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Zachmann sworn in as mayor

Steve Zachmann was sworn into office, as the mayor of the City of Baker, by Kevin Dukart, City Clerk on Aug 18. Zachmann was appointed to the office of mayor the night before at a special meeting called by the Baker City Council in the wake of the resignation of Mayor JoDee Pratt.

Horse show kicks off Fallon County Fair Stenberg starts career that ends with demolition derby crashes with third grade Staff Report

Mollee Stenberg is where she wants to be. The newly minted graduate of Montana State University- Bozeman grew up in a small town and wanted to start her teaching career in a small town. Now, she is living in Baker and will be a brand new third grade teacher at Longfellow Elementary School. “I graduated from college in December and when I was looking for a job, I was interested in living in a rural community again,” she explained. “I was looking for a smaller school and Baker kind of fit that.” She grew up in Big Timber and found a place that has her near relatives in Miles City and across the border in North and South Dakota. “I have always wanted to be a teacher for as long as I can remember,” she explained. “My mom was a teacher. I saw how much she could help kids. I really liked that and I wanted to follow along that path.”

Stenberg said she really liked the idea of teaching in the middle grades. Stenberg said she has a passion for history that she hopes she can help instill in her students. “I really want them to be excited about learning when they leave the third grade,” she explained. “I have a history minor so I am excited to be teaching social studies to the younger kids. I want to get them excited about social studies.” She also knows that what she originally expected as a firstyear teacher may be different in reality, especially with the impact the pandemic has already had on education earlier in the year. “It is definitely not what I expected,” she said, noting how teaching in Montana has changed in just a few months. “But it is something that everyone is having to handle, work around and figure out – eventually – to make it work,” she said. “It will be just another challenge to add on.” The teacher is also hoping to activate her class’ interest in local history and the community. “This year, there is a lot of focus in third grade learning about their community. I am hoping that I will be able to create some kind of project for our students to learn more about their community or think about ways that they can help their community,” she said. “There is definitely a lot of interesting stuff around here, history-wise,” she added.

The annual Fallon County Fair started early Aug. 11 with the 4-H Horse Show in the arena. It ended with audience filling up the grandstands for the PRCA Rodeo and the Demolition Derby Sunday. In between, the fair brought people out to have some fun, according to fairgrounds manager Shyla Hadley. “We had about 4,000 people attend the shows (in the grandstands),” she said. “That is not representative of how many people came out (to the fair). Those are the people that were comfortable coming to the shows.” The Cowboy Channel broadcast the rodeo live, so that gave some people a chance to stay home to watch the rodeo, she explained. “It was televised for the first time, so I think a lot of people were more comfortable at home watching it on TV. I think that it helped a lot for the people who were not comfortable with the virus coming out to see it. It was a great thing to offer.” It will be up to the Cowboy Channel, whether or not the rodeo next year will be televised, Hadley explained. “I think it went over well so we would always love that earned media.” The fair, although a little smaller, still drew positive comments,

she said. “Everyone seems to love our free stage acts. For the most part, the things I heard the most about was that people were excited to have something going on since 2020 has been such a bummer of a year.” The balloon maker and the bubble tower were also popular, along with a newcomer, the ROBOCARS. “The kids really loved those,” Hadley said. She also heard good reviews of the lumberjack act that spent time on the midway and also performed in front of the grandstands on Friday’s extreme jousting night. In the exhibit hall, the number of entries were down this year. “But overall, were just happy to have about 75 percent of what we usually have,” she said. The derby drew comments, both for the show in front of the grandstands Sunday evening as well as the dunk tank set up by the Baker Wrestling Club, Hadley said. “Overall, our midway was pretty bare, but those things added to it,” she said. In addition, the fair also held a parade which rolled through town Saturday morning. The fair board will be meeting later to evaluate how the fair went, she added.

COVID-19 total drops to zero in Fallon County Staff Report

Fallon County now has zero cases of Coronavirus. The two positive cases identified earlier in the summer have moved over to the recovered list, as reported by the state Tuesday. As of Tuesday, the state of Montana had a total of 5,846 confirmed positive cases since testing began. That included the 57 new cases also reported Tuesday. Of the nearly 5,900 reported cases, the state lists 4,206 as having recovered from COVID-19. But 84 people did not recover from the pandemic since it arrived in the Treasure State. There are 97 people in the state hospitalized with COVID-19, the latest in the total of 339 who were hospitalized in the past few months. The state has given 205,512 tests since the program started earlier this year. In eastern Montana, Fallon is not alone with having zero current cases of COVID-19.

Powder River County along the Wyoming border had one case, since recovered. Also to the south. Carter County has no cases. To the north, Wibaux County has three recovered cases. Prairie County has one recovered case. But COVID-19 is never far from the county. Custer County to the west of Fallon County has had a total of 61 confirmed cases and two deaths this year, The county has nine active cases currently with 50 people who have recovered. Rosebud County, to the west of Custer County, has had 79 confirmed cases and currently has 56 active cases. Twenty-two people have recovered in Rosebud County. One has died. To the north of both Wibaux and Prairie counties, Dawson County has 17 active cases, with 14 of the 31 cases having recovered. But the hot spots in the state have been in Yellowstone and Big Horn counties. Yellowstone County has had a total of

1,539 confirmed cases this year. Of that, there were 32 fatalities. The county currently has 654 active cases, with 853 people having recovered. Fourteen Montanans have died because of COVID-19 in Big Horn County. There have been 543 confirmed cases with 284 listed as recovered. As of Tuesday, Big Horn County had 245 active cases. As a state, Montana is still at the low end when it comes to comparing cases with the rest of the nation, Hawaii has had three deaths per 100,000 residents, while Alaska has four. Wyoming has five fatalities per 100,000 population, while Montana has eight and Oregon, Vermont, Maine and West Virginia each having nine deaths per 100,000 residents.. By comparison, New Jersey had 179 deaths per 100,000, while New York had 169 deaths per 100,000 residents, showing the impact the pandemic had earlier this year in the New England region.

OBITUARIES

Merle K. Ehman, 90

Merle went home to be with her Lord on Aug, 13, 2020. Merle was born on Aug. 15, 1929 in Sidney, MT to Morel Delorance and Joan Ruth (Lutke) Burgess. She lived on the family farm north of Lambert, MT and graduated from Lambert High School in 1947. Following graduation she relocated to Billings, MT and worked for Dun & Bradstreet. On Oct. 8, 1948 she married her high school sweetheart Lieutenant Herbert E. Killian USAF in a ceremony in Chandler, AZ. They lived on Cape Cod, MA until Herb was killed in his F-84 jet fighter plane in 1949. After returning to Montana, Merle married the love of her

life, Walter B. Ehman on Sept. 14, 1950 in Terry. They were blessed with two children, Curtis Walt and Gregory Morel. In Terry, Merle worked for the ASC Office, as the medical office receptionist for Dr. Barnes, and assisted Walt with his fuel business. In May 1956 Walt and Merle moved to Glendive, MT. In January 1963 they moved to Baker, MT to start the Baker Accounting & Insurance Service. Later she worked for D&A Chevrolet, Drs. Rogstad & Elliot, National Supply, and Eileks’ Readywear. Merle loved Baker and her many dear friends. She was an active member of the American Lutheran Church, Sarah Circle, and the American Legion Auxiliary. She was a charter member of the Hospital Helpers Auxiliary and gave much of her time and energies working in the Pink Touch Gift Shop. She was always the cornerstone of her family and was a living example of generosity to her grandchildren and the children of her friends. Her home was a warm and welcoming haven for pinochle parties, bank Christmas parties, or birthday parties for her host of friends. The coffee was always on and Merle was al-

ways ready for a game of scrabble. She enjoyed bird watching, feeding wildlife and tending her roses. She loved helping Walt with his woodworking projects and they made many personal gift items for friends and family. Following Walt’s death, Merle resided briefly in Hesperia, CA, then Eden Home Retirement Community in New Braunfels, TX. In 2013 Merle moved to West Park Village in Billings, MT until her passing. Merle was preceded in death by her husbands, her parents, and brother Don. She is survived by her two sons, Curtis and wife Sandra (Fisher) of San Antonio, TX, and Greg and wife Karen (Geving) of Fulshear, TX; Grandchildren Barbara West, Karianne (Dennis) Byargeon, Walter (Caitlin) Ehman, and Scott Ehman; Very special great nephew Joe Hufford; Great grandchildren Marieya, Kelvin, Aerialla, and Walter West; Caden and Alyssa Byargeon; Carson, Cash, and Wesley Ehman; sister Dorothy Weagel; and numerous nieces and nephews. Merle was cremated and a memorial service and gravesite ceremony in Glendive will take place following the Covid pandemic.

Yvonne Helen Rost, 92

Yvonne Helen Rost passed away Aug. 14, 2020. In accordance to Yvonne’s wishes, cremation has taken place. Burial will take place in Bonnievale Cemetery. Yvonne was born July 29, 1928 to William and Mable (Scoles) Seaman, the ninth of eleven children. She attended grade school in Baker and graduated from Baker High school in 1946. Yvonne enjoyed attending dances when she found the love of her life Harvey Rost. Yvonne and Harvey were married on Jan. 26, 1946 in Baker, MT. During their marriage they were blessed with four children Dennis, Dale, Donna

and Darla. She worked many jobs at the Fallon County courthouse, spending many years in the water department. Yvonne enjoyed reading and baking, especially banana bread and cookies. Yvonne loved to crochet and it showed in each blanket she made for all of her grandchildren, great- grandchildren and her newest great-great grandchild. She also made and donated many afghans for community fundraisers. She enjoyed going to Medora to miniature golf, have ice cream and take in the Musical. Yvonne loved spending time and visiting with her family and loved ones and always looked forward to family reunions. She was deeply loved by her entire family and will be very missed. Yvonne is survived by her brother Donald Seaman and sister Frankie Reid, her children, Dennis (Margaret) Rost, Dale Rost, Darla Hanson. Her grandchildren Paula (Tracey) Smith, Michael Rost, Jen (Erik) Soehren, Erik (Janet) Rost, Kim Rost, Becky Arnold, Jammie Thibault,

Amanda (Chris) Thibault, Gary Thibault, Michelle (Jason) Smith, Anthony (Katie) Hanson, Crystal (Brad) Stanhope. Her great-grandchildren Melissa (Garrett) Loen, Preston Herrera, Tyler Herrera, Cheyanne Rost, Bailey Rost, Marshall Rost, Tiffany Concha, Drew Concha, Amber Rost, Tristan Schyler, Jayven Rost, Daymmon Hays, Hayden Mulkey, Jayce Vanderslout, Anna Anderson, Aaron and Ashton Thibault, Shelby (Robbie) Slagter, Turner and Tylar Smith, Michael and Marshall Hanson, Ashley and Kelsey Stanhope. Yvonnes only great-great grandchild, Lydia Loen and numerous nieces and nephews. She is preceded in death by her husband Harvey Rost, daughter Donna Thibault and son-in-law Wayne Hanson. Her brothers Jim, Lyle, Les and Gary Seaman. Her sisters Gen Ducello, Nellie Nichols, Agnes Lovec and Edyth Kneebone. Remembrances and condolences can be made at www. stevensonfuneralhome.com

C. Robert “Bob” Ollerich, 89

C. Robert “Bob” Ollerich, 89, of Dell Rapids, SD passed away on Aug. 13, 2020 at Riverview Healthcare Center in Flandreau, SD. His Mass of Christian Burial was Aug. 18, 2020 at St. Mary Catholic Church, Dell Rapids, SD.

Fallon County Fair awards local livestock

Staff Report

Colton Turbiville had a Reserve Champion market goat and a blue ribbon winner in Market Beef when the judging for the 4-H and FFA Livestock Sale event concluded Aug. 15 in the barn at the Fallon County Fairgrounds in Baker. But he wasn’t alone in strong performances in the livestock arena. In the Market Beef category, it was Nicholas Schallenberger with the Grand Champion, while Zoie Rost had the Reserve Champion. Jaeda Paul had the blue first carcass and Avery O’Connor was the blue second carcass winner. The participants with a blue ribbon touch included Dacy Buerkle, Chloe Tudor, Mattie Mastel, Madison O’Connor, Jolyn Rost, Sidny Scherman, Kinch Rost, Jordan Paul, Tucker Miller, Jenna Paul, Julia Schallenberger, Cole Rost, Colton Turbiville, Kalob Bollinger, Gentre Coulter, Clay Rost, Madison Butori, Nick Buerkle, Emily Sonsalla, Cadence Brown, Miles O’Connor, Trinity Rieger, Cooper O’Connor and Tucker Turbiville. Whitney Thielen, Turk Rieger, Halle Brown and Logan Scherman finished with red ribbons in Market Beef. In the Market Beef mini category, Gage Sherman had the only blue ribbon. Market Rabbit In the Market Rabbit category, it was Neveah Burns with the Grand Champion and Sidny Scherman with the Reserve Champion. The blue ribbon winners included Kambryn Steen, Canden Coulter, Gage Scherman, Logan Scherman, Claire Schumacher, Emily Sonsalla, Isaiah Burns and Sophia Schumacher. Market Sheep It was Jessica Stark who had the Grand Champion (second carcass) in Market Sheep, while Mia Klaboe had the Reserve Champion and Tucker Turbiville had the first carcass blue ribbon. The rest of the blue ribbon winners included

Logan Scherman, Chloe Tudor, Sidny Scherman, Jenna Paul, Jordan Paul, Gage Scherman, Jaeda Paul, Clay Rost, Cheyanne Dame, Emily Sonsalla and Sophia Tudor. Kinch Rost, Nevaeh Burns and Jolyn Rost won red ribbons in Market Sheep. Market Goats In Market Goats, Mia Klaboe had the Grand Champion (first carcass), while Colton Turbiville had the Reserve second carcass. The blue ribbon winners in the Market Goats category included Kane Olson, Clay Rost, Kinch Rost, Cord Nelson, Zoie Rost, Tucker Turbiville and Cole Rost. Jolyn Rost, Logan Scherman, Gage Scherman and Sidny Scherman picked up red ribbons in the Market Goats judging. Market Poultry Cheyanne Dame had the Grand Champion in the Market Poultry division, with Reece Lecoe taking the Reserve Champion. The list of blue ribbon winners included Sidny Scherman, Trevin Lecoe, Sophia Schumacher, Claire Schumacher, Gage Scherman, Lukas Rost, Logan Scherman, Clay Rost, Cole Rost, Kinch Rost, Jolyn Rost and Zoie Rost. Market Swine Jessica Stark had the Grand Champion in Market Swine, while Jordan Paul had the Reserve Champion. Jaeda Paul had the first carcass blue and Kaytlynn Gaub had the second carcass blue. The other blue winners were Austin Gaub, Cole Rost, Kacee Moore, Canden Coulter, Tylee Rieger, Trinity Rieger, Jenna Paul, Cade Huft, Tryppton Sander, Emmalyn Miller, Emily Sonsalla, Lukas Rost, Rilee Pettersen, Turk Rieger, Chase Follmer, Clay Rost, Zoie Rost, Kinch Rost and Tucker Miller. Jaxyn Lyson, Kennedy Lyson, Chance Follmer, Logan Scherman, Lincoln Lyson and Gage Scherman each finished with red ribbons.

Lord captures overall PRCA crown at fair Staff Report

With a strong performance in steer wrestling and team roping Eli Lord of Rapid City won the all-around Cowboy title at the Fallon County Fair rodeo competition in Baker. In bareback riding, Clayton Bigelow rode Continental Drift to a win with 87 points, followed by Richmond Champion just one-half point behind with 86.5 total. Tanner Aus and Nate McFadden both scored 84 points to finish in a tie for third place. In steer wrestling, there was a tie with Riley Reiss, Cade Stanton and Dylan Schroeder each finishing with a 3.2 second time. There was also a tie for fourth between Walt Arnold and Tanner Milan, each timed in 3.4 seconds. In team roping, Levi Simpson and ShayDixon Carroll pulled

out a narrow 4.4 second win, just one-tenth of a second ahead of Eli Lord and Levi O’Keefe, who were one-tenth of a second ahead of Shawn Bessette and Matt Robertson. Logan Hay won the saddle bronc riding competition with 88.5 points atop Rock Star, while Ryder Wright was just one-half point behind with a scored of 88 points. Colt Gordon scored 87 points to take third place. In tie-down roping, it was Shane Hanchey winning a tight competition with a a time of 7.7 seconds. There was a three-way tie for second between Colton Farquer, Marty Yates and Haven Meged, each timed at 7.8 seconds. Colt Papy and Lucas Potter tied for fifth with a time of 7.9 seconds. Dona Kay Rule won the barrel racing competition with a

time of 16.08 seconds, beating out Jessica Routier (16.26) and Tiany Schuster (16.28). In steer roping, it was Chet Herren, 34.9 seconds on three head, to pull out the victory. He won the third round and placed sixth in the second round. Rocky Patterson was second with a combined time of 37.8 seconds while Shay Good was third with a combined time of 39.3 second. In the final event of the day Sunday, it was Caleb McMillan picking up the win in bull riding with 85 points on C5 Rodeo’s Director Assistant. Trey Kimzey placed second with a score of 84.5. Roscoe Jarboe took third with a score of 84 points.

August 21, 2020

Fallon County Times

10 YEARS AGO Friday, Aug. 20, 2010 --

Dave Mahon will assume the position of Baker Public Schools Elementary Principal. Dave graduated from Baker High School in 1984. He was vice principal at the high school from 1997-2002 and elementary principal for the 2002-03 school year. . .Chandler Losing attended the National Youth Leadership Forum-Medicine held on the campus of Bentley University, Boston, MA. . .Vina Varner will celebrate her 80th birthday Sept. 5. . .Mason and Kaden Kuntz, twins of Dirk and Lori Kuntz of Baker, competed in the Hershey Track & Field North American Final Meeting Aug 7 in Hershey, PA. They were among 450 athletes who competed.

20 YEARS AGO Thursday, August 25, 2000 --

The all-class reunion of Baker High School was well attended with alumni of every age traveling from far and near. Hundreds of people attended Thursday’s alumni barbecue. Traveling the farthest was 1959 graduate Lory Bruggeman Neser who came all the way from Hawaii. The oldest graduate attending the reunion was Ida Gunderson Wild of Baker. She graduated from BHS in 1928. . .Due to dry conditions around the area, the Carter County wagon train scheduled to take place Sept. 1-3 has been canceled. . .Fallon County Times’ drawing for free tickets to the Mark Chesnutt Concert and Fallon County Fair rodeo tickets were won by Gloria Pauly and Kourtney Hanley. . .An 80th birthday party for Bill Sleeth will be held Sept. 3. . .An art exhibit by local artist Edith Carlson is on display at the Bank of Baker. . .New owners of the auction market in Baker are Marty and Robin Asay and Dixon Scott. The auction market has been renamed New West Livestock Exchange and will move the regular sale day to Monday instead of Tuesday. . .Justin O’Connor had the grand champion market beef at the Fallon County Fair. Katy Sparks had the grand champion market swine; Mike Murphy - grand champion sheep; Tiara Johnson - grand champion poultry; and Maria Hayden - grand champion market rabbit. . .High temperatures last week made football practice particularly hard.

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30 YEARS AGO

Thursday, August 23, 1990 --

year class reunion last weekend with a total of 40 class members present out of a possible 86 who graduated together - the largest class in school history.

50 YEARS AGO Thursday, August 20, 1970 --

August 22, firemen were summoned to a fire at the home of Leo and Darline Ketterling. Deputy Fire Marshal Jim Leaf of Glendive has listed a faulty lamp cord as the cause of the fire. Very little, if anything was salvaged from the home. . .Dr. Bob Cornelius is pictured with an unusual patient - a 20 day old baby ostrich. He performed surgery on it to correct a 90 degree lateral rotation of the right leg. The baby is doing fine. . .Fallon County’s oldest citizen, 99 year old Stella Plummer, rode in the Fallon County Fair Parade in a carriage belonging to Stevenson and Sons. . .Jon Neumann, son of Mr. and Mrs. Bob Neumann, is among soldiers serving in Saudi Arabia. . .“Pretty Woman” is showing at the Baker Drive-In Theater. . .Winners of the 1990 Fair Parade were: 1st - Julie’s Flowers and Gift (Commercial), 2nd - Sheldon Rediske (Vintage Car), 1st - Fertile Prairie (4-H Club Youth). . .The Nitty Gritty Dirt Band did a terrific job of entertaining at the Saturday night show at the fair this year. According to Howard Breitbach, who has handled ticket sales for many years, all but a few of the 1,088 grandstand seats were sold for the first show and 90-95 percent of the grandstand seats were sold for the second show

40 YEARS AGO Thursday, August 21, 1980 --

Fair crowds near record numbers despite rain. The first day of the fair was occupied all day long by drenching rains, causing the Demolition Derby to be cancelled. . .Word has been received on the death of Bernard Martin of Marmarth, Aug. 20. . .Baker Hangar Club will be holding their annual fly-in Aug. 23 at the local airport. . .Tana LaBree, a 17 year old senior, competed in the queen contest at the National High School Rodeo Finals held in Yakima, WA. Tana was third runner-up. . .Plevna schools open Aug. 25 - Baker schools Aug. 27. . . Mr. and Mrs. Edgar Boucher will celebrate their 50th wedding anniversary Aug. 31. . .A Johnson family reunion was held at Camp Needmore Aug. 8-10. . .Ferrel family reunion will be held Aug. 24 at the Fallon County Fair building. . .Graduating class of 1970 held their ten

Winners of the golf tournament were Mrs. Beryl Jensen, Mrs. Margaret Jensen and Mrs. Don Groshans. Other winners included Mrs. Bruce Dahl, Ruth Sterns, Mrs. Bob Anderson, Liz Mauer and Mrs. Robert Lindstrom. . .The 1970 football season is at hand with players already practicing for the first game of the season to be held here with Broadus Sept. 4. Coach Bill Donovan assisted by Doug Dundas has the season’s players working out twice a day. . .Winners of the Lions Club float parade for the fair were the Sturdy Stitchers 4-H Club and second the Links of Luck in youth groups. In commercial floats, first place was the Bank of Baker, second place was the National Bank and third went to Russell’s Clothing.

60 YEARS AGO

Thursday, August 18, 1960 --

Attending 4-H Club Congress this week in Bozeman will be Juliet Birtic in a demonstration entitled “Operation Packing”. Delila Fried in music, Bee Greenlee in a meat identification workshop, Sharon Duffield in dress revue, Kenneth Duffield in the tractor driving contest and Donald Rieger will judge sheep. . .Larry Bender will teach commercial subjects and English in the Baker school system this year. . .Finishing preparations are being made for the Fallon County Fair this weekend. Chariot racing will be featured this year along with the usual carnival, night shows and rodeos. . .All is ready for the opening of the Baker Schools Aug. 29. L. W. Heftie, superintendent, says there will be an important meeting for the faculty Aug. 27.

70 YEARS AGO

Thursday, August 24, 1950 --

80 YEARS AGO Thursday, August 22, 1940 --

August 15 the Fallon County Democratic Central Committee met in the courtroom to organize. Odin Myhre was named chairman, Ursella Bickle vice chairman, Doris Jensen secretary, Flace S. Phebus treasurer. . .Mr. and Mrs. Cliff Cate left Wednesday for Sidney to make their home. . .The following bids concerning the Fallon County Fair to be held soon were published: 168 reserved seats will be available for the fair. The charge will be 50 cents per seat. The remainder of the grandstand seats will be 35 cents. Don’t forget to be in front of the grandstand Sunday with your act for the fair show tryouts.

90 YEARS AGO Thursday, August 21, 1930 --

To attend Grand Chapter of Order of Eastern Star to be held this week in Missoula are Mrs. H. S. Proctor and Mrs. Paul Hubbard. At Missoula they will join Mrs. Evelyn Hitch, also a delegate. Mrs. Lloyd Owen and Mrs. Lewis LaCross will also attend. . .C. C. Conser of Plevna was named county chairman of the Republican Central Committee. . .Every night will be children’s night at the Fallon County Fair this year, according to L. F. Bruggeman, president in connection with the big fireworks spectacle, “Festival of Fire”.

100 YEARS AGO Thursday, August 19, 1920 --

Lt. Ely of the North Dakota Aero Co. returned from Ismay Thursday afternoon with his machine and found a number of people eager for a ten cent ride. . .Harold Thayer, who lived several years near Plevna, met with his death in Iowa while horseback riding. . .There will be two new studies at the high school this year - agricultural training by H. O. Hembre and normal training by Miss Susan Klinkhammer. . .Primary Election will be held Aug. 24.

There will be no thoroughbred races at the Fallon County Fair this year. Horses registered in the Jockey Club will not be eligible to race. All races and contests have to be ridden with western saddles and bridles with a minimum weight of 150 pounds. Eight races are scheduled for the fair each day with purses ranging from $20 to $100. . .The Baker Good Luck Girls 4-H Club presented the city park with a table and bench. They were placed there this week and painted.

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August 21, 2020

Fallon County Times

2020 Fallon County Rodeo Results

Records set at local rodeo

The number of rodeo records set at the Fallon County Fair & Rodeo in Baker Aug. 15 - 16 was four! The records broken were for total payout ($211,398), tiedown roping (7.7 seconds), steer wrestling (3.2 seconds) and steer roping (9.2 seconds).

“Be Counted”

Fallon County Library is a 2020 Census “Be Counted” location. The library staff will be happy to help you navigate the census website to complete the census questionnaire. The Census Bureau will also have a representative at the Fallon County Library on Tuesday, Aug. 18 and Tuesday, Aug. 25’” to answer questions and help you complete the census online. The FCL staff will continue to assist you through the end of September, with a full week of “It’s Not too Late to be Counted” happening at the library Sept. 21 - 26. Remember your participation counts, “Be Counted”. For every Montanan counted, the State of Montana receives $2,000 a year in federal funding. Over the next ten years, that adds up to $20,000 per person counted. These funds will be used in every Montana county for medical assistance, educational support, city and county infrastructure, highway planning and over 300 additional programs. Census data is also used to define legislative and school districts. It is also used to apportion seats in the US House of Representatives. Montana is one of the states that could gain another representative so getting a complete count is more important than ever. The Fallon County Library is open Monday - Friday from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. Stop by anytime the library is open to receive help in completing the 2020 Census.

All-around cowboy: Eli Lord, steer wrestling and team roping. Bareback riding: 1. Clayton Biglow, 87 points; 2. Richmond Champion, 86.5 points; 3. (tie) Tanner Aus and Nate McFadden, 84 points; 5. Cole Reiner, 83 points; 6. (tie) Caleb Bennett and Jesse Pope, 82.5 points; 8. Spur Lacasse, 82 points. Steer wrestling: 1. (tie) Riley Reiss, Cade Staton and Dylan Schroeder, 3.2 seconds; 4. (tie) Walt Arnold and Tanner Milan, 3.3 seconds; 6. Curtis Cassidy, 3.5 seconds; 7. (tie) Will Lummus and Jacob Edler, 3.6 seconds; 9. (tie) Cody Devers and Rowdy Parrott, 3.7 seconds. Team roping: 1. Levi Simpson/Shay Dixon Carroll, 4.4 seconds; 2. Eli Lord/Levi O’Keeffe, 4.5 seconds; 3. Shawn Bessette/Matt Robertson, 4.6 seconds; 4. (tie) Derick Fleming/Ike Folsom and Riley Minor/Brady Minor, 4.7 seconds; 6. (tie) Cory Clark/Wyatt Cox and Jon Peterson/Cash Hetzel, 4.8 seconds; 8. (tie) Paul David Tierney/Matt Kasner, Tyler Wade/ Billie Jack Saebens and Matt

Sherwood/Trey Yates, 4.9 seconds. Saddle bronc riding: 1. Logan Hay, 88.5 points; 2. Ryder Wright, 88 points; 3. Colt Gordon, 87 points; 4. (tie) Chase Brooks and Wade Sundell, 86 points; 6. (tie) Jake Finlay, Kolby Wanchuk and Layton Green, 84.5 points. Tie-down roping: 1. Shane Hanchey, 7.7 seconds; 2. (tie) Colton Farquer, Marty Yates and Haven Meged, 7.8 seconds; 5. (tie) Colt Papy and Lucas Potter, 7.9 seconds; 7. Westyn Hughes, 8.1 seconds; 8. Blake Ash, 8.2 seconds; 9. (tie) Zack Jongbloed and Kyle Lucas, 8.3 seconds. Barrel racing: 1. Dona Kay Rule, 16.08 seconds; 2. Jessica Routier, 16.26 seconds; 3. Tiany Schuster, 16.28 seconds; 4. Lisa Lockhart, 16.38 seconds; 5. Ashley Castleberry, 16.46 seconds; 6. Ryann Pedone, 16.47 seconds; 7. Stevi Hillman, 16.50 seconds; 8. Lisa Anderson, 16.51 seconds; 9. Stephanie Curtis, 16.53 seconds; 10. Megan Swint, 16.56 seconds; 11. (tie) Erin Williams and Terri Kaye Kirkland, 16.60 seconds; 13. Lois Ferguson, 16.61 sec-

onds; 14. Ivy Hurst, 16.62 seconds; 15. Cally Goyins, 16.66 seconds. Steer roping: First round: 1. Landon McClaugherty, 10.0 seconds; 2. J. P. Wickett, 11.0 seconds; 3. (tie) Billy Good and Vin Fisher Jr., 11.5 seconds; 5. (tie) Jess Tierney and Trenton Johnson, 12.0 seconds. Second round: 1. (tie) Reo Lohse and Tuf Cooper, 9.2 seconds; 3. Landon McClaugherty, 10.3 seconds; 4. Taylor Santos, 10.5 seconds; 5. Scott Snedecor, 10.8 seconds; 6. Chet Herren, 11.1 seconds. Third round: 1. Chet Herren, 10.2 seconds; 2. Billy Good, 10.3 seconds; 3. Vin Fisher Jr., 10.9 seconds; 4. (tie) Jess Tierney and Jim Locke, 11.7 seconds; 6. (tie) Bill Benson and Thomas Smith, 12.3 seconds. Average: 1. Chet Herren, 34.9 seconds on three head; 2. Rocky Patterson, 37.8 seconds; 3. Shay Good, 39.3 seconds; 4. Jim Locke, 39.7 seconds; 5. Jess Tierney, 46.6 seconds; 6. Connor McNeil, 52.5 seconds. Bull riding: 1. Caleb McMillan, 85 points; 2. Trey Kimzey, 84.5 points; 3. Ros-

coe Jarboe, 84 points; 4. Tyler Bingham, 81 points; 5. (tie) Chase Dougherty and Levi Gray, 80.5 points; 7. Parker Breding, 76.5 points; 8. (tie) Stetson Wright, Josh Frost and Sage Kimzey, 74 points. Breakaway roping: First round: 1. Jessica Magilke, 2.10 seconds; 2. (tie) Willow Nicholas, JJ Hampton, Samantha Jorgenson and Joey Williams, 2.20 seconds; 6. (tie) Tracey Bolich, Macy Fuller and Gracely Speth, 2.30 seconds. Second round: 1. Amanda Coleman, 2.20 seconds; 2. Kirby Eppert, 2.30 seconds; 3. Rickie Engesser, 2.40 seconds; 4. Talli Pokorny, 2.50 seconds; 5. Brenda White, 2.80 seconds; 6. Willow Nicholas, 12.00 seconds; 7. Macy Fuller, 12.10 seconds; 8. Sarah Morrissey, 12.30 seconds. Average: 1. Kirby Eppert, 4.80 seconds; 2. Talli Pokorny, 5.10 seconds; 3. Amanda Coleman, 5.20 seconds; 4. Rickie Engesser, 5.50 seconds; 5. Brenda White, 5.60 seconds; 6. Willow Nicholas, 14.20 seconds; 7. Macy Fuller, 14.40 seconds; 8. Sarah Morrissey, 15.30 seconds.

Fallon County 4-H - FFA Livestock Sale MARKET BEEF

Owner

FRIEND OF 4-H & FFA PLAQUES

Plate

Price

4-H Plaque (Proceeds support the 4-H program in Fallon County)

$1,000.00 D&M Solutions

Baker FFA (Proceeds support the Baker FFA Program)

$1,000.00 Prairie Fuels

4-H Plaque (Proceeds support the 4-H program in Fallon County)

$1,600.00 Baker Metal

Plevna FFA (Proceeds support the Plevna FFA Program)

$1,800.00 Prairie Fuels

MARKET SWINE

Owner

Weight

Jessica Stark (Grand) 285 Jordan Paul (Reserve) 234 Jaeda Paul (Grand Carcass) 244 Kaytlynn Gaub(Reserve Carcass) 277 Austin Gaub 230 Cole Rost 310 Kacee Moore 223 Canden Coulter 293 Tylee Rieger 335 Trinity Rieger 213 Jenna Paul 251 Cade Huft 294 Tryppton Sander 352 Emmalyn Miller 230 Emily Sonsalla 250 Lukas Rost 270 Sidny Scherman 385 Gentre Coulter 255 Jolyn Rost 257 Riley Pettersen 300 Turk Rieger 277 Chase Follmer 252 Clay Rost 243 Zoie Rost 300 Kinch Rost 300 Tucker Miller 300 Jaxyn Lyson 215 Kennedy Lyson 245 Chance Follmer 275 Logan Scherman 352 Lincoln Lyson 241 Gage Scherman 342

Owner

Price/lb $8.00 $4.50 $5.00 $6.00 $4.25 $4.00 $6.00 $5.50 $4.75 $7.00 $5.00 $4.25 $4.00 $5.75 $5.50 $4.50 $2.75 $5.50 $4.25 $4.75 $5.00 $6.50 $4.75 $4.50 $4.25 $4.75 $6.50 $6.00 $5.75 $3.50 $9.00 $5.50

Buyer

Rick Stark Grasslands Federal Credit Union Eileen Rieger Agri Insurance Bank of Baker Farmer’s Union Oil - Beach ND & Baker MT Baker Metal & Recycling Lohoff Cattle Co. Ag Partners LLC Insurance Store Muggli Bro Feeds Russells Clothing Badlands Electric Bank of Baker Spiffy’s Rost & MacKay Fencing Gary Singer Insurance Store Rost & MacKay Fencing Bank of Baker Bank of Baker Malcom Ranch LLC Steven Sieverson Diamond J Redi Mix Spring Creek Supply Adamson & Sons Bowman Dentist D&M Solutions CnC Spring Creek Supply Spartan Bus Tara Turbiville

MARKET POULTRY

Cheyanna Dame (Grand) Reese Lecoe (Reserve) Sidny Scherman Trevin Lecoe Sophia Schumacher Claire Schumacher Gage Scherman Lukas Rost Logan Scherman Clay Rost Cole Rost Kinch Rost Jolyn Rost Zoie Rost

Owner

Buyer

Neveah Burns (Grand) Sidny Scherman (Reserve) Kambryn Steen Canden Coulter Gage Scherman Logan Scherman Emily Sonsalla Isaiah Burns

Price/Hd $300.00 $300.00 $100.00 $350.00 $375.00 $450.00 $150.00 $150.00 $125.00 $150.00 $175.00 $175.00 $175.00 $225.00

Buyer

Hanging W Meats Hanging W Meats Pifers Auction Morning Star Pumping Service Sparks Herefords CT Excavation Baker Metal & Recycling Rost & MacKay Fencing Blonde Streak Boutique Rost & MacKay Fencing Rost & MacKay Fencing Rost & MacKay Fencing Rost & MacKay Fencing Rost & MacKay Fencing

MARKET RABBIT Price/Hd $200.00 $125.00 $100.00 $325.00 $300.00 $150.00 $250.00 $225.00

Buyer

Brosz. Engineering Baker Metal & Recycling Farmer’s Union Oil - Beach ND & Baker MT D&M Solutions Welter Consulting Farmer’s Union Oil - Beach ND & Baker MT Dakota Community Trust S&A Trucking

Thank you for purchasing an animal from our 4-H & FFA Youth. We greatly appreciate your support!

Nicholas Schallenberger (Grand) Zoie Rost (Reserve) Jaeda Paul (Grand Carcass) Avery O’Connor (Reserve Carcass) Dacy Buerkle Chloe Tudor Mattie Mastel Madison O’Connor Jolyn Rost Sidny Scherman Kinch Rost Jordan Paul Tucker Miller Jenna Paul Julia Schallenberger Cole Rost Colton Turbiville Kalob Bollinger Gentre Coulter Clay Rost Madison Butori Nick Buerkle Emily Sonsalla Cadence Brown Miles O’Connor Trinity Rieger Cooper O’Connor Tucker Turbiville Whitney Thielen Turk Rieger Halle Brown Logan Scherman

Owner

Weight 714

Bank of Baker Grasslands Federal Credit Union Dakota Dental F&D Oilfield Insurance Store Ryan’s Processing Frontier Travel Center F&D Oilfield Blonde Steak Boutique Spring Creek Supply Western Ranch Supply Crescent Cross Ranch Bank of Baker Diamond J Redi Mix Baker Metal & Recycling Fred Hoff Spiffy’s Ryan’s Processing Diamond J Construction Agri Insurance Diamond J Redi Mix Farmer’s Union Oil - Beach ND & Baker MT Pifers Auction Northside Trucking Miles City Livestock Ken Stabler Trucking Mike Wacker Trucking Bank of Baker West Plains Farmer’s Union Oil - Baker MT Brown Ranch Mitchell’s Crane & Trucking

Price/lb $4.00

Buyer

Diamond J Construction

MARKET SHEEP

Jessica Stark (Grand/Reserve Carcass) Mia Klaboe (Reserve) Tucker Turbiville (Grand Carcass) Logan Scherman Chloe Tudor Sidny Scherman Jenna Paul Jordan Paul Gage Scherman Jaeda Paul Clay Rost Cheyanne Dame Emily Sonsalla Sophia Tudor Kinch Rost Nevaeh Burns Jolyn Rost

Owner

$5.25 $2.75 $3.00 $6.75 $2.25 $2.75 $2.50 $2.25 $2.50 $2.25 $2.50 $2.25 $2.75 $1.75 $3.00 $2.00 $3.25 $2.75 $4.00 $2.00 $1.75 $2.00 $1.85 $2.00 $3.25 $4.25 $4.75 $2.50 $2.75 $2.75 $3.00 $2.50

1,463 1,519 1,221 1,515 1,310 1,147 1,381 1,460 1,570 1,132 1,400 1,514 1,223 1,340 1,425 1,629 1,216 1,290 1,495 1,405 1,548 1,270 1,291 1,467 1,510 1,414 1,570 1,400 1,138 1,157 1,314 1,001

MARKET BEEF (MINI)

Gage Scherman

Owner

Price/lb Buyer

Weight

Weight 140 125 129 110 132 116 133 125 101 155 108 130 124 125 100 105 95

Price/lb $12.00 $6.75 $5.75 $7.00 $6.00 $6.50 $5.00 $5.00 $5.75 $4.50 $7.00 $7.50 $7.75 $8.00 $12.00 $6.50 $7.50

Buyer

Agri Insurance Dakota Community Gooseneck Implements Runnings Batterman Law Farmer’s Union Oil - Beach ND & Baker MT CT Excavation Bracket Butte Ranch Southeast Electric Praire Fuels Runnings Spartan Bus Dakota Western Bank Diamond S Cattle Batterman Law Zac Haring Jason Griffith

MARKET GOATS

Mia Klaboe (Grand/Carcass) Colton Turbiville (Reserve/Carcass) Kane Olsen Clay Rost Kinch Rost Cord Olsen Zoie Rost Tucker Turbiville Cole Rost Joyln Rost Logan Scherman Gage Scherman Sidny Scherman

Price/Hd $225.00 $450.00 $300.00 $250.00 $350.00 $350.00 $425.00 $950.00 $325.00 $350.00 $325.00 $325.00 $300.00

Buyer

Dakota Community Dakota Western Bank Big Hill Boarding Baker Metal & Recyling Farmer’s Union Oil - Beach ND & Baker MT D&M Solutions Farmers Union- Beach ND Spiffy’s Rost & MacKay Fencing Rost & MacKay Fencing Farmer’s Union Oil- Beach ND & Baker MT S&A Trucking Brosz. Engineering

Fallon County 4-H & FFA Youth would like to thank the following:

Randy Searer & Scott Bachmeier for auctioneering Insurance Store for providing livestock insurance for Market Livestock. Roddy and Juanita Rost & Spring Creek Supply for furnishing hay for the livestock exhibitors. Leslie Bohle of Bohle Images for taking our market animal pictures. If you choose to take possession of the animal, the ownership begins at the time of your winning bid. The youth will continue to provide feed and care until Sunday afternoon when possession will be turned over to the buyer as is. At that time the 4-H and FFA youth is no longer responsible for the future care, feed or processing of your purchased animal. We will help in providing transportation of animals to local processors.

Thank you for supporting our 4-H and FFA Youth!

August 21, 2020

Fallon County Times

Flattening the curve The Different Types of IRAs available on Chronic Wasting Disease By Jim Cusimano, Big Sky Financial Planning Group

By Tom Puchlerz

It’s cool this morning. There is a different feel to the air. The days are slowly getting shorter, my bird dogs are getting restless and I am listening for that first bugle of a bull elk down in the river bottom. It’s that time when I, and all hunters, anxiously prepare for the glorious days we spend pursuing our quarry in the forests and uplands of our Montana. But this year things are different, and as we take to the field we must acknowledge that difference and change our behavior for the sake of the hunt, our wildlife and our fellow hunters. Over the past six months Montanans have gotten a lesson in “flattening the curve” and as a state we’re working hard to keep Covid 19’s spread to a minimum. We’ve learned the importance of social distancing and surveillance testing. It’s a lesson we can use to protect our deer, elk and moose from Chronic Wasting Disease, the always-fatal neurological condition that was first detected here in 2017 and is spreading across the state. As we’ve learned, social distancing is essential to limit the spread of Covid 19 in people. That means being physically separated by enough space to prevent transmission. We’ve had to work from home, shut down large swaths of our economy and limit gatherings. It’s been tough, but necessary. As with Covid 19, keeping large concentrations of wild deer and elk from occurring is critical in limiting the spread of CWD. The disease is spread through bodily fluids and direct contact between animals, so when they’re concentrated in large groups it’s far more likely to spread. As there is no known immunity and the disease is always fatal, our only option is to reduce the density of game in areas with a high prevalence of CWD. It’s a difficult proposition, because as hunters and wildlife enthusiasts we all like to have an abundance of animals. Testing, like with COVID 19, plays a critical role in the management of CWD. With a robust, proactive testing program for hunter-harvested animals we can detect areas with higher prevalence of CWD and focus on these hotspots to lower the spread. Montana is off to a good start since the first detection of CWD in 2017. Last year large scale testing occurred for the first time and the roughly 7,000 animals sampled showed an infection rate of 2 percent. That’s a level we can live with and we need to keep it there. So, what can we do as individual hunters? First, do not inadvertently spread the disease. This happens by transporting and disposing game carcasses improperly. Montana just updated its statewide regulation on the transport of game carcasses and requires them to be either left in the field or disposed of in a Class One landfill in the area where the animal was killed. Second, report any animals that show signs of CWD (i.e.: underweight, confusion, stumbling) and participate in the state’s proactive testing program of hunter harvested animals. Finally, keep informed about CWD prevalence in areas you hunt. Do your part in keeping animals dispersed by participating in hunts designed to keep large groups of animals from congregating and by supporting hunter access initiatives that keep our elk and deer well distributed on the landscape during our liberal general hunting season. As hunters, we must be committed to doing our part to ”flatten the curve on CWD.” Tom Puchlerz is a retired biologist with the U.S. Forest Service. He serves as president of the Montana Wildlife Federation.

This popular retirement savings vehicle comes in several varieties. What don’t you know? Many Americans know about Roth and traditional IRAs, but there are other types of Individual Retirement Arrangements. Here’s a quick look at all the different types of IRAs: Traditional IRAs (occasionally called deductible IRAs) are the “original” IRAs. In most cases, contributions to a traditional IRA are tax deductible: they reduce your taxable income, and as a consequence, your federal income taxes. Earnings in a traditional IRA grow tax deferred until they are withdrawn, but they will be taxed upon withdrawal, and those withdrawals must begin after the IRA owner reaches age 72 I.R.S. penalties and income taxes may apply on withdrawals taken prior to age 59 1/2. 1 Roth IRAs do not feature tax-deductible contributions, but they offer many potential perks for the future. Like a traditional IRA, they feature tax-deferred growth and compounding. Unlike a traditional IRA, the account contributions may be withdrawn at any time without being taxed, and the earnings may be withdrawn, tax-free, once the IRA owner is older than 59½ and has owned the IRA for at least five years. An original owner of a Roth IRA never has to make mandatory withdrawals after age 70 1/2. In addition, a Roth IRA owner may keep contributing to the account after age 72, so long as he or she has earned income. (A high income may prevent an individual from making Roth IRA contributions.) 1, 2 Some traditional IRA owners convert their traditional IRAs into Roth IRAs. Taxes need to

be paid once these conversions are made.1 SIMPLE IRAs are traditional IRAs used in a SIMPLE plan, a type of retirement plan for businesses with 100 or fewer workers. Employers and employees can make contributions to SIMPLE IRA accounts. The annual contribution limit for a SIMPLE IRA is more than twice that of a regular traditional IRA. 3 SEP-IRAs are Simplified Employee Pension-Individual Retirement Arrangements. These traditional IRAs are used in SEP plans, set up by an employer for employees, and funded only with employer contributions. 4 Spousal IRAs really do not exist as a distinct IRA type. The term actually refers to a rule that lets non-working spouses make traditional or Roth IRA contributions as long as the other spouse works and the couple files joint federal tax returns. 1 Inherited IRAs are Roth or traditional IRAs inherited from their original owner by either a spousal or non-spousal beneficiary. The rules for Inherited IRAs are very complex. Surviving spouses have the option to roll over IRA assets they inherit into their own IRAs, but other beneficiaries do not. No contributions can be made to Inherited IRAs, which are also sometimes called Beneficiary IRAs. 5 Group IRAs are simply traditional IRAs offered by employers, unions, and other employee associations to their employees, administered through trusts. 6 Rollover IRAs (occasionally called conduit IRAs) are IRAs created to store assets distributed from another qualified retirement plan, often an employer-sponsored retirement plan. If the original plan were a Roth, then a Roth IRA must be created for the rollover. Assets from a non-Roth plan may be rolled over into a Roth

IRA, but the rollover will be viewed as a Roth conversion by the Internal Revenue Service. 6, 7 Education IRAs are now mainly referred to by their proper name: the Coverdell ESA. A Coverdell ESA is a vehicle that helps middle-class investors save for a child’s education. Taxes are deferred on the assets saved and invested through the account. Contributions to a Coverdell ESA are not deductible, but withdrawals are tax-free, provided they are used to pay for qualified higher education expenses. 8 Consult a qualified financial professional regarding your IRA options. There are many choices available, and it is vital that you understand how your choice could affect your financial situation. No one IRA is the “right” IRA for everyone, so do your homework and seek advice before you proceed. Citations. 1 - thestreet.com/story/14545108/1/traditional-or-roth-ira-or-both.html [4/4/18] 2 forbes.com/sites/catherineschnaubelt/2018/04/25/choosing-the-bestira-to-maximize-your-retirement-savings/ [4/25/18] 3 fool.com/retirement/2017/10/28/2018-simple-ira-limits.aspx [10/28/17] 4 - investopedia.com/university/retirementplans/sepira/ [11/14/17] 5 - investopedia.com/terms/i/inherited_ira. asp [4/30/18] 6 - fool.com/retirement/iras/the-eleventypes.aspx [4/30/18] 7 - investor.vanguard.com/401k-rollover/options [4/30/18] 8 - investopedia.com/terms/c/coverdellesa. asp [4/30/18]

MSU Extension suggests estate planning tools for owners of pets, service or companion animals Whether companion animals, service animals or pets, animals play an important part in the lives of many Montanans. According to Montana State University Extension, animal owners can use estate planning tools to ensure their pets continue to receive proper care if the owner becomes incapacitated or dies. In Montana, a pet is “any domesticated animal normally maintained in or near the household of its owner.” Marsha Goetting, MSU Extension family economics specialist, said a pet is considered tangible personal property just like other material goods such as cars or jewelry. When a pet owner dies, pets pass to beneficiaries by provisions in an owner’s will, by directives in an owner’s trust doc-

ument, or by a priority list of heirs contained in the Montana Uniform Probate Code if an owner doesn’t have a will or trust. “First, choose a willing caregiver and make a care plan for your pet that will lower your pet’s stress in the first days after you are gone,” said Wendy Wedum, Pondera County Extension agent. “Having your wishes written down will help your heirs avoid potential problems.” A Montana honorary trust for pets is valid for 21 years, even if an owner writes a longer term in the trust document. The trust terminates after 21 years or when the pet dies, whichever comes first. Unless indicated in the trust document, Goetting and Wedum explained, the trustee may not use any portion

of the principal or income from the trust for any other use than for the pet’s care. Goetting said pet owners have choices when funding a pet trust. Funds could come from a payableon-death designation, or POD, on financial accounts to the pet trust. Another option is a transfer-ondeath registration, or TOD, with the pet trust as beneficiary for stocks, bonds, mutual funds and annuities. The owner could also direct the trustee in the pet trust document to sell assets, such as a vehicle, house or boat, and place those funds in the trust for the pet’s care. Another source of funding is life insurance. A Montana pet is not considered a person, so it can’t be a beneficiary of a life insurance policy. But a pet owner may fund

a pet trust by naming the trustee as the beneficiary of a life insurance policy. A pet owner also may have a percentage of an existing policy payable to the pet trust. “Pet owners should consult with an attorney and/or life insurance agent about the correct way of naming the trustee of a pet trust as a beneficiary of a life insurance policy,” Wedum said. More information can be found in the MontGuide “Estate Planning Tools for Pet Owners and Companion or Service Animals” at https:// store.msuextension.org/publications/FamilyFinancialManagement/MT201405HR.pdf. For those who do not have computer access, copies are available from county Extension or reservation offices.

CARTER COUNTY 4-H/FFA LIVESTOCK SALE Carter County 4-H/FFA Youth would like to thank the following:

Dave and Lynn Williams for the use of their scale to weigh the market livestock. St. Onge Livestock for Auctioneering. Powder River/Carter County Farm Bureau for donating water & sponsoring top carcass awards. The Insurance Store for providing livestock insurance to market livestock. Carter County Fair Board for all their hard work. Prickly Pear Photography for taking pictures. Mid-Rivers for the Fair T-Shirts. All youth selling animals have completed a Market Quality Assurance Program. This is their guarantee to you that their animals have received the best possible care and all medications have been administered according to label instructions.

Thank you for supporting our 4-H and FFA Youth!

MARKET BEEF Name Turner Tooke Heather LaBree Heidi Labree Colt Jesperson Ella Wright Grafton Bonsell Cardell Laughery Tucker Tooke Royce Tooke Hannah LaBree Katie Tooke Corlan Laughery Cordelia Cofer Brennen Bonsell Bella Jensen Kasyn Buckley Travis Schallenberger Nasya O’Conner Tyra O’Conner Preston Jensen

Weight 1,275 1,360 1,215 1,355 1,105 1,320 1,350 1,390 1,190 1,300 1,355 1,395 1,115 1,275 1,350 1,560 1,310 1,390 1,270 1,325

MARKET SHEEP Name Colyn Higgins Hannah LaBree Cortland O’Connor Nasya O’Connor Heather LaBree Darin Schallenberger Quinton Kalstrom Bella Jensen Preston Jensen Roger Beach Heidi LaBree Travis Shallenberger Keenan McInerney Tiernan O’Connor

Weight 150 125 115 115 130 120 135 130 100 120 130 115 135 110

Ribbon Grand Reserve Blue Blue Blue Blue Blue Blue Blue Blue Blue Blue Blue Blue Blue Blue Blue Blue Blue Blue

Ribbon Grand Reserve Red Blue Blue Blue Blue Blue Blue Blue Blue Blue Blue Blue

Price/lb 3.00 2.50 3.50 2.75 2.75 2.75 2.75 2.50 2.25 2.35 2.25 2.25 2.00 2.00 2.50 2.00 2.60 2.25 2.50 3.00

Price/lb 9.25 9.25 10.75 10.00 6.75 5.00 5.75 7.00 7.50 4.75 9.75 5.00 5.00 11.50

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Buyer Kennedy Ranch Bank of Baker Alkali Inc. Fruit Service & Repair Inc. Keith Ranch Baker Metal & Recyling Box L Callte Co. Charles Brence Insurance Store of Baker Rodeo Rigs Scull Construction Melvin Wolenetz & Sons Inc. Schallenberger Lawn Service Baker Metal & Recyling Rodeo Rigs Rodeo Rigs Stockman Bank St. Onge Livestock Fischer Vet Service Agri Insurance

Buyer Southeast Electric Bank of Baker Fischer Vet Service Northwest Farm & Credit Alkali Inc. C&B Operations Waterland Hay & Grain Summit National Bank Farmers Union Oil - Beach, ND Fruit Service & Repair Inc. Ryan’s Iron Works Western Ranch Supply West Plains - Beach, ND Ag-Organic - Illinois

MARKET SWINE Name Sean Wolenetz Kasyn Buckley Darin Schallenberger Travis Schallenberger Colt Jesperson Keenan McInerney

Weight 315 205 325 270 315 285

Ribbon Grand Reserve Blue Blue Blue Blue

MARKET GOAT Name Travis Schallenberger Keenan McInerney

Ribbon Grand Reserve

Price/lb 8.00 7.00 1.75 2.75 6.00 4.10

Market Value $410.00 $310.00

MARKET RABBITS Name Keenan McInerney Colyn Higgins

Ribbon Grand Reserve

Price/Hd $250.00 $550.00

MARKET POULTRY

Name Roger Beach Keenan McInerney Quinton Kalstrom Preston Jensen Cortland

Ribbon Grand Reserve Red Red Red

Buyer Stockman Bank Keith Ranch Hammel Red Angus Inc. Alkali Inc A&A Stiew Wholesale Inc. Rodeo Rigs

Price/Hd $675.00 $350.00 $575.00 $625.00 $725.00

Buyer C&B Operations J&J Guide Service

Buyer Belle Fourche Livestock Summit National Bank Buyer Hanging W Meats O’Connor Crops & Cattle Summit National Bank Ag-Organic - Illinois Farmers Union Oil - Beach, ND

FRIEND OF 4-H PLAQUES Plate Friends of 4-H Plaque Friends of 4-H Plaque

Price $450.00 $400.00

Buyer Rod Tauck Spring Angus

CAKE AUCTION Name Colyn Higgins Keenan McInerney Heidi LaBree Hannah LaBree April DeFord Lily Schallenberger Cordelia Cofer Sage DeFord Samantha DeFord Tylinn Thomas Selah Johnston Elizabeth Hall Nasya O’Connor Tyra O’Connor Natalie Foxley Alivia Foxley

Ribbon Bid Price 1st Place $400.00 2nd Place $175.00 $425.00 $375.00 $310.00 $425.00 $400.00 $275.00 $300.00 $425.00 $300.00 $300.00 $325.00 $325.00 $385.00 $450.00

RESALE ANIMALS Name Carter County 4-H Council

Weight 285

Price/lb $335.00

Buyer Cross W Livestock LLC. Keenan McInerney Sparks Herefords DeGrand Angus Jardee Ranch Walker Livestock Mills Auction Service Jennifer Schallenberger Ellen Beach Hanging W Meats Myron Johnston Ranch Jess & Tessa Tauck Fischer Vet Service Fischer Vet Service Sparks Herefords Cornella Logging Buyer C & B Operations

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August 21, 2020

CLASSIFIEDS Call BoB HerBst 406-978-2233

N or t hwes t Real Es t ate Bob Herbst Box 1511 • Baker, MT 59313 406-778-2995 www.bakermtrealestate.com

HELP WANTED FARM/RANCH HELP WANTED: Located in the rolling hills between Baker and Ekalaka, MT with access to two great school systems! Base equivalent pay over $20/hr, includes remodeled older log home, utilities/ WiFi, option to run cows after the first year along with many benefits. Part-time position w/transportation reimbursed also available, hourly wage dependant on experience. Call or text 406-975-6236. 32-34c ____________________________ HELP WANTED: Beach Cooperative Grain Company is looking to fill a full-time position in our Baker, MT location. Job requirements are answering phones, helping customers, loading feed, dumping trucks, and general housekeeping. Job includes group health and dental insurance, life insurance, paid vacation, medical leave and 401(k). If interested, please call our office in Beach at 701-872-3761. 31-34c ____________________________ HELP WANTED: The City of Baker, Montana is accepting completed applications for the Position of Public Works Director. The applicant must possess the skills and experience necessary to operate heavy equipment used for repairs and maintenance of municipal street, water, sewer, refuse hauling systems

as well as assist and direct strenuous labor performed, under at times, adverse weather conditions. Prior supervisory experience is desired and evaluated on a case by case basis. The applicant shall possess a valid Montana Class III water and wastewater operator certificates or be able to obtain aforementioned certificates within a reasonable time following hire. The applicant must possess a valid Montana commercial vehicle endorsement or be able to obtain the endorsement within three months of hire. Employment is also conditioned on negative tests results for drugs and alcohol use. Pay is negotiable and commensurate with applicable job experience. Application form and a copy of the job description may be obtained at the Baker City Office 10 West Fallon Avenue Box 1512 Baker, MT 59313. Telephone 406-778-2692. Please return your completed application to the above location. Open until filled. The City of Baker is an Equal Employment Opportunity Employer. 34tfnc ____________________________ POSITION OPEN: The City of Baker, MT is accepting applications for one part-time employee in the Office of the City Clerk for the position of Utility Billing Technician. The applicant must possess the skills necessary to perform primarily city utility billing functions. The applicant must also be able to perform a variety of clerical duties,

frequent contact with the public, and coordinate with other city employees as necessary. This position requires adherence to accuracy and great attention to detail. The applicant shall possess a high school diploma or equivalent. Work experience or education in accounting, computer operation, and public contact will be beneficial. A complete job description and application form may be obtained at the City Clerk’s Office at 10 Fallon Avenue SW in Baker. The offer of employment will be contingent upon a successful background check. Completed application forms must be returned to the above location or mailed to City of Baker, P.O. Box 1512, Baker, MT 59313 prior to Tuesday, Sept. 1, 2020 at 5 p.m. The City of Baker is an Equal Employment Opportunity Employer. 34-35c

ESTATE SALE LARGE ESTATE SALE: Friday, Aug. 21 - Saturday, Aug. 22, 713 S. 2nd St. W. Material, yarn, old bottles. Free will offering. House for sale also. Antique glassware by appointment, 406-580-3419. 34c

FOR RENT FOR RENT: Three bedroom, 1 1/2 bath in Bowman. Close to school and hospital. Water and garbage included. For more information call 701-206-1259. 34p ____________________________ FOR RENT: Three bedroom, one bath, washer/dryer, AC. Very convenient location. Utility shed, chainlink fence. $1,000 monthly, smoke free, security deposit. Call 406-8913470. 34p

FALLON COUNTY EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITY:

If you are a service focused nursing professional seeking a rewarding career that also contributes to our community, you may be who we need! We are seeking a Staff Nurse for our Public Health department as our services and clientele continue to expand. This full-time position performs a variety of activities which protect and promote the health of our citizens. Provides a variety of skilled nursing services in venues including client homes, the Public Health office, public schools, and Fallon County Detention Center. We offer competitive wages and an excellent benefit package. Closing Date: Friday, August 28, 2020 at 5:00 p.m. Applications and a complete job description are available at the Human Resources office, 10 W. Fallon Avenue, Baker, Montana or online at falloncounty.net. Submit applications and a copy of current nursing license (resumes optional) to: Human Resources Manager, PO Box 846, Baker, Montana, 59313. Questions may be directed to Kim Cuppy 406-778-2824 or Julie Straub 406-778-8164

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The deadline to place classified advertising is 2 p.m. every Tuesday for that week’s publication. Call The Times today (406) 778-3344

WANTED WANT TO PURCHASE: Minerals and other oil/gas interests. Send details to: P.O. Box 13557, Denver, CO 80201. 36-38p

SPACE AVAILABLE SPACE AVAILABLE: Available September, past Runnings Store. Prime retail location, 12,000 square feet of retail space. Reasonable terms. Contact Ken Schell 406-6703317. 33-36c

CARD OF THANKS CARD OF THANKS: Our family would like to thank everyone who has been so thoughtful and kind in the past month as we experienced the loss of our dad, Gary Bruce, especially so soon after losing our mom. Your words, actions and prayers have truly lifted us up and we are forever grateful. Sincerely, Lori Kesinger and family Troy Bruce and family 34c ____________________________ CARD OF THANKS: Thank you to our neighbors and Baker Rural Fire Department for the prompt response to a fire in the road ditch started by a broken electrical line. Thank you to Southeast Electric for quickly repairing the line. It was much appreciated. Schweigert Ranch, Inc. 34p

LEGALS NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING The City Council of the City of Baker, MT will hold a public hearing at which time any person may appear to comment or submit written testimony concerning a proposal to raise 3.32 mills for the purpose of increased expenditures for the permissive medical levy for the employer share of group health insurance premiums. The passage of this

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proposal is subject to Montana Code Annotated 2-9-212. The hearing will be held Wednesday, Sept. 2, 2020 at 7 p.m. in the Fallon County Courtroom at 10 Fallon Ave. SW, Baker, MT. The person to contact for further information is City Clerk, Kevin Dukart at 406-778-2692. s/Kevin J. Dukart Clerk/Treasurer City of Baker 33-34c MNAXLP ____________________________ NOTICE OF MUNICIPAL BUDGET HEARING The City Council of the City of Baker has completed the preliminary operating budget and tax mill levy for Fiscal year 2021. Said budget is open for public inspection at the Office of the City Clerk at 10 Fallon Ave. SW in Baker, MT during regular business hours. The Baker City Council will hold a public hearing on said budget proposal at which time any person may appear to comment or submit written testimony concerning the proposal. The hearing will be held Wednesday, Sept. 2, 2020 at 7:15 p.m. in the Fallon County Courtroom at Fallon Ave. SW Baker, MT. The person to contact for further information is City Clerk., Kevin Dukart at 406-778-2692. Following said hearing the Baker City Council will consider Final adoption of the operation Budget for Fiscal year 2021. s/Kevin J. Dukart Clerk/Treasurer City of Baker 33-34c MNAXLP ____________________________ William D. Lamdin, III, MT Bar No. 2415 Dylan D. Crouse, MT Bar No. 56415081 Crowley Fleck PLLP 490 North 31st St., Ste. 500 P.O. Box 2529 Billings, MT 59103-2529 Tel: 406- 252-3441 blamdin@crowleyfleck.com dcrouse@crowleyfleck.com Attorneys for The Bank of Baker Montana Sixteenth Judicial District Fallon County, Montana THE BANK OF BAKER, a Montana banking corporation, Plaintiff, vs. FARON HENDERSON, GRASSLANDS FEDERAL CREDIT UNION, successor by merger to FALLON COUNTY FEDERAL CREDIT UNION, Defendants. Cause No.: DV 2019-35 Judge: Honorable Nickolas C. Murnion NOTICE OF SHERIFF’S SALE OF REAL PROPERTY TO BE SOLD at Sheriff’s Sale on the 9th day of September, 2020, at 10 o’clock a.m., at the FALLON COUNTY COURTHOUSE, 10 W FALLON AVE, BAKER, MT 59313, the following real property located in Fallon County, Montana, which is described as follows: Lot One and Lot Two of the LO-

HOF-GREEN ACRES ROAD MINOR SUBDIVISION, according to Minor Subdivision Plat No. 96079 thereof on file in the office of the Fallon County Clerk and Recorder, being a tract in the SE1/4 and SW1/4NE1/4 of Section 11, Township 7 North, Range 58 East of P.M.M., Fallon County, Montana. DATED this 10th day of August, 2020 s/Trenton Harbaugh, Sheriff of Fallon County 33-35c MNAXLP ____________________________ NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARINGS ON COUNTY BUDGET Notice is hereby given that the Board of Fallon County Commission has completed review of the Preliminary Annual Budget requests for Fiscal Year ending June 30, 2020. Proposed County Budgets requests are available for inspection in the office of the Fallon County Clerk and Recorder Public Hearing for review of the Preliminary County Budget will be held Aug. 24, 2019 at 3:30 p.m. in the office of the Board of Fallon County Commissioners, located at 10 W. Fallon Avenue, Baker, MT. The hearing may be continued from day to day. Any taxpayer or resident may appear and be heard for or against any part of said Proposed Budget. The Board of Fallon County Commissioners will hold the final Public Hearing in their office, Thursday, Sept. 3, 2020 at 10 a.m., to review and Adopt the FY2021 Fallon County Budget, by Resolution. Any taxpayer or resident may appear and be heard for or against any part of said budget. s/Brenda J. Wood Fallon County Clerk and Recorder Baker, MT 59313 32-34c 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 standalone 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. 34c MNAXLP

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Web Press Operator The Miles City Star is seeking an experienced Web press operator to run a 5-unit Goss Community Press. Miles City is located in Southeastern Montana, an authentic western town with tons of outdoor recreational opportunities. This is for a day-time press shift, Monday through Friday. Weekends free and no nights. Please contact publisher Andrew Prutsok at andy.prutsok@gmail. com, with resume, references and salary requirements. EOE _______________________________________ GROW YOUR CAREER while living the good life in Montana. The Great Falls Clinic, a progressive, physician-led healthcare organization, is seeking experienced Utilization Review, Crit-

We hold a regular weekly cattle and feeder cattle sale every Wednesday.

Special Sales as advertised. Give us a call to visit about your marketing plans.

C & D Yards • Baker, Montana

Open between 9 a.m. - 4 p.m. Tuesday. Your cattle will be delivered to Lemmon Livestock on Tuesday evening and will be sold on Wednesday.

Cattle will be on feed & water and a brand inspector on site

Wed. Aug. 26- Regular Sale w/ Yearling Sale Wed. Sept. 30- Regular Sale w/ Yearling Sale Wed. Oct. 7- Regular Sale & 1st Special All Breeds Wed. Sept. 2- Regular Sale w/ Yearling Sale Calf Sale Customer Appreciation Sale Wed. Sept. 9- Regular Sale w/ Yearling Sale Wed. Sept. 16- Regular Sale w/ Yearling Sale Wed. Oct. 14- Special All Breeds Calf Sale Wed. Sept. 23- Regular Sale w/ Yearling Sale Thurs. Oct. 15- Special Weigh-Up Cow, Bull Hfrett You can now reach us on the Internet at www.lemmonlivestock.com If you have livestock to consign or would like us to stop at your ranch, please call Lemmon Livestock at 605-374-3877 or 800-822-8853 Paul Huffman Owner/Manager 605-374-5675 or cell 605-645-2493 C & D Yards Baker, Montana 406-778-3282 Curt Williams Baker Field Rep. 406-978-2520

ical Care, PACU, Cath Lab & OR Circulating Registered Nurses for our growing service lines. Competitive salary & benefits, 12-hour shifts, call rotation, retention & moving bonus. Visit www. gfclinic.com. Contact Joey Richman at (406) 4547325 or joey.richman@gfclinic.com _______________________________________ If you are reading this ad, you can see that classified advertising works! Reach over 400,000 readers in Montana and beyond to promote your product, service, event and business. To get results, contact this newspaper, or the Montana Newspaper Association at email stacy@mtnewspapers. com or member@mtnewspapers.com. 25 words for the small investment of $149

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Tester statement on USPS decision to drop Letter to the Editor harmful initiatives until after election After sustained pressure by U.S. Senator Jon Tester, U.S. Postmaster General Louis DeJoy announced today that the U.S. Postal Service (USPS) will suspend harmful cost-cutting initiatives until after the November election. “The Postal Service is a critical lifeline for thousands of Montanans, and it is welcome news that Postmaster DeJoy intends to drop the harmful changes he has instituted until after the election,” Tester said. “But this fight is far from over – Montanans rely on dependable, timely mail service to pay their bills, receive prescription drugs, and vote, and DeJoy’s actions have already caused real damage that must be repaired. I won’t stop fighting until USPS reverses the disruptions in service DeJoy has made, and until USPS has the resources and support it needs to continue delivering mail to every community in our state.” Tester raised the alarm after USPS undertook reorganization actions that threaten to undermine the agency and concerns the changes are intended to cripple the agency and slow down mail delivery for millions of Americans. Earlier Tuesday Tester announced legislation to prevent USPS from removing any further mail collection boxes, forcing the agency to reinstate the boxes that were removed, and requiring DeJoy to submit a report to Congress explaining why collection boxes were

With the theme of “Wibaux Strong!”, the Wibaux County Fair is August 19-23! In addition to the 4-H and FFA livestock judging and 4-H and school indoor exhibits, there will be a Chicken Dinner for a Dollar; Night Show; 4-H and FFA Livestock Sale; Barbeque for A Buck; Rodeo Slack, Stick Horse Rodeo, and NRA/NWRA/NRCA Rodeo; Church in the Park; Parade. There will be no open class indoor or livestock exhibits this year. The Fair begins on Wednesday, Aug. 19, with 4-H non-perishable entry day from 5 -7 p.m. This includes indoor entries for 4-H member projects, 4-H Cloverbuds and 4-H Project Day exhibits. 4-H Members: get your tags filled out and attached to turn your entries in at the Exhibit Hall only. Thursday morning, Aug. 20, beginning at 7 a.m., 4-H perishable exhibits may be brought into the exhibit hall; the exhibit hall closes promptly at 8:30 a.m. for 4-H indoor judging to begin. At 9 a.m. the 4-H horse show begins, followed by 4-H poultry judging at 11 a.m., and 4-H rabbit judging at 1 p.m. The Fair Board is requesting that only the 4-H member and immediate family attend the judging, while social distancing. The 4-H & FFA livestock weigh-in and ultra-sounding goes from 4:30 - 6:30 p.m. The 4-H food booth will be open from 7 a.m. to 2 p.m. on Thursday. On Friday morning, Aug. 21, the 4-H and FFA livestock judging begins at 9 a.m. Once again, the Fair Board is requesting that only the 4-H/FFA member and immediate family attend the judging, while social distancing. The hog alleyway will need to

removed in the first place. On Monday, Tester called on DeJoy to appear before Congress to answer for the changes, and last Thursday Tester blew the whistle on USPS for removing dozens of mail collection boxes from towns across Montana, leading USPS to pause its removal of collection boxes nationwide until after the election. Tester wrote two letters to DeJoy last week urging him to correct operational changes that are needlessly delaying veterans’ access to prescriptions and to reverse the agency’s decision to not automatically consider election mail First Class mail, which would increase the cost of elections for already budget strapped states and disenfranchise voters by increasing concerns they would not receive their ballot by election day or by causing them to be returned after the deadline. He also recently introduced bipartisan legislation to provide $25 billion in emergency assistance to help the agency recoup pandemic related losses and other operational expenses, and has pushed Senate leadership to make significant emergency investments in the USPS a part of any new coronavirus aid package, as well as to provide support and protective equipment for the agency’s employees.

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clear of spectators and only the 4-H/FFA member present when getting their hog. The schoolhouse and exhibit hall will be open from 9 a.m. to 7 p.m. to view exhibits and vendor booths. The 4-H food booth will be open on Friday from 7 a.m. to 2 p.m., closed from 2 - 4 p.m., and open again from 4 - 9 p.m. On Friday evening from 5 - 7 p.m., Stevenson Funeral Home is sponsoring a Chicken Dinner for a Dollar. You must have a daily wristband on to pay $1 for your meal. Preschool children eat free. The Fair Board is encouraging people to eat outside on the many picnic tables, benches, and spools that will be nearby. If you wish to sit at a table, the Quonset will be open only during the dinner. On Friday, Aug. 21, at 7 p.m., the Wibaux County Fair night show brings you Connie Gjermundson, and at 8 p.m., Cale Moon takes the stage. Following the show from 10 p.m. to 12 a.m., “Dance in the Dirt” when Cale takes the stage one more time. Social distancing is encouraged in the grandstand and in the beer booth. On Saturday morning, Aug. 22, the NRA/NWRA/NRCA slack begins at 8 a.m. The schoolhouse and exhibit hall will be open from 9 a.m. to 7 p.m. to view exhibits and vendor booths. The 4-H food booth will be open from 7 a.m. to 9 p.m. New to the schedule this year is the 4-H and FFA Livestock Sale which takes place Saturday at 1 p.m. The Fair Board is requesting that only the 4-H/FFA member, immediate family and buyers attend the sale. The sale will be broadcast on Facebook Live for those not attending in person. Buyers will be asked to

check-in at the registration table to receive their bidder number. 4-H/FFA Animals will leave the grounds following the sale. The ever popular Stick Horse Rodeo for ages 2-7 begins with sign-up at 3:30 p.m., and the start time is 4 p.m. Bring your own stick horse. The Fair Board is requesting that only the contestant and immediate family attend the Stick Horse Rodeo, while social distancing. On Saturday evening from 5 - 7 p.m., Silha Funeral Homes and Stockman Bank are sponsoring a Barbeque for a Buck. You must have a daily wristband on to pay $1 for your meal. Preschool children eat free. The Fair Board is encouraging people to eat outside on the many picnic tables, benches, and spools that will be nearby. If you wish to sit at a table, the Quonset will be open only during the dinner. A Calcutta for the saddle bronc riders will be held at 6:30 p.m. followed by the Rodeo at 7 p.m. With an added purse of $8,500 there will be an NRA/NWRA/ NRCA Rodeo produced by Big Circle Rodeo Company. Champion belt buckles will be awarded in bareback, saddle bronc, and bull riding. This year’s rodeo announcer will be Randy Taylor from Menno, SD. Back by popular demand, is Mutton Bustin’, with a 10-contestant max. Entry forms and waivers are available at the Wibaux County Extension Office. Following the rodeo from 10 p.m. to 12 a.m., “Kick the Dust Up” with DJ Tom Allen. On Sunday, Aug. 25, there is a Community Church Service held at the Wibaux City Park at 9:30 a.m. The parade will start at 11 a.m.The Wibaux County Fair

Businesses of the Baker Community: Due to the uncertainty of sports schedules during this time, the Baker Spartanettes will not be selling advertisements for the Baker Spartan Sports Calendar. We appreciate your support over the years and will be eager to get back to it next year. However, if you had purchased a digital ad from BPA/Close-up we will be running those ads for free this year as a complement to all your years of support and a reprieve from this pandemic year.

Dear Editor, To the citizens of Baker and Fallon County: I am running for Public Service Commissioner, District 2 and just spent two days at your fair. I had never been to Baker and was so impressed with the folks that I met and visited with. Your fair totally wowed me with the live music, food choices, children’s activities, animals and rodeo. Especially in these days of Covid, your fair was a delightful interlude. District 2 of the PSC takes in ten counties and Fallon is #9 in my travels to all ten. I feel strongly that if I am asking for your vote I have an obligation to meet you and see where you live. Please go to my FB page or website, McMurtry4PSC and read about me and why I am running. I am a retired teacher and have never run for office before. Looking forward to a return trip on my visit to number 10, Carter County. Valerie McMurtry Candidate PSC District 2

Law Enforcement

Baker Police Department does not have a parking or gate fee. Daily wristbands will be sold for each event. Three-day bundles are being sold at the Corner Market, the Wibaux General Store, and the Wibaux Pioneer-Gazette. If you wish to purchase a wristband for a single day, you must go to the Wibaux County Extension Office. You must be wearing a wristband to pay only $1 for the Chicken Dinner and the BBQ for a Buck. Daily admission for adults is $15; grades K-12 are $10; and pre-school is free. For individuals interested in entering the Rodeo, entries will be accepted from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. on Monday, Aug. 17 by calling NRA Central Entry 406256-6488. All local entries will be accepted. Everyone is encouraged to come support the 4-H and FFA Livestock Sale which will be held on Saturday afternoon, Aug. 22, at 1 p.m. Through the premium system, it is possible to support the livestock sale without actually taking possession of an animal. For additional information about the Fair, just call or stop by the Wibaux County Extension Office or “Like” the Wibaux County Fair Facebook page. The telephone number is 406-7962486. See you at the fair! Just as a reminder, do not come to the fair if you are susceptible to illness or are not feeling well. Remember to social distance, utilize hand-washing and sanitizing stations, don’t touch your face, and be kind, courteous, and neighborly. Keep Wibaux strong!

•proactive patrols of schools, businesses and residential areas. Anyone with any information on any area crime is encouraged to call Crime Stoppers at 406-778-2222.

From the Bench Justice Court

•Travis Jackson Gilmore, Baker, operating with expired registration, failure to re-register, bond forfeited $85, ticket issued 7/25/2020.

City Court

•Rodger Allen Miller, Aiken, SC, speeding, 25 MPH urban district, day, 42/25, bond forfeited $40, ticket issued 7/29/2020.

Legal Tip of the Week Did you know … what an ITI report is? An ITI report is an Individual Trust Interest report, which you can get from your local BIA office or from the Regional BIA office in Billings, MT. An ITI report lists all the tribal trust land that an individual owns, regardless of location. When you are writing your will, it is a good idea to request an updated copy of your ITI report. Sometimes people inherit land without being aware of it. If you own tribal trust land, you may be able to use a free program to write your own will. Montana Legal Services Association and the Indian Land Tenure Foundation partnered together to create the free “Will-in-a-Box,” a do-it-yourself Indian Will for Native Americans. Find the free Will at: montanalawhelp.org/resource/indian-will-in-a-box. To learn more, check out our American Indian Topics section on MontanaLawHelp.org. If you can’t find what you’re looking for, try our smart search bar. Or call the Montana Legal Services Association HelpLine at 1-800-666-6899. Support free legal information for all Montanans at mtlsa.org/ donate/.

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Through careful thought, consideration, and much encouragement, I wholeheartedly believe that through my extensive experience in many aspects of Fallon County I can bring good communication, management, budget, and listening skills to the table. Please support me for a good kind of change in government which has been long overdue. My professionalism will bring that kind of change. Fallon County citizens, YOU MATTER TO ME. Give me the opportunity to show you how much by voting write in:

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Fallon County Times Business Directory

The Firefighters of the

Baker Fire Department

Tri-State Chiropractic Center Dr. Charles F. Whitney 111 4th St. NW PO Box 176 Bowman, ND 58623

701-523-3239 Guns N Things LLC 305 N. Merrill Ave. Glendive, MT

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If you are being emotionally or physically hurt, call 406-978-9262 for free and confidential help 24 hours a day.

Thee Body Shop 406-778-2263

Auto Body Repair & Refinishing Windshield Repair & Replacement Reflex Spray-In Bedliners Mobile Soda Blasting

24 Hour Towing • 406-853-6722 111 Pleisner St. (1/4 mile east of Baker)

would like to express our sincere thanks to everyone who supported us during our annual raffle at the Fallon County Fair and throughout the year. Your support and generosity are greatly appreciated.

* RAFFLE WINNERS * RIFLE

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Villa Happenings

Superior Care Villa residents attended the “Grand Opening” of Marci’s Mini Mart, which is a makeshift store set up for the residents where they can purchase a variety of items. The currency they use is “Bingo Bucks” which can be accumulated by participating in daily activities that are offered. Pictured is Superior Care Villa resident Laura Bruha enjoying a leisurely afternoon of shopping.

Superior Care Villa resident Allan Werre couldn’t be happier with his purchase of chocolate ice cream which he could eat for breakfast, lunch and dinner!

Pictured are Superior Care Villa residents Betty Kusler and Kathy Householder perusing in search of a good bargain.

~~~~Academic Excellence Awards~~~~

The Montana High School Association has named the 2019-2020 winners of its NorthWestern Energy Academic Excellence Awards. One academic champion was crowned in each of the four athletic classifications - AA, A, B and C. Bozeman, Whitefish, Bigfork and Plevna High Schools were named champions in each of their respective classifications. The program was initiated in the school year 1988-89. Winners are determined by averaging the grades earned by students who took part in athletic, music and/or speech/drama programs offered by that school during the 2019-2020 school year. These participating students must have each met a specific criterion to be in the averaging process. The prestigious awards, sponsored by NorthWestern Energy, will be presented during the 2020-2021 school year to the four academic champions.

Baker School Menu Week of Aug. 24 Breakfast Monday: Donut, egg, fruit, milk Tuesday: Cereal, bacon, fruit, milk Wednesday: Slider, cheese, fruit, milk Thursday: Muffin, yogurt, fruit, milk Friday: Fruit bar, cheese stick, fruit, milk

Lunch Monday: Turkey bacon sub, chips, veggies, milk Tuesday: Taco in a bag, tomato, lettuce, salsa, sour cream, milk Wednesday: Spaghetti, salad, fruit, garlic toast, milk Thursday: Cheeseburger, gems, fruit, milk Friday: Single pizza, salad, fruit, milk

Plevna School Menu Week of Aug. 24 Monday: Cheeseburger, zucchini fries, strawberries Tuesday: Chicken Alfredo, broccoli, salad, blueberries Wednesday: Stir fry chicken and vegetables, rice, pineapple Thursday: Taco salad, lettuce, tomato, onions, chips w/salsa, banana 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

Jonathon Alexander Grey Chapman Jonathon and Kamiree (Morris) Chapman are pleased to announce the birth of their first child, Jonathon Alexander Grey Chapman. Baby Grey was born on July 13, 2020. He weighed in at 7 lbs. 9 ozs. and measured 20.5 inches long. Grandparents to the new addition are Randy and Donna Morris of Baker, Ray Kidd, and Gary Chapman, both of Ironton, OH.

Regent Realty

302 S Monroe St. • Baker, MT • $149,000

This a great 3 bed 1 bath home that has lots of storage space. The outside has an established yard and a chain link fenced in front yard. There is a large garden shed in the backyard with alley access. The dining room, kitchen, and living room are all open and have large windows. The kitchen features custom cabinets and ample counter space. The 3 bedrooms have large closets and plenty of room. There is a laundry room/entry way that has a wash sink that then leads to the downstairs. The downstairs has room for many more bedrooms and a nice family room area.

Wibaux County Fair & Rodeo

622 Dakota Ave. • Baker, MT - $135,000

August 20, 21, 22, & 23, 2020

This is a 2 bed 1 bath home on a large corner lot with a 49’ x 35’ shop. The home has an open concept kitchen, dining, and living room space. The kitchen boasts beautiful white cabinets and has a bar area between the living room and kitchen. This home as sliding glass doors that reach to a large deck. Off of the living room there a gorgeous sitting room or office with very large windows. The backyard has built in garden boxes and other landscaping and has access to the shop. The shop includes many extra storage rooms and shelving throughout.

“Wibaux Strong”

THURSDAY, AUGUST 20

9:00 am 4-H Horse Judging Begins

FRIDAY, AUGUST 21

Braylea Wyrick

9:00 am Livestock Judging Begins/Exhibit Halls Open 5:00-7:00 pm Chicken Dinner for a Dollar 7:00 pm Exhibit Halls Close/Night Show Opening Act: Connie Gjermudson 8:00 pm Main Attraction: Cale Moon 10:00-12:00am Cale Moon Dance in the Dirt

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SATURDAY, AUGUST 22

8:00 am Rodeo Slack Begins 1:00pm 4-H & FFA Livestock Sale 4:00 pm Stick Horse Rodeo 5:00-7:00 pm BBQ for a Buck 6:30 pm Saddle Bronc Calcutta 7:00 pm NRA/NWRA/NRCA/RODEO 10:00pm-12:00am DJ Tom Allen Kick the Dust Up ENTRIES: From 10 am to 6 pm • MONDAY, AUG. 17, 2020 ALL LOCAL ENTRIES ACCEPTED

CONTACT: NRA Central Entry 406-256-6488

SUNDAY, AUGUST 23

9:30 am Community Church Service at City Park 11:00 am Parade

a project? Decks • siDing • Roofing Pole BaRns • kitchen & BathRoom RemoDels

Come in early and get your estimates.

ADMISSION RATES

DAILY ADMISSION

ADULTS...............................$15.00 GRADES K-12 ....................$10.00 PRE-SCHOOL .....................FREE

For Advance Purchase Call: 406-796-2486 Seating may be limited.

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Hours Of Operation Mon. - Fri. | 7:30 a.m. - 5:30 p.m. Saturday | 8 a.m. - Noon

Home of the Ford Boys

2020 Ford Escape SEL SUV

MSRP ....................................................... $32,170 Final Price .............................................................

2020 Ford Ranger XLT Truck

MSRP .............................................................$43,115 Retail Customer Cash .................................. -$1,250

2020 Ford Ranger XLT Truck

MSRP ....................................................... $38,180

MSRP .............................................................$38,950

MSRP .............................................................$41,580

Retail Customer Cash ............................. -$1,000

Retail Customer Cash .................................. -$1,000

Retail Customer Cash .................................. -$1,000

Final Price .............................................................

Final Price..................................................................

Final Price ..................................................................

$32,170

2020 Ford Edge ST Line Crossover

2020 Ford Ranger XLT Truck

$37,180

2020 Ford Superduty F-350 XL Truck

$37,950

2020 Ford Superduty F-350 XL Truck

2020 Ford Ranger Lariat Truck

Retail Customer Cash ............................. -$2,250 Final Price .............................................................

$48,175

2020 Ford Superduty F-350 Lariat Truck

2020 Ford Edge Titanium Crossover

MSRP ....................................................... $46,265

F-Series Retail Customer Cash ........................-$500

Retail Customer Cash....................................-$1,000

Retail Bonus Cash.................................... -$4,250

Final Price...................................................................

Final Price...................................................................

Final Price....................................................................

$43,330

2020 Ford F-150 XLT Truck

Conditional Final Price ............

Retail Bonus Cash................................... -$1,500

$37,600

F-Series Retail Customer Cash ........................-$500

Conditional Final Price ............

MSRP ....................................................... $52,925

Final Price ..................................................................

MSRP..............................................................$43,940

MSRP........................................................$49,270 F-Series Retail Customer Cash .............. --$2,250 Final Price ............................................... $47,020 Trade-In Assistance Bonus Cash.............-$2,750 Retail Trade-In Assistance Bonus Cash .............. -$1,250

2020 Ford Explorer Limited SUV

Retail Customer Cash ................................. --$1,250

MSRP .............................................................$43,830

MSRP ....................................................... $49,270 F-Series Retail Customer Cash .............. --$2,250 Final Price ............................................... $47,020 Trade-In Assistance Bonus Cash.............-$2,750 Retail Trade-In Assistance Bonus Cash .............. -$1,250

$43,020

Retail Bonus Cash ........................................ -$3,250

MSRP .............................................................$43,830

$38,615

2020 Ford F-150 XLT Truck

MSRP .............................................................$42,100

$40,580

Retail Bonus Cash ........................................ -$3,250 Final Price..................................................................

2020 Ford Edge SEL Crossover

$42,940

$43,330

Retail Customer Cash ............................. -$1,250 Final Price .............................................................

$40,765

MSRP ....................................................... $50,030

2020 Ford Superduty STX Truck

MSRP ....................................................... $51,295

2020 Ford F-150 XLT Truck MSRP ....................................................... $52,465

Final Price .............................................................

Final Price .............................................................

F-Series Retail Customer Cash ............... -$2,250 Final Price ............................................... $50,215 Trade-In Assistance Bonus Cash.............-$2,750 Retail Trade-In Assistance Bonus Cash .............. -$1,250

2020 Ford F-150 XLT Truck

$46,215

$43,020

$50,030

$51,295

2020 Ford F-150 XLT Truck MSRP ....................................................... $53,450

2020 Ford F-150 XLT Truck MSRP ....................................................... $53,450

2020 Ford F-150 XLT Truck MSRP ....................................................... $53,550

F-Series Retail Customer Cash............... -$2,250 Final Price ............................................... $51,200 Trade-Assistance Bonus Cash................ -$2,750 Retail Trade-In Assistance Bonus Cash ............ -$1,250

F-Series Retail Customer Cash............... -$2,250 Final Price ............................................... $51,200 Trade-Assistance Bonus Cash................ -$2,750 Retail Trade-In Assistance Bonus Cash ............ -$1,250

F-Series Retail Customer Cash............... -$2,250 Final Price ............................................... $51,300 Trade-Assistance Bonus Cash................ -$2,750 Retail Trade-In Assistance Bonus Cash ............ -$1,250

MSRP ....................................................... $53,550 F-Series Retail Customer Cash............... -$2,250 Final Price ............................................... $51,300 Trade-Assistance Bonus Cash................ -$2,750 Retail Trade-In Assistance Bonus Cash ............ -$1,250

Conditional Final Price.............

Conditional Final Price.............

Conditional Final Price.............

Conditional Final Price.............

$47,200

2020 Ford F-150 Lariat Truck

$47,200

2020 Ford F-150 Platinum Truck

$47,300

2020 Ford F-150 Platinum Truck

Conditional Final Price ............

2020 Ford F-150 XLT Truck

$47,300

2020 Ford Superduty F-350 XLT Truck

MSRP .............................................................$59,570

MSRP ..........................................................60,120

MSRP ....................................................... $65,370

MSRP ....................................................... $65,370

MSRP ....................................................... $65,450

F-Series Retail Customer Cash........................-$500

F-Series Retail Customer Cash................-$1,000

F-Series Retail Customer Cash................-$1,000

F-Series Retail Customer Cash................-$1,000

F-Series Retail Customer Cash...................-$500

Final Price..................................................................

Final Price ............................................................

Final Price ............................................................

Final Price ......................................................................

Final Price .............................................................

$59,070

2020 Ford Mustang Shelby GT350 Coupe

$59,120

2020 Ford F-150 Raptor Truck

$64,370

2020 Ford Superduty F-350 Lariat Truck

$64,370

$64,950

2020 Ford Superduty F-250 King Ranch Truck

2020 Ford Expedition Limited MAX SUV

MSRP .............................................................$67,340

MSRP ....................................................... $74,235

MSRP .............................................................$74,390

MSRP .............................................................$78,030

Final Price ..................................................................

Final Price..............................................................

Final Price ..................................................................

Final Price .................................................................

MSRP ....................................................... $78,305 Retail Customer Cash..............................-$2,000

$67,340

$74,235

$74,390

$78,030

FInal Price...............................................$76,305 Ford Credit Retail Bonus Cash................-$1,250

$75,055

Conditional Final Price..............

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