She was the fabulous Baker, Mont., girl who had built “Irene” into a quality trademark. This fabled designer of magical gowns for the movies once led such a charmed career that she was known simple by her first name: Irene. (more…) Continue Reading →
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Baker firefighters wed, then quickly respond to disaster
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Hugo and Becca Bumgardner were wed Saturday evening in Marmarth, N.D., 15 miles east of their home in Baker. Like nine or 10 people on hand for the wedding, Hugo and Becca are members of the Baker Rural Fire Department. At the reception afterward, right after dinner, numerous pagers started going off, alerting them to one of the biggest disasters in the history of Baker. (more…) Continue Reading →
Filed under: Montana, News, Baker, Hugo and Becca Bumgardner, Talon Stoddard, tornado
Tornado rips through Baker; community comes together
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He didn’t know the man’s name, only that he needed help. “We could hear him under the wreckage, but we couldn’t quite see him yet.”
Travis Hatfield frantically followed the cries until he came across an elderly man covered in debris. “He had a large beam lying across his chest that had trapped him,” said Hatfield. (more…) Continue Reading →
Filed under: News, Baker, tornado
Big storm pounds Baker fair, but Springfield show goes on
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A huge windstorm nearly canceled a show by Rick Springfield at the Fallon County Fair in Baker on Saturday, but an improvised concert was quickly arranged and became “a once-in-a-lifetime” experience. (more…) Continue Reading →