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Local memoir authors share ways to bring personal history to life
By Kay Braddock
When Milly Ross sat down to write her memoir she would later recall the primary motivation propelling the project.
A Love for Elsie
Author recalls steps to building a memoir
By Kay Braddock
When Karen Stevenson agreed to write the memoir of Elsie Fox neither woman knew definitively the project’s destination – or, for that matter, the twists and turns the two would ride through in the subsequent three years.
Trip to state adds finishing touch to sisters’ coach-player camaraderie
By Kay Braddock
Five years ago the Terry High School volleyball team ended their season in a familiar fashion. As a sophomore player for the team in 2004, it’s a memory 20-year-old head coach Jasmine Freiboth recently shared with her players before this year’s trip to the All-Class State Tournament in Bozeman.
Magnetic jewelry: A healing art enjoyed
By Kay Braddock
Artist finds inspiration in ranching roots
By Kay Braddock
When 27-year-old David Graham looks at one of his oil paintings, he sees more than the image portrayed. From the depicted badlands used as a backdrop to the yucca plants gracing the foreground, Graham envisions the original locations and experiences that inspired each layer of his completed work.
Annual fun fly draws area radio control airplane hobbyists
By Kay Braddock
About eight years ago, Ralph Poffenberger decided to make a stop in Terry before traveling on through the cut-across on state highway 253. The Prairie Unique sign had piqued his interest on previous travels along the highway, as he headed towards Wolf Point.
Haughian family shares history of family ranch
Media’s legislative coverage requires two-step maneuvering
By Kay Braddock
Vying to be heard – lobbyists’ position in Montana politics
Between committee hearings, floor sessions and hallway conversations inside the Capitol building, there’s little doubt an extensive amount of talking goes on among those directly involved in the 2009 Montana Legislature – and it’s not all hot air. Just what do those discussion lead to and who are the participating players? What is their role in determining which bills die and which materialize into new laws effecting citizens statewide?
Vine ripened tomatoes in January... Local greenhouse displays novel winter produce
By Kay Braddock
With sub-zero temperatures and snow-covered gardens, January is not your typical Eastern Montana harvest season. But local greenhouse aficionado Clinton Mittlieder may just be in the process of altering that defined notion.
