North Country News for Wednesday, February 14, 2024

Recent visitors to the Olsen Farm, for a five-generation photo were Great-great Grandmother Margie, Great-Grandpa Allie, Grandma Mandy(absent), her daughter Tatum and Tatum’s two children Katana and Kenzo Strong.

Nancy Olsen from Florence, Mont., and her mom Margie were in Malta Friday at Rivers Bend to help celebrate Ree Simonson’s 92nd birthday and Joann Hammond's birthday. Other guests were Brenda Murdock and her neighbor Buckshot Nelson who lives on the Danny Simonson ranch.

Let it be known that both Pat (84) Jones Anderson and her husband Bob (89) passed away in the care home in Billings. Bobby died on December 17th and Pat on December 30th. Both were long time Whitewater residents. They are survived by their two children Pam of Maryland and Dennis, who bought and lives in his parents’ house in Whitewater. Condolences also to Margie Olsen on the passing of her sister-in-law Beverly Olsen Haugen.

A flu bug has been going around once more, so take care of yourself. I hope it doesn't become an epidemic.

Foggy dew-

What does that tell you?

Rainy days the first of May

Spring flowers on their way!

Sarah Dunbar Scubina is the new Loring Postmaster. She and her two boys live in Whitewater at the Dunbar Farm.

The Hellie families were honored recently for keeping their farm in operation for a hundred years by the Montana Historical Society. The Dunbar’s were honored several years ago for the same. Alex Murdock Farm has been going for 100 years and the Austin family has been in operation for 125 years!

Our young neighbor Kenan LaBrie won a trip to Washington D.C. from the Big Flat Electric Cooperative on his essay on ‘What famous person would you like to eat a meal with?’. The trip is in June.

Richard Dunbar, our county commissioner, went to D.C. recently to keep up with the latest news.

My friend Pat

My best friend passed away recently. We were neighbors most of our lives, until she had to move to a retirement home several miles away. We weren't always friends. When we were in grade school, we lived across the street from each other, and we used to throw insults at each other. After we both got married, we became close friends. When we started playing cards together at card parties people didn't want us to be partners because we seemed to always win. They would say "don't let Pat and Pat play together because they cheat!" We never did. We just knew how to win. She is gone now, and I miss her and our fun times together.