front had Baker Lions calling numbers for their bingo for scholarships event.

While the south room was playing pinochle. Vina Varner and Marj Peterson partnered to gain top honors.

There were no double pinochles made through all the playing.

Next pinochle games will be on Jan. 26 at The Center beginning at 1 p.m.. Everyone is welcome.

Bingo games next will be Feb. 2 at 2 p.m. Everyone over 18 will be welcome.

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The Christmas season at Superior Care Villa was full of excitement and entertainment for the residents. Mrs. Tunby’s first grade class is pictured singing Christmas carols to the residents.

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Locals hunt up coyotes in Fallon County contest UPCOMING EVENTS

By Brad Mosher Country Media

There were 30 teams hunting for 24 hours in the sixth annual Coyote Calling contest over the weekend.

It paid off in cash and prizes, with side competitions for “Big Dog” and “Little Dog” based on the weight.

The team of Mark Kellar and Mark Ferrell picked up a first place in the 24hour competition with six coyotes.

In second place was Troy Nagle and Nathan Beck with five coyotes. The tandem also won the Big Dog competition with a total of 34 pounds.

In third place were Shawn and Dave Wiseman with a total of four coyotes, while Clint and Chad Zolnoski took fourth with three coyotes.

The trio of Joe Nussbaum, Larry and Carmie Steffes won the Little Dog competition with a total of 20 pounds.

The size of the competition dropped off from the previous high in January 2019, something organizer Trevor Nelson attributed to the prediction of high winds Saturday.

“It (the hunt) was in Fallon County and the surrounding areas,” Nelson said.

“It was based on quantity and weight. In

First place with six coyotes, Mark Kellar and Mark Ferrell.

case there is a tie, the tie is broken with the weight of the coyotes.”

“It was a 24-hour hunt with the objective being the team that kills the most coyotes. With Big Dog and Little Dog, it paid to the team that killed the biggest one and paid to the team that killed the smallest one,” he explained.

Nelson attributed the drop in participation to weather predictions, which projected high winds Saturday. “We had 16 less teams than we had last year,” he said. “They said the wind was supposed to blow 40 to 50 miles per hour all day Saturday, but it didn’t. There was at least of handful that didn’t get in because of the weather forecast, but then, it didn’t end up blowing.”

“About the time we were done weighing coyotes, the wind came up and blew pretty good,” he said, adding that if it had come up in the middle of the competition, it would have had a big impact.”

He said that those who didn’t compete in the event missed out. “It was a beautiful day.”

The teams were broken into two and three-person teams for the competition, which ended up with approximately 80 people competing.

“Last year was our best year out of the six years,” he said. It wasn’t the first time weather has had an impact.

“The very first year, there was a blizzard. The wind blew and there was a blizzard for a day and a half. The third year, it was well below zero and the snow was deeper than deep. So, the weather has definitely been a factor a few times. But, it didn’t seem to hinder it like the forecast of the wind this year.”

One advantage to having snow, it makes the coyotes a lot easier to see, Nelson explained. “We have had a pretty good winter so far.”

The competition drew people from as far away as Camp Crook in South Dakota and Terry to the north.

The coyotes were picked up at The Corner Bar in Baker by Wiseman Furs and will be part of an auction in the spring, Nelson added.

There will be more coyote competitions in coming weeks, Nelson added.

“There is one in Ekalaka this weekend and in Bowman. Then, next week there will be ones in Golva and Plevna,” he said.

Second place with five coyotes, Troy Nagle and Nathan Beck.

They were also “Big Dog” with a weight of 34 pounds.

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Wrestling Results Baker wrestlers compete at the Cowboy Invitational

The annual Cowboy Invitational Wrestling Tournament

was held in Miles City on Jan. 10-11; this is arguably one of the most demanding, challenging and toughest tournaments in the state of Montana. At this event, only one Baker wrestler placed, Devon Nesbitt, who wrestled in the 132 weight class, placed 8th. His match results are listed below: •Champ. Round 1: he won by fall over Colten Salminen (Billings Skyview).

•Champ. Round 2: Brady Ellison (Columbus) 13-4 won by fall over Devon.

•Cons. Round 2: Devon won by decision over Keighton Johnston (Billings West High School) •Cons. Round 3: Devon won by decision over Charmayne Delong (Moorcroft) •Cons. Round 4: Devon won by fall over Lakota Schindler (Colstrip) •Cons. Round 5: Brady Ellison (Columbus) won by decision over Devon •7th Place Match: Caleb Partridge (Billings Skyview) won by decision over Devon On the second day, many Baker students wrestled in the 2020 Cowboy 2nd Chance Tournament. The results are listed below: In the 113 weight class Tegan Miller placed 4th. In Round 1 he won by fall over Creedon Newell (Worland); in Round 2 he won by decision over Wyatt Hood (Columbus)

(Dec 11-6) In 120 weight class, Jacey Gorder placed 6th; Round 1 she was defeated by fall with Eric Edholm (Worland) and in Round 2 she was defeated by fall by Brendan Pinter (Laurel High School).

In the 126 weight class, Donnie Steen placed 5th. In Round 1 he lost by fall to Dash Nugent (Billings West High School) and in Round 2 he lost by fall to Kyle Anderson (Worland).

In the 138 weight class Tarin Degrand placed 6th. In Round 1 he won by decision over Kayden Howe (Hardin) and in Round 2 he won by fall over Tanner Blatt (Cody).

In the 152 weight class, Bruce Higbee finished 5th; in Round 1 – he won by fall over Ian Willoughby (Colstrip) and in Round 2 he won by fall over Nathan St. Clair (Cody).

In the 170 weight class Marcos Gallegos placed; in Round 1 - Marcos won by fall over Jezrael Zane Cummins (Hardin) and Round 2 - he won by fall over Gunnar Burk (Billings Central).

In the 182 weight class, Ethan Reichenberg placed 5th; in Round 1 - Ethan won by fall over Brody Landrum (Custer County) and in Round 2 - Ethan won by fall over Armand Fair (Billings Senior).

In the 285 weight class, O’Connell Qualley placed 5th; in Round 1 - O’Connell won by fall over Moises Leal (Worland).

Spartans put up some competition at the Matador

By O’Connell Qualley

The Matador Invitational Wrestling Tournament was held in Forsyth on Jan. 17. At this event, all the Spartan wres-

tlers placed 2nd except for Jacey Gorder and Ethan Reichenberg who both placed 3rd.

In the 113 weight class Tegan Miller placed 2nd. Round 1 he won by decision over Payton Gaskins (Custer Co); in Round 3 he lost against Krayle Stormer (Circle) by fall.

In 120 weight class, Jacey Gorder placed 3rd. In round 1 Grady Richardson (Circle) won by decision over her and in Round 2 Tugg Taylor (Circle) won by forfeit over Jacey.

In the 126 weight class, Donnie Steen placed 2nd. In Round 1 he won by fall over Kaleb Scanlan (Custer Co.); in Round 2 Donnie lost against Camron Reilly (Forsyth), and in Round 3 he won against Seth McDowell by fall.

In the 138 weight class Tarin DeGrand placed 2nd. In Round 1 he won by major decision over Corb Irish (Powder River). In Round 3 Canyon Casterline (Circle) won by fall over Tarin.

In the 152 weight class, Damien Nesbitt finished 2nd; in Round 1 Damien won by fall over Tommy Baker (Custer Co.) and in Round 3 he lost against Cole Becker (Circle) by decision.

In the 170 weight class Marcos Gallegos placed 2nd; in Round 1 Marcos won by fall over Dakota Holbrook (Powder River Co.); in Round 2 he won by fall over Jackson Miller (Custer Co) and in Round 3 he was defeated by fall by Paden Vanattan (Forsyth).

In the 205 weight class, Ethan Reichenberg placed 3rd; in Round 1 Ethan won by fall over Josiah Middle Rider (Powder River Co.); in Round 2 Kyle Minow (Powder River Co.) won by decision over him, and in Round 3 Davin Pinkerton (Forsyth) won by injury default over Ethan.

In the 285 weight class, O’Connell Qualley placed

2nd; in Round 1 O’Connell won by fall over Cooper Anderson (Forsyth) and in Round 3 he lost against Gabe Walker (Custer Co.) by decision.

Spartan Basketball Baker boys basketball hosts Miles City Cowboys

By Carole Bettenhausen

The Baker boys basketball teams hosted the Miles City Cowboys on Jan. 14 and came away with one win from the JV team and two losses for the C-Squad and Varsity In the C-Squad game, the Spartans were outscored 2947. The Spartans were led by Ethan Gundlach, who scored 10 points for the Spartans and pulled in 5 rebounds, had 4 steals and 2 assists. Nathan Schallenberger scored 4 points for his team and snagged 4 rebounds. Ending the evening with 3 points, 4 rebounds and 3 steals was Guy Lesh. Rory Lingle, Owen Stieg and Colin Lorbiecke each contribut-

News from the Baker Schools ed 2 points, while Rory had 2 rebounds and Colin had 2 rebounds and 1 assist. Finishing the scoring for the Spartans was Bryant O’Connor, who had 1 point and 2 rebounds.

The JV game was a much more satisfying contest for the Spartans, as they prevailed over the Cowboys with a final score of 60-50. Garrett Lesh led his team with an impressive 17 points and 5 rebounds.

Nathan Schallenberger followed him in scoring with 10 points and 4 rebounds. Putting in 7 points and snagging 8 rebounds was Ethan Gundlach, followed by Bryant O’Connor and Jaxson Tronstad who each scored 6 points in their team’s victory. Bryant pulled in 4 rebounds while Jaxson had 4 rebounds and 2 assists. Jory Miller finished the evening with 3 points, 2 rebounds and 2 steals.

The Varsity team had hard time getting started, being outscored in the first half 6-30.

The Spartans did outscore the Cowboys in the second half 21-14, but they didn’t have enough time to make up the deficit, ending the game with a score of 27-44. Teight Madler and Riley O’Donnell led the Spartans in points, each finishing with 9 points; Teight had 5 rebounds while Riley had 1 rebound and 5 steals. Sophomore

Garrett Lesh put in 4 points and had the most rebounds for the Spartans, ending with 7 rebounds and 1 steal. Seniors Caleb Ploeger and Jacob Wang each scored 2 points; Caleb had 2 rebounds and 1 steal while Jacob had 3 rebounds.

Trent Collins also contributed 1 point to his team’s effort and had 2 rebounds.

Lady Spartan basketball faces the Custer County Cowgirls

By Carole Bettenhausen

The Baker Lady Spartans basketball teams travelled to Miles City to face the Custer County Cowgirls on Jan. 14.

While the C-Squad and JV Squad fell to the Cowgirls, the Varsity was able to come away with an impressive win.

In C-Squad action, the game ended with a score of 37-22 in favor of the Cowgirls. Leading the Spartans in scoring was Makala Gallegos, who ended the evening with 6 points; Makala also pulled in the most rebounds, with a total of 7.

Makala had 2 steals. Next in scoring were Kendall Shepherd and Harlee Graham, who had 5 points each for the evening; Kendall had 3 rebounds

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Speech & Drama competes at Huntley Project

By Zachery Craig

The team traveled to Huntley Project this past weekend in what was the final meet of the regular season. Those who placed in Huntley Project include the following: Rachel & Caleb Rost placed 2nd in Classical Duo. Jolyn Rost & Skylar Wall placed 6th in Dramatic Theatre.

Olivia Gunderson was 4th in Humorous Solo, while Zachery Craig placed 6th in Original Oratory. Hannah Goerdnt placed 3rd in Dramatic Solo and Cayla Duke also placed in Dramatic Solo, taking 5th. They will travel to Roundup this Friday to compete for divisionals on Saturday. If members of the team place, they will travel to Bigfork to compete for State, on January 31st and February 1st. Coaches Austin and Darby Waldbillig are excited to see these talented students perform at divisionals and state.

Back row: Rachel Rost, Caleb Rost, Bryce Shelhamer, Austin Waldbillig, Darby Waldbillig, Hannah Goerndt, Zachery Craig, Jaylyn Hanes. Front: Skyler Wall, Jolyn Rost, Cayla Duke, Olivia Gunderson

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Cougar Basketball Girls’ Varsity basketball

By Jaeda Paul

On Jan. 14, the Plevna Varsity Lady Cougars’ basketball team had a tough team to play as they hosted the Wibaux Longhorns, but they played their hearts out nevertheless. Jenna Paul led the scoreboard for Plevna with 6 points followed by Chloe Tudor with 5. Jaiden Dulin put in 2 points, and Dacy Buerkle added 1 point. Unfortunately

for the Lady Cougars, the final score was Plevna 14 and Wibaux 71.

On Jan. 18, the girls’ Varsity team traveled to Ekalaka for another tough game. The Lady Cougars put up a tough fight. At the top of the scoreboard with 4 points each was Dacy Buerkle, Chloe Tudor, and Jenna Paul, while Sophia Schumacher added 1 point.

Although the girls played hard, the final score was Plevna 13 and Ekalaka 70.

Maddi Butori and Tylee Rieger heading out to deliver some Christmas goodies and cheer.

Seth Carroll driving in for a basket.

Student council shares holiday spirit

Boys’ JV basketball

By Jaeda Paul

On Jan. 14, the Plevna boys’ JV basketball team hosted the Wibaux Longhorns. The boys played an intense game with Cooper Peterson leading the scoreboard putting in 8 points, followed

by Seth Carroll with 6 points.

Hadyn Mellon and Bret Edgell both added 4 points and Nick Buerkle put in 2 points.

The final score was Plevna Cougars 24 and Wibaux Longhorns 36.

By Chloe Tudor

As a Community Service Project, Mrs. Schumacher’s student council incorporated the wonderful idea of creating Thanksgiving and Christmas goody baskets for the senior citizens of our community. They included several little cakes and a sundry of bright fruits, packed to the top with festive treats.

The students delivered the baskets several days before school was out for the break, and they enjoyed meeting our senior citizens and sharing the joy and excitement of the holidays!

Jenna Paul winning the jump ball.

On Jan. 18, the boys’ JV team traveled to Ekalaka to play against the Bulldogs.

Cooper Peterson had a good night with 17 points with two of the shots being 3 pointers, Bret Edgell put in 6 points, and Hadyn Mellon adding 4 points, 1 basket being a 3 pointer. Seth Carroll added 3 points, while Nick Buerkle put in 2 points. The final score was Plevna Cougars 32 and Ekalaka 40

Plevna looks to add volleyball program

By Brad Mosher Country Media

There may be a volleyball team at Plevna in the near future, according to the Plevna School superintendent.

It may depend on the responses at a public meeting at 7 p.m. in the Plevna School Library on Jan. 27.

Nick Schumacher said that a proposal for re-establishing a Cougars girls volleyball program was made by about a half-dozen students during the December meeting of the school board. “We had a number of high school and junior high school girls that addressed the board in public comments during the December meeting,” he said. “Our girls want to play volleyball.

“In Montana, you can petition to allow eighth-graders to play varsity athletics if you are a Class C school (like Plevna) and meet a list of qualifications,” the superintendent said. As planned, the proposal would be to start both a middle school and a high school volleyball program, he added.

“We could need coaches for both programs potentially - at

middle school and high school. That is the discussion currently. Nothing has been decided (yet).”

The school currently has an enrollment of about 100 students in all 12 grades, he added, noting that about half that figure would be eligible to participate in the program.

If the volleyball program is restarted in time for the fall season, the Cougars would still face a number of obstacles, including getting board approval and the approval of the state athletic association, along with dissolving the co-op the school has with Baker in the sport.

“We currently do not have any high school sports in the fall. We are in a co-op agreement with Baker for football and volleyball,” he said.

It would also mean the school would have a fall sport of its own and not be part of a co-op.

The two public meetings were scheduled in January for the 23rd and 27th to help gauge the public interest in starting up the program again at Plevna, he explained.

“The public meetings offers our students, our families and our community members the opportunity to provide the dis-

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trict with any feedback pertaining to the creation of a Plevna Cougar volleyball program,” the superintendent said.

It would not be the first time Plevna had volleyball as a fall sport. “At one time, years ago, Plevna did have a volleyball program.”

The current push for volleyball started earlier in the fall, the superintendent said. There also is a current survey which has been sent out by the school regarding the proposal to start a volleyball program.

“Should the district make the decision to have a volleyball program, we would need to advertise for all of the coaching positions,” he said.

The school board will be meeting again Feb. 11 to decide the issue. “Should the board decide to approve the Plevna Cougar volleyball program, then that would need to be approved by the MHSA and, if necessary, dissolve the Plevna-Baker co-op, just in the sport of volleyball,” he explained.

“Those are all steps we will need to take should the community deem it necessary and the board approve it.”

Plevna School menu Week of Jan. 27 Full Salad Bar served daily with all meals!

Monday: Chicken patty on a bun Tuesday: Enchilada bake Wednesday: Hamburgers and seasoned potatoes Thursday: White chicken, chili and cornbread Friday: Cooks’ creation Menu Subject to change. Milk served daily-White 1%, Skim, Low-Fat Chocolate. Desserts served at random.

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CLASSIFIEDS Call BoB HerBst 406-978-2233

N or t h wes t Re al Es t at e Bob Herbst Box 1511 • Baker, MT 59313 406-778-2995 www.bakermtrealestate.com

HELP WANTED

Fallon Medical Complex Employment Opportunities

• Part-time Resident Aide/Activity Aide • Full-time Environmental Service Worker • Nursing services is looking for RN, LPN, and CNA positions.

Please contact Sue Lunde with questions at 406-778-5385.

Applications can be picked up from the FMC Business Office or Personnel Dept. Contact Theresa Myers, Personnel Manager at 406-778-5302 for additional information on any of the above jobs.

All positions will remain open until filled. EOE

HELP WANTED FARM/RANCH HELP WANTED: Located between Baker and Ekalaka, MT. Work will consist of 70% farm and 30% ranch work. Full-time position available, three years of experience required. Base equivalent pay $20/hr., includes remodeled older log home, option to run cows after the 1st year along with many misc. benefits.

Part-time position w/transportation reimbursed also available, wage dependent on age and experience. Call or text 406-9756236.

3-6c __________________________ HELP WANTED: Lakeview Country Club Inc. of Baker, MT will be hiring a manager for the clubhouse and nine hole golf course. Applicants please apply by submitting a letter of application and a resume to the Country Club Board of Directors, P.O. Box 1274, Baker, MT 59313-1274.

For more information, call 406-891-0556.

Lakeview Country Club Inc. is an EOE.

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WANTED WANTED: Pasture needed for 20-25 head of yearling heifers for 2020 summer. Call Mark 406-891-0973, leave message if no answer.

3-6c __________________________ WANT TO PURCHASE: Minerals and other oil/gas interests.

Send details to: P.O. Box 13557, Denver, CO 80201.

36-38p __________________________ WANTED: Looking for pasture, hay ground or farm ground to lease. Contact Ry O’Connor at 406-778-3946.

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FOR SALE FOR SALE OR RENT: 2010 Shultz 72x16 manufactured home and lot located at 715 S. 3rd Street West. This home has three bedrooms and two baths.

New siding and roof and underground sprinklers. Sale price $60,000. Rent is $700/month with first and last month rent upfront along with $300 deposit. Call Janice at 406-978-3888 for more rental details and questions.

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FOR RENT FOR RENT: Four bedroom, two bath house with fenced in yard, a/c and detached one car garage. Pet considered. Contact Shawn 406-480-2980.

36tfc __________________________ STORAGE UNITS FOR RENT: 5x10, 10x10, 15x20 and 10x30. Call Shawn at 406-4802980.

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FOR RENT: House with two bedrooms and two car attached garage, 410 2nd St. W. Also one bedroom furnished apartment.

No smoking, no pets. Call 406891-0333 or 406-778-3996.

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CARD OF THANKS CARD OF THANKS: A sincere and heartfelt thank you to everyone who helped make a more comfortable and enjoyable life for my dad, Gerald (Jerry) Neary, in his last months. Thank you Uncle Lyle and Uncle Jim for all the coffee drinking, card playing, world problem solving, bull sessions! Auntie Ev, you’re a saint for putting up with them, thank you for being you! Thank you Ben and Monty Lou for always being there for Dad in every possible way. Thank you June for being such a special friend, I know he loved and appreciated you so much. Thanks to everyone who helped him at home before he moved to Superior, you sure made life easier for both of us. Thanks Michelle and everyone at the Villa. He absolutely adored each and every one of you, and I do too. To ALL of the staff at FMC, you people are amazing. You not only took wonderful care of him, you took care of all of us. Thanks to the girls at All 4 U for being a friend to Dad as well as to me. I am going to miss him so much, but it helps to know that he will be remembered so fondly by so many. That’s a great legacy.

Cindy (Neary) Atkins 4c ____________________ CARDS OF THANKS: The family of Rollie Miller would like to thank Carrie Haar and the staff at Fallon Medical Complex for the wonderful care Rollie received from them. We’d also like to thank Jon Stevenson for the arrangements, Pastor Jim Biswell for the service; also thanks to all the pallbearers.

Thanks to everyone for all of the food, cards and phone calls. Thank you for the generous memorials made in memory of Rollie. Thank you to All 4 U Flowers and everyone who sent the beautiful flowers and plants.

Thanks to everyone who came to the house and visited Rollie when he wasn’t able to get out. He really enjoyed seeing all of you. It really brightened his days.

Lynne Miller and the family of Rollie Miller 4p __________________________

CARD OF THANKS: Mrs. Rost and the Baker Science Department would like to thank the PTA for their very generous donation! We were able to purchase a Wisconsin Fast Plants seed kit and a pGlo genetic transformation kit for our AP Biology and Anatomy & Physiology classes. Students learned about genetic crosses from the seed kit and transformed E.coli into glowing colonies by uptaking the jellyfish gene that encodes the green fluorescent protein. We learned so much and really appreciate your partnership!

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LEGALS 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 __________________________ CALL FOR BIDS Notice is hereby given; that the Board of County Commissioners of Fallon County, Montana, on the 27th day of January, 2020 at 3 p.m., 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 __________________________ 00 00 20 - BID ADVERTISEMENT NOTICE TO CONTRACTORS: Sealed bids will be received by the FALLON COUNTY COMMISSION, Baker, Montana in the Commission Office at 10 West Fallon Avenue, Baker, Montana, until Jan. 30, 2020 at 2 p.m. for the construction of Park View 1 Apartment Renovation in Baker, Montana.

All bids will be publicly opened and read aloud at this time.

STATE AND FEDERAL STATUTE COMPLIANCE: Each bidder will comply with all fair labor practices and state statutes.

ADA/EEO: Request accommodation or additional information from Deb Ranum, Commissioner, Fallon County Commission, PO Box 846 Baker, MT 59313; 406-778-7107 (phone), or 406778-2048 (fax), by Jan. 13, 2020 at 2 p.m. Alternative accessible formats of this notice are available upon request.

BID SECURITY: Each bid will be accompanied by Bid Securi-

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ty in the amount of not less than TEN PERCENT (10%) of the total amount of the bid.

PERFORMANCE, LABOR & MATERIAL BOND: Successful bidders shall, upon signature of the contract, furnish an approved Performance Bond, and Labor & Material Payment Bond, each in the amount of ONE HUNDRED PERCENT (100%) of the contract.

CONTRACT DOCUMENTS: Drawings and Specifications, including Bidding Documents and Conditions of the Agreement, may be examined at the office of the Architect, SDI Architects + Design, 909 Main Street, Miles City, MT 59301, 406-234-0777 (phone). A refundable deposit of $100 is required for each plan set.

PRE-BID WALK-THRU: A pre-bid walk-thru of the project will be conducted by the Architect on Jan. 14, 2020 at 1:30 p.m.

While attendance is not mandatory, the lack of inspection of the conditions under which the Contract will be performed will be a consideration in award of bids and review of sub-contractors. Walk through will be held at Park View Apartments, 219 South 3rd Street, Baker, MT; (meet in the large day room in the apartment building).

WITHDRAWAL OF BIDS: No Bidder may withdraw his Bid for at least THIRTY (30) days after the scheduled time for receipt of bids, except as noted in the Instructions to Bidders.

RIGHT TO REJECT BIDS: The Owner reserves the right to reject any or all bids, to waive informalities, to evaluate the bids submitted and to accept the proposal which best serves the interests of the Owner.

3-4c MNAXLP __________________________ AUDIT PUBLICATION INTRODUCTION An audit of the affairs of FALLON COUNTY, Montana, has been conducted by OLNESS & ASSOCIATES, PC, CERTIFIED PUBLIC ACCOUNTANTS. The audit covered the fiscal year ended June 30, 2019.

Section 2-7-521, MCA, requires the publication of the following summary of significant findings.

Summary of Significant Findings The audit report for the fiscal year ended June 30, 2019 contained an Independent Auditor’s Report on the basic financial statements. The report issued for the fiscal year ended June 30, 2019 was a qualified report.

The audit report also contained other auditor’s reports. Following is a listing of the reports and a summary of the findings included. This is only a summary and is not intended to be used as an audit report.

REPORT ON INTERNAL CONTROL OVER FINANCIAL REPORTING AND ON COMPLIANCE AND OTHER MATTERS BASED ON AN AUDIT OF FINANCIAL STATEMENTS PERFORMED IN ACCORDANCE WITH GOVERNMENT AUDITING STANDARDS SCHEDULE OF FINDINGS Segregation Of Duties Auditor Prepared Financial Statements Total Other Post-Employment Benefit Liability Not Recorded Ambulance Accounts Receivable And Revenue County Fair Defibrilalator Purchase Not Bid Restrictions On Donations Summary Schedule Of Prior Audit Findings Public Inspection of Audit Report The complete audit report is on file in its entirety and open to public inspection.

3-4c MNAXLP __________________________ FALLON COUNTY RESOLUTION 1029 RESOLUTION OF INTENT TO SELL THE FOLLOWING REAL PROPERTY WHEREAS, pursuant to Section 7-8-2521, MCA, the Board of County Commissioners (the

“Board”) has authority to sell real property; WHEREAS, the Board has adopted Resolution 2018-15 providing for the sale and disposition of County real property, and follows the procedures and guidelines set forth therein; WHEREAS, the Board will sell the following real property as referenced below: 1. An auction will be held on the 30th day of January, 2020 at 3 p.m. to sell the following real property: Tract 1: TOWNSHIP 10 North, RANGE 57 East, M.P.M., Fallon County, Montana Section 14: W1/2NE1/4, SE1/4NE1/4, E1/2NW1/4, SW1/4, N1/2SE1/4, SW1/4 SE1/4 Tract 2: TOWNSHIP 8 North, RANGE 61 East, M.P.M., Fallon County, Montana Section 23: All Tract 3: TOWNSHIP 6 North, RANGE 57 East, M.P.M., Fallon County, Montana Section 10: W1/2SW1/4, SW1/4NW1/4, NE1/4 Tract 4: TOWNSHIP 6 North, RANGE 55 East, M.P.M., Fallon County, Montana Section 21: S1/2N1/2, N1/2SE1/4, SW1/4SE1/4, SE1/4SW1/4 Tract 5: TOWNSHIP 5 North, RANGE 55 East, M.P.M., Fallon County, Montana Section 2: Lots 1, 2, 3 and 4, S1/2N1/2, S1/2 (All fractional) Tract 7: TOWNSHIP 5 North, RANGE 55 East, M.P.M., Fallon County, Montana Section 26: N1/2 Tract 8-1 (Tract 1 of Supplemental Appraisal 10/17/19): TOWNSHIP 7 North, Range 59 East, PMM, Fallon County, Montana Section 14: Lots 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, Portion of Lots 9, 10, 11, 12, Portion of Lot 13 lying south of the US Highway 12, as shown on the Boundary Retracement Survey recorded as Document No. 0103328 filed for record 12/18/2017 in the Fallon County Clerk and Recorder’s Office Tract 8-2 (Tract 2 of Supplemental Appraisal 10/17/19): TOWNSHIP 7 North, Range 59 East, PMM, Fallon County, Montana Section 14: Portion of the SE1/4NW1/4 lying South of the Kimpton’s subdivision, as shown on the Boundary Retracement Survey recorded as Document No. 0103328 filed for record 12/18/2017 in the Fallon County Clerk and Recorder’s Office 2. The auction will take place in the lobby of the Fallon County Courthouse at 10 W. Fallon Ave., Baker, MT; 3. Property will be sold “as is”, with the exception for items specified in the sale notice, with no other warranties or guarantees, written or implied; 4. The auction will be conducted by the Fallon County Sheriff; 5. The County reserves any rights to any or all oil, gas, or other mineral or royalty interests; sand, gravel, clay, or other material; rights-of-way or easements for roads and utility lines shall remain in place; 6. Procedures and guidelines provided in Resolution 2018-15 will be followed including: a. Property may not be sold for less than appraised value per §78-2513(5) MCA. Appraisals, as required for lands estimated to be of $20,000 or more in value, will be made available for review in the Clerk & Recorders Office or copies may be request-

ed and will be provided at the Clerk & Recorders Office for a $10.00 fee; i. This property has been appraised as follows: 1. Tract 1: $121,000; 2. Tract 2: $157,000; 3. Tract 3: $74,000; 4. Tract 4: $86,000; 5. Tract 5: $173,000; 6. Tract 7: $86,000; 7. Tract 8-1: $85,000; 8. Tract 8-2: $24,000. b. Provisions for absentee or alternative bid submittal: i. In the event of a public auction held at the Courthouse, bids may be received in writing at or before the time of the sale and shall be opened and read aloud. ii. The highest acceptable bid received, if any, shall serve as the opening bid for the appropriate parcel or parcels and the live auction shall commence from that point. iii. Written bids should be delivered to Fallon County Clerk & Recorder, P.O. Box 846, 10 W. Fallon Ave. Baker, MT no later than the start time of the published auction. iv. All bids submitted prior to the sale time must have payment of 25% of the bid amount included. v. If the bid is not accepted the payment will be returned. c. Bid Security: i. Accepted bids from all auctions will require non-refundable payment of 25% of the bid amount by close of business of the day of sale. ii. The buyer has 60 calendar days from the date of sale to arrange closing and complete the transfer and make final payment. iii. If for any reason, not the fault of Fallon County, the buyer does not meet the 60-day deadline, the 25% down payment will be retained by Fallon County and the bid automatically rejected, negating the sale. d. All costs, with the exception of title insurance which will be paid for by Fallon County, related to the transfer of property, closing or otherwise will be the responsibility of the successful bidder.

NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS OF THE COUNTY OF FALLON, MONTANA: 1. An auction will be held on the 30th day of January, 2020 at 3 p.m.; 2. The Property may not be sold for less than the appraised value of each Tract as follows: 1. Tract 1: $121,000; 2. Tract 2: $157,000; 3. Tract 3: $74,000; 4. Tract 4: $86,000; 5. Tract 5: $173,000; 6. Tract 7: $86,000; 7. Tract 8-1: $85,000; 8. Tract 8-2: $24,000.

3. Interested persons may direct questions to or seek additional information from the Fallon County Clerk and Recorder’s Office by phone at 406-7787106.

4. The Clerk is directed to provide notice of this resolution in the manner required by $7-12121 MCA, and additionally ensure notice is posted on the Fallon County website, posted in the courthouse and notify all adjacent landowners by mail; Dated this 13th day of January, 2020.

FALLON COUNTY COMMISSIONERS, FALLON COUNTY, MONTANA s/Deb Ranum, Chair s/Steve Baldwin, Member Attest: s/Brenda J. Wood, Clerk and Recorder (SEAL) 3-4c MNAXLP _______________________

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and 2 steals while Harlee had 3 rebounds and 6 steals. Teja Dietz, Eve Uecker and Faith Hansen each had 2 points; Teja also had 1 rebound; Eve had 6 rebounds and 1 steal; Faith had 2 rebounds and 1 steal. Although they didn’t score, Hallie Flint had 2 rebounds and 2 steals while Selena Losing had one rebound.

The final score for the JV team was 59-28 in favor of the Cowgirls. The Spartans were led by Rilee Pettersen with 9 points; Rilee had 2 rebounds and 1 steal. Ashlyn Lutts finished the game with 6 points, 3 rebounds and 2 steals. Putting in 5 points for the Spartans was Harlee Graham, who also had 2 rebounds and 1 steal. Eve Uecker and McKenna Griffith each ended the evening with 3 points; Eve had 4 rebounds and 2 steals while McKenna had 1 rebound and 3 steals.

Alex Williams put in 2 points for the Spartans; Alex finished with 2 rebounds and 3 steals.

Makala Gallegos, Hallie Flint and Kendall Shepherd did not score, but Makala pulled in 4 rebounds and had 1 steal; Hallie had 3 rebounds; Kendall finished with 2 steals.

The Lady Spartans Varsity triumphed over the Cowgirls, with a final score of 56-48. The Spartans were led in scoring

by Peyton Janeway, who ended the contest with 13 points and 3 rebounds. Senior Halle Burdick was next in scoring with 10 points; Halle had 5 rebounds and 4 steals. Rilee Pettersen contributed 7 points to her team’s victory, along with 3 rebounds and 2 steals.

Finishing the evening with 6 points each were Macee Hadley and Emily Shumaker; Macee had 3 rebounds and 2 steals while Emily had 4 rebounds and 1 steal. Senior Shelby

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Fallon County Times Moore and sophomore Anika Ploeger tied for points with 5 points each; Shelby contributed 3 rebounds and 3 steals and Anika had 2 rebounds and 4 steals. Junior Mya Hadley completed the scoring for the Spartans with 4 points; Mya had the most rebounds for the Lady Spartans for the evening with an impressive 8 and 1 steal.

Boys Varsity are victorious over Ekalaka

The boys Varsity was victorious over the Ekalaka Bulldogs on Jan. 17, ending the night with a 47-36 win. Leading the Spartans in scoring was sophomore Garrett Lesh, who ended the night with 12 points and backed those points up with 4 rebounds and 1 steal.

Tying for 10 points each were seniors Riley O’Donnell and Caleb Ploeger. Riley snagged 3 rebounds, while Caleb brought in 1 rebound and 3 steals. Junior Jaxson Tronstad put in 9 points to help propel his team to a win; he also claimed the most rebounds for the Spartans for the evening with a total of 8. Senior Teight Madler finished the evening with 4 points and he grabbed 5 rebounds.

Senior Jacob Wang scored 2 points and managed to grab 4 rebounds and 1 steal. While he didn’t score, junior Konner Flint did have 3 rebounds and 3 steals.

Baker C-Squad vs. Carter County JV

By Hannah Goerndt

On Jan. 17, the Baker Spartans hosted the Ekalaka Bulldogs. The Baker boys’ C-squad faced off against the Bulldogs’ JV squad to begin the evening. The Spartans won with a final score of 36-21. Ethan Gundlach led

the scoring with 18 points, 6 rebounds, and 3 steals.

Next was Nathan Schallenberger, who had 7 points, 7 rebounds, and 2 steals. Rory Lingle scored a total of 5 points. Bryant O’Connor scored 5 points and had 7 rebounds, 3 steals, and 3 assists. Jonathon Reetz made 2 points. Guy Lesh had 3 rebounds, 4 steals and 3 assists

Girls Varsity with Ekalaka

The Lady Spartans hosted the Ekalaka Bulldogs on Jan. 17 in front of a full house.

The game was fast paced and very close; the Spartans were able to come away with a win against a very formidable Class C team. The Spartans were led by senior Macee Hadley, who finished the evening with an impressive 14 points. Macee also had 4 rebounds and 3 steals. Macee was followed in scoring for cousin and junior Mya Hadley, who contributed 9 points as well as 5 rebounds and 4 steals. Junior Anika Ploeger and senior Shelby Moore both put in 7 points to help propel the Spartans to a win; Anika had 3 rebounds and 2 steals while Shelby was the highest rebounder with a total of 9 and 2 steals.

Sophomore Rilee Pettersen was next in scoring with 6 points; Rilee had 2 rebounds and 1 steal. Emily Shumaker scored 4 points for the team and finished the evening with 3 rebounds and 1 steal. Senior Halle Burdick and sophomore Peyton Janeway each contributed 2 points to the Spartans’ victory; Halle and 6 rebounds and 2 steals while Peyton finished up with 3 rebounds and 1 steal.

Baker JV basketball girls vs. Carter

County

By Lena Kennel

On Jan. 17, the Baker JV basketball girls played a home game against Carter County, resulting in an exciting win 44-34. Harlee Graham led the team in points with an astounding 13 total, with Ashlyn Lutts coming in close behind with 11, McKenna Griffith with 7, Kendal Shepherd with 5, and Eve Uecker and Alex Williams with 4 each. As far as rebounds are concerned, the Spartans dominated with Makala Gallegos claiming a whopping 12; Harlee Graham with 9; McKennea Griffith with 7; Eve Uecker with 5; Hallie Flint, Kendall Shepherd, Ashlyn Lutts, and Alex Williams each with 2; and Faith Hansen and Selena Losing each contributing 1 to the team for a grand total of 47 rebounds. Harlee Graham, Ashlynn Lutts, Alex Williams, and McKenna Griffith managed to nab 2 steals each while Hallie Flint and Eve Uecker both got 1 steal as well, for a total of 10 steals by the Spartans. Baker’s JV basketball girls continue to work as a team, earning yet another win together.

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NOTICE IN THE UNITED STATE DISTRICT COURT FOR THE DISTRICT OF MONTANA, BILLINGS DIVISION WBI Energy Transmission, Inc. has filed a Motion for Summary Judgment in the condemnation pursuant to the federal Natural Gas Act, 15 U.S.C. §§ 717-717z, and Federal Rule of Civil Procedure 71.1 to acquire easements under those properties for the subsurface storage of natural gas in the Cedar Creek (Baker) Stor-

age Field. The subsurface easements are located in the Judith River Subterranean Geological Formation, which is usually encountered from the surface of the earth to a depth of 1,300 feet below the surface. The easements are more specifically described in the Complaint and depicted on the maps attached to it. The action was filed May 30, 2018 at Case No. CV-18-88-BLGSPW-TJC, and the Motion for Summary Judgment was filed on Dec. 10, 2019.

Notice is given to the heirs, successors or assigns, if any, and unknown owners of the following properties in Fallon County, Montana: Estate of Dorothy Goff (1/12), Patsy Ruth Harris (1/4) Kathy Gail Nelson (1/12), Thomas S. Sargent (1/12): Township 8N, Range 60E, Section 30, E1/2 (320 acres); John E. Lawler Sr., Trustee of the Grace L. Lawler Family Trust and John E. Lawler, Trustee of the Lawler Family Trust: Township 7N, Range 59E, Section 13, Lot 10, Block 4, Baker Original Townsite to the City of Baker (0.12 acre); Chase Leicht (1/27), Maximillian Leicht (1/27), Richard S. Leight (1/9), Aaron P. Wolleson (1/27): Township 7N, Range 60E, Section 18, That part of Lot 1 lying north of the railroad right of way in Section 18, Township 7 North, Range 60 East of M.P.M (6.68 acres); Heirs of Anitta Pratt (1/9), Heirs of Adelphone Holmes (1/9), Heirs of Walter Olrich (1/9), Heirs of Jennie Breckenridge (1/9), Heirs of Otto Ohlrich (1/9), Heirs of Nina Kaye Ohlrich (1/18), Heirs of Timothy Davis Ohlrich (1/18): Township 10N, Range 58E, Section 26, SW1/4 (160 acre); Debbie Smith, Township 7N, Range 59E, Section 13, Lots 5 and 6, Block 13, Savage Addition to the City of Baker, Fallon County, Montana, according to

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The chase is on by Breed Associations, A.I. Companies, Universities, and some breeders to go to an EPD-only selection format. They furnish only an EPD profile and dollar indexes to make breeding selections (we firmly believe in and use EPDs, but feel that they are only one of many tools to consider when making breeding decisions). They claim that by furnishing less info, it’s less confusing, and they are making it easier on you. We feel that most cattlemen are smart enough to understand and make good use of any and all information we can provide. Raw data such as actual birth wt., 205 wt., 365 wt., ADG and ratios tells you how a calf has performed among his contemporaries. It shows you his potential to sire calves that may increase or decrease performance. There are way too many cattle out there with excellent EPDs and dollar indexes that are not worthy of anything but a castrating knife. You can breed for all the highest EPDs and indexes in the world, but if you sacrifice FLESHING ABILITY, MENTAL, and PHYSICAL TRAITS, along with an animal’s ability to produce pay weight and eye appeal, all you will gain is a cull cow with good EPDs.

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the Official Plat thereof, on file in the office of the Fallon County Clerk and Recorder (0.56 acre).

Thomas Leo Becker and James Joseph Becker: Township 7N, Range 59E, Section 12, a tract of land in the S1/2NW1/4 of Section 12, Township 7 North, Range 59 East of MPM and described as follows: the W1/2 of the Virgil Abbott Tract No. 1 according to the official plat thereof on file in the office of the Fallon County Clerk and Recorder as recorded in Book 48 of Deeds Page 322; and the W1/2 of the Virgil Abbot Tract No. 2 according to the official plat thereof as recorded in the Office of Fallon County Clerk and Recorder (4.8 acres); Cave Creek Properties, LLC: Township 7N, Range 59E, Section 13, Lots 5 and 6, Block 1, Park Addition to the City of Baker, Fallon County, Montana, according to the Official Plat thereof, on file in the office of the Fallon County Clerk and Recorder (0.23 acres); Montana Bank of Baker: Township 7N, Range 59E, Section 13, Lots 6 and 7, Block 3, Baker Original Townsite to the City of Baker, Fallon County, Montana, according to the official plat thereof on file in the office of the Fallon County Clerk and Recorder (0.46 acres); Sheila Bondell, and any heirs, successors or assigns, if any, and unknown owners of the following properties in Fallon County, Montana: Township 7N, Range 59E, Section 13, Lot 1, Block 6, Hitch Third Addition to the City of Baker, Fallon County, Montana, according to the Official Plat thereof, on file in the office of the Fallon County Clerk and Recorder (0.196 acr es).

3-5c MNAXLP __________________________ LEGAL NOTICE Low Income Assistance Available to Mid-Rivers Phone & Internet Customers Mid-Rivers Communications offers Lifeline low-income assistance to qualifying subscribers with discounts of $7.25 per month on phone, or $9.25 per month on qualifying Internet or bundled services. Larger discounts are available to qualifying customers on Tribal Lands.

These assistance services are non-transferable and allow for only one discount per qualifying household. Eligibility standards for these assistance programs are determined by the Federal Communications Commission (FCC). Lifeline discounts for stand-alone phone service are scheduled to be phased out by the FCC beginning December 1, 2019. Please contact your nearest Mid-Rivers office, call us at 1-800-452-2288, or visit www.midrivers.com/ low-income-assistance.html for more information.

4c MNAXLP _______________________ LEGAL NOTICE In compliance with Montana and North Dakota Public Service regulations, Mid-Rivers Telephone Cooperative, Inc. herein provides notice that it provides local telephone and broadband Internet access services in the Baker, Carlyle, East Carlyle ND, and Plevna telephone exchanges in Montana and North Dakota. Local telephone is offered in these areas for the rate of $27.00 per month for residential service and $38.00 per month for business service. Internet access rates start at a range of rates from $19.95 to $44.95 per month.

Mid-Rivers Telephone Cooperative, Inc. complies with Federal and Montana and North Dakota regulations related to the provision of telephone and broadband Internet access services to low-income subscribers. Discounts of $7.25 per month on phone or $9.25 per month Internet or bundled services are available for qualifying Lifeline telephone and Internet subscribers. Larger discounts are available to qualifying customers on Tribal Lands.

These assistance services are non-transferable and allow for only one discount per qualifying household. Eligibility standards for these assistance programs are determined by the Federal Communications Commission (FCC). For further information, please call Mid-Rivers toll free at 1-800452-2288.

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