A Summer in Yellowstone 1: The Adventure Begins
by Patty Mills
With the Yellowstone Association employment application filled out and mailed, the next step for me was to wait and see if someone would call, or if I'd receive a nice "thanks, but no thanks" letter. This was one of those adventures that I thought about many times. I had no control over its ending now, with the application being filed away in a metal cabinet or shredded, or someone reading it and thinking, hey, let's give this woman a call. (This is part 1 of Patty's series. Use these links to catch up on the rest of the series: Part 2, Part 3, Part 4.)
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Bark Beetles
by Jeff Stockwell
There are many species of bark beetles that are infesting trees on the Beartooth Ranger District. These include the mountain pine beetle and the pine engraver that can cause mortality in lodgepole pine and ponderosa pine trees. Here's what to do to help prevent the spread of these destructive pests.
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Candidate Forum at the Elks
On June 3, the candidates running for office in Carbon County all gathered at the Beartooth Elks Club in Red Lodge for an open forum (also see our Justice of the Peace interviews from the May issue).
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Celebrate Midsummer With the Finns!
by Renee Prinkki and Barbara Herbert
TERVETULOA! Welcome to the Midsummer Celebration, the beginning of real summer in Finland. The winters in Northern Europe can be long and hard. Finally, when the cold winter releases her grip on Finland, summer comes, and there is much celebration throughout the country. It is a time to be with family and friends and sample the abundance of food that has been prepared. Saunas are warmed and there are many activities to be enjoyed. One tradition from the past is to build a huge bonfire by the water. All over Finland, close to midnight on Midsummer Eve, the bonfires are lit.
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Garrett Lay wins Montana Petroleum Essay Contest
Red Lodge High School dominated this year's Montana Petroleum Association essay contest, with Garrett Lay taking first place (a $2,000 prize), Keeley Bremer and Sally Gildehaus winning $500 each as runners-up, and Sierra Metcalf and Tia Roller coming in as semi-finalists, for $100 each.
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New Business: Big Sky Patient Care
On May 11, a Red Lodge franchise of Big Sky Patient Care opened on Broadway. The business, which provides legal medical marijuana to patients with a Montana "green card," is located at 412 North Broadway, unit 1.
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New Business: Pizano's Pizza
In early April, Red Lodge was subjected to one of the quietest, most understated restaurant openings ever. "We wanted to make sure we had all the kinks worked out before we made a big splash," said John Zulkowski of Pizano's Pizza.
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Red Lodge High School Awards 2010
On Thursday, May 20, Red Lodge High School held an awards ceremony honoring the outstanding students of this school year--and there were a lot of outstanding students!
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by Jeff Ewelt
I've never been blessed with a large stature. Like any man, I often flex in the mirror and dream of having biceps as thick as my legs. However, all that stares back at me is a lanky, boney frame. But you know, I'm okay with that now. Sure, I received the occasional swirly in school and often used my little size to outrun bigger thugs, but now that I'm an adult--at least I think I am--size really doesn't matter to me anymore.
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by Jay West
With a name like cioppino (pronounced cho-pee-no) you would think this dish came from Italy. But it did not. It's one of those ethnic-American dishes that were developed over here. Our local Finns have a fish stew called Moijakka (sometimes called "kalomoijakka") which seems to be a Minnesota, Dakota-Montana thing.
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by Jeanne Thomas
Mel Fillerup is a painter's painter. He says he paints whenever he can and he means just that. Wind and snow are no impediments and one can see his love of the world through his brush. He grew up in Lovell, Wyoming, just southeast of here.
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by Gene Rodman
Have you ever wondered why your camera produces really good photos sometimes and really awful ones other times? Do you ever wonder why the landscape you're looking at doesn't translate the same to the photo?
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by Gary Robson
While channel-surfing on TV the other day, I came across Jon Stewart running a collage of videos where Fox News' Glenn Beck was comparing Barack Obama and the Democrats to Adolf Hitler and the Nazis. I'd like to call this an isolated incident, but it isn't. The news is full of conservative pundits, commentators, and bloggers comparing our president to Hitler.
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by Clare Witcomb
Nearly a year after the United State House of Representatives passed the American Clean Energy and Security Act, Senators John Kerry and Joe Lieberman finally released their clean energy and climate bill, the American Power Act, last week.
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by Corey Thompson
Awww, shucks! Montana is just a doggone friendly place! We know that because, unlike the rush of urban life, where people dash from one place to another, avoiding eye contact, we rural and small-town Montanans go out of our way to greet one another. We say good morning, we comment on the weather, and we wave at each other as we drive in cars. It?s just downright good etiquette.
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Montana Fashion:
The Sexiest Garment Ever Invented
by Ryan Sankey
The sexiest garment ever invented is not the teddy. It is not the lace bikini. It has never been a "hottest item of the season" at Vic's. The sexiest garment ever invented is... the starched white shirt.
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Off the Reel:
Could Have Used More Tights: A Review of Robin Hood (2010)
by Doug Robson
Robin Hood: A classic tale told through the generations of a rebel who stole from the rich to give to the needy; a man who, with his pack of merry men, took resources from the people who didn't need it, and helped out the poor. Truly a hero of legend, Sir Robin of Loxley. His story has been told throughout the ages, and has been told many different ways. In this, the year of 2010, director Ridley Scott took it upon himself to remind people of this legend in the form of a film. It's a revitalization of the epic tale told through the eyes of one of the greatest directors in all of Nerd-dom. Here's a plot summary.
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