Frazer News

WOLF POINT - Julius "Blackie" Friesen, 82, an Army veteran and local business owner, died of natural causes Monday at a Wolf Point hospital.

Fort Peck Reservation voters will elect their tribal council and consider significant changes to their constitution, including creating a separate judicial branch, in next month's election.

FRAZER - Ruby Mae Runs Through, 73, a homemaker who enjoyed powwows, hand games and beading, and whose Indian name was "Shunge Wachi," meaning "Dancing Dog," died of complications from diabetes Tuesday at the Billings Clinic.

Five Montana school teachers have been selected as state finalists for the Presidential Awards for Excellence in Mathematics and Science Teaching , which is the nation's highest honor for U.S. mathematics and science teachers in grades kindergarten through 12.

The annual Whoop-Up Trail Days celebration, which wraps up today in Conrad, is the unofficial kickoff of summer celebrations in Montana, and the revelry and rodeos will continue almost nonstop well into August.

WOLF POINT - Carol Ann Marie Mann, 68, of Wolf Point, died of respiratory distress Tuesday in Billings.

POPLAR - Former Frazer resident John Sylvester "Eggie" Big Leggins, 81, of Poplar, who enjoyed Indian music and attending powwows, died of natural causes Friday in Billings.

BILLINGS - Montana farmers appear to be planting less wheat this year, partly because they need to recharge the soil after planting back-to-back wheat crops to take advantage of high commodity prices.

GLASGOW - Albert Schartner, 88, of Glasgow, a decorated World War II Army veteran and retired postal service employee, died of natural causes Sunday at a Glasgow care facility.

U.S. Sens. Jon Tester and Max Baucus said in a news release Thursday that some Montana elementary and high schools will receive nearly $1.6 million in new funding from the federal stimulus bill.