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Movie filmed partially on UMW campus to be featured at Sundance Film Festival

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God’s Country, with scenes filmed at the University of Montana Western last spring, has been selected to premiere at the 2022 Sundance Film Festival in January in Park City, Utah.

Births

Recent births at Barrett Hospital and Healthcare:

‘Parenting Styles Matter’ seminar tonight with Zoom session starting at 7 p.m.

Style points count more than just for extra credit in parenting. The style in which a point is conveyed can determine how deeply that point registers with a child--and even whether that point registers at all.

Spirit of giving

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Great Harvest Bread Franchising President Eric Keshin, at left bagging free bread, and CEO Mike Ferretti, right in red handing out cider and cookies, enjoyed their time last week “dashing through the dough,” while enjoying the Christmas spirit. J.P. Plutt photo

BCHS releases first quarter Honor Roll

Freshman 3.00-3.99 – Brady Aldrich, Troy Andersen, Helena Barcomb, Natausha Boyce, Chase Brown, Atlee Button, Trap Christiansen, Fayth Clarno, Trayton Clawson, Karli Cottom, Adyson Creighton, Kinzy Creighton, Carter Curnow, Xavier Currie, Samuel Davis, Kyler Engellant, Abigail Esposito, Clinton Ford, Savanna Freitas, Tyler Gibson, Aden Harding, Olivia Hawley, Faye Holland, Bryce Hooper, Linsey Ivie, Agustin Jimenez, Zi Johns, Katie Johnson, Alexander Jorgensen, Chelsey Kiewatt, Kylie Konen, Marcus Lagunas, Gabriel Lemelin, Cayenne McCabe, Riley McCoy, Sage McKnight, Emmett Miles, Emma Miller, Chloe Munday, Julianna Murolo, Kaydyn Nelson, Casalon Nowlin, Layne Phillips, Tristan Pilon, Kaycee Pilon, Kelsey Roder, Alexa Rupolo, Amber Santos, Clancy Setzer, Ellie Sherwood, Ian Singleton, Dean Smith, Shannon Sparman, Zane Steffens, Payton Trimble, Ivan Vanhorne, Brita Westman, Robert Wharton.

Longtime Dillon ref Mike Richardson honored with Frontier Conference Service Award

Mike Richardson, longtime Frontier Conference basketball and football official recieved the Frontier Conference Service Award earlier this month prior to the Montana Western-Carroll College men’s basketball game. Frontier Conference Commissioner Kent Paulson and Montana Western Chancellor Mike Reid presented the award to the Dillon native.

Museum features historic dolls show

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The Beaverhead County Museum kicked off the Christmas season last week with a new exhibit featuring locally-owned antique and vintage dolls.

Stroll, Festival of Trees a big success

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This year’s efforts to kick off the Christmas season through the Christmas Stroll, Parade of Lights and Festival of Trees were a huge success, organizers say.

Wellborn cited for 60+ years of reporting weather

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Helen Wellborn of Grant received the John Campanius Holm Award for her outstanding public service in providing daily weather updates for the National Weather Service.

Wellborn has been taking weather observations for over 60 years. She started doing the work in December 1960 at the Grant site, which was established in 1928. Wellborn is a rancher, running her operation with little to no help.

GVLC Raffle

The first of two Christmas raffle drawings of the Grasshopper Valley Ladies Club is a beautiful lap quilt made by club members. The second drawing is for a huge box of gifts donated by club members. The raffle window is on display at Taylor Realty on S. Idaho St. The drawing for the raffle will be held December 16. Tickets are Tickets are available from Club members, Taylor Realty, Womack’s Printing and the Polaris Post Office. All proceeds benefit a BCHS scholarship and local projects. For more information call Kathy Allard 834-3550 or Katie Miller 865-0022.