CapreAir_Variable

600 inches of snow later, Sperry Chalet doing well

snow

Sperry Chalet is filling with snow, but its talus-stone skeleton remains intact, an overflight of the historic Glacier National Park dormitory showed last week.

Photographs taken from a helicopter revealed a noticeably deeper accumulation of snow inside the burned-out lodge than did similar photos taken during a February flight. Other buildings at the site, which were not burned, appeared to be nearly buried in the snow. Continue Reading →

‘Magnificent’ AB Wilderness turns 40 this week

AB

This is Part 1 of a two-day package of stories marking the 40th anniversary of the Absaroka-Beartooth Wilderness. Tomorrow we look at the larger legacy of the late Sen. Lee Metcalf, who introduced the bill creating the wilderness.

In describing the Absaroka-Beartooth Wilderness, a vast, high plateau in southwestern Montana encompassing nearly 1 million acres, people tend to employ lofty terms. Continue Reading →

Hard works paves way for pianist’s ‘dream’ at Carnegie

Anna

Five years ago, Anna Gramza, then Anna Biegel, entered the Miss Montana International Pageant, hoping she could ace the talent portion of the competition with her piano skills.

Only after entering the competition did she learn that this particular pageant didn’t even have a talent event, “but it was fun, so I kept doing it,” she said. She ended up winning, and reigned as Miss Montana International during 2012-2013. Continue Reading →

Civil rights panel plans ‘bordertown’ forum in Hardin

Gwen

Following up on a public forum held in Billings in 2016, the Montana Advisory Committee to the U.S. Commission on Civil Rights will hold a similar hearing in Hardin on Thursday, March 29.

The event, officially billed as “A Community Forum on Bordertown Discrimination in Montana,” is scheduled for 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. at the Hardin Middle School, 611 W. Fifth Street. Continue Reading →