One Nation, Under God
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People have to be tough in Montana when it gets so cold. I won’t mention the number - cold is cold! Jamie and Jacob Obie’s son Landon Scott was baptized in Whitewater on Christmas Eve at the Whitewater Lutheran Church before the Christmas Eve Service. Also, Mary Beth and Sam Funk’s son Wyatt Ole was baptized at the same service. The grandparents of both children are Pat and Scott Anderson of Whitewater, who were in attendance. The other grandmother of Landon Scott is Kathy Obie, formally of Whitewater, who was also present, along with her o...
Cody and Michele Math hosted Thanksgiving for their family this year. The group consisted of Brent and Debbie Anderson, Kevin, Kylee, Dax, Demi, Zaden, and of course Harrison, Hudson, Audree, and Aalynn. Allie Olsen drove his mother Margie Olsen and Trax and Gray Simanton to Missoula for Thanksgiving with Nancy Olsen and her daughter Tessa and Chris Lyn and their 2 daughters Emerson and Sawyer. Trax Simanton celebrated his 10th birthday bowling in Glasgow with friends. Therese, Gma Pat, and Lexie Haynes had a wonderful meal over the holiday at...
It’s time to put some logs on the fire. And then the time changes, Bah Humbug! Before you know it will be the holidays. Royce Strobbe (Lacey Beil’s girl) and Whit Ozark (Walter and Billie Sky) won All-around buckles at the Go Getters Rodeo. They are this reporter’s great-grandkids. Hector Douglas-Murdock, Kathy (3), and Noah James came to visit GMA Pat this week. Noah turned 1 on Oct 24th. Margie Olsen celebrated her birthday on Nov. 1. She had several visitors and special guests come from Idaho. Her grandson Kenny and wife Callee Brain...
Therese Haynes Taylor's brother, Stacey Haynes from Missoula, stopped in to visit with Grandma Pat and his sister and, also Jesse Murdock from Ely, NV, who had also come Saturday afternoon for a visit. They are all in the area hunting. Bruce and Lyn Hills’s daughter Wendy Cahill and her children Kaden and Kinsley from Great Falls came to visit and help Bruce bring some wood home for the fireplace. Aidree Math, daughter of Cody and Michele, played her first basketball game in Frazier over the weekend. She is a young grade school student. M...
Cross Country 4-H was held at the Whitewater Lutheran church with Nolan and Julie Moore hosting! The members gave out cookies to area residents for 4-H week! Pat Murdock was glad to get a tray of treats! This is the 5th generation of 4-H people with the Math family! Henry and Edna were long-time leaders! Ben Math was a member, Bob Math, and Debbie Anderson were members, the Math and Anderson kids were members and now Aidree Math is a member and Ryett Anderson is a first-year member! Way to go! Macey Ferguson and son Trey visited Grandma and...
Brent and Debbie Anderson took their farm hand Luis to Fort Peck Dam. He asked if it was going to be bigger than Nelson Reservoir? Oh yes, they told him. And he was quite amazed when he saw it! Mike and Pam Wolery, Kourtney Hellie's parents who live in Jean Murdocks old house in Whitewater, had a great garden this year. Everyone else's was destroyed by grasshoppers. Pam works in Malta and Mike works at the North 40 Bar & Cafe. Jesse and Becky Murdock, daughter Kathy and Tyler Brunson and their 2-year-old son Jesse James, from Ely Nevada,...
Little Stone Anderson, son of Jace and Shae Anderson, celebrated his 2nd birthday on the 19th at his parents’ home in Glasgow. Our neighbor lady Bri (Devon) Brooks has a new hobby decorating cakes and cookies for special occasions or just for fun. She lives at the Mavencamp farm, Monte was Devons's Grandpa, Charlene is his mother. Bruce Hill will be at an art show in Lewistown Saturday. Bruce belongs to "The Wild Bunch" group of artists. He paints too. Bruce and Lyn Hill held their annual Christian Youth Camp in the Little Rockies over Labor D...
All the Dunbar family, Richard, Dixie, Pat and Barb, and Davy attended the wedding of Gary and Cindy Sunfords daughter Chelsie in western Montana last weekend. Ryett celebrated his 8th birthday on Sept 9th. He is in second grade! Our old friend and former school bus driver Fred Allery, in the 50’ s and 60's, was asking if the bus was still coming this route. Yes, it is! Tricia LaBrie, the music teacher in Whitewater, is this routes bus driver. She and Kris have three kids on the bus, Kora, Keenan, and Shelby. Devon and Bri Brooks have B...
A five-generation get-together last Sunday at the Hi-line. Great great-grandmother Clarice Stahl, great-grandma Sue Olsen, Grandma Mandy Moore, Mom Tatum, and 4- month-old Katana. Company recently at the Cox ranch on Frenchman creek were Casey Cox's oldest daughter Cassidy and her husband Clayton Waller from Georgia. Margie (Cox) Deuchscher from Havre. They met with Charlene Cox, Cash, Tia, Denise and Clinton Cox. Jimmy and Nancy Murdock took Pat and Scott Anderson out to Heartland to see Jesse and Becky Murdock from Ely NV and to celebrate...
(Note: News was intended for the August 10 PCN edition.) Ripp Anderson celebrated his 2nd birthday on August 3rd! His Grandmother Penny Lipp (Bri's Mom) drove over from Havre to help celebrate along with the rest of the family members. My apologies to Shea Anderson’s mother whose name I sent into the news incorrectly last week. Her name is Dawn Ruby. Pam Anderson Dring was in Malta for a few days from Maryland last week visiting her parents Bobby and Pat Anderson at the Hi-Line. Hadely, Nate Anderson's daughter from Malta visited her friend S...
Danny, Ree, Lynn, Eunice Simonson, Margie, and Allie Olsen, and Aimee Salvesen were in Malta one evening to visit with Mike and Rae Naas a couple from North Dakota. The Nass family is related to the S.A. Simonson family and the Evelyn Murdock Hanson (Lyle) through their grandchildren. Related two ways!! The couple thoroughly enjoyed Glacier Park while driving through western Montana. A narrow strip of land was hit by rain but many saw and felt the wind and dust storm that passed through prior to coming from the west, north, and sometimes every...
Happy Birthday to Rip Anderson (son of Jet and Bri) turning 3 on August 3rd. Stryker Simonton (Troy and Jenna) celebrated his 15th birthday in Helena with grandparents Brent and Debbie Anderson and great grandma Judy. A mini family reunion on July 24th at Pat Murdock's home in honor of Pat’s 86th birthday!! Many guests came to help celebrate. Ree Simonson, Margie Olsen, Bill and Brenda Murdock, Lacey and Ridge Beil, Joanne Hammond and her granddaughters Tinley and Macey, (9 yr. old twins), Brent Debbie and Stone Anderson, Jeanie Green, Sally A...
Several members of the 1975 Whitewater graduating class met at the Simonson cabin at Nelson Lake last Monday evening. Present were Joanna Hammond, Scott Anderson, Ed Boschee, Jimmy Murdock, Mary Brown, Rena Math (1976), Kay (Donavon) Cavanaugh, who has retired from teaching, and a school friend Terry Hanson of Turner. Several others had prior engagements. A smaller 2009 WW class reunion met at the WW North 40 Saturday. Those attending were Beth Anderson, Clay Jesson, Amber Phillips, Filter Christman, Ailee Wilcott, and Kate (Murdock) Webb. Kay...
Jace and Shae Anderson had their second child, in Billings, on Saturday, July 9, 2022. Big brother, Stone, welcomed a baby sister. Local grandparents are Brent & Debbie Anderson. Congrats to all! Aidree Math, the oldest daughter of Cody & Michelle Math, her grandparents are Bob & Rena Math, celebrated her 9th birthday on July 9th, 2022. Cousins will share the same birthday. Jimmy and Nancy Murdock will have a celebration for their 40th anniversary on July 17th, in Malta. They will also be celebrating Nancy's retirement from teaching music, for...
Long time Whitewater resident Mark Lagesen drove to North Dakota to attend the wedding of his grandson Staten, the son of Chad and Joy. Chad and his two brothers went to school in Whitewater. Rena and Bob Math were in Billings last week to welcome a new granddaughter born to Tasha and Wade Keller. She is their fourth child. Jimmy Murdock had his 65th birthday on the 13th. Now he can retire! Ha! Farmers never retire. Get Well wishes to Allie Olsen, Dorine (Brown) Taylor, Jays sister and Gary Anderson who are recovering from medical issues. A...
Matt and Bri Anderson hosted Easter Sunday dinner at their home on the ranch. Guests were Cody and Michelle Math children Harrison, Hudson, Aidree and Adalynn. Jace, Shae and son Stone, Rena and Bob Math, Great grandpa Ben and wife Barb and friend Luis from Brazil. And of course Brent and Debbie from next door. Kris and Tricia LaBrie guests on Easter were Nate and Carly Hammond with baby Nora, Chet, Dawson and Hadley from Malta. Also friends and Alex and Max from France and South America. Nancy Olson, daughter Tessa Lyn and girls Emerson and Sa...
Blake Ozark, Cole Kittleson, Jonah Owens, a friend from Arizona, Rowdy Bell, Lexie, and Jimmy Murdock were at Murdock's doing some cow business on Friday. Lorraine Hellie who works in Malta, gets a ride out to our fair city and spends the weekends and has some big news from the “big city”. Our friend Vic Lefdahl is gone now too. Lefdahls were good friends and neighbors of the Egil Solberg and other South country people....
Busy day at the Pat Murdocks. Blake Ozark and her friend Cole from Glasgow got rid of a skunk that was in the yard. We had lunch and visited. Late Sunday (13th) Jett, Bri, Ryett, Sodee, Ripp, Jace and his son Stone came to visit. All those Anderson boys played several games of cards and visited. Pat Murdock...
Saturday visitors to the Murdock homestead were Pat's cousin Murnell ( Mikkelson) Fargo and son John from Billings, and also Jimmy Murdoch. They visited about the Mikkelson Solberg relatives. Hector and Danielle Douglas Murdoch with their children also stopped at Pat's. Little Noah is 3 1/2 mo along with Madison and foster girls Kathy, Heaven, and Nevah. They also stopped by Margie Olsen's for treats. Whit Ozark stayed at Bill and Brenda Murdoch's and helped Bill celebrate his 85th birthday....
Bruce and Lyn Hill drove to Great Falls for Christmas, to see their daughter, Wendy, and family, their foster son Mike, his wife, and two children. Theresa Haynes Taylor, Lexie, and Grandma Pat Murdock had a great Christmas Day dinner with Nancy and J.W. Murdock. Kate, Gordon, Calum, and Chloe Webb drove Theresa to Saco to see her dad. Ron Haynes and the Walter Ozark family, Debbie and Brent Anderson had many guests over the holidays, despite several families having to stay home because of illness. The two Anderson sons Jett and Jace live...
Trax Simanton, son of Carli and Guy Simanton, celebrated his ninth birthday on December 3rd. Birthday greetings also to Calli (Cox) Lear and Brianna Anderson. Hector Murdock (son of Jeff) celebrated his 28th birthday in Texas with his Army buddies. Hector recently became a first-time dad with the birth of his son, Noah James. Daisy Murdock, Hector's sister, celebrated her 29th birthday on December 20th in Tennessee where she is stationed in the Army. Bruce and Lynn Hill were supper guests of Pat Murdock and Therese' Haynes Taylor last Friday...
Recent visitors from Idaho at the Margie Olsen home were Carolyn (Olsen) Brainard, her daughter, Kaitlyn and husband Levi Norris and 6 month old baby girl, Freya (Norwegian Name ?) Visitors at the Anderson Ranch over the weekend were Shae (Jace's wife), mother Dawn Ruby and Shae's brother, Tanner Bishop and wife Caitlyn, all from Billings. Jerilyn Murdock and a friend, Wade, from Tioga, North Dakota visited Gramma Pat and Therese Taylor during hunting season. Royce, Rowdy and Ridge Beil were also weekend guests visiting Gramma Pat and Aunt...
Gramma Pat and Aunt Therese attended the birthday party for 4 year old Emmett Haynes, son of Stacey Haynes, at the Sleeping Buffalo Resort on Friday. Cows and deer are moving about now, so be safe on roads this season. There are plenty of deer in the area but hunters should be mindful of land owners and ask permission to hunt. Remember everyone wear your orange. Trax and Gray Simanton attended the Halloween kids rodeo in Malta on Sunday. Blake and Whit Ozark, Royce Strobbe, Rowdy and Ridge Beil also particiapted. All kids came away with prize...
Therese Haynes Taylor of Phoenix, AZ came to visit with Gramma Pat Murdock for awhile. She is Ron Haynes' oldest daughter. She and Pat went to Saco last Sunday to watch great-grandkids and area youth participate in a rodeo and RCAN scramble in Saco's new arena. Macey Cox Ferguson and baby son, Trey, of Huntley drove to Frenchman Creek recently to spend time with Grandma Denise and Grampa Clinton Cox. Macey works in Shepherd in the school system. Stone Anderson, son of Jace and Shae Anderson, and Ripp Anderson, son of Jett and Bri Anderson,...
Ripp, Ryett, and Papa Brent Anderson recently celebrated birthdays at the Anderson Ranch. Happy Birthday, boys. Margie and Allie Olsen dropped into the Murdock Homestead for a short visit with Pat. Jimmy Murdock and Ree Simonson were recent Sunday supper guests of Pat. Rodee and Ryett Anderson, Aidree and Adalyn Math, Billie and Tenley Brooks and Cora, Shelbi and Kennan LaBrie all ride the bus to Whitewater School from our community. Tricia LaBrie is the driver. Lynn Hill also fills in. The Anderson boys live on their great-great grandfather's...
