Austin Shaw

Fairfield boys basketball head coach Jordan Ratliff explains a drill to Travis Cartwright, Brock Peace and Reed Von Stein during the first week or practice for the Eagles. Both the boys and girls teams will compete in the Coyote Classic Dec. 13-14 in Shelby.

The Choteau High School wrestling teams competed at the Cascade Badger Invitational meet on Dec. 6-7.

The Power early kindergarten, kindergarten and first-grade classes sing "Rockin' Old St. Nicholas" during the school's annual Christmas concert on Dec. 11.

The Choteau High school boys wrestling team placed third at the Glasgow High School Scottie Invitational on Dec. 13-14. Asher Clayton took first place in the 132-pound weight class to lead the team. Jesse Gebhardt and Nathan Gunderson were both second-place finishers.

The CES kindergarten class sang “Five Little Snowmen.” The snowmen pictured in the front were, from left: Harper Archibald, Paxton Yeager, Kimberly Johnson, Cole Olson, Noah Shepherd-Spargur and Taran Tschida.

The Choteau Elementary School fourth grade class continued the 44th-annual tradition of gingerbread-house-making on Dec. 17 in the school cafeteria. Friends and family joined the students as they pasted together

The Choteau High School boys and girls wrestling teams competed at the C.M. Russell Holiday Classic on Dec. 20-21. The Bulldogs competed against tough competition from all classes with three

Scant snowfall since early November delayed Teton Pass Ski Area’s opening, but with new snow last weekend, the ski area west of Choteau is planning to open on Dec. 30 for the 2024-25 season, according to owner Charles Hlavac of Choteau.

CHS grappler Heath Hodgskiss won his pool in the 11-pound weight class.

The Dutton/Brady school board discussed progress on the boiler project and boiler training for Superintendent Jeremy Locke and head custodian Seth Storle at the Dec. 16 meeting.