The 54th annual Go-Getters Youth Rodeo kicked off at 9 a.m. Sunday, Sept. 13. It was the 54th installment of the event, located south of Wolf Point. Katie Hansen MacDonald told the Northern Plains Independent that participation was down due to a high school rodeo event scheduling conflict. “We were short about 25 contestants because there was a high school rodeo on the same day,” said

Wolf Point put together a strong effort before losing at Harlem, 34-21, in Class B football action on Friday night, Sept. 11. “Hats off to the Wildcats as they played a good game with limited players,” Wolf Point coach Ryan Wilson said. “The weird start in the season led to many miscues and missed opportunities. We will work on cleaning up those things.” Wolf Point’s Austin Wilson

The Wolf Point Wolves captured second place in the boys’ team standings during the Spartan Invitational cross country meet in Scobey on Thursday, Sept. 10. Wolf Point finished with 23 points. Scobey ran to firstplace honors with 15 points. Wolf Point’s Peyton Summers finished fifth with a time of 19:57.72. Ethan Blount took sixth at 20:29.85. Kaholo Toves placed 12th at 21:31.53.

Every year, hunters across Montana donate thousands of pounds of wild game to local food banks through local meat processors. With the discovery of chronic wasting disease in Montana, Fish, Wildlife and Parks is urging hunters to have their deer, elk and moose tested and have a negative test result in hand prior to donating no matter where in Montana these animals are harvested. “We know this

Poplar senior Hudson Atkinson finished in first place at the Spartan Invitational cross-country meet in Scobey on Thursday, Sept. 10. Atkinson took top honors with a time of 19:26.26. Geordy Medicine Cloud placed 11th at 20:58.98. Polito Garfield was 13th at 2:19.57. Kobe Darnell finished 18th at 23:15.35. Morgan Mathison finished 21st at 24:48.96. Other times for the Indians included

O’Connor added that the program would be self-sufficient because there will be asset seizures involved. “If it can reduce the drug problem, I’m for it,” commissioner Gordon Oelkers said. The motion passed by a 2-1 margin. Commissioner Duane Nygaard voted against the motion because he had concerns about having the department be short-handed. Commissioners also approved purchasing

Athletic director Coy Weeks said that Poplar’s first high school football game of the season went pretty well as far as social distancing. The volleyball match scheduled in Malta for Saturday, Sept. 12, was rescheduled because there were concerns after the Indians played in Wolf Point on Thursday, Sept. 10. “I thought better safe than sorry,” Weeks said. Guidelines for Poplar’s

“For if you forgive men when they sin against you, your heavenly Father will also forgive you. But if you do not forgive men their sins, you Father will not forgive your sins.” Matthew 6:14-15 Jesus’ teaching here at the end of the Lord’s Prayer might be confusing. It almost sounds as if we have to earn God’s forgiveness by forgiving others. But we also know that through faith in Jesus,

too. When we hold onto resentments and bitterness, nursing our anger, we can become as hard as a rock, and God’s grace for us will be like water running over a rock. It does not soak in. But when we are open to forgiving others, we become soft like a moistened sponge. The Lord’s deep grace soaks in and saturates our hearts, and we become available to share his grace. Just as a wet sponge moistens