10 March 2022

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Lee Packineau

Lee Packineau


Lee Willis Packineau, 80, of Wolf Point died Feb. 26, 2022. He was born in Poplar on Jan. 14, 1942, to Anna Follet and Richard Wilson Packineau. His Nakota name is White Feather “Wiyaga Ska.” He grew up on both the Fort Peck Reservation with his grandmother Lena Bear Skin and on the Fort Berthold Reservation with his grandmother Corn Stalk. Upon his high school graduation, he volunteered for the United States Air Force and a Vietnam War combat veteran. Returning home from Vietnam, he traveled everywhere by freight, hitching and every means available to him and buddies making memories and having fun. He fought and rode bulls and was a guitar player with the Red Country band. He was a champion grass dancer known throughout Indian Country in his younger days. In his older years, he was champion of Triple Aces and well known at Lucky Lil’s and other casinos.

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Patti LowDog

Patti LowDog


Patti “Cakes” Lynn Low-Dog, 64, died Feb. 24, 2022, in Billings. She was born Jan. 23, 1958, to Joseph LowDog Sr. and Yvonne Shields. She grew up in Wolf Point and attended schools in Washington and Wolf Point. She loved her family, playing Yahtzee, attending powwows, making frybread and listening to the radio. She is survived by her adopted daughter, Jory Royale; sisters, Carol, Julie and Kristen; brother, Joseph LowDog Jr.; and a granddaughter. She was preceded in death by sisters, Donna and Tamera; and brother, Jeffrey. Funeral services were held Thursday, March 3, at the

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James Lambert

James Lambert


James Edward Lambert, 83, of Fort Peck died Thursday, March 3, 2022 in Billings. He was born June 9, 1938, to Edward and Grace Boger in Catasauqua, Pa. He joined the U.S. Marine Corps. He married Evelyn Billman on Nov. 9, 1961. The family moved from Pennsylvania in 1975 to make their home in Montana. He was an engineer for BNSF Railway and eventually retired in the 1990s. He enjoyed hunting and fishing and had a great sense of humor. He is survived by his wife, Lynn Lambert of Fort Peck; sons, Rusty Lambert and Rod Lambert; daughter, Kimberly

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Lynn Nordwick

Lynn Nordwick


Lynn Nordwick, 82, died March 4, 2022. She was born on May 24, 1939, in Orange County, Calif., to George and Doris McFarland. She attended school in California and graduated from the University of Phoenix where she met Ray Nordwick. They married in Wolf Point on Aug. 23, 1965 and moved to the farm north of Poplar. Ray died June 8, 1992. Later, she met Billy Tryan and was a companion with him until his death. Her wishes were to be cremated.

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Independent Urban Renewal

Independent Urban Renewal


Walker Weeks’ W5 Services’ crew removed a burned-out trailer from the lot adjoining the Northern Plains Independent office on Main Street in Wolf Point March 4. Darla Downs, publisher of the Independent, said she had purchased the lot to allow her to help clean up Main Street and provide additional parking for customers and staff. (Photo by James Walling)

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