One nice thing about being your own boss is that you get all the plum assignments. Thursday morning, with temperatures hovering around 60 and the sky mostly blue, I sent myself on a good long drive, with instructions to take plenty of photos. (more…) Continue Reading →
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Prairie Lights: For bears, getting to know us is a hazard
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All over Montana, bruins are on the march. How could any of us have guessed what was in store back on the last day of August, when a black bear that had been breaking into houses in the Emerald Hills near Lockwood was killed by game wardens? (more…) Continue Reading →
Filed under: Prairie Lights, Bozeman High School, Chase Dellwo, Emerald Hills, Lockwood, Montana Highway Patrol, Orchard School, Ponderosa School
Writers in the sky: Grandpa, Clawson, lit one author’s fire
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Sitting in my office just north of Seattle Wednesday morning, I read the news of Roger Clawson’s passing back in my hometown. Though our orbits intersected briefly, I didn’t know the man. Still, I found all manner of emotions dripping into my coffee. Lament, gratitude, nostalgia. (more…) Continue Reading →
Filed under: Culture, Billings Gazette, Lockwood, Roger Clawson, Willard Fraser
At Your Service: After a long break, an intimate encounter
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Oasis Church, 2102 Old Hardin Road, Lockwood
Service: 10:30 a.m., Sunday, Nov. 9, 2014
Length of service: 1 hour, 5 minutes. Length of sermon: 33 minutes
I don’t know how people get to church in the summer, or during most of the fall, for that matter. I had not consciously decided to take a summer break, but if you live in Montana you know how painfully short that season is. (more…) Continue Reading →
Filed under: At Your Service, James Taylor, Lockwood, Oasis Church, S Bar S
Lockwood man orders pizza, ends up in court
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A man accused of using a stolen debit card to make several unauthorized purchases called the wrong pizza joint last week. Lockwood resident Justin Michael Babcock was arrested at his home Friday, after an employee at the Domino’s Pizza in Lockwood reported that someone using her missing debit card had called in a pizza order there that day. (more…) Continue Reading →
Filed under: Billings, News, Adam Lauwer, David Carter, Domino's Pizza, Lockwood, Michael Justin Babcock, Yellowstone County Justice Court
Photo Gallery: Town and country travels
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Hail, campaign fliers and wedding cakes
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Time to answer some questions from our bulging mail sack. Dear Ed: My roof, car and RV were all wrecked by the recent hailstorm, which means I’ve got insurance checks totaling $17,000 coming in soon. Would it be wiser to get everything repaired or simply blow the money? — Larry “Lockwood” Carson
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