One Nation, Under God
One Nation, Under God
Sorted by date Results 1025 - 1049 of 2143
I wonder what this hunting season will bring. The weather and number of critters, however, aren’t foremost in my mind. The number of hunters is. If the summer months are any indication, there will be crowds. When things shut down last March and we were told to shelter in place I expected the outdoor industry would take a big hit. Instead it appears that just the opposite happened. Folks flocked to the outdoors. Trailheads were packed, boat ramps crowded, and campgrounds full. I had been w...
Are you registered to vote? I, like many people around the country, vote by absentee ballot. Congratulations to the Whitewater Penguins-North Country Mavericks teams in volleyball and cross country. They are Hannah and Ava Hanley, and Kelsey and Kendra Cummings. Good luck to all athletes! There will be the Ryan Olson Memorial Darts Tournament here in Whitewater on October 9, which is a tentative date. There will be a silent auction and dinner, too. Donated items for the auction are welcome. We...
It’s not often that I weigh in on public policy. Years ago I suggested that folks who didn’t farm or ranch should live in town, limiting sprawl and taking advantage of existing infrastructure. That didn’t happen. Here’s another idea. Maybe this one will gain some traction. The wildfire smoke recently was awful. It lasted for days and made breathing difficult. It seems to get worse every summer. Something needs to be done. Smokey Bear’s tired old mantra simply isn’t working. We need the Rake Forc...
The number one question I’ve been asked since starting at the PCN has been whether or not we would bring back the “People on the Street” feature, made famous by the legendary Anti Mary Ann Dooner, and later, the infamous John Degal. Honestly, you have no idea how much this idea tickled me because I started practicing for that very job fifteen years ago. It’s how I met Kathryn Hofer. One night, for some reason, I felt the need to walk around with a clip-board, (or was it a stack of bar napkins? It’s hard to say.) randomly asking people, ...
Dear Editor, I’ve had two kidney transplants, and I depend on immunosuppressants to prevent my body from rejecting the new kidney. My insurance requires that I receive my medication through the USPS. I could die if my medication does not come in the mail on time. The procedural changes that Postmaster General DeJoy has made have delayed mail delivery all over the county. I’m incredibly worried that these changes and the federal government’s inability to appropriately fund the USPS will cause my own medication to be delayed. I shouldn’t have to...
Yesterday was bittersweet. We said goodbye to a grand old dog and welcomed a new puppy into our lives. The pup’s arrival was expected, but Jem’s demise, although certainly no surprise, sure wasn’t planned for the same day. We’d gotten Jem shortly before we moved from Bozeman to Malta 14 years ago, however, I always thought of him as a Belgrade dog because that’s where he’d been born. And like that blue-collar community, he was a blue-collar dog. He retrieved everything I shot, including a winged...
My anxiety is going up. Not for the reason that you would believe. In fact, writing about this may not be a great idea, but here we go. I’m starting to sweat. I’m uneasy because in a couple of weeks, it will be my birthday. I love having a day where my birth is being celebrated but the gift part hasn’t been easy. I’m one of those people that it is nearly impossible to buy a gift for. While many times, I am very appreciative of the gifts that I receive, there are some gifts that I have no poke...
Recent forest fires and hurricanes really show the effects of global warming. Be aware. Whitewater School is in full swing and a big salute to all teachers, students, and staff for coping with the COVID-19 virus so well. Congratulations to all athletes of Whitewater School, the Penguins, and Mavericks in both volleyball and cross country. Good luck this season. Jeanie Green went to Miles City to a sheep sale to see some of her lambs be sold. Steve and Patti Young went to Great Falls. In...
Sympathy to victims of fires in California, Oregon, Montana and everywhere else. Again, happy birthday to all September birthdays. Last week, Jeanie G., Patty Y., and I attended volleyball games at Malta High School. Congratulations to the junior high penguins including Sommer Green of the Lady Mavericks. On Friday, my friend Irene Wendalyn of Chinook came to Whitewater and we had lunch and on Saturday traveled to Saco for Saco Fun Days. We saw the parade and I knew some of the riders in the...
Dear neighbors, As a longtime advocate for economic development in Phillips County, there is a pressing topic that I would like to visit about with you, one which is often out of sight and out of mind compared to other priorities: the 2020 Census. I am concerned because only 33.7 percent of Phillips County households have responded to the Census as of September 4th. That is the seventh-to-worst response rate of any county in Montana, placing us as the 50th lowest response rate out of 56 counties. Our county has a lot at stake during this...
The sun had yet to crest the Larb Hills when I let Ace out of the truck. He hit the ground running , and like he always does, raced 50 yards down the road before turning back to join me for the hunt. It takes him some time to settle down and he leapt and barked for a couple minutes until he got all the nonsense out of system and went to work, nose glued to the ground. Walking through the snowberries bordering the creek, I saw his tail become a blur of anticipation. A second later the morning...
I can’t think of anything else to talk about, so let’s talk seasoning. The earliest memory of seasoning meat was when I saw my parents seasoning chicken quarters that they would oven roast. They would use Lawry’s Seasoning and other basic seasonings including garlic powder, onion powder, salt, and pepper. I probably forgot something but that is how I remember it. I remember them using a base of Lawry’s for almost every protein that we ate. When I went to college, I wanted to try something differ...
Sympathy to victims of hurricanes, riots and that Corona 19 virus. Get well to all sick with the virus, especially those in Phillips County and in Montana. Three grandchildren of Monica Taylor's visited in Whiewater. Monica took them to Virginia and then came back home to Whiewater. Whiewater school is having regular classes. They are all wearing masks, most with Whiewater Penguins pictures or other pictures. Whiewater Lutheran Church has resumed regular Sunday service at 11:15 a.m. All are welc...
My dog Jem turned 14 this week. He’s the last of my dogs that became acquainted with my father, who passed away nearly 14 years ago. Now the old dog is starting to act like the old man at the end. He moans and groans a lot, sleeps all the time, but always wakes up hungry. He demands to be fed, watered, let in, let out. He voices his unsolicited opinion on everything. However, there’s a big difference between old man and old dog. I never considered having the old man put down. I may have tho...
It has been a weird year for everyone. I typically roll with the punches, so wearing a mask doesn’t affect me. I just try to be fun with it and hope that it keeps someone safe. Whatever. Not a big deal to me. The mass hysteria of COVID-19 makes me uneasy because I don’t even want to catch a simple cold, let alone something that could be worse, but again, I roll with the flow. The racial tension is unnerving to me, but I have lived life knowing that there are possibly people that at the wor...
Who Are We Right Now? Last week, I talked about how the paper should be a reflection of our past, present, and future. I’ve been thinking about how much things have changed here just in the last 15 years. As I was looking up population facts, it occurred to me that I still hadn’t filled out my census. Not only do we need to take the time to fill out the census so we can track our population, but Montana also relies on an accurate Census to provide critical funding for schools, health care, and highways, and it determines the state’s share...
The birds were really gathering and now there doesn't seem to be so many around so they must have moved south. This has been such fall weather lately----first roasting us out, then cold. The nights have been really cold but not quite frost yet--it's coming though. Some of the smoke and haze from the fires have finally reached here--some said it is noticeable on the highway in the morning. High winds and rain in the southern part of the state have helped to move it out. This last week has seen the temps in the 90+ region again. I think I would r...
My life revolves around two seasons: hunting season and not-hunting season. Not-hunting season is almost over. From Sept. 1 through New Year’s I spend more days hunting than not. It’s what I do. During not-hunting season I fish a bit, grow a garden, and pound a few nails to impress my wife. But mostly I count the days until hunting season. If hibernation were an option I’d consider it. Go to sleep at the end of hunting season and wake up when it starts again. Just sleep through not-h...
As many that follow Major League Baseball know, there are only 60 regular-season games in 2020 due to the threat of COVID-19. I am a White Sox fan. And last week was a great week for the team. As of Monday, August 31, the White Sox were in first place in the AL Central. On Tuesday, August 25, Lucas Giolito had thrown one of the greatest no-hit games in MLB history. And on Sunday, August 30, rookie Luis Robert hit a walk-off three-run homer, which put the Sox in first place. I haven’t had a c...
Hi, I’m Krista. I have been struggling with a way to start this column without introducing myself because you already know me, and if you don’t, you will read enough Grandpa Swede anecdotes in the coming weeks to figure me out soon enough. But I really don’t want to talk about me, I want to talk about us. I want to talk about who we are as a community, and who we have been, who we want to be. More than that, I want to tell you who we want to be as your newspaper. The first day that I met with Mark and Pierre we talked about how a paper is ba...
Happy birthday to Sally Austin, Chalise Hoff, and Mitchell Moore. Did you watch the Democratic Convention? It was great — Michelle Obama’s speech was awesome. OF course, Joe Biden was fantastic! Make sure to vote in the 2020 election. Here in Whitewater, school has started. It is different as they are all wearing masks and practicing so-cial distancing due to the COVID-19 virus. Good luck to all students, teachers, and staff. Yesterday, Janet Dunbar (census taker) stopped by my house, but I had...
During a trip to Cooke City last week I was asked about my license plate. “Where’s 11?” the woman who brought my barbecue sandwich wanted to know. “Phillips County,” I replied. She said nothing, just gave me look. I didn’t think anything of it until I got home and told my friend Dave. “She probably thought you were diseased,” he said. Phillips County, which had skated through the pandemic unscathed, with zero cases of covid until it blew up a couple of weeks ago, now tallies 90 some odd cases....
There are times that I wish we could all unplug. What I mean is unplug from technology and media. What would a world like that even look like? I am lucky to remember times without Facebook, Twitter, TikTok, and other social media apps. My kids won’t have that luxury. Instead, whenever they get a smart device, they will be ex-posed to so many things that I am just praying that it doesn’t ruin them. I have been taught that what comes out of your mouth is from the overflow of the heart. This is...
Well, if I am not going to see it, maybe I am okay with no longer paying it. US President Donald Trump signed a series of executive orders recently to provide temporary relief to Americans who are dealing with the economic-impact felt during the 2020 COVID-19 pandemic. One of those orders was to instructs employers to defer certain payroll taxes for the rest of the year for people who earn less than $100,000 annually. On August 8, President Trump said he intended “terminate the tax” referring to Social Security and Medicare payroll taxes. “It...
Name: Tricia LaBrie Hometown: Whitewater, MT Position and school: K-12 Music Teacher High School & Grad Year: Whitewater High School 2002. University or College and year of graduation: Rocky Mountain College, MSU Bozeman, Western Governors University, MSU Billings. Last teaching job, where, when and what position: This is my first teaching position. Hobbies: Singing, writing music, reading, and watching sports. Favorite Food: Oriental Chicken Salad. What I did this summer: I spent most of my...
