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A Chat with the New Owners of the Local Rag
by Gary Robson
Gary: Who are you guys, anyway?
Melissa: I'm Melissa Cross. I grew up in western Montana and moved to Red Lodge about 8 years ago from Missoula. I have family from Red Lodge, so I visited often as a kid. I use my degree in interpersonal communication (with focus in argumentation and rhetoric) at work, as a bartender at the Snag. I live in Red Lodge with my kitty, Earl.
Heather: I'm Heather Robson. I've lived in Red Lodge on and off since I was 14, and just moved back a couple years ago from Colorado. I live in a tiny house with my three cats, two dogs, boyfriend Steve, and my three-year-old son, Brodie.
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A Few Words from the Outgoing Editor
by Gary Robson
Thirty-seven months ago, I wrote my first editorial in the Local Rag. Today, I write my last. Oh, I had written articles for the Rag before then (book reviews for Jean, fiction for Kari), and I will hopefully write more. But this is the last time I'll write as your editor-in-chief.
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Afraid of the Flu Shot? Fiddlesticks!
by William George
As county health officer, I must respond to Gayle Hayley's concerns and fears regarding the flu vaccine. This is a pretty serious topic, as influenza is attributed to over 36,000 deaths in the U.S. yearly and the flu vaccine is very effective in preventing illness from the flu virus.
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Ann Zimmerman's 1st Grade Class, Holiday Gifts for Parents
Children in Red Lodge Mountain View Elementary School answered the question: "If you had all the money in the world, what would you by your parents for the holidays?"
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Deb Bratton's 3rd Grade Class, Holiday Gifts for Parents
Children in Red Lodge Mountain View Elementary School answered the question: "If you had all the money in the world, what would you by your parents for the holidays?"
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Donna Wailes' 1st Grade Class, Holiday Gifts for Parents
Children in Red Lodge Mountain View Elementary School answered the question: "If you had all the money in the world, what would you by your parents for the holidays?"
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Flu Shot Dangers
by Gayle Hayley
Thimerosal is a preservative that is used in vaccines to kill bacteria. It's cheap and has a long shelve life. That is why it is still being used today in vaccines. But the problem is- that it contains a large amount of a highly toxic form of mercury, ethylmercury, nearly 50% by weight.
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Hibernating Bears
by Shawn T. Stewart
This past summer was marked by a scarcity of natural bear foods. Many chokecherry plants, injured by the early frost in 2009, failed to produce berries. At higher elevations few whitebark pines produced cones. The failure of these two foods resulted in an abnormally high number of calls to Fish, Wildlife and Parks about bears that were trying to eke out a living in Red Lodge and the surrounding developments.
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Horrible Gifts
by Bethany George
We've all been in that awkward situation. When Aunt Muriel, the one that no one likes, hands you a gift. Your hands are already sweating with anticipation and memories from last year come flooding back. What other horrible gift could she possibly have gotten you this year? Unfortunately, I have been in that situation too often. So often in fact that I can mask the first feeling of "ugh?" very well! I wondered if there was anyone else that could relate to me, so I asked some fellow students of Red Lodge High School if they had ever received terrible, embarrassing, age inappropriate gifts. This is what I uncovered:
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Marge Nearpass' 2nd Grade Class, Hoiday Gifts for Parents
Children in Red Lodge Mountain View Elementary School answered the question: "If you had all the money in the world, what would you by your parents for the holidays?"
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Red Lodge Christmas Stroll 2010
This year's Christmas Stroll poster is by Dolly Frerichs Stuber.
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Robb Sager's 3rd Grade Class, Holiday Gifts for Parents
Children in Red Lodge Mountain View Elementary School answered the question: "If you had all the money in the world, what would you by your parents for the holidays?"
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Shop Red Lodge
by Corey Thompson
Still thinking of a Christmas gift for Aunt Gladys in Ohio? Or your cousin Dan in Michigan? Look no further than right here in Red Lodge, where you can find a wonderful variety of Montana-made gifts that will provide just the right Montana flavor for those friends and relatives unfortunate enough not to live here.
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The Cheapskate Wines
by Randy Tracy
This month, the Cheapskate Wine Snob does something a little different. Okay, a lot different.
Randy has done 30 wine columns for the Local Rag (all of which can be found at localrag.com: just click on "Cheapskate Wine Snob" in the right-hand column), and he's recommended quite a few different wines for us to enjoy.
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Tom McCoy, A True Renaissance
by Jeanne Thomas
Many people may have heard that the Carbon County Arts Guild had been working on the restoration of the old caboose behind the Depot Gallery. Tom McCoy is the artist who completed the entire restoration project, including returning the walls and woodwork to pristine condition and embellishing them with his trademark artistic style.
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Beer Snob:
Mexican Beer Travelogue
by Gary Robson
November seemed like a good time to get away from the sudden chill in the Red Lodge air and visit someplace warm. Someplace with beaches and deserts and ... beer!
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by Jeff Ewelt
It is with a heavy heart that I write my column this month. The thought of Gary and Kathy selling the Local Rag is quite sad. In fact, the only thing keeping me from releasing a freshly shaken hive of bees into Gary's store is the fact that they have sold the prize publication to their wonderful daughter Heather and her business partner Melissa Cross.
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by Gene Rodman
Recently I was given three old copies of Popular Photography from 1940. Film back then was becoming readily available in rolls, and 35mm cameras called "miniatures," were all the rage because of their ease of operation. Sure you had to carry a separate light meter to measure the brightness of the light of the scene you wanted to photograph.
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by Doug Robson
This year just gained another animated film for its record. With the success of How to Train Your Dragon and Despicable Me, can it stand up to its competition and hold its own? It's arguable, yet entirely probable.
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