TOM LUTEY
A little May soil clenched into the palm of a calloused hand can tell a farmer plenty about the state of spring and whether a spattering of recent storms have undone the spell of a very dry winter.
It has snowed three times since Hi-Line farmer Adam Carney started seeding 20 days ago. His tires are leaving ruts going in and out of the field, but the soil in his hand tells him the moisture stops a few inches below the surface.
âItâs still dry when I run my hand, you know. It will hold and make a ball when I grab dirt, but you can tell the moisture I did receive, thereâs still dry dirt if you dig deep enough,â said Carney, who farms west of Scobey near Peerless.
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SPOKANE, Wash. Spokane Shock has announced it will reschedule fan fest to a later date to allow for more fan attendance.
Fan fest 2021 was originally scheduled for Wednesday, May 12 at the Ruby River Hotel. A new date and time for the event has not yet been released.
“We apologize for the inconvenience but we are trying our best to follow all these new rules and regulations,” the Shock said in a release.
The team plans to have 25 percent seating capacity for June games. That will increase to 50 percent in July, with the hope of returning to full capacity soon after.
Throughout the pandemic, they’ve implemented new ways to serve the community.
“They’re comfortable, they’re heated, and they have a great view of the river,” Damskov said when describing igloos at the restaurant. “They’ve been a big asset for us throughout this tough time.”
A new drive-thru BBQ option is also located out front. Igloos on the patio align with the former guidelines that allowed only outdoor dining.
The Osprey is just one of several restaurants that can bring indoor dining back at 25% capacity on Valentine’s Day.
“I think people just needed a little bit of hope and I think this gives us that little boost that a lot of people needed right now,” said WHA CEO Anthony Anton.
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Montana musicians release album recorded in Forest Service cabin
February 12, 2021
The music of the
Road Agents has always had a rustic feel, and the Montana band embraced that aesthetic while crafting their fourth release.
Exile on Moose Creek was recorded entirely in the Forest Service cabin at Moose Creek west of Helena over three days in Sept. 2020, and mixed and mastered later that month at Vigilante Cabin on the Ruby River. The band released the final product earlier this month on iTunes, Spotify and Bandcamp.
“Most of our songs are set in the lonelier parts of the state, in the places we grew up,” said songwriter, singer and guitarist Jeff Peterson. “Doing an album in a Forest Service cabin fits right in with what we want this band to be.”
BOZEMAN â The Montana Fish and Wildlife Commission last week unanimously approved a chronic wasting disease (CWD) management hunt for white-tailed deer in several hunting districts in southwest Montana.
Between Dec. 15 and Feb. 15, unused 2020 general deer licenses will remain valid for either sex white-tailed deer harvest, and unused 2020 003-00, 331-00 and 399-00 deer B licenses will remain valid for antlerless white-tailed deer harvest within the CWD management hunt area.
Now that the general deer hunting season has ended, no additional licenses can be purchased, except the 003-00 deer B license, which will be sold until Jan. 15, 2021. FWP staff proposed these adjustments for places where FWPâs surveillance efforts have found relatively high prevalence of CWD among white-tailed deer.