Registration for the 19th annual Shape Up Montana program is underway. Since it began in 2003, more than 85,000 Montanans have logged more than 15 million activity miles. Shape Up Montana is a team-based healthy lifestyle program of the Big Sky State Games that helps Montanans to be more physically active and make healthier nutrition choices. The team competition is based on accumulated activity

Eleven gymnasts from Eastern Montana Gymnastics competed at the Crystal Classic Meet in Fargo on Jan. 9-10. Due to Covid-19, this was the first meet of the season for the Circle gym. Only one spectator was allowed per gymnast but all the routines were live streamed and available for viewing anywhere. On Saturday, Ella Beery and Emma Hove of Circle and Ashlynn Johannessen of Wolf Point competed

The 13th Poplar Ice Fishing Contest is set for Saturday, Feb. 6, The event will take place at Dego Bend south of Poplar beginning at 10 a.m. The event will last approximately five hours. Doug Marottek told the Northern Plains Indepenent, “My wife and I started this to promote outdoor family fun, it is a good community event for all ages.” All holes will be pre-drilled, Entry costs are one

The gold gymnasts from Eastern Montana Gymnastics of Circle were the second place team at the Fargo meet on January 10. They are, left to right, back, Lily Beery, Circle; Sage Sportsman, Glendive; Kate Nasner, Wolf Point; Aspen Boje, Glendive; Lina Smith, Richey; front, Ava Hove, Circle; Jada Sportsman, Glendive; Kendra Linder, Glendive. (Submitted photo)

Participants compete for prizes at the 2012 Poplar Ice Fishing Constest at south of Poplar. (Submitted photo)

Nicholas Jay Kirk takes advantage of mild winter weather at the Jan. 8. “It’s been a really good winter for skating,” Kirk told the Northern Plains Independent. “We usually just have to sweep it off.” (Photo by Dustin Hunsaker).