The smell of fried donuts permeated the air around the tiny food truck as Andy Beavers stayed busy inside, whipping up a fresh batch of the fried sweetened dough. Parked in front of his family’s house, located five miles outside of Powell, Wyoming, Andy and his mom, Erin, worked well together as Erin rolled the dough and cut out the shapes and Andy placed them one by one in the hot oil.

A selection of the best side dishes for your next summer barbecue!

As each child became old enough, they were offered the opportunity to do 4-H, and each of them did. Animal projects became a way of life and today, with only the youngest, Bailey and Allie, left at home, close to 100 animals still share the property with the family.

To say raising sheep is in Kevin Halverson’s blood would not be an exaggeration. Kevin and his wife, Shirley, run 650 head of Rambouillet and Targhee sheep on Lower Deer Creek in Sweet Grass County. It’s something he’s done his entire life, having purchased his first lamb at age 7. 

The World Famous Miles City Bucking Horse Sale has become so well known in commemorating the saddle bronc challenge that it has been dubbed the Cowboy Mardi Gras.

When the chutes finally open during the Home of Champions Rodeo over the Fourth of July weekend, it will be a huge celebration. After a year’s absence, everyone in the rodeo community is more than ready to “let ’er buck.” 

This issue’s recipes were selected with a crowd in mind.

Passing on traditions has long been a part of the lifestyle of the West. An older adult teaching a younger one an art or skill to prepare them for life. Art of the Cowgirl was founded with that in mind.

With gardening season just around the corner, it’s time to start planning ways to ensure that plants have the best growing conditions possible. 

By carving his name on the side of a large sandstone rock in 1810, John Colter may have unintentionally created his own monument.

Much of Charlie’s most revered work featured the landscape in and around central Montana, and this community celebrates his legacy in a unique way. In 1994, the Lewistown Area Chamber of Commerce established the Charlie Russell Chew Choo, a premier dinner train that makes a 56-mile roundtrip journey from Kingston Junction to Denton.

What appeared to be a typical Montana fall morning, with hunters scattering across public lands and outfitters and guides escorting their clients to a selection of private land trophies, was actually much more than that. Paul, now in his mid-70s, served in the Vietnam War, where he was decorated for his bravery.

Dick is a well-loved coach and teacher who spent most of his career at Hardin High School.  When asked if there was one student who was a stand-out, someone he is especially proud of, he said there are too many to list. It wouldn’t be fair to call out one, he said, because they all were stand-outs, in one way or another.

Christmas recipes to warm you up.

Humble and polite in manner, David Riggs, 53, is grateful and content with a life dedicated to honoring and taking care of those who are worth honoring and taking care of. David is the founder and CEO of K9 Care Montana, a nonprofit agency based outside of Livingston that breeds and trains Labrador retrievers as service dogs for wounded veterans and others. 

The afternoon of June 30, 2018, became the date that life changed for them. On that day, the couple had chosen to climb south of Big Timber at the Natural Bridge area. Arriving mid-morning, they climbed multiple pitches before taking a break for a late lunch. By the time they decided to do their last climb, it was close to 5 p.m.

He’d drawn the horse Brazos Bash, a young mare with only one showing on the PRCA. When the clock started, she and J.R. came out of the chute strong. The mare had bucked a couple of times when suddenly she bumped back into the chute, reared straight up and flipped over backward. Her body crushed J.R. 

Along the foothills of the Beartooth Mountains, near the base of Fishtail Butte, sprawls a beautiful cattle ranch where Ryan and Lindsey Clark are raising their cattle and their kids. A pasture full of cows and calves are scattered along the lane leading up to the ranch house. An immaculate place, the buildings are all painted and well cared for, the massive yard mowed and trimmed, the woodpile stocked and the garden bountiful. 

Amber Rose Mason is a woman who wears a multitude of hats. A ranch woman, horse trainer and actress, the petite woman is as much at home wrangling colts, roping calves and talking about grizzlies as she is in front of a camera.

It has been busy 11 years since Pam Gable took over the Blue Cat Bar & Grill. Over the years she has built it into a business that has fed and entertained folks from Billings to Hardin and from Roundup to Wyoming. Her watering hole is busy. It is one of Huntley’s main gathering spots and the place to be when events are happening.