Obituary: ALLAN THEODORE HOFFERBER
It hurts my heart and injures my soul to actually put into writing and speak out loud that I have lost my best friend and companion of 25 years. ALLAN THEODORE HOFFERBER, age 76, lost his battle with lung cancer early in the morning on April 7, 2022. He will be deeply missed by […]
Lack of Information is not Lack of Intelligence
Dear Editor, While hiking the other day, I met a middle-aged couple walking two small dogs in a baby stroller. I commented on the well-loved pups and a conversation ensued. These folks informed me that they had moved, about a month ago, from southern California to Wyoming. After learning that I lived in the area, […]
Carrie Lynn McDowell
Carrie Lynn McDowell, beloved daughter, sister, and aunt, 63, passed away on March 18, 2022, suffering from the effects of congenital heart disease, surrounded by her loving family. She was born January 30, 1959 and baptized February 22, 1959 in Corvallis, OR, the daughter of James and Roberta (Reu) McDowell. In 1960, the family moved […]
Censuring ‘Equity’ or focusing on Education
Dear Editor, The real school choice is coming to your mailbox April 13th. You get to choose whether you want your schools to spend their time and your tax resources banning books or learning from them…censuring ‘Equity’ or focusing on Education…obsessing over CRT or providing CTE. Critical Race Theory?…or Career Technical Education? You get to […]
Obituary: Dorothy E. Krum
Dorothy E. Krum, 91 of Billings formerly of Huntley, passed away Tuesday, April 5, 2022 at her beloved home at Wyndstone. She was born May 15, 1930 in Ballantine, MT to Henry and Katie Krum and graduated from Huntley Project High School. Dorothy worked very hard raising her four children on the farm in Huntley. […]
Elk Management “Advisory” Committee Leaves Montana Hunters Out of Luck
Dear Editor, What did sportsmen expect? Greg Gianforte has just put out an “advisory” committee to lay out what should be in the next statewide elk management plan. It’s stacked with outfitters and landowners who are going to want licenses for themselves and friends, while the regular Montana hunter might get some crumbs.
Obituary: Elizabeth Nafts Hinkle
Our sweet mother, grandmother, great and great, great grandmother, Elizabeth Nafts Hinkle, peacefully slipped into her angel wings on April 1, 2022. Elizabeth was born to Henry and Katie Wolf Nafts on March 5, 1922 in Toledo, Ohio. When she was 2 months old her parents and 5 siblings moved to the Huntley Project. Elizabeth […]
Obituary: Gaynell Russell
Gaynell Russell, beloved mother, grandmother, sister, aunt, and friend departed this life March 16, 2022, in Brunswick, Georgia, at the age of 80. The youngest of four children, she was born Gaynell Phyllis Loughney on January 31, 1942, in Dearborn, Michigan, to Russell and Barbara (Burns) Loughney. The family returned to Red Lodge, Montana post […]
Obituary: Mary Cummins
Mary Eunice was born to Thomas D. and Mary Rader Sanborn in Helena, Mt., on December 6th, 1926. Mary Eunice had one sibling, her brother, Thomas G. Sanborn. Mary Eunice moved around to several small Montana towns while growing up, as her father was a school teacher. When she was a junior in high school, […]
Daylight Savings May be Lost to Us
Dear Editor, Saw somewhere Congress has considered making «daylight stupid time» permanent, again.