Views from the week and weekend 10/28: The week – and weekend – saw fundraisers, concert and more
Band teacher Spencer Fehr conducts the Anaconda Junior High School Band during the AJHS Band, Choir and Orchestra Fall Concert on Thursday, Oct. 22 at the Fred Moodry Intermediate School auditorium. Anaconda Weekly Review photos by James S. Rosien. Third through sixth graders in a variety of costumes partake in…
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‘Heads put Wardens on ice in Senior Night Snow Bowl
By James S. Rosien Anaconda Review publisher The Copperheads welcomed the Wardens to the Frozen Tundra of Mitchell Stadium for Senior Night on Friday, Oct. 23, where the ‘Heads heated up the scoreboard on a cold and snowy night, racking up seven TDs on their way to a 49-14 blowout…
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Carmel’s reopens four months after co-owner was killed
By Kasey Edge-Faur Anaconda Review Editor On Tuesday, Oct. 20, Carmel’s Sports Bar and Grill reopened after being closed for exactly four months after co-owner Shane Charles was shot and killed by a customer. The bar had its grand reopening party, complete with food and a bartop branding, on Friday,…
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Hickory House gets new hostess, bakery, massage studio
The Hickory House Inn, originally constructed as the rectory to St. Paul’s Church in 1902, has undergone some changes lately. In addition to rooms visitors and locals alike can stay in, the Hickory House is now a kind of one-stop shop for an overnight stay, baked goods, and a massage.…
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Shirley Peterson Shirley Peterson, 95, Butte, passed on October 22, 2026. Memorial Service – 11 am, Monday, November 2nd, Fairmont Resort, 1500 Fairmont Rd., Fairmont, MT 59711. Visitation begins at 10 am. Reception will follow. Interment – 2 pm, Monday, November 2nd, Sunset Memorial Gardens, 5001 Crackerville Rd, Gregson, MT.…
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Jean Hunthausen Stergar
Jean Hunthausen Stergar 1934-2026 Surrounded by her family, God called Jean by name as she was gently folded into the arms of the Lord. She died of natural causes after a full life of nearly 92 years. She was born November 5, 1934, to Edna (Tuchscherer) and A.G. “Tony” Hunthausen…
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The Review’s use of AI
‘Too Much Information’ By Kasey Edge-Faur Anaconda Review Editor A few weeks ago, our student reporter Evann Johnson wrote a well-researched column about AI in journalism, specifically concerns surrounding its use and potential impacts. That coupled with increased talk of generative AI data centers in the county, inspired me to…
Read MoreJustice Court 10/28
Anaconda-Deer Lodge County Justice Court, the Honorable Ken Walund presiding: • Justin Michael Harcharik of Butte changed his plea to guilty on Thursday, Oct. 15 on a charge amended to negligent endangerment. The defendant was charged a $100 fine plus $85 surcharge plus one year deferred imposition of sentence plus…
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Coming together, as a community, in a community garden
‘Garden of Readin’ By Mike Noblin Retired Horticulturist Ever since my first trip to Montana as an early teen, growing up I have had a special closeness to this state. I loved the scenery, the wildlife, the clear, running streams and the fresh mountain air. I never really gave it…
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The Not-So-Great Dictator
‘Beyond the Beat’ By James S. Rosien Anaconda Review Publisher This month marks 86 years since the release of one of the most important films ever made, Charlie Chaplin’s “The Great Dictator,” which besides being a ripping satire of Hitler, Mussolini, Nazis and fascism writ large, was capped by one…
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