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  • Bannack Days celebrates the wild west

    Catherine Ellerton, Contributing Writer|Jul 20, 2016

    The beautiful July day was shattered by the sound of gunfire and the acrid smoke filled the air. Amid the body strewn street the gunfighters headed to Skinner's Saloon with the drunken Assayer in tow leaving the dance hall girls standing about in shock. The Wild West had settled another score and Bannack Days was off and running. This past weekend was the 39th year that the Montana Fish, Wildlife and Parks Dept. and the Bannack Assoc. had celebrated the stories of the West. Within the two day...

  • Caverns were rockin' and rollin'

    Catherine Ellerton, Contributing Writer|Jun 29, 2016

    The Lewis and Clark Caverns were alive with the sound of music on Sunday, June 26. Guests were swingin' and swayin' and clapping hands and singing along as they took a moment on their way to or from the Caverns Tour. This musical weekend had begun several years ago when the Caverns State Park celebrated their 75th Anniversary according to producer Donna Weldon. It was well accepted and continues on. The day holds a wide diversity of music from the Gospel Hour with Donna, John, and Friends, on...

  • Jefferson Valley Museum hosts friends from the Springs of Butte

    Catherine Ellerton, Contributing Writer|Jun 29, 2016

    Former residents Jim Capp, Mrs. Charles Davis, Louise Capp Martin and Helen Michel recently came to visit the JV Museum to reminisce about the many adventures they had shared in this small western town. They brought friends from 'The Springs of Butte' an assisted living home and their friend Andrew who was their tour organizer and bus driver. The oldest visitor was 93 and one lady had even skydived and another lady was the wife of the wood carver recently featured on the Museum's Facebook Page!...