01 January 2020

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Frost Downs  Lines, Poles Over  Christmas Holiday

Frost Downs Lines, Poles Over Christmas Holiday


Frost-related electric outages hit the north country hard beginning Christmas Eve, affecting areas serviced by Sheridan and NorVal electric cooperatives. Sheridan Electric Co-op representatives told the Northern Plains Independent that customers affected by outages numbered in the hundreds over an area ranging from Scobey to Alkabo, ND. Norval Electric Co-op general manager Craig Herbert

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Reindeer Games

Reindeer Games


Culbertson High School freshman Tucker Finnicum waves goodbye on the last day of school before winter break while participating in Reindeer Games. Student council advisor Christina Olson led participants in team building skills, marshmallow taste-testing, Christmas trivia and other activities. The day/year ends with lunch and bragging rights for winners. (Submitted photo)

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Jeanine DeCoteau

Jeanine DeCoteau


Jeanine DeCoteau, 59, died Dec. 27, 2019. She was born on March 6, 1960 to the late Elizabeth and Elmer DeCoteau in Poplar. She went to school in Poplar, Brockton and Upward Bound. She was a CNA along with many other things. She enjoyed baking, sewing, Bingo with friends, spending time with family and her grandbabies and drawing. She is survived by her children, David Muskrat, Timothy DeCoteau and Joseph Douglas “JD”; adopted son, Michael McClammy; brothers, Elmer DeCoteau, Lester DeCoteau, Jim DeCoteau and Charles DeCoteau; sisters, Eliza Young, Birdie DeCoteau-Hawk and Jane DeCoteau; and numerous grandchildren and greatgrandchildren. She was preceded in death by her sister, Francine DeCoteau; brothers, Lonnie and Emerson DeCoteau; and two children, Erin DeCoteau and Jeffrey Douglas “Nooners”; and adopted sisters, Emily Cantrell and Phoebe Owens. A family service was held Monday, Dec. 30, at the Lindsey Presbyterian Church in Poplar. Cremation followed. Clayton Stevenson Memorial Chapel was entrusted with arrangements.

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