August 2021

Dillon golf plays two

The Dillon Beavers golf team complete their first week of the season and now have three tournaments under their belts before school starts. Last Tuesday, Dillon hosted 11 teams in the Dillon Invitational in an event that was cut to 9 holes due to rain. Parker Puyear led the Beavers to a fifth place finish.

UMW volleyball starts Thurs.

Anybody can have an off season.

Charelle Hinkey takes over Lady Beaver netters

The Dillon Lady Beavers will learn a lot about their volleyball team in the next few days. Tonight at 6 p.m. at B.W. Lodge, the Blue-Gold Scrimmage will tell first-year head coach Charelle Hinkey. Varsity slots will be at stake and evaluations will go a long way towards setting the first team roster.

Beavers open at home Friday versus Whitefish

The Dillon Beavers will host Whitefish Friday night at 7 p.m. in a Western A Conference tilt that will feature two playoff contending teams. A year ago at Whitefish, the Beavers held on for a 39-33 win in a snow storm game. Sophomore quarterback Fynn Ridgeway led the Bulldogs with 352 passing yards for four touchdowns. Ridgeway returns as a junior and three-year starter with the bulk of his offensive weapons back in the fold.

Dawgs damn Saints to late loss Sat.

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It was if the University of Montana Western football team and its fans had never missed a beat, despite two years away from competitive play.

At least until the second half on Saturday afternoon, when some Bulldog miscues and big-gains by Carroll College on unlikely plays pulled the visiting Saints ahead.

But the Bulldogs rallied late, surging from behind with a touchdown on a short keeper by QB Jon Jund with 3:45 left to take a 26-22, come-from-behind victory over Carroll College in front of a packed, rollicking Vigilante Field in Dillon on Saturday afternoon.

Western hires JT Robbins as head rodeo coach

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The University of Montana Western announced last Wednesday that they had hired J.T. Robbins to be the new head rodeo coach at the school.

Missionaries

To the editor,

Unnecessary war

To the editor,

Michael Gordon Miller 1960 – 2021

Michael Gordon Miller, 60, passed away on March 13, 2021, at Pearl Beach, Honolulu, Hawaii. Mike was born in Dillon, Montana, September 4, 1960.

Helen Dorothy Rebich 1931-2021

Helen Dorothy Rebich died Aug. 17, 2021 in Barrett Hospital with family by her side. Seh was born Nov. 28, 1931 in Butte, Montana. She is survived by daughters and sons-in-laws Helen and Randy Tommerup, June and Ron Ratliff, Joan and Dave Dickson, Bonnie and Merlin Blevins; son and daughter-in-law Edward and Tylene Rebich; grandchildren David and Kristen Tommerup, Brad and Kim Tommerup, Teresa and Rob Larson, Brandon and Heather Ratliff, Ronda and Mark Jensen, Carolyn and Russ Hamilton. Dawn and Jake Buttery, Jonathan and Amber Dickson, Melissa and Nolan Johnson, Mark and Bridget Blevins, Miranda and Kevin Hedstorm, Edward Rebich, Traci and Garth Ginder, Jason and Christa Anderson, Travis and Shayna Cioffi; 44 great-grandchildren; sisters Shirley and Tom Reynolds, Roberta and Steve Weech and Carol and Jim Steinborn.