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Billings Farmers Market starts this Saturday at 8:30am in their usual downtown location.

SummerFair also starts this Saturday at 9am at Veterans Park. Please note the new location. It looks like you should go to the Farmers Market in the morning because it is over by noon, and then to Veterans Park for Summerfair in the afternoon.

And then you have a choice: Rimrock Opera Summer Festival with two one-act operas in English starts Saturday evening at 7:30pm at the Babcock Theatre and Sunday afternoon, 3pm, at Shiloh United Methodist Church. This looks like a lot of fun: The Telephone by Gian Carlo Menotti, remember him from Amahl and the Night Visitor? And then Bernstein’s Trouble in Tahiti.

Wow, this is going to be a busy day. Look for pictures later.

So my sister-in-law posted this.  I got a good chuckle.  Enjoy.  

As we were driving home from Utah this past weekend, we passed this semi. I noticed the oversize load sign and wondered why it was on there considering the actual size of this dude’s load. Then as we started passing him I just started laughing. (more…)

Global Warming: The Long View

In order to counter the frequent spreading of BS by the climate alarmists it seems necessary to keep telling the truth. This graph comes from a useful website on this matter.

Laurel v. Blue Jays at PIrtz Field

I managed to see at least a couple of innings of two American Legion games on Saturday afternoon. The Blue Jays—the younger A level team for the AA Royals—were playing the Laurel Dodgers at Pirtz Field, just beyond Rimrock Mall. See the picture to the left.

I probably should say that Laurel was thrashing the Blue Jays unmercifully. It was 16-1 when I left in the 5th inning. The boys from Laurel look strong and may well repeat their State A Championship from last year.

Scarlets Get it Going in the 4th Inning

The Scarlets looked like they were in trouble until they broke out in a rash of runs in the bottom of the 4th inning thanks to wildness on the part of the Great Falls pitcher. He hit a few batters and a few more walked and then some bats came alive to the tune of 8 runs. Joe Barta looked good on the mound. The hitters need a little more practice, especially to replace some of those big hitters from last year.

According to the Gazette the Scarlets managed to sweep the Chargers fairly easily in both the afternoon and early evening games. Another 8 run outburst in the 2nd game put that one away as easily as the early game.

The Scarlets and Royals will be pretty busy (more…)