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Plains VFW getting a makeover
It is a building that in one way or another has been serving the Plains community for several decades. In the mid 1970s it was savaged by fire, rebuilt and given new life. But now, the VFW building on West Lynch Street plans are in the works to update the structure, beginning with the iconic eight-lane bowling alley in the basement. “The bowling alley looks like it did in 1976,” said post Quartermaster Heather Allen. “There are elements of the facility we can no longer find parts for. It needs to be updated.”The 1970s fire destroyed most of what was a two-story VFW...
Annual Big Mountain Run racers brave the heat
One hundred forty runners toed the line at 9:30 a.m. to race up to the summit of Big Mountain on the Danny On Trail Saturday, braving blistering temperatures for the 42nd annual Big Mountain Run. Hosted by the Glacier Nordic Club, the event has a rich history dating back to 1983, before mountain running in the US was trendy and high tech. Local legend Ryan Skotnicki took the 2024 King of the Mountain by over 4 minutes, in a time of 35:17. Skotnicki recently got 16th in the U.S. Mountain Running Championships. Brett Winegar raced to a second place finish with...
Montana Little League Softball squad loses to Idaho in semifinals, still alive for World Series trip
The Boulder-Arrowhead/Big Sky (BABS) majors softball team fell to Eagle, Idaho 10-5 on Wednesday in the winner's bracket semifinals of the Little League Softball Northwest Region Tournament. Montana led 2-1 going into the third inning, but Idaho struck for four runs in the third and five more in the sixth...
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