Nine area schools competed for top honors during two FFA career and leadership development events at the old armory in Culbertson Monday, Jan. 20. CDEs develop college and career readiness skills. The competitive events serve as an outgrowth of instruction in the agricultural education classroom for FFA members in grades seven to 12. Students from Plentywood, Froid, Bainville, Culbertson, Fairview,

The Froid/Lake Red Hawks came through as winners in a boys basketball battle against Richey/Lambert on Saturday, Jan. 18. Deadlocked at 63-63 at the end of regulation, the Red Hawks scored 10 points in overtime for a 73-71 win over R& L. The Red Hawks led 19-15 at the end of the first quarter but the game was even at 31-31 at the half. Froid/Lake moved ahead 49-47 in the third quarter.

Culbertson's basketball squads swept all four of their games against Circle and Ray, N.D., during the weekend. The Cowgirls opened the weekend with a 35-34 victory in Circle Friday, Jan. 17. Culbertson trailed 18-15 at the half but struck for 11 points in the third quarter to gain a 26-24 lead. Kelsie Williams led the Cowgirls with 13 points and Makena Hauge added 11 points. Also scoring

The second quarter Honor R for Bainville Schools has been released. An asterisk indicates a GPA of 4.0 or higher. Seniors: Violet Azure*, Derek Bowker, Karisa Goebel*, Chance Horob, Kiylee Kellis*, Aubrey Picard*, Kailin Pippenger*, KateLynn South*, Natalie Stokke*, Carson Ullmer*. Juniors: Gianna Boyd, Donna Butikofer, Kaden Hansen*, Britten VanGorder. Sophomores: Kaitlyn Adkins, Micah

Culbertson School Jan. 27: Chicken patty sandwiches, fries and pudding. Jan. 28: Spaghetti, breadsticks and apple sauce. Jan. 29: Chicken fried steaks, mashed potatoes and peas. Jan. 30: Pulled pork sandwiches, chips and mandarin oranges. Jan. 31: KFC bowls, biscuits and jello. Bainville School Jan. 27: Breakfast: B& G. Lunch: Salisbury steaks, mashed potatoes, corn and