2015

“A celebration of agriculture and our Montana lifestyle!” January 23-24, 28-31 The 71st Montana Winter Fair is a great excuse to get out and enjoy the exhilaration of learning, being entertained, [...]

By Marie Hoyer When parents are putting up a Christmas tree, chances are the children may want to have one in their playroom or bedroom. It would be very meaningful and part of the fun if the [...]

Fort Benton December 5 9am-3pm: Santa’s North Pole Outlet Mall All children (K-6th grades) are invited to purchase new presents from $.25 to $3 at North West Physicians Billing – Santa will visit [...]

By Marie Hoyer Antiochus IV Epiphanes lived in the second century BCA. He despised the Jewish people, outlawed their religion, and desecrated their sacred temple in Jerusalem. Later the Jewish [...]

By Marie Hoyer In the south-western area of the United States many Christmas customs are patterned after those in Mexico. Farolitos, or luminaries, are small paper bags filled halfway with sand. [...]

By Marie Hoyer A new holiday was established in 1966 by Dr. Maulana Karanzaa in the United States. It is the first specific non- religious holiday to help African Americans reconnect to their [...]

By Luke Strommen I remember going to Pines Youth Camp when I was a young boy. This was a week long, local bible camp tucked away in the pines located on the shores of the Fort Peck Reservoir in [...]

Major advances in science and technology are constantly changing the way American farmers carry out their operations. Yet, very few have gone corporate. Despite centuries of change, over 90 [...]

Like many grand ideas, David Miller’s came unexpectedly. He awoke at 3 in the morning, found a pen and paper, and sketched out floor plans for The “Barnsion” – a multi-story barn-mansion. Now, [...]

Photos and Article by L. Abigail Jones “Lord, I’m an idiot. Please protect me.” I repeated the plea a minimum of fifteen times. I’m not new to backcountry hiking. I’ve traversed the Grand Canyon [...]