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CMC Diesel relocates to new location and hosts an open house for community members

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On August 3 from 3p.m to 7p.m, community members were invited to an open house event to celebrate CMC Diesel moving into their new shop located at 80 Big Timber Loop.

Hospitality House Senior Center August 2022 Newsletter

Sorry, this is late, we have been occupied with getting the second phase of the update of the dining room. It has been very confusing! We are getting started on the first of August. They will be tearing out the ceiling and removing a wall. That is why the kitchen is closed till the 12th. The kitchen will open on August 15th for dining up front. However, they will still be working on the dining room update. I have August menu out front in the yellow gazette tube. If you have any questions, please call 932-5455 or 580-7909.

Crazy Mountain Dog Park to open backup mid-August under The Friends of Dornix Park

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Sweet Grass County dog lovers will be excited to know that the Crazy Mountain Dog Park will be opening its gates back up hopefully in the next week, due to the Friends of Dornix Park finding the required insurance that the city was requesting.

Wolf report shows stable numbers through 2021

Wolf numbers and distribution continue to be stable across Montana, according to numbers released Monday in the 2021 Montana Fish, Wildlife & Parks Wolf Report. “What the data shows us really isn’t surprising,” FWP Director Hank Worsech said in a statement. “Our management of wolves, including ample hunting and trapping opportunities, have kept numbers at a relatively stable level during the past several years.”

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Dusting off the old ones

August 5, 1926 -96 years ago

SWEET GRASS COUNTY FAIR 2022

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Myalyn Melo and Jaymee Stene show their market lambs during last Wednesday’s showmanship. Pioneer photo by Chelsa Nickell

First Annual Golf Scramble raises around $2,700 to go towards Hearts & Hands Hospice

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More t han 50 golfers joined together at Overland Golf Course last Friday evening for the First Annual Golf Scramble in honor of deceased Big Timber Residents, Phil and Nancy Moulden, that helped raise money for Hearts and Hands Hospice.

Stuart Ellison with several family members at his 100th Birthday celebration

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Birthday celebrations along with an Ellison Family Reunion commenced on Saturday, July 23, 2022, at Babe’s Red Barn in White Sulphur Springs. Stuart Ellison turned 100 years young on July 20th, and his great-grandson Jeremiah turned 13 years old on the 23rd of July. Around 70 members of the Ellison family, spouses and friends enjoyed an afternoon of BBQ lunch and birthday cakes and cupcakes, visiting and reminiscing with Stuart, his wife Carol and extended family members from AK, CT, AZ, MO, WY, NJ and of course several from Montana and Big Timber.

Customers and businesses lose power after Republic Services driver hits a power pole

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Last Friday, a Republic Services driver hit a power pole head-on located at 288 Big Timber Loop Road, which caused 170 residential and business customers to lose power. The outage began at 8:32 a.m. and customers who were affected experienced outages that lasted between five and 24 hours.