Sep32018
Dear Editor:
Senior Center Concerns: Attention seniors of the Billings community and Senior Center at 360 N. 23rdStreet. There is a meeting of the Billings Senior Citizens Inc. with the City Council on Tuesday (Monday is Labor Day) Sept. 4, 2018, at 5:30 p.m. in the council chambers in City Hall on North 27thStreet. There is free parking in the parking garage at City Hall, which is accessible read more
Sep32018
Dear Editor:
Because I spent over 20 years in the military, I am covered by Tricare health insurance, as is my wife. Because I am also over 65 years old, I am also covered by Medicare. My Tricare health coverage is superior to other veterans who did not serve for 20 years in the military. I think I am fortunate to have Medicare and Tricare. However my read more
Sep22018
Dear Editor:
In response to Carl’s thinly veiled description of a Trump assassination in the Aug. 24, YCN, I just cannot fathom that you folks are that hard up for a better use of column inches.
Glenn Paulson
Shepherd
Sep12018
Dear Editor:
John Ostlund, Bill Kennedy and I were the commissioners on duty when a tornado rained havoc on our MetraPark Arena. During this gut-retching time, we called upon the community to help us rebuild this vital venue. Nine months later, Bill Dutcher and his crews were able to host a state basketball tournament. The rebuild was only possible through the guidance and labor of many caring players like CTA, PayneWest, High Tech Contraction (now Dick Anderson), many area contractors plus a very smart County Chief Financial Officer – SCOTT TURNER. Scott cares about taxpayers and commissioners wisely followed his fiscal advice. Scott Turner made sure we had adequate insurance protection and county reserves necessary to rebuild Metra.
With the retirement of Auditor Debby Hernandez, the commissioners appointed Scott to complete her term. As a CPA, he knows the job. Scott is now seeking a full term as auditor. Scott Turner does not believe the job should be political and has chosen not to campaign. Now that is refreshing.
I hope you will take a serious look at County Auditor Scott Turner. I’ll be voting for him and perhaps you will too.
Jim Reno
Billings
Aug312018
Dear Editor:
I’m shocked at Mr. Wolf’s response to my letter last week. He dismisses me as a “geriatric duffer playing cow pasture pool.” He then goes on with a somewhat tangled “assumption” that “prejudicial detractors are prone to leap at erroneous conclusions based on knee jerk assumptions…..”
In my letter, I asked Carl several questions which he ignored, preferring to revert to name calling and assuming…. I asked him 1) did he criticize Obama when he lied about ObamaCare, 2) did he criticize the Obamas for repeatedly using the race card, 3) did he criticize Obama for repeatedly attacking law enforcement, 4) did he condemn Obama and read more
Aug292018
President Donald Trump visited Great Falls in support of State Auditor and US Senate Candidate Matt Rosendale on July 5, 2018. President Trump will be in Billings on Thursday September 6 at MetraPark. (Jonathan McNiven Photo)
BILLINGS — President Donald Trump is returning to Billings on Thursday, Sept. 6, to campaign for Matt Rosendale.
Sources told Yellowstone County News reporters late Wednesday that Trump would appear on Rosendale’s behalf at the Rimrock Auto Arena at MetraPark on Thursday. The time had not been announced by presstime Wednesday.
Rosendale is the Republican candidate for the U.S. Senate.
Currently state auditor, Rosendale is challenging Sen. John Tester.
Trump had read more
Aug282018
Dear Editor:
I believe a key question to ask any judicial candidate is whether man’s law is superior to God’s law. I argue that the concept of the separation of church and state as discussed by Jefferson and not expressly found in the Constitution is merely the separation of congregations of people constituting an individual read more
Aug272018
SHEPHERD — School was canceled beginning Monday for fifty kindergartners after their classrooms were found unhealthy because of mold.
Superintendent Scott Carter said district officials had the air in the annex building, which houses three kindergarten classrooms and a music room, tested early in August. The results returned last week showed unhealthy air in the building.
The air quality problems stem from mold growing in the annex’s damp, vacant basement, Carter said. He canceled school for the kindergartners and the building has been cleared of furnishings, he said.
“We didn’t want them in an environment with that type of mold,” Carter said. “We just moved read more
Aug272018
David Loring Totten
David Loring Totten passed away on August 16th surrounded by family. He was born on March 16th, 1955 to Fern and Floyd Totten in Billings Montana. In 1973, David joined the U.S. Air Force until 1983. He then went on to enjoy years working for the National Security Agency. He gave a total of 36 years of service to our country. He was an extensive world traveler and connoisseur of beautiful things.
David is survived by his read more
Aug272018
Dear Editor:
Matt Rosendale doesn’t prioritize Montana families in his position as state insurance commissioner. His actions have led to higher prices for health care for Montanans across the state. In fact, his record shows he favors the insurance companies over us.
Rosendale helped insurance companies at the expense of Montana families. Last year, Rosendale approved insurance rate hikes as high as 23 percent. As insurance commissioner, Rosendale read more
Aug262018
Dear Editor:
In 1957, I began the ninth grade in a Catholic boarding school in California. The school was run by a group of priests and brothers whose religious order had originated in Italy. I remember Father Felix was my first year Latin teacher. He had been born in Italy and spent his younger years in Italy when the dictator Benito Mussolini was in power.
I especially remember when he talked about the Latin phrase “Vox populi Es Vox Dei,” which means the voice of the people is the voice of God. I especially remember that he said if we believed that, that we probably believe anything the devil would tell us. He used this to introduce to us the difference between the French Revolution read more
Aug252018
Dear Editor,
I would like to share my opinion about making old classic movies into new trashy movies, like the new Jumanji movie.
I don’t see any reason to make good classics into trashy movies. The old Jumanji movie was a good fun classic movie, whereas the new Jumanji movie completely trashy. The new Jumanji movie trailer is filled with inappropriate humor, cursing, and violence which says a lot about the movie. The original Jumanji movie is rated PG, but the new one is rated PG-13. The makers purposely made the new one trashy. read more
Aug242018
Dear Editor:
Let’s kill the trees before they kill us!
Elected officials have a moral duty to protect the health and lives of citizens they represent and to be good stewards of resources. According to the EPA, wildfire smoke has microscopic particles that penetrate deep into your lungs and cause aggravated chronic heart and lung diseases and is linked to premature death. Tree and vegetation removal correlates to less wildfire and smoke. It seems reasonable for elected officials to pursue policies and legislation that protect citizens’ health and exercise good stewardship.
Politicians on both sides are now talking about “managing forests” and “fuel reduction.” However, only one of the two major U.S. political parties is overwhelmingly supported by members of activist organizations that repeatedly file lawsuits against the US Forest Service to stop and delay tree and vegetation removal projects. Members of these “hands off our forest” organizations have now even resorted to attack campaigns against local elected officials, e.g., county commissioners.
Montanans need to wake up and stop electing candidates from the one major party in our country that has been inundated by people who care about protecting diseased trees more than humans, pets and livestock.
Dusty R. Weber
Hamilton
Aug212018
Frances E. (Reiter) Scott – “Fran”
On a cold wintry Valentine’s Day, Feb. 14, 1939, Frances Elaine Reiter was born to Philip and Pauline Reiter in a small wooden frame house in Worden, MT. She was raised on a farm and many times quoted, “I wouldn’t trade my up- bringing on the farm for anything.” It was a good life and she learned to work very hard. She graduated from Huntley Project High School in Worden. She planned and organized every five year class reunions with the help of her classmates. She is survived by daughter Terresa Stowell (Jay Watson) of Worden and Tamela Morrison (Larry) of Custer. A son, Timothy Krum, preceded her in death. She married the love of her life, David Dean Scott in 1998.
She held a variety of jobs in her lifetime, which included read more
Aug202018
Billie Buechler McMullen
Billie was born Wilma Marie Cunningham on April 1, 1926 to Sam and Helen Cunningham in Billings. She passed away on Friday, August 17, 2018. Billie grew up in Tullock Creek and Hardin. She graduated in 1942 from Hardin High School where she was a drum majorette, cheerleader and belonged to the Oronics Drill Team.
She married Joe Buechler in 1944 and they had 10 children. Joe passed away on August 30, 1985.
Billie managed the 4Aces in Hardin, The Spur in Billings, The Longbranch Saloon. She and Joe ran the Red Rooster Bar in Shepherd for several years. Billie worked at County Market until her retirement.
On April 12, 1996 Billie married Tom McMullen. They spent many winters in Arizona with summers spent camping, fishing and enjoying time with friends and family until Tom’s read more
Aug202018
Dear Editor:
Free market In Utilities:
Years ago, the federal government claimed to deregulate utilities. When they did this, they created monopolies; this article will address how we can rectify that.
The point is, monopolies control utility markets for a vast majority of Americans. This is a fact. But not everywhere. I will use Texas as an example.
Texas not only has an independent electric grid, they also have a Consumer Energy Choice marketplace for utilities. I’m sure some are asking what that is and how does it affect me. Well, we will go over this.
Consumer Energy Choice is simple. It allows you, the consumer, to purchase utilities read more
Aug192018
Goldie Marie Dumler was born in a two-room log cabin on the 79 Ranch to Goldie and James Haynie on Oct. 24, 1918, and passed away on the morning of Wednesday, Aug. 8, 2018.
In Custer, Marie met her husband, Herman. They were married Aug. 29, 1942.
Marie went to work for read more
Aug172018
Dear Editor:
I have been a subscriber for nearly two years so I don’t know if poor Carl has always been so temperamental. In my view and several of my golfing buddies, he certainly has a severe case of TDS…. He says he has been accused of being a Democrat…. and he “absolutely” denies it. Coulda fooled me (and my golfing buddies). He says he has “not taken sides”…. fooled me again. In past columns he has read more
Aug142018
Dear Editor:
Sen. Jon Tester has a difficult decision ahead of him. Should he vote to confirm Judge Brett Kavanaugh to the Supreme Court and risk alienating his fundraising base, or should he vote no on Judge Kavanaugh and risk alienating many Montanans?
As every good inquiry should begin, let’s take an objective look at Judge Kavanaugh’s credentials. The judge graduated from Yale College cum laude (with distinction) in 1987 and Yale Law School in 1990. His work history is as follows: law clerk for the Third Circuit, law clerk for the Ninth Circuit, a Bristow Fellow for the Solicitor General, law clerk for Justice Kennedy on the Supreme Court, an attorney for Ken Starr, a partner in a law firm, associate counsel for President George W. Bush, a judge on the D.C. Circuit since 2006, and a lecturer at Harvard Law School since 2009. Clearly an accomplished person.
Judge Kavanaugh is a proven commodity. With over 300 published opinions, we know he is a judge who will follow the law, not make it. His opinions are often cited by the Supreme Court and other courts and 39 of his read more
Aug132018
Small business owner Anna Meeks, right, visits with Montana US Congressman Greg Gianforte about her business while he visited MontanaFair on Monday August 13, 2018. (Photo by Jonathan McNiven)
US Congressman Greg Gianforte stopped by the MontanaFair to visit with locals and small business owners. Here, Congressman Gianforte visited with small business owner Anna Meeks, who owns Sticke Beans craft and stationary material in Billings at the MontanFair, briefly about her business while also visiting others during the day. More Details and full story in this weeks Yellowstone County News.
Stay tuned for full details and story in this week’s Yellowstone County News edition.
US Congressman Greg Gianforte, left, poses with one of Sticke Beans owner Anna Meeks and a greeting card that had just put together for sale. (Photo by Jonathan McNiven)
