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12/21/2024

12/20/2024

"There are a lot of thoughtful little details here that we’re quite proud of. We want people to love this place."

Carbonation, corn, candy and cream are set to collide on Boulder’s Main Street in mid-January, with the opening of the long-anticipated Bull Mountain Soda Fountain.

12/20/2024

Santa Claus gets a lot of mail. We know this because, every year around this time, teachers at Boulder Elementary, Clancy Elementary, and Montana City Schools kindly send The Monitor copies of their students’ missives to Saint Nick. (Santa reads The Monitor religiously, so this is important.)

Rigorous journalistic examination of these notes reveals that an extremely high proportion of children have been good. Except when they haven’t been: Some disclose spats with their siblings, or failure to do chores. “I have been pretty much a brat this year, but I will try my hardest not to,” wrote one Montana City 2nd grader.

Some present the Big Guy with challenging requests. “Can you make my brother nice?” And “I want my spelling test to be 10 out of 10.” Others don't hesitate to lay on the compliments: “You are nice. You are a great man,” a Boulder student noted. “Sorry to make you work every Christmas,” wrote another. And: "You make everyone very happy. You fill their heart."

Indeed.

Enjoy 265 letters to Santa. Our paywall is down for this Yuletide feast.

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12/19/2024

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12/17/2024

Boulder resident and father of three Chris Agge, 47, who had been reported missing last week, was confirmed to be alive and well in Utah, by Utah State Police on Dec. 17.

Boulder resident and father of three Chris Agge, 47, who had been reported missing last week, was confirmed to be alive and well in Utah, by Utah State Police on

12/08/2024

Montana City dancer Evey Carsten will star as Clara in the Premier Dance Company's "Nutcracker" Dec. 21 & 22.

Evey Carsten has been a flower, a soldier and a snowflake. Now, she’s preparing for the spotlight.

12/08/2024

Shop for the holidays at The Myrna Loy! themyrnaloy.com/happenings/found-it-2024

12/04/2024

County Events Director Bruce Binkowski tells us what's on the plate for December. (Turns out, a lot!)

Boulder’s annual Christmas Parade takes place this Friday night, Dec. 6 — and if it is anything like last year’s inaugural event, it will be a blast.

11/27/2024

Come see Clancy ceramic artist Lisa Ernst's new work, Dec. 13-14 in Helena.

11/22/2024

Holiday classics at The Myrna Loy!

11/21/2024

The Premier Dance Company of Helena presents The Nutcracker! Tickets at https://helenamt.showare.com/eventperformances.asp?evt=2

11/21/2024

“Either of [the Heides] would give you the shirt off their back, anytime. It’s sad to see the ranch finish up, but their retirement is very well deserved."

John Heide says to come by his property around 11 a.m. So I come around 11 a.m. I drive slowly; there are cows in the road. They have names pinned