June 6, 1939 – August 13, 2024 A joyful reunion, 23 months in the waiting, was celebrated Tuesday, Aug. 13, 2024, as Bob and Janice (Sweet Pea) celebrated his arrival in heavenly Paradise. His son Rocky Dean, and parents Lawrence…
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Laura Friesen 8-21-24
December 14, 1929 — August 5, 2024 Laura Tieszen Friesen managed to pack two full lives into her 94 years. The first half of her adult life she was a career woman working full-time in pharmacies in Wolf Point and…
Women play poker for ladies’ golf
The American Falls Ladies Golf Association on Wednesday, Aug. 7, played low putt poker hands, where golfers were awarded two poker cards for a gobble or one putt, one card for a two putt and had to give up a…
Little Theatre receives grant from AgWest Farm Credit by Celia Klassen Press/Times staff writer
Although technically COVID restrictions have ended and people are largely back to life as “normal”, the American Falls Little Theatre, like most community theatres, was hit hard. … Read the full story and more in the paper edition of The…
Why does ranching run in families? Time for Tea by Celia Klassen
As I watched the 4H program unfold at the Power County Fair, my old love for horses swelled once more. Let me start by explaining that my parents’ house is what they call ‘semi-detached’. That means they are attached to…
Lee Ann Stark 8-21-24
St. George, Utah – Lee Ann Stark, born Sept. 17, 1948 in Pocatello, ID, to Lillian L. Adkins Bailey and George A. Bailey. Her beloved Dad was George L. Funk, of American Falls, ID. She died peacefully at her home…
John Leonard Savage 8-14-24
John L. Savage, a resident of Blackfoot, ID, was born in Reno, NV, on April 18, 1974 and passed away Saturday, July 27, 2024 after a lengthy illness. He attended schools in American Falls, ID, and Blackfoot, ID, as well…
Thomas Kirtley 8-14-24
Thomas Devon Kirtley passed away Sunday, Aug. 4, 2024, at his apartment in American Falls, ID, from natural causes. He was born April 28, 1955, in Pocatello, ID, to Cave J. Kirtley and Elva E. (Phillips) Kirtley. Tom is survived…
Olive Grace Gray 8-14-24
O. Grace Gray passed away peacefully on Dec. 17, 2023 surrounded by her children and several grandchildren. She was born Nov. 6, 1931 to Everett and Thelma Smart in Centerville, IA. Unfortunately, her father passed away prior to her birth.…
Esther Giesbrecht 8-14-24
Esther Louise (Kilcup) Giesbrecht, 91, answered the call of her Lord and Savior in the early hours of Friday, July 26, 2024, to her eternal home. She is preceded in death by her husband, Donald Henry Giesbrecht; a son-in-law, Ross…