14 July 2022

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Can Montana’s Rural Nursing Homes Survive The Future?

Can Montana’s Rural Nursing Homes Survive The Future?


While the solution — money — is simple enough, the problem is vexingly complex. Almost overnight, most skilled-care facilities in Montana, which include nursing homes, went from getting by to now being on the brink of closure. Trade journals for the industry estimate small facilities with less than 100 beds are doomed, and for Montana and its rapidly graying population, that could spell

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Bushman 
	Wolf Point Fire Chief ….

Bushman Wolf Point Fire Chief ….


Bushman Wolf Point Fire Chief Clint Bushman and Sparky remind everybody about fire prevention July 9. during the parade on Saturday, (Photo by Bill Vander Weele)

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Grand Marshal Presentation 
	Taking part ….

Grand Marshal Presentation Taking part ….


Grand Marshal Presentation Taking part in the grand marshal presentation were, from left, JD Stensland, Erica Reid, Kate Reid, Jack and Christy Stensland, grand marshal Jan Bryan, Dave and Kay Matejovsky and Rodney Paulson. (Photo submitted)

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Buckle Winner 
	Kevin Keller received ….

Buckle Winner Kevin Keller received ….


Buckle Winner Kevin Keller received the champions buckle/tie down roping award from Stampede committee member Rodney Paulson. (Photo submitted)

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In Memory Of Elsie Hanson ….

In Memory Of Elsie Hanson ….


In Memory Of Elsie Hanson This parade entry was dedicated to the memory of Elsie Hanson, who died earlier in the week, was driven by her son Bob Hanson and featured Elsie’s fellow Optimist Club members and family. (Photo by Bill Vander Weele)

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Catholic Hamburgers 
	Volunteers work in ….

Catholic Hamburgers Volunteers work in ….


Catholic Hamburgers Volunteers work in the Catholic Hamburger stand on Thursday, July 7. This was the 76th annual sale of Catholic hamburgers during the Wolf Point Wild Horse Stampede. (Photo by Bill Vander Weele)

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Crazy Dog 
	First Crazy Dog ….

Crazy Dog First Crazy Dog ….


Crazy Dog First Crazy Dog of Crow Agency tunes up for the Friday night street dance on Main Street in Wolf Point following the Wild Horse Stampede RAM Rodeo July 8. (Photo by James Walling)

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Gladys Fast

Gladys Fast


Gladys May Fast was born April 28, 1932, in Volt, Mont., to George and Lydia Schultes Funk. She passed away peacefully into the loving arms of her Lord and Savior on June 30, 2022, at the age of 90. Gladys grew up on the family’s farm during the depression years. She accepted the Lord at a young age during an evangelistic meeting. Gladys attended grades one through eight in the oneroom Volt School. Her love of fabrics and sewing blossomed while working in the fabric department in JCPenney in Wolf Point, after she graduated from Wolf Point High School in 1950. Harvey and Gladys met at a church event, and married Oct. 28, 1951. They lived on the family farm in the Lustre community until retiring and moving to Glasgow in 2009. They were blessed with 70 years of marriage, four children, 10 grandchildren and 27 great-grandchildren. Along with raising her family, her farm life included milking cows, tending chickens, sewing the family’s clothes, cooking for hired help and growing a large garden. Many of the community ladies can trace their raspberry bushes to Gladys’ patch. After her children left home, she was able to devote more time to her favorite hobbies of knitting, crocheting and, most of all, quilting. For their high school graduation, each grandchild received a beautiful hand-quilted quilt. She loved nothing more than teaching others to quilt. Her kind and generous spirit were evident in her love of entertaining, mentoring the younger women and teaching Sunday school. She lived her faith and shared her love of Jesus from the time she was a child, through her years in Prairie Ridge and Valley View Home. Gladys is reunited with her parents, George and Lydia Funk; infant sister, Freida Funk; brother, Larry Funk; son-in-law, Duane Nasner; great-grandson, Blake Reddig; and great-granddaughters, Magdalena, Delilah, Eden and Alice Unger. Those who will miss Gladys are her husband, Harvey; her children, Shirley Nasner of Wolf Point, Mont., Jean

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Stewart 
	Headliner Jared Stewart on ….

Stewart Headliner Jared Stewart on ….


Stewart Headliner Jared Stewart on Main Street in Wolf Point during the Friday night street dance July 8. (Photo by James Walling)