North Country News for Wednesday, August 30, 2023

Pat Murdock and Therese drove to Saco last Sunday to take in the last kid’s rodeo of the season. Grey and Trax Simanton, Blake Ozark, Royce Strobbe, Rowdy Beil, and many more participated in. All the results will be posted this week by Lexie Haynes who puts in many hours toward this event for the kids. Thank You, Lexie.

Scott and Pat Anderson have a new grandson named Waylon. Born August 17 in Spokane to Sam and Mari-Beth Funk. He has an older brother, Wyatt, who is two.

Kora LaBrie, daughter of Kris and Tricia is off to college in Miles City MT

Keenan LaBrie, Kris and Tricia’s son, got to play on the Malta Varsity football team on Friday night. Keenan is a freshman.

Rena Math was in Glasgow Saturday to watch her grandson Daxton play JV football for Malta.

Great-great Grandma Pat and Therese were dinner guests at the Donita Nordlund home on Saturday. They had a five-generation photo taken with both great-great-great-grandmothers Donita Nordlund and Pat Murdock, great-grandmother Rita Nordlund, Grandmother Jerilyn Murdock Campuzano her son Jace and baby Cedar Sage! And Jace’s fiancé Kiera. The new parents and Jerilyn live in North Dakota.

Tatum Moore and 1 1\2 yr old daughter Katana spent last week at the Olsen Farm visiting with great-great grandmother Margie and great-grandparents Sue and Allie Olsen. They live in Billings. Tatum is Mandy (Olsen) Moore’s daughter.

Wes and Marlene Anderson, their daughter Malia and husband Fitz Whitney, all from the Seattle area drove up and toured the North County, Wes grew up north of Whitewater. He is a cousin of Margie Olsen and Ree Simonson. Wes spent his early years at the Murdock and Anderson Farms.

The grasshoppers are sure vandalizing the countryside, even damaging the pine trees.

Talking of vandalizing...

Again in Malta! Does it ever end?

And how is it that whoever does these things gets away without being seen or anything being done?