Mission Mountain Wood Band hits the road
Thirty Years Later, a Storied Band Tours Again
Mission Mountain Wood Band's Christian Johnson at Depot Park in Kalispell. - Lido Vizzutti/Flathead Beacon
At a Fourth of July music festival in 1977, Steve Riddle says a witch cursed the Mission Mountain Wood Band.
A frazzled woman slipped past security and made it to the stage where the band was playing. She was young but her eyes were haunting and she told the confused musicians that, from then on, whenever they played around July 4 it would rain.
Going-to-the-Sun 75th Anniversary
‘Rails, Trails and a Road’
Kalispell artist Mark Ogle addresses fellow artists and attendants of "Rails, Trails and a Road" at the Hockaday Museum of Art. - Lido Vizzutti/Flathead Beacon
Last Friday, the National Park Service gathered with the public at Lake McDonald Lodge to honor the 75th anniversary of Glacier National Park’s Going-to-the-Sun Road. The event, complete with local singers, Native American drummers, several guest speakers and a cake, too, was similar to the dedication ceremony held in the summer of 1933, where about 4,000 people gathered to open the pass from West Glacier to St. Mary.
[read more]By Chef Jim Gray
Kitchen Guy: My Burst Bubble
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I’m fortunate to have a television feature that appears weekly and I have a lot of fun doing it. I enjoy teaching others how to cook good food whether it’s in person or impersonally.
One of the most frequent questions I get is, “Will your show ever make it to Food Network?”
Stumptown Art Studio and Ceramics Annex
Art Studio Looks to Expand Outdoors
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SASCA plans to expand outdoors. --Becky Lomax, for the Beacon |
Stumptown Art Studio is eyeing its own backyard. “In the summertime, it’s so nice to go outside to work on art,” said Aida Hebbard, public relations manager for Stumptown Art Studio and Ceramics Annex (SASCA).
The studio, which owns space between its building on Central Avenue and the alley, has used the area for storage and parking. But now the nonprofit art center would like to spruce it up for an outdoor classroom. “It means we could take art that should be done outside--like sawdust firing and gluing--out in the fresh air,” explained Hebbard. “It will also enable us to do things concurrently—one class downstairs and one class outside.”
Polson museum continues expanding massive collection
July Fourth Guide: Museum Americana
Todd Farrel, right, and two of his sons, Nathan Farrel, left, and Brandon Farrel, enter the Multipurpose Room of the Miracle of America Museum in Polson. - Lido Vizzutti/Flathead Beacon
POLSON – Inside the Miracle of America Museum, you are invited to observe the splendor of human curiosity.
What was once someone’s old toolkit is now part of an era’s story. What used to be a defunct John Deere tractor rotting in a field is now a tribute to early agriculturalists.
What to do
July Fourth Guide: Ideal Fourth for Every Taste
Whether you’re looking for the valley’s best party spot or family-friendly activities for your Fourth of July celebrations, this guide aims to point you in the right direction from sunrise to sundown. Many of the holiday’s more traditional events like parades and local fairs are already featured on our events page, so we’ve used this space to highlight a few Flathead excursions we think hold promise for an especially memorable day. There are gondola rides and whitewater, a quirky parade and local brews. At the very least, we hope this guide will give you some ideas as you plan your own happy holiday.
-Keriann Lynch
