Emerging from the raging waters of the BBWA Canal early Tuesday morning, California transplant and avid surfer Chad “Kahuna” Waxman was stoked to the max. (more…) Continue Reading →
Ditch surfer super amped, says wave this year was awesome
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Run locally, think globally: Race will benefit Ethiopian street kids
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A little in this country goes a long way in Ethiopia. A fundraising dinner in Billings in 2011, followed by some T-shirt sales, brought in enough money to do most of the construction on a dormitory that will house up to 50 street kids in Gara Muleta, Ethiopia. (more…) Continue Reading →
Filed under: Billings, News, Eayoall Atsbeha, Elizabeth McNamer, Ethiopia, Gara Muleta, Joel Harris, MyFight
Here’s the Jason Priest affidavit that was too hot for Gazette to handle
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Earlier this afternoon, I wrote about Billings Gazette editor Darrell Ehrlick’s decision not to print the charging documents in the assault case involving state Sen. Jason Priest, R-Red Lodge. (more…) Continue Reading →
Filed under: Billings, Billings Gazette, Darrell Ehrlick, Jason Priest, Jim Romenesko
Montana Tech’s contentious commencement speaker also coming to Rocky
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Bozeman billionaire Greg Gianforte, whose scheduled commencement speech at Montana Tech in Butte has prompted some students and teachers there to organize a boycott of the event, is also scheduled to speak at Rocky Mountain College’s commencement this spring. (more…) Continue Reading →
Filed under: Billings, News, Greg Gianforte, Montana Tech, RightNow Technologies, Robert Wilmouth, Rocky Mountain College
Pedestrian bridge over tracks could finally be built
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Nearly 13 years after it was proposed, a pedestrian bridge over the railroad tracks in downtown Billings might finally be built this summer. Chris Hertz, an engineer with the city’s Public Works Department, expects to call for construction bids by mid-May, which would mean beginning construction in mid-June. (more…) Continue Reading →
Filed under: Billings, Brent Cromley, Chris Hertz, Department of Public Works, Downtown Billings Association, High Plains Architects, Lisa Harmon, Montana Rail Link
‘Beyond big’: Church book sale will feature 40,000 volumes
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Ron May and Ed Riesinger are standing in a storeroom at Central Christian Church, surrounded by thousands of books. Some of the books are in plastic milk crates or open cardboard boxes. Many more are packed in boxes that tower high overhead. (more…) Continue Reading →
Filed under: Billings, News, Billings Public Library, Central Christian Church, Ed Riesinger, Ron May
Local landscaper brought snow to ‘Nebraska’
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Serendipity sometimes compensates the prepared. In the case of Andrew “AJ” Marble, the manager of Billings Nursery & Landscaping, his quick-thinking preparedness was rewarded with a small part assisting in the production of the Oscar-nominated “Nebraska.” (more…) Continue Reading →
Filed under: Billings, Culture, 'Nebraska', Academy Awards, Andrew 'AJ Marble, Billings Landscaping & Nursery, Bruce Dern
Amateur filmmaker documented worst snowstorm in city’s history
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If you live in Billings and think the recent run of heavy snowfall was bad, you should have been here in 1955. We’ve seen use of the terms “snowpocalypse” and “snowtravaganza” to describe the recent storms, but these hardly begin to compare with the storms of early April 1955. (more…) Continue Reading →
Filed under: Billings, News, Allan Downs, Babcock Theatre, Northern Hotel, Steve Hovis, Swords Park, Western Heritage Center
Movie makers have small budget, big dreams
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Before Michael Hitchcock ended up in Billings last fall, he had a wide, varied career in the business world. The Wisconsin native said he managed several fast-food restaurants in the Midwest, ran a machine shop, went into mechanical design, worked in China as a project manager for an import company, ran his own import-export business and even wrote a book about using business strategies to achieve personal happiness. (more…) Continue Reading →
Filed under: Billings, Culture, 'The Writer's Ghost', 'Way Darker Than You Think', Dave Bulkley, Michael Hitchcock, Yellowstone Valley Brewing Co.
From the Outpost: Claims of bias not backed by evidence
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For an aging agnostic, the title of the lecture was irresistible: “Prodigal Press: Confronting the Anti-Christian Bias of the American News Media.”
After all, I have worked with and around professional journalists for most of my adult life. Moreover, for the first third of my life I attended church three times a week. I taught Sunday school. I preached on alternate Sundays for a couple of years. (more…) Continue Reading →
