A Summer in Yellowstone 2: The Adventure Continues!
by Patty Mills
This article is a continuation of Patty's story from the June issue. Part 1 is on our website. If you'd like to catch up, follow this link.
The hills are alive with the sound of music; the same could be said for Yellowstone National Park except the hills were alive with the sights and sounds of life. Beginning in early spring, the landscape faded from black and white to the full spectrum of a rainbow including the gold in the black pot. Thanks to spring showers, green had returned to the landscape along with red, purple, yellow, and blue, while the white of snow slowly melted away, exposing the yawning grasses and wildflowers as they peeked above ground.
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Anna's Story: Part One
by Becky Hardy
She was not yet called Anna when I first met her, and she was so beautiful she took my breath away. Her greasy hair was in a topknot, and her filthy toes poked from her flipflops onto the dirt floor of the squatters' kitchen. Fresh evidence of a runny nose belied her recently washed face and hands, and her intense brown eyes seemed somehow bigger than her face. Even through thick smoke churning from the open fire, I could clearly see fear in her eyes. She was trying to be strong.
So was I.
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Biz Briefs: Green Businesses Needed
Cafe Regis and the Carbon County Resource Council, an affiliate of the Northern Plains Resource Council, are seeking environmentally conscious businesses who would like booths at this year's Solar Flair on Sunday, August 29.
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Biz Briefs: Synergy Centre
Synergy Centre will open at 1 North Broadway in Red Lodge on July 1. Synergy Centre will provide services to relax the physical body, balance the inner spirit, and encourage learning to expand the mind. It is the intent that every person who enters Synergy Centre is made to feel welcome while they enhance their well-being in a safe, relaxing environment. Through complimentary therapies such as massage, Reiki, aromatherapy, meditation, and education, Synergy Centre will help the community find its balanced nature.
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Does Red Lodge need an ambulance district?
by Gary Robson
Everywhere you look right now, there's information -- and misinformation -- about the proposed Red Lodge/Roberts Ambulance District. Proponents say we have an extremely high level of service for a small rural area and we need to maintain it. Opponents say it's a waste of money, among other arguments.
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Exploring the Flora of the Pryor Mountains
by Kim Reid
Within a 20-mile drive from the base to the top of the Pryor Mountains, from 4000' to about 9000' feet in elevation, one can find dramatically different plant species from semi-desert to subalpine meadows. Quite often, the third week in June is the best time to view the largest display of many of the wildflowers at the mid to upper elevations of the Mountain. Pryor Mountain vegetation is largely influenced by topography, aspect, climate, and a diversity of sedimentary substrates (largely limestone, sandstone, and shale).
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It's All Downhill From Here...
There are some adventures you can take just about anywhere in the world. Others, like the new "Pedal & Paddle" combo trip, are uniquely Red Lodge.
Last winter, Doug Bailey was looking for ideas for a business. Doug has been a guide of one sort or another since he got out of high school. He's guided river trips, horseback trips, bicycle trips -- whatever struck his fancy -- working in Hawaii, Alaska, Louisiana, Wyoming, and Montana. With the economy down, Doug wanted a way to get back to guiding and work for himself.
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Lonnie Bell Picked as Parade Grand Marshal
Each year, one deserving person is chosen from the mass of participants, board members, volunteers, and VIPs to be the Grand Marshal of the Red Lodge Home of Champions Rodeo Parade.
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Meet the EMS Team!
We wanted to give our readers a chance to get to know the EMS workers around Red Lodge. Who are these people that show up when we call 911?
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Rodeo Parade - July 2, 2010
by Gary Robson
Some random pictures from Friday's Rodeo Parade. We have a bigger collection of pictures from the big Fourth of July parade two days later.
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Rodeo Parade - July 4, 2010
by Gary Robson
Photos from the 4th of July Red Lodge Home of Champions Rodeo Parade.
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by Randy Tracy
We usually think of California as being the center of American wine, and while that holds true for volume, there are literally hundreds of small wineries scattered all over the continent. Quality can range from indifferent to world-class excellence. I was lucky enough to spend a few days last May exploring a first-rate region that remains obscure -- as far as the rest of the world is concerned.
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by Jeff Ewelt
The crowds streaming into Red Lodge can only mean one thing; July 4th weekend is upon us. As all of us residents know, this weekend brings a world class rodeo to town, complete with tough cowboys, irritated bulls, and savage fans. As I was thinking of this year's rodeo festivities, my mind began to wander and I started wondering what other animals we humans have attempted to ride. For some odd reason, humans have always had an insatiable appetite for hopping on top of other animals for the thrill of the ride. Here's a short list of some not so typical animals you may find yourself on top of one of these days:
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by Jeanne Thomas
Working with clay and creating things is godlike in so many ways. It is one of the oldest of the art forms and one of the most durable and useful. Pots for cooking, bowls for serving, plates for eating, and cups for drinking: essentials for our lives and easily taken for granted. However when you use household items created by any of these three artists, you will always know and treasure the unique human spirit that imbues every piece. In a sense, one's grasp of life is enriched by the objects themselves and the knowledge of their individual and unique creation.
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by Gene Rodman
Sometimes I get tired of color photographs. Many photographs don't even seem real anymore. Magazines photos are all overdone; skin is flawless and the colors are all oversaturated. We may wonder how anything can look so good and perfect. Welcome to the world of Photoshop, where reality is relative.
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About Town:
A Different Kind of Family Reunion
by Corey Thompson
Summers are an especially popular time for family reunions. Relatives gather from all over to eat and party and re-energize relationships. But an unusual family reunion is taking place in Red Lodge this summer. It's a family reunion of dogs!
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Montana Fashion:
Dressing in the Red, White, and Blue
by Ryan Sankey
Dust off your 4th of July attire because red, white and blue is no longer just for Independence Day! In a swell of bright, almost tropical, colors flowing around this season (much to my delight) the grouping of red, white and blue is the only representation of primary colors in the mix. Understand, on their own, they are at the bottom of the barrel in popularity this season, but as a group they are flourishing from swimsuits to sundresses!
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Off the Reel:
"Hey Hex, What Happened to Your Face?": A Review of Jonah Hex
by Doug Robson
There is a comic currently being published by DC. It has been in the comics ring since 1972, and is still arguably the most successful comic series of the Western genre. I'll admit right off the bat that I have not read a single one of the comics in said series. Never touched a graphic novel of his, a comic, I hadn't even read up on the backstory until I started doing research for this movie. If you haven't figured out who this disfigured anti-hero of the western comics is by now, I'm of course referring to the supernatural bounty hunter Jonah Hex. Recently, Jimmy Hayward (director of Horton Hears a Who) decided to pick this up. An odd choice and quite a change from his only other directing piece, but I figured I'd give him a chance.
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