Poplar’s girls lost to Glasgow, 61-46, in the thirdplace game of the District 2B basketball tournament in Malta on Saturday, Feb. 18. The Scotties took an 18-6 lead in the first quarter and held a 35-18 half-time advantage. Glasgow added 17 points in the third quarter for a 52-36 lead. A three-pointer by Cammie Martell got the Indians as close as 10 points during the fourth quarter.

Owners of motorboats, sailboats or personal watercraft need to get new, free 2023-2026 validation decals for their watercraft soon. The current orange decals expire Feb. 28. Boaters who have permanently registered their boats, sailboats, or PWC must still obtain two free boat validation decals every three years at FWP regional and area offices, or by going to the FWP website at fwp.mt.gov/activities/