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So you want to have a raised bed garden, but don’t know how
Mike Noblin holds up a bountiful carrot harvest from the raised bed gardens in Philipsburg in August. Photo courtesy of Mike Noblin. Garden of Readin' By Mike Noblin Retired Horticulturist Raised bed gardening is being utilized more every day, especially in the community gardens, especially here in Anaconda. In 2023 I built the Philipsburg Community Gardens’ beds with really no knowledge of construction. Fortunately, I have some great neighbors who were willing to help install fence posts, and haul soil They had all of the equipment. All I have ever done in my life, is be around plants, whether it…
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‘Anaconda’s Past’ September presentation to focus on Montana’s first paved highway and a ‘mystery bridge’
By Kasey Edge-Faur Anaconda Weekly Review Editor Tomorrow’s “Anaconda’s Past” presentation from the Anaconda-Deer Lodge County Historic Conservation Board will appeal to road enthusiasts, history buffs, and generally curious citizens. Jon Axline, a historian and cultural resources specialist with the Montana Department of Transportation, will be speaking about Montana’s first concrete paved highway, the old road between Butte and Anaconda, and its connection to the Yellowstone Trail (later US Highway 10 - South). According to Axline, the trail was the country’s first interstate highway. Paved in 1921, the road served heavy supply trucks and industrial traffic that needed a solid…
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Shakespeare in the Parks wows Washoe with “The Merchant of Venice”
By Kasey Edge-Faur Anaconda Weekly Review Editor Montana Shakespeare in the Parks is working on its 54th year, and the Friends of the Hearst Free Library brought it back to Washoe Park after having to cancel last year, this time with William Shakespeare's "The Merchant of Venice." The grass was covered with lawn chairs, blankets and audience members of all ages as the theatre company showed its rendition of the play, set in the early 20th century, with its audience members donning more contemporary attire of suits and dresses than the original 16th century version. According to Montana Shakespeare in…
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“Our Little Red Schoolhouse” serves more than 150 children
After more than a decade serving local children, Anaconda Disposal Services' "Our Little Red Schoolhouse" school supply drive is still going strong.
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Turning tragedy into community: 9/11 at 25
Local law enforcement and firefighters/EMTs gather in front of the Anaconda Fire Department's ladder truck as it flies a large American flag (pictured below) on Friday, Sept. 11, 2026 during a free cookout for first responders provided by the Acacia Lodge No. 33 of the Masonic Temple in commemoration of the 25th anniversary of the 9/11 terrorist attacks. Anaconda Weekly Review photo by James S. Rosien. Beyond the Beat By James S. Rosien Anaconda Weekly Review publisher Much like anyone who was between the ages of adolescence to convalescence on November 22, 1963 (fewer and fewer these days), or maybe…
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