Fort Union Trading Post National Historic Site is pleased to announce the return of our annual fur trade Rendezvous June 17-20. The 2021 Rendezvous may look a little different, but it will be full of the same living history experience visitors have enjoyed over the years. Reenactors will demonstrate a variety of 19th-century skills, including blacksmithing, pottery-making, spinning and weaving,

Every year, World No Tobacco Day falls on May 31. This year, the World Health Organization has set the theme for World No Tobacco Day as “More than 100 Reasons to Quit” recognizing the many reasons available to people to help them quit using tobacco products for good. According to the World Health Organization, there are eight million deaths from using tobacco products in the world each year.

A graveside service will be held Saturday, May 29, 2021, at 10 a.m. at Greenwood Cemetery in Wolf Point for Kathleen Jensen, formerly of north Wolf Point. She was the daughter of Howard and Opal Jensen and resided in Cut Bank, Mont., at the time of her passing on Nov. 20, 2020, from COVID-19. A reception will follow at First Lutheran Church. (Paid Obituary)

Montana’s unemployment rate declined from 3.8 percent in March to 3.7 percent during April. The unemployment rate for the U.S. was 6.1 percent for the month. “Montana’s economic recovery depends on getting Montanans back to work into good-paying jobs, allowing our businesses to fill open jobs and meet their growing customer demand,” Gov. Gianforte said. “By ending the pandemic-related

Culbertson School May 24: Chicken fajitas, apple slices and refried beans. May 25: Cheese burgers, chips and carrot sticks. May 26: Chicken strips, mashed potatoes and green beans. May 27: King pretzel, popsicles and applesauce. May 28: Sack lunch with ice cream.

Golfers from Roosevelt County competed at the Class C state golf meet last week. Culbertson’s Makena Hauge placed 28th with a two-day score of 232. The sophomore shot 116 each day of the tournament. Plentywood’s freshman Paityn Curtiss earned state championship honors with a score of 171. Manhattan Christian’s girls won the title title with a 576 while Plentywood placed second at

( Publisher’s Note: Each week, the Roosevelt County Sheriff’s Office distributes an inmate roster with the names of everyone incarcerated and persons booked into the jail during the previous week and does not necessarily mean there is a new charge or conviction.) Prisoners housed in the Roosevelt County Detention Center this past week included: Robert Armstrong, 34, Wolf Point, reckless driving.

The Fort Peck Tribal Executive Board started their meeting with a traditional song. Both Chairman Floyd Azure and councilwoman Patt Runs Through expressed in the previous meeting that it was a sorely missed portion of the bi-weekly board meeting. The board considered a motion to change the language about marriage in the code of criminal justice from “a man and a woman” to “persons.”

Culbertson Jobs For Montana Graduates teacher Mary Machart told the Community News that the JMG Color Run is set for Sunday, May 23. The event will begin at 1 p.m. The 2021 run is being held in memory of Joe Hanson, Caleb Fell and Bryan Pederson. According to Machart, the local version of the color run began in a junior high JMG classroom when a young student lost his infant brother. She said students