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Monday, July 31, 2006 BILLINGS Beverly Alguire Nelson, 74 John Creighton Voelker, 87 STATE AND AREA DEATHS Beach, N.D.: Marjorie Ann Dykins, 75 Bridger: Howard P. Forsythe, 87 Great Falls: Paul Skarsten, 82 Lambert: Ken Johnston, 45 Marjorie Ann Dykins BEACH, N.D. Marjorie Ann Dykins, 75, of Beach, died Saturday, July 29, 2006, at Med Center One in Bismarck, N.D. A Mass Of Christian Burial will be celebrated at 10:30 a.m. Wednesday, Aug.

2, at St. John The Baptist Catholic Church in Beach. Interment will be at a later date. Silvernale-Silha Funeral Home of Beach is in charge. Smith Funeral Chapels and Crematory Serving Billings Area for 110 Years Complete Funeral, Crematory and Cemetery Pre-Arrangements with Cremation Niches, Lawn Crypts and Mausoleum.

Reception Facility at West Chapel TWO CONVENIENT LOCATIONS IN BILLINGS SMITH WEST CHAPEL Reception Facility at West Chapel Adjacent to Terrace Gardens Cemetery 304 34TH ST. W. 245-6427 4 Blocks N. of Central on 34th St. W.

SMITH DOWNTOWN CHAPEL 925 S. 27th 245-6427 SMITH Dorothy L. "Dot," 64, of Billings and formerly of Sidney. Cremation is planned. Memorial Mass 11 a.m.

Monday, July 31, at St. Pius Catholic Church, 18th and LAMBRECHT Richard Eugene, 75, of Billings- Vigil Service Friday, Aug. 4, at 7 p.m. at Smith Downtown Chapel, 927 S. 27th St.

Memorial mass Saturday, Aug. 5, at 10 a.m. at St. Patrick's CoCathedral. Inurnment with military honors to follow at Mount View Cemetery.

SMITH FUNERAL CHAPEL LAUREL 315 E. 3rd. 628-6858 WHITED Hazel 94, of Laurel. Funeral service 11 a.m. Monday, July 31, at Smith Funeral Chapel-Laurel.

Interment 2 p.m. in Nye Cemetery. Luncheon at Nye Community Church. Memorials: Laurel Senior Center, Nye Community Church or Rocky Mountain Hospice. Visitation: 5 to 8 p.m.

Sunday, at Smith Funeral RIDDLE Ina, 85, of Laurel. Cremation. Memorial service 11 a.m. Monday, July 31, at New Life Church, 3950 Temple Place, SMITH OLCOTT CHAPEL RED LODGE 201 N. Broadway 446-1121 FORSY'THE Howard 87, of Bridger.

Cremation. Memorial service, 10 a.m. Saturday, Aug. 26, in Bridger United Methodist Church. Memorials: Bridger United Methodist Church, Box 446, Bridger, MT SMITH FUNERALCHAPEL COLUMBUS 35 N.

Diamond St. 628-6858 Dahl Family Funeral Cremation Service Since 1939 Billings 10 Yellowstone Avenue (406) 248-8807 WALTERS Andrew 18. Memorial service 1 p.m. at Faith Chapel. Private family interment of ashes at a later date.

Memorial: Tumbleweed Runaway Program, 505 N. 24th Billings, 59101. Bozeman 300 Highland Blvd. (406) 586-5298 JANDT Wesley, 69, of Bozeman, passed away Friday. Cremation will take place.

A memorial service will be 1 p.m. Wednesday, at Dahl Funeral Chapel. 2 Red Lodge 708 South McGillen (406) 446-1800 Hardin 524 N. Cheyenne (406) 665-9014 How to submit obituaries For obituary information, call 657-1241 or (800) 543-2505 from 9 a.m. to 6 p.m.

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Obituaries can be e-mailed to mailed to Obituary Billings Gazette, PO Box 36300, Billings, MT 59107 or faxed to 657-1208. Billings Gazette OBITUARIES Beverly Alguire Nelson Beverly "Bev" Nelson, 74, passed away Saturday, July 29, 2006, at her son's home in Billings of lung and bone cancer. Beverly Jean Alguire was born on Dec. 5, 1931, in Franklin, S.D., the older of two daughters to Earl and Jennie (May) Alguire. She graduated from the Franklin High School in 1950 and went on to graduate from beauty school in Madison.

She married her high school sweetheart, Gale Larson, on April 7, 1951, and to this union, three BEV NELSON sons were born. BEV NELSON Following Gale's career as an optician for the Walman Optical Company, the family lived in Watertown, S.D., Grand Forks, N.D., Minneapolis and then in Billings. Bev and Gale divorced in 1971. Bev remarried on May 7,1975, to Gordon Nelson. The couple lived in Tosten, just outside of Townsend.

During their marriage, they were rarely apart and worked together at various jobs; from caring for cattle to delivering the Townsend newspaper. Following Gordon's death, Bev moved back to the Billings and Huntley areas. She enjoyed her family, her dog Molly, crocheting, jigsaw and crossword puzzles, bowling and watching baseball. Survivors include her sister, Lois Clickner of Chino Valley, her three sons, Lonnie (Lynn) of Huntley, Danny (Ellen) Larson of Townsend, and Roger (Connie) Larson of Billings; her eight grandchildren, and five great- grandchildren. She is preceded in death by her parents, her first husband, Gale in 1979 and then Gordon in 1997.

The family would like to thank the staff of Big Sky Hospice for their loving care and support while caring for Bev in our home during her illness. The family is honoring Bev's wishes for cremation and no formal memorial services. In lieu of flowers, donations may be made to Big Sky Hospice in Bev's name, P.O Box 35033, Billings, MT 59107. Smith Funeral Chapel is assisting the family. Ms Michelotti Sawyers Mortuary and Crematory Serving All Faiths With Dignity since 1956.

Continuous Family Ownership for 2 generations. 1001 Alderson Ave. 406-252-3417 VOELKER John 87, of Billings. Cremation. Memorial services, 2 p.m.

Saturday, August 12, West Park Village. Memorials, charity of one's EBEL Marvin 72 of Billings. Cremation. Vigil service 7 p.m. Tuesday, Memorial Mass 10 a.m.

Wednesday, St. Pius Church. In lieu of flowers, memorials to St. Pius Church Building Fund or the charity of your CLARK Bee 94 of Billings. Funeral services 10 a.m.

Tuesday, First Presbyterian Church. Interment Little Big Horn National Cemetery. Memorials, First Presbyterian Church or American Association of University SHEPHERD Donna June, 77 of Billings. Memorial service 11 a.m. Saturday, Aug.

5, Emmanuel Baptist Church. Memorials, Rocky Mountain Hospice, 2110 Overland, Suite 114, Billings, MT 59102, Women of the Moose, PO Box 31152, Billings, MT 59107 or Emmanuel Baptist Church Building Fund, 328 Shiloh Rd, Billings, MT SELECTED A Independent FUNERAL HOMES www.michelottisawyers.com Cremation OR Funeral Gallery A Full Service Mortuary Eliminating Extreme Expense Jerry Nordquist Sharon Brown 29 8" St. Billings 254-2414 388-2800 THATCHER Annette, 86, Billings Memorial 1pm Wednesday Gallery. 31 The Source For More Local News Billings 0 Over at Rose Park pool, Andrew James Walters ANDREW WALTERS Our beloved son, brother and friend, Andy Walters, 18, of Billings, left us early Saturday morning, July 29, 2006. Andy was born March 28, 1988, in Beach, N.D., the son of Ronald and Irene (Hanrahan) Walters.

At the age of 4, Andy's family moved from Beach to Billings. Andy attended school in Billings and was known for his cheerful nature and his nonjudgmental way of befriending everyone. Having a flair for the non-traditional, Andy chose to leave high school and ANDREW earn his high WALTERS school diploma through Job Corps in Ogden, Utah. He earned his masonry certificate while at Job Corps and was very grateful for the support they provided him, particularly to his friend and mentor Jason Talbot. After graduation, Andy worked as a mason in the Layton, Utah area.

He loved being with his friends and had returned home to renew those relationships before attending college at Montana State University-Bozeman in the fall. Family was extremely important to Andrew. He never missed an opportunity to tell someone he loved During troubled times, he would support us with his wonderful insight; "Mom, we are a big, loving family. We can pull together to make it work." He was a true blessing to all who knew him. Andy leaves behind his parents, Ron and Irene; brothers, Tom Kirsten) of Anaheim, Shae Nichole), Scott, and sister, Cortney, all of Billings; grandparents, Jean Walters of Glendive, Al and Kay Lea Taylor of Battleground, Pat and Dolores Hanrahan of Springerville, Tom and Shirley Holsen of Ballantine, great- grandma, Eva Rein of Denver; as well as numerous nieces, aunts, uncles, cousins and friends.

He was preceded in death by his grandfather, Jim Walters. A celebration of Andy's life will be 1 p.m. Wednesday, August 2, at Faith Chapel. Cremation has taken place and a private family interment of ashes will be at a later date. Arrangements are in the care of Dahl Funeral Chapel.

Memorials may be made to the Tumbleweed Runaway Program, where Andy planned to serve: as a resource to other youth, 505 North 24th Billings, 59101. John Creighton Voelker John C. Voelker, 87, of Billings, died Friday, July 29, 2006, at Billings Clinic. The son of John and Edith Martz Voelker, John was born in Billings on Oct. 28, 1918.

John will be remembered as a man of integrity, who loved his family and friends and helped more people than can be counted. John was a Past Master with Ashlar Lodge 29. He retired from the city of Billings as the Water and Waste Water Superintendent in 1981 after 30 years of service. John was chairman of the American Waterworks Association and was named "Man of the Year" by the Rocky Mountain Chapter of the American Public Works Association. Survivors include two daughters, Susan Ann Newman Bourne, her husband Bruce of Franklin, and her daughter, Erika Newman Wood, her husband Rick and their daughter Hannah of Manchester, and Beth Lucking Haug, her husband Finn, and their children Chris Jessica of Long Lake, and his sister, Alice Walters and her husband Bill of Billings.

He was preceded in death by his wife Helen. John will be hugely missed. Cremation has taken place. Memorial services will be 2 p.m. Saturday, August 12, at West Park Village.

Memorials may be made to the charity of one's choice. Michelotti-Sawyers Mortuary has charge of arrangements. Ken Johnston LAMBERT Ken Johnston, 45, of Lambert, died July 28, 2006, in a vehicle accident west of Sidney. Memorial services will be held at 10 a.m. Wednesday, Aug.

2, at St. Theresa's Catholic Church in Lambert. Burial of the cremains will be in St. Theresa's Catholic Church. Fulkerson Funeral Home of Sidney is in charge.

Paul Eugene Skarsten GREAT FALLS Paul Eugene Skarsten, 82, of Great Falls, died Saturday, July 29, 2006, of natural causes at his home. Private family services will be held in Billings at a later date. Schnider Funeral Home is in charge. On the record Organizational meeting notices received by noon will be published in the next morning's Gazette. Call 657-1469.

MONDAY ORGANIZATIONS At 9:45 a.m.: Billings Village GoldenK Kiwanis Club at Casa Village Recreation Center At 10 a.m.: Parents' Circle, Head Start Building at 615 N. 19th At noon: West Billings Optimist Club at Golden Corral; MSU-Billings Toastmasters in Room 163, Montana Business Incubator, College of Business, MSU-Billings; Rotary Club at third floor, Sheraton Hotel; Downtown Toastmasters in Room 3043 of Federal Building; Riverside Optimists at McCormick's Cafe, 2419 Montana At 6:15 p.m.: Boothill Toastmasters in Alberta Bair Conference Room, St. John's Lutheran Home, 3940 Rimrock Road At 6:30 p.m.: Citizenship classes at Montana Migrant Council office, 3318 Third Ave. Suite 100; T.O.P.S. MT 395 at Hope Lutheran Church, Highway 87E At 7 p.m.: Sweet Adelines at Peace Lutheran Church; Stock Investors Group at 2260 St.

John's, No. F12; Parent Success class at Lincoln Center, 415 N. 30th At 8 p.m.: Billings Table Tennis Association at Fortin Center, Rocky Mountain College NOTE: Closed meetings are for those seeking help only. At open meetings, those seeking help may bring support people or the public may come for more information. ALCOHOLICS ANONYMOUS GROUPS: At noon: Closed at 2439 Grand; Closed at 848 Main, Suite Women's Closed Unity Group at Main Square Plaza, 2225 Main; Closed 204 Group (smoking) and Downtowners at 17 N.

31st; Closed at Atonement Lutheran Church, Wicks and Lake Elmo; Closed at 1801 Broadwater; Brown Baggers Closed at St. Stephen's Episcopal Church, 13th St. W. and Crawford At 6 p.m.: Closed Men's Home Group at 1801 Broadwater At 6:30 p.m.: Closed Gap to Recovery at Peace Lutheran Church, 1301 Ave. At 7 p.m.: Open at Hope Alive Community Church, 645 Howard; Open at St.

Bernard's Catholic Church; At Community of Christ Center, 2111 Grand. At 8 p.m.: Closed Recovery Group at 103 N. 24th; Open BILLYPAA at 1801 Broadwater; Closed at 510 Cook; Closed at 2439 Grand; Closed 204 Group (smoking) and Downtowners at 17 N. 31st AL-ANON GROUPS: At noon: Courage to Change at St. Luke's Episcopal Church, 119 N.

33rd At 7 p.m.: Al-Anon at Atonement Lutheran Church, Wicks and Lake Elmo; Heights Al-Ateen at Atonement Lutheran Church, 407 Wicks Lane NARCOTICS ANONYMOUS GROUPS: At 6 p.m.: New Freedom Group at 2757 Phyllis Circle At 8 p.m.: Solution Seekers at 17 N. 31st, rear entrance OTHER SUPPORT GROUPS: At noon: Relatives of Inmates Support Group for Women at 420 Grand At 2 p.m.: Low Vision at Billings Clinic conference center At 4 p.m.: Grief Group at First Presbyterian Church, 2420 13th St. W. At 5:30 p.m.: Open Dual Recovery Anonymous (12 step for substance abuse and mental and emotional assistance) at Deering Clinic, 123 S. 27th At 6 p.m.: Sisters of Survival at YWCA, 909 Wyoming; Overeaters Anonymous at St.

Stephen's Episcopal Church, 1241 Crawford At 6:30 p.m.: T.O.P.S. MT 395 at Hope Lutheran Church, Highway 87E; Sexaholics Anonymous (closed, men only) at Sacred Heart Renewal Center, 26 Wyoming; Cancer at Billings Clinic lobby of Orthopedics, 2702 Eighth Ave. N. At 7 p.m.: Celebrate Recovery at First Alliance Church, 19th St. W.

and Central; CODA (CoDependents Anonymous) at American Lutheran Church, 5 Lewis; Overcomers Outreach at 645 Howard BIRTHS Joel T. Long Pavilion at St. Vincent Healthcare: Girls Krystine and Brendon Williams, Billings Ceci and Jim Bentler, Billings Shelby and Michael Gilluly, Billings Boy Trish Broderson and Thomas Long, Shepherd Billings Clinic Family Birth Center: Girl Gilay and Richard Allen, Billings FIRE CALLS 6:40 p.m. Saturday (City) 1151 28th Street West. Alarm.

11 p.m. Saturday (City) 2240 Pueblo Drive. Service assist. 9:52 a.m. Sunday (City) 24th Street Avenue.

Vehicle fire. 11:21 a.m. Sunday (City) 234 Moore Lane. Alarm. Heat Continued from 1B has been booming, particularly after dinner when people are out taking walks.

Demaree fills the freezer in her Cushman cart about twice a week at Wilcoxson's Ice Cream. Her bestsellers are the fudge bars. "Even I can't get enough of them," she said. The hot weather apparently drives more people inside to work out, too. Antwon Chisholm, an assistant general manager at 24 Hour Fitness at 1603 Grand said this time of year is generally slow, but with all the high temperatures lately, the prospect of working out in an air-conditioned gym must sound pretty good.

"This month has been really busy," he said. Sunday was no different. On a normal Sunday in July, 24 Hour Fitness might see 100 people, he said. This Sunday, the count was up to 200 by 5:30 p.m. between 1,000 and 11.500 people a day have been flocking there for relief from the heat in recent weeks.

Pool manager Amy Oltrogge, a Senior High English teacher who has worked summers for the Parks and Recreation Department for nine years, said there's no number limit at the pool. "We just keep letting them in, SO it gets pretty crazy around here," she said. Between the oppressive heat and the huge number of people in the pool at any one time, she said, "It's been nuts here. I feel sorry for our lifeguards." The full concession stand at Rose Park, introduced last summer and remodeled for this summer, has been especially popular with pool users, selling hot dogs, hamburgers, pizza and ice cream. "It's a good thing," Oltrogge said.

"A lot of these kids get dropped off here all day. At least they get something to eat." Contact Ed Kemmick at or 657- 1293 there year-round. Fires Creek Meanwhile, area in the the Sweathouse Bitterroot Continued from 1B National Forest has been closed because a spot fire left the main The Glacier County sheriff's Gash Creek fire last night, said fire office already urged residents and to evacuate the St. information officer Elsha Kirby. campers "It was closed because of safeMary's area Saturday, but it was said.

unknown Sunday how many ty concerns," Kirby actually did so. Lower temperatures Sunday within a mile of have been slowing the fire activThe fire came structures in the St. Mary's area, ity but the wind was creating fire information officer Pat problems as well, Kirby said. McKelvey said Sunday morning. A plane being used to fight the U.S.

Highway 89 north of fire, which is estimated at 1,650 Browning remained closed, acres, had to be grounded Sunday Downing said. Going-to-the-Sun afternoon because of high winds, Road in the park is open from the Kirby said. No helicopters had to west entrance to Rising Sun, be grounded, however. where visitors are being asked to The fire is located six miles turn around. southwest of Victor.

The remainder of Glacier Also in the Bitterroot Valley, National Park remains open to the Woodchuck fire continued to visitors. burn trees and grass six miles The cause of the fire, which northeast of Florence. The was first reported Friday, remains acre fire was estimated at 70 perunder investigation. cent contained Sunday morning. St.

Mary is located on the eastern edge of Glacier National The Associated Press conPark. Fewer than 50 people live tributed to this story. Police, locals differ on enforcement pracice By RUFFIN PREVOST "We're not Gazette Wyoming Bureau CODY, Wyo. For the past week, two questions seemed to be on the lips of nearly everyone in Cody: What are the Hells Angels up to, and what's going on with the police? Hells Angels members were perhaps more at ease with the situation than anyone, having participated in numerous events like last week's World Run. Bikers also operated their own intelligence network, quizzing locals about the state of affairs with police and politicians.

Police had studied the Hells Angels and their prior events for months, and had an idea, or at least a worst-case scenario, of how things might go. But locals caught in the showdown between cops and bikers were unprepared for both the sheer numbers of police and the level and nature of their traffic enforcement activities. Rumors were commonplace, and the unfamiliar sight of helicopters crossing the skies set tongues wagging. Early feedback from locals led to a lighter approach, but differing perspectives between cops and civilians about the bikers appear to be at the root of the issue. Well-deserved reputation Despite friendly encounters with individual bikers around town, the group as a whole has a well-deserved reputation for dealing in illegal guns and drugs, said Cody Police Sgt.

John Beck. "We're not putting anything on them that they haven't earned as a club," he said. Beck patrolled the west end of Cody during a Saturday night ride-along arranged at the request of The Gazette. For nearly three hours between 9 p.m. and midnight, he cruised the mostly quiet streets with a reporter in tow, checking with other officers but making no traffic stops.

His radio was silent for most of the patrol. "I've watched these guys over four nights, and made maybe four or five stops," he said. Cruising past a parking lot on the West Strip, Beck pointed to a cluster of parked squad cars. "There's my guys," he said, referring to the officers working with him to patrol one of four sections of town. Rather than patrolling and making traffic stops, many officers sat parked, waiting for trouble that, in most cases, never came.

"As long as they're all getting along," Beck said, "we leave them putting anything on them that they haven't earned as a club." Sgt. John Beck Cody Police Department alone. Our main goal was to prevent problems from happening and to be here if we're needed. As far as I'm concerned, it's mission accomplished." Complaints by locals of oppressive, police-state tactics don't sit well with Beck. "I'm human, so when people say things like that, it gets under your skin," he said.

"It bothers me." Avoiding heavy hands Beck said he worked hard with police under his command to ensure public and officer safety without using a heavy-handed approach. He encouraged officers to handle traffic stops with a single car when possible, rather than two or three. But when pulling over a Hells Angels member, particularly near their Ponderosa Campground headquarters, the polite bikers most folks reported meeting would sometimes turn into foulmouthed brutes looking to intimidate police, he said. "You would get about 30 guys coming up, all of them jawboning at you," he said. Bikers would scream obscenities and threats at officers, he said.

"They'd just as soon cuss you as look at you." Emergency medical technician Tara Hart wasn't stopped by local police, but said driving the Powell Highway amounted to running a gauntlet of Wyoming Highway Patrol cars. "I was coming home from livestock judging at 10 til 1 in the morning," Hart said. "They pulled me over for failing to dim my headlights in a timely fashion." Hart said she was tired and cranky with the Highway Patrol officer, who was polite and professional, and wrote her a warning. But when another Highway Patrol car stopped behind the first, and three more soon drove by, she felt it was too much. Her son was stopped the following night and warned for no light over his license plate.

"I was really glad the officers were around. Their presence here was a good thing," said Hart, "but it was a little overboard.".