Long awaited eatery opens
FINALLY OPEN Joes Family Steak House restaurant opened on Friday. See story below for more information. I-O Photo by Buck Traxler
On Friday, Joe’s Family Steakhouse, with little fan fare, opened their doors for business.
The restaurant is open from 10 a.m. to 10 p.m. Wednesday through Friday, 4-10 p.m. on Saturday and 10 a.m. – 2 p.m. for a traditional Sunday brunch.
Their phone number is 271-2207. You may call ahead for takeout orders. The restaurant is located at 402 S. Main Street.
And what is a steak house without steaks?
Topping the list is a succulent 18 ounce ribeye, or wrap your appetite around a 16 ounce New York strip. If you like something a little less, there is a 10 ounce sirloin grilled to order.
In addition, there is a wide variety of appetizers, salads or the soup of the day to choose from as well hamburgers, sandwiches or wraps.
Pondera County 4-Hers have super showing at Marias Fair
Article submitted by Adele Stenson, Pondera County Extension Office
The Marias Fair kicked off with cool temperatures and a few rain showers, but that didn’t dampen spirits of 4-Hers or fair goers, as they participated in a week of fun, learning experiences, and competition.
Many 4-H families moved into the fairgrounds on Tuesday night to get animals settled and prepare for interviews and shows on Wednesday.
The action continued all week until Sunday, when the shows were all over, and the two big events remaining were the annual water fight in the morning and the awards ceremony in the afternoon.
Pondera 4-Hers made a good showing throughout the week. Whether they earned a top award or not, each one had the opportunity to demonstrate concepts they learned throughout the year, make new friends, and gain confidence in their ability to interview and to perform before an audience and judge.
For most events, participants are divided by their age at the beginning of the 4-H year on Oct. 1, 2008. Pre-juniors are 8-10 years old, juniors are 11-13, and seniors are 14 and up. Some horse show events are divided by age level and others by experience level, as you will notice in the results below.
Shooting tournaments divide participants into different four age categories for all disciplines, except air pistol. The results for archery, shotgun, and the air guns are for tournaments held prior to the fair. Participants compete at the tournaments, and must interview at the fair in order to be eligible for their awards.
Project interviews are an important component of the fair.
For each project a youth takes to the fair, he or she must complete a project interview where they discuss with a judge what they learned through the course of the year in that project.
Youth are judged on their appearance, presence, communication skills and their project knowledge. They are eligible for best of class interview awards in their age division, regardless of how their final product actually turned out.
Sometimes a person learns the most from their failures, and the youth that can express that to the judge can be rewarded in the interview process. Their exhibits are judged separately based on a standard criteria for each type of item.
You will notice in the following results that members may participate in a wide variety of project areas. The shows represent most of the traditional areas, but a walk through the 4-H exhibit building would reveal that the options for projects are limited only by the members’ imagination.
Top award winners from Pondera County are as follows:
GRAND FLEECE William McDougall with his Grand Fleece Trophy and the Top Exhibit County Display award won by Pondera County 4-H Exhibitors. Photo by Dan Picard
Many 4-H families moved into the fairgrounds on Tuesday night to get animals settled and prepare for interviews and shows on Wednesday.
The action continued all week until Sunday, when the shows were all over, and the two big events remaining were the annual water fight in the morning and the awards ceremony in the afternoon.
Pondera 4-Hers made a good showing throughout the week. Whether they earned a top award or not, each one had the opportunity to demonstrate concepts they learned throughout the year, make new friends, and gain confidence in their ability to interview and to perform before an audience and judge.
For most events, participants are divided by their age at the beginning of the 4-H year on Oct. 1, 2008. Pre-juniors are 8-10 years old, juniors are 11-13, and seniors are 14 and up. Some horse show events are divided by age level and others by experience level, as you will notice in the results below.
Shooting tournaments divide participants into different four age categories for all disciplines, except air pistol. The results for archery, shotgun, and the air guns are for tournaments held prior to the fair. Participants compete at the tournaments, and must interview at the fair in order to be eligible for their awards.
Project interviews are an important component of the fair.
For each project a youth takes to the fair, he or she must complete a project interview where they discuss with a judge what they learned through the course of the year in that project.
Youth are judged on their appearance, presence, communication skills and their project knowledge. They are eligible for best of class interview awards in their age division, regardless of how their final product actually turned out.
Sometimes a person learns the most from their failures, and the youth that can express that to the judge can be rewarded in the interview process. Their exhibits are judged separately based on a standard criteria for each type of item.
You will notice in the following results that members may participate in a wide variety of project areas. The shows represent most of the traditional areas, but a walk through the 4-H exhibit building would reveal that the options for projects are limited only by the members’ imagination.
Top award winners from Pondera County are as follows:
Cardiac Cards take first Northern A title
By Adam Jerome, I-O Reporter
This past weekend the Tri-County Cardinals traveled to Havre for the Northern A District Tournament. As the fourth seed the Cardinals cruised undefeated to the first District Championship in team history.
Coach Tyler Bucklin commented on the title, “The Cut Bank Cardinals went to state in 1999, although I’m not sure it was as district champions, but it is the first for us since we became the Tri-County Cardinals and I’ve been here for eight years.”
The team is now poised for a championship run at the State Tournament in Three Forks.
The Cards won the District title thanks to some timely hitting and pitching while playing solid defense throughout.
Coach Tyson Anderson commented, “Our pitching and defense was outstanding the entire weekend and led to the championship. It was a very exciting weekend for us.”
In their first matchup of the tourney, Tri-County faced the Medicine Hat Knights, with the Cards getting the win 6-3.
Jake Robison got the start and the win pitching eight innings giving up seven hits and three runs while striking out five batters.
Orin Johnson put his recent pitching woes behind him to earn the save. Johnson pitched one perfect inning, striking out two of the three batters he faced.
While the pitching effort was solid the Cardinals defense helped their pitchers as they turned four double plays.
Robison also carried the offense as he went 3-3 at the plate with five RBIs. Logan Rowe was 2-5 with two runs scored and Johnson was 2-3 with a double, a triple, two runs and a stolen base. Jade Premo was also perfect at the plate with a 3-3 day.
In the second game of the tournament on Friday the Cardinals beat the Fort MacLeod Royals 12-8 in come from behind fashion.
Coach Anderson added, “We showed a lot of poise on Friday versus the Royals after trailing 6-0. We could’ve easily packed it in, but instead we dug deep and got the come from behind victory.”
The Cardinals showed what they were made of as they quickly fell behind 6-0 before they began to make their move which was capped by a seven run ninth inning to take the first lead of the game and seal the win.
John Johannsen got the start and the win. He pitched eight innings and gave up seven hits and six early runs before he settled down and let his offense get him back in the game.
Johnson entered the game in relief in the ninth. He gave up one hit and two runs before clamping down and ensuring a trip to the semifinals.
On offense Johnson was 3-6 with another triple and four runs knocked in. Robison was 3-6 with two RBIs and Joe Hallenburg was 5-6 with two runs and a RBI.
In the semifinal matchup Tri-County took on the Lethbridge Miners with a trip to State on the line. The Cardinals stepped up to the plate, no pun intended and earned their first trip to the big dance in eight years with a 3-2 victory.
Logan (Wildthing) Rowe pitched a gem as he went seven innings only giving up three hits and one run while sitting down seven batters on strikes. Robison got the two-inning save allowing two hits and one run.
Hallenburg was 2-4 with a RBI and Jade Premo was 2-4 with a double and a RBI.
The win would give the Cardinals some much needed rest as the Lethbridge Miners would fight back on Sunday morning to earn a rematch with the Cards for the whole ball of wax.
Tri-County would once again overcome a shaky start to the game to win convincingly in seven innings, 16-5.
The Cards started out hot with the lumber as they scored four runs in the top of the first before watching the lead disappear in the bottom half of the inning as the Miners took the 5-4 advantage. That proved to be the last runs Lethbridge would score though as starting pitcher Riley Styren shut down the Miners scattering five hits and no more runs for the complete game victory.
Styren was once again helped by his defense as they turned two crucial double plays in the middle innings.
The Cards offense began to torch Miner pitcher Roy Adams in the top of the fourth as they scored seven runs highlighted by Johnsons 3-run inside the park homerun to take the 11-5 lead before scoring five more in the top of the seventh to ten run rule Lethbridge.
Styren sat down the first two batters in the seventh before allowing the next two batters to reach base. The game would end thanks to a mental error by the Miners. With runners sitting on second and third Styren issued another walk, but the base runner on third apparently thought the walk would send him home as he began to trot down to home plate. Catcher Bjorn Swanson saw this and caught him in the hot box eventually tagging him out to win the district title.
The Cardinals will head down to Three Forks on Thursday to try and win a State title where they have an opening round matchup with the host Gallatin Valley Outlaws.
This past weekend the Tri-County Cardinals traveled to Havre for the Northern A District Tournament. As the fourth seed the Cardinals cruised undefeated to the first District Championship in team history.Coach Tyler Bucklin commented on the title, “The Cut Bank Cardinals went to state in 1999, although I’m not sure it was as district champions, but it is the first for us since we became the Tri-County Cardinals and I’ve been here for eight years.”
The team is now poised for a championship run at the State Tournament in Three Forks.
The Cards won the District title thanks to some timely hitting and pitching while playing solid defense throughout.
Coach Tyson Anderson commented, “Our pitching and defense was outstanding the entire weekend and led to the championship. It was a very exciting weekend for us.”
In their first matchup of the tourney, Tri-County faced the Medicine Hat Knights, with the Cards getting the win 6-3.
Jake Robison got the start and the win pitching eight innings giving up seven hits and three runs while striking out five batters.
Orin Johnson put his recent pitching woes behind him to earn the save. Johnson pitched one perfect inning, striking out two of the three batters he faced.
While the pitching effort was solid the Cardinals defense helped their pitchers as they turned four double plays.
Robison also carried the offense as he went 3-3 at the plate with five RBIs. Logan Rowe was 2-5 with two runs scored and Johnson was 2-3 with a double, a triple, two runs and a stolen base. Jade Premo was also perfect at the plate with a 3-3 day.
In the second game of the tournament on Friday the Cardinals beat the Fort MacLeod Royals 12-8 in come from behind fashion.
Coach Anderson added, “We showed a lot of poise on Friday versus the Royals after trailing 6-0. We could’ve easily packed it in, but instead we dug deep and got the come from behind victory.”
The Cardinals showed what they were made of as they quickly fell behind 6-0 before they began to make their move which was capped by a seven run ninth inning to take the first lead of the game and seal the win.
John Johannsen got the start and the win. He pitched eight innings and gave up seven hits and six early runs before he settled down and let his offense get him back in the game.
Johnson entered the game in relief in the ninth. He gave up one hit and two runs before clamping down and ensuring a trip to the semifinals.
On offense Johnson was 3-6 with another triple and four runs knocked in. Robison was 3-6 with two RBIs and Joe Hallenburg was 5-6 with two runs and a RBI.
In the semifinal matchup Tri-County took on the Lethbridge Miners with a trip to State on the line. The Cardinals stepped up to the plate, no pun intended and earned their first trip to the big dance in eight years with a 3-2 victory.
Logan (Wildthing) Rowe pitched a gem as he went seven innings only giving up three hits and one run while sitting down seven batters on strikes. Robison got the two-inning save allowing two hits and one run.
Hallenburg was 2-4 with a RBI and Jade Premo was 2-4 with a double and a RBI.
The win would give the Cardinals some much needed rest as the Lethbridge Miners would fight back on Sunday morning to earn a rematch with the Cards for the whole ball of wax.
Tri-County would once again overcome a shaky start to the game to win convincingly in seven innings, 16-5.
The Cards started out hot with the lumber as they scored four runs in the top of the first before watching the lead disappear in the bottom half of the inning as the Miners took the 5-4 advantage. That proved to be the last runs Lethbridge would score though as starting pitcher Riley Styren shut down the Miners scattering five hits and no more runs for the complete game victory.
Styren was once again helped by his defense as they turned two crucial double plays in the middle innings.
The Cards offense began to torch Miner pitcher Roy Adams in the top of the fourth as they scored seven runs highlighted by Johnsons 3-run inside the park homerun to take the 11-5 lead before scoring five more in the top of the seventh to ten run rule Lethbridge.
Styren sat down the first two batters in the seventh before allowing the next two batters to reach base. The game would end thanks to a mental error by the Miners. With runners sitting on second and third Styren issued another walk, but the base runner on third apparently thought the walk would send him home as he began to trot down to home plate. Catcher Bjorn Swanson saw this and caught him in the hot box eventually tagging him out to win the district title.
The Cardinals will head down to Three Forks on Thursday to try and win a State title where they have an opening round matchup with the host Gallatin Valley Outlaws.