Fallon County
T IMES BAKER, MONTANA
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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 in Glendive and Miles City. Please drop off your cookies after 3 p.m. at the American Legion Club until Friday, Feb. 19. If you have questions, please contact LaNae at 406772-5813.
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February 5, 2021
Dangerous weather warnings are issued for weekend, beyond
Staff Report
Mark Ferrel and Kris Keller took 1st place with 8 coyotes.
Portions of Montana and North Dakota will be hit hard by a harsh weather front bringing sub-zero highs and even colder nights which will last through the weekend into the first part of next week, according the National Weather Service offices in Billings and Bismarck. At the office in Billings, it was announced that January was a very warm month 5.9 degrees above normal with only a six-day span from Jan. 22 through Jan. 27 being below normal. It was the warmest January since 2006. However, warm weather will be just a memory in early February. The office issued a weather advisory for the Fallon County region Tuesday, warning
Casey and Ryan Varner and Jason Coulter took 2nd place with 4 coyotes.
a cold front Wednesday would bring some accumulating snow on Wednesday But it also warned another front would hit the area Friday and bring more snow through Saturday. The coldest temperatures of the season may arrive by Saturday with highs only in the single digits and teens, the NWS advisory warned. However, the colder weather may stick around longer. “The colder conditions may persist into next week and beyond, but there is some uncertainty regarding this, so be sure to stay in touch with the forecast for your area,” the NWS announcement stated. The Billings office also issued a warning for travelers through the region. “Travelers should check forecasts ahead of time as some roads will be adversely affected Wednesday through Sunday. Colder
temperatures make it even more important to carry winter survival kits. The colder weather will also threaten young livestock,” the NWS warned. Dakota gets colder According to the office in Bismarck, the prediction would be of dangerous wind chills of 25 to 45 below zero in the western portion of North Dakota along the Montana border. “The coldest air of the season so far will overspread western and central North Dakota this weekend with sub-zero high temperatures and overnight low temperatures around 20 below. These frigid temperatures will combine with 10 to 20 mph winds to create dangerous wind chills from 25 to 45 below this weekend. This frigid air will likely remain into early next week,” the Bismarck office announced Tuesday.
Josh Kratzke, Seth and Todd Barkley took 3rd place with 3 coyotes.
Andrew Cathey, Josh Hodge and Joe Brown took the Big Dog prize at 38 pounds.
Dave and Shawn Wiseman took the Little Dog prize at 20 pounds.
7th Annual SE Montana Coyote Calling Contest
Thirty-eight teams participated in the 7th Annual SE Montana Coyote Calling Contest. Forty coyotes in total were taken. The weather was warm and windy making conditions less than favorable for the hunt. Mark Ferrel and Kris Keller took first place with 8 coyotes. Casey and Ryan Varner and Jason Coulter took second place with four coyotes. Josh Kratzke, Seth and Todd Barkley took third place with three coyotes. Andrew Cathey, Josh Hodge and Joe Brown took the Big Dog prize at 38 pounds. Dave and Shawn Wiseman took the Little Dog prize at 20 pounds.
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City orders more trash tubs, fills appointment Staff Report The City of Baker is in the trash business – literally and figuratively. The tubs used by businesses and residents all even have City of Baker etched into the plastic. But it is time for more of the iconic plastic tubs to be replaced. The City has ordered new tubs in both the 300 gallon and 90 gallon sizes, according to Mayor Steve Zachmann. The tubs come out of the refuse enterprise fund. “Those are ordered to replace the ones that are in poor shape. They are pretty well set in place in sheltered areas where we have racks. Some of them move around a bit... but I don’t know how many of them got moved with that last big heavy windstorm we had,” the mayor explained. The tubs have been repaired by the city crews for awhile. “We are getting a lot of use out of them, but we are at that
point where we need to get some new ones. “The larger ones are set up in the alleys, but there are a few people who do not have alley access so they were given the option of the smaller 90-gallon ones,” he said, noting that a recent windstorm had left an extra one of the smaller trash tubs lying around in his yard. “People have to roll them out to the curb and then roll them back to the house on garbage day. If they miss that day, it will have to wait around for a week,” he said. “We have the luxury of having alley access and the larger tubs that the trucks can pick up. There is no manual labor involved. They can pick up the smaller tubs … they just change the arm on the garbage truck to pick those up. “A long, long time ago we had the metal cans that they came by and picked up. That was a long time ago.” Drawing interest The city had also distributed gift cards to several depart-
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ments that had come from a regional tourism promotion and run through the Baker Area Chamber of Commerce and Agriculture. “The departments which were eligible were the police department, the judge’s office, the counselors, the public works and the city business office,” he said. It was part of the EPEDC and Southeast Montana Tourism – for a promotion called ‘Out Here We Care’,” the mayor said. “The gift certificates were done through businesses in Baker and were for $25 apiece. It was a broad mix (of businesses).” Gas decision Among the other items the council discussed was on whether to buy another quarter interest in the Findlater gas well. “Baker drilled its own gas well a number of years ago and we are selling natural gas. We had another that we had a quarter interest in with two other companies. One of the companies is considering selling a
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quarter interest of that and we are looking into that. “Natural gas prices right now are so low that it is really not generating anything and is costing us a little bit every month for the maintenance of that well,” the mayor said. The company has not made an offer, so the city is just looking into the details and feasibility of it, according to the mayor. “We are just looking into their proposal.” Makes appointment The city council reappointed Beth Carroll to the Board of Adjustment, with one position left to fill. The city is still looking for people interested in applying to fill the position, the mayor said. “If anyone is interested, they should get ahold of the planners department. Training is available,” he said. The members of the board review requests for variances and non-conforming uses, hold hearings and deliberate, he explained. “The Board of Adjustments makes the decisions.”
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