24 February 2022

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Lions Stop North Country

Lions Stop North Country


The Lustre Christian Lions clinched a divisional berth by downing North Country, 57-20, at the District 3C boys’ basketball tournament on Thursday, Feb. 17. The Lions got their offensive game rolling in the second half to earn the semi-final round victory. Lustre kicked off the contest with seven of the first nine points on a basket off a rebound by Kolden Hoversland, a three-pointer

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Kirn Repeats As Wrestling Champion

Kirn Repeats As Wrestling Champion


Roosevelt County native Amaiya Kirn repeated as a state champion at the allclass girls’ wrestling state meet in Billings on Saturday, Feb. 12. Kirn is a sophomore who wrestles for the Sidney Eagles. Kirn pinned Lily Schultz of Gallatin in 2:41 for the championship at 126 pounds. She finished the season with a 47-1 record. Sidney tied for 10th place in the team standings. Kern was

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Frazer’s Girls Drop Opening Contest

Frazer’s Girls Drop Opening Contest


After a close first half, Frazer’s girls’ basketball squad fell short against Nashua, 41-29, in the first round of the District 3C tournament in Wolf Point on Wednesday, Feb. 16. The Bearcubs were behind 8-3 at the end of the first quarter and tied the game at 12-12 when Baily Beston hit two free throws with three minutes left in the half. After Nashua took a 16-12 lead on two hoops by

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Lustre’s Girls Lose Tournament Games

Lustre’s Girls Lose Tournament Games


Dodson held off Lustre Christian’s girls, 53-47, during opening round action of the District 3C basketball tournament in Wolf Point on Wednesday, Feb. 16. The Lions trailed 37-21 after three quarters of play and 47-25 with four minutes remaining but then struck for five straight points on two baskets by Aubri Holzrichter and a free throw by Meredith Valentine. Free throws by Holzricther

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Rush Wins Fort Peck Angler Of The Year

Rush Wins Fort Peck Angler Of The Year


Whit Rush from Wolf Point captured the 2021 Fort Peck Championship Series Angler of the Year award by winning the Rock Creek Tournament with Kris Keller and placing third in the Montana Governor’s Cup with his wife, Carly. Kris Keller, also from Wolf Point, finished in second place with the first-place finish at Rock Creek with Whit Rush and a second place finish at Hell Creek with Cody Strohm

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Calvin Bogar

Calvin Bogar


Calvin James Bogar, 80, of Bloomfield died Tuesday, Feb. 15, 2022, at St. Vincent's Hospital in Billings. He was born July 29, 1941, in Glendive in the old Burlington Northern Hospital to Melvin H. Bogar and Susan Zora Davis Bogar of Vida, the eldest of five children. He grew up on the family farm at Vida where he attended elementary school and graduated from Circle High School in 1960. He attended college in Bozeman for one year before going to barber school in Yakima, Wash., where he became a master barber. He was barbering in Sidney, where he met Joanne Sattler. They were married April 24, 1966. After barbering in Sidney, Wolf Point and Shelby, the newlyweds managed the Derrick Motel in Glendive for one summer before he realized his dream of being a farmer and bought the Ming farm in Bloomfield in 1967. During this time, he also served for the Army National Guard from 1965-1971. They had four children: Doug, Beverly, Susan and Kristi. He loved farming and the Bloomfield community and getting to know his neighbors. He had a barber