The Montana Cowboy Hall of Fame and Western Heritage Center has postponed its 2020 Inductee Recognition Ceremony and Western Heritage Gathering, normally held in early February each year, to Saturday, Aug. 14. “Due to local restrictions and an abundance of caution related to the COVID-19 pandemic, we are pushing back our annual celebration,” said MCHF executive director Christy Stensland.

There weren’t many good things to celebrate during 2020, but area residents enjoyed one of the warmest Decembers in history to end the year. According to the National Weather Service in Glasgow, 2020 had the fourth warmest December in history for the area. The only warmer Decembers occurred in 1957, 1954 and 1999. The average temperature in Glasgow during December 2020 was 27.1 degrees.

The Froid/Lake Red Hawks emerged with a 46-45 victory over Fairview in a District 2C boys’ basketball showdown in Medicine Lake on Saturday, Jan. 9. After a 23-23 deadlock at half-time, the Red Hawks led 37-35 at the end of the third quarter. Fairview opened the fourth quarter with a basket by Hunter Sharbono and a three-pointer by Paul Hardy to take a 40-35 lead. After a basket by Bode Miller