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June 15, 2009 Volume 4 Issue 77

We Serve Extra Lean

Ground Beef

Nite Specials

DINING ROOM ONLY

Chocolate & Vanilla Soft Serve

Chicken to go (potatoes included)

2 pc – Barrel 20 pc

MONDAY – Chicken Strip Dinner w/ coleslaw & fries TUESDAY – Waffle Special

WEDNESDAY – Halibut, Shrimp or Walleye w/ baked potato, toast, choice of salad

THURSDAY – 8 oz. Sirloin

FRIDAY – Chicken Fried Steak w/ fries, toast & salad SATURDAY – Hamburger Steak w/ baked potato, toast & choice of salad

Randy & Bonnie Matzke Owners

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On June 4th, the Westby Youth Group left for their weekend of service and reward. The group has held various fund raisers throughout the year to afford the trip and make their contribution to the students who reside at the Yellowstone Boys and Girls Ranch.

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Pictured Above: Tristan, Terrance, Brett, Taylor, Hallie, Sue, Samantha, Kylie, Brenda, Abby

Originally, the group had been asked to sponsor a pizza party and Christian Rock Band for the boys and girls at the ranch and to participate in their chapel ser-vice.

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Hi all, It's catch up time for me and the news again. Sorry about the delay, but I like to wait until I get more than just a couple items. Senior Citizens met on May 21st at the Westby Com-munity Center. It was a potluck luncheon. In progressive whist, Bazil Anderson took first and Eileen Overgaard and Shirley Quam tied for second. The door prize was won by Anita Bjorgen. Guests were Mike and Karen Feld, Mark Nordhagen, Peggy and Dennis Swanson, Fay Moore and Bazil Anderson. Chris Barstad hosted Senior Citizens on the 28th of May. In progressive whist, Irene Stageberg took first and Eileen Overgaard and Jennie Nordhagen tied for second. Guests were Fay Moore, Mark Nordhagen, and Ruth Brown. The door prize was won by Chris Barstad. On June 1st, the Jolly Twelve met at the Community Center. Irene Stageberg was the hostess. In progressive whist, Jennie Nordhagen took first, Glenny Bervik second, and Anita Bjorgen low. Senior Citizens met at the Community Center on June 4th. Kay Tommerup was the hostess. In progressive whist, EIleen Overgaard took first and Shirley Quam sec-ond. Erwin Olson won the door prize. Guests were Elgene Smith, Ruth Brown, Mark Nordhagen, Bazil Anderson, Mike and Karen Feld, Fay Moore, and Susan Tefre. Sheldon and Lisa Johnson and sons Trent and Evan of Cohassett , Minnesota were here visiting family and friends. While here they stayed at Sheldon's parents, Teresa and Clifford Johnson. Shannon and Mike Gebhardt hosted a birthday party for their children Cole and Rylie by having supper guests.. Those present were Sheldon, Lisa, Trent , and Evan Johnson, Teresa and Clifford Johnson, Rose Frick-son, Ruth Brown, and Sandra Elm.

On May 29th, Casey Elm, Marilyn Ming, Rose Frick-son, Elaine Onstad, and Sandy and Slugger Elm all went to Billings to attend the graduation of Tyler Elm. Gradua-tion was held May 31st at the Billings Metra. Tyler was a member of the Skyview High School in Billings. He will be going to college in Idaho in the fall. While they were there, they also attended the graduation reception for Ty-ler held at the Cherry Creek Center on the afternoon of graduation. And of course we all got to see Alyssa and Jarrod too. We returned home on June 1st. Glenny Bervik returned home from Colorado after visit-ing Darcy and family, Garret,and Travis Adams, and Keven and Michelle and boys. While there, she also attended the graduation of Trevor Bervik, Kevin's son. Ruth Brown traveled to Billings, in mid April for a doc-tor's appointment and then flew to Orange County, Cali-fornia to visit her son Paul and family.While there, she also visited with friends, went whale watching and went to the Aquarium of Pacific and Long Beach. Returning to Bill-ings, she also visited with Cheryl and Lovell Wittmayer before coming home. Dennis and Peggy Swanson were home to visit Milo , Mark, and Kenny Nordhagen over the Memorial Day weekend. While they were here they attended the Memo-rial Day program at the school. Ruth Brown had dinner with her mother , Alice Witt-mayer , at the Sheridan Memorial Nursing Home on Mother's Day. Also during the month of May, Ruth vis-ited with Bev and Edith Pederson at their farm. Kenny Keldsen was in Minot recently to attend the graduation of his daughter Wendy from Minot State Uni-versity. Wendy graduated with a degree in accounting. There was a class of about 700 students graduating with various degrees. Pete Frickson and his mother Bette Frickson were here from Milbank, South Dakota visiting relatives. Bette stayed with Rose Frickson and Pete stayed at Teresa and Clifford Johnson's. While they were here we all got to-gether at Teresa's for supper one evening. Pete is the cousin of Teresa and I, and Bette is our aunt. She was married to our father's brother Ernie.

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WDC PLANS AUCTION

The Westby Development Corporation, in conjunction with their annual Prairie Fest, will sponsor a community auction on July 11th, 2009. Items may be consigned or donated with proceeds going to the WDC to help defray the costs of the annual event. Auctioneer Butch

Haugeland has been retained for the event which will begin at 9:00AM. For further informa-tion or to list items of interest on the sale bill please contact Jody Lagerquist at

406-385-2474 or at [email protected]

WHS CLASS of 1979

CLASS REUNION The 30th Reunion for the Class of '79 will be held 19 – 20 June, 2009 in Westby. Activities will begin Friday at 7:00 P. M. with a social at the Community Center. The class of '79 would like any and all schoolmates, former teachers, and citizens of Westby to stop by and say hello. On Saturday an optional coffee gathering at the Prairie Kitchen and a tour of the school will be offered. A BBQ will be held in the afternoon with the location to be determined based on weather and consensus from the class. For further information please contact Kim D'Angelo (Moericke) at [email protected] or Curt Weiler at [email protected] or go to www.classmates.com and the Westby HS link; here you will see updated mes-sages on the reunion along with a method to RSVP or leave a message.

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As I sat at the funeral of Grace Anderson

and listened to her life story, a common thread

ran throughout each tale. This generous,

thoughtful lady thrived on giving to others.

Whether it was a fuzzy bear to the Pastor,

money to the grandkids or a lemon pie to the

neighbors, Grace loved sharing. The gift of

food was one of her favorite ways to show

you were in her thoughts. There need not be a

special occasion, but for sure, a birthday, a

holiday, or an expression of sympathy, would

bring Grace to the door with a plate of baked

goods. Butterhorns most often filled the plate

for they were her favorite thing to bake and

share. Of course, this gesture was not taken

lightly as she was a master baker and all as-

pired to duplicate her efforts without much

success. As her daughter scanned her diaries,

she noted almost every other entry mentioned

her baking butterhorns and taking them to

someone. Given in celebration or sadness,

there is something therapeutic about the gift

of food for both the giver and receiver. As

you prepare your creation, you not only give

of your time and effort, but pour your heart

and soul into the end result as you contem-

plate your friends or neighbors event. The re-

cipient often finds great comfort in the food as

they nourish their body with it, knowing the

love that went into the gift.

Grace’s daughter, Linda, wanted to share

her Mother’s recipe for butterhorns with those

who didn’t have it, to allow others to carry on

her tradition. I know, I am going to give them

a try. Not only will I find comfort in mixing

up the dough, but also in brightening a

friend’s day as I share the fruits of my labor

and the best part is, Grace will be but a pleas-

ant thought away, each time I reach for the

recipe.

GRACE’S BUTTTERHORNS 4 cups flour

1 cup butter

A little salt

Cut in like you would a pie crust.

Mix:

1 cup milk-scalded

½ cup warm water with 2 packages of yeast

3 tablespoons sugar-put some of this sugar in

with the yeast-water mixture to make it react

faster

Beat 2 eggs and add to the yeast mixture and

milk

Add to the flour mixture and beat hard and

long (this must be important because in

Grace’s handwritten version she wrote “beat

the hell out of this for a long time”)

Put in a covered bowl and refrigerate over-

night.

Cut dough in ¼’s. Roll each quarter into a

circle and cut like pie slices. Roll into horns

and put on greased pan. Let rise about 1 to 1

½ hours.

Bake about 12 minutes at 375 degrees.

Frost when warm with:

1 cup powdered sugar

2 tablespoons cream

1 tablespoon butter

½ teaspoon almond extract

ENJOY

For

LIFE IS GOOD!


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Anna’s Gifts, balloons, & more

Anna’s has just received beautiful, handmade, one of a kind, jew-

elry pendants. They are made of fused colored glass by Marlene

Andersen. The pendants come in many colors and are priced just

right at $12.00 per pendant, $5.00 per earring set or get a real deal

with a pendant and earring set for $15.00.

Come in and see this one of a kind jewelry.

We have lots of new items to browse through so come in and

check us out!

Remember, we have balloons for every occasion!

Open Tuesday 12:00 to 4:00 or call Robin any day of the week

and I will be more than happy to open up for you!

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Funeral services for Eleanor Johnson were held at 10:00 A.M. on Friday, June 12, 2009 at Immanuel Lutheran Church in Westby, Montana. Pastor Barb Westhoff offici-ated. Eleanor, 92, died on Sunday, June 7th at Sheridan Memorial Nursing Home in Plentywood. Eleanor was born October 28, 1916 south of Westby, Montana. She was raised by Hans and Anna Andresen in Coalridge and Comertown areas of northeastern Montana and attended school in Comertown. She was baptized and confirmed in the Lutheran faith. Eleanor married Harold Johnson in 1936 and together they raised ten children (four boys and six girls) on their farm located east of Comertown. Eleanor resided on the family farm for thirty-two years, moving into Plentywood, Montana in 1968 after the death of Harold. Eleanor entered the Sheridan Memo-rial Nursing Home in August of 2006. In her early years, Eleanor played piano and sang at many functions throughout the Comertown and Dooley area and she played on the Comertown girls' basketball team. Elea-nor was known amongst her family as the BEST BREAD MAKER, making up to 21 loaves of bread per week (her cabbage rolls weren't bad either). She loved driving in the country, going for pie with family and friends and her yard and flowers. Eleanor enjoyed spending time with her family and friends and was always up for a game of cards. She es-pecially loved to play Casino, whist, Kings in the Corner and Hearts and if she was unable to find someone to join her in a game of cards, she would spend hours on end play-ing Solitaire. Eleanor is preceded in death by her parents, Hans and Anna Andresen, her husband Harold, son Robert, daughter-in-law Delores Johnson, grandsons Tim Johnson and Mark Johnson, granddaughter Cleo Johnson and son-in-law John Brieland and one great-granddaughter, who died soon after birth.

She is survived by her children: Richard (Doreen) John-son of Westby, Montana; Marion (Roger) Paulsen of Wil-liston, North Dakota; Carol (Mike) Christianson of Long-view, Washington; Betty (Ronnie) Boucher of Rochester, Washington; Christine (Clint) Combs of Centralia, Wash-ington; Carl (LaVonne) Johnson of Butte, Montana; Keith Johnson of Plentywood; Kathy (Mike) Lynch of Great Falls, Montana; and Cindy (Robert) Sanderson of Port-land, North Dakota. Also surviving are 32 Grandchildren, 76 Great Grandchildren and 6 Great Great Grandchildren, with two more expected soon. Also surviving are several nieces and nephews. Fulkerson Funeral Home of Plentywood had charge of arrangements.

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In conjunction with Prairie Fest, 2009

Blessings on the Prairie

Will be held at:

Immanuel Lutheran Church

Featuring:

THE PETERSEN FAMILY

The Petersen Family will be making their second

appearance at Immanuel Lutheran Church to share

their love of God, family, and gospel bluegrass music

with audiences of all ages. Arlon and Jan, with their

7 children ages 2 to 18, play a variety of instruments

including guitar, bass, violin, mandolin, harmonica,

banjo, ukele and spoons. The family enjoys country

life near Alamo, North Dakota, where they farm and

raise a menagerie of animals.

During Sunday services, JULY 12th, at 10:00

AM


P.O. Box 227

6408 Highway 16 South

Medicine Lake, MT

59247

Phone: 406-789-2231

Fax: 406-789-2234

FOR RENT Westby Manor, Inc. has one-bedroom apartments for rent in Westby.

Very nice, utilities paid and free laundry. Eligible tenants will not pay

more than 30% of their adjusted income. The Westby Manor, Inc. will

be temporarily renting apartments to all persons without regard to

income restrictions.

Call Brenda at 385. 2577 Equal Housing Opportunity

17th Imm WELCA to the Nursing Home 1:30 pm

Imm Council Meeting 7:00 pm

18th St. John’s quilting

21st WORSHIP

I—10:00 am

SJ—11:30 am

22nd—25th Vacation Bible School

28th WORSHIP

I—10:00 am

SJ—11:30 am

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When the final plans were being prepared, the Chaplain of the Boys and Girls Ranch informed Sue Meyer, LYO co-leader, one of their staff members had been diag-nosed with ovarian cancer. The kids at the ranch then asked if it were not possible to donate the money to be used for the pizza and band to this staff mem-ber. Sue, Brenda Ryals, the other LYO leader, and Westby's Youth Group readily agreed and the mon-ies to be used was given to the Ranch children to do with, as they wished. Sue stated, "Saying we are proud of the youth of our community would be an understatement." Besides the donation, the Westby youth performed 30 minutes of the chapel service at the Ranch on Sunday June 7th. Taylor Nielsen, Brett Nielsen, Terrance Bjorgen, Kylie Ryals, Samantha Olson, Hallie Westgard, Abby Westgard, and Tristan Schipman lead the chapel service in four songs and performed the skit 'Pens and Pencils' which the audience seemed to enjoy. Following the service, Chaplain John Jamison took them on a tour of the grounds, answered numerous questions, and treated them to lunch with the kids residing there. It proved to be a very worthwhile, but eye open-ing experience. Prior to their day at Yellowstone Boys and Girls Ranch, the Westby group ventured to Red Lodge where Sue and Brenda joined the kids on a Whitewater rafting adventure, complete with wet suits. Great fun was had by all, despite the fact the weather was cool and the wa-ter only 38 degrees. On behalf of the LYO, Sue and Brenda would like to thank all the people in our community and the sur-rounding area for their gracious support of our group. Plans for a 2010 service trip include traveling to the Minneapolis area to participate in working for Peo-ple for People. In advance, we thank everyone and would like them to know we greatly appreciate their continued sup-port in this coming year. The LYO will be sharing their experience and participating in the Sunday service at Immanuel Lu-theran Church on June 21st.

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Nemont Awards $6,000 in Scholarships Nemont believes that supporting educational endeavors aids in strengthening our communities. We are pleased to announce our

2009 Scholarship winners! A total of 68 scholarship applications were received from students throughout Nemont’s service areas.

Each application was evaluated on school and community involvement, appearance of the application and grade point average. Six

winners have been selected to receive a total of $6,000.

A $1,000 scholarship will be awarded to each of the following students:

Kenda Lindblom of Plentywood, Montana graduated from Plentywood High School. Kenda will attend Montana State University –

Billings where she will major in Finance and Accounting.

Christina Mogan, a graduate from Hinsdale High School, plans to attend Montana Tech of the University of Montana in Butte,

Montana to major in Nursing.

Kathryn Huether is a graduate of the Absarokee High School. She plans to attend Montana State University – Bozeman and will

major in Music and Political Science.

Katie Fjare of Absarokee, Montana will attend the Southeast Technical Institute in Sioux Falls, South Dakota. She will pursue a

degree in Surgical Technology.

Mollie Fearing, a graduate of Williston High School, will attend North Dakota State University in Fargo, North Dakota to pursue a

degree in Pharmacy.

Jordan Braun of Williston, North Dakota graduated from Williston High School. Jordan will attend Williston State College where he will major in Athletic Training.



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Funeral services for Grace E. (Smith) Ander-

son were held at 10:00 AM Wednesday,

June 10. Pastor Dave Curtright officiated the

service at Plentywood Lutheran Church. She

was stricken while dining out with her family,

and later died at Sheridan Memorial Hospital

Thursday evening, June 4th; she was 92.

Grace is the daughter of A.T. and Kristine

Olesen who came to Westby in 1913 from

Divide County North Dakota where they had

homesteaded. Grace was born in Westby

on September 6, 1916. Since A. T. and

Kristine had started the Daneville Lutheran

Church in their home, Grace's church family

has always been an important part of her

life. Grace graduated from Westby High

School in 1934 and then went to work at the

General Store in Westby and later for the

Westby Post Office, the rationing office in

Plentywood and the Plentywood Post Office.

On January 8, 1949 she married Stanley

Smith. She and Stan had the Smith Farm Sup-

ply store, selling Continental Oil products,

sporting goods, and art supplies. In 1969,

Smith Farm Supply sponsored the first annual

art show in Plentywood. Grace was one of

the founding members of the Village Host-

esses and a member of the Plentywood

Hometowners and Plentywood Lutheran

Hannah Circle. She was also a member of

the Westby American Legion Auxiliary, Post

# 229.

After Stanley passed away in 1975, Grace

spent the winters in Arizona. She drove to

Apache Junction in her Jeep Wagoneer

with her 33 foot Airstream trailer behind. She

later purchased a doublewide home in

Apache Junction. She was well known in the

court for her fresh lemon pies, kringle and

butterhorns.

In December 1980 Grace and Clarence

Anderson were married. They enjoyed many

winters in Arizona and traveling to visit friends

and family. They later made their home at

the Pioneer Manor and Grace became

known for her baking there also. Grace con-

tinued to live at the Manor after Clarence's

death until a stroke required her to live at

Sheridan Memorial Nursing Home.

She liked to keep up on the news of the

day and listen to her Plentywood Lutheran

Church service on Sundays. Grace loved the

companionship of friends and was usually

found playing cards or participating in all

the other activities at the Nursing Home.

Grace is survived by her children Linda and

Gary Bartnes, Plentywood and Alton and

Sue Smith, Fort Peck, and the Anderson kids:

Avis Flowers, Don Anderson, Keith and Mary

Anderson, and Myrna and Gene Short. She

had numerous grandkids and great-

grandkids and is also survived by her ex-

tended family, Larry Bain and his daughter

Shellee Roberts. Grace loved for people to

stop in and visit so she could show off all the

latest pictures!

Grace is preceded in death by her par-

ents, husbands Stanley and Clarence, a

brother Alton, who was killed in WWII, sisters:

May Petersen, Mathea Hanson, Lenora Thon

and two sisters who died in infancy, two sons

-in-law: Jerry Flowers and John Powell, a

daughter-in-law Mae Anderson, an infant

great granddaughter Shelby Ann, and ex-

tended family members Doreen and Kim

Bain.

Fulkerson Funeral Home of Plentywood had

charge of arrangements.

Anderson


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YOUR COMMUNITY NEEDS YOU!!

When a medical emergency arises in the Westby area, the

Westby Quick Response Unit is first to arrive. Your QRU pro-

vides emergency life-saving care and comfort until the ambu-lance arrives. The QRU team in Westby consists of Lynden

Lagerquist, Sue and Kim Meyer, Lori Bjorgen, Leann Westgard,

and Josh and Maggie Johnson. Several of them have been pro-

viding this emergency response for many years. To continue

this service, new members are needed for the Westby QRU.

They are now asking for your help in providing this much-

needed service by requesting any and all interested persons talk

to one of the current member or attend the informational meet-

ing.

Requirements needed to join the Westby QRU include com-

pletion of a 44-hour First Responder Course. The course pre-sents skills and knowledge necessary to give initial emergency

medical care. Successful completion will enable the student to

become certified with the National Registry of Emergency

Medical Technicians and to become licensed as a First Re-

sponder with the State of Montana.

There will be an informational meeting in Westby on June 30

at 7 p.m. at the Community Center. For more information, con-

tact Chris Mehl, Sheridan Memorial Hospital EMS Manager, at

765-3717.

FREE FOOD DISTRIBUTION

The Montana Food Bank Network, Thrivent Financial for

Lutherans and the Sheridan County Food Bank of Plenty-

wood are conducting a free-food distribution for low-income

households on Tuesday, June 23rd at the Plentywood Civic

Center. The distribution aims to provide groceries to those

newly and chronically hungry in Sheridan County. This is one-

time event. The distribution will take place from 10:00 AM to

1:00 PM on June 23rd. Recipients are not required to provide

income verification. This is a great opportunity for individuals

and families in need within Sheridan County to experience relief

during the month of June.

PRAIRIE FEST EVENT UPDATES

~ITEMS WANTED FOR COMMUNITY

AUCTION~

A community auction will be held on July 11th in conjunction

with the Prairie Fest. The sale will be held at the baseball field

and Butch Haugeland, of Crosby, has been retained as the auc-

tioneer. Any and all items will be accepted up until the time of

the sale and these items may be consigned or donated to the Westby Development Corporation. The WDC is asking for a

few volunteers to help with the auction. To volunteer or for fur-

ther information on where to drop off items or questions regard-

ing the sale, please contact Jody Lagerquist at 385-2474.

PIE BAKING CONTEST~

New to the Prairie Fest this year is a pie baking contest. Pies

are to be brought to the Community Center by 10:30AM, Satur-

day, July 11th with judging to begin by 11:00. Prizes will be

awarded. For further information contact Kolby Ruggles.

~DRESS YOUR PET CONTEST~

The popular “Dress Your Pet Contest” will be held again this

year. Prizes will be awarded in categories to include People’s

Choice, Most Patriotic, and Best Duo (both owner and pet cos-

tumes). The contest will begin at the Visitor Center at 1:00.

Following the judging, the animals will parade down Main Street. Further information will be posted at local businesses.


7:00-10:00am

9:00

10:00

11:00-2:00

1:00-3:00

1:00-4:00

1:00

1:30-4:00

2:00-4:00

3:00-5:00

5:00

Lion’s Breakfast

Community Auction

Pie Baking Contest

Lunch Served

Lion’s Bingo

Nature Exhibit

Dress Your Pet Contest

Kids Games

Dash for Cash—9 and under

Scavenger Hunt—10-13 yrs old

Scavenger Hunt—14-18 yrs old

Nemont Customer Appreciation

Hellegard Trio

BBQ

Community Center

Baseball Field

Community Center

Prairie Kitchen

Under the big tent

Firehall

Visitor Center

Visitor Center

Nemont Building

Community Center

Main Street

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