Views from the weekend 10/14: Saturday was full of charity, chili and astrophotography
Leigha Bates, director of the Smelter City Senior Center at the Metcalf, left, presents trophies to (from left to right): Jeri Herigstad, who won first place in the center’s chili cook-off with her ‘Yummy Chicken Chili’ and half of the entry fees for a prize of $245; Mike T., who…
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August saw a memorial, a local holiday, an award and wildfires in the Smelter City
As the weather grew warmer, Anaconda-Deer Lodge County continued rolling through the year full-steam ahead, starting with the unveiling of the memorial of the four victims of the 2025 Owl Bar mass shooting: Nancy Lauretta Kelley, Tony Wayne Palm, David Allen Leach and Daniel Edwin Baillie. The memorial is located…
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Community Page 10/14: ‘6 Hours of Disco’ set for Oct. 17, registration still open
The 6 Hours of Disco is a cross-country mountain bike race hosted by Anaconda Trail Society in Anaconda, MT. This event is a race against the clock to complete as many laps as you can in six hours on a beautiful 5.5-mile course around the Echo Lake Trail System. The…
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Community Page 10/14: Senior Center Baked Potato Bar Fundraiser is on Oct. 22
The Smelter City Baked Potato Bar fundraiser will be Thursday, Oct. 22 from 5-8 p.m. Tickets are $10 and will be purchased at the center in advance or at the door. A ticket buys a huge potato with a variety of toppings, a drink, and a cookie. The proceeds will…
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New side of the news biz
‘Beyond the Beat’ By James S. Rosien Anaconda Review Publisher It’s hard to believe, but we’re already three weeks into our new newspaper project – hard to believe mostly because of how much has been crammed into those few weeks, so it feels both much faster and yet much longer…
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Montana Tech scholarship applications open October 15
Montana Technological University, the state’s STEM university, will open applications for many of its major scholarships on October 15. Students have until January 15 to apply for these scholarship opportunities. Montana Tech awards more than $1 million in scholarships to incoming first-year students annually. “Montana Tech is incredibly proud of…
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New snow, new perspective
‘Too Much Information’ By Kasey Edge-Faur Anaconda Review Editor I’ve never been the biggest fan of snow. Give me rain, give me sunshine, but snow? No way. It’s freezing, it’s slippery and I’m clumsy so I always fall on it, and I never quite got the hang of winter sports…
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