Austin Pederson, Kelly Pederson, Becky and Emma Pederson and Bob Petersen pose at a memorial bench for Bryan Pederson at Ike’s Fishing Pond and Walking Trail. Area Lions Club members gathered over the weekend with the family to place the bench, which was built by Petersen. (Photo submitted)

Genea (left to right) and Chris Harris with Lost Oven Smoker Co. offer their menu to hungry local residents June 24 on Broadway Avenue in Culbertson, across from Opportunity Bank. “The goal is to serve lunch most Wednesdays throughout the summer,” Orrin Harris told the Community News. For more information, call 406-478-8866. (Photo by James Walling)

Members of the Simulation in Motion-Montana medical training team recently spent the day in Culbertson running a full burn simulation for local EMS and hospital staff. The event included a combination of outdoor and indoor scenarios and treatments at Roosevelt Medical Center. SIM-MT is an emergency training company that travels across the state to bring training opportunities to many EMS groups

Culbertson’s Harrison Green, 17, senior at CHS, attended Boys State June 14-19 in Helena at Carroll College. Culbertson’s Stella Fox attended the Girls State event. The American Legion and the American Legion Auxiliary conduct the activities. Green participated as an elected mayor for his city and as a defense attorney at the mock Supreme Court, where he worked with a team to defend a case

Two recent Roosevelt County high school graduates are the recipients of this year’s Montana Association of Counties’ scholarships. MACo president Gordon Oelkers announces that the scholarship winners are Addison Hansen of Bainville High School and Ayden Ator of Culbertson High School. “Their hard work, dedication and commitment to academic excellence have distinguished them among

Thanks to the combined efforts of the Spotted Bull Recovery Center and the Fort Peck Community College’s agriculture department, horsemanship clinics have become a favorite summer activity on the Fort Peck Reservation. Instructor Emma Gourneau said this is the fourth year of the events that are held the Thursday before each powwow throughout the reservation. “We teach kids how to ride and

Community members and participants in the Culbertson Public Library’s Summer Reading Program decorated sidewalks along Broadway Avenue in Culbertson on Thursday, June 25. For more information about library programs and offerings, visit the library’s Facebook page or call 406-787-5275. (Photo submitted)