Biz Briefs
News from the Chamber of Commerce's Home and Garden Show, Yellowstone Park road closures, and the big move of Red Lodge Ales/Sam's Taproom.
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Getting Used to Big Sky Country
by Ken Jones
My idol, Dave Barry, has feet of clay. Once, in a Billings Gazette article, he showed his lack of knowledge about our state when he wrote that Montana's state motto is "Moo," apparently unaware of the millions of sheep that are also raised here as well as the increasing number of llamas and emus. While cattlemen may have been pleased by Mr. Barry's words, he's surely heard from a lot of irate sheepmen, llamamen, and emumen who have pointed out his ignorance and bias.
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More New Local Maps!
A couple of years ago, the biggest map news in our area was the waterproof plastic, tear-resistant, shaded-relief topographic map of the Absaroka-Beartooth Wilderness from Beartooth Publishing. Now, they've done it again with two new maps.
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Service & Non-Profit Update
Updates from our local service/non-profit organizations: This article includes the Elks, Beartooth Nature Center, and Carbon County Domestic and Sexual Violence Services.
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The Joy of Wet Sheep
by Gary Robson
Once upon a time--and yes, this is true even though it begins with the words, "once upon a time,"--we lived in a warmer place. A place warm enough, in fact, to have a swimming pool. It was a nice swimming pool. An honest-to-goodness in-ground swimming pool with a deep end, a shallow end, and steps. Generally, it only froze over a couple of times a year.
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What My Mother Loves
Since Mother's Day is coming, we asked Red Lodge kindergarten and first grade students, "What does your mother love?"
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by Randy Tracy
I have extolled the joys of Vinho Verde before, but wish to do so again. I've now tried quite a number of different Vinho Verde wines, and every single one was lovely. And I am happy to announce that every one was also under $15, a screaming bargain. It is clear that the Portuguese have this delightful white wine down pat, and I don't think you'd need any specific recommendations for producer or vintage--just buy it and drink it young. It's wonderful with any lighter food, and has enough body and acidity to stand up to even spicy oriental or Indian cooking. What a great summer picnic wine. It goes very well with crab cakes, for which there is an excellent recipe on page 24. I was lucky enough to taste the very dish pictured, with a bottle of Vinho Verde, and it was excellent.
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by John Overton
Mother's Day has much history! From the ancient Egyptians, the Greeks, and the Romans, there are stories honoring mothers. In early Europe, the holiday was formalized to honor motherhood and celebrated on the 4th Sunday of Lent. In the 1600's they called it Mothering Day.
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by Jeff Ewelt
Who doesn't love their mother? Some may say they have had their troubles with dear 'ol mom, but when it comes down to it, remember what mom went through to get you here. I really came to appreciate what mom does when my little guy came into the world. I think I threw up more than my poor wife did throughout the pregnancy. In fact, I had the nerve to look at her during delivery and say "I don't think I can do this again." Not a good idea. I still have the fingerprint indentations on my wrist. I was blown away by the strength and will power that my wife, and all mothers, have during that time of labor.
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Heirloom Recipes:
A Curried Crab Pot Pie for Mother's Day
by Jay West
When Mother's day comes around, I start thinking about Maryland crabs. Fried Maryland softshell blue crabs were my mother's favorite, but they were in season only from May to maybe August. The rest of the year, she made do with dishes like this one, which I remember from dinners at the Officer's Club at Fort Meyer.
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by Jeanne Thomas
Rugged individualism and infinite variety characterize the works shown in the Carbon County Arts Guild's new show. Hal Olson, well loved painter of our local scene, invited four of his friends and colleagues to join with him to create a show of new works, incorporating all of their individuality and craftsmanship, showing their skills and new directions. Please join with them on Saturday, May 9th, from 3-5 pm for the Artists Reception. All five artist, Hal Olson, Dave Vogel, Elliot Eaton, Dave Ritter, and Tony Duke; will all be at the party and available for conversation and information about themselves and their many creative endeavors.
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Slightly Out of Focus:
I Love Photoshop, but Sometimes It Hurts Me.
by Gene Rodman
Photoshop is synonymous with photo processing software for image enhancement and manipulation. Any photographer that uses it will sing its praises. Even though I work with it every day and have four or five thick books on how it works I know just a small portion of the program. Trying to sift through the mass of information and learn some important basics is frustrating to anyone who is first exposed to it. What are the important basics? Where do I begin?
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Green Scene:
Natural Resources Defense Council
by Clare Witcomb
After missing the last 2 issues, I'm back on board writing about the environment. These views are mine and those of Natural Resources Defense Council and not of any other groups I'm associated with. As a member of the NRDC, I would like to tell you about the goals of their Partnership for the Earth Campaign:
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by Corey Thompson
"We lost a brother," said Charlie Brandine and Jim Kujala. They were speaking about Edward Stanley Bustos--or Stano as most people called him--and his loss is felt as strongly today as the day of his death on November 10, 2007.
"Stano was a unique guy," said Jim. "He loved skiing, golfing, and music, but his greatest passion was the community of Red Lodge. He stood up for Red Lodge everywhere, and felt we were all lucky to be able to live here."
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Montana Fashion:
Make This Mother's Day `No More Mom Jeans` Day
by Ryan Sankey
"Mom jeans" are the size-doubling, ultra-high-waisted, relaxed-thigh, tapered-at-the-ankle atrocities that seem to go hand in hand with minivans and 1980's PTA meetings. Despite their status as a crime of fashion, they still seem to wiggle their way into the closets of poor unsuspecting women. To be fair, the super-high-waisted trousers showing up in fashion magazines these days are really hot on size 2, twenty-somethings with personal stylists to preen them to perfection. We are not talking about hot high-waisted trousers, we are talking about mom jeans and there is a definite difference.
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