June 2019

No need to re-invent the healthcare wheel

I recognize that accessing affordable, high-quality health care remains a significant challenge for a lot of Montanans. I also recognize that we need to do more to address those needs.

Invitation to come and view tour operations

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A recent letter from Ron Stoneberg contained false information about the work of the American Prairie Reserve. Mr. Stoneberg claims APR’s goal is to have “10 or 20,000 wild, free-roaming

Finding joy in generosity

An American proverb goes, “You are generous if your neighbor is generous.” For a moment, think of a person you consider generous. What makes your person outstanding: gentleness, compassion, sincerity?

Sadness at the Sunset Memorial Gardens

Dear Editor, My family are all buried at the Sunset Memorial Gardens, north of town. I got a large wreath on sale for my parents’ graves, and flags for my

Ready to Respond

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The Central Montana Search and Rescue team is increasing its knowledge and skill set in hopes to better provide service to the community, come what may.

In doing so, they’ve had a busy year of trainings, and they are only getting started.

In March the group did a wildlife training, in April they did a dog training and this summer they’ll do swift water rescue (rescue involving robust water conditions), high and low angle rescue (applies to vertical terrain missions) and rope rescue (technical rescue using steel, cable, nylon, polyester, etc.).

Digging It

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The town of Judith Gap had a little boost in their economy the last few weeks as Montana State University Anthropology instructor Nancy Mahoney and Professor Mike Neeley put on an archaeology field school course in David Bradley’s backyard, where MSU anthropology students dug up a bison kill full of bones, arrowheads and spear points.

‘It’s a bird, it’s a plane…it’s a soda bottle rocket’

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A group of budding rocket scientists spent Thursday morning perfecting their launches on the Moore School lawn. 

“Ten, nine, eight, seven…” the group chanted down in unison, with blast off at “one.”

“Wow, that one went really high,” a young scientist exclaimed as his soda bottle “rocket” shot into the air. 

Powered by air pressure supplied through a bicycle pump, the rhinestone-and-paint decorated spacecraft were sent skyward when their designers yanked a string, sending a burst of air down a tube connected to the open end of the soda bottle.

Lloyd Eugene Allee

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Lloyd Eugene Allee, 91, of Cascade, joined his Lord and Savior suddenly at home on June 2, 2019 (just five days short of his 92nd birthday) doing what he loved,

Patricia Diane Schultz

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Patricia Diane Schultz died peacefully on May 31, 2019 in Seguin, Texas, of natural causes. She began her life in Georgetown, Texas, the daughter of Howard and Florine (Mills) Carroll.

Leland G. Garrison, Jr.

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Leland G. Garrison, Jr. 82 passed away Thursday evening, May 30, 2019, in St. John’s Nursing Home in Billings of natural causes. He was born July 25, 1936 in Bonham,