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Born in 1941, Betty Lorraine (Blair) Steele grew up training and riding horses. In her sophomore year of high school, and the two years following, Betty won the all-around at the district level [...]

William C. “Billy” Knorr was born on January 21, 1885, in Poplar. Billy’s father, Phillip Knorr, was a U.S. Army Union Soldier in the Civil War who moved west to Montana and met Billy’s mother, [...]

In 1969, at the Cohagen Bar in eastern Montana, two cowboys, Judd Twitchell and Bud Kramer, challenged one another to prove who could ride the rankest bucking horse. Others riders jumped on the [...]

Edmond Chester Solomon was born on December 28, 1929 in Havre. He came up the way many young boys did back then: no-nonsense, no-frills. Cowboy life wasn’t a choice; it was just life. Most of the [...]

On a cold day in January 1960, Charlotte Mary Johnson was born, fighting for her life. The small baby’s body did not like her parents blood type combination and survived two complete blood [...]

Walter Wetzel was born on June 27, 1915 near Cut Bank Creek on the Blackfeet Indian Reservation. He became well-known by the nickname “Blackie,” derived from his Indian name (Siks-A-Num) which [...]

The West was immortalized by Charles M. Russell, America’s Cowboy Artist. Much of his revered work features landscapes in and around Central Montana, where Charlie first got his start as a [...]

Ron Mills was born in 1941 on a small ranch near Stockett but has spent most of his life on cattle ranches along the Rocky Mountain Front. As a youngster, Ron “practiced” riding broncs on the [...]

By Gayle M. Irwin For more than fifty years, the Yellowstone Art Museum (YAM) in Billings has brought art to the community. Staff and volunteers also take art beyond the facility’s walls. [...]

By Amy Grisak Great Falls has a rich musical history. We are blessed with the Great Falls Symphony, and appreciate the hard work and exceptional talent of our community members as they bring us [...]