July saw a holiday, Art in Washoe Park, a fun run, a wildfire and the start of market season in Anaconda
The presses may have been on pause in July, but Anaconda sure wasn’t. The month started off with a much fanfare, as the Anaconda Community Market kicked off on Main Street on Thursday, July 2. After that, the weekend started off with a boom – literally – with the Fourth…
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Views from the Weekend: The weekend saw Oktoberfest, 4-H Week kickoff, music and more
This week is National 4-H Week, and Anaconda-Deer Lodge County’s 4-H Club Members have their displays up in the windows of downtown businesses. The Antelope Gulch Wranglers are at Tocher’s Toddlers, the Community Friends are at Anaconda Bicycles, and the Montana Clovers are at Hoyal Jewelry. Golfers enjoy the weather…
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Local stakeholders celebrate tennis court repainting
By Evann Johnson AJSHS Student Reporter On Sunday, Anaconda residents Robin and David McKernan hosted a celebration in honor of the newly resurfaced and repainted tennis courts. People from all over the area joined in to congratulate the couple on their success. They supplied tennis balls and water for all…
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‘Blanket the Town’ brings quilts to Anaconda businesses
Blanket the Town is the Mountain Village Quilt Guild’s membership drive for new members to join their guild. The Mountain Village Quilt Guild is a local quilting group that encourages quilting. The Guild meets monthly at the Anaconda Presbyterian Church at 11:30 a.m. on the First Thursday of every month.…
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Sixth annual Witches Brigade registration closes Monday
The Smelter City Witches Brigade is for women only, 21 years old or older. Participants must dress as a witch, must ride a bike or side-by-side and must be prepared to dance! Registration is $30 per witch and closes on Monday, Oct. 12 at 5 p.m. To register, go to…
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Community Page Oct. 7: ‘Christmas for Kids’ Fundraiser at Club Moderne Oct. 10
The Acacia A.F. & A.M. 33 Masonic Temple are holding their annual Christmas for Kids fundraiser on Saturday, Oct. 10 at 1 p.m. at Club Moderne located at 801 E. Park Ave. There will be a live auction and silent auction to raise money for the Anaconda Free Masons’ annual…
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Three cheers for volunteers
‘Too Much Information’ By Kasey Edge-Faur Anaconda Review Editor When I interned for the Boulder Monitor in 2019, the town of Boulder was seeing a problem with its beloved town events getting smaller or petering out entirely because they were entirely volunteer-run, and many of the volunteers who had been…
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Lao Tzu really did get it right
‘Beyond the Beat’ By James S. Rosien Anaconda Review Publisher Several years ago, I wrote a column for the Leader about leadership, specifically the concept of it expressed by the ancient Chinese philosopher Lao Tzu in the following excerpt from the Tao Te Ching: “A leader is best when people…
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Board holds tours of future ADLC Archives building
The Anaconda-Deer Lodge County Historic Resources Board (HRB) held its first public tour of the future Anaconda Archives and Museum on Saturday to a large attendance. “I found people to be really enthusiastic Saturday,” said HRB member Rose Nyman, adding she got a couple of new volunteers and some people…
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How AI is impacting the world of journalism
By Evann Johnson AJSHS Student Reporter The rapid evolution of artificial intelligence has raised ethical concerns regarding effects the machines have on media, news, and journalism altogether. In today’s political climate, news outlets are facing challenges to maintain trust and credibility as consumers become hyperaware of potential bias from their…
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