You may remember Shannen Rossmiller, the Montana woman who has helped capture terrorists, was the youngest municipal judge in the nation, profiled on Fox News, and various other amazing feats. She was first brought to the Montana blogosphere’s attention via MT Politics, when Craig did an interview with [...]
“Undie Run” in Bozeman, courtesy of KBZK, to get MSU fans pumped up before tomorrow’s big game. I suppose it could be worse, with sub-zero temps and snow…
Full story here.
From Bozeman: Bobcat fans and Griz fans across Montana have one more week to wait for the season’s most anticipated football game. But until then they can help their teams in a competition off the field. The 10th annual Can the Griz and Can the Cats food drives are [...]
If you’re looking for some amazing Montanans to help you grow or promote your business, trust me on these two recommendations. The first, Prairie Winds, should be your first stop for text-based communications. The second one, Wise Acre Studios, is an absolute must for graphics and art. Like I said: [...]
Walter Breuning, who lives in Great Falls, Montana, inherited the title of “World’s Oldest Living Man” in June 2009.
Walter celebrated his 113th birthday in September 2009.
Author Elizabeth Eslami, who now lives in Oregon, has written a very nice essay/blog post about her four years in Montana…here’s two little snippets:
I have a theory that the state of Montana is enormous for a reason. That its vastness is a test, each highway a reticulated part of [...]
Got an e-mail the other day:
I am writing to you in the hope that you will publish another animal abuse issue. Please take a moment to watch this 2-1/2 minute You Tube video which takes place in Billings, Montana. This is not just about Penny and Joy and Love, but [...]
There’s a whole lotta bloggers here in Montana; here’s a roster of some of them. At one point, it was probably the most comprehensive listing of Big Sky Bloggers, around, but with the explosion in blogging over the last couple of years – and the tidal wave of micro-blogging services [...]
This blog and this domain (www.BigSkyBlog.com) are for sale. If you’re interested, send me an e-mail: davidmsc @ hotmail.com.
[...]How bad do you want a job with the City of Bozeman? Enough to give the City your login and password information to your Twitter, Facebook, and MySpace accounts? According to KBZK, that’s what the City asks for on the job application:
“Please list any and all, current personal or [...]
Way back when, in the earlier days of the blogosphere, the much-smaller and tighter-knit community of Big Sky Bloggers semi-adopted a fellow blogger from Savannah, Georgia: Sam Johnson. As far as I know, he remains the only person that has been unofficially named as an Honorary Big Sky Blogger. [...]
All of the press that Montana got recently over the proposed firearms legislation got me wondering. According to Gary Marbut:
“HB 246 declares that any firearms, ammunition and firearm accessories made and retained in Montana are not subject to any federal regulation or control under the power given to [...]
You can keep track of the daily doings in the Canadian-$ (C$) by checking Canadian-$ futures.
Since May 1, the C$ has increased 7.72¢ from 84.51¢ to a current quote (as of mid- morning) of 92.23¢.
Since April 1, the C$ has increased 12.75¢ from 79.48¢ to a current quote (as [...]
Gary Marbut, President of the Montana Sports Shooting Association (MSSA) is scheduled to be on the Glen Beck Show this Friday, 3 to 4PM, MDT on the FOX News Channel, to talk about MSSA’s Montana-made guns bill. HB 246 sponsor, Rep. Joel Boniek (R-Livingston) is scheduled to be on the [...]
According to an article today (Thursday, May 7) at JTA.org, “The state (sic) of Montana has its first mikveh.”
The article continues, “The newly built ritual bath (in Bozeman) is serving Jewish residents from Wyoming, Idaho, North and South Dakota, and the Canadian provinces of Alberta and Saskatchewan, in addition [...]
Tea Parties are spreading like wildfire across the nation, but I haven’t heard of any in Montana – yet. But get ready: there are several Tea Parties planned in Montana for April 15, according to Tax Day Tea Party.
The following is a list of CONFIRMED Tea Party [...]
MONTANA’S (thx bob! how did i turn that into alaska?!) most famous part-time resident, David Letterman, finally tied the knot! He got married to his long-time girlfriend (and mother of their 5-year old boy) Regina Lasko, and they did it right in Choteau (near his ranch). The official [...]
This is horrible: a plane has crashed in Butte, killing 17 people according to initial reports. First the Bozeman explosion, then the Whitehall fire, and now this…check out KXLF for the latest news.
UPDATE: 14 people - including 7 children - have died in the crash. And in some unusual [...]
Until I moved to Montana, I had no idea that the town of Butte had such a wild and storied history. I also didn’t know that it was world-famous for the annual Saint Patrick’s Day celebration(s). Turns out that Butte has a large population of [...]
Someone from Nebraska visited Montana and offers up some opinions; here are a few excerpts:
I try to avoid Montana in the winter for obvious reasons, however, I got sent to a small town about eighty miles from Glacier National Park, so I had to go.
I left Butte Montana, headed North [...]
One of my blog-buddies in Washington is looking for some online help to get the playing field at the school in Busby refurbished:
My mother-in-law is teaching at a reservation school in Montana. They need their playing fields refurbished- and Kellogg Foods is ready to help.
This is a test post from my phone.
[...]Freshman MT Representative Anders Blewett is trying to make a big impact on a very huge, important issue here in Montana: amidst all the trifling talk of foreclosures, federal spending, health reform, energy, and so many other minor issues, Blewett has instead chosen to take on a huge, immense, important [...]
The Montana Policy Institute, a new free market think tank, has created a a one-stop shopping source for school spending information in Montana:
The Montana Policy Institute is a nonpartisan, nonprofit policy research center whose mission is to equip Montana citizens and decision makers to better evaluate state [...]
Who would have ever thought that Billings could boast having the lowest gas prices in the nation?
CNN is reporting that Billings has the lowest average gas prices in the nation. Too bad this trend won’t last forever.
[...]The folks at Montana’s News Station have created a “category” page to collect all of the news stories and videos about the 2009 Montana Legislature; it also includes links to the MT site where you can read the full text and status of pending legislation. Cool stuff.
There is one thing about PETA that is almost good: the nutball organization sometimes provides such comic fodder that it’s nearly impossible not to be glad that it exists in some fashion. Most recent example: PETA wants Whitefish High School to change its name.
Why? Because the word “whitefish” [...]
Unless you have been living in a cave or a cabin in Lincoln the buzz around the state is the Football Championship Series semifinal game the University of Montana Grizzlies will be playing against the top ranked James Madison University Dukes in Harrisonburg, VA this Friday. The game will be [...]
OK, Montana, you might think that the election is over, but it’s time to cast just one more ballot! This time it’s for Sydne George, who is a food writer and photographer in Great Falls. Her recipe for Spicy Sausage Soup with Chipotle Cream is a finalist in [...]
Dr. John Francis traveled the world by foot and sail and didn’t speak for 17 years. Now that he’s speaking again he has quite a bit to say and it’s interesting to hear what role the University of Montana played in his success.
Took a day trip down to Helena a few weeks ago, and it was a blast. Stopped at the Staggering Ox, the Parrot Confectionery, the Archie Bray Foundation, Toi’s Thai restaurant, and a few antique shops.
The highlight was Toi’s Thai restaurant. And since [...]
Looks like Montana’s governor Brian Schweitzer did indeed make an impression on the Obama campaign with his well-received speech at the DNC convention: he’s now on the short list to become the next Secretary of the Interior:
As Sec Int goes, I suppose he would [...]
Mr. Terry Fettig is the 2008 recipient of the Jeannette Rankin Peace Award, presented by the Institute for Peace Studies at Rocky Mountain College. He joins such notable past recipients as: U.S. Senator Mike Mansfield; Archbishop Raymond Hunthausen; C.A.I. founder Greg Mortenson; U.N. Ambassador George McGovern; and more outstanding peacemakers [...]
It’s been a helluva campaign here in Montana, with candidates stopping in many Montana towns and communities. Big Sky Country has probably never had so much attention, politically. And now it’s time: who did you vote for, and who do you think will win the election?
Online Surveys & Market Research
[...]It beginning to look like all the work and money the Obama campaign has been putting into Montana may be paying off for them.
CNN is reporting that the latest polls are showing that Montana has moved from “reliably for McCain” to a toss up between McCain and Obama.
It’s beginning [...]
Montana Gael is devoted to “Poetry, art, and news about the Montana Irish diaspora, with literary musings, a Celtic events calendar, and other brilliant links.” With Montana’s long & celebrated history of all things Irish, this is bound to be a great blog!
Kirsten In Montana features the [...]
This is cool: Tim Montana, a country/rock musician who grew up in & around Butte, will appear on “The Late Show with David Letterman” tonight (Friday, October 17) to perform his song “Butte, America.”
Tim landed the gig on after he met Letterman while he (Letterman) was vacationing [...]
This is cool: Google Maps now offers Street Views of Billings! As far as I know, Billings is the only Montana community to get this treatment so far.
The snowstorm that walloped Montana was newsworthy enough to be mentioned on the cable news networks:
Usually our dramatic weather just doesn’t rate coverage, probably because we don’t have a lot of people. Chicago gets hit with a few inches of snow, or Boston temps drop [...]
Just a reminder: there’s a whole lotta bloggers here in Montana; here’s the current roster of all of the Big Sky Bloggers that I know of! Please let me know of anyone that I have missed, and keep me posted of new bloggers. If you ever run out of blogs [...]
It’s interesting that Montana has been mentioned in both of the debates so far, albeit only indirectly tonight.
Last week, during the Presidential debate between John McCain & Barack Obama, McCain referenced the bear DNA study in Montana as an example of government waste and pork-barrel spending.
In tonight’s VP [...]
New York Daily News is reporting that our senior Senator (and 10th ranking US Senator) is on the outs with his wife Wanda:
As if Sen. Max Baucus hasn’t had enough on his mind as chairman of the Senate Finance Committee, he and his wife, Wanda, have split. The Montana [...]
Here is an interesting bit of news for anyone interested in Montana’s frontier heritage.
The Montana Cowboy Hall of Fame is seeking nominations for its second round of inductions for the 1860-1920 Legacy Awards to honor historical figures who had an impact on Montana’s Western heritage.
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This year’s nominees [...]
Heard earlier today that CNN political reporter John King was in Montana, and here’s a screen shot from this evening with John reporting from Helena:
Isn’t it amazing how much attention The Last, Best Place has received this year, thanks to the [...]
