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The Bureau of Land Management (BLM) is preparing to overhaul regulations for grazing on 155 million acres of public lands across the western United States. The BLM published a Notice of Intent (NOI) in the Federal Register on Tuesday (Jan. 21), and opened a public comment period and announced in-person meetings will be held in four locations. The agency announced it is preparing an environmental impact statement on its proposed updated grazing rules, and will address grazing permit procedures, land use planning, and how best to use grazing to...
I’m a little torn. It’s so cold I have no interest in going outside. On the other hand, it’s cold, so it’s making ice and that means I should be outside -- fishing. I’ve never been much of an ice fisherman. It seems to require a lot of patience, of which I have little. But I own a cabin on a lake, and I have a friend of good Minnesota stock who revels in fishing through the ice. Mike has all the gear and all the knowledge so I have no excuse. He even sets me up so I can watch the tip-ups w...
So, I finally let the media hype get to me. Not the left vs right garbage that continues to divide us. I’m talking about the fires in Australia. By now, if you check social media daily or even weekly, you know that the fires in Australia have been pretty bad. According to some sites, which I hope are wrong, Australia has lost nearly one billion animals in these fires. The images were tough and even unbearable to see. I have only talked to my former bandmates a handful of times since I moved a...
Title: Together We Can Stop Human Trafficking in Montana January 11th was Human Trafficking Awareness Day. Recently we have seen too many missing youths in Montana who may be human trafficking victims. Learning what we can do to stop this crime may help these, and other, victims of human trafficking. I am a registered nurse, domestic violence advocate, and prosecutor who has dedicated my career working for children and people in need. As a prosecutor, I fought against human trafficking on the front lines: I stood up for children victimized by...
It’s only a day’s drive from here, but it’s a world away. At least I fit in. With longish gray hair and a beard, I looked like a hundred other guys on the street, although they were dressed more like I do at home than on vacation. There was more camo and Carhart khaki in downtown Spokane last week than on the opening day of elk season in the Breaks. But while one younger fellow there was even packing a hatchet, and most everyone was carrying sleeping bags, there didn’t appear to be any hunters...
Again, sympathy to all victims of the many wars. Pray for peace. Sympathy to victims (both people and animals) of the fire in Australia. It is so sad. Back in Whitewater, happy birthday and anniversary to all celebrating in January 2020, including Patty Young. And again, Happy New Year 2020. Thanks to the Secret Santa who sent me a gift. It was very nice of you. And thanks to all who gave me gifts. Recently, I got a surprise phone call from a friend Shirly Friesen of Waymark, Sask., Canada....
I refuse to think of myself as elderly, however a recent situation made me think otherwise. It was eight years ago I started thinking of retiring from teaching as I was getting more second-generation students in my classroom. How could that possibly be? I had spent several decades striking fear into the hearts of students in Washington D.C., Bozeman, Mont., St Louis, mo., and then finally here to Malta. Recently I was attempting to cross one of Malta’s many snow packed and icy streets to finish my Christmas shopping. Since I am now battling a...
Ranchers running livestock on federally managed lands are facing a major taking of which few appear to be aware. The Bureau of Land Management (BLM) has filed thousands of water rights with the Montana Department of Natural Resources (DNRC). The problem is these filings conflict with the vested water rights of the allotment holders. Montana is a prior appropriation doctrine state which means, 'first in time, first in right' (miners' law). Most of the ranches using federal lands were established long before the BLM came into existence. Montana...
On January 1, 2020, I had my first pop since December 31, 2009. Ten years! I made it and I know it’s not polite to pat yourself on the back, but it was a tough thing for me to do. For those who don’t know, Mountain Dew was a vice for me. There was a time that I would slam a two-liter of Dew in the span of a couple of hours. According to reference.com, a two-liter bottle of the aforementioned beverage has roughly 9.7 ounces of sugar in it and a grand total of 276 grams. One 20-ounce bottle of...
Happy New Year 20020! We should all pray for peace on earth. Sympathy to all victims of war everywhere and their families. New Year’s Eve, there was a great party at North 40 in Whitewater. There were lots of snacks and wonderful music. The music was provided by the Crossroads Band which includes Vince "Span” Mace, Gordy Faaborg, Riley Abrahamson, and two others (I will get their names soon.) The music was great and some of it was Country. Pam Abrahamson, Janice and Curt Reichelt, and oth...
3-25. Sympathy to families of victims of guns violence in Great Falls, Mont. There is a need for gun control everywhere. Get well wishes to all cold and flu sufferers. The best home remedies are 1. Get plenty of rest. 2. Drink lots of liquid (including juice.) 3. Eat soup — especially chicken noodle. 4. An apple a day keeps the doctor away. (and an onion and garlic a day keeps everyone away. Again, sympathy to the family of Shirly Dunbar. Her funeral was held in Malta and the church was p...
Dear Editor, Our community has much to be thankful for, of which would be our senior citizens at our senior center, the Hi-Line Retirement Center (HLRC). We are what we are because of what our seniors worked so hard for all their lives. It is because of our senior citizens that our community has such strong values. So during their “winter years,” let’s not forget about them. Just a visit means so much to them, be it a few minutes or a couple of hours. I remember my husband’s grandparents loved it when we would drop by on our way to and from ev...
I never put much stock in the old saying that a man is lucky to own one good bird dog in his life. If that’s the case then that man just didn’t have enough dogs. I’ve had a bunch, some better than others. And I’ve been very lucky. Baby Ruth wasn’t just good. She brought a joie de vivre to the hunt that only a young dog can. She died last week, young and fit, only two and a half years old. Something awful, growing rapidly inside her, cut her life short. The Monday before Thanksgiving we were h...
Ready or not, here it is. I thought it was ridiculous that we had tons of snow dropped on us during October. I thought to myself, yes this is terrible but not bad. We are a little over a week in December. Now I am starting to believe all of the warnings that I have been told about this year’s winter; it is going to be bad. A couple of weeks ago, on a Sunday, I found myself taking a road trip to Havre, testing the frozen water and taking my life into the mercy of the cold, snow, ice, my m...
Malta Elementary Mrs. Ost Kindergarten Dear Santa, I have been good. I would like a Cowboy football helmet and pads. Love, Tryan Anderson Dear Santa, I have been good. I would like a Mini Force XBot. Love, PJ Bibbs Dear Santa, I have been very good. like LOL dolls. Love, Reagan Bleth Dear Santa, I have been very good. I would like an iPad. Love, Ayden Brockie Dear Santa, I have been pretty good. I would like a hoverboard. Love, Nox Cote Dear Santa, I have been pretty good. I would like a pretend...
Christmas Tree Carter Pippin Saco - Grade 7 Fake needles held together by wire, metal, and plastic, standing tall in the middle of the room, decorated brightly with lights tangled all around the tree and low hanging ornaments about to fall off. It's like you're waiting for an animal to come clambering up the tree, or something. The Christmas tree is a staple in everyday houses, big or small, fake or real. With every house during Christmas, there are at least one or two Christmas trees there....
Malta Elementary Dear Santa, My name is Avi Oxarart, and I go to Malta Elementary School. This year for Christmas I would like American girl doll stuff. Top 5 things IN 2019 WHAT DID YOU DO TO HELP OTHERS… 1.Help my mom clean up the kitchen 2.Help my mom babysit 3.Help my mom cook meals 4.Help on the Ranch Thank you and tell everyone at the North Pole I said “Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year!” Love you best friend, AVI Dear Santa, My name is Benjamin Schiffbauer, and I am 10 years old. I go to Malta Elementary School. For Christmas I would...
Sympathy to family and friends of Shirley Dunbar. She was a real nice lady and will be missed by all. (The Dunbar's are a pioneer family of Whitewater.) Our sympathy and prayers are with all the family. Welcome to Whitewater to a couple of preschool children from Georgia. They work for Adam Hellie. Congratulations to the Mavericks, both boys and girls, including Beau Simonson, a Whitewater Penguin. Also, congratulation the Dodson teams at the Native American basketball competition. The Browning...
Wow. That went fast. It always does. The five-week general big game season in Montana closed Sunday. Unless you plan to hunt the shoulder season for elk, you’re done for the year. There’s often a feeling of relief when the season ends whether you used all your tags or not. No more getting up at zero dark thirty, trudging up and down mountains and coulees in search of something you may want to shoot. Many hunters only get out for the opener, and then spend a lot of time driving around on the fin...
My 12-year-old grandson Isaac shot a good muley buck earlier this month. I hope it doesn’t spoil him. In an effort to get young people interested in hunting, the state, along with a number of hunting organizations, offer special deals for kids. Youth hunts are scheduled before the opening of pheasant, waterfowl and the general big game seasons so that young hunters can experience the sport for the first time without the competition of others in the field. The weather is also typically a bit m...
I don’t even know the words of Eric Carmen’s All By Myself, but I know the most important part of the song… The hook. Those words ran through my head as I found myself without my family on Sunday night, as Susan, PJ, and Lincoln headed to Sidney with her parents. Poor PJ had to get his tonsils and adenoids removed because of the size of his tonsils. It was because of his tonsils that PJ would hold on to colds longer. This year it got so bad that despite the doc-prescribed cold medicine and h...
2-25. My apologies for the misprint in the recent news: Gene Brown is Janet Brown’s son; Anita is his wife. Again, happy birthday to all November birthdays, including Eunice Simonson. There was a party at the North 40 for Eunice and family. A late note, for Veterans Day; Salute to all veterans now in Whitewater including Fred Allery Sr., Bill Murdock, and Mark Lageson. (If I missed anyone's name please send it to me or give me a call at 674-5576. Thank you.) Gail Young (my daughter), my daughte...
Dear Editor, I had read the Western Ag Reporter’s article on the Malta rodeo benefit to fight the American Prairie Reserve. I then read what your paper wrote on the event, and for the first time in many years, it made me homesick. I haven’t had a Phillips County address in 20 years, but I have come to an awareness and understanding of how big the battle is regarding freedom, and what threatens that freedom. Crazy people do not scare me. Crazy people with large financial back-ing, that is the thing to fear. Every breathing person is con...
My 12-year-old grandson Isaac shot a good muley buck earlier this month. I hope it doesn’t spoil him. In an effort to get young people interested in hunting, the state, along with a number of hunting organizations, offer special deals for kids. Youth hunts are scheduled before the opening of pheasant, waterfowl and the general big game seasons so that young hunters can experience the sport for the first time without the competition of others in the field. The weather is also typically a bit m...
James (Jim) Sherman Webb age 87 passed away in Kennewick, Washington Jim passed away on October 26, 2019. Jim was born January 10, 1932 to Sherman and Ida Webb. He lived on the family ranch on the Candian border until joining the Army. Jim served in the Korean War, Viet Nam War, France and Germany. After retiring from the service he owned his own trucking company. Jim is survived by sons Ralph, James Sherman Jr.and daughter Michelle, brothers Robert and Sherman, sisters Marie, Magdalena, Deloris, Roseann and Patti, and several nephews, nieces...
