Melstone Monthly Staff

Connie Hjelvik – Advisor

Abby Hansen– Editor

Thomas DeJaegher

Harry Griswold

Kimber Korell

Nienke Reijnen

Ty Meredith

Inside This Issue

Page 2: Ambulance Barn,

Business Challenge

Page 3: Track, Doctor Brewer

Page 4: FFA, VBS, History

Book

Page 5: Recipe, Retirements,

BBall Camp

Page 6: Miss Teen, Big Bend

Festival, Top Ten

Page 7: Horse Creek, All-State

Page 8: Neinke, Oxane, Sarah

Page 9: Awards, BPA, etc.

Page 10: BPA Dance & Talent

Night

Page 11: National BPA

Page 12: Play Day

Page 13: Graduation

Page 14: Senior Plans

Volume 9 May 2019

Goodbye to an Ol’ Friend

By Thomas DeJaegher

Downtown Melstone doesn’t have much left. The demise of Sportsman Bar has left the La-zy JC Drug store the only original brick build-ing in town. In March it was torn down due to the foundation instability. The Melstone Sportsman Bar was built in 1913, shortly af-ter the fire that destroyed all the wooden buildings on the west side of Main Street. All the new buildings were made from brick. The

bar was one of the last original brick buildings in Melstone. The Sportsman originally housed the W.A. Donaldson store. According to

Melstone: The Town and its Times, the store sold gro-ceries, furniture, dry goods, men’s furnishings and clothing-- pretty much any-thing but fresh meat. Jessie Peltzer bought the building in 1951 and turned it into the Sportsman Bar and Ca-fé. The Bar was a popular place in the 1960s with the booming oil business. Maureen Rademacher then

bought it in 1973 and ran it until she moved to Musselshell in 2003. She closed it down in 2003 when she moved and never re-opened it after that. The building had retained its original brickwork for a centu-ry after its construction. Main street doesn’t look the same without it.

Goodbye Party Oxane

& Nienke

Wednesday, May 29th 7:00 p.m. at the Community Center

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The New EMT Barn

By Harry Griswold

The new EMT building is al-

most finished and looks like

it will serve the community

for years to come. The class-

room will educate the EMT’s

in an always evolving field. The inside is not fin-

ished yet, so the EMT’s aren’t able to utilize the

building yet. They’re waiting for their contractor

and plumber to come back and finish within the

next couple of months. Once everything is fin-

ished, the EMT’s will have an open house. The

grants and donations made by the community are

what made this building possible, and the EMT’s

truly appreciate everyone who has made this long

awaited dream a reality. The EMT’s are anxious for

the finished result.

When completed, the building will be 40’X80’ with

a classroom, bathrooms, and office. Helen Hougen

and Larry Zaharko have done a lot of ground work

for this project and have been a driving force in

getting the building to where it is today. The EMT’s

are looking to add to their roster in the near fu-

ture. If you would like more information on what

an EMT does, you can talk to the remaining EMT’s

(Rowdy Burns, Larry and Pam Zaharko). You can

also contact Ron Solberg from Roundup. He’s the

one who teaches the classes. His number is 406-

323-2314. I hope that the community is as anx-

ious for the building to be finished, so they will be

able to learn more about EMT’s and how they are

necessary to any community.

Nathan Zard, Brody

Grebe, Carson Hein,

& Megan Brewer

Competed in and won the Fall Business Challenge

They also competed in the Spring Business Challenge.

Over 207 teams compete each fall and spring

The Business Challenge is run by the Montana Chamber of Commerce

Bull Mountain Sanitation Josh Jorgenson Owner/Operator

P.O. Box 238

Melstone, MT 59054

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Dr. Justin Brewer By Kimber Korell

Our very own Justin Brewer is graduating from medical school. Son of Clyde and Cindy Brewer, Justin graduated from Melstone High School in 2009. Since then he went to college in Bozeman for his undergrad degree. Justin has his hooding ceremony on May 24th at Benaoya Hall in downtown Seattle, WA. He then will be starting a 5-year General Surgery Residency in mid-June at St. Joseph Mercy Ann Arbor

Hospital in Ypsilanti, MI. After residency, he will most likely complete a more specialized one-year fellowship before coming back to Montana as an Attending. He and his wife, Molly, would like to end up in Bozeman, Billings, or Kalispell. Justin, we are so proud of you and hope to see you do great things!

Ready for State

By Nienke

District Track was a good day for all of the athletes.

The girls got a 2nd place trophy and the boys got a

3rd place trophy with just two boys! Brody got 1st

place in all of the events that he competed in. He

competed in shot put, 100m, 200m, long jump, and

triple jump. Tyler got 1st in the 3200m, 2nd in the

1600m and 3rd in the 400m & 800m. Draya got 1st

in the 3200m, the 1600m, and long jump. She got

2nd in the triple jump and the 400m. Kayla got 1st in

the 800m and 300m hurdles, and 2nd in the 3200m

and the 1600m. Nienke got 3rd in the 800m, 4th in

the 400m and the 200m, and 6th in long jump.

Kimber got 6th in the shot put and discus. Oxane

got 4th in shot put, 5th in the 800m, 6th in the

1600m, and 7th in discus. The relay team got 2nd

place with Kayla, Kimber, Oxane, and Nienke.

Divisionals was a really good day too! The girls are divisional champions, which is the first time in school history. The boys took 2nd place. Southern C decided this year to take the top six places to State. It has always been the top five in the past. State is in Laurel May 24 & 25. Brody broke the previous school record set by Bill Ryan of 50-01 in shot put. Brody threw a 50-01.50. Brody also broke the school record in the 100m and has a personal best in the 200m. The previous school record in the 100m was set by Chase Cameron with 11.3 seconds. Brody ran the 100m in 11.27 seconds. Furthermore, he got 1st place in all the other events too!! Tyler got 2nd place in the 1600m and 3rd place in the 3200m. Draya got 1st in the 1600m, 3200m, and triple jump. She got 4th place in long jump and 5th place in the 400m. Kayla got 1st in the 800m, 2nd in 3200m, 3rd in the 1600m, and 7th in the 300m hurdles. Nienke got 3rd in the 800m, 6th in the 400m, and 9th in the 200m. Ox-ane got 8th place in shot put. Also the relay team qualified for state with a 6th place in the 4x400m with Kayla, Kimber, Oxane, and Nienke. Draya will be able to run the relay at state instead of Kimber.

Track & field

awards

Junior High

Track Boy: Trey Meredith

Field Boy: Bryce Grebe

Track Girl: Morgan Schiffer

Field Girl: Avery Eike

High School

Track & Field Boy: Brody Grebe

Track & Field Girl: Draya Wacker

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Melstone History Book

For several months, a group of ladies has been

meeting on Monday nights as part of a two-fold

effort. The two main goals are to design a histo-

ry sign and to gather historical information for

a Melstone History Book

The group is asking past and present residents

of the Melstone area to complete a survey of

ten questions. This information will be used for

future historical projects or future school

reunions. There are three ways to

access the survey.

Paper copies will be available

at the Post Office or in the

school secretary’s window

https://

survey.sogosurvey.com/survey.aspx?

k=SsQSXPXPsRsPsPsP&lang=0&data=

http://melstoneareafoundation.org/

VACATION BIBLE SCHOOL

June 24th

–28th

Ages 4-6th

grade

9:00 a.m.— 11:30 a.m.

2019-2020 Officer Team

President: Kimber Korell

Vice-President:Kaleb DeJaegher

Secretary: Kaigen Roskelley

Treasurer: Davon Meredith

Reporter: Ivy Pinkerton

Sentinel: Wyatt Hermann

END OF THE YEAR

AWARDS

FFA Star Greenhand-Kaleb DeJaegher

Vocational Scholarship- Abby Hansen

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Frozen Banana Split Pie

Ingredients: 3 tablespoons chocolate hard-shell ice cream topping

1 graham cracker crust (9 inches) 2 medium bananas, sliced 1/2 teaspoon lemon juice 1/2 cup pineapple ice cream topping 1 quart strawberry ice cream, softened 2 cups whipped topping 1/2 cup chopped walnuts, toasted Chocolate syrup 8 maraschino cherries with stems Directions: Pour chocolate topping into crust; freeze for

5 minutes or until chocolate is firm.

Meanwhile, place bananas in a small bowl; toss with lemon juice. Arrange bananas over choco-late topping. Layer with pineapple topping, ice cream, whipped topping and walnuts.

Cover and freeze until firm. Remove from the freezer 15 minutes before cutting. Garnish with chocolate syrup and cherries.

22nd Annual Jason Grebe’s

Fundamentals and Skills

Basketball Camp

June 17th-19th

Melstone High School

9AM– Noon High School

$65 per student

1PM-4PM 4th-8th Grade

$65 per student

4PM-5PM K-3rd Grade

$25 per student

In honor of Mary Ellen’s

& Patti’s

retirements, we had cake

on Thursday, May 16th

Thank you both for your

years of service and best

wishes for

happy futures!

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Big Bend Festival June 14-16

Melstone, MT

Friday Reg. 5:30– Fun Run & 5K (visit CompetitiveTiming.com

to register

7:30 p.m. Taco Bar($10 for non-runners)

Community Movie @ Sunset

Saturday 10:00 a.m. Poker Ride Registration

(see Facebook page for details)

1:00 p.m. CAR SHOW

1:00-4:00 Main Street Bingo

Kids Corner

Art Show

Community Talent Stage

3:00 Car Show Parade

3:30 Kids Rodeo

4:00-7:00 FIREMAN’S BBQ

7:00 Street Dance featuring Way Out West

Sunday

10:00 a.m. Cowboy Church in the Park by JR Vezain

Cookies and refreshments after the service

Camper hook-ups available for rent— email bigbendfestival@gmail.com

Megan Brewer represented Montana at the Miss Teen USA competition in

Reno, Nevada on April 28th. She would like to thank the community and her

family for their endless support. TOP TEN TRACK MEET

BRODY GREBE

Brody competed in

the Midland

Roundtable Top 10

Meet in Long

Jump, Triple Jump,

High Jump, 200 m,

and Shot Put.

He got 1st place in Long Jump with a

jump of 21’09! He got 4th in Triple

Jump, 5th in the 200m, and 6th in

Shot Put

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WOMENS FASHION

Sizes xs-3x

Handcrafted jewelry, Handbags,

Candles and MORE!

www.cowgirlglam.com

Email -mycowgirlglam@yahoo.com

Call Mikell @ 358-2209 to set up

an appointment to shop or

for more information about

Glamour Cash and hosting a

Cowgirl Glam Party for you and your

friends !

Big Horn Signs

Elevated PowerSports

Tonya Martin Farm Bureau

Insurance

Fly/WPS

Bull Mountain Sanitation

S&K Trucking

Red Rock Autobody

Western Skies Reality

Jakes Garage

Yellowstone Valley Electric CoOp

Hurley’s Oilfield Supply

RMATV

7M-Ranch

Balock Excavating

Hougen Ranch Alan & Mikkel

Border States Electric

Electrical Consultants, Inc

Rob and Geri Kincheloe

Cates Skidsteer and Fencing

Jennaway Ranch

Roundup Chamber

of Commerce

BarBangers Racing

Aaron Belvill

Academic All-State

Basketball

Boys

Thomas DeJaegher

Brody Grebe

Carson Hein

Tyler Kombol

Ty Meredith

Nathan Zard

Girls

Oxane Mbiguino

Nienke Reijnen

Draya Wacker

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Foreign Farewells

By Nienke

As every other foreign exchange student probably said in their

farewell story, I was shocked about the size of Melstone. I could

not believe that it was real. But, this was a great experience! My

favorite time was for sure volleyball season. Getting 4th place at

Divisionals felt amazing with this great team. Thank you Brayden

for this season. Prom was a night that I will never forget! Thank

you Wyatt for this great evening. I also want to thank Teigan and

Draya for teaching me how to drive a car. (I had never done that

before, and I wasn’t really good either!) Luckily, I will start my

driving lessons as soon as I get home! And we don’t have deer

running across the road so that will be good for me! I also want to

thank Mr. Eike and Ms. Kombol for teaching me how to play bas-

ketball; it was a great experience, and I would never have thought

that I would ever touch basketball. Thank you Ms. Wacker for

being a great track coach and for taking amazing pictures during

sports! I also got to go to California with BPA. That was such a

good week! I definitely want to thank Megan, Clyde and Cindy

Brewer for taking me in their house. You are amazing people who

made my exchange year perfect! Cindy is such a good cook-- she

is for sure better than my mom at home! I am so excited for this

summer (not because I’m leaving Montana), but because Megan

and Anna are coming to visit me in the Netherlands. After that,

we’re going together to Italy to see Anna’s hometown. Melstone

has taught me a lot this year, and I’m really grateful for that. I will

never forget this experience. I am so glad I got to share this expe-

rience with all of you! I promise that I will come back to Montana

sometime to visit all of you! Thank you Melstone for everything. I

had an amazing time that I will never forget!

When I knew I was going to Melstone, I was very surprised that

a small town like this exists. But it was amazing to think that I

would live in a place really different from France. I couldn’t

wait to come here. When I arrived in Montana, I was so excited

that I was restraining myself to run to see my host family. And

when I saw them, I was just so excited, and I couldn’t believe I

was finally in America. Sometimes it is hard to believe it even

after ten months. Montana is just so different: everything

seems big.

This year, I had the chance to discover how to play volleyball

and do track & field. I participated in BPA, band and choir too.

It is hard to believe that I had the option to do all these activi-

ties. I loved playing basketball this year, even if I had a hard

time understanding the different rules (who would have

known it was a serious deal to put the jersey in the shorts). I

never have that number of people watch my games in my life. I

had the chance to ride a horse too. It is incredible that I have

had all these firsts in only ten months.

I could never thank the Eike family enough for choosing me. I

learned so much from them, and they were really patient when

they didn’t understand me, or when I couldn’t understand

what they were saying. I’m really thankful to Linsey who cooks

breakfast every morning and makes sure I am okay even if she

has three other girls to take care of. Thanks to Ole who ex-

plained to me how the school worked and gave me interesting

facts about Montana. Thanks to Avery and Maggie for playing

with me and driving me on the four wheeler. And finally,

thanks to everybody that made me feel welcome in Melstone,

and that helped me all over these amazing ten months. I made

wonderful friends, and I hope I can see all of you soon.

Hi. I’m Oxane Mbiguino and I’m 16 years old. I’m from France. I

decided to become an exchange student because I wanted to dis-

cover the American culture and experience the American teenag-

er’s life. It was my dream to come in the USA to study.

Come to our party May 29th at

the Community Center!

CONGRATULATIONS

SARAH

Sarah received

two superior

ratings (I) on her

two solos at the

State Music

Festival

GREAT JOB,

SARAH!

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National Honor Society

Inductees

Oxane Mbiguino Neinke Reijnen Kayla Kombol Draya Wacker

2019-2020 Student Council Officer Team

President- Ty Meredith

Vice President- Kimber Korell

Treasurer- Draya Wacker

Secretary- Kaigen Roskelley

Basketball Awards Girls

Most Improved--Koye Rindal

Miss Potential-Kelsey Thurston

Defensive- Player-Oxane Mbiguino

Most points--Draya Wacker

Most Rebounds--Kaigen Roskelley

Most Assists--Draya Wacker

Best FG%--Kaigen Roskelley

Most Steals--Draya Wacker

Miss Hustle--Kaylee Thurston

Best FT%--Kayla Kombol

MVP--Draya Wacker

Boys

Most inspirational--Carson Hein

&Nathan Zard

Most Assists--Brody Grebe

Most Points-Brody Grebe

Most Improved--Brayden DeJaegher

Best FT%--Tyler Kombol

Mr. Hustle--Davon Meredith

Defensive Player-Davon Meredith

Most Rebounds--Brody Grebe

Most Steals--Brody Grebe

3 Point %-Thomas DeJaegher

Nationals Megan-4th in Interview

Draya-14th in Fundamental Word Abby-19th in Desktop Publishing

Awards Top Individual Business Administration

- Draya Wacker Management/Marketing/

Communications- Megan Brewer Outstanding Finance-Brody Grebe

Outstanding Member-Megan Brewer

BPA Wraps It Up

By Ty Meredith

As the year comes to an end so does BPA, but be-

fore the year ended Megan, Tyler, Kimber, Nienke,

Oxane, Brody, and Draya went to National BPA in

sunny California. The group left on May 1st and re-

turned on May 7th. While there Megan placed 4th in

Interview, Draya placed 14th in Fundamental Word,

and Abby placed 19th in Desktop Publishing. Also

while they were there they went to Venice Beach,

Universal Studios, Disneyland, California Adven-

ture, and Santa Monica Pier. We officially ended

the BPA year with the Neon Dance and Talent

Show, and Spring Concert BBQ. Our chapter would

like to thank everyone who supported us this year.

We had a great year and are looking forward to

recruiting some new members for next year! Have

a great summer everyone!

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National BPA May 1-7 2019

Anaheim, California

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Class of 2019

Class of 2023

Valedictorian—Megan Brewer Salutatorian—Brody Grebe

“The road to success

is always under construction” -Lily Tomlin

Commencement Speaker

Rocky Erickson

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Montana State University

Cell Biology & Neuro Science

Montana State University Northern

Diesel Technology Program

Choate Rosemary Hall

Connecticut

Basketball & Football

Mechanical Engineering After

Going Active

Try to get Ranger Tab

Montana State University

Agricultural Education/

FFA Advisor

Working

Montana State University Billings

Music Education Degree

Dawson Community College

& Army National Guard

Criminal Justice

Montana Tech of the University

of Montana

Football