17 February 2022

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Windchief Named Teaching Scholar

Windchief Named Teaching Scholar


Sweeney “Hawk” Windchief has been recognized by Montana State University for his work to involve graduate students in shaping their course curriculum and desired learning outcomes. He is an associate professor in the Department of Education in MSU’s College of Education, Health and Human Development and is one of two MSU faculty members selected to take part in the state university

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Raining Bird Benefits Teams In Wolf Point

Raining Bird Benefits Teams In Wolf Point


By Bill Vander Weele Wolf Point High School senior Haidyn Raining Bird enjoys being a team player for the Wolves’ athletic teams. Whether being a key player off the bench for Wolf Point’s girls’ basketball squad or serving as manager for the football program, Raining Bird has definitely been an asset during her senior year. “The team chemistry is amazing,” Raining Bird said

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Spotted Wolf Selected Student Of The Year

Spotted Wolf Selected Student Of The Year


Fort Peck Community College has announced that Miracle Spotted Wolf was selected the Student of the Year for 2021/22. Spotted Wolf embodies the Buffalo Chaser spirit and resiliency, said FPCC officials. “Completing my education will impact the Native American community by showing them if I can do it, so can you. In the community where I live, many single parents and young women raising

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Delores Youngman

Delores Youngman


Delores “Dee” Youngman, 74, of Poplar died Feb. 3, 2022. She was the daughter of the late Douglas Sr. and Eva Iron Ring Youngman. She had six children: Gene Glen, Dewayne Allen, Cody D. Youngman, Cerise Roberts and Michael Kashube. She had 11 grandchildren, 14 great-grandchildren and two great-great-grandchildren. She graduated with her GED from Glasgow Air Force Base. She went on to college in Albuquerque, N.M., then MSU Tech in Billings. She worked at A& S Industries for many years. On Dec. 31, 1993, she met Jesus. She went with evangelists Joe and Verna Bull Chief. She traveled and held Bible studies along the West Coast for about a year. She returned to Poplar in 1994 and worked at the New Life Mission, cooking for the people which she loved doing. She worked at various jobs, sharing the word of God with her kind, loving, compassionate smile and caring spirit. She was preceded in death by her daughter, Connie Cerise; one sister Victoria M. Youngman; and brothers, De-Wayne Darrell and Thomas Sr. Youngman. She is survived by her children, Gene, Dewayne and Cody Youngman and Michael Kashube, Leon Lambert “Baby Boy,” who she raised as her own, and Emmett Buckles III; sisters, Eloise, Izzy and Wilma Donna Youngman; brothers, Cyril Iron Ring and Douglas Youngman Jr.; 11 grandchildren; 14 great-grandchildren; and two great-great-grandchildren. Her funeral service was held at 10 a.m. Tuesday Feb. 15, at Clayton Stevenson Memorial Chapel in Wolf Point. Interment was at Box Elder Cemetery in Poplar. Clayton Stevenson Memorial Chapel was in charge of arrangements.

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Mildred Longee

Mildred Longee


Mildred Longee, 72, of Poplar died at the Poplar Community Hospital on Feb. 4, 2022. “Mama Midge” as she was known by many was born on Dec. 9, 1949, to Elsie Long Lone and William Longee. She was a hard worker most of her life, even working for Norman and Vera Hollow in her early 20s. She worked various jobs until 2001, when she started cooking for Senior Feeding Program. She worked there until a couple months before her death. She attended Fort Peck Community and attained her GED there in the early 1990s. She met Bobby Foot and later parted. To this union, she had Sarah Conquering Bear. She would later meet Eugene Hale Sr. They married and later divorced, but continued to remain friends. To this union, they had Anita Hale and Eugene Hale Jr. She met Edward “Boy” Jones and had two girls with him, Tanya Nation and Priscilla Jones. They would later separate. She then met Steven “Sawhorn” Jones Jr., and had two children, Sonia and Steven Jones. They remained together until his death in 1984. She later reconciled with Edward “Boy” Jones and had another daughter, Jennifer Jones. They remained together until his death in 1988. She was a quiet type of person until you got to know her. She loved spending time with her grandchildren and great-grandchildren, working, reading, fixing puzzles, doing puzzle books, playing machines and spending time with friends or whoever stopped by to visit and sit with her to put a couple pieces of puzzle in with her. She was preceded in death by son, Eugene Hale Jr.; grandson, Phillip Red Eagle; great-grandson, Dustin Scott Jr.; siblings, Wilma Longee-Feather, Alfred Longee, Hazel Longee, Charles Longee, Merle Longee, Allen Longee and Minerva Alberts. She is survived by her sisters, Mary Rose Kollman and Verlynn Longee, both of Williston, N.D.; children, Jennifer Jones, Steven Jones III, Sonia Jones, Priscilla Jones, Tanya Jones and Anita Hale, all of Poplar, and Sarah Conquering Bear of South Dakota; and numerous grandchildren and great-grandchildren. Her funeral service was held Monday, Feb. 14, at the Poplar Cultural Center. Burial was at Poplar City Cemetery. Clayton Stevenson Memorial Chapel was entrusted with arrangements.