24 December 2020

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Russell Necklace

Russell Necklace


Russell Dean Necklace, 69, of Poplar died Dec. 10, 2020, at the Billings Clinic. He was born Jan. 9, 1951, to Christine Youngman Lizotte and Felix John Necklace. On Sept. 19, 1979, he met Judy Grey Bear. From their union of 41 years, they had three girls, Lori Jo, D’anna and Krissandra; and five grandchildren. He attended Poplar Schools, then continued his education, worked at A&

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Young Bainville Girls’ Squad Shoots For Success This Season

Young Bainville Girls’ Squad Shoots For Success This Season


Bainville’s junior high girls won the district tournament in Fairview on Saturday, Dec. 19: (back row, left to right) coach Brandy Hansen, Lila Butikofer, Addy Hansen, Tally Berwick, Hailey Berwick, The future looks bright for Bainville’s girls basketball squad and that hopefully includes success this season. Brandy Hansen returns as the program’s head coach. She held the position in

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Hazel Longee

Hazel Longee


Hazel Evaline Longee, 78, of Poplar died Dec. 12, 2020. She was born April 1, 1942, to William H. Taft Longee and Elsie Long Longee north of Poplar car bridge. She was baptized at the Our Lady of Lords Catholic Church in 1943 with godparents Isabelle Jones and Charles Jones Jr. She was the fifth child of nine children, Wilma Jane Longee-Feather, Alfred Carrol Longee, Mary Rose Kollman, Charles

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Bainville’s Boys Hope To Contend In District 2C

Bainville’s Boys Hope To Contend In District 2C


Samuel Butikofer works on his free-throw shooting. With three returning starters, Bainville’s boys’ basketball team is shooting to qualify for the divisional tournament this season. Starters back for the Bulldogs include 6-4 senior Kaden Hansen, 6-2 junior Braeden Romo and 5-9 junior Jesse Strickland. Last season, Strickland earned All-Conference second team honors. “Just like

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Jack Alles

Jack Alles


Jack J Alles, 89, formerly of Worden, died Dec. 14, 2020. He was born June 5, 1931, in Forsyth to Emanuel and Margaret Alles. He grew up on a farm near Pompeys Pillar. He graduated from Huntley Project High School in 1950. He was active in football, basketball and FFA. After graduating high school, he served in the U.S. Navy and attended Montana State University in Bozeman where he earned

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Champions

Champions


Bainville’s junior high girls won the district tournament in Fairview on Saturday, Dec. 19: (back row, left to right) coach Brandy Hansen, Lila Butikofer, Addy Hansen, Tally Berwick, Hailey Berwick, Chande Johnson, coach Carly Bowker, (front row) Johnna Ryder, Adyson Telck, Sienna Martinez, Elsie Wilson and Miah Pippenger. (Submitted photo)

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Kathleen Hove

Kathleen Hove


Kathleen H. (Fry) “Kathy” Hove, 85, of Circle died Tuesday, Dec. 8, 2020, at the Mc-Cone County Health Center. She was born Jan. 18, 1935, at her grandma Reed’s house in Van Wert, Iowa, the daughter of Walter and Clara “Ellen” (Reed) Fry. She was the fifth of 11 children. There were no hospitals within 30+ miles. A doctor would come to say “all is okay.” She started school in

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Obituaries

Obituaries


Harvey James Neufeld, 93, of Lewiston, Idaho, passed away Thursday, Sept. 17, 2020, at Evergreen Estates in Clarkston, Wash. He was born Nov. 7, 1926, to Gerhard 'George' H. Neufeld and Helen Sukau Neufeld in Mountain Lake, Minn. The family moved to Wolf Point, Mont., around 1929. He was raised in Wolf Point, graduating from Wolf Point High School in 1944. During high school, participation