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August 23, 2019

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BAKER, MONTANA

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The Fallon County Times will be closed Monday, Sept. 2, for Labor Day. Deadline will remain the same, Tuesday at 2 p.m. Have a safe and enjoyable holiday.

Fallon County Fair brings excitement to Baker

Travis Tryan, Billings, MT & Justin Viles, Cody, WY placed 5th in Team Roping By Shannon Johnson

Last week the 2019 Fallon County Fair took place. Although the fair board came across a few hang ups with securing a carnival, they pulled some strings and got games in the Midway for the families to enjoy! Folks of all ages came out to enjoy the many things the fair had to offer from the seven food vendors and twenty-two merchandise vendors, to the games that were provided to families for free, the rodeo, derby, and of course Friday night’s Xtreme Night and Saturday night’s musical entertainment. “Personally, I think they did a good job especially seeing as they had the rides cancel on them a month before the fair,” Levi Watson, a Baker resident, commented. “It was very cool that they made it free for everyone.” “I won’t lie, I felt bad for the kids that there wasn’t any carnival rides, but I do believe the fair board did a great job scrambling at the last couple of weeks to pull off a good fair for all,” said Baker resident Sheena Veazey. “One of my favorites was the bubble machine. It made me smile to watch kids chasing the bubbles. What a great idea. Something so simple brought so much joy!” Friday night’s Xtreme night added the unique experience of

jousting along with bull riding. “By far my favorite thing was the jousting,” Sheena said. “I could watch that for hours, and trust me, the crowd was really into it!” “Also, the jousting,” exclaimed Baker local, Carrie Gundlach. “I had always wanted to see that in person and I did this weekend! [Jousting] takes courage, strength, and the art of knowing how to play smart for safety!” Saturday morning brought with it the worry of the parade being rained out, but the rain held off as residents gathered on the chilly August morning to watch the parade. Saturday continued to be a fun-filled day with plenty of bustle and excitement between the games, free stage acts, rodeo, the Uncle Kracker concert, and of course the fair food! “Of course, the fair food is always yummy,” added Sheena. “I enjoyed myself being able to try all of the different foods and the different events,” explained Levi. The rodeo tickets were sponsored by Spiffy’s this year, allowing everyone to attend the rodeo free of charge! “People really appreciated Spiffy’s free tickets,” noted fairground manager, Shyla Hadley. “The rodeos were consistently good.” “I also feel like C-5 provides amazing rough stock for the ro-

Uncle Kracker

deos,” added local Christy Kahler Follmer. After an exciting night seeing Uncle Kracker on Saturday, Sunday commenced in full swing with another day of rodeo as well as a classic favorite, the demolition derby! “The derby and the concert had a good turnout, and everyone seemed to be enjoying themselves,” said Levi. Before all of the excitement, however, residents gathered for Cowboy Church at 10 A.M. The service was put on by the American/Peace Lutheran Church, the Assembly of God Church, the Lakeview Baptist Church, and the Changed for Life Church. The music was led by Don Buerkle, Julie Stanhope, Robin Menger, and Libby Solberg and the sermon was delivered by Pastor Scott Kiehn of the Lutheran Church. With the 2019 fair behind us, you can be sure the fair board will be hard at work trying to ensure that 2020’s fair doesn’t disappoint! “We always try to get a carnival first,” explained Hadley regarding next year’s Midway. With or without the carnival, we can be sure that they will come up with something to make 2020’s fair a success! “All in all it was a great 2019 fair,” smiled Sheena.

Taygen Schuelke, Newell, SD

Baker Elementary runs with a new PE Teacher By Shannon Johnson

Baker Elementary Schools will have a new PE teacher, Hailey Steinbeisser for the 2019-2020 school year. “I’m really excited. It should be a good experience,” expressed Steinbeisser. “It should be fun.” Steinbesser grew up in Sidney, MT. In high school she had a passion for athletics, participating in volleyball, basketball, and track and field. She also was a member of BPA as well as the Leo Club, a volunteer club associated with the Sidney Li-

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on’s Club. Steinbesser didn’t always know what she wanted to do for a career, but when she took a career test during her senior year that said teaching would be a good career for her, it came to her. She had a love for kids, sports, and being physically active. “I figured I would put it all together and become a PE teacher,” she explained. After graduating high school in 2015, Steinbeisser began her college career at Montana State University in Bozeman, MT for a year before transferring to Montana State Univer-

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sity Billings. “I got a scholarship to do track and field in Billings,” added Steinbeisser. After graduating in 2019, Steinbeisser had a general idea of where she wanted to work. She had done her student teaching at Broadview Public School, a class B school, and she felt like that was the school size that she wanted to work in. “I knew I wanted to be in a smaller school,” she said. “I wanted to be closer to home but I didn’t want to be in Sidney.” When she saw a job opening in Baker, knowing that it was a smaller

Look for more fair photos in our next issue

THANKS to all who supported the 2019 Fallon County Fair 4-H & FFA Livestock Sale! Due to your participation, it was a resounding success! See you next year!

Fallon County 4-H Livestock Committee

school in the right area, she applied immediately. “I just knew after my interview that I was going to like Baker,” she acknowledged. “I knew it would be a good fit for me.” Steinbeisser is glad to kick off her career in Baker. “I am very excited and nervous. I have a lot of learning to do but I know that I’m in a good school and a good community where I know if I need help, they will help me. I’m more so excited than I am nervous,” she added with a smile.

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