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I have a new hero. His name is Bryan Henderson and he is a 51-year-old software engineer from San Jose, California. On Wikipedia, where he is one of thousands of volunteer editors, he is known by the pseudonym “Giraffedata.” (more…) Continue Reading →
For a brief period in the 1860s, camels imported from North Africa were used as pack animals in the gold camps of western Montana. The camels proved useful, according to Ellen Baumler, an author and interpretive historian at the Montana Historical Society, but they fell out of favor for one simple reason. (more…) Continue Reading →
Regular readers of Last Best News will probably remember our story about Kate Morris’ little grain bin house on the prairie, which we wrote about when it was under construction and again after its completion. We wrote about how Kate worked with Nick Pancheau from Collaborative Design Architects to realize her dream of living in a converted grain bin on the property north of Great Falls that she inherited from her parents. (more…) Continue Reading →
Family Promise of Yellowstone Valley, a nonprofit agency that works to lift families out of homelessness, took its fundraising drive public Wednesday afternoon. Standing in front of a building on South 26th Street that will become a day center for families served by the agency, fundraising chair Carol Roberts announced that Family Promise was already halfway to its $600,000 goal. (more…) Continue Reading →
KTVQ is reporting that a Billings police officer is being investigated over a physical altercation he reportedly got into with a fellow officer from Laurel. The story said Paul LaMantia, a 6-year veteran “with a growing disciplinary file,” is under investigation for a “dispute” that resulted in extensive injuries to Jim Huertas, an officer with the Laurel Police Department. The two police officers are also business partners at Prohibition Boutique & Barbershop in downtown Billings.
We have a winner. I wrote a couple of weeks ago about “Real Montana,” the short-film competition sponsored by the state Office of Tourism. I also said my favorite out of more than 150 entries was Colin Ruggiero’s “Montana,” a dazzling, time-lapse tour of the state, with a particular emphasis on southeastern Montana. (more…) Continue Reading →
Chapter 3: Full Gospel Revival Tabernacle, 3307 Third Ave. N.
Service, 11 a.m., Sunday, Jan. 26, 2014
Length of service: Undetermined. Length of sermon: Likewise undetermined. During this, my third foray to a place of worship in Billings, I uttered my first unprompted prayer. Continue Reading →
Now that the 2015 Montana Legislature has adjourned, lots of regular Montanans are confused about what actually happened in Helena, which coincidentally is the condition a good many legislators found themselves in when it was finally over. The 64th session, or Legislature LXIV as fans of state government affectionately call it, featured a raft of complicated legislation, parliamentary maneuvering worthy of Machiavelli and the usual ration of ding-dong bills meant to deal with life-or-death issues like yoga pants. (more…) Continue Reading →
This is the story of the oldest tattoo shop in Montana. No, wait. This is the story of the two oldest tattoo shops in Montana, whose roots are so intertwined that they both have a fair claim to that title. (more…) Continue Reading →
Except for a few Bureau of Land Management employees, Brigit and Ken Painter and their two dogs had Pompeys Pillar National Monument pretty much to themselves Thursday morning. Brigit Painter said they live in Huntley and go out to the monument every day to walk their dogs. (more…) Continue Reading →
