Jan

31

Cowboys??

January 31, 2006 | 4 Comments

Hi Everyone,
Just wondering….are there really ‘REAL’, cattle-herding, live-on-a-ranch cowboys in Montana?? I’m 18, have lived in Colorado my entire life and that is my dream of all dreams—to meet a cowboy, marry him and live someplace like Montana (although I have to admit, I’ve never actually BEEN to Montana, I’ve seen movies and things, [...]

Jan

29

MT Air National Guard

January 29, 2006 | 1 Comment

Poking around the Google Video site, I stumbled across this brief clip of the Montana Air National Guard’s 219 RED HORSE unit assisting African villagers:

> read the rest (click here) all done

Jan

22

Whut’s a “Wutzle?”

January 22, 2006 | 1 Comment

Mentioned in a comment below, but figured it deserves a stand-alone post: it’s Wutzle, a blog directory created and operated by a fellow Montanan! Head on over, add your blog(s), and take a look around!

Jan

21

Java Jive

January 21, 2006 | Leave a Comment

e-mailed to me: My name is Jason Duncan and my wife and I are hoping to open Cafe Evoke, an art and coffee house, in the North East Neighborhood (Bozeman). Our art and coffee house is dedicated to building community on both a local and global scale. We are planning to serve Fair Trade [...]

Jan

20

In Search of Winter Sun

January 20, 2006 | 7 Comments

Hi All -
I posted this to a thread (right word?) of this category before, so if this is redundant, please accept my profuse apologies…..I haven’t blogged before…
Thinking about moving to MT in the not-too-far-off future. I’ve been up in the Flathead Valley and Missoula areas and loved it (esp. Flathead). Though in saying that, [...]

Jan

15

Flickr Montana

January 15, 2006 | Leave a Comment

ZenPanda has taken the time to create a list of links to various Montana-based Flickr photo-pools, including Great Falls, Missoula, Bozeman, Go Bobcats, Small Town Montana, and more. Thanks, ZenPanda!

Jan

12

A Good Man

January 12, 2006 | 5 Comments

Posted on behalf of my friend Todd, who knew Mr Ayers for many years.
FORT BENTON —Clifford Eugene Ayers, 65, of Fort Benton, an Army veteran and retired Great Falls police officer, died of natural causes Sunday at Peace Hospice in Great Falls.
Full story here. Mr Ayers was also, according to Todd, one of [...]

Jan

11

Civil Emergency Message

January 11, 2006 | 2 Comments

MTC001-005-007-013-015-027-031-035-041-043-045-049-051-057-059-073-
099-101-120030-CIVIL EMERGENCY MESSAGE FROM THE CASCADE COUNTY SHERIFFS DEPARTMENT RELAYED BY NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREAT FALLS MT
1225 PM MST WED JAN 11 2006
CIVIL EMERGENCY MESSAGE FOR A PRISONER ESCAPE IN EFFECT UNTIL 530 PM MST THIS AFTERNOON
UPDATE from Dave: the escaped prisoner has been caught – whew!

> read the rest (click here) all done [...]

Jan

9

MT On Air

January 9, 2006 | 2 Comments

Matt Singer, of Left In The West, will be on Air America on Tuesday, December 10. If you have access to Air America, might be worth tuning in.

Jan

9

Mc-Big Sky

January 9, 2006 | 1 Comment

Didja know that McDonald’s has its very own Montana-based website? Yep…you can find out how many McDonald’s there are in our state, see which ones are hiring, and even sign up for a “Power Bowl!” Not bad – I give ‘em an “A” for effort.

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