Grass Range News

Montana horses number 150,000, such as these near Grass Range, Mont., last month.

GRASS RANGE - Brett Rodli picks up a green rock, whacks it with a hammer and looks inside.

“I always thought 'One more year and I'll be good enough to play in public,'”

Two years ago, Arnon Hurwitz refused to play his fiddle in public. Though he'd been playing the instrument for decades, he never thought he was quite ready to perform for others. via Great Falls Tribune

“Just real sad. You don't think of that happening in a little town like this.”

Members of the United Methodist Church in Grass Range are trying to stick to the moral high ground after their house of worship was apparently vandalized, but it hasn't been easy. via Great Falls Tribune

“Most colonies said they didn't want children mugging for the camera”

An art project that put disposable cameras into the hands of four dozen Hutterite children has provided a rare glimpse into one of the state's most recognizable but least understood cultures. via Billings Gazette

“I'm delighted she will continue to have a significant, hands-on responsibility as we move into the next phase of our efforts to eradicate meth use in Montana”

Peg Shea, executive director of the Montana Meth Project, announced Thursday that she is stepping down two years after the successful drug-prevention program made headlines with its gritty ad campaign against ... via Billings Gazette

Authorities have identified the Great Falls woman killed in a Christmas Eve car crash near Winnett. via Great Falls Tribune

LEWISTOWN - Margaret Irene Borcherding, 96, who was a private piano instructor throughout her life, taught music, English and band at schools in Grass Range and Lewistown and who was a speech clinician in Fort ... via Great Falls Tribune

The battle between Dean K. Sellers, the Arizona developer who wants to build an Aspen-like resort in Utah and the residents of three small communities who fear the developer will toss them off their land once ... via Headwaters News

“It doesn't mean shut a school down”

Administrators from 10 small central Montana schools met here Tuesday hoping to find ways to stretch funding so they can avoid consolidating or closing schools. via Montana Standard

“We're not discounting that it was somebody else or a copycat, but our main theory is that we have the one person”

A small earthquake shook the Grass Range area, but there were no immediate reports of injuries or damage. via Great Falls Tribune

A minor earthquake was centered near Grass Range Sunday night. The U.S. Geological Survey says the temblor's epicenter was four miles west-northwest of Grass Range about halfway between Winnett and Lewistown. via KRTV

“There may be some precipitation, but nothing like central Montana has seen”

While many parts of Montana were belted with snow earlier this week, the Sidney area has avoided much moisture as cold temperatures hit. via Sidney Herald-Leader

GREAT FALLS, Mont. - A Havre man was killed in a two-car collision Monday on U.S. Highway 87, about 15 miles south of Grass Range. via Independent Record

Montana State University's College of Agriculture has awarded approximately $250,000 in scholarships for the 2007-08 academic year. via Great Falls Tribune

Augusta 50, Geraldine 24 Brockton 43, Frazer 14 Centerville 58, Big Sandy 0 Clark County, Idaho 52, Leadore, Idaho 0 Custer-Melstone 35, Ryegate 0 Cut Bank 12, Conrad 9 Fairfield 44, Seeley-Swan 0 Harlowton 46, ... via Casper Star-Tribune

“I was afraid you were gonna ask that”

Spinner of yarns, maker of floats PROFILE - October 1, 2007 by Ray Sikorski Occupation Volunteer ranger at the White Grass Ranger Station in Grand Teton National Park, Wyoming Unofficial duties Making root beer ... via High Country News

“If I like what I do, and help other people, I win.”

MALTA - John A. Matovich, 91, a World War II Army veteran and retired rancher, died of natural causes Thursday at a Malta Care Center. via Great Falls Tribune

Box Elder 13, North Star 5 Broadview-Lavina 53, Joliet 16 Flathead 42, Missoula Big Sky 21 Geraldine 34, Meeteetse, Wyo. via Casper Star-Tribune