Anne James
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5 Tricky Treats for Halloween
Thanks to my Facebook friend Barb for posting the link to www.recipegirl.com, where I found a collection of great easy-to-make Halloween recipes. Here are five th
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FWP Considers Moving Bison to Marias River WMA
The Montana Department of Fish, Wildlife and Parks is looking for your input on a draft environmental assessment on a proposal to move a portion of the Yellowstone National Park bison herd to the Marias River Wildlife Management Area (the former Charlie Lincoln ranch) in Toole County
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It’s Our Money, So How Can We Save It?
Sen. Max Baucus, chairman of the Senate Finance Committee, is one of twelve members of the so-called "super committee" charged with finding ways to cut $1.2 trillion (that's $1,000,000,000,000) in federal government spending
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Brooke vs the Bear
It's not everyone who can say she has punched a black bear in the nose. I suppose someone may have done it, but you have to live to tell about it. 22-year-old Brooke Collins of Juneau, Alaska did, and for good reason
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Winter Weather Advisory Issued
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Superstition Runs Deep (And Starts Early) in Baseball
What do these two plastic bears, a Bic pen and an inside-out sock have to do with a Little League World Series title? Maybe nothing. Maybe everything. Baseball players are notoriously superstitious, and it begins early
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KSEN to Broadcast Weekend Title Game(s)
Somewhere in the middle of that mini-mob at home plate is Ben Askelson, whose walk-off homer propelled his Billings teammates into the US title game at the Little League World Series. Billings, representing the Northwest region in the US series bracket, defeated the West champs, Huntington
Beach, California, 1-0. Here's the story from ESPN.
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USAF Rocks!
Wanna be a rock star? Join the U.S. Air Force! It seems to be working for Staff Sargeant Angie Johnson. She and a few fellow members of the 571st Air Force Band formed a band called Sidewinder, and have been entertaining troops in the Middle East
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Missing Girls May Be Headed to Montana
The National Center for Missing and Exploited Children is asking for help in locating two missing girls believed to have been abducted by their father in Missouri. Officials believe the three may be headed toward Montana, possibly traveling in a 1990 Dodge Carava
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GNP Warns on Bear Encounters After Photo
This photo, taken recently along Going To The Sun Road in Glacier National Park, was posted to the Glacier National Park and Montana Tourism Facebook pages.
Yes, the little bear cub is cute, and it is tempting to walk right up and pet one. I notice several of the people are looking off into the woods, no doubt wondering when mama bear is going to show up.
Sadly, although this encounter ended without incident, it may well be the beginning of the end of this poor little cub.
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Decoding History at the Marias Museum
“It's strange, but growing up as a child I was forbidden to speak my Native language at school. Later my country asked me to. My language helped win the war and that makes me very proud. Very proud.”
Charles Chibitty's words are the first you read in the Smithsonian Museum of the American Indian's traveling exhibit "Native Words, Native Warriors" which is on display through July 30th at the Marias Museum of History and Art in Shelby.
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Stripe Rust Threatens Local Wheat Crop
Stripe Rust (USDA) MSU Extension agents around the Golden Triangle are warning producers to be on the lookout for Stripe Rust, a serious wind-borne fungal disease. According to MSU Extension Service plant pathologist Dr.Mary Burrows this cool, wet spring has provided the perfect environment for the fungus to thrive.