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More Private Jets Show Sizeable Growth of Montana’s Elite
The 'new wealth' of the Bozeman area is visible almost everywhere. New subdivisions, exclusive residential clubs, more luxury SUVs and sports cars, high demand for services, and a substantial increase in private jet traffic. Perhaps the boom in luxury mountain-top real estate wouldn't affect the average resident of the Gallatin...
Aggregation of lots sets city up for purchase of poplar farm
(Missoula Current) A collection of lots off Mullan Road would be realigned under a request by the property’s owner, making them more marketable for future development. The city also has expressed interest in one the parcels, which currently houses the wastewater treatment plant and the poplar farm. The parcels are all currently owned by the Clouse family.
Only in August in Great Falls!
Great Falls is Montana’s Basecamp for Art and Adventure…and there’s an extra emphasis on the art in August! The 6th Annual ArtsFest MONTANA will draw eight talented street artists from all over the world to Great Falls. The artists will spend a week creating colorful and beautiful murals on buildings downtown, adding to the 43 already here! Watch these creations in progress and meet the artists. Check out a compilation of past works in progress here!
Brody Grebe shares 'Cowboy Mentality' with teammates
Montana State's Brody Grebe speaks with SWX's Austin Parr about being named the Big Sky's Preseason Defensive MVP, and sharing his 'Cowboy Mentality' with the rest of the team. The Big Sky Conference named Montana State's Brody Grebe as the league's Preseason Defensive MVP on Sunday, with eight other Bobcats...
Car, van shows come to Lincoln County
Fans of classic cars and vans had their choice of shows they could attend in south Lincoln County last weekend.Happy's Inn hosted its annual classic car show pitting Lincoln and Flathead counties against each other.Flathead County came out the winner in 2024.Van lovers headed to the first Northwest Regional meet at Timberlane Campground outside of Libby.Event organizers said the Northwest regional will rotate annually to a different established location each year with the first one hosted in Montana. The Northwest Regional Van Meet was held at Timberlane Campground last week outside Libby. (Taylor Resch/The Western News)
1 MONTH ALERT: Montana Tour Kicks Off With Big Sky Doubleheader in August
The American Sprint Car Series National Tour will kick off a four-race stretch in Montana with the Harvey Ostermiller Memorial doubleheader weekend at Big Sky Speedway in August. The event, Friday-Saturday, Aug. 23-24, will see the National Tour return to the 3/8-mile dirt track for the first time since 2019...
After long and winding college career, Hamilton's Hunter Omlid excited to be Colorado Rockies pick
MISSOULA — Hunter Omlid's baseball talents were discovered on an otherwise unassuming scouting trip to Gallatin County by Gary Van Tol. Former Bitterroot Red Sox skipper Jason Goligoski invited Van Tol, the soon-to-be Boise State baseball coach, to watch his junior hurler. After three innings, Goligoski walked over to see what Van Tol thought of Omlid.
Festival of Art draws nearly 50 vendors
Kirstin Baker of Dragonfly Pottery in Belgrade brought her own fan to the Flathead Lake Festival of Art, where temperatures were in the low 90s Saturday afternoon.“Last year it was 100 degrees,” she said. “This is much better.”Margery Christensen, membership coordinator for Sandpiper Gallery and Gifts, which hosts the two-day art show, said 47 artists and craftspeople offered their wares this year – twice as many as last year.“The word’s gotten out,” she added.Artists traveled from across Montana, including Bozeman, Belgrade and Laurel, and beyond, including South Dakota and Colorado, for the ninth annual juried show at Sacajawea Park in...
Port Polson Players continue season with "The Cemetery Club"
The Port Polson Players continue their 49th season with the hilarious and poignant comedy, “The Cemetery Club, July 25-Aug. 11 at the air-conditioned log Theatre on the Lake.Caroline McDonald, Shellie Winebrenner and Kyle Geyer portray three widows who meet once a month for tea, before going to visit their husband's graves. Ida is sweet tempered and ready to begin a new life; Lucille is a feisty embodiment of the girl who just wants to have fun; and Doris is priggish and judgmental.When Sam the Butcher (played by Ron Martin-Dent) enters the scene while visiting his wife’s grave, “A new take on the ‘Cemetery Club’ develops within the touching and humorous relationship shared by the gals,” says director Karen Lewing.Doris and Lucille squash the budding romance between Sam and Ida, and are guilt-stricken when their meddling nearly breaks Ida’s heart."Funny, sweet tempered, moving," wrote The Boston Globe of the original Broadway production, which opened at the Brooks Atkinson Theatre in New York City on May 12, 1990.The film version starred Ellen Burstyn, Dianne Ladd and Olympia Dukkakis.Curtain Times are 7:30 p.m. Thursdays, Fridays and Saturdays and 2 p.m. Sundays. For reservations call 406-883-9212 or head to portpolsonplayers.com.
County to consider both residential, industrial subdivisions at Wye
(Missoula Current) While the county considers a “town-center” residential subdivision at the Wye, it will also review a neighboring industrial subdivision where future commercial activity is planned. The Grass Valley Industrial Subdivision includes 19 lots on 43 acres off Longacres Lane south of Highway 10. The property is...
Whitefish Bite in Flathead Lake
Ross Tate of Missoula hit Flathead Lake on Tuesday, July 23rd between the Narrows and then over to SkiDoo Bay, hitting almost 30 whitefish by 9 am. Wow! He told us, “Lots of whities on the fish locator. And half, or close to it, are eating Zimmer’s yellow fly this morning.”
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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