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There’s a whole lotta bloggers here in Montana; here’s a roster of some of them. At one point, it was probably the most comprehensive listing of Big Sky Bloggers, around, but with the explosion in blogging over the last couple of years – and the tidal wave of micro-blogging services and social media – it’s [...]

Got an e-mail the other day:
I am writing to you in the hope that you will publish another animal abuse issue. Please take a moment to watch this 2-1/2 minute You Tube video which takes place in Billings, Montana. This is not just about Penny and Joy and Love, but about all the volunteers [...]

There is one thing about PETA that is almost good: the nutball organization sometimes provides such comic fodder that it’s nearly impossible not to be glad that it exists in some fashion. Most recent example: PETA wants Whitefish High School to change its name.
Why? Because the word “whitefish” does not promote empathy for fish. Seriously. [...]

The 19th annual ‘Running of the Sheep’ Sheep Drive in Reedpoint is scheduled for this Sunday. If you can’t make it enjoy the gif below to get a feel of the excitement you’ll be missing.
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Thanks to the folks at UltimateMontana.com for the photos.

Soyamaven sent me this picture with this information: “Reportedly, this 9′ 1″, 97 lb. snake was recently found east of Helena, near Canyon Ferry Lake.”
I don’t know if snakes in Montana routinely grow this large…but I’d hate to meet up with one.

So…can anyone confirm or deny that this snake was indeed captured near Canyon Ferry [...]

Is this power plant ever good news for Big Horn County. Chronically plagued by high unemployment, 15.7% in 2003, the prospects of a large number of full time jobs the power plant will bring is really giving people a positive attitude. Then there is the new private detention facility that is being discussed [...]

My Saturday morning routine is like this (with some parts excised because this is, after all, a family blog): Get out of bed, stumble into kitchen, start coffee, check email.
Usually, I don’t get much of anything — even the hate mail has slowed up some. I must be losing my touch.
Anyway, I’ve [...]

(Begging everyone’s indulgence, I thought I would repost this item — a week or so late from the Hebgen Quake anniversary. Originally posted here.)
Growing up in a small town in the middle of nowhere, the loudest and most oft-voiced lament was, “Nothing exciting ever happens around here.”
As fairly recent events have proven, this isn’t [...]

It’s hard for me to believe, but my alma mater, Ennis High, now has lights for the football field.
Back in the Day™, we always thought it would be cool to play under lights. The lights would have come in handy back in about ‘84 or so, when we played Absarokee to a 18-18 [...]

You may have the idea that deer are cute little critters; munching grass and fighting amongst themselves during mating season, and occasionally providing for some good venison.
You would be wrong.
Deer, as it turns out, are sneaky, vindictive, hateful creatures who would just as soon attack you in your own backyard than look at you.
“I tried [...]

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