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Courtesy of CrazyLaws.com, here is a list of laws in Montana that defy common sense.
• It is illegal to have a sheep in the cab of your truck without a chaperone.
• In Billings, Montana it is illegal for employees of the city’s communications center to program their phones with speed dial.
• Balls may not be [...]

Yep – after more than seven years at Better Living Thru Blogging, I’ve finally made the move and set up housekeeping over at GreaterFalls.com, using a sub-blog titles “Better Living Thru Blogging!” Catchy title, eh?
Visit “Better Living Thru Blogging!”
Come on over and say hi!

Usually, when the community of Choteau makes national news it is because of its most famous part-time resident, David Letterman. But this week Choteau has made headlines for a different reason: a professor was dis-invited to speak to students at the high school, and passions are strong on both sides as to the reason for [...]

One of our very own Big Sky bloggers, Traveling Mel, has published a book that might come in handy at this time of year: Ski Trails of Southwest Montana. Congrats, Mel!
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Yep – it’s official – the entire “We Make Contact” and “invasion” marketing campaign in Great Falls was designed to generate buzz about the name change of our minor-league baseball team. The former White Sox are now the Great Falls Voyagers. So what do you think? Does the UFO/Voyager theme make sense, in light [...]

OK, here it goes: my official, formal, final answer to the WeMakeContact mystery is…that Great Falls will be getting a new minor-league hockey team! Ron’s friend DeAnne also suspects that tomorrow’s announcement will be about a new hockey team. That would be a pretty cool name for a team: The Great Falls Invaders! The [...]

Hi my name is Cuba and I am a Havanese dog who lives in NYC. It is important we have a say in our next President. Please see our debate questions on youtube.
Then go to my web site and VOTE. I need votes from your state, Montana.
thanks
Cuba

The roster of all of the Big Sky Bloggers! If you ever run out of blogs to read, come on over here and just start clicking!

Please let me know of anyone that I have missed, and keep me posted of new bloggers.

Well, it’s not really a UFO mystery — it’s a marketing mystery. Last week several billboards sprang up around town with the word INVASION in large letters, the date 1-15-08, and the address WeMakeContact.com listed underneath. A visit to the website reveals some fake footage of UFOs over Great Falls, with a few more bogus [...]

Hello everyone,
In a week’s time I will be flying to Missoula to tour the Univ. of Montana, because I have been accepted there and to look for a place to live. I have been looking at Missoula’s newspapers online but so far I haven’t found much. Right now I live in Seattle with my two [...]

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    A restaurant in Kalispell caught fire on Saturday, leaving $250,000 worth of damage in its wake.The Kalispell Fire Department responded to a 911 call at Famous Dave's Restaurant on on U.S. Highway 93 North on Saturday night at 9:41 p.m.Fire officials say that by the time they arrived on scene, everyone had been evacuated. An employee saw smoke in a mech […]
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    In the Helena valley, music brought three middle schools together in harmony this week. The bands from Helena Middle School, C.R. Anderson, and East Valley Middle School joined forces for a music festival, with the 8th-grade students split up into two groups to practice sets of four pieces.Triona Matheson, a percussionist, said, "We all play together as […]
  • Montana communities not happy with state funds freeze
    According to the Montana Department of Commerce, 50 cities and counties across the state will not be getting money that was promised them.During the last legislative session, Congress approved spending $20-million dollars on rural projects. The state has spent $16.5-million of that, but is holding the remaining 10% due to the budget situation.State budget di […]
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    Montana's Water Policy Interim Committee is speaking out about the federal government's jurisdiction over Montana's water and has sent a letter to Montana's U.S. Congressional delegation.State law says Montana's water resources are state property and should be used for the people of Montana. Language before the U.S. Congress in the C […]
  • Belgrade resident Wolery sentenced for attempted sexual exploitation of teen
    The United States Attorney’s Office announced on Thursday that Rayne Allen Wolery, a 30-year-old resident of Belgrade, was sentenced in a Helena courtroom to a term of 180 months in prison, supervised release for 10 years, and forfeiture of computer and cell phone. Wolery was sentenced in connection with his guilty plea to attempted sexual exploitation of ch […]
  • Montana unemployment rate ticks up
    The state's seasonally adjusted unemployment rate increased slightly by 0.1 points in January to 6.8% while the national unemployment rate fell from 10% to 9.7% in January."The U.S. economy showed positive Gross Domestic Product (GDP) growth in the second half of 2009, but employment growth lags behind a recovery in GDP," says Labor Commission […]
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    The National Cancer Institute estimates about 40,000 American women died of breast cancer last year. Saint Peters Hospital in Helena is teaming up with the Lewis & Clark County Health Department to help with early detection by offering free mammograms for uninsured and low-income women.Saint Peters recommends women start getting an annual mammogram when […]
  • Sarah Palin returning to Montana for teen fundraiser
    Former Alaska Governor and vice-presidential nominee Sarah Palin is making another trip to the Treasure State.Palin will be in Missoula on September 12 for a fundraiser for an organization called Teen Challenge;the faith-based organization helps teens deal with life's problems by teaching them Christian values.Money raised during the event will go towar […]
  • Custodian found dead in Butte school
    The body of a 49-year-old man was found at Kennedy Elementary School in Butte on Saturday.The man worked as a custodian for the school district, Butte-Silver Bow Sheriff John Walsh said.The body was found in a classroom by a teacher Saturday morning.The man was identified as Doug Weisenberger.The body was taken to the state crime lab for an autopsy, but it a […]

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