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In last week’s issue (12-7-23) of the Daniels County Leader on page 10 was the popular 75 Years Ago column. Of the dozen items the second-to-last one was titled New Scoreboard in Gym. It read: “A new electric scoreboard for basketball games has been given to Scobey Schools by last spring’s ...

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If one is wondering where the name of Hinsdale, Montana came from, this might be the answer. Hinsdale, New Hampshire was named for Ebenezer Hinsdale, who was an officer in the French and Indian Wars. He built a fort and a grist mill there, in addition to building his own house there in 1759. When...

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The Scobey School Art Class had a neat project for the recent Halloween happenings as it went around and snapped photos of local businesses and such and later added Halloween-looking creatures and features. This one was of the Flower Bin business on Scobey’s Main Street. Can you see the ghosts s...

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While the Leader has no affiliation with UPS, we allow people to drop their packages in our entry for pickup on days the UPS driver delivers to our door. We have a good size sign that asks people to bring the package in for us to check the label before they drop. Very few people pay attention t...

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October 1-7, 2023 was the National Federation of High Schools' National Officials Appreciation Week. The Daniels County Leader captured two from this region in action on Friday, October 6, when the Scobey Spartans hosted the Nashua Porcupines in varsity girls' volleyball action. The two ...

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Each year, 4-H’ers from around the country celebrate National 4-H Week (October 1-7 this year). It’s a time for youth and volunteers to come together with nationwide 4-H to celebrate over a hundred years of empowering youth with the leadership skills they need to succeed in life. On a fog...