A Renaissance at the Elks
by Gary Robson
In the February, 2009 Local Rag, I wrote an article about our Local Elks lodge struggling for survival. There weren't enough volunteers to serve as officers or committee chairs, and negotiations were underway to shut it down and transfer all of the assets to the Elks lodge in Livingston.
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An Open Letter to the City Council r.e. the DUI Ordinance
by Gary Robson
In my editorial in the November Local Rag, I did something I normally don't like to do: I complained about something without offering any solutions. I sent this letter to the City Council (with courtesy copies to Mayor Roat and Police Chief Pringle) urging them to reconsider Ordinance 887 and making positive suggestions about our DUI problem:
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Beartooth Billings Clinic
In late November, I took a tour of the almost-completed Beartooth Billings Clinic, Red Lodge's new combination clinic/hospital. When I got back to the office, I was sorely tempted to write a one-word article: "Wow!"
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Christmas Stroll 2010
December 3 and 4 will be this year's Christmas Stroll in Red Lodge.
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Christmas Trees
Speaking of Christmas, we're lucky to live in a place where we can go out into the wilderness and cut our own trees. No picked-over Christmas tree lots for the intrepid outdoor-lovers in Carbon County!
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Glacial Change in the Beartooths
by Dan Seifer
Glaciers erode landscapes ten to twenty times faster than liquid water and are one of many ever-changing geologic features in the Beartooth Mountains. Glaciers are large flowing masses of ice formed by the compaction and recrystallization of snow.
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Red Lodge City Council Solves DUI Problem
by Gary Robson
Montana has a drunk-driving problem. Or, should I say, "had" a drunk-driving problem. Because it appears that our City Council has fixed it with the ordinance passed in October.
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Salon Music, Take 3
by Randy Tracy
When I was a kid, my family would gather at my grandparent's house on Sunday afternoons for dinner. Still in our Sunday best clothes -- I had to wear a coat and tie starting at age seven -- my father and I would get out our instruments and play along with my grandmother, who would accompany us on the piano.
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Top Ten!
Each year, the American Planning Association (APA) recognizes and celebrates ten neighborhoods, ten streets, and ten public spaces in America. Locations are chosen in part "because of their interesting and unique characteristics; their strong sense of place; and because they are a vibrant and have lasting value."
Based on APA Chapter Presidents Council Advisor Andy Epple's speech, Broadway Avenue in Red Lodge was chosen more because
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Two Red Lodge Women Walk for the Cure
by Lola Ashby
Stephanie Schnell and Lola Ashby, both of Red Lodge, took to the streets of San Francisco to raise funds to fight against breast cancer.
After months of training on the trails, streets and roads around Red Lodge, Stephanie and Lola joined 1,400 other participants in the "Susan G. Komen 3 Day for the Cure" in San Francisco, a 60 mile, 3 day event. In order to participate, walkers were asked to raise $2,300.00. Stephanie and Lola can honestly say the 90% of their donations came from Red Lodge locals.
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Veteran's Day
November 11 is Veterans' Day. We all know people who have served or who are serving today.
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Beer Snob:
The Beer Snob Explores Mead
by Gary Robson
Most people think of beer as fermented barley and wine as fermented grapes. Often, this is true, but in reality the definitions go farther than that. Neither one, however, goes quite far enough to include a wondrous beverage from ages past that's making a comeback in America: mead.
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by Jeff Ewelt
As cold temperatures start invading our space, animals all over the state are preparing for the onslaught of snow, ice, and wind. Swainson's hawks are flying to South America, soft shell turtles are burying themselves in the mud, and chipmunks are getting their food reserves cached and ready to dip into when needed.
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by Gene Rodman
It's getting to that time of year when we we'll have the time to organize our images and also do what we really needed to do all along; back up our photos. Organizing and backing up our images is not part of anyone's creative process. It's like brushing your teeth; you know you need to do it every day but unless you develop a routine you can easily overlook doing it and pay for it later.
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by Clare Witcomb
About the 10th of every month I start sweating what the subject will be for the Green Scene article in the Local Rag. Writing about environmental issues can be both uplifting and downright scary. The last 2 months' articles have been in the "scary" category. Coal ash containment ponds and natural gas "fracking" are just some examples of the problems facing the globe when it comes to natural resource development.
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by Ryan Sankey
Above my desk in the office, among pictures of good friends, interesting news clippings and words of encouragement, is pinned a quote from Yves Saint Laurent; "Over the years I have learned that what is important in a dress is the woman who is wearing it." Those are big words coming from one of the world's most acclaimed designers.
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by Doug Robson
Do you use Facebook? Then you might be interested to see how it came to be. The Social Network follows Mark Zuckerberg (played by Jesse Eisenberg), a student at Harvard, as he attains the idea for a social networking site, launches it, and makes it a commercial success.
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