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The Miles City Star is an afternoon newspaper serving Custer County, located in Southeastern Montana. We have a circulation of about 4,000 and publish Monday-Friday, offering local, state and national/world news for subscribers in Miles City, Terry, Broadus, Rosebud, Forsyth, Jordan and surrounding areas. Our office is open Monday-Friday, from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m.

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At left is a photo of a horse and cowboy competing during the World Famous Miles City Bucking Horse Sale, held annually on the third weekend in May. It is Miles City's banner event. See BHS link on the right.


Updated May 17

 

BUCKING HORSE SALE WEEKEND

Friday, May 17
1-5 pm Art Walk, North Ninth Street between Main Street and alley
4-8 pm....Trade Show Opens at Fairgrounds
5:30 pm............Grand Entry
5:45 pm....Wild Horse Race
6 pm.........Bucking Bull Sale
6:30 pm.........Mutton Bustin’
7 pm..........Wild Horse Race
7 pm............Christian Street Dance with Crystal Lyons of Mason, Texas, 7 p.m.,by Miles City Hall on South Eighth Street
7-10:30 pm.......Big Country band at Park Place, $10
8:30 pm...........Street Dance (Downtown — Main Street)
11 pm..........Breakfast at the Elks — served until 3 am
 
Saturday, May 18
6-9 am Cowboy Breakfast at Range Riders Museum
8 am-noon or when people leave the park Farmer’s Market, Riverside Park (west end of Main Street)
9:30 am BHS Parade - Main Street
10 am Sheep Shearing Contest - AgriSports Complex, Fairgrounds
10:30 am Quick Draw and Art Auction, Riverside Park
After parade Kiwanis Barbecue, Riverside Park
After parade Hog Roast, Eagles, Custer County Rural Volunteer Fire Company
Noon-8 pm Trade Show Opens - Fairgrounds
12:30 pm Sheep Shearing - Professional Finals, AgriSports Center
1 pm Horse Races - First Race, Fairgrounds
1:15 pm Rodeo Grand Entry
1:30 pm Wild Horse Race
2 pm Bucking Horse Sale
5-7 pm Wine tasting, Montana Bar
6:30 pm Wild Horse Race
7-10 pm Southeastern Montana Fiddlers dance at Range Riders Museum
7 pm Christian Street Dance with Crystal Lyons of Mason, Texas, 7 p.m., by City Hall
7-10:30 pm.......Big Country band at Park Place, $10
9 pm Street Dance (Downtown - Main Street)
11 pm Breakfast at the Elks – served until 3 am
 
Sunday, May 19
9:30 am WaterWorks Art Museum (formerly Custer County Art and Heritage Center) Sunday Brunch/Artist Reception - $15/person
10 am Cowboy Church - Fairgrounds
11 am-7 pm Trade Show Opens - Fairgrounds
Noon Horse Races - First Race
1:15 pm Grand Entry
2:30 pm Matched Bronc Ride Calcutta
3 pm Matched Bronc Ride
6 pm Wild Horse Race

 

Futurity added to BHS Saturday
While there are plenty of other rodeo activities involved in the World Famous Miles City Bucking Horse Sale, the sale itself remains the bedrock of activities on Saturday at the Eastern Montana Fairgrounds.

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Wild Horse Race bigger and better this year
For years the Wild Horse Race has been one of the more popular events at the World Famous Bucking Horse Sale. This year, the Wild Horse Race is bigger and better.

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Honor Flight vets to serve as parade marshals
When the annual Bucking Horse Sale Parade heads down Main Street on Saturday morning, there will be a change in the lineup at the beginning of the parade.

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Friday: Bring on the bulls
Friday evening at the World Famous Miles City Bucking Horse will be plenty busy at the Eastern Montana Fairgrounds.

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BHS tickets sales steady
Bucking Horse Sale tickets are “right where we typically are at this point,” according to Terri Newby of the Miles City Area Chamber of Commerce. While sales are going well, Newby has noticed fewer foreign visitors requesting tickets.

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New city clerk hired on a tie-breaker vote
Montana Department of Transportation’s local payroll benefits technician, Lorrie Pearce, was appointed as the new city clerk at the Miles City Council meeting Tuesday night after Mayor Butch Grenz broke a tie vote.

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Liberty Theatre ushered in luxury and technology
Looking at the front of 804 Main Street today, you’d imagine it was a built as a retail store some time in the mid-20th century. And you would be wrong.

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Grievance hearings requested
During a short Human Resources Committee meeting at City Hall May 7, a number of issues were quickly addressed. Sam Malenovsky, City Floodplain Administrator, requested a public hearing regarding her grievance after mediation was unsuccessful. John Uden, chair of the committee, said a second person has also requested a public hearing. The hearings will be scheduled as soon as convenient for all parties.

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Niemann to headline BHS concert
The 63rd Annual Miles City Bucking Horse Sale will kick off on Thursday evening with a concert, headlined by country music star Jerrod Niemann.

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Nat'l speaker, local grad headline MCC graduation
Miles Community College will finish up another school year Saturday, as MCC President Stefani Hicswa will preside over her seventh, and final, graduation ceremony. The event begins at 10 a.m. at the Centra.

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MCC to hold 73rd annual Commencement Saturday
One hundred and twenty-one students will receive degrees and certificates during the 73rd annual Commencement at Miles Community College on Saturday, May 11.

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