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Rodeo
from 06-29-22 issue
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from page 12 Rauch from Essex took first with a time of 9.3, followed by Tim Bagnell of Polson and Quinn McQueary of Belgrade who tied for second/third with a time of 11.8. Taten Erickson won fourth with a time of 12.1, followed by Cash Trexler of Corvallis with a time of 12.3.
In team roping, Essex’s Brandon Glumbik and Shawn Little took first with a time of 6.6, followed by Herb Harris and Scott McAlister from Hot Springs with a time of 8.3. Browning’s Polite Pepion and Justin Boggs took third with a time of 11.1, Ronan’s Nick and Koy McAlister took fourth with a time of 15.6, and Pablo’s Hoss Pepion and Jake Bell came in fifth with a time of 16.6.
In ladies barrel racing, Molly Salmond from Choteau won with a time of 17.29, followed by Darby Haskins from Superior with a time of 17.37, Philipsburg’s Rachel Ward with a time of 17.57, Abby Knight from Charlo with a time of 17.62, and Heather Dunning from Arlee with a time of 17.67. Rene Cloninger from Helena took sixth place with a time of 17.70, followed by Polson’s Paige Johnston in seventh with a time of 17.74, and Heidi Schmid from Kalispell in eighth with a time of 17.86.
Ladies breakaway was won by Bella Fossum of Billings with a time of 3.6, followed closely by Choteau’s Charley Yeager with a time of 3.7, then Nichole Lake from Polson with a time of 5.1 and Cate Hepper from Bozeman with a time of 7.1. Molly Salmond took fifth with a time of 11.9, while Superior’s Darby Haskins and Stevensville’s Nicole French tied for sixth/seventh place with a time of 12.3, and Sydney Berquist from LaCrosse took eighth with a time of 12.8.
On the junior rodeo side of things, junior barrel racing was won by Helena’s Tye Brown with a time of 17.70, followed by Grace Lenhardt of Helena with a time of 17.96, Charlo’s Brielle Zempel with a time of 18.38, and Madison Harris of Richland and Landyn Hughes of Polson tied for fourth/fifth place with a time of 18.88.
Finally, junior breakaway roping was won by Grace Lenhardt with a time of 3.3, followed by Madison Harris with a time of 3.9, Saylor Langan from Glendive with a time of 4.1, and Bailey Billingsley of Glasgow with a time of 4.4.
“Rodeo is something fun,” Pierre said. “It’s kind of been a dying sport; only a handful of people actually compete in rodeos, and it’s a sport I wouldn’t want to see go away.”
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Community raises funds for the St. Ignatius VFD
By Taylor Davison / Valley Journal
ST. IGNATIUS — The St. Ignatius Volunteer Fire Department kicked off their fundraising for the summer with the 26th Annual VFD Auxiliary Picnic on Saturday, June 25.
Bustling with activity, the day started off with a silent auction and a pig roast “with all the fixin’s,” a bouncy house provided for the kids nearly overrun. The main event, the live auction, started up at noon, with over 80 auction items going out to the supporting public. Raffle items were scattered throughout the event, with people winning firearms, a gift card for Rod’s Harvest Foods, a half a beef, and a whole hog cut and wrapped.
During this year’s picnic, special recognition was given to CSKT tribal elder Tony Inashola who recently passed away. A $1,000 donation was given to the fire department in his memory.
“Tony was a great community supporter for his town and the whole reservation… even on a national stage,” the auctioneer said as attendees applauded. He added that Tony’s favorite treat was a salted nut roll. Attendees took turns bidding $100, $50 and $25 for a salted nut roll to match the generous donation made in honor of Incashola. An additional $1,250 was raised from this effort.
The annual picnic started off as a way to raise a sort of emergency fund, according to St. Ignatius Fire Chief Reese Bailey. The auxiliary money raised let firefighters purchase more gear as needed, or improvements
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for trucks and wildland gear that wasn’t in the tax budget. Funds raised at one of the picnics even ended up paying for a portion of the add-on to the firehall years ago.
“I joined the fire department the week after I turned 18, and I’ve been involved with both the auxiliary and the fire department ever since,” Bailey explained. He and a committee of five others are the ones who get together each year to organize the picnic. While they rely on the firefighters to help sell tickets, the committee is the backbone of the auxiliary.
A few years ago, the fire department began setting aside some of the funds raised at the picnic to create two $500 scholarships for St. Ignatius students, giving back to the community that helps support them.
This year, after all the food and auction items were gone and the picnic drew to a close, approximately $20,000 was raised to support St. Ignatius’ volunteer firefighters.
“It might’ve been a little smaller than previous years, but it was a good turnout,” Bailey said. “We had a wonderful group of people working to make everything go smoothly, and it all went really well.”
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PABLO — CSKT Tribal Health brought awareness to National Men’s Health Month through the first in-person Men’s Health and Family Safety Fair since the start of the pandemic.
Held outdoors at the Salish Kootenai College campus to prevent any Covid spread during a time of rising infection numbers, members of the community showed up between bouts of cloudy skies to the three-hour fair to learn about all types of health and safety in an engaging and interactive way.
Opened by CSKT Councilman Charlo and a powerful drum group, the family safety side of the fair unveiled a bicycle optical course. Complete with bikes donated by Free Cycle Montana to be used during the event and then raffled off at the end of the day, one booth had a station to assist visitors with bike improvements and repairs, while another focused on helmet fitting for young riders and the importance thereof.
Fish, Wildlife and Parks held a bear spray demonstration for attendees, and explained the importance of backcountry safety. Mission Valley Aquatics representatives taught about water safety, from lakes to pools, and fitted kids with the lifejackets they were handing out to help keep kids safe on the water. Lake County Search and Rescue, the Ronan Volunteer Fire Department, and the CSKT Division of Fire all attended to educate the public as well.
“We’re really looking at all aspects of safety in the Family Fair,” Tribal Health’s Chelsea Kleinmeyer explained.
In the Men’s Health section, attendees heard two talks from Native comedian Kasey Nicholson from Billings who presented on health in an entertaining way. A member of the Aaniih/Blackfeet tribe, Nicholson has a master’s degree in mental health and rehabilitation.
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