Articles with the Tag: Montana
Tulips, mud and bull sales all mean spring in Montana, and all were present for the Valley View Charolais Ranch 47th annual bull sale on Saturday. Pickups and cars with license plates from Colorado, Oregon, Washington, Wyoming as well as Montana were parked near the sale barn as bull buyers came to purchase ...
This week HB 2, the budget bill, comes over from the House to the Senate Finance and Claims Committee. We get Friday through Monday off for an Easter break, then starting on Tuesday, April 7, HB 2 is on the Senate floor. Back door deals have been made and it will be interesting to see what happens. T...
On the House of Representatives Floor this past Thursday we debated SB289, otherwise known as the “Dark Money Bill.” A group of legislators used parliamentary maneuvers to get this bill passed and the end result will face court challenges, limit free speech and violate privacy rights. In ...
Humanities Montana awarded a $600 grant to the Sleeping Child Hot Springs for All in support of Salish Winter Stories. Sleeping Child Hot Springs for All welcomes Tony Incashola, director of the Salish-Pend d’Oreille Culture Committee, who will tell Salish winter stories in the traditional home of the ...
HELENA – The Real Montana Short Film Competition is accepting submissions of one-minute videos featuring Montana. Five categories are available: Food and Beverage; Artists, Culture and Events; Places; Outdoor Adventure; and Wildlife and Scenery. The public will vote to pick winners from each category. ...
WASHINGTON, DC – Senator Steve Daines is encouraging Montana students to apply for summer internships with his Washington, D.C. office and state offices in Great Falls, Missoula, Helena, Bozeman and Billings. “Internships offer Montana students a unique opportunity to gain valuable work experi...
Yoga pants comment raises a stir In an interview after a hearing on his bill to revise indecency laws, Rep. David “Doc” Moore, R-Missoula, told the Associated Press that he thinks yoga pants should be illegal in public. Moore maintains that he was joking, but the Associated Press ...
News from the Lee Metcalf National Wildlife Refuge “As I grew up I was fervently desirous of becoming acquainted with Nature” (John James Audubon - Ornithological Biography, 1831). Montanans, help your sons, daughters, nieces, nephews, students learn about the fantastic nature of big sky count...
ST. IGNATIUS – A pair of young St. Ignatius dairy farmers intend open a locally-sourced, Montana-made ice cream store by summer. “Hopefully by Memorial Day there will be freshly churned, small-batch, locally-flavored ice creams in St. Ignatius,” owner Laura Ginsberg said. “Ou...
News from Montana State Parks HELENA – Montana State Parks announced that in 2014, Montana’s 55 state parks experienced 2.255 million visits, setting record high visitation for the second straight year. From January to December 2014, the statewide visitation numbers show a 3-percent incre...
