06 July 2023
Marn Returns In Role Of Rodeo Announcer
Jeff Marn returns as the announcer at this yearâs Wolf Point Wild Horse Stampede.
As a former contestant, Marn is the new generation of western sports announcers.
Marn was born and raised in Belt. He started riding bulls at a young age and had a very successful career in the rodeo arena. He qualified for the Montana Circuit Finals multiple times and was a Northern Rodeo Association Finals
Harrison Returns For This Yearâs Stampede
Barrelman/rodeo clown JJ Harrison is excited to entertain at the Stampede for the second straight year.
âItâs one of my sonâs favorite rodeos,â Harrison said prior to last yearâs Stampede. âHe remembers a lady at the Wolf Point Cafe who gave him a great milk shake and heâs never forgotten it.â
The Stampede is also one of Harrisonâs favorite places to entertain.
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Providing drug & alcohol-free events for the whole family; where locals and visitors can enjoy social gathering to experience the dance, music, hospitality and culture of the Fort Peck Assiniboine & Sioux Tribes.
Agnes Johnston
Agnes M. Johnston, 75, of Frazer died Tuesday, June 27, 2023 She was born Feb. 11, 1948, in Wolf Point to Savannah E. Sweeny and Raymond Johnston. She was their only child.
She is a member of the Hudeâsana (Red Bottom) Clan of Nakota and was an active Red Bottom Celebration committee member for many years. She grew up in the Wicohan religion, attending ceremonies and rituals all of her life. She was an ambassador of culture and was an Oil Celebration Princess and traveled with her parents to many celebrations/powwows representing the Fort Peck Tribes.
Her early years were spent in Wiota at her motherâs home. They moved to Nashua when Agnes began school. When her mother began to work for the BIA, they moved to Poplar. During the winter, they stayed in town so she wouldnât miss school, but the summers they spent in Wiota. She graduated from Poplar High School.
Upon graduation, she attended Dawson Community College for one year. While attending Dawson Community College, she met Arron Wayne Anderson. They were blessed with a daughter, Jo-Beth. Tragedy struck soon after the baby was born and Arron died.
Her best friend Janet Youngman convinced her to come out of grief because she was still young. âBe adventurous and letâs attend Bacon College in Oklahoma for one year.â With Janet twisting her arm, Agnes joined her in Oklahoma.
Returning from Oklahoma, she married Harry Hamilton and they had two children. They divorced, but remained friends.
Throughout her life, she held various positions with the BIA, NAES College and the Fort Peck Tribes. After receiving her college degree, she began working at Fort Peck Tribal Health and Spotted Bull Treatment Center. She enjoyed working and thrived in the environment of support and friendship of her coworkers. She retired in 2012.
She enjoyed the socialization received when going to powwows, traveling and visiting new places, playing machines at the casinos and attending ceremonies.
She enjoyed being with her grandchildren and watching her favorite TV shows Naked & Afraid and NCIS and local basketball teams during the season.
She is survived by her son, Raymond J. Hamilton; daughters, JoBeth Johnston and Chrissy Hamilton; and six grandchildren; and two great-grandchildren.
Funeral services were held Sunday, July 2, at the Wolf Point Community Hall, followed by burial at Chicken Hill.
Bullfighter Looks Forward To Stampede
Dakoda Simmes, of Sunburst, will join J.D. Harrell in the arena for the 2023 Wild Horse Stampede rodeo as a bullfighter ready to jump between a cowboy and 1,500 pounds of danger.
This will be Simmesâ fourth appearance at the Wild Horse Stampede.
In the blink of an eye, a bull ride can go from good to catastrophic, and itâs the bullfightersâ jobs to keep their own nerves in check and
Blossom Follet
Blossom Star Follet, 40, of Wolf Point died June 24, 2023.
She was born May 7, 1983, to Harry âDiggerâ Follet and Dorothy BegsHisOwn.
She went to school in numerous places, including Wolf Point, Malta and Frazer, where she graduated. While in school, she became a volleyball player and then became pregnant with her eldest, Avah, with Alvah Talks Different.
She enjoyed listening to music, laughing with friends and family, visiting family and cruising around.
She later had Jon Follet (Strongbear) and a year later, she met Tex Eagleman and with him they had four children, Edward, Rose, Allsyn and Hayden Eagleman.
She was a stay-at-home mom who loved taking the children on walks, either down the road or up the hill behind their home in Rockyboy.
After over 10 years together, she moved back home to Wolf Point, where she met Chad N. She was working with her brother, Luke, at Trinity Hospital. She met many friends and relatives along her adventures from Rockyboy all the way to back home. She always enjoyed a good laugh with everyone she met along the way.
Her favorite artist was Bone Thugs N Harmony, she walked out on her graduation to the song Home by them.
She is survived by Avah Talks Different, Jon Strongbear, Edward Eagleman, Rose Eagleman, Allsyn Eagleman, Hayden Eagleman; and siblings, Harriet Follet, Kirby Follet and Orlando Follet.
She was preceded in death by siblings, Valarie, Luke Sr., Cynthia and Patrick Follet.
Funeral services were held Friday, June 30, at Clayton Stevenson Memorial Chapel in Wolf Point. Interment was at the Oswego Presbyterian Cemetery.


