26 March 2020

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50 Years Singing

50 Years Singing


Having been taught to sing from a radio and a record player, “Cadillac” Courchene has sang and danced all over the U.S. and two provinces. He states he met a lot of talented musicians that encouraged him to record. “Hard believe it’s been 50 years, feels like 20!” Courchene said. (Submitted photo)

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Patrick Forrest

Patrick Forrest


Patrick Keith Forrest, 62, died at his home in Wolf Point Thursday, March 12, 2020. He was born April 10, 1957, to Bedford Patrick Forrest and Beatrice Joan Escarcega. He worked at A& S Industries, Headstart and at the schools. He served in the Army and was stationed in Germany. In his younger years, he traveled to pow-wows and danced. He is survived by his brother, Loren Forrest

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Laura Jeffers

Laura Jeffers


Laura Jeffers passed away on Feb. 29, 2020, surrounded by loved ones, at the Rosebud Health Care Center due to complications with pneumonia. She was 89 years old. Laura Minnie Jensen was born May 4, 1930, to Holger Jensen and Mary Base in Froid, Mont. She grew up working on the farm near Froid with her six sisters and she attended schools in Froid. She graduated from Froid High School in May

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Bill Stracener

Bill Stracener


Bill S. Stracener, 92, of Helena, formerly of Wolf Point, died March 18, 2020. He was born July 2, 1927, in Childress, Texas, to William D. Stracener and Letha (Lansdale) Stracener. He grew up in and around Gilmer and Bettie, Texas. He spent two years in the U.S. Navy, during which he traveled to the South Pole. After his discharge from the Navy, he married Theresa “Terry” Collins in

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Kelli Jo Siljenberg

Kelli Jo Siljenberg


Kelli Jo Siljenberg, 32, died Thursday, March 19, 2020. She was born Sept. 14, 1987, to Kelly and Lena Siljenberg. She was a 2006 graduate of Frazer High School. She met Trevor Grandchamp and they were blessed with a daughter, Myalya. Her sense of humor and the caring and loving a person she was will be missed.. She loved to sing songs for the Lord all the time. She has a couple beautiful

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Michelle Radue

Michelle Radue


Michelle “Shelly” Radue, 50, of Poplar, died Friday, March 13, 2020, in Bismarck, N.D. She was born to Victoria Youngman and Leroy Douglas in Poplar on June 9, 1969. She graduated from Miles City High School in 1987. She moved back to Poplar in 1988. She met Irvin Olson Sr. in 1988 and she started her family. They have six children together. She worked for the Fort Peck Tribes as the chairman’s

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For The Rural Elderly, It Can Take A Village

For The Rural Elderly, It Can Take A Village


Boulder Monitor; Flathead Beacon It looked like a lot of senior gatherings: a chatty group of folks, mostly in their 70s and 80s, with friends and family in a church basement, dining on quiche, pastries, fresh fruit, and other goodies. There was plenty of laughter, and a strong sense of camaraderie. But there was something special happening on a January morning at Kalispell’s First Presbyterian