May142021

Obituary: John (Bud) Dudik III

Obituaries

John (Bud) Dudik III

John (Bud) Dudik III passed away at home surrounded by his family on May 13, 2021. He was 90 years old. John was born April 9, 1931 in East St. Louis, Illinois to Elmer John Dudik and Eleanor Dorothy Duffy. He lived in E. St. Louis until the age of nine when his family moved to another suburb of E. St. Louis called French Village, it was because of this move that dad met the love of his life while in the 4th grade. John and Lois Ann Elliott became inseparable best friends while in the 4th grade. When John was 15 he went to live with his paternal grandparents and after graduating from Collinsville High School John and Lois were married in Caseyville, Illinois on March 18, 1950.

They enjoyed celebrating their 71st anniversary this year. After they married, they went to Phoenix, Arizona for their honeymoon and stayed. There John became an apprentice read more

May142021

City Announces Electric Power Charging Station in Billings

Local • Yellowstone County

City Enters Electric Fueling Business with “Hose Cutting”

The City of Billings celebrated its entry into the business of selling electricity to fuel electric vehicles, last week. Demonstrating the cutting of ties to carbon-based fuels, rather than a ribbon cutting, the Mayor of Billings, Bill Cole, cut a gas hose with an electric saw, announcing that six electric vehicle charging stations are now available in downtown Billings.  The stations are all operational and can charge any electric vehicle. They are open to the public 24/7 for the cost of the electricity.  read more

May142021

Lockwood School Trustee Arrested on Rape/Sexual Assault Charges

Top Stories

Joseph Borgstrom initially admitted to allegations of sexual assault on a 12 year old child before pleading not guilty. He is currently being held on a $100,000 bond. (courtesy photo)

The Lockwood community was shocked earlier this week with news that Joe Borgstrom, 61, has been charged with felony rape and sexual assault of a 12-year-old girl.

Borgstrom has been an active member of the community including serving seven years on the Lockwood School Board. He is also the proprietor of Automotive Shop Management and Technology Solutions, LLC in Billings Heights.  read more

May142021

Judge Swears in New Board Members Amid Controversy of Heights Water District

Local • Politics

Newly elected Heights Water District board members pose for a picture with Judge David Carter Wednesday Morning after being sworn into their elected positions. From left to right, Ming Cabrera, Judge David Carter, Laura Drager, and Dennis Cook. (Courtesy photo)

Justice of the Peace David Carter swore in the newly elected board members of the Heights Water District on Wednesday morning. The action came amid uncertainty about how the monthly Heights Water District board meeting will unfold Wednesday evening.

There remained uncertainty  about whether previous board members were still on the board despite the results of an election that ousted all three incumbents. County officials canvassed the results of that election on Tuesday. read more

May62021

Obituary: Lynne Remington

Obituaries

Lynne Remington

Lynne Remington, 68, of Worden, Montana, passed on May 03, 2021. Lynne was born on October 10, 1952 to Hester Mitchell Remington and C.L.E. “Bill” Remington.

Lynne was a graduate of Senior High School and earned a Bachelor of Arts degree in English from Eastern Montana College. Lynne took great pride in her ten-acre farm in Worden where she raised her own children and ran a family daycare for thirty-six years, playing an integral role in the lives of the countless children whom she cared for and who called her Miss Lynne. Lynne also worked part time for many years as a proofreader for the Yellowstone County News. read more

May62021

Obituary: Jami W. Shaw

Obituaries

Jami Shaw

Jami W. Shaw was granted her angel wings the morning of May 1st, 2021 with her family at her side. She was 57 years old.

Jami was born June 23rd, 1963 to Ron & Donna Wald in Minot, North Dakota. Growing up on a dairy farm in Velva, North Dakota where she spent most of her time until the family moved to Lodge Grass, Montana when she was a freshman in high school. Graduating high school as a junior with high honors, in 1981, Jami went on to study Business Administration at Montana State University – Billings before obtaining her first job in the banking industry. In 1983, Jami met John Shaw and they were married on May 26th, 1984 in Lodge Grass, Montana. Shortly thereafter, Jami returned to Montana State University – Billings and graduated with her Bachelor’s degree. Upon settling in read more

May42021

Obituary: Paul Bazle Fischer

Obituaries

Paul Bazle Fischer

Paul Bazle Fischer, 66, of Billings, MT, passed away on March 22, after a series of strokes.

Paul was born on May 16, 1954 to Bazle and Doris Fischer in Billings, MT.  After graduating from Billings Senior High School in 1972, he worked with his father at Fischer’s Inc. as a locksmith.

Starting in 1980, he attended Big Sky Bible College.  He received a B.A. in Bible and Theology from Multnomah School of the Bible and two Masters from Western Baptist Theological Seminary. read more

Apr302021

Gianforte Signs Bill Allowing Patients to Pay Doctors Directly

Politics

Left to right: Dr. Cole Whitmoyer, Dr. Jennifer Fowler, of Flex Family Health DPC in Billings, and Montana State Auditor Troy Downing posed for a picture with Montana Governor Greg Gianforte, center, after he signed into law Senate Bill 101, sponsored by Sen. Cary Smith (R-Billings). Senate Bill 101 authorizes direct patient care (DPC) agreements in Montana. DPC allows patients to enter into agreements with doctors and pay them directly for health care services, rather than going through an insurance company. (Photo by Jonathan McNiven)

At a direct patient care facility in Billings, Governor Greg Gianforte today signed a bill expanding access to affordable, high-quality health care.A bill that will allow patients to pay their doctors directly rather than having to go through an insurance company was signed into law by Governor Greg Gianforte last week. The bill, SB -101 was sponsored by Sen. Cary Smith (R-Billings).

“We’re committed to making affordable, high-quality health care more accessible to Montanans by increasing choice, eliminating regulations, and promoting competition,” said Governor Gianforte. “This new, commonsense law will help bring down the cost of care while strengthening the patient-doctor relationship.”

SB-101 authorizes direct patient care (DPC) agreements in Montana. DPC allows patients to enter into agreements with doctors and pay them directly for health care services, rather than being required to go through an insurance company. read more

Apr302021

Billings Standoff Ends with Two Dead

Top Stories

Yellowstone County Sheriff Deputies, a Laurel officer and MHP Troopers set up a perimeter at the beginning of the standoff off Ridgewood Lane South on the West End of Billings. (Photo courtesy Sheriff Mike Linder)

On Friday, April 23, 2021, several calls regarding suspicious activity resulted in a nine-hour standoff on Billings’ West End that ended with the suspect dead of a self-inflicted gunshot, a dead body in a van, and an additional suspect in custody. In the morning hours, a Yellowstone County Deputy responded to reports of a suspicious van trespassing on property belonging to the railroad. The vehicle was no longer on the property when the deputy arrived. At 12:30, Laurel Police Department responded to another call of suspicious activity at the business Wood’s Powr-Grip, a vacuum-handling equipment business. Two subjects, a male and a female, were attempting to place a tarp on the same silver van. Officers arrived and made contact with the male subject. He was uncooperative and evasive, and ultimately re-entered the van and fled the scene. Officers did not have enough time to ID the suspects before they fled. read more

Apr302021

Let’s Go Fishing! No More Limits at Lake Elmo

Local

State Record Bass Snagged

Brandon Wright displays his record large mouth bass after pulling it from the water at Lake Elmo in Billings Heights Saturday. (courtesy photo)

Beginning on May 1, 2021, fishing limits will be temporarily lifted at Lake Elmo in Billings Heights. Montana Fish, Wildlife & Parks (FWP) will lift the limits on number and fish-length on the lake starting May 1 ahead of plans to completely drain the lake in October. Anglers will be able to catch and keep as many fish as they want this summer at Lake Elmo. 

FWP has plans to drain Lake Elmo beginning in October 2021 and leave it dry next winter in order to eradicate invasive Asian clams found in 2019. Biologists believe the destructive clams are limited to Lake Elmo. Searches upstream and downstream from the 60-acre irrigation reservoir found no invasive clams. Biologists plan to freeze, starve and dry the invasive clams by draining the lake and leaving it dry for the winter. While the lakebed is dry, FWP fisheries and parks officials also are planning construction to improve fish habitat, angler access and visitor convenience. read more

Apr232021

Obituary: Patricia Calderwood

Obituaries

Patricia Calderwood

Our dearly loved Mom always seemed to do a number of things in her life her way and this day would prove to be no different.  Mom started her day as each day previously, however, on this particular day things would turn out to be things done her way.  On a day that some decisions were to be made regarding her care, little did her children know, her prayers would be answered and as a grandson put it, “she was done having decisions made for her.”  And in the early morning of March 25, 2021, she got her wish to go home.

Patricia A. Calderwood, 89, of Whitehall, MT  passed away March 25, 2021 at The Springs Footsteps in Butte, MT.

She was born January 8, 1932, in Devils Lake, ND, the daughter of E. Claude & Beatrice Nash.  She was raised in Devils Lake and attended school there through the eighth grade.  She completed her education (her way) through a GED correspondence course while living in Whitehall, MT. read more

Apr202021

Billings Area Funeral Services & Death Announcements:

Obituaries

These are the current funeral Services and Death announcements in the Billings, MT area for all the Funeral Homes that have been submitted to the Yellowstone County News.

DEATH NOTICES & SERVICE ANNOUNCEMENTS:

Dahl Funeral Chapel:

Sott– Tiffany, 34 along with infant daughter Carmella Hinebauch of Billings, viewing Friday 4-8p.m. Funeral service Saturday, April 19 at 1 p.m. at Dahl Funeral Chapel, 10 Yellowstone Ave. Burial at Huntley Cemetery.

read more