Nov132020

THE PEOPLE HAVE SMOKEN!

Opinion • Letters to the Editor

Dear Editor,

With the passage in Montana of I-190 we have joined California, Washington, Oregon, and a few other “Liberal” states in making the purchase and use of marijuana jail time free. It has been about 100 years since its use became a social stigma, then illegal in the United States. Marijuana use was blamed for everything from mild insanity to the insatiable urge to massacre hundreds of people at one time. read more

Nov132020

Blue Tears of Joy

Opinion • Letters to the Editor

Dear Editor,

The celebrations across not only the nation, but the world, reflect the immense relief and joy at the upcoming transfer of power from the maniacal reign of Donald Trump to an administration under President Elect, Joe Biden. I cried blue tears of joy with my friends and family around the world the moment Joe Biden was announced our President Elect. read more

Nov92020

Whitehall Fans Removed from Shepherd Football Game

Sports

During Saturday’s playoff football game between Whitehall and Shepherd, two spectators from Whitehall had to be escorted from the premises by a Yellowstone County Sheriff Deputy due to their refusal to wear their masks as required by the school district. According to Rich Hash, Athletic Director at Shepherd School District, the fans were asked multiple times by multiple staff members to put on their masks, and they refused each time. These spectators came in to the game together and gave workers at the gate a hard time about having their temperature taken and having to wear a mask. They were both given a mask at the gate in order to enter the game. read more

Nov62020

Obituary: Marian Dick

Obituaries

Another Angel has gone to heaven! Marian Wittman Dick, 87, has been received by God in heaven, on October 26, 2020.

Marian Dick

On July 30, 1933, Marian was born to David and Amy Wittman, in Huntley, MT. She was one of 13 children.  She graduated from Huntley Project High School in 1953. On August 22, 1953, Marian married Charles Richard (Woody) Dick. They were married for 63 years, before Woody’s death.

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Oct302020

Missing Carl Wolf

Opinion

Dear Editor,

I miss Carl.  I miss his Outdoors column.  I miss his wit.  I miss his political point of view, and I miss his bantering with the owner of this fish wrapper.  I also think his views to the left help offset the obvious right leaning views of Jonathan and the majority of the YCN readership. 

Sherman Supola

Billings, MT 

Oct302020

SAME DESTINATION, DIFFERENT ROADS

Opinion

Dear Editor,

We are living in a tumultuous time, and my bet is it will become even more tumultuous after the election. Whoever wins, the supporters of the losing candidate will be angry. There is talk of not accepting the results of the election, something that has never happened in our history. read more

Oct302020

COVID Vaccine Concerns

Opinion

Dear Editor,

Please go to the site beforeitsnews.com and click on the headline that says, the covid-19 vaccination must not be taken and why; this is an interview of Dr. Northrup, and she tells the dangers of the covid vaccination and what the vaccines contain; her site is drnorthrup.com.  This is a very important interview.

Harry Mohr

Laurel, MT

Oct302020

Obituary: Nicholas Ryan Visser

Obituaries

Nicholas “Nick” Ryan Visser

Nicholas “Nick” Ryan Visser was born March 15, 1983, to Keith and Peggy (Hillman) Visser and an enormous extended family. In less than eight years, he was joined by five siblings: Becky, Aaron, Kirk, Paul and Garrett. To say their Billings home was a busy, noisy place would be a gross understatement. While in elementary school, he met his best buddy, Mackay Mathiason, who is now his fifth brother. He spent most of his “growing up years” in Shepherd – living life as a typical country kid. He graduated from Shepherd High School in 2001. read more

Oct302020

Obituary: Edward Hawthorne

Obituaries

Edward Hawthorne (77) passed away October 18th in a Billings hospital. Ed was born to Royal and Hertha Hawthorne on September 15, 1943, in La Crescenta, California. With the end of WWII, the family (Royal, Hertha, older sister Donna, and Ed) returned to Fairfield, Montana, where they settled on the Greenfield Bench. Ed grew up fast helping his dad milk cows twice a day, irrigate, stack hay bales and harvest grain crops. His best stories from growing up always started with, “This one time, Grandpa, Uncle Gordy, and I…” He graduated from Fairfield High School in 1961 and moved to Billings where he began working as a lineman with the Montana Power Company.

Ed met Sue Ann Schanz in Billings, and they were married in June 1964. Shortly after, Ed was drafted into the United States Army, and after boot camp was off to Vietnam. Like many soldiers who were lucky enough to return from Vietnam, Ed was always quiet about his service. Ed returned to work as a lineman until 1976 when Ed and Sue moved to their family ranch north of Ryegate, Montana, where they raised their daughters, Wende and Lori. Ed and Sue were very active in their daughters’ scholastic and extra-curricular endeavors, at both Ryegate Public School and Carroll College. He always called his girls his proudest accomplishments.

When the girls were grown and gone, Ed and Sue moved to the Billings area, where Ed resumed his career as a lineman working all over Montana as well as in Idaho, Wisconsin, and Utah. He was a proud lifetime member of the IBEW, ultimately earning his 55-year pin.

Ed was an active member of the churches they attended. He loved to golf. Ed also loved basketball, traveling for games with his daughters, and later rarely missing local college ball games. Ed and Sue often traveled to watch their grandchildren, Taylor, Alysa and Courtney, participate in their extra-curricular and academic endeavors as well. His many trips with Sue went from coast to coast, and included the Panama Canal, Mexico and Alaska. He enjoyed some golfing and fishing excursions with good friends, but his favorite trips were the ones to Ogden to see Lori and Craig and the ones to Great Falls to spend time with Wende, Taylor, Alysa and Courtney. We can all attest to his sentimental side. He consistently wrote thoughtful, handwritten cards – in the most perfect penmanship – and sent meaningful, personal gifts just because.

Ed and Sue retired on land outside of Billings. He was happy when riding his four-wheeler around the property, fixing anything in his shop, being on the golf course, and, of course, bragging about and being with his grandkids and family and friends.

Ed is preceded in death by his parents, Royal and Hertha Hawthorne; brother-in-law, Dennis Schanz; and many favorite aunts, uncles, and cousins.

He is survived by his loving wife of 56 years, Sue Ann; daughters Wende (Mike Ochs) Curry and Lori (Craig) Schlichting; grandchildren Taylor, Alysa, and Courtney Curry; sister Donna (Allen) Bundtrock; nephew Daryn (Kandi) Bundtrock;  niece Staci (Russ) de Ment; and nephew Travis (Jean) Schanz.

Ed did not want a service to be held. In lieu of flowers to the family, please send a donation to the Curry Kids College Fund, c/o Wende Curry, 213 Glenwood Court, Great Falls, MT 59405.