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Articles from the March 8, 2023 edition


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  • Coach Erickson... Whistle while you Work

    Marcie Brost|Mar 8, 2023

    A basketball in hand and whistle around his neck, he takes to the court. "This is what I love to do, I don't consider it work. I am blessed with wonderful people around me and behind me." Mike Erickson, I have known him nearly all my life from Bible school, to meeting him on the court, as Mike stated he never was in a gym he didn't love other the Brockway Bullpup Gym were he "got schooled" as we both laughed. Mike is happiest I the gym and he has been recognized in 2022 as Athletic Director of...

  • How My WEAK went

    Marcie Brost|Mar 8, 2023

    Well there was almost no paper this week, I woke up Wednesday and felt very weak and out of breath, but I had been healing from double pneumonia. However, standing in the shower I started seeing black spot and stars and All I could think is please Lord don't let me pass out, I know the ambulance people, don't let my brother find me like this, pretty sure I didn't even get all the shampoo out of my hair. Got to my room barely got dresses and texted Ryan, (my brother) to let him know I was going...

  • Wildcat ladies Season ends at Divisionals

    Mar 8, 2023

  • Donald Edward Garfield

    Mar 8, 2023

    Donald Edward Garfield (Don) died peacefully at his home in Meriden on Friday evening, February 17, 2023, following a courageous battle with cancer. Don was born on February 28, 1941 in Circle, Montana, the second child of Louis Ragan Garfield and Agnes Mabel (Peterson) Garfield. He spent his early years on his family's cattle ranch where Don developed an adventurous spirit and scientific curiosity. He was a lifelong dedicated worker, which started when he was a young child. He suffered several...

  • Follow In Faith

    Candace Erickson|Mar 8, 2023

    Have you ever felt like asking someone, “How did you know?!” after they prayed for you? Has your jaw nearly hit the floor while listening to a speaker answer questions you recently asked in your head? After pouring your heart out to a friend, did they clear matters up with one simple sentence? Another way God communicates to us is through people. Years ago, someone made a comment that swept my “faith legs” right out from underneath me. As I drove home, I questioned my belief in God. I arrived home upset as the world as I knew it had been sh...

  • Blood Drive

    Cheryl Wright|Mar 8, 2023

    It was another good day for blood collections in Circle! There were 42 donors registered and 37 units collected on a goal of 36. Good Job! The collected units will finish the separation process (Red Cells. Platelets and Plasma) Saturday night providing 111 lifesaving products for distribution to hospitals on Sunday morning. As always your drive and the generosity of the Circle Community provide a significant contribution to our ability to meet the hospital demands, for that we are grateful and...

  • Jokes

    Mar 8, 2023

  • Pages of the Past

    Mar 8, 2023

  • Savvy Senior

    Jim Miller|Mar 8, 2023

    Dear Savvy Senior, I am interested in possibly donating my body to science when I pass away. What can you tell me about this, and what would I need to do to set it up? Getting Old Dear Getting, If you're looking to help advance medical research, and in the process, eliminate your funeral and burial costs, donating your body to science is a great option to consider. Here's what you should know. Body Donations Each year, it's estimated that approximately 20,000 people donate their whole body,...

  • Notes From Nelson

    Ken M. Nelson, County Extension Agent|Mar 8, 2023

    This time of year gardeners start getting excited about gardening, but realize it's a bit early to get out and dig in the dirt. Indoor gardening and working with houseplants are options for the restless gardener. Here are some tips on propagating houseplants that I am sure will be of interest to some readers. Most people simply place cuttings in water and hope for the best. While the shoots of species such as the lipstick plant or creeping Charlie will root in water, many species won't. Even when a shoot roots in water, they must be repotted...

  • Brockway Briefs

    Mary Kay Kountz|Mar 8, 2023

    Basketball games, baby calves, bull sales, blustering winds, blasts of winter weather, beautiful night skies, bad wheat prices, Brockway Supper Club congregate meals, blood donations, bewildering whist hands and billiard balls being hit into pool table pockets. That pretty much sums up what's been keeping folks busy and the topics of conversation in Brockway country. There were quite a few fans making the drive to Wolf Point for Eastern C Divisional tournament action. The Lady Cats fought hard, but fell short in their valiant efforts to extend...

  • Bo Peep School

    Mar 8, 2023

    Bo Peep celebrated Read Across America Week! We had community readers all week which inlcuded: School board member Emily Guldborg, our Secretary Deb Blakesley, and Sheriff Paul Skyberg At the end of the week our awesome lunch ladies made us green eggs and ham! The whole Bo Peep pledged to read this morning and it is our goal to read 100 book in every classroom...

  • Rural Rumors Dispelled---McCone County Sheriff's Report

    Mar 8, 2023

    Feb 14 to Feb 27 Tuesday Feb 14: * 911 caller requesting assistance. Dispatch notified the care giver. * 911 call from Hwy 2 near Nashua. He hit a deer, so dispatch just directed him to continue to Wolf Point to fill out a MT Hwy Patrol white form. * Brand Inspection * 911 abandoned call. * Report of a deer with a broken leg. An officer was dispatched to the location. * Wednesday Feb 15: *An ambulance was dispatched to a residence for a male that had fallen * Officer dispatched to a residence for a citizen's assist * An ambulance was dispatched...

  • Jerry Schillinger from the Hill

    Jerry Schillinger, State Representative|Mar 8, 2023

    2-24-23 President's Day, Monday February 20th our floor session was dedicated to listening to our Congressional delegation. It was interesting to hear four different perspectives on the state of our country and their roles in Congress. Senator Tester's comment about supporting the Keystone Pipeline that President Biden killed, was particularly interesting. He maintains his position that he supported it even though his vote was the deciding vote that killed Senator Daines amendment that would...