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Community Page 10/28: Gear Swap and Recreation Expo is set for Nov. 7
The fifth annual Anaconda Gear Swap and Recreation Expo is coming up on Nov. 7th, 2026, from 12-4 p.m. The 2026 Gear Swap & Recreation Expo is an Anaconda Trail Society Fundraiser hosted by Pintler’s Portal Hostel, located at 218 W. Park Ave, Anaconda, MT 59711. The Anaconda All-Season Gear Swap is a great place to pass along your outgrown, no-longer used gear, equipment and apparel, and to find gently used items for your whole family at great prices. Bring your gear and make it available to others, buy some great used gear from others in the community, and hang…
Read MoreHalloween roundup: Anaconda’s got lots happening this holiday
The Smelter City is getting busy this holiday, with a variety of events happening on Friday, Oct. 30 and Saturday, Oct. 31. Thursday, Oct. 29 Smelter City Brewing is hosting a pet costume contest, awarding prizes for best pet costume and best pet-human duo. Judging starts at 6:30 p.m. and winners will be announced at 7 p.m. Friday, Oct. 30 The holiday kicks off with the Lincoln Primary School Halloween parade, with students leaving the school at 10:45 a.m., walking through Anaconda Junior/Senior High School and then on Main Street. Smelter City Senior Citizens’ Center at the Metcalf is hosting…
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Views from the week and weekend week of 10/21
From left, Pat Forsman, membership chair, Fay Weber, Anaconda Live Vice President, and Janie Dierenfeldt, volunteer, sell tickets to the Oct. 15 Anaconda Live performance at the Washoe Theatre. Cynthia Hanson, Anaconda Live President, left, presents NuBlu, a country and bluegrass band that performed at the Oct. 15 performance. To become an Anaconda Live member, please call 406-560-2953. Anaconda Weekly Review photos by Kasey Edge-Faur. Bikers prepare for a lap at 6 Hours of Disco at Discovery Ski Hill on Oct. 17. Photo courtesy of Emily Adams. The 2026 Smelter City Witches Brigade poses for a photo in front of…
Read MoreMeeting Notice 10/21
Marine Corps League to meet Oct. 27 The Marine Corps League Pvt. Mike Detachment will meet Monday, Oct. 27 at 7 p.m. at the VFW Hall, 500 E. 4th St.
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Community 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 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.…
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Courthouse 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.
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2026 Copper Shovel winner and nominees announced
The winner of the Copper Shovel 14th Annual Garden Contest Award for 2026 is Sibley Malee of 1208 E. 3rd St. The runner-up is Judy Little of 422 Hickory St. The runner-up of the 2026 Copper Shovel Garden Contest was Judy Little of 422 Hickory St. The Anaconda Garden Club sponsored the contest and the competition was open from July 7 through July 20. To enter the Copper Shovel Garden Contest, residents could call the number listed on Anaconda Garden Club Facebook and other Anaconda Facebook pages for the contest, or be discovered by “Garden Scouts.” One of the runner-ups…
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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 race starts at 9 a.m. on Oct. 17. It starts and ends in the parking lot at the base of Discovery Ski Area and is suitable for all levels of riders. Food, Fun, and Prizes! Expect an enthusiastic, fun atmosphere. Winners in each category will receive a custom trophy: Individual,…
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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 go to improving and supporting the center. The fundraiser is once again sponsored by the ADLC Democratic Central Committee. This time the center will be offering to-go menus so folks who have other plans but might want a great dinner can choose their toppings in advance. There will also…
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