Walter Breuning, who lives in Great Falls, Montana, inherited the title of “World’s Oldest Living Man” in June 2009.

Walter celebrated his 113th birthday in September 2009.

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Downtown Parking

September 16, 2008 | 4 Comments

Up here in Great Falls, the cost of parking downtown might be going up from 25-cents to 50-cents per hour. I’ve got no problem with it, but there are plenty of folks who are steamed about it. Someone mentioned to me that there are no parking meters in downtown Missoula and Bozeman, which got me [...]

It’s time to crank up the Montana pride and cast a vote for Caitlin, a student at Great Falls High School who is one of five finalists in a big national contest:
Hey! My name is Caitlin, I’m from Great Falls and I am a finalist in a national contest to win a trip to New [...]

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 [...]

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 [...]

First up is a site called the Daily Yonder; it focuses on rural America, and this week turned its attention to the Presidential campaign stops in Great Falls.
Audrey Sholtey, the 2008 Miss Rodeo Montana, has a blog! Related Montana beauty pageant entries: Miss Montana 2007; Miss Teen USA; Miss Montana 2006; and Miss [...]

More Moon!

August 30, 2004 | 3 Comments

In keeping with today’s theme of Moon Over Montana, here is my entry, taken (IIRC) in February of 2003 in the very early morning…

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Sneak Preview

August 21, 2004 | 4 Comments

Here’s a peak at the proposed banner that we will be using here at BigSkyBlog…eventually, I hope to have a few rotating banners to highlight different aspects of our wonderful state, but this one is our starter. And we owe the lovely design to our very own Jen!

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