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Welcome to the 37th Montana Cowboy Poetry Gathering!

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Cowboy Poetry: It’s for everyone

County commissioners to meet today

The Board of Fergus County Commissioners will hold a regular business meeting on Wednesday, Aug. 10 at 2 p.m. in the Commissioner’s office, located at 712 West Main Street, Suite 210 in Lewistown.

Missouri River Basin drought conditions persist

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While the Missouri River basin has seen improved runoff for two consecutive months, it is not enough to overcome the long-term drought persisting in much of the basin.

Classes to hold gathering

A gathering will be held for the 1950 through 1970s graduating classes of Fergus High and St. Leo’s on Saturday, Aug. 20 at Judith Shadows Cart Barn. A luncheon will be held from 1 to 4 p.m. Those wishing to attend should RSVP by Aug. 15 to Ted at

Law Enforcement Blotter

Edited by ALICE NEAL

Old Man of the Mountain

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Harvey Nyberg and Noel Birkland saw this “face” in a tree along Half Moon Creek recently. Nyberg referred to it as the “Old Man of the Mountain.” According to Josh Stoychoff, urban forester with Montana DNRC, the eerie resemblance is a scar on the tree, likely healed over from a “blaze,” or mark left on a tree to designate a trail or property line. “The tree healed in this way over years and just so happened to look like a face,” said Stoychoff.

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Bonanza Shoot is Aug. 13-14

The Lewistown Bowhunters Association will hold their annual Bonanza Shoot on Saturday and Sunday, Aug. 13-14 at Hanging Tree Archery Range east of Lewistown. There is a charge for participants over 11 years of age.

Registration begins at 8 a.m. Saturday. Participants can shoot one or both days to turn in their best score. Scorecards are due by 3 p.m. on Sunday.

There will be raffle prizes and giveaways, as well as a free pig roast with scorecard Saturday until gone. Camping and concessions will be available.

Correction

In a story in the Saturday, Aug. 6 edition of the News-Argus, which focused on Gage Lodman playing the Unafon for the Shrine Club in local parades, Gage’s age was given as 13. He is 14. He is the third generation of the Carlson/ Lodman family to be a Shriner, but the first to be a Unafon musician. The News-Argus regrets the error.

Lewistown rancher pleads guilty in bank fraud case

A Lewistown man admitted to defrauding a bank and a credit union after obtaining more than $1 million in loans for his cattle ranching business, U.S. Attorney Jesse Laslovich said.

Former Judith Gap teacher admits possessing child pornography

Aformer Judith Gap School teacher admitted on Aug. 5 to possessing child pornography after Facebook submitted tips about the possible transmission of the material on its system to authorities, U.S. Attorney Jesse Laslovich said.