April 2022

April showers…

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Central Montana received another much-needed dose of moisture as rain turned into snow late Thursday night into Friday. 

As of 9 a.m. Friday, Lewistown had received .47 in of precipitation, with another two or three-tenths of an inch expected for the remainder of the day. Following Wednesday’s .14 inches of rainfall, Friday’s precipitation brings the weekly precipitation total to just shy of an inch.

The storm system that brought Friday’s rain, however, didn’t quite develop as anticipated, at least across Central Montana.

‘A heart project’

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With shaky hands, yet steady voices, five students from three different schools looked out into an audience of peers Wednesday as they presented a very special art project. Each student held out a Medicine Wheel containing depictions of different areas of their life: heritage, happiness, hurdles, and hope. 

The gathering was the first of its kind since 2019, when 75 students and teachers from Lodge Grass, Hardin, and Fergus High School joined together in Lewistown to connect through the art project’s four themes. 

An ending that marks a new beginning

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“It’s the kids.”

That’s the general consensus of three retiring Moore School professionals when asked what the best part of their jobs is. 

Teachers Shelley Brown and Carolyn Stone, along with Custodian Randy Morrow, collectively have contributed 112 years of service to Moore School. That’s a lot of years of work, and speaks to their dedication. After all these decades, each of them finds their pending retirement bittersweet.

DGS, R-W and Tri-City continues track and field season

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The Denton-Geyser-Stanford Bearcats and Roy-Winifred Outlaws traveled to Havre on Tuesday to participate in the Cal Wearley Memorial meet. The Tri-City Titans competed at the Choteau Acantha Invitational track and field meet on Saturday, April 23.

Fergus track and field participates in Laurel V/JV meet

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The Fergus Golden Eagles track and field team traveled to Laurel to compete in the varsity/junior varsity meet on Tuesday, April 26. The girls varsity team placed third with 89 points, and the boys varsity team placed second with 83 points.

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Saturday, April 30

Winnett-Grass Range track and field does well in Laurel

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The Winnett-Grass Range Rams participated in the varsity/junior varsity track and field meet in Laurel on Tuesday, April 26. Almost all athletes on the Rams team gained personal records in their respective events.

Golden Eagles rout Miles City Cowgirls, 23-7

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The Fergus Golden Eagles softball team clawed the Custer County Cowgirls, 23-7, on Tuesday night in softball action. The Fergus girls instigated the mercy rule at the top of the fifth inning to win the decisive victory.

MSU researcher investigates effects of planting winter canola

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Montana State University researcher is looking into the benefits of planting an uncommon variety of a common crop, winter canola. A

Carr Angus holds 5th annual bull sale

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Carr Angus opened their 5th annual production sale April 14 with a moment of silence in honor of Marion Stevenson who passed away in January. Marion and her late husband, Wayne, built Basin Angus Ranch into a worldrenowned angus breeding program. Their daughter, Valerie, along with husband, Clint Carr, and their son, Kyle, and his wife, Stephanie, have continued to produce Angus bulls to carry on the Basin legacy through their endeavors with Carr Angus.