Jul252024
Given the extreme heat of the past couple weeks, the country side is drying out, creating a tinder box of dry vegetation that can leap into flames at the slightest spark. The conditions are such that Yellowstone County Commissioners urge extreme caution and are implementing Stage 1 Fire Restrictions.
The restrictions have been recommended by read more
Jul252024
Stanley Clark Albertson
Stanley Clark Albertson passed away early Saturday morning, July 20, surrounded by family at Valle Vista Nursing and Rehab in Lewistown, Montana.
Stanley was born in Clayton, New Jersey on Aug. 15, 1941 to Robert and Dora Albertson. He was a son, brother, athlete, musician, uncle, father, teacher, coach, mentor, grandfather, great-grandfather and friend to many.
At Clayton High School in South Jersey, he excelled on the football field. An All South Jersey running back, Stanley was awarded the Brooks Irving All South Jersey Football Award and would be inducted into the Gloucester County Sports Hall of Fame in 1987. He still holds rushing records to this day.
Stanley had a passion for music, playing trombone, organ and ukulele. The family has fond memories of him playing with his father and brothers at the Franklinville United Methodist Church. He and his father also played in the Pitman Hobo Band – a marching band that all dressed like hobos. In high school he played in a five-piece dance band called The Stars that performed music from the big band era. Stanley cherished those days and had a lifelong love for music. Jimmy and Tommy Dorsey were two of his all-time favorites.
While living in New Jersey, Stanley and his siblings enjoyed sharing his dad’s Lionel Train collection with visitors. The collection was located at the Franklinville Railroad Station behind the Albertson family home on Delsea Drive.
But as much as Stanley loved New Jersey, his athleticism read more
Jul242024
by David Crisp
Democrats were in full panic about Joe Biden’s age last week while Republicans remained indifferent to Donald Trump’s lies.
How many lies? Tens of thousands in the course of his political career, including a couple of dozen in his recent debate with Biden and at least 22 in his acceptance speech at the Republican National Convention.
To give a minor but typical example, Trump said at a recent rally that the price of bacon has quadrupled in the Biden administration.
“We don’t eat bacon anymore,” he said.
I do, in fact, eat more bacon than is good for me, especially read more
Jul242024
Dr. Laighton ones
As technology advances in the world, there are many different new and interesting things available for use in dentistry. Many of these advances have not only increased efficiency and precision, but they can help enhance patient care to make the experience faster, easier, and more comfortable.
Some of the new and interesting technologies available in dentistry are Digital Dentistry and CAD/CAM technology, 3D Printing, Intraoral Scanners, Cone Beam Computed Tomography, Laser Dentistry, and Artificial Intelligence (AI) in Dentistry. Over the next several months we may share more on some of these technologies. For now, let’s focus on AI in Dentistry.
Just as AI is transforming many industries across the globe, dentistry is changing and adapting to the many available uses of AI. The integration of AI into dental practices is revolutionizing dental read more
Jul242024
Dear Editor,
Jon Tester, where were you when Cadaver Biden closed down the XL Pipeline? That “executive order” caused the immediate loss of at least 11,000 jobs. You could have stepped in to “fight” for Montana and North Dakota jobs, as you continue saying you will “fight” for us. In addition, Montana and North Dakota had hard working communities/small towns, that supported those oil field jobs. It has been estimated that it takes at least three or four other vocations, e.g., as motels, gas stations/convenient stores, food stores, clothing stores, and restaurants to support those oil field workers. My math (I spent three years in 6th grade math, so I read more
Jul232024
From Center Square
Likely voters across the country continue to be most concerned about inflation, the economy and illegal immigration.
This fresh data comes even as experts say inflation is slowing, indicating that Americans are still feeling the pinch of high prices.
The Center Square Voters’ Voice Poll, conducted prior to the weekend assassination attempt on former President Donald Trump, found that likely voters said inflation/price increases (45%), illegal immigration (36%) and the economy/jobs (28%) were the issues that matter most to them heading into the November election.
The poll was conducted in read more
Jul222024
Weeks after President Biden’s dismal debate performance, Montana Senator Jon Tester was quiet to publicly call for President Joe Biden to step down. It was only until last week that Senator Tester started publicly encouraging President Biden to step down after pressure from other top Democrats had already been calling for him to step down in the news.
President Joe Biden announced on Sunday that he would read more
Jul202024
Recently the Huntley Farmer’s Market has moved from Barkemeyer Park to Pryor Creek Café. The event that has been going on at the park for many years moved suddenly leaving many in the community confused. The move happened due to a dispute between two parties at the park: the Farmer’s Market and food trucks wanting read more
Jul192024
There have been numerous conversations concerning election integrity the past four years. There have also been new election laws written, and new election laws overturned by legislation from the bench. Since you and I have little control over the courts we might ask ourselves, “What actions can we take to shepherd election integrity?”
To begin, we must ask what is causing us to question election integrity. All fingers point to the President Biden, Senator Tester purposeful and premeditated open border policies. All the duo had to do was read more
Jul182024
Here, a group of little kids dressed in their newly worn Dig It Days t-shirts stand in a bucket of a loader holding signs that say “I Like Big Buckets and I Cannot Lie” provided by Tri-State Truck & Equipment at the 2023 Dig It Days event. Free t-shirts will be given away to kids teenagers and adults again this year at the 2024 Dig It Days at MontanaFair. (Jonathan McNiven Photo)
As summer is once again upon us, it’s time to mark the calendar for Dig It Days. As before, Dig It Days will be on the last two days of Montana Fair, Friday and Saturday, August 16 and 17, from noon to 6 pm.
And, new this year is the option of getting free tickets into Montana Fair from Dig It Days Sponsors. That means everything is free because there is no charge for the fun at Dig It Days on (Free entry with sponsors voucher for Friday only ).
Produced by Yellowstone Family and read more
Jul182024
Dear Editor,
Mr. Crisp is at it again. 4/28 he disputes Emily Daniel noting the Biden Administration (Grandma Garland) have weaponized the DOJ by categorizing parents protesting at school board meetings as domestic terrorists. If you are like Crisp and only get your news from the Lame Stream Media, you would not know about DOJ actions. But honest news sources have been reporting DOJ’s actions for three years! This includes folks who have filed protests over rigged elections. Heritage Foundation has identified 1500+ precincts that have election irregularities – several have been successfully prosecuted. A whistle blower at a children’s hospital in Texas is now being threatened by the FBI. It goes on and on.
Crisp obviously believes the “fact checkers”. First, we had “snopes” and “urban legends” who claimed to give us corrected info. It soon became apparent they were both biased. Further investigation revealed both were run by ardent democrats. In 2016 when Hillary was being exposed for all her evil deeds and lies, the democrats invented “fact checkers”. But here again they didn’t check facts – they just read more
Jul182024
Big Sky Speedway Races North of Billings.
Drone Image of Big Sky Speedway by Jonathan McNiven.
The Big Sky Speedway has completed their 11th night of races this summer and here are the top five results from each category for the Kid’s Night that took place on July 13th.
Wissota Midwest Mods: 1st – Michael Rogers – Billings, Montana, 2nd – Shay Evig – Billings Montana, 3rd – Nathan Kenaston – Billings, Montana, 4th – Dayne Kocher – Billings, Montana, 5th – Troy Cepak Jr. – Billings, Montana.
INEX – Legends: 1st – Josh Broadbent – Ballantine, Montana, 2nd – Jay Quenzer – Baker, Montana, 3rd – Travis Wagner – Billings, Montana, 4th – Stuart Mckechnie – Billings, Montana, 5th – Randall Copeland – Ammon, Idaho.
Wissota Street Stock: 1st – read more
Jul182024
Jonathan McNiven
Well, Folks, this last week has been a whirlwind with Homesteader Days, Big Sky Speedway and then with all the other events that have happened. I’ll keep each point short as I’ve got lots of stuff to do.
First, YCN is looking for a couple people to join our team. A read more
Jul182024
Lockwood residents living in the Phase 3 sewer district will soon receive a survey which the Lockwood Water and Sewer District (LWSD) board is urging they respond to in order to gain a grant which will defray the cost of the new sewer installation. A draft of the survey was approved by the board last Wednesday evening.
The board also approved annual raises for staff and accepted the application of Gary Forrester to read more
Jul182024
Milton John Kinghorn
Milton John Kinghorn, 84, of Shepherd, Montana, died July 10, 2024, at home with his family. He was born May 26, 1940, in Billings, Montana, to John and Hattie Kinghorn. He was the oldest of four children. Milt was a lifetime resident of Shepherd, Montana, and graduated from Shepherd High School in 1959. He married Marjorie Clair Duckwitz on August 2, 1963, in Billings, Montana.
In the early years, Milton worked as a ranch hand and drove water truck. In 1966 he started work at Rector Cattle Company, where he remained for 26 years. After retiring from Rectors, he drove truck over the road with Steve Nelson Trucking and worked at Western Sugar running front end loader.
Milton was one of the founding members of the read more
Jul162024
Dear Editor,
Joe Biden’s decision to stay in the presidential race at this point is incredibly selfish. He’s risking American democracy for the sake of his ego. I don’t know read more
Jul162024
A lawsuit filed on June 12, by the American Farm Bureau Federation and 11 other groups, challenges the lawfulness of the Bureau of Land Management’s Public Lands Rule, which threatens the future of ranching in the U.S. by destabilizing read more
Jul162024
A new LED sign is displayed in huntley for public notices and local events. (Gage McNiven Photo)
A new LED sign has been installed at the Barkemeyer Park in Huntley. This new sign replaces the old one which was staring to deteriorate. “We have been in need of the sign for a while,” said Susan Johnson, a board member for the Huntley Community Club. “The old sign was getting to be too much work with not enough volunteers.” The old sign also “required some skill to hold the long, heavy pole up to place the letters and took quite a bit of time to do.” This sign will help save volunteers for other projects and duties to keep the park in a working order.
The sign, made by Billings Sign Company, an avid supporter of the community, was funded with money raised by the annual Barkemeyer Park auction and cost $21,550 to create and install. “The generosity of this community is amazing and greatly appreciated,” Johnson said in a social media post.” This new sign will display public notices … Read Full story here.
Jul162024
Gerald “Gabe” Lee Gabel
Gerald “Gabe” Lee Gabel left us for greener pastures on July 8, 2024. Born in Poplar on Feb. 10, 1936, Gabe was the eleventh of thirteen children born to Heinrich “Henry” Gabel and Maria “Mabel” Grosskopf. His siblings and their spouses include Esther (Reinold) Buerkle, Harold (Dorothy) Gabel, Alvin (Marylou) Gabel, Dorothy Shinazy, Roy (Clarice) Gabel, Majorie “Marge” (Fred) Herman, Violet (Bob) Eckhardt, Henry “Buck” (Eleanor) Gabel, Annabelle (Reynold) Schreiner, Alvina (August) Jansma, Conrad “Cooney” (Mary, “Sam”) Gabel, and Larry (Beverly) Gabel.
Gabe grew up in Hardin, where he attended school and worked on the family farm. He then worked for Holm-Sutherland Construction, Inc. until he and Bob Holmes started read more
Jul162024
June Elizabeth Equall
June Elizabeth Equall (Hug) passed away unexpectedly from a stroke on June 15, 2024, at the age of 81, in Billings, Montana. She was comforted in her final hours by the presence of her family.
June was born on June 5, 1943, to Alvina (Gums) and Arthur A. Hug on their farm in Worden, Montana, where they lived and farmed on the Huntley Project. She married her high school sweetheart and love of her life, Duane Equall, in 1960. Over the years they made their home in Wyoming and vario read more
