Trego's Mountain Ear

Driving across Highway 2, there is a sign pointing out the Baker Massacre.  It occurred in 1870, but has always been a bit hard to research. The sign perpetuates Major Baker’s reports – as I drove by, I believed the statement that the Cavalry hit the wrong group, but in 1982, Ben Bennett published Death, Read more

This isn’t recent news on the UPS front, but it’s fairly recent locally. On May 1st, the UPS began its “rural deferred program”, which ostensibly saves costs by reducing deliveries to three days a week in rural zip codes (days vary by zip code). Why is this something we’re only noticing in September? The program Read more

It was a busy weekend in Trego, starting with a cow parade on Friday evening to start off a weekend with games, vendors, educational opportunities and music, ending with a fireman’s breakfast at the TFS Hall on Sunday Morning. Our thanks to everyone who worked to make this event happen- we look forward to next Read more

It is not, technically,a pre-K program. Rather, it is described as “transitional kindergarten”. It consists of one afternoon a week, and accepts only four children. Montana School boards have the option to admit four year-olds into kindergarten, which is the provision the program is based upon. Where things get a bit weird is that the Read more

The school’s annual barbecue was well attended, with the usual assortment of hotdogs and burgers. School began on Wednesday, August 30th. Students eased in with a three day week, and then a four day week (due to labor day). This week is the first full week of school. Read more

As fire season ends with Fall cooling, I think back to my last fire.  It was an amazing group of people who liked yellow shirts and had absolutely no experience working a fire line – it was Hollywood in Lincoln County, and kind of a fun experience. Spielberg’s film ‘Always’ was more about aviation – Read more