Gary Christopherson Found Dead North Of Peerless

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Former Scobey resident, Gary Christopherson, 81, was found dead in his vehicle about 10 miles north of Peerless on Thursday, April 18 at approximately 1:30 p.m. Local farmers driving by stopped to check the pickup which was parked just off the road and found him deceased.

Gary became a recent resident of a nursing home in Malta, transferring from Daniels Memorial’s long term care facility a couple months ago.

Daniels County Sheriff’s office was notified to be on the look out at 7 p.m. Wednesday, April 17 after it was determined he was officially missing from the Malta facility.

The Sheridan County Coroner’s office is investigating the case. At this writing, hypothermia is believed to have been cause of death. Temperatures dipped into the 20’s during that period.

Croxford Funeral Home in Great Falls is in charge of arrangements.

ADDISON DEE

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Born April 20, 2024 in Glasgow to Ryan and Rachel Thievin of Richland, MT, a six pound one ounce, 20 1/2 inch girl, Addison Dee.

Grandparents are Mike and Kaylin Gunderson of Navajo, MT, and Marty and Lisa Thievin of Richland.

Great grandparents are Lorraine Thievin, and Milton and Jere Lee Gunderson all of Scobey.

Rummage Sale Saturday

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The Catholic Rummage sale will be this Saturday, April 27 at St. Philip’s Catholic Center in Scobey. Doors open at 10 a.m. Lunch available starting at 11 a.m.

Things, Ideas & People . . .

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We stand corrected. Two weeks ago we featured the old Ames Mill House (at left) and this 1930’s photo, when the house was being torn down. Someone asked us if the grain elevator in the middle was really the Occident Flour Mill. As soon as the question was asked we knew we had misstated. Under a magnifying glass on a better reproduction we could make out the “Marquis Milling Co. Flour Mill,” It was part of the Marquis operation at the right (now DanCo Supply). The middle elevator later became the “Victoria” and was torn down in very recent years. The “Occident” elevator was further east and on the north side of the railroad tracks and later became PV Elevator. Hopefully this didn’t make it more confusing than it already was. – bb

*T*I*P*

“Racism is not dead, but it is on life support— kept alive by politicians, race hustlers and people who get a sense of superiority by denouncing others as racists.”

“Envy was once considered to be one of the seven deadly sins before it became one of the most admired virtues under a new name, ‘social justice.’ ” “The most politically painless way to hand out goodies, without taking responsibility for their costs, is to pass a law saying that somebody else must provide those goodies at their expense, while the politicians take credit for generosity and compassion.”

“The reason so many people misunderstand so many issues is not that these issues are so complex, but that people do not want a factual or analytical explanation that leaves them emotionally unsatisfied. They want villains to hate and heros to cheer—and they don’t want explanations that fail to give them that.”

“As history has also shown, especially in the twentieth century, one of the first things an ideologue will do after achieving absolute power is kill.” (The Quest for Cosmic Justice, one of the 50 books this person has wrote).

“When people get used to preferential treatment, equal treatment seems like discrimination.”

“Even loving parents, with the means, cannot ensure equal outcomes for their own children. So, what makes people think that government can ensure equal outcomes for everyone?”

“On closer scrutiny, it turns out that many of today’s problems are the result of yesterday’s solutions.”

By now one is wondering where these quotes came from; who spoke or wrote them?

His name is Thomas Sowell (pronounced: soul), Ph.D economist, professor, teacher, researcher and member of the Hoover Institute at Stanford University who is currently 93 years old and one of the greatest thinkers of all time. Do yourself a favor and read one of his books or type in his name and watch a video of him explaining things in a clear and concise manner. You’ll certainly have a much better grasp of what is going on these days because you did. — mike

*T*I*P*

Don’t know who came up with this line but it sure is true: “Cash tells no tales and leaves no trails!” On the other hand, credit cards, debit cards, checks, online banking, central bank digital currencies and the like certainly do. — mike

*T*I*P*

Women make up 36 percent of the total number of U.S. farm operators. Fifty-eight percent of all farms have at least one female decision maker.

Library Notes

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Daniels County

Apr 25 – KEVA Planks (grades 4-8) 4 p.m.-5:30 p.m.

May 1 – Pre-School Story Hour 10:00 a.m.;

Bookworm Buddies (grades

4:00 p.m.

4-6)

May 2 – LEGO Club (grades K-7) 4:00-5:30 p.m.

Pre-School Story Hour every Wednesday at 10:00 a.m. Hours: Mon, Tues, Wed, Fri 9 a.m. – 5 p.m.; Thurs 9 a.m. – 6 p.m. and Sat 10 a.m. – 1 p.m.

Popular mystery writer Lisa Scottoline has released a new novel, The Truth About The Devlins.

TJ Devlin is the charming disappointment in the prominent Devlin family, all of whom are lawyers at their highly successful firm-except him. After a stint in prison and rehab for alcoholism, TJ can’t get hired anywhere except at the firm, in a make-work job with the title of investigator. One night, TJ’s world turns upside down after his older brother John confesses that he murdered a client, an accountant he’d confronted with proof of embezzlement. It seems impossible coming from John, the first born son and most valuable Devlin.

TJ plunges into the investigation, seizing the chance to prove his worth and save his brother. In no time, TJ and John find themselves entangled in a lethal web of deception and murder. TJ fights to save his family, but what he learns might break them first.

The Book Club is reading, The Thursday Murder Club, by Richard Osman.

Every Thursday, Elizabeth, Joyce, Ibrahim, and Ron, residents of Coopers Chase Retirement Village, meet to review cold case murder files. Their former careers provide them with the expertise to solve crimes, but it is not until a current murder takes place that they put their skills to the test. Using their age and backgrounds to their advantage, these characters play against stereotypes to solve the crime.

It’s warm and funny with smart, witty, loveable characters and a subtle and not so subtle British humor.

Discussion takes place May 21st at 6:30 p.m. Stop in and see Val or Rhonda if you would like to join us.

FARM DAY AT STACEY HUGHES ….

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FARM DAY AT STACEY HUGHES PRESCHOOL in Scobey was on Tuesday morning, April16 in Amy Ridley’s back yard behind the Catholic Center. Kari Delagrave brought a trailer with several farm animals for the kids to pet, feed, and even comb their hair. There was a mini pony, sheep, puppies, kittens, goslings, chicks, and rabbits. And, Neill and Amy Crandell brought bottle calves.

Borderline Snow Chasers Club Doles Out $7,500 In Scholarships

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The Borderline Snow Chasers snowmobile club of this area announced its latest round of scholarships for area youth, with the total to be awarded at $7,500.

Kinsey Anderson was awarded a $1,500 scholarship, while receiving $500 scholarships were: Keadon Boze, Danielle Cahill, Emmie Fishell, Gage Hallock, Mia Handran, Sophia Handran, Leah Ridley, Colton Rush, Anna Williams and Joy Williams. Their scholarships will be awarded after completion of the first semester of college.

Secondary education winners who are already in college receiving $500 scholarships are Horizon Fugere and Zachary Turner.

SAY CHEESE! The Daniels Memorial ….

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SAY CHEESE! The Daniels Memorial Healthcare Center employees gathered on Thursday, April 18, for a team photo in front of the nurse’s station. One might be asking why? For the Loyalty to the Community page published once a month in the Daniels County Leader. The problem became the story was so long the photo could not be fit onto the page so it was upgraded to page four. So simply direct your eyes over to page five knowing the above photo belongs there but couldn’t be fit in. Enjoy the story about Daniels County’s past, present and future concerning medical healthcare in our little corner of the world. — Leader Photo, mike

Absentee Ballots Will Be Mailed May 8

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The primary election is June 4. In less than 40 days, the voters of Daniels County will be asked to make some very big decisions. All of the Daniels County offices up for election this year are contested. The State and National races are equally compelling.

Local initiatives will decide if we as citizens will continue to fund the maintenance on the hospital building and if we will start working towards updating the equipment at the Sheriff’s office so they can respond to emergencies. Both of which, are of basic necessities.

The other local initiatives on the ballot are in regards to the local government studies in Daniels County, City of Scobey and Town of Flaxville. We have published a lot of information about this topic and two separate town hall meetings were held for the Montana State University Local Government Center to present facts about the process. The Montana Association of Counties is encouraging voters to pass these studies to allow their elected leaders the flexibility to respond to our community needs instead of constantly asking the state legislature in Helena for permission. This is the smallest money ask on the ballot and, as Dan Clark from the MSU Local Government Center states, “Instead of commissioners (or councils) always responding with an automatic ‘No,’ they can consider the options.”

All of the initiatives will be decided and finalized by the June 4 vote.

In Daniels County, there are three contests in the primary that will likely decide the outcome of the general election in November -as all candidates filed as Republicans. Winners of the contested races move on to the ballot in November. It is plausible to assume the local candidates, for lack of opposition from any other party, will be advancing uncontested in the general election. Thus, the primary is arguably the most important election of the year.

It’s a similar situation in State Senate District 15 and State House District 29. There are two candidates in each race and all of them Republican.

If you are not familiar with the issues or candidates, contact the candidates themselves or the parties responsible for sponsoring the initiatives. There are misunderstandings in the community and it is always best to get it straight from the source.

Make sure you are registered to vote and then do it. Seen on a bumper sticker recently, “If you don’t vote, don’t complain.” Your vote is your voice. Use it.

Girls Look Tough, Boys Holding Own Thru One-Third Of Season

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Report-Card Time

Not sure when reportcard time is at the Scobey School, but for the local high school track and field teams it is right now!

With the Montana High School Association season one-third of the way done, here is a look at how the local girls and boys have fared thus far.

Following a cancellation here and a postponement there, the Lady Spartans have been on a tear.

Their initial meet of the season occurred on Saturday, April 6, in the southwest corner of North Dakota at the Bowman County Invitational. They placed first with 124 points. The nearest competitor was Southern McLean scoring 100 points, a three-way cooperative agreement team consisting of schools from Washburn, Wilton and Wing, located north/northeast of Bismarck.

Next was the Northeast Invitational at Lowry Field in Wolf Point, held Saturday, April 13, and hosted by Scobey. The Lady Spartans piled up 152 points with with the Richey-Lambert Fusion an extremely distant second with 61.

Last Saturday (April 20) was the Sidney Invitational featuring 23 teams, where the Williston Coyotes placed first with 99 points and the Lady Spartans 15 points back in second with 84. The Scobey girls had three personal records established in the meet and 13 seasonal records.

Add up all three and the local girls have tallied 360 points for a 120-point average with two team victories and a runnersup showing.

Expect more of the same from this very talented team in the middle third of the season, which includes Friday’s (April 26) 64th annual Shriners Invite in Glendive with a 10 a.m. start featuring a very large field of 30 teams from 35 schools, including: Class A Billings Central Catholic, Custer County (Miles City), Dawson County (Glendive), Dickinson Trinity, N.D., Hardin, Lockwood (Billings), Sidney, Williston, N.D.; Class B Baker, Colstrip, Fairview, Glasgow, Glen Ullin-Hebron, N.D., Poplar, Wolf Point; Class C Bainville, Circle, Custer-Hysham, Frazer, Froid-Medicine Lake, Lustre Christian, MonDak (Westby- Grenora), Plentywood, Plevna, Richey-Lambert, Rosebud, Savage, Scobey, Terry, Trinity Christian (Williston, N.D.).

The 42nd annual Norm Girard Top 10 Meet Tuesday, April 30, in Glasgow (3 p.m.) and Gene Nelson Memorial in Wolf Point Friday, May 3 (12 p.m.) close out the middle third of the season.

The final third of the season is the District 3C Meet (May 11) and East C Divisional Meet (May 16), both in Wolf Point, and the State C Meet at Memorial Stadium in Great Falls. It will be the 53rd annual State C for the girls and 69th annual for the boys.

This talented Scobey girls team is certainly trending in the right direction.

As for the Scobey boys, they also opened in the Bowman County Invite and placed first with a 112-point showing, bettering secondplace Sidney by 15.5 points. At the Northeast Invite in Wolf Point they placed second to the Lustre Christian Lions (106-73). Last week at the Sidney Invite they tallied 36 points for fifth with Williston winning at 95. The Spartans have scored 221 points for an average of 73.6 per meet. At Sidney the Spartans established a dozen personal records and three seasonal records.

Here are the results of all the first-place finishers and Scobey and Lustre Christian athletes from last week’s action from Montana’s Sunrise City:

SIDNEY INVITATIONAL Saturday, April 20, 2024 Swanson Field at Lowman-Walton Sports Complex Sidney, Montana GIRLS Team scores — Williston, N.D. 99, Scobey 84, Custer County (Miles City) 61.4, Plentywood 49.4, Glasgow 46.4, Dawson County (Glendive) 29.4, Richardson- Taylor, N.D. 23, Sidney 23, Garfield County (Jordan) 21, Bainville 21, Heart River, N.D. 16, Malta 15, Richey-Lambert 13.4, Saco 7, Harlem 6, Custer-Hysham 6, Poplar 2, MonDak (Westby, Mont.-Grenora, N.D.) 2.

100 (field of 95) — Kaylea Kealoha, Wil, 13.64, 1st; Maria Landles, Sco, 14.73, 30th; Olivia Leininger, Sco, 15.09, 44th; Kinsey Anderson, Sco, 15.11, 45th; Jaden Gibson, LC, 17.07, 85th, personal record (PR).

200 (field of 64) — Kaylea Kealoha, Wil, 27.87, 1st; Mia Handran, Sco, 28.07, 4th, seasonal record (SR); Abby Olfert, LC, 31.45, 33rd; Maria Landles, Sco, 31.48, 34th; Jaden Gibson, LC, 36.64, 63rd.

400 (field of 28) — Mia Handran, Sco, 1:02.13; 1st, SR; Camrie Holum, Sco, 1:05.21, 7th, SR.

800 (field of 35) — Mia Handran, Sco, 2:24.60, 1st, SR; Mya Green, Sco, 2:34.33, 5th, SR; Camrie Holum, Sco, 2:36.96, 7th, SR; Kayla Carney, Sco, 2:45.65, 15th, PR.

1600 (field of 19) — Cambree Moss, Wil, 5:36.66, 1st, SR; Mya Green, Sco, 5:41.41, 2nd, SR; Kayla Carney, Sco, 6:16.05, 8th, PR; Kazee Trower, Sco, 7:24.02, 18th, SR.

3200 (field of 17) — Tanae Baker, Gla, 11:45.32, 1st, SR; Mya Green, Sco, 12:01.64, 3rd, SR; Kazee Trower, Sco, 15:37.42, 15th, SR.

100 hurdles (field of 28) — Jolee Klempel, R-L, 16.37, 1st, PR; Mady Willis, Sco, 16.85, 2nd; Olivia Leininger, Sco, 19.61, 12th; Shelbi Cole, Sco, 23.60, 27th.

300 hurdles (field of 19) — Mady Willis, Sco, 48.87, 1st, SR; Olivia Leininger, Sco, 55.10, 12th, SR; Lauryn Holzrichter, LC, 57.24, 13th, PR; Kinsey Anderson, Sco, 59.84, 15th, SR.

4×100 relay (field of 17) — Dawson County (Ava Amsler, Maggie Schock, Jane Harrison, Emma Buckley), 52.39, 1st; Scobey (Mady Willis, Mia Handran, Kinsey Anderson, Olivia Leininger), 54.18, 5th.

4×400 relay (field of 8) — Custer County (Peyton Frame, Perri Sloan, Jaclyn Dighans, Javon Dutton), 4:15.47, 1st; Scobey (Mady Willis, Mya Green, Camrie Holum, Mia Handran), 4:20.59, 2nd.

Shot put (field of 78) — Giona Lamb, Mal, 36-3, 1st, PR; Kaytie Aanstad, Sco, 35-1, 2nd, PR; Meredith Valentine, LC, 21–

5.5, 57th; Paige McGillis, Sco,

18-6, 71st; Sarah Dahl, LC, 16-5,

76th; Cassidy Grider, LC, 15-9,

78th.

Discus (field of 64) — Erin Backes, Custer County, 103-1,

1st; Kaytie Aanstad, Sco, 95-2,

3rd; Paige McGillis, Sco, 41-3,

59th; Sarah Dahl, LC, 40-3, 60th; Cassidy Grider, LC, 30-10, 64th.

Javelin (field of 58) — Jenna Schutt, R-T, 116-8, 1st; Kaytie Aanstad, Sco, 85-7, 14th; Emmie Fishell, Sco, 63-9, 34th; Meredith Valentine, LC, 54-6, 40th; Sarah Dahl, LC, 40-5, 52nd; Paige Mc-Gillis, Sco, 39-11, 53rd; Cassidy Grider, LC, 30-0, 58th.

High jump (field of 25) — Audrey Sampsen, Plen, 5-2,

1st; Lauryn Holzrichter, LC, 4-2,

4-way tie for 22nd.

Pole vault (field of 15) — Morgan Kindop, Sid, 10-6, 1st; Mady Willis, Sco, 8-0, 5th; Olivia Leininger, Sco, 7-6, 8th.

Long jump (field of 55) — Mallory Tommerup, Plen, 17-7.5,

1st, PR; Jaden Gibson, LC, 12–

3.5, 47th, PR.

Triple jump (field of 6) — Mallory Tommerup, Plen, 35-5,

1st, SR; Lauryn Holzrichter, LC,

27-10, 29th, PR; Emmie Fishell, Sco, 25-5.5, 33rd.

BOYS

Team scores — Williston, N.D. 95, Dawson County (Glendive) 78.5, Glasgow 66, Sidney

42, Custer County (Miles City)

36, Scobey 36, Lustre Christian 35, Circle 30, Wolf Point 21, Richardton-Taylor, N.D. 16, Malta

16, Plentywood 13.5, Fairview 12, Heart River, N.D. 10, Bainville 8, Saco 6, Garfield County (Jordan) 2, Harlem 2.

100 (field of 85) — Kohbe Smith, Glen, 11.48, 1st, seasonal record (SR); Terran Joseph, LC,

11.67, 3rd; Gage Hallock, Sco,

11.94, 7th; James Landles, Sco,

12.34, 19th; Kolten Machart, Sco,

12.56, 25th; Brian Guedes, LC,

12.65, 28th; Alex Moreno, Sco,

12.97, 45th; Colton Rush, Sco,

13.17, 52nd, SR; Ifeanyi Aniobi, LC, 13.18, 53rd; Torsten Lamb,

13.28, 57th.

200 (field of 66) — Joanquin Pulido, Wil, 23.29, 1st, personal record, (PR); Gage Hallock, Sco,

24.47, 4th; Terran Joseph, LC,

24.97, 6th; Kolten Machart, Sco,

25.47, 12th; Emeka Aniobi, LC,

27:34, 39th, PR; Colton Rush, Sco, 28.02, 47th; Aiden Norby, Sco, 28.31, 52nd; Joseph Lee, LC, 28.84, 59th, PR.

400 (field of 47) — Khye Gamas, Gla, 52.03, 1st, PR; Alex Moreno, Sco, 57.43, 13th, PR; Colton Rush, Sco, 59.44, 21st, SR; Emeka Aniobi, LC, 59:51,

22nd, SR; Hadden Olfert, LC,

59.96, 25th, PR; Joseph Lee, LC,

1:08.71, 40th, PR.

800 (field of 41) — Rory Richardson, Wil, 2:01.60, 1st, PR; Prestyn Klatt, LC, 2:19.20, 15th, PR; Kaz Houm, Sco, 2:20.52,

17th; Konner Oller, 2:25.31, 21st, PR; Carson Fishell, 2:26.26, 23rd, PR; Clay Reddig, LC, 2:31.22,

27th, PR; Cayden Klatt, LC,

2:39.11, 36th, SR.

1600 (field of 43) — Peyton Summers, WP, 9:35.25, 1st, PR; Prestyn Klatt, LC, 5:04.50, 10th, PR; Kaz Holum, Sco, 5:11.79,

14th, PR; Tristan Lekvold, Sco,

5:33.86, 24th, PR; Diek Olfert, LC,

5:36.54, 27th, PR; Clay Reddig, LC, 5:58.83, 37th, PR.

3200 (field of 28) — Peyton Summers, WP, 9:35.25, 1st; PR; Tristan Lekvold, Sco, 12:03.24,

23rd, PR.

110 hurdles (field of 17) — Donovan Gibbs, Cir, 16.68, 1st; James Landles, Sco, 17.42, 3rd, PR; Colton Rush, Sco, 21.45,

13th.

300 hurdles (field of 20) — Johnslee Pierre, LC, 43.50, 1st; James Landles, Sco, 45.10, 3rd, PR.

4×100 relay (field of 13)

— Custer County, 46.03, 1st; Scobey A (Alex Moreno, James Landles, Torsten Lamb, Kolten Machart), 48.09, 7th.

4×400 relay (field of 15) — Dawson County, 3:31.25, 1st; Lustre Christian (Brian Guedes, Byron Ewing, Terran Joseph, Johnslee Pierre), 3:39.61, 4th; Scobey (Kolten Machart, James Landles, Konner Oller, Gage Hallock), 3:43.01, 5th.

Shot put (field of 75) — Riley Phipps, DC, 45-10, 1st; Mason Hilkemann, LC, 36-9.5, 20th; Aiden Norby, Sco, 30-11, 43rd, PR; Alex Moreno, Sco, 30-0, 49th; Mikael Sondergaard, Sco, 23-2,

65th; Noah Perry, Sco, 22-3, 68th; Jacob Rigby, LC, 21-6, 72nd, PR.

Discus (field of 58) — Deacon Gackle, Fai, 142-8, 1st, PR; Mason Hilkeman, LC, 97-9, 23th; Hadden Olfert, LC, 79-3, 31st, PR; Cayden Klatt, LC, 78-0, 33rd; Mikael Sondergaard, Sco, 63–

5, 45th; Jacob Rigby, LC, 52-9, 53rd, PR.

Javelin (field of 55) — Jayden Bailey, HR, 167-1, 1st, PR; Gage Hallock, Sco, 119-6,

23rd; Ty Leischner, Sco, 107-11,

30th, PR; Cayden Klatt, LC, 102–

4, 35th, PR; Clay Reddig, LC, 86–

1, 40th; Mikael Sondergaard, Sco,

65-6, 47th; Aiden Norby, Sco, 60–

8, 50th; Noah Perry, Sco, 60-5,

36th.

High jump (field of 12) — Donovan Cir, 6-0, 1st, SR; Ty Leischner, Sco, 5-10, 3rd.

Pole vault (field of 11) — Daniel Stevens, Sid, 13-6, 1st; Ty Leischner, Sco, 13-6, 2nd, SR.

Long jump (field of 53) — Kohbe Smith, DC, 22-2.5, 1st, SR; Brian Guedes, LC, 20-5.25,

2nd, PR; Terran Joseph, LC, 19–

9.25, 7th, SR; Ty Leischner, Sco,

19-8.25, 8th; Diek Olfert, LC, 17–

6.5, 5th, PR; Carson Fishell, Sco,

15-6, 16th; Jacob Rigby, LC, 13–

3, 26th, PR.

Triple jump (field of 32) — Donovan Gibbs, Cir, 45-0, 1st, PR; Johnslee Pierre, LC, 43-10

2nd, PR; Ty Leischner, Sco, 42-6,

4th; Diek Olfert, LC, 36-5, 13th; Prestyn Klatt, LC, 33-7, 23rd.