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 Lewis & Clark Library Director Judy Hart announced Tuesday that the library has received a $20,000 grant from the National Endowment for the Arts to host The Big Read Under The Big Sky. The focus this fall will be on Tim O’Brien’s award-winning story about the Vietnam war, “The Things They Carried”. This is the third such grant the library has received for the Big Read program.
“We are thrilled to announce that Tim O’Brien will visit Helena and serve as our keynote speaker for this year’s event,” Hart said. “This truly is a community partnership, and without the support of our public officials, Senator Baucus, Senator Tester, Congressman Rehberg, Governor Schweitzer, Lewis & Clark County Commissioners Mike Murray, Derek Brown, and Andy Hunthausen, City of Helena Commissioners Paul Cartwright, Robin Shropshire, Alan Peura, and Matt Elsaesser, Mayor James Smith, and the dedicated organizing committee, patrons, and staff, this celebration bringing residents of Lewis and Clark County together to generate enthusiasm over the joyful experience of reading and discussing a good book would not be possible,” she said.
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It must finally be summer since the 10th annual Mount Helena Music Festival is this weekend at Women’s Park. See www.downtownhelena.com for the lineup and ticket information or call 447-1535. Even the weather forecast looks good.
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The Last Chance Splash Water Park and Pool opened to the general public Tuesday afternoon at Memorial Park. A grand opening of the nearly $3-million facility is set for 5:45 p.m. on June 24 just before Alive@Five that day at Memorial Park. (Photo by Thom Champion)
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A couple hundred advocates of single-payer health-care reform turned out for a noon rally and petition drive Friday at the Great Northern Town Center. After a series of rousing speeches and chants, they walked around the corner to Sen. Max Baucus’s office to deliver signed petitions supporting their preferred vision of reform while a uniformed police officer stood by.
Single-payer advocates want to see Congress adopt a public system of health care for everyone, essentially a “Medicare-for-all” program that includes people regardless of age, health condition or employment. Baucus has indicated he won’t support a government-funded system because it can’t pass Congress.
“This just makes the most sense,” said Jonathan Matthews, a Carroll College professor who led the rally. “Let’s hope we can persuade (Baucus) to listen to us and listen to all Americans and reform health care the way we need it to be.”
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Notorious Ike Gravelle (Nate Wyatt, in coffin), with Mark Viergutz as NP Railroad detective William McFetridge, told their stories Saturday during the 1st annual History Fair on the Walking Mall, which was full of 19-Century displays and people in period dress. (Photo by Cathy Siegner)
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The Helena Street Rodders held their annual parade Saturday morning through downtown Helena, showing off prized vehicles dating from about the 1920s on. There were sedans, roadsters, Model Ts, convertibles, fancy kit cars and some rare Mustangs. (Photo by Cathy Siegner)
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A team of eight Walmart employees spent a sunny Tuesday painting the deck, mowing the lawn, and trimming shrubs at Gwen Francis’s home near the fairgrounds during the annual Spirit of Service Day. They were one of many SOS teams taking part this year. (Photo by Thom Champion)
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Helena’s annual Vigilante Parade took place in windy weather under grey skies on Friday afternoon, but the audience and participants had a good time. The cover shot is of a Montana Power Company float. See page 10 for more photos from the parade. (Photo by Thom Champion)
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The annual Trash for Trees event on April 25 collected almost 100,000 pounds of recyclable materials, including plastic, glass, aluminum, tin, cardboard and paper to support expanded recycling and planting trees projects across Helena.
(Photo provided by S.A.V.E. Foundation)
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There weren’t many dry eyes in the house when Humphrey Bogart said farewell to Ingrid Bergman in “Casablanca”. But there were likely quite a few in the Montana House on Tuesday, the last day of this mixed-bag session. See page 13 for a wrapup.
Lawmakers reflect on mixed session results
As the 61st legislature ended, many lawmakers insist some of the most important work done these past 90 days had little to do with budgets and more to do with social or environmental changes.
For some, success meant passing measures that advanced their ideological agendas in natural resources or health care. For others, it meant personal development and making connections across the aisle.
For House GOP leaders, measures to develop natural resources and strengthen individual freedoms topped their list of successes.
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