{"id":1736,"date":"2014-04-26T15:50:33","date_gmt":"2014-04-26T21:50:33","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/lastbestnews.com\/site\/?p=1736"},"modified":"2014-06-02T08:48:32","modified_gmt":"2014-06-02T14:48:32","slug":"photo-gallery-a-fine-spring-saturday","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/montana-mint.com\/lastbestnews\/2014\/04\/photo-gallery-a-fine-spring-saturday\/","title":{"rendered":"Photo Gallery: A fine spring Saturday"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Saturday was a glorious day in Billings, at least before the clouds rolled in mid-afternoon. Here&#8217;s a look at a few things people were doing on this fine spring day.<\/p>\n\n\t\t\t<div id=\"slides-1736\" class=\"navis-slideshow\">\n\t\t\t<p class=\"slide-nav\">\n\n\t\t\t<a href=\"#\" class=\"prev\"><\/a>\n\t\t\t<a href=\"#\" class=\"next\"><\/a>\n\n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\n\t\t\t<div class=\"slides_container\"><div id=\"1736-slide1\"><a href=\"https:\/\/montana-mint.com\/lastbestnews\/wp-content\/uploads\/Picto-4-1-of-1.jpg\" target=\"_blank\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/montana-mint.com\/lastbestnews\/wp-content\/uploads\/Picto-4-1-of-1.jpg\" \/><\/a><h6> <a href=\"#\" class=\"slide-permalink\">permalink<\/a><\/h6><p>It's the perfect time of year to visit Pictograph Cave State Park, when the weather is welcoming and the rattlesnakes are not yet active.<\/p><\/div><div id=\"1736-slide2\"><a href=\"https:\/\/montana-mint.com\/lastbestnews\/wp-content\/uploads\/Picto-1-1-of-1.jpg\" target=\"_blank\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/montana-mint.com\/lastbestnews\/wp-content\/uploads\/Picto-1-1-of-1.jpg\" \/><\/a><h6> <a href=\"#\" class=\"slide-permalink\">permalink<\/a><\/h6><p>A young visitor points at a wall drawing at Pictograph Cave State Park.<\/p><\/div><div id=\"1736-slide3\" data-src=\"https:\/\/montana-mint.com\/lastbestnews\/wp-content\/uploads\/coal-4-1-of-1-771x516.jpg*771*516\" data-href=\"https:\/\/montana-mint.com\/lastbestnews\/wp-content\/uploads\/coal-4-1-of-1.jpg\" \/><h6> <a href=\"#\" class=\"slide-permalink\">permalink<\/a><\/h6><p>At a Rally for Climate Solutions on the lawn of the Yellowstone County Courthouse Saturday afternoon, speakers called for an end to coal exports and a commitment to renewable energy. The rally, one of 13 across the state Saturday, attracted about 100 people. The speaker here is Becky Mitchell, chair of the Yellowstone Valley Citizens Council.<\/p><\/div><div id=\"1736-slide4\" data-src=\"https:\/\/montana-mint.com\/lastbestnews\/wp-content\/uploads\/coal-1-1-of-1.jpg*771*550\" data-href=\"https:\/\/montana-mint.com\/lastbestnews\/wp-content\/uploads\/coal-1-1-of-1.jpg\" \/><h6> <a href=\"#\" class=\"slide-permalink\">permalink<\/a><\/h6><p>A few pro-coal counter-protesters turned out at the rally, too.<\/p><\/div><div id=\"1736-slide5\" data-src=\"https:\/\/montana-mint.com\/lastbestnews\/wp-content\/uploads\/book-drive-1-1-of-1-771x494.jpg*771*494\" data-href=\"https:\/\/montana-mint.com\/lastbestnews\/wp-content\/uploads\/book-drive-1-1-of-1.jpg\" \/><h6> <a href=\"#\" class=\"slide-permalink\">permalink<\/a><\/h6><p>At their book drive Saturday in the Underriner-Volvo building on Sixth Avenue North, volunteers for the Friends of the Billings Public Library were overwhelmed with donated books. The Friends will resume regular book sales at the library starting in the fall.<\/p><\/div><div id=\"1736-slide6\" data-src=\"https:\/\/montana-mint.com\/lastbestnews\/wp-content\/uploads\/Carnival-1-1-of-1.jpg*771*551\" data-href=\"https:\/\/montana-mint.com\/lastbestnews\/wp-content\/uploads\/Carnival-1-1-of-1.jpg\" \/><h6> <a href=\"#\" class=\"slide-permalink\">permalink<\/a><\/h6><p>If you close your eyes, you'll be safe. These boys were among those attending a North Star Amusements carnival set up in the Berry's Cherries car lot near MetraPark.<\/p><\/div><div id=\"1736-slide7\" data-src=\"https:\/\/montana-mint.com\/lastbestnews\/wp-content\/uploads\/Carnival-2-1-of-1.jpg*771*456\" data-href=\"https:\/\/montana-mint.com\/lastbestnews\/wp-content\/uploads\/Carnival-2-1-of-1.jpg\" \/><h6> <a href=\"#\" class=\"slide-permalink\">permalink<\/a><\/h6><p>Somebody apparently was good at throwing something.<\/p><\/div><div id=\"1736-slide8\"><a href=\"https:\/\/montana-mint.com\/lastbestnews\/wp-content\/uploads\/Carnival-5-1-of-1.jpg\" target=\"_blank\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/montana-mint.com\/lastbestnews\/wp-content\/uploads\/Carnival-5-1-of-1.jpg\" \/><\/a><h6> <a href=\"#\" class=\"slide-permalink\">permalink<\/a><\/h6><p>High-flying ride at the carnival.<\/p><\/div><\/div><\/div><script>jQuery( document ).ready( function() { loadSlideshow( 1736, 'https:\/\/montana-mint.com\/lastbestnews\/2014\/04\/photo-gallery-a-fine-spring-saturday\/', 8 ) } );<\/script>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Saturday was a glorious day in Billings, at least before the clouds rolled in mid-afternoon. 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