November 9, 2012 Thank you to the Billings Chamber of Commerce and the Convention and Business Bureau for surprising me a month ago as the Adult Volunteer of the Year for 2012!
On the evening of November 8, 2012 I graciously accepted the award at a great reception at the historic Billings Depot
Let's be honest, there isn't much more in life that can be more frustrating than road construction. This is only made worse when that road construction impacts a main artery of downtown Billings.
October 18, 2012 This Saturday, October 20, the Billings Elks Lodge #394 in conjunction with the Billings Police Department will hold the "Prescription Drugs Take Back Project".
All are welcome to drop off all your
October 4, 2012 Normally you wouldn't think a Pub Crawl would be very news worthy, but this Saturday, October 6th, the Parrot Head Club of Billings is pub crawling for a great cause. The fundraiser is for the Ramsey Memorial Foundation. Join in on the crawl and you could win $300 in cash!
A police standoff with a possibly armed suspect has closed South 28th Street between Second and Fourth avenues South to the public.
The Circus has come to town! But it's not all fun and games, and animals. There is a A LOT of work that goes into unloading and building the Ringling Bros. and Barnum and Bailey Barnum Bash!
This year in remembrance of the terrorist attacks against the United States on September 11th, 2001 United Blood Services is holding their annual Honor Our Fallen Heroes blood drive.
September 4, 2012 The annual 2 weeks of The Parade Of Homes is coming September 15-16 and September 22-23! One of the biggest hi-lights of the event is the Twilight Tour on Friday September, 14. The Twilight Tour is a great evening out and gives you a look at the tour before anybody else. $70.00 per couple and
August 29, 2012 The 19th annual Free Fall Home Improvement Show is coming up the weekend after Labor Day weekend! Stop by the Expo Center at Metra Park on September 7,8, & 9 and check out this years Fall Home Improvement Show with over 400 exhibits! It is always FREE!
August 22, 2012 Must have been a scary couple of minutes for the bank employees at First Interstate Bank on Central yesterday afternoon during the 12:38 p.m. bank robbery. There actually is a clear picture of the robber.
August 21, 2012 The anticipation of the year is fast approaching with the Billings Clinic Classic in downtown Billings this Saturday, August 25th! The big draw this year is the legendary Four Tops at the Alberta Bair Theater. You may have heard the show is sold out, but
August 21, 2012 At about 3 p.m. on August 20 the wild fire in Lockwood grew from 80 acres to about 1,500 acres by sunset!
The Gazette reports:
The fire started between Lockwood and Pryor Creek about six miles east of Lockwood off U.S. Highway 87 East, on the Crow Reservation.
As of this writing there is zero containment to the blaze that crossed highway 87 early in the fire fight!
