50th Anniversary of Montana Silversmiths
Buckles are the crowning glory for Montana Silversmiths. Having designed and hand-crafted thousands, Montana Silversmiths is the official silversmith of the NFR, PBR, and PRCA and has placed buckles in the hands of hundreds of world champions.
From Drought To Deluge
On June 13, the Red Lodge community began battling the raging Rock Creek, which had blown its banks at the south end of town. As it escaped its banks, it turned Broadway Avenue into a rocky river channel flooding everything in its path.
Fire Fighters Fight For First
The 89th Annual State Firemen’s Association Convention held in Lander, Wyoming this past June drew volunteer firefighting departments from communities across Wyoming, with nine teams competing from the city and rural departments of Afton, Torrington, and Lander and the rural departments of Riverton, Wheatland and Newcastle.
Fearless in Fromberg and the Clark’s Fork River Valley
The night of Monday, June 14, was a night the residents of Fromberg will not soon forget. As Rock Creek was flooding Red Lodge, the communities of Belfry, Bridger, Fromberg and Edgar were keeping their eye on the Clark’s Fork River which was lapping at its banks.
Protecting Produce from Pesty Problems
It's the height of summer and gardening should be easy, right? The risk of frost has passed and it's not quite late enough to worry about another, yet this is also when the bugs and other issues cause us concern.
“God’s Acre”
Meadowlarks warble from their perches on the ornate and lustrous silver fence fronting the Forest Grove Church where worship will soon begin. The bell in the bell tower rings as congregants pass through the front doors that open to the sanctuary.
Muri Cole Triantafilo: Pilot/Horse Trainer
Muri was born and raised on her family’s ranch outside of Joliet. She enjoys training horses when she’s not flying with her career as a commercial airline pilot.
Zucchini Overload? Recipes for you.
Zucchini overload from your garden? Here are some great summer recipes to try!
Montana Agri-Women
Join Montana Agri-Women as we host the American Agri-Women National Convention November 2-6, 2022 in Bozeman, Montana.
Summer 2022 Publisher’s Note
What extreme weather we have had this summer! Floods, fire, drought, hail, grasshoppers, even tornadoes. If you were spared of one weather pattern, you likely experienced another.
Center Mark
On November 8, 1889, Montana was admitted to the union as the forty-first state, and pioneering townsfolk in Lewistown were happy to finally call their centralized hamlet, “The Heart of the State of Montana.”
Aber Day: The Kegger of all Keggers
No kegger, though, in the history of keggers could compare to the mother of all of them: Aber Day, which was held in May.
The Celebration of 150 Years
Given its proximity to Montana and Wyoming locals, Yellowstone National Park is the perfect place to enjoy during the off season and there’s time now before tourists swarm the sites.
Making More Space in Your Garden
For those gardeners whose space is a premium, the remedy just might be growing vegetables vertically.
The Fort at 49: Chef Made Food for a Community
The Fort at 49, a restaurant and campsite in Custer, Montana, quickly becomes a blur in the rearview mirror while cruising between Billings and Miles City.
Publisher’s Note
We filled this issue with good things. Reminders that even though all is not well in our nation and world, there is still much to be grateful for and enjoy.
Red Lodge Songwriters Festival
The Red Lodge Songwriter Festival will bring the kind of music to town that will guarantee to touch you in a way like never before. Hit song writers and rising stars from Montana, Nashville and around the country will congregate for three full days, in June.
A Glance at Eastern Montana
Being in the middle of nowhere hasn’t stopped Whitney Klasna from making an impact in the agriculture community in the state of Montana and, in fact, in the nation.
The Romantic and Real Side of Agriculture
Richelle Barrett would be the first to say she had no idea when she began sharing her thoughts on social media that today she would be a well-known agriculture advocate.