Four area high school students had the opportunity to take part in the youth tour of Washington, D.C. last week. Each year, electric cooperatives sponsor delegates to the Washington, D.C., Youth Tour. Applicants must be a member of the cooperative and write an essay as part of their application. The tour ran from June 19-25. The trip included visiting historic monuments, museums and the U.S.

The Badlands Celebration saw additional grand entries and strong crowds over three days in Brockton June 24-26. Light turnout for camp sites didn’t seem to impact sales for Turcotte Food Bus. Buck Turcotte said lines were long and they were cooking nonstop. “Lots of dancers,” said Turcotte, “lots of spectators.” A second grand entry and nighttime program were added to the Sunday schedule.

Southside teacher Scott Montgomery (right) took honors as best overall winner for the men at the first Fort Peck June 18. Tiffani Darby (center right) won best overall winner in the female category, The event was officiated by Jimmy Combs (left) and sponsored by the Fort Peck Community College Agriculture Department and FPCC Student Services. A video of the event is available at the FPCC Wellness