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FWP Region 4 Volunteer Instructors Honored for Service in Educational Programs

FWP Region 4 Volunteer Instructors Honored for Service in Educational Programs

Montana Fish, Wildlife & Parks recently honored the service of central Montana hunter, bowhunter, and trapper education instructors at a workshop in Great Falls. At the 2025 Region 4 workshop, 14 instructors were awarded for their service milestones, ranging from 10 to 45 years. The latest honorees are listed below.

Colonel Paul’s Corner – Admiral Hyman G. Rickover vs The U.S. Navy

Colonel Paul’s Corner – Admiral Hyman G. Rickover vs The U.S. Navy

Each year the Navy would put Admiral Rickover’s name on the retirement list. Each year Admiral Rickover would call his friends in Congress and have his name removed from the list. Finally after 63 years of active duty, 30 of them as an Admiral, and reaching the age of

Lewis and Clark County Temporarily Closes Section of Jimtown Road for Culvert Work

Lewis and Clark County Temporarily Closes Section of Jimtown Road for Culvert Work

Lewis and Clark County will close a section of Jimtown Road from Canyon Ferry Village to Riverside Campground beginning Monday, May 12, 2025, to conduct a culvert crossing project. The road will be closed to all vehicle traffic for the duration of the work. Please plan alternative routes. The project

Obituary of Darlene Kay (Vraa) Ellertson

Obituary of Darlene Kay (Vraa) Ellertson

Darlene Kay (Vraa) Ellertson passed away on April 21, 2025, in Great Falls, Montana at the age of 74. She was born in Wolf Point, Montana on January 6, 1951, to Irene and Orrie Vraa. Darlene graduated from Froid High School and Northern Montana College. She was a teacher in

Obituary of Janice Trainer

Obituary of Janice Trainer

Janice Ethel (Nelson) Trainer, 88 of Great Falls MT passed away on May 1st, 2025. Cremation has been entrusted to Croxford Funeral Home and service information will be posted at a later date. Born on January 6th, 1937, in Bottineau, ND, she was one of 10 children born to Orrin

Obituary of Geoffrey Harcourt

Obituary of Geoffrey Harcourt

Geoffrey Dale Harcourt, 57, of Great Falls, passed away Tuesday, March 25, 2025. A celebration of life will be held at 1:00 p.m. on Friday, May 9, 2025, at Calvary Chapel. Geoff was born June 27, 1967, in Great Falls, Montana to Michael and Joyce (Woods) Harcourt. The

Obituary of Larry Phillips

Obituary of Larry Phillips

Larry “Daddio” Phillips was born on November 6, 1956, in Detroit, MI, and passed away on April 17, 2025, at the age of 68. Service information will be posted at a later date. Raised in Minnesota by his parents, Howard Phillips and Susanne Shank, Larry moved to Montana in 1988,