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Public forum hosts presentation about data centers
Data centers have been top of mind for many Anaconda residents recently, with them being brought up at the Anaconda-Deer Lodge County Commission meetings for the last two weeks. So it was appropriate timing when, last Wednesday evening at the Smelter City Senior Citizens’ Center at the Metcalf, the first Copper City Open Minds Forum hosted a presentation and discussion about data centers. Vaughn Fulkerson, the organizer of the forum, brought two lobbyists from the Montana Environmental Information Center (MEIC) to the forum to present to the public before inviting questions. Anne Hedges, executive director of the MEIC, and Caroline…
Read MoreCelebration of Life 10/21
Jack and Betty Krumm The Celebration of Life for Jack and Betty Krumm will be held on Saturday, October 24 at 1:00 pm. at Fairmont Hot Springs Resort.
Read MoreCommunity page week of 10/21: First annual Pumpkin Festival Bazaar set for this weekend
The Big Hole Valley Historical Society is sponsoring a Pumpkin Festival Bazaar at the Wise River Community Building located at 65245 MT-43 (Montana Highway 43), Wise River, MT 59762, near the intersection of MT Highway 43 and Roundhouse Road. The festival is October 24, from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. Free pumpkins, food and activities for children, including Halloween decorating and a costume photo booth! There will be 20 vendors, including vintage goods, cowboy leathercraft, homemade food and locally made bakery, bread, soup, Scotch eggs and other homemade food & desserts available. Vendors will be selling craft and gift items…
Read MoreJustice Court week of 10/21
Anaconda-Deer Lodge County Justice Court, the Honorable Ken Walund presiding: • Buddy Myotte changed his plea to guilty on Thursday, Oct. 8 on a charge of aggravated driving under the influence, second offense. The defendant was charged a $1,200 fine plus $85 surcharge plus one year jail time with all but five days suspended plus ACT class plus the court recommended that a probationary driver’s license be issued plus 24/7 for 45 days. The court also required the defendant complete the necessary alcohol treatment program with SMART. A charge of failure to give notice of accident by quickest means/apparent damage…
Read MoreFMIS to pick new mascot, first step in elementary school rebranding
Something new is coming to Fred Moodry Intermediate School (FMIS), in addition to principal Holly Morris, who started this year. The school announced on Facebook earlier this month that it’s looking for a new mascot, which Morris said is the first step to rebranding the school to be more like an elementary school than a middle school. “I think the word intermediate throws a lot of people off,” Morris said. “Like Fred Moodry Intermediate, but grades 3 through 6 are elementary, so that’s the general overall purpose.” In the past, the FMIS building has been both a middle school and…
Read MoreUpcoming Events week of 10/21
Hickory House Grand Opening starts Oct. 21 Crafted at the Hearth, a bakery inside the Hickory House Inn, is hosting its grand opening starting Oct. 21 from 9:30 a.m.-5 p.m. and carrying through Oct. 23 from 9:30 a.m.-5 p.m. Baked Potato Bar Fundraiser is Oct. 22 The Smelter City Senior Citizens’ Center at the Metcalf is holding its secoond baked potato bar fundraiser on Thursday, Oct. 22 from 5-8 p.m. Entry is $10 per person. Lincoln Halloween dance set for Oct. 23 The Lincoln Primary School PTA is holding a Halloween Dance on Friday, Oct. 23 in the Lincoln Gym.…
Read MoreCourthouse paving concludes
Paving starts on the road in front of the ADLC courthouse and the nearby road on Oct. 15 after the block of Main Street between Seventh and Eighth Streets had been blocked off for about two weeks. Construction on those roads is now complete. There was a closure on the block of Fourth and Hickory Streets between Oct. 12 and Oct. 16 after Visionary Broadband hit a CenturyLink line and had to repair it, according to ADLC Planning Director Carl Hamming. AWR photo by Kasey Edge-Faur.
Read MorePintler Pets closed while board plans a path forward
Pintler Pets Humane Society, which has been a safe haven to hundreds of animals over the past 23 years, temporarily closed its doors in August due to financial constraints. Since the shelter announced its closure in early September, its employees have been laid off, and an interim board has been in “triage mode” to assess the organization’s needs and find a path forward, according to the board’s new president, Paula Arneson. The first step, Arneson said, is an inspection of the building, located at 80 Silver St., that happened on Tuesday. “We’ll have our building inspection and that will give…
Read MoreMontana Tech team helps bring historic sculpture back to life through 3D printing
A collaborative effort by Montana Technological University, Montana State University College of Art and Architecture and the Smithsonian American Art Museum is bringing a 3D-printed replica of a groundbreaking 19th-century sculpture, once nearly lost to history, to the Museum of the Rockies. Created in 1876 by Edmonia Lewis, one of the first Black and Native American women to achieve international recognition as a sculptor, The Death of Cleopatra depicts the Egyptian queen in the moments after her death. The monumental marble sculpture, weighing approximately three tons, was first exhibited at the Centennial Exposition in Philadelphia, where its dramatic portrayal of Cleopatra drew…
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The time to vote is now
‘Too Much Information’ By Kasey Edge-Faur Anaconda Review Editor Some readers may notice something in this issue that wasn’t in previous issues. That’s right, election questionnaires. When James was looking to start up the Anaconda Weekly Review, one thing he really wanted, even though he knew the deadline was incredibly tight, was to get it started by the end of September so that we were running election-related articles before absentee ballots were mailed out. This is because he knows how critical it is to bring as much awareness as possible to elections in an ample amount of time before the…
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