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Police raiding a newspaper and confiscating reporting material seems like something one would expect to find in a banana-republic, or in a scene from a dystopian novel. Yet, that is exactly what happened recently to the Marion County Record. The Record is a weekly newspaper in rural Kansas, serving a population of approximately 1,900 and known for its dogged reporting on various issues affecting the community. On August 11, the newspaper office was raided by the Marion Police Department as was the home of its 98-year-old co-owner, Joan Meyer,...
Sympathy for the victims of the fires in Hawaii. Beware of all fires. Kyler Venable and Serena (his mom) were on the TV and radio this morning, thanking people for their generosity and donations given to him. Especially the $15,000 given to him by a basketball group that held a fundraiser. Kyler was in a terrible accident in which he ended up losing part of his leg. Kyler lives in Miles City. Note: He is Jeannie Green’s grandson. If anyone wants to help, contact Jeannie. We all pray for K...
Two days of intense heat, in the high 90s or low 100s! It almost did me in but the cool weather came in on Saturday and it was such a relief. It is still cool on Sunday, but the breeze is still present. Hopefully, the harvesting is wrapping up. An unusual weather phenomenon is happening on the west coast. A hurricane has developed and is now pushing up the coast of California. It is now called a tropical storm, but pushing northward so even Montana is in the path. The main thing that is...
We received some rain on Sunday so it should spruce it up again for a while. It also cooled it down from the terrible heat we were having and soon we will be wishing for it again. Polly Solberg made it home on Saturday after several days in Billings and Miles City. School starts this week again so kids will be busy. In some places, it started last week. Teri and Asher Leys of Choteau came to visit Dora Henry for a few days and got some fall work done. I wish I had some of his young energy. Get...
I saw the two sides of Montana last week, one still green and lush, bustling with commerce and traffic, the other already dry, the landscape turning to khaki, with sparse traffic and few people. The influx of folks moving to Montana is hardly noticeable where I live in Malta, a small town with a declining population. But what Malta has to offer isn’t what newcomers to the state are looking for. There are no trout streams up here, and no snow-capped peaks. The muddy, slow-moving Milk River skirts...
The conclusion of my family’s trip to Sweden. I have been on an airplane several times in my life, including a flight to Montana 11 years ago. During my flights years prior to our trip to Sweden, I do not recall being afraid during any point of the flight. This time was different. I had moments of nervousness before the flight, nervousness during the flight, and nervousness during the landing. This was during all five flights. I have no idea what caused this fear. Another weird fear that I h...
Here in the Whitewater area, farmers and ranchers are swathing and baling hay. Soon they will prepare for harvest. So much farming depends on the weather. Most of the area and county attended the PC Fair in Dodson. Congratulations to all who had 4-H animals and entries. Also, to those who had entries in open class. This included Jeannie Green. She flew from Arizona to attend the PC Fair! She entered bread, doughnuts, and others and she won! My friend Irene Wendalyn and I went to the fair on...
The weather was perfect this week. Moderate temperatures, and a couple of evening showers, but the wind was vicious for a few days. Harvest is well underway! I think the amount of grain is up there! The farmers deserve a good year! My sister Dee Arndt from Kalispell drove across the mountains to help me out sorting and throwing everything from the farmhouse. We got a lot done and took several loads to town and MOI. No clothes but lots of glassware. Cindy Clark and Carol Lumsden stopped in on...
We have been having some more hot weather with little rain. We did have a quick shower that gave us a good dunking for just a little while. All this week is expected to be hot with Thursday’s high expected at 99. School will be starting next week again--------seems like a short summer off. Virginia Solberg took Polly Solberg to Billings -----her son’s birthday! And then off to Miles City for visiting and business. Teri and Asher Leys came from Choteau to visit her Mom Dora Henry and help for...
While running the boat down the lake last week I spotted what looked like a bird of some sort on the water. Expecting it to fly as we passed, I was surprised when it didn’t. I slowed the boat, and turned around to investigate. As we got closer I could see it was a young gull. Grabbing the landing net I scooped up what turned out to be two birds hooked together on a fishing lure. Each gull was impaled on a treble hook through the beak. They were barely moving, but when I twisted the hook out o...
This week marks my tenth Phillips County Fair. Prior to moving to Malta, I hadn’t experienced a county fair. I love this time of year because it is the highlight for so many in our community. Fair time just feels different than any other time of the year. In nearly every weather situation at the fair, including rain, heat, or clouds of mosquitoes, generally people are happy. There is a legitimate feeling of joy that radiates through the air. Maybe it’s the fair burgers at the 4-H or Boy Scout bo...
Sympathy to the families and victims who were shot in Billings, Montana. Pat Donich (Sally Austin’s sister) was visiting here in Whitewater. She lives in a resort area in Seeley Lake. Bruce and Lyn Hill spent a week with family who joined them in Seeley Lake. It is August 2023! Happy Birthday to all who are celebrating including my son Mitchell Moore. Mitchell lives in Seattle Washington. It is Fair time, many of Whitewater are involved in 4-H. They have animal and livestock exhibits and o...
It sounds like the Phillips County Fair was a roaring success again this year! 108 years in a row, now that has to be something to be proud of! I did not feel well so I opted to stay home. Lu Besel came over on Sunday morning to see some of the stuff I’ve been finding in the trunks and totes from the farm. We picked chokecherries at Cindy Clark’s also. Cindy has a few great bushes that the birds hadn’t ravished yet! At senior meals, we were surprised by Jeanie Green! It was fun to see and visit...
The Fair has been in full swing, and I have even enjoyed some of the concerts sitting on my back porch. Congratulations to all the ribbons and awards the kids received. They work long and hard with the animals and do a good job. And of course, the Indian Relay Races are always so nice to watch and enjoy. Velyma Broadhead returned home from hot Arizona and other places on Sunday evening. She said Arizona was really hot and dry, with no rain since May. Guests staying at the home of Polly Solberg...
As I meet with Montanans in every corner of our state, I hear the same concern often –taxes are too high. And they’re right. Taxes are too high and need to be reined in. Two years ago, we enacted a fiscally responsible budget, and as a result, the State of Montana today has a historic budget surplus. Ultimately, that means you overpaid your taxes, and we’re giving it back to you. When we released our Budget for Montana Families last November, we again held the line on spending, and we focused on providing hardworking Montanans with meani...
I always seem to be a step behind. Call me Johnny-come-lately. When everyone else was wearing Gore-Tex, I was still in leather and wool. When all my friends were listening to cassettes, I was rockin’ out to eight-tracks. While planning a trip last week to North Dakota to get a boat repaired, I sought directions online to the location of Swenson Marine in Bismarck. As I was reaching for a pen and notebook to copy the information from my laptop, a brilliant thought struck me; take a picture w...
Beware of all scams. Many are fraudulent. Whitewater news for the week: Happy Birthday to Pat Murdock. There was a nice party for her at their homestead up North. Also, Happy Birthday to Lilliana on July 4th, and to my girls Teresa and Gale. Happy Anniversary to Bill and Rana Jesson and those celebrating in July! Pastor and Dawn Stensvick and Taylor and Adam Hellie flew to South Carolina to attend Jana Wisher’s wedding. Congratulations to them! Sommer Green is babysitting their children in W...
For two nights the thunderstorms have been amazing! The lightning was really bright, but the thunder wasn’t very loud. We even got a little rain both nights! It didn’t get measured in my new rain gauge though! I had a bout of stomach flu off and on for a week. I actually went to the ER for an IV to replenish the fluid I’d lost. I thought I was getting well, and it came back and hit me low again. I’m definitely getting better this time! Lu and I traveled to Malta on Monday evening for a GPDM mo...
We experienced a short-lived weather disturbance on Sunday with lots of thunder, lightning, and wind but not much rain. We were hoping it would go ahead and rain, the ground top dries out so fast and cracks. As much rain as we were having it is surprising the grass is so dry. Be nice to have all the rain out of its system so as not to disturb the fair. They have really been busy at the Fairgrounds---at the end of the week it will be a beehive of activity. It is supposed to stay terribly hot all...
You might have driven by it. Perhaps you noticed it. Two sets of eyes don't always see things the same way, either. This vision caught my eye Tuesday at the post office. It immediately spoke to me. The US Flag was draped around the POW/MIA flag. It was speaking to me, whether it be silently or in volumes, it spoke. The image that I saw was that of the US always looking out for and protecting our military even when we aren't aware of it. Though we may never see the return of the POW/MIA, it is...
I saw a picture online last week of a friend posing with a handsome brown trout he’d caught. “It’s hopper season!” read the caption. I hadn’t thought about “that” hopper season in years. Instead, the hopper season I’ve become familiar with has biblical plague connotations. The grasshoppers were so thick in north central Montana last summer that swarms of them in flight were picked up on radar. While that’s yet to happen this summer, there’s certainly no shortage. Hoppers at our cabin on Fort P...
After landing and renting a car in our vacation to Sweden, the first thing we did was eat at a Swedish Fast Food place named Max. Seems fitting given the stereotypes that we as Americans have earned over the years. It doesn’t matter if we are in a recession, or hammered with inflation, we like to eat! Max was pretty good. It was similar to a McDonald’s or Burger King but with way more options. We ate quite a few things in Sweden and I was very impressed with not only their restaurant food but...
Enclosed is a letter from Denmark. These people were visiting their son who lives in Whitewater and his family. We were all glad to meet and visit with them. Visitors at Marjorie Olson’s home were her daughter Carolyn, her husband, and three children. Carolyn grew up in Whitewater. They now live in Wyoming. Congratulations to JoAnna and Jana Wisher (formerly of Whitewater). They both were married. They live in South Carolina. Good luck to Samantha Wisher as she starts a new career in South C...
The heat is almost as bad as the cold was back in January! I think 100 degrees is drying it up here. My son’s family visited for a couple of days this past week. They came to help me go through box after box of papers and pictures from my mother and dad’s place. Rod is cleaning out the house room by room to get ready for the new owners. We all went to the Sleeping Buffalo on Tuesday and had a great time! We took a trip around the Bowdoin Wildlife Refuge and stopped at the brewery! On Friday the...
We have had a few days of very hot weather making us aware of why we were not looking forward to it. Supposed to cool down a few degrees but will still be warm. Polly Solberg visited in Malta after church on Sunday. There was not much movement around Dodson in the extreme heat, making it a little over 100 for three days in a row by some thermometers. They are at work at the Fairgrounds, putting up bleachers and all the other work of getting ready like every year. Hot work! Hope they have a nice turnout and everyone enjoys themselves. Steve and...
