Aug
31
Running Of The Sheep!
August 31, 2007 | 1 Comment
On Sunday, September 2, the small community of Reed Point will host the annual festival known as the “Running Of The Sheep!”
The Reed Point Community Club’s annual ‘Great Montana Sheep Drive’ features hundreds of sturdy Montana bred woolies charging down the six blocks of the main street in an event some say is [...]
Aug
29
One of the best-loved and most widely-read Big Sky Bloggers, Sarpy Sam, has moved to a new location! Go visit him, check out his new digs, and be sure to update your blogroll (such as the Big Sky Blogroll!) and/or RSS feeds!
Aug
28
Small Town, Long Streets
August 28, 2007 | 1 Comment
In case you hadn’t heard it over at my place, this week’s edition of Small Town, Long Streets will be featuring Bozeman Mayor Jeff Krauss.
The call-in number and other details can be found here.
We’d love to have you join us!
Aug
23
ATTN: Bloggers
August 23, 2007 | 3 Comments
This is not strictly Montana — but may be of interest to Montana bloggers. There are a couple of intriguing global events coming up.
First, from Listics:
OneWebDay: September 22
The Web is worth celebrating.
OneWebDay is one day a year when we all – everyone around the physical globe – can celebrate the Web and what [...]
Aug
21
Property Tax Rebate
August 21, 2007 | 1 Comment
Information about the $400 property tax rebate, from the official Montana state website:
* $400 per-household property tax refund applies to real estate property taxes paid on a homeowner’s principal residence in 2006. If less than $400 was paid in 2006, homeowners can sum their real estate property taxes paid on their [...]
Aug
20
The Park County Fair
August 20, 2007 | 5 Comments
Last night my husband, Henry, our 6-month old, Anders, and I went to the Park County Fair. This must be one of the smallest Country Fairs in the country, but it was still pretty fun. The barns hold pigs, cows, horses, rabbits, goats, sheep and chickens, there are few rides and a handful of carnival [...]
Aug
5
Medicare Prescription Assistance
August 5, 2007 | Leave a Comment
If you know some Montanans who are having difficulty paying their Medicare approved prescription drug insurance premiums, let them know about the following program administered by the State of Montana:
http://www.dphhs.mt.gov/prescriptiondrug/bigsky.shtml
Aug
4
Big Sky Sports
August 4, 2007 | 1 Comment
Couple of developments in the world of Montana sports: first, there is a forum for people to discuss the world of high school sports, located at Montana Prep Sports. Second, the schedule for the 2007-2008 Continental Basketball Association is now available at the CBA Hoops site. Of course, I’m partial to my home team – [...]
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