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Serving Proudly As The Voice Of Valley County Since 1913
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Jan. 24, 2025 The roads have been slick enough this week, and the stormy winds today keep us very aware winter is with us. Temperatures were -25 F on Sunday and people still made it to church at the EMB. “It was warm inside,” stated Pastor Wayne. The MB Church not only had Sunday services, but also went in to Glasgow to do a service at Prairie Ridge. It is 12 degrees, but windy and snowing today, Friday evening. Monday was a historical and momentous day in our country, as we watched the inauguration of our President Donald Trump into off...
Jan. 17, 2025 Arden Unrau, an LCHS graduate of 1965, died Jan. 4, 2025. His memorial service is February 1st, at 11 a.m. at MT Ranier Christian Center, Enumclaw, Wash., where he and Darlene moved only a few years ago. They farmed in Lustre all their lives, and their girls, Melissa and Bethany, graduated from it’s schools. The Honor roll and Honorable Mention is out for LCHS for the first semester, 2024-2025 school year. Those with asterisks have a 4.0 GPA. Congratulations! Seniors Honor Roll Byron Ewing Jaden Gibson *Mason Hilkemann *Abby O...
Jan. 10, 2025 Wednesday afternoon began a number of bad weather days, with rain freezing to the gravel, as well as making slick highways. Friday’s forecast wasn’t very good for the Dodson commute for basketball or Circle coming here Saturday. From 5 p.m. this afternoon to Sunday 5 a.m., “mixed precipitation expected. Total snow accumulations up to four inches and ice accumulations around a light glaze. Winds gusting as high as 40 mph.” This is according to the Winter Weather Advisory. Monday brought a snow and Tuesday was foggy all day. Lu...
Jan. 3, 2024 After a mild week before Christmas, it has turned cold, hovering at -10 at night. Florence Marie Unrau Chalmers passed away Dec. 30, in Billings, Mont., with family by her side. No services have yet been planned. She graduated from LCHS in the class of 1955. We extend our condolences to her family from Lustre, Gerry (Bonnie) Unrau of Lustre, and Eldon (Elaine) Unrau of Billings, and Arden (Darlene) Unrau of Enumclaw, Wash. Steve Trimble has returned from Spain where he spent a week...
Dec. 27 Those who come home for Christmas look forward to attending the EMB Christmas Program. This year it was Sunday night, Dec 22. The prelude, by Virgil Rauch, Brad Traeholt, Karen Fast and Eileen Traeholt, included “C is for the Christ-Child,” “We Three Kings” and “Star of the East.” Pastor Hathaway welcomed everyone, inviting them to sing “Silent Night.” An offering was taken that was divided between Beacon Bible Camp and the Awana Program. The offertory, “In The Bleak Mid-Winter” was played beautifully by Troy Toavs, LCHS grad who is a N...
Christmas break is here, beginning Friday, Dec, 20, to Jan. 5. Classes in both schools resumes Jan. 6. The EMB Church program was Dec 22, at 6 p.m. The LCHS basketball teams put on a powerful show for their first home game of the season on Thursday evening against Nashua. Highlights were Lauren Holzrichter's bucket at the buzzer, Kayden Charette's three, after the starters were taken out, three pointers by both teams, with good defense as well as offense. We got to see some of the younger...
Dec. 13 We have had some spectacular starlight nights, and a challenging blizzard on Sunday night, Dec 8. Those who braved the storm to get to the MB Church were in for a very good program. Sarah Brown played “Hark the Herald Angels Sing” in prelude, and Superintendent of the Sunday School, Tom Brown welcomed people. An Offering was taken for the benefit of Beacon Bible Camp. The two-four year olds (Blakely Garner, Jace Garner, Lake Neufeld, Marcus Nell, Alistair Olfert, Annabelle Olfert, Chloe Pancratz, Kash Pankratz, Calvin Ortmann, Zach Ste...
Monday evening 35-40 ladies enjoyed a night of inspiration at the MB Ladies Christmas party, complete with a meal and gift exchange. Lisa Neufeld began the evening with games and “seeing Jesus in little things.” Melissa Cumpio sang “Bethlehem Morning” including the words “Jerusalem, He prays for you. He did not come to you in vain. His moving arms are open wide for you and He will come again. Bethlehem Morning is more than just a memory, for the Child that was born has come to set us free.” Jeanne Matthyser shared her story, beginning in Pretor...
Nov. 22 The Highways had near white out conditions when meeting traffic Friday evening, with the swirling snowfall of 4-5 inches. Welcome to winter, folks! A few schedule changes: The LCHS Christmas concert will be held Dec. 3, at the High School gym at 7 p.m. The Lustre Grade School Christmas program begins at 6:30 p.m. on Dec. 5. at the Grade School gym. The Drama Department of the LCHS will present an original play entitled “The Lost Travelor” at 7 p.m. at the LGS gym. The MB Church community Christmas party was at 6:30 Monday, Dec. 2 with t...
Looking back at last weekend, Nov. 22-23 was a basketball extravaganza with the LGS Jr. High teams traveling to Saco (boys) and Hinsdale (girls) for the 3C Jr. High tournaments. Lustre Jr High boys completed their season with eight wins and no losses. They beat North Country 41-25 to qualify for the championship game, where they lost to Frontier, 29-44 but finished second place. Good work! The Jr. High girls won 30-17 against North Country, and lost to a very good Frazer team in the...
Nov. 15 A Meet-and-Greet wedding reception was held at the home of Pastor Frank and Debbie Lenihan on Nov. 9, for their oldest son, First Lieutenant Timothy and Annika Lenihan. A good number of folks came to congratulate them. Timothy is on active duty with the Army National Guards, stationed in Billings. His wife is an RN, beginning to work at Billings Clinic. She was from Bozeman, and they met at a wedding! They were married Oct. 11, on the top of a mountain in Red Lodge. We thank them for...
Nov. 8 Rain turned into snow Tuesday evening, making the highways treacherous most of the way to Wolf Point Wednesday for those who needed to travel. How thankful we can be that people could get in to vote on this most important day in American history, to attend activities and finish fall duties of the farm-work. It is windy, but a clear 56 at bus time. Dhana Olfert, daughter of Ron and Etta Olfert, married Vernon Hayden on Saturday, Oct. 26, in a beautiful outdoor fall wedding near the river of her brother, Caleb (Rebecca) Olfert’s farm ...
Nov. 1 Tori Bell and her daughter McKenna received a surprising call Oct. 20, from Make A Wish Foundation. McKenna was given her wish of a camper, provided by CamperWorld in Billings in recognition of her fight with cancer. On Oct 25, Lustre hosted Frontier School where the Jr High girls won 24-15, and the Jr High boys won 37-28. Both teams played hard. LGS jamboree girls lost a heart-breaker by one point, 19-20. The LGS jamboree boys lost 15-23. They are improving their skills. Thank you...
Oct. 18 The NorVal Dinner 2024 honoring Ron Reddig was held Oct. 22, at the LCHS. The LCHS Alumni provided the meal as an Alumni Fundraiser. The New Covenant Quartet presented a special concert at the MB Church on Oct. 27. There will be an Open House "Meet-n-Greet" with Timothy and Annika Lenihan, Saturday, Nov. 9, between 7 and 9 p.m. at the Lustre MB Parsonage. Pastor Frank officiated at his son's wedding, held in Red Lodge on Oct. 12. Students enjoyed a break during MEA weekend. Jamboree bask...
Oct. 11, 2024 The New Covenant Quartet, a Southern Gospel group is coming to the MB Church for a concert on Sun. Oct. 27, at 7 p.m. Dr. Jim Solberg, Senior National Advisor for Bridges For Peace, and author of Sinai Speaks, was the speaker for the MB Church Harvest Festival on Oct 6 through 8. He and his family lived 25 years in Israel as the Director of Bridges for Peace from which he just retired and lives in Florida, despite the hurricanes. A beautiful Harvest Video was presented by Brooke...
Oct. 4, 2024 Fall is here, with a low of 31 degrees this past night. Coyotes were heard in the morn with their plaintiff cry. Pablo and Judy Perez were chapel speakers at LCHS on Sept 26, and held a Friday evening meeting at the EMB Church. They spoke on missions on Sunday morning and afternoon at the EMB Harvest-Missions Festival, with a meal served between. They serve in Quito, Ecuador, with Mesa Global which is based in Charlotte, N.C. "Pablo preached in Spanish and Judy translated it into...
Sept 27, 2024 The Lustre Jr. High Volleyball Lions hosted the Frontier School Jr High Volleyball Mustangs on Sept 21 in their last home game with the song "God's Not Dead" greeting fans. The Lions took the set 25-17, 25-17 (with the teams tying repeatedly along the way), and 15-3. The Jamboree teams split their games. It was a good evening to enjoy the students improving their skills. Jones and Melissa Cumpio came Sept. 12 to be LCHS's new dorm parents from the Philippines. They have two...
Sept 20, 2024 The EMB Harvest Festival is next Sunday, Sept. 29. The special guest speakers are Pablo and Judy (Wiens) Perez. The MB Harvest Festival is Oct. 6. Awana began Sept 11 in Lustre and has a good attendance. Dawson Olfert is the commander. I apologize that the spelling was incorrect last week for Kash, Gavin and Hannah Pankratz in their class school pictures. The LCHS Varsity girls played Glasgow JV on Sept. 7, winning in five games. They played Wolf Point JV Saturday, Sept. 7, at...
Sept. 6, 2024 The LCHS held a Rest and Relaxation Day at the Fort Peck pavilion on Aug. 28. The speaker was Mr. Nathan Lu who spoke on "What's Your Spiritual Health Like?" He asked the students to draw a tree picturing how they evaluated themselves. That was among the various activities that "drew students together into a unity as a student body," Mr. Burkhard declared. "It was a very good day," and he was pleased with their deportment and how they cleaned and worked together. On the first day...
Aug. 30 We want to thank the families who have hosted the dorm students from before school began until the dorm parents, Mr. & Mrs. Jones Cumpios, are able to come from the Philippines. They have their papers and have been able to make the travel arrangements now. Principal Bob Burkhart welcomed the parents and community to the Aug. 25 at the opening program of LCHS. He introduced this year's theme "Walk Worthy," based on Colossians 1:10. It says, "That you may walk worthy of the Lord, fully ple...
Aug. 24, 2024 High winds and sudden rains impeded harvest efforts this week. We got 4/10 of an inch on Tuesday, in time for busses to go on muddy roads for their first day of school. The temps were in the 90s. Wednesday, Aug. 21,, the schools began with a good enrollment, 42 students in Lustre Grade School and 36 in LCHS. I doubt that many of the grade school students were too excited to start school, and the kindergaten-grade two gave a hearty "NO" to my question if they were glad to be at...
Aug. 16, 2024 Smoke from the forest fires in western Montana and Wyoming came in behind the cool breeze on Wednesday evening so that the smoke was evident Thursday morning. Our skies have remained hazy. Wheat Harvest has begun. We can begin planning school clothes and Harvest Festivals. We extend many thanks to Ken Zerbe for coming to the aid of our area farmers needing combine repairs. Lustre Repair has been a blessing to our community for years, and we are so thankful. School for both LGS and LCHS begins Wednesday, Aug. 21. The teachers are...
The harvest in Lustre is going full swing, and folks are enjoying the last two weeks of summer holidays for their students. The immediate family of the late Albert Wall travelled to Jordan Valley, Idaho, to attend the last Sunday service of their brother Roger's Pastorate of two very rural churches on Aug 4. Forty eight years ago, the Lustre E.M.B. commissioned Roger and Terry Wall, with American Sunday School Union as missionaries after he completed studies at Multnomah School of the Bible, in...
Temperatures were 103-106 degrees in Lustre on July 22, and hit 100 or more every day, coming down to 90 degrees on Thursday evening, and 75 degrees by Friday. What a welcome relief! July 31, it is 95 degrees and fields are ripe as the pea harvest is in progress. We extend our condolences to the Bill Johnson family of Circle, and the Haber families in the passing of Marian (Haber) Johnson on July 9, 2024. Marian was one of 12 students to graduate from LCHS in the class of 1965. Lustre Christian High School was a beehive of activity on July 29...
Submitted July 24, 2024 Tornado warnings were issued at 6:47 p.m. on Friday July 12, for the northeast Montana, including Lustre, Larslan, Opheim, Richland and points east. Several of our Lustre Grade School children live up in those areas. The tornado path centered near a farm located around five miles southeast of Baylor where smaller sections of roofs came off the smaller out buildings. According to the Iowa Environmental Mesonet of Iowa, an EF Tornado with peak winds of 80-85 miles per...
