Big Brothers and Big Sisters of Butte's Adult Prom is coming to the Star Lanes Event Center on Saturday, April 6th, and a big part of the evening's fundraising efforts are the incredible raffle baskets. The baskets have been put together and again this year there are some fantastic items, goods and services included thanks to the generosity of many local businesses and private donors.
A couple reminders as we enter peak tourist season: slower traffic keep right...oh yeah- and bears. By the way, The Big Sky Business Journal's Evelyn Pyburn tells us that we are expecting a record tourism year.
Leaders in Montana, whose population is nearly half rural, credit Medicaid expansion as the reason their hospitals have largely avoided the financial crisis depicted by the report despite escalating costs, workforce shortages, and growing administrative burden.
Montana is the Treasure State, so of course rock hounding is a popular pastime. Montana's history is based on the discovery of gold, gems, and other minerals - today there are so many resources and groups for those who love rocks, gems, and geology.
It's been one of the most challenging winters in Montana for avalanche conditions. Weak early snowpack in several parts of Montana started off the season with a terrible base. Warm conditions, then large snow dumps haven't made for a stable back country experience for most of the season.