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Glendive woman travels to multiple
countries
By
Cindy Mullet
Ranger-Review Staff Writer
Don’t
be afraid. Love people more. Follow your heart. Enjoy
every day.
These
simple and practical principles were reinforced for
Jackie Almond during a recent experience of study
and outreach with Youth With a Mission.
Almond
started her experience with YWAM at its Fire and Fragrance
School in Kona, Hawaii, one of the organization’s
800 bases located around the world. Joining a class
of 70, Almond spent three months at the school, going
to lectures three hours a day and participating in
worship two hours a day. On Tuesday nights, the students
went into the streets to do community outreach.
Deciding
to participate in a YWAM ministry was really scary.
It was the first time Almond had been away from home.
She didn’t know anyone at the school and was
afraid she wouldn’t fit in. Before going, she
prayed hard for a good friend, and that prayer was
answered through one of her roommates, she said.
Through
the lectures and worship times, students learned to
know God better and understand his love so they could
work from that love, not work toward it as they interacted
with the people they met, she said.
At
the end of the three months in Kona, the students
were given a list of possible mission sites and asked
to pray about them for 24 hours. After that time they
were to write down their top two choices. These choices
were to be made without consulting any other students.
They were then divided into teams of eight to 15 people
and sent to locations around the world, she said.
Europe
was Almond’s destination. She and other team
members spent a month in Amsterdam, Netherlands; two
weeks in Berlin; a week in Prague, Czech Republic;
three days in Herrnhut, Germany; a week of rest time
in Switzerland and then traveled to southern France
for two weeks before returning to Kona.
Their
first month in Amsterdam was probably the hardest
of their outreach work, Almond said. They went from
warm, sunny Hawaii weather to a cold April in the
Netherlands but also from the “fire and fragrance”
experience of disciple training school to the harsh
realities of big city life.
At
least once or twice a week team members went to the
red light district of Amsterdam to play their music
and minister to the prostitutes who worked in the
area. Many of the women had been kidnapped and forced
into prostitution and getting even a small glimpse
of their lives was a real eye-opener. “It started
to wear on us,” she said.
At
the beginning of May, the team left the heavy, cloudy
atmosphere of Amsterdam for the sunshine of Berlin,
a city that felt much more like a typical U.S. city,
she said.
While
they were in Berlin, they participated in a Burn 24-7
event where they prayed and worshiped for 24 hours.
During the burn, a large canvas was put up and participants
were invited to paint on it. Almond’s contribution
was painting big golden feathers. Painting the feathers
and finding a flute she could play were turning points
for her. She started discovering a greater freedom
in worship and outreach, she said.
While
team members were in Prague, they organized a festival
for some Rumanian gypsies. They planned games for
the children, did face-painting and took photos of
them. Early one morning, they were able to go up into
an old watch tower that had been used by the Nazis.
They looked out over the city and prayed for it and
all the people in it. That was a really cool time,
she said.
During
their three days in Herrnhut, they met up with another
YWAM team and were able to share experiences with
them. Herrnhut was the center of the Moravian revival
movement, and they were able to visit some historic
places connected to it.
The
week at a YWAM base in Switzerland was very refreshing.
The food was wonderful. They enjoyed fresh cows’
milk and fresh bread every day. While they spent some
time just relaxing and enjoying the beauty of Switzerland,
they also put aside six hours one day for each of
them to be alone with their Bible and with God, she
said.
Their
final outreach activity was in southern France. For
Almond this was the highlight of their time in Europe.
The team stayed in a small villa where they cooked
for themselves, she said.
The
lighting in France is really cool. She loved going
up on a hill and watching the sun set. The food was
also great. Eating is something the French take seriously
and a meal often lasted three hours, she said.
One
day as they were driving, they saw a 9 or 10-year-old
boy on crutches. They stopped to pray for him, then
got back in their van and went on. Later, when they
visited a low-income area, they saw the boy again,
running toward them without his crutches. That was
an amazing experience, she said.
At
the end of their outreach experience the teams returned
to Kona. Almond had planned to stay in Hawaii and
take Phase II of the Fire and Fragrance program, but
was never totally at peace about that decision. The
weekend before the course started, she called a friend
in Glendive and told her of her indecision. The friend
encouraged her to return to Glendive and that suddenly
felt right to her.
The
YWAM experience taught her a lot about herself and
about God. She overcame a lot of her fear about relating
to people and gained some wonderful friendships, but
believes that God’s plan for her right now is
to be in Glendive. She feels a lot of hope in Glendive
and is looking forward to being a part of that.
"I
am really loving life, and loving who God made me
to be... and I am really seeing how much he is giving
me his heart for people. I'm so thankful and hopeful
and expectant," she said.
During
the YWAM experience, Almond began writing a blog.
and found that a valuable experience. It can be accessed
at jackieraea.blogspot.com. Reach Cindy Mullet at
crmullet@midrivers.com.
New
health facility may be built near fairgrounds
By
Kelsey Bray
Ranger-Review Staff Writer
The
Eastern Montana Community Mental Health Board is considering
building a new mental health facility near the Dawson
County Fairgrounds.
The
mental health board considered several locations on
which to build the new facility.
The
board met at 10 a.m. on July 22 to look at options
for funding and go over what criteria are required,
Dawson County Commissioner and mental health board
member Doug Buxbaum said.
The
board is debating whether or not to put the facility
across the gravel road near the entrance to the Dawson
County Fairgrounds midway.
The
new mental health facility and its parking lot would
take up about an acre of land, Buxbaum said.
Currently,
the Eastern Montana Community Mental Health Center
is leasing space upstairs at the Prairie Development
Center.
Locating
to a new facility is necessary, mental health center
executive director Frank Lane said.
The
center is required by law to be handicap accessible,
which the current center is not.
“It’s
not only a good idea, it’s essential,” Lane
said.
However,
some members of the community are concerned.
Several
members of the Dawson County Fair Board attended Thursday’s
county commissioners meeting to let them know their
concerns.
The
fair board would like the facility to be located somewhere
else because of possible expansion ideas and fairground
operations, Fair Manager Connie Hilger said.
One
example Hilger gave was that the building may block
an area for visitors who come to fair events and park
their RVs.
“We
just wanted to make our feelings known from the get-go,”
she said.
The
proposed facility is still in the planning stages.
The commissioners still need to get the land appraised
and hold meetings to get public input.
If
approved, the facility would be funded through a grant,
and would not use taxpayer money, Buxaum said. Reach
Kelsey Bray at rrreporter@rangerreview.com.
Highway
crashes claim four lives
By
Justin Joiner
Ranger-Review Staff Writer
Four
people have died on Eastern Montana highways since
last Wednesday.
A
43-year-old woman died in a one-vehicle rollover near
Glendive Saturday.
The
Billings woman was traveling east on Interstate 94
when her vehicle went into the median and she overcorrected
trying to get back on the road, Montana Highway Patrol
Captain Ed Hilbert said.
“[The
vehicle] rolled across the eastbound lanes and down
off the embankment and through the state fence and
wound up coming to rest on its top,” he said.
The
woman was transported to Glendive Medical Center where
she was pronounced dead due to injuries.
It
is unknown whether the woman was wearing her seatbelt.
Hilbert
said the vehicle was packed full of items, so it is
suspected she was moving.
The
woman’s name has not been released because a
family member of hers still has to be notified.
Later
that night, two Circle boys were killed in a crash
in Richland County.
A
16-year-old driver and his 17-year-old passenger were
heading north on Richland County Road 328 sometime
after 11 p.m.
The
vehicle went through the intersection, leaving the
road and hit the embankment head-on. The boys, who
were wearing their seatbelts, were killed in the crash,
Hilbert said.
On
Wednesday, a 38-year-old man and his 13-year-old son
were on Montana Highway 24 in Valley County when the
vehicle went off the roadway.
The
man overcorrected to get back on the road and lost
control sending the vehicle into the ditch, Hilbert
said.
The
man suffered non-lifethreatening injuries, but his
son was killed. Neither were wearing seatbelts.
Drug
and alcohol use is under investigation in all three
vehicle crashes. Reach Justin Joiner at rreditor@rangerreview.com.
Obituaries
The
following obituaries appeared in The Ranger-Review
the week of July 25, 2010.
Brock
Hunter Loudon,
16, of Circle, passed away on Sunday, July 25, 2010
near Sidney.
Paul
Edward Schillinger, 17,
of Circle, passed away on Sunday, July 25, 2010 near
Sidney.
Gayle
Ann Colby Richey Schaffel
passed away on Monday, July 26, 2010, at the Glendive
Medical Center Extended Care.
Frank
Raymond “Ray” Anderson, 89,
passed away on Thursday, July 22, 2010 at the Glendive
Medical Center in Glendive.
James
“Jim” Wilbur Lenhardt,
age 65, formerly of Glendive, passed away at St. Vincent’s
Hospital, on July 23, 2010, with his family by his
side.
Joan
Marion Woods,
73, of Glendive, passed away on Saturday, July 24,
2010 at the Glendive Medical Center Extended Care
in Glendive.
Dorothy
Jane Wyse
passed away July 23, 2010 in Tucson Ariz., at the
age of 86.
Laura
Marie Raisl,
91, of Polson, passed away on Monday, July 19, 2010
at St. Joseph Medical Center in Polson.
Roberta
M. Gietzen,
age 75, passed away on Tuesday, July 20, 2010 at the
Glendive Medical Center Extended Care.
SPORTS
Blue Devils go 1-2 in district tournament
By
Kevin Miller
Ranger-Review Staff Writer
The
Eastern A district American Legion baseball tournament
concluded Sunday with the Laurel Dodgers winning the
title for the second straight year. The Dodgers, the
defending State A champions, defeated the Billings
Blue Jays 18-9 in the title game.
The
Blue Devils dropped their last two games after opening
the tourney with a win over Lewistown. Saturday morning
Glendive fell to Laurel 11-1 then dropped an 18-15
decision to the Wolf Point Yellow Jackets.
The
Blue Devils and the Dodgers were scoreless until Laurel
came up with five big runs in the bottom of the third
inning. Aaron Naasz scored the Devils lone run in
the top of the fifth . Naasz led off the inning with
a double and would score on a one out single by Eli
Bachmeier. Laurel would score twice in the bottom
of the eighth to end the game at 11-1.
Cole
Dooper went the distance on the mound to pick up the
win for the Dodgers. Darien Saeman started and pitched
into the fifth for Glendive.
Bryan
Overton pitched in relief.
Cody
Cullinan had two hits for the Blue Devils, including
a double in the first inning. Naasz also had two hits.
Kenny Nilles had three hits for the Dodgers with a
run scored and two RBI. David Swecker scored twice
for Laurel and he also had a homerun.
Wolf
Point jumped on the Devils early by scoring four runs
in the first and two more in the second to take a
quick 6-0 lead. Glendive battled back but was still
down 8-4 after four innings. The Jackets then exploded
for nine runs on eight hits in the 5^th to go up 17
to 4.
The
Blue Devils would not give up as they faced elimination
from the tournament and an end to their seasons. They
would score once in the fifth , four times in the
sixth and three more in the seventh. Wolf Point added
one run in its half of the seventh. Entering the eighth,
the Blue Devils were down 18-12.
Neither
team scored in the eighth and the Blue Devils held
the Yellow Jackets scoreless in the ninth . In the
bottom of the ninth Glendive scored three runs with
no hits but drew five base on balls. The Blue Devils
actually brought the tying run to the plate but the
Jackets Nolan Harris got Alex Burlison to ground out
to the shortstop to end the game.
Wolf
Point out hit Glendive 21 to nine in the contest.
The two teams combine to leave 33 runners on base
in a game that lasted four hours.
Walker
DeWitt was the winning pitcher and Kyle Hinebauch
suffered the loss.
Alex
Winchell and Matt Adams each had a pair of hits for
the Blue Devils. Winchell had two doubles, two runs
scored and two RBI. Adams scored a run and also drove
in two runs. Eli Bachmeier and Cullinan both had two
RBI. Charley Cunningham and Burlison both scored twice
and each picked up a RBI. Naasz had a hit and scored
two runs. Amadeo Lamphier had one hit, one RBI and
scored three times for Glendive.
DeWitt
and Tom Leland both scored four times for the Yellow
Jackets.
Leland
went five for seven at the plate with six RBI, including
a grand slam homerun.
In
loser-out action on Friday Wolf Point built a 4-1
lead through three innings then went on to knock out
Glasgow by the final of 9-3. In the sixth game of
the tourney Lewistown scored five times in the second
inning as they eliminated Richland County 9-4.
In
the winners bracket on Friday night the Billings Blue
Jays defeated the Billings Cardinals 13-9. The Blue
Jays had opened up a 6-1 lead through five only to
see the Cardinals fight back to take a 7-6 lead.
The
Blue Jays then outscored the Cardinals down the stretch
7-2.
Lewistown
and the Billings Cardinals then met up in a Saturday
loser-out contest. The Red Birds scored four times
in the fifth and three more in the seventh on their
way to a 10-7 win over the Cardinals.
In
what was likely the best game of the tournament Laurel
defeated the Billings Blue Jays 4-1 Saturday night
in a game that featured the only two unbeaten teams
in the tourney. The Dodgers scored three times in
the top of the second and added one run in the fourth
. The Blue Jays came up with their lone run in the
bottom of the second.
The
final game of the day on Saturday lasted until after
one in the morning. Lewistown put ten runs up on the
board in the first two innings against Wolf Point.
The Red Birds then went on to eliminate the Yellow
Jackets by a final of 21-9. The win moved Lewistown
into a noon game on Sunday with the Blue Jays.
The
Red Birds had the Blue Jays shutout until the fifth
inning while scoring three runs to stake themselves
to a 3-0 lead. Billings got on the board with a single
run in the fifth to get within one. Lewistown then
seem to have the game well in hand when it added five
runs in the seventh to go up 8-1. But the Blue Jays
were not about to quit. They would come back in dramatic
fashion. The Blue Jays would score six time in the
eighth to get within one and score twice in the bottom
of the ninth to pull out the 9-8 win. The win moved
the Billings team into the championship against Laurel.
The
Blue Jays would score first against Laurel to take
a short-lived 1-0 lead. The Dodgers would then have
a big eight-run second inning. Laurel had just two
hits in the inning but they were aided by two big
Blue Jay errors. Laurel would go on to post the 18-9
victory and give themselves the No. 1 seed from the
Eastern A district at the State A tournament that
starts Thursday in Billings.
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Blue
Devils defeat Lewistown
By
Kevin Miller
Ranger-Review Staff Writer
The
Blue Devils and the rest of the Eastern A got their
district tournament underway Thursday at Meissner
Field in Glendive. The first three games were completed
but the Glendive-Lewistown game was suspended after
five innings due to a power situation with the field
lights.
The
opening game of the tournament saw an upset as a No.
4 seed knocked off a No. 1 seed. The Billings Blue
Jays scored a run in the bottom of the ninth to upend
Wolf Point 9-8. The Yellow Jackets led 8-7 going to
the bottom of the eighth , but Billings tied the game
with a run in the eighth and won it in the ninth.
Troy Solheim pitched the ninth to get the win for
the Blue Jays.
The
Billings Cardinals picked up a 17-7 win over the Glasgow
Reds in the second game on Thursday. The Cardinals
exploded for seven runs in the third to take a commanding
8-0 lead. They would extend that lead to 12-0 before
the Reds got on the board with three runs in the fifth
inning.
The
game then ended after seven innings by the 10-run
rule. Nate Smith started on the mound for the Cardinals.
Smith went five innings and was credited with the
win.
The
Laurel Dodgers were all over the Richland County Patriots
in the third game of the day. The Patriots scored
first with a run in the bottom of the first . After
that it was all Laurel as they posted an 18-1 in seven
innings. Zach Cortese went the distance on the hill
for the Dodgers to earn the win.
The
final game on Thursday was called off after five innings
of play with Glendive up on Lewistown 6-2. The game
was suspended until 1:30 p.m. Friday afternoon. The
Redbirds opened the scoring with a run off of the
Blue Devils starter Austin Eggert. Glendive responded
with a three-run bottom of the first. Lewistown pulled
to within one, 3-2, with a run in the third. Again
the host Blue Devils came back with three runs in
the bottom of the inning. Both teams were scoreless
in the fourth and fifth innings.
The
Blue Devils were outhitting the Redbirds seven to
five. Cody Cullinan and Darien Saeman both scored
twice for Glendive. Saeman, Charley Cunningham, Alex
Burlison, Kyle Hinebauch and Aaron Naasz all had one
run batted in for the Devils.
These
two teams had to endure yet another delay on Friday
after rain pushed the start time from 9 a.m. until
1:30 p.m. When play did get under way, the Blue Devils
held the Redbirds scoreless in the top of the sixth
then added to their lead with a run in the bottom
of the inning. Glendive added an insurance run in
the bottom of the eighth when Saeman scored his fourth
run of the game to give the Devils an 8-2 lead.
Lewistown
made it interesting in the ninth as they plated three
runs and had the tying run at the plate. Alex Burlison,
who relieved Austin Eggert, got the final out to move
Glendive on in the winners bracket.
Eggert
had pitched the five innings on Thursday and Burlison
pitched all four innings of relief on Friday. The
win moved Glendive into a game with Laurel. This game
was scheduled for the last one of the day on Friday
but was moved to Saturday at 9 p.m. due to time restraints.
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Reach Kevin Miller at rrsports@rangerreview.com.
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