North Country News for Wednesday, June 28, 2023

The three little Anderson boys of Jett and Bri visited their cousins Stone and Sutton (Jace and Shae Anderson) in Glasgow while their parents were gone

Therese Haynes Taylor is back on the Murdock ranch after a trip to Phoenix to see her kids, Jacob and Madison. And to take care of other business.

Ty and Lydia Murphy of Missoula had a beautiful baby girl on June 1. Her name is Ronnie Kay and is named after her great Grandfather Ron Haynes. Lexie Haynes is the other great Grandparent. Making Billie Sky a Grandmother and Pat Murdock a Great-Great Grandmother!

The new parents and Ronnie Kay came to visit Great-Great Grandmother Pat and Aunt Therese on Sunday the 25th which was also Grandpa Rons Birthday.

Lindy and Kristina Neilson and their children Lilliana and Michael took Lindy’s parents from Denmark on through Montana and onto the Black Hills of South Dakota. Kristina is the wonderful manager and cook of the North 40 Bar and Cafe in WW and Lindy works for the Olsen farm.

Blake Ozark, daughter of Billie Sky Haynes Ozark and great-Granddaughter of Pat Murdock along with four other wrestling teammates from Glasgow went to a special wrestling camp in Missouri recently. Blake was the first Glasgow girl to ever place and win a pin at state.

Ray McMullen had back surgery recently and is doing fine.

Get well soon to Dallas Green and Kourtney Hellie.

Three daughters of Merle and Etta Olsen (Merle was a cousin to Milton (Swede) Olsen) who lived in Whitewater several years ago came to visit school friends and relatives. They are Kris Avangstu from Noonan, ND, Kerry Kinsley from Glasgow, MT, and Carol Blanda from LA. This past Wednesday they had lunch at the North 40, toured the WW school and the town. And then along with Dixie Dunbar, Ree Simonson, and Patty Young had tea with Margie Olsen at the farm. It was a nice gathering.

The Alex Murdock 100th homestead celebration ran on June 18th. It was well attended with James W Murdock as Master of Ceremonies, giving a history of the Scotland family. Margie Olsen and Ree Simonson are the last two living children of Alex and Agnes Murdock. Evelyn, Jim and Bill have passed away.