Wibaux Pioneer Gazette

09/04/2024

HS/JH/JRYRA Rodeo September 14 and 15, in Wibaux.
Looking for Sponsors or Donations.

08/30/2024

Come out to see the Dakota Territory Car Club cars Saturday, August 31 at Beaver Creek Brewery at 3 p.m.

Bringing out you best customer service to reel them in to your business.

08/16/2024

Rummage in the Badlands is coming up…Saturday, September 21st!

08/09/2024

07/30/2024

WIBAUX FUN FAIR

07/30/2024

Vendor Friends.....my friend Nina Helvik is looking for vendors...let me know if you're interested!

As most of my local friends know, I am on the Wibaux County Fair Board. And the fair is fast approaching! This year I am in charge of vendors. I have been contacting past vendors, but I am also trying to round up some new ones. If you are an artisan, crafter, someone that sells a product, or has food to share, please contact me. We would love to have you! We have a variety of spaces available inside the exhibit hall, as well as outside, around the fairgrounds. We also have room for service groups, and the cost for those is only $10. The more the merrier!… please feel free to share this post and to let your friends from outlying areas know. Thanks all! It’s going to be a great fair!

07/27/2024

Wibaux Fun Fair Today!
Water games in front of the Wibaux General Store.

Vendors are set up, street closed off and waiting for basketball courts to be set up. Games start at 1.

07/27/2024

07/15/2024

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07/13/2024

Making their way to Beach

07/13/2024

The Sentinel Butte to Beach vintage tractor trek is starting.
We sold out of the tractor calendars last year so pre-orders yours. Email [email protected]

07/11/2024

07/09/2024

A much needed vacation without electronics. Trails and tales to come... campfire ghosts to ghoul's.

06/29/2024

Good morning readers
We will have special hours next week for the 4th.
Monday 9-5
Tuesday 11-5
Wednesday 11-5
Thursday closed
Friday 9-4

I will be on vacation for the week please send any news items to [email protected].

I have been told I need a break that I am getting snarky...lol. So time off I will take.

Please share your co-ed softball photos and the winners. Share your co****le winners and horseshoe winners.

They deserve the recognition

06/25/2024

06/22/2024

Speech given and not a dry eye in the house. RIP Frank Datta you are one of a kind and your legacy is sealed in Montana history.

06/22/2024

Today Frank Datta received the highest award! Frank was inducted into the Montana Newspaper Hall of Fame.

Here is the nomination letter sent to the Montana Newspaper Association.
I would like to nominate the former Editor of the Wibaux Pioneer Gazette, Frank Datta for Montana Newspaper Hall of Fame.
Frank Datta Stared his journey into the newspaper world in eighth grade and when he entered high school he worked on the annual as the assistant editor.
That is when he started working at the Wibaux Pioneer Gazette in 1955. For a time, Frank was known as “the Printer’s Devil.” However, he graduated from that status, and quickly learned the various aspects of the printing business.
In 1977 Frank became a partner in the Wibaux Pioneer Gazette with Frank Burke of Glendive. Then in 1985 was at the top of his game with eight awards in the Montana Press Association Better Newspaper Contest. He received three first place awards: Best Advertising Series; Feature Photo, and General News Photo.
Next, he won two second place awards: Spot News Photo, Best Sports Page. He also took three third place awards: Sport Photo, Community Service, and Best Ad Idea.
Frank didn’t stop there he went on to serve ten years on the Montana Newspaper Association’s board of directors and then on to President of MNA in 1988.
One of Datta’s proudest moments was received the Master Editor/Publisher award in 1995, where he proudly pointed out that “the paper never missed a publication since1907 even to this day.”
It wasn’t till December 31, 2001, when Frank purchased the Wibaux Pioneer Gazette from Frank Burke for one sliver dollar to become the sole owner of the paper. In that time, he juggled print jobs, billing, photographing home high school sporting events, Wibaux County Fair activities and town Centennial celebration.
He mastered transitioning from pasting up on paper to computer templates and emailing it to the Miles City printers. Frank put in 65 years being the eyes and ears of the newspaper.
Datta served as Wibaux County Disaster & Emergency Services Coordinator for 32 years. As part of that position December 30, 2014, he coordinated evacuating 27 Wibaux County Nursing Home residents to Glendive and Baker, plus a house-to-house welfare check when 900 Wibaux, Beach, Golva, and Sentinel Butte natural gas customers lost service.
Frank also set up Skywarn Weather Spotter classes through the Natural Weather Service office at Glasgow. He monitored weather conditions to keep tabs on any severe weather approaching Wibaux County.
Frank was elected Wibaux County Coroner for 20 years. He was a volunteer on the Wibaux County Volunteer Fire Department, plus the county ambulance crew.
The man of many hats was quite active in Wibaux County Chamber of Commerce to promote the community and keep its businesses from shrinking. Within this civic group, Frank promoted Superhost training, so Wibaux business staff put their best foot forward.
A man of faith, Datta was a member of St. Peter’s Catholic Church.
Patti Groroski of the Wibaux Extension office stated “He was a huge supporter of the Extension office, 4-H, and the Wibaux County Fair. Frank could be seen Saturday afternoons at the home football games crouching down on one knee capturing action shots.”
Sandy Knight worked for Frank for about 25 years and had this to say about him, “Frank was very dedicated to his newspaper, and he believed in supporting the community as well as shopping locally.”
When he died at age 79 from Covid-19 complications on October 7, 2021, Datta was working right up until he entered the hospital.
Frank was dedicated to the newspaper as well as his community and I believe he deserves to be in the Montana Newspaper Hall of fame.

Carmen Hahn
Wibaux Pioneer Editor

06/06/2024

Doing a little research and in summer 1982 they did water line; there maybe enough photos to show where it's located. 2 cars accidentally drove into the open trenches.

A cute cartoon. As well as upcoming sports schedule...end of July! One can only wish to be lucky to get it early.

Saw Naomi and James wedding photo.
Debbi Zinda's Dad running for office.

A cool poem on Pierre Wibaux.

06/02/2024

Montana wind sock.

05/25/2024

Wishing you a good Memorial Day. Please be safe in all you do this weekend.

I got a call one year that my sister was hit by a drunk driver, totalling her car and her body. Those memories live on so please be safe.

05/18/2024

Don't forget that at 10 am at Bar 52 there is a breakfast. Free will offering
All proceeds go to Halle Domek scholarship fund.

05/17/2024

Sprucing up Wibaux, the Pierre Wibaux Museum Complex is looking fantastic for tourist season. The Wibaux Park has some new additions to see, thanks to the Garden Club. The Town of Wibaux working on streets.

05/09/2024

The Wibaux Pioneer Gazette will be late its stuck in the Bozeman pass.

05/09/2024

Wibaux Elementary
Spring concert
May 9 @ 2:30 pm Come listen to the students music…..
and check out some really cool art work on display!