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The mouth is big enough to eat any little kid. Makes one want to think twice if you meet this animal in the wild face to face.

As we arrived in early in Havre, Montana, we read about the MSU-Northern collection in a magazine, and after talking to the people at the friendly Chamber of Commerce there, we felt we had to stop in and check it out. Not just because we had some time to spend but the preview was good enough to get our appetites ready for a real university collection. During the school year, you can just pop in and see it, but over the summer, it’s better to announce yourself first, which is what we did, and the collection really was pretty darn interesting, I have to say myself. 

Instead of handsomely stuffed animals in provocative poses, there were skeletons, jars of unique creatures, and (more…)

The Huntley Project Museum of Irrigated Agriculture is preparing for the annual meeting in June.  The one time a year event takes place at the museum and welcomes all to come and enjoy the open house before the annual meeting.  Saturday, June, 5tha at 1pm will start the annual meeting with the general membership of the community and museum. 

Last month, the Board of Directors had taken many hours of preparation and review of last years fundraisers to determine the best way to activate the community in the future.  Many community members express their concern that the building is not being used enough within the community and it’s members. 

Audrey Walleser, a community and board member, encourages all to visit the museum and check out the new displays that talk about the history of the Huntley Project, homesteader farms and the original Irrigation District which is one of the first irrigation districts in the country.  Says Walleser, the history, culture and stories I hear are what makes the Huntley Project a place to live and raise a family.     

Come and join us for some homemade pie and (more…)

With the Antique Tractor Club, known as the South Central Montana Antique Tractor & Machinery Association, that meets each month; progress continues for the Montana group that is involved with machinery.  The Antique Tractor Club is a non-profit organization founded in 1987 and has continued to grow since.  SCATMA launched the club’s website last December as www.antiquetractorclub.org.  

The Antique Tractor Club is dedicated to  (more…)

Playbill for the Opera at the Alberta Bair

Of course, I mean La Bohème, first done by the increasingly sophisticated Rimrock Opera Company in 2005 and repeated last weekend. According to Wikipedia it is the second most often performed opera in the USA. Once every five years is probably about right as it takes that long to recover from Mimi’s premature death. That is a quick unofficial photo of the poster to the left.

This was a well-done performance, especially the singing of Billings’ soprano Amy Logan as Mimi. She hits the high notes with clarity but my  favorite is the fullness of her middle and lower register. What a big voice, and a lovely and talented singer and busy musician.

In addition to Logan’s singing, she also brought along some well-behaved and talented (more…)