Jun
30
Montana Counties: Butte-Silver Bow
June 30, 2008 | Leave a Comment
County #1 in Montana, according to our license plates, is Butte-Silver Bow. There are about 35,000 people in the 715 square miles, most of them concentrated in the historic mining town of Butte, also known affectionately as “Butte, America.” Butte has a large Irish population, as evidenced by the world-class St Patrick’s Day celebration. Butte [...]
Jun
30
Big Sky Bloggers
June 30, 2008 | 1 Comment
The roster of all of the Big Sky Bloggers! Please let me know of anyone that I have missed, and keep me posted of new bloggers. If you ever run out of blogs to read, come on over here and just start clicking!
> read the rest (click here) all done [...]
Jun
23
Wild HOGs
June 23, 2008 | Leave a Comment
The 2008 Montana H.O.G. Rally will be held in and around Great Falls on Thursday, Friday, and Saturday this week (June 26-28). H.O.G. stands for “Harley Owners Group,” by the way. This year, the H.O.G. is going for a pirate theme:
Arrrr matey – Hoist anchor and set sail to join us in Great Falls, Montana [...]
Jun
17
Moving To Montana: Healthcare Jobs
June 17, 2008 | 1 Comment
Got an e-mail from Cynthia, a soon-to-be-nurse who wants to relocate to Montana and is looking for information:
Hey there from Delaware!!! I am planning a move to Montana next spring/summer after I complete my Nursing degree!!! So I will be coming with skills!!! (Second Career) I would like to get some feedback regarding your [...]
Jun
15
Miss Montana 2008
June 15, 2008 | 4 Comments
We have a new Miss Montana: Jennifer Hepner, a student at UM in Missoula, was crowned Saturday night!
I’ve had the pleasure of meeting Miss Hepner; she’s a good kid. She represented Great Falls at the 2007 pageant and the 2006 pageant.
Related: Miss Montana 2007; Miss Montana 2006; and Miss Montana [...]
Jun
14
How to access Census population statistics & maps
June 14, 2008 | 1 Comment
For all sorts of population statistical break-outs by county, city, town, unincorporated area or ZIP Code:
1. First go to: FactFinder @ Census.gov
2. At the top of the page, where it says, “Get a Fact Sheet for your community…”, enter the name of the county, city, town, unincorporated area or ZIP Code (if [...]
Jun
12
June Snow & Stuff
June 12, 2008 | 2 Comments
How many of you got snow yesterday? We did in Great Falls – nearly seven inches! On the other side of the Divide, Tall Pines saw a dusting, too.
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Jun
8
Bob Kelleher Loves “Shirley”
June 8, 2008 | Leave a Comment
I’ll admit that I wasn’t paying too much attention to the Republican primary a couple of days ago, but now that the dust has settled, I’m…uh…surprised that the Republican nominee for US Senate is perennial candidate Bob Kelleher (official site). His nomination has even garnered attention from some of the blogosphere big boys, including the [...]
Jun
7
Montana Appreciation Day
June 7, 2008 | 1 Comment
I’m not sure what calendar she is referring to, but Tara from Ohio has posted a blog entry about “Montana Appreciation Day!” I did some light Googling and couldn’t find any references to such, but I sure like the idea of having a day of appreciation for our wonderful state! Tara, we might have [...]
Jun
6
Police need your help; information from the GF Tribune:
Anaconda-Deerlodge police are searching for an Anaconda woman who has been missing for two weeks. Detective Bill Sather says 45-year-old Helena Gracia’s sister reported her missing last Saturday.
Her family last saw her on May 23, when she went to the store to get groceries and fill [...]
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- Custodian found dead in Butte schoolThe 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 […]
- Superintendent's gun fires during class in Reed PointReed Point High School students got quite a shock when a history lesson about a gun misfired on Friday. The gun actually went off in the middle of class and the bullet went through a wall. No one was hurt.Superintendent Dwain Haggard says he was teaching a history lesson and was showing off his .50-caliber Hawkens, an antique replica muzzleloader, when the g […]
- Helena students "band" together for music festival