{"id":21840,"date":"2018-03-14T13:10:24","date_gmt":"2018-03-14T19:10:24","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/lastbestnews.com\/site\/?p=21840"},"modified":"2018-03-14T13:11:10","modified_gmt":"2018-03-14T19:11:10","slug":"western-heritage-cenbter-kicks-off-new-high-noon-series","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/montana-mint.com\/lastbestnews\/2018\/03\/western-heritage-cenbter-kicks-off-new-high-noon-series\/","title":{"rendered":"Western Heritage Center kicks off new High Noon series"},"content":{"rendered":"
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A look at the 60-year history of KULR8 TV will kick off the 2018 High Noon program series.<\/p><\/div>\n

The Western Heritage Center will open its 2018 High Noon program series on Thursday, March 15, with a panel discussion commemorating the 60th anniversary of KULR8 TV.<\/p>\n

The free program will start at noon at the Western Heritage Center, 2822 Montana Ave.<\/p>\n

Starting as KGHL-TV in 1958, the station\u2019s call letters switched to KULR-TV in 1963. KULR-8 joined KOOK-TV (now KTVQ) to offer a two-station market in Billings during the 1960s and 1970s.<\/p>\n

The presentation, hosted byLynne Turner-Fitzgerald, will explore the changing world of television from the perspective of those working at the station, with panelists\u00a0Chris Byers, Becky Hiller, Greg LaMotte and Virginia Smith.<\/p>\n

Here’s a look at upcoming High Noon programs:<\/p>\n

\u2666 April 19 at noon, “Jeannette Rankin \u2014 American Conscience,” presented by\u00a0Mary Jane Bradbury.<\/p>\n

\u2666 May 2 at 5:30 p.m. and May 3 at noon, “The Life and Times of Froggy Doo,” presented by\u00a0Herb McAllister and Froggy Doo.<\/p>\n

\u2666\u00a0May 9 at 5:30 p.m. and May 10 at noon, “UFOs and Extraterrestrials in Montana,” presented by\u00a0Joan Bird.<\/p>\n

\u2666\u00a0May 16 at 5:30 p.m. and May 17 at noon, “Gary Cooper: First, Last, and Always,” presented by Neal Lewing.<\/p>\n

\u2666\u00a0May 23 at 5:30 p.m. and May 24 at noon, “Edy\u2019s Grand Ice Cream: Sweet Treats with Magic City History,” presented by\u00a0Tiffini Gallant.<\/p>\n

\u2666\u00a0June 21 at noon, “The 1959 Yellowstone Earthquake,” presented by\u00a0Larry Morris.<\/p>\n

\u2666\u00a0June 28 at noon, “Cowboy Tales on the Eaton Trail in Yellowstone,” presented by Don W. DeJarnett.<\/p>\n

\u2666\u00a0July 19 at noon, “Wild Resurrection: The Story of the Absaroka-Beartooth Wilderness,” presented by\u00a0Kris Prinzing and Teddy Roe.<\/p>\n

\u2666\u00a0Aug. 16 at noon, “Canyon Village in Yellowstone: The Model for Mission 66,” presented by\u00a0Lesley M. Gilmore.<\/p>\n

\u2666\u00a0\u00a0Sept. 20 at noon, “The\u00a0<\/strong>Three Victims of the Third Degree: Billings\u2019 Pre-Sedition Climate,” presented by\u00a0Elisabeth DeGrenier.\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n

\u2666 Oct. 18 at noon, “Ready for Takeoff: Montana, World War I, and Aviation,” presented by\u00a0Kate Hampton, Montana Historical Society community preservation coordinator.<\/p>\n

\u2666 Nov. 15 at noon, ”\u00a0Serving a Community: Parmly Billings Memorial Library during WWI,” presented by\u00a0Gavin Woltjer, Billings Public Library director.<\/p>\n

\u2666 Dec. 20 at noon, “Visualizing Conflict: Memory and the Great War,” presented by\u00a0Dr. Jen Lynn.<\/p>\n

For more information on the programs, visit the Western Heritage Center website<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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