An emotional return to my birthplace

By Michelle Beese On December 25th, 1949, I entered this world in Anaconda, Montana, the sixth of 10 children born to Horace and Helen Dwyer. On August 7th, 2026, I returned to Anaconda for Smeltermen’s Day.  I went to the Welcome Center to pick up the historical walking tour of Anaconda map and had the honor of meeting Kathy Ilene Lunde. Kathy was talking to a woman and had a book in her hand. There were more books on the table, and I picked up Echoes of Anaconda and started looking through it.  When Kathy finished her conversation, I asked…