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“Doc” Richardson almost shares the stage with performer Marty Davis at the Metra Monday. It was senior day at MontanaFair and senior center members from around the county attended lunch served by the staff of area senior centers and local lawmakers while enjoying traditional western music. According to Davis’ website, country is music played on the radio.
08/16/2018 - 12:00am
Bus loads of seniors were dropped off at the Metra for lunch on Monday, senior day at MontanaFair. Despite the packed house and the wrangling of walkers and wheelchairs, the attendees enjoyed visiting; listening to tunes from The Legend of the...
Laurel Library Director Nancy Schmidt talks about the value of the outside flower boxes to library patrons. The boxes offer a quiet spot for reading or reflection and attract bees and other pollinators.
08/16/2018 - 12:00am
Thanks to a timely visit to ZooMontana’s botanical gardens last year, Laurel Public Library Director Nancy Schmidt was able to transform the library’s garden boxes into a bounty for bees.
“I was at the zoo gardens when they were doing some thinning...
Sports
Although basketball play won’t be on the radar of parents, players or fans for a few months, Zac Allen, as seen in this photo from last season, like his teammates spent lots of time preparing for game day.
08/16/2018 - 12:00am
If you’ve ever played competitive sports, you know starting a new season means a lot of hard work and practice. (It’s a good thing sports are fun.) It’s also normal to feel a little nervous about starting, especially if
this is your first season....
08/16/2018 - 12:00am
Student athletes are at risk for ankle sprains; contusions; hamstring and quad strains; and, of course, concussions. The new school year brings with it a new season of high school sports. For the athletes and their friends and families, that...
Obituaries
08/09/2018 - 12:00am
Samuel Jack Mourich passed away August 2nd, 2018 at the Jensen Cottage on St. John’s campus in Billings.
Sam was born March 24, 1930 and raised in Bearcreek, Montana. He grew up through the great depression and WWII, and then lost his father,...
Community
In efforts to preserve the fruits of the 1943 Victory Gardens, Miss Mary Ann Laartz, home service advisor, presented demonstrations on canning and dehydration methods.
08/16/2018 - 12:00am
25 years ago
Aug. 11, 1993
Laurel residents who are tired of driving through water in the 1st Ave. underpass will have to be patient. Although it doesn’t seem like it, the water level is dropping, according to Jerry Wade of the Montana Department of...
08/16/2018 - 12:00am
Although the day hasn’t yet arrived, it will soon. Laurel students don’t return to class until Aug. 27, but Park City pupils return Monday, Aug. 20, with Joliet kids following on Wednesday Aug. 22.
In general, most of the backto-school information...
Photo Galleries
LVFD and Laurel EMT’s place the “victim” on a backboard during an extraction demonstration at the 8th Annual Fire Safety Day at LHS on Saturday.
Special Sections
Upcoming Events
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Monday, August 20, 2018 Mondays, 10 a.m., Thursdays, 1 p.m., Laurel Senior Center, 720 S. 4th St. |
Monday, August 20, 2018 Third Monday, 10 am., LDS Church |
Monday, August 20, 2018 First & third Mondays, 11 a.m., Laurel Public Library |
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Monday, August 20, 2018 Mondays & Fridays, 1 p.m., Laurel Senior Center, 720 S. 4th St. |
Monday, August 20, 2018 Al-Anon, Mondays, 1:30 p.m., 201 1/2 E. Main St. |
Tuesday, August 21, 2018 • Knights of Columbus Council #6455 meeting, third Monday 7 p.m., St Anthony’s Parish Hall, 700 block of Third Ave. |
