Thanksgiving and Christmas remind me of all the things I’m thankful for. I appreciate the outside, my grandma, and my phone. I am thankful for my grandma because she gives me candy. She buys me stuff. I’m thankful to have her. She cares for me. She takes me places. She buys me food so I can survive and blankets so I can stay warm. She helps me with my horse so I can ride her. I am thankful for

The Montana Department of Transportation recently issued new load postings for several area bridges. The postings are part of a multiyear effort to update load ratings and postings on Montana bridges as mandated by the Federal Highway Administration. New load ratings have been posted on the First Hay Creek Bridge 10 miles west of Fairview in Richland County, the Poplar River Bridge two miles

My Christmas tree is up and ready but there is a flea on the ornament. I shooed it away with a swat of the hand and it said “Okay.” The ornaments looked bright without the flea on the tree so it was a beautiful sight. It’s going to be a sad night without Santa’s light tonight. My golly, maybe it won’t be a jolly Christmas this year.

I saw the elf On the shelf With the bells By the Christmas tree then I saw A gummy so it went in my tummy! On the mailman Looking like a snowman standing by the mailbox

A long, long, long time ago, a lady named Mary met as man named Joseph and fell in love. A few years later, they married and Mary had a dream that when she has a baby to name him Jesus. And when she did, she named him Jesus. Then Joseph had a dream that they had to move to Bethlehem because the evil king’s servant is nigh to kill baby Jesus. But when the bright star showed the two shepherds, three

Jingle bells, jingle bells, jingle all the way. Oh what fun, it is to ride in a horse open slay. Aye!

The Culbertson High School speech and drama team competed in the Red Lodge meet virtually on Saturday, Dec. 12. There were 40 Class B/C schools competing with 211 entries and 255 individual competitors vying for top placings. Thanks to the school’s and community’s great support, Culbertson has the technology necessary so the students can compete to the best of their ability. Placing third

Bulldogs FFA advisor Kellan Standley told the Community News that attendance was good at the Dec. 14 district meet in Bainville. “I was blown away by the turnout,” said Standley. “This was the most floriculture participants at least since I’ve been in the district (8 years) if not ever. With COVID-19, I asked advisors to give me a ‘best-case’ count for planning purposes, expecting

All through the halls on Christmas Night with no sight of St. Nick. With a big belly full of jelly and so happy and jolly. Up in the sleight with all the presents for all the kids who weren’t unpleasant Under the tree waiting for an unwrap lays a bunch of Christmas slack Up on the roof with Rudolph’s nose used a shiny red night light Back at the North Pole with all the elves who can’t

Froid Senior Congregate Meals Dec. 21: Chili dogs and dessert. Dec. 23: Meat-lovers flatbread pizza and dessert. Dec. 28: Polish sausages, sauerkraut and dessert. Bainville Senior Congregate Meals Dec. 17: Chicken strips, broasted potatoes, vegetable and dessert. Dec. 22: Lasagna, garlic bread, vegetables and dessert. Dec. 25: No meal. Culbertson Senior Congregate Meals