Get ready for the 31st annual Poker Run & Iron Horse Rodeo. The Beartooth Pass Poker Run meanders from Red Lodge to Cooke City, Montana along the Beartooth Highway—one of the most scenic routes in the country. Montana’s only Iron Horse Rodeo in the entire state is in
Wheatgrass Books welcomes husband and wife team Helene and Robert Mitchell to the bookstore located at 120 N. Main Street on Saturday from 11 am to 2 pm on July 19th. They will be signing copies of Loving Again which they co-wrote and of Helene’s recently released Murder on
The Bozeman Symphony and Music Director Norman Huynh announce the appointment of Sierra Schmeltzer as Principal Flute starting with the Symphony’s 2025–26 concert season, Music that Moves Us . . . to Join Together.
A dynamic performer and passionate educator, Schmeltzer joins the Symphony from Los Angeles, where she maintains an
Author Rick Bass and photographer Stephen Collector will join Lea Chatham to celebrate the reissue of her father, Russell Chatham’s classic book, Dark Waters: Essays, Stories and Articles, at Elk River Books, 122 S. 2nd St., on Tuesday, July 8th, at 7 pm. The event is free.
Dark Waters
Robert and Valerie Anderson have partnered with Northern Yellowstone Open Lands, a regional initiative of the Gallatin Valley Land Trust (GVLT), to forever conserve their 884-acre historic family ranch, located southwest of Livingston in the Trail Creek area. The Andersons worked with Northern Yellowstone Open Lands to establish a voluntary
The Bozeman Symphony, in partnership with Montana Shakespeare in the Parks (MSIP), announces a series of free summer ensemble concerts featuring Symphony musicians performing across Montana. These intimate, open-air, one-hour performances will precede select MSIP productions during their statewide summer tour, offering audiences a unique pairing of live classical music
Elk River Books presents “A Trio of Poets,” an evening of readings by Montana poets Corrie Williamson and Charles Finn, and Wisconsin’s Austin Segrest, on Thursday, July 24th at 7 pm. Elk River Books is located at 122 S. 2nd St. The event is free and will be followed
In Park County finding reliable and affordable childcare has become one of the most pressing challenges for working families, and for the economy as a whole. Across the state, the cost of childcare far exceeds what most families can afford to pay. At the same time, underpaid staff are leaving
Get ready for the 31st annual Poker Run & Iron Horse Rodeo. The Beartooth Pass Poker Run meanders from Red Lodge to Cooke City, Montana along the Beartooth Highway—one of the most scenic routes in the country. Montana’s only Iron Horse Rodeo in the entire state is in
Big Timber—The water war waged to the east in Sweetgrass County has ceased. In Big Timber, a clash between big business and representative democracy saw the latter emerge victorious when city council members and Mayor Greg DeBoer temporarily suspended bulk water sales (excluding support for emergency services) in a
Looking for a fun weekend escape? Want to go to the mountains and see something new? It’s time to take in the third annual “FORGET ME
KNOT MUSIC & ART FEST” in Cooke City on August 15th and 16th. Seven singer/songwriter musicians from across the Northern Rockies will
Since 2009, the Livingston Center for Art and Culture has proudly hosted Plein Air Painting on the Yellowstone. This year, a gathering of 35 talented artists will converge to capture the breathtaking beauty of Park County, culminating in a stunning Wet-Paint Gala on August 8th that is open the public.
The story published last week regarding the Department of Natural Resource Conservation (DNRC) and Crazy Mountain Ranch (CMR) has been updated to reflect several important facts pertinent to providing a fully comprehensive and objective overview of the situation still unfolding in the Shields Valley. These updates include but are not
Opinion Editorials state the views solely of the author and do not reflect the views of the Community Journal.
By Sam Byrne
As you may have heard, Crazy Mountain Ranch signed a consent agreement with the Department of Natural Resources and Conservation regarding watering its golf course under construction.
On
The annual Old Settler’s Day Festival must be near when the summer temperatures are cooling, it’s time to shop for back-to-school supplies for the kids, and the leaves are starting to turn. The two-day festival is Saturday and Sunday, August 23rd and 24th. The theme is “Teams, Trains
Big Timber—An estimated 70 residents attended the public hearing and regular city council meeting scheduled for Monday, August 4th located at the Carnegie Library on 314 McLeod Street in Big Timber. The meeting, led by Mayor Greg DeBoer, primarily concerned resolution #1044, an amendment to the city’s budget
The Shane Lalani Center for the Arts invites you to an unforgettable evening of dinner, dancing, and community celebration at its annual Spotlight Gala on Friday, August 23rd at 5:30 pm in the beautiful Blake Pavilion.
As The Shane Center’s one and only annual fundraiser, the Spotlight Gala
Get ready for the 31st annual Poker Run & Iron Horse Rodeo. The Beartooth Pass Poker Run meanders from Red Lodge to Cooke City, Montana along the Beartooth Highway—one of the most scenic routes in the country. Montana’s only Iron Horse Rodeo in the entire state is in
Wheatgrass Books welcomes husband and wife team Helene and Robert Mitchell to the bookstore located at 120 N. Main Street on Saturday from 11 am to 2 pm on July 19th. They will be signing copies of Loving Again which they co-wrote and of Helene’s recently released Murder on
The Bozeman Symphony and Music Director Norman Huynh announce the appointment of Sierra Schmeltzer as Principal Flute starting with the Symphony’s 2025–26 concert season, Music that Moves Us . . . to Join Together.
A dynamic performer and passionate educator, Schmeltzer joins the Symphony from Los Angeles, where she maintains an
Author Rick Bass and photographer Stephen Collector will join Lea Chatham to celebrate the reissue of her father, Russell Chatham’s classic book, Dark Waters: Essays, Stories and Articles, at Elk River Books, 122 S. 2nd St., on Tuesday, July 8th, at 7 pm. The event is free.
Dark Waters
Robert and Valerie Anderson have partnered with Northern Yellowstone Open Lands, a regional initiative of the Gallatin Valley Land Trust (GVLT), to forever conserve their 884-acre historic family ranch, located southwest of Livingston in the Trail Creek area. The Andersons worked with Northern Yellowstone Open Lands to establish a voluntary
The Bozeman Symphony, in partnership with Montana Shakespeare in the Parks (MSIP), announces a series of free summer ensemble concerts featuring Symphony musicians performing across Montana. These intimate, open-air, one-hour performances will precede select MSIP productions during their statewide summer tour, offering audiences a unique pairing of live classical music
Elk River Books presents “A Trio of Poets,” an evening of readings by Montana poets Corrie Williamson and Charles Finn, and Wisconsin’s Austin Segrest, on Thursday, July 24th at 7 pm. Elk River Books is located at 122 S. 2nd St. The event is free and will be followed
In Park County finding reliable and affordable childcare has become one of the most pressing challenges for working families, and for the economy as a whole. Across the state, the cost of childcare far exceeds what most families can afford to pay. At the same time, underpaid staff are leaving