23 July 2026
Bobbie Nefzger
Bobbie James Nefzger, affectionately known as Bompa or BJ, 98, of Vida died June 5, 2026.
He was the youngest of 12 siblings raised in Vida on West Sand Creek. His father, Charles Nefzger, built the schoolhouse in which he received his education. His mother, Katie McFarland Nefzger, delivered many local babies and lost one of her own to the Spanish Flu epidemic in 1918. As a 17-year-old boy,
Precious Memories – Wolf Point’s 1966 Jaycee’s Little League
• For the 1966 Little League season, the Wolf Point Jaycees hired 19-year-old Vida resident Larry Van Atta as program director.
• Van Atta was given free reins to organize the 180 Wolf Point boys eager to play baseball. Van Atta was a member of the 1965 Wolf Point state American Legion B baseball champions, and state Class B basketball titleholders, Circle Wildcats.
• Given just one
