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Forsyth, the City of Trees, is located in a valley along the banks of the Yellowstone River. The community of about 1,900 residents is diverse in job opportunities, activities, services, and attractions. Economic benefits come from tourism, agriculture, railroad, coal mining, and various small businesses. Forsyth residents share a vision to be a vibrant, well-kept community that supports family values, fulfills economic, educational, and social needs, and provides a “hometown” quality of life.
Recreation abounds The Forsyth area is rich in attractions and recreational opportunities, especially if you love the outdoors. Activities include hunting, golfing, fishing, camping, boating, agate hunting, hiking and walking trails, and swimming. Other attractions include museum, historic building walking tour, full building wall murals, rubber duck race on the river, County Fair, Shakespeare in the Parks, Matthew Quigley Buffalo Rifle Match, and 4th of July fireworks. For more information on Forsyth including a calendar of events, visit forsythmt.com
Rosebud-Treasure County Fair This annual event has something for everyone from carnival rides to 4-H exhibits and magic shows to concerts. Page 2
Forsyth Golf and Country Club: Stop by the beautiful 9-hole golf course located just 100 miles from Billings. Page 3
Main Street is home to many businesses including the Roxy Theatre. The state-of-the-art theatre offers the latest movies in a modern comfortable environment. Digital surround sound, fresh popcorn every night, and low ticket prices combine to offer you a great evening’s entertainment.
Calendar of Events Summer in Forsyth means activities galore. Peruse the upcoming events taking place in the area, including the Fair, Duck Days and the Quigley shoot. Page 4
Forsyth Duck Days Downtown Forsyth’s biggest event, Ducks Days, features a fun run, parade, good eats and live entertainment on August 15. Head down to a participating Forsyth business and purchase a rubber duck for $10.Your duck will be entered in the Duck Race on the Yellowstone River, where it can win you a prize from $50 to $1,000. The funds will be used to support Chamber activities throughout the year. The event starts bright and early on Saturday morning with the Rosebud County Healthcare Center Fun Run at 6:30 a.m. with breakfast provided. The fireman chili cook-off and fire hose duck races will start at 11 a.m. on Main Street. At 1 p.m., make your way downtown and set-up your chairs for the parade. Following the parade will be bed races and a car show on Main Street. The main event will take place at 2 p.m. at the Yellowstone River. The winner will receive $1,000; second through 10th place will win $100 each; and 11th through 20th place will each win $50. Duck race results will be posted at First State Bank and all bars. From 2 to 5 p.m., First State Bank will host Bingo, BBQ and bag toss. Get your dancing shoes on and attend the street dance downtown at 8 p.m. Enjoy country, pop and rock music from the band Sanctuary. Bring the whole family to the event and enjoy a great day of chamber sponsored fun. For more information, e-mail the Chamber at forsythchamber@yahoo.com or
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Shamrock Shindig and Leprechaun Fun Run The inaugural Shamrock Shindig and Leprechaun Fun Run was a huge success. Thank you to all that attended and helped out with the event. Mark your calendars for the 2nd annual Shamrock Shindig and Leprechaun Fun Run in March 2016. Check forsythmt.com for updates.
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Rosebud-Treasure County Fair returns to Forsyth July 16-19 Courtesy of Rosebud County Fair Board There’s something for everyone at the Rosebud-Treasure County Fair! Here’s a rundown of what you will find at the fair. Grandstand entertainment! Mark your calendars for Saturday, July 18! Great country entertainment returns to the fair this year with superstar Terri Clark headlining the Saturday night grandstand show. Terri’s show is sure to please, featuring hits like “Better Things to Do,” “Girls Lie Too,” “A Little Gasoline,” “One of the Guys,” “When Boy Meets Girl” and many more. Terri has had 37 hits in the country top 40, including six that went all the way to number one. Don’t miss this hit-filled show, which also features special guest Bryan White as the opening act. Tickets are on sale now; visit rosebudcountyfair.com to buy tickets. Fun for free! As always, the Free Stage offers a great lineup of entertainment. Thanks to generous donations, a group of sponsored picnic tables will be placed in the tent. So, grab a meal, head over to the tent and enjoy your food while watching the show in the shade! The Free Stage area also makes a great meeting place due to its central location near the carnival and grandstand. For country music lovers, Montana’s own Dakota Country will be performing several shows a day, and will also do late evening shows on Thursday, Friday and Saturday. The party should last well into the night! For magic fans, Jeff Martin, “The Blond Curly Haired Magician,” will return to the fair for 2015. Jeff will bring his ever-growing collection of illusions to the Free Stage. He will also do strolling magic so be ready for him to pop up anywhere, anytime. Back for a return engagement this year, hypnotist Chris
Mabrey brings his edgy, clean, high energy, and best of all, fun show to the stage. Chris will do two shows each day, so get your friends together and get hypnotized. The smaller kids will love Curly’s Funtastic Kid Zone, a free supervised play area just for them. Over a dozen different games and activities will keep the kids busy while the adults tour the exhibition hall, visit with friends, or wander over to the concession area for food and refreshments. The Kid Zone will be open noon until 8 p.m. each day of the fair. Uncle Curly the clown will also stroll the grounds every day. The Kid Zone will be located just inside the front gate across from the Exhibition Hall. Everything else Start all your fair days with a delicious breakfast served by Rosebud County Search and Rescue. Breakfast is served all morning from 6:30 to 11:00 a.m. in the Search and Rescue Canopy next to the Exhibition Hall. During the rest of the day, take advantage of at least a dozen other food vendors along the midway. Most food vendors are open until 10 p.m. or later. (A list of food vendors will be posted at rosebudcountyfair.com as fair time approaches.) Visit the air conditioned Exhibition Hall to view 4-H and open class entries and plenty of commercial exhibits. Most judging will be completed by Friday so stop in and see how your favorites did. The Exhibition Hall is open from 10 a.m. to 8:00 p.m. each day of the fair. (Entries can be picked up starting at 2 p.m. on Sunday.) At 3:30 p.m. on Saturday, take in the 4-H Market Stock Sale, and stock your freezer while you help a 4-H’er plan for the future. The Young Men’s Club Beer Booth will be open all four days. And be sure to visit the pavilion just east of the Exhibition Hall where you will find souvenirs, political information and, best of all, some welcome shade for relaxing. The Mighty Thomas Carnival makes another return to the midway with classic and modern rides to keep the kids
busy all weekend, and games galore too. Rides featured this year may include the Zipper, Gravitron, SuperShot, Barrelo-Fun, Tornado, Century Wheel and of course, an array of kiddie rides. Don’t forget to pick up your discounted advance wristbands which go on sale in early summer. You can play Knights of Columbus Bingo next to the concession stand on Friday and Sunday afternoons during the fair. Bingo will be played from 2 to 6 p.m. on Friday, and noon to 4 p.m. on Sunday. Sunday morning, Gospel music will return to the fair in a free performance courtesy of the Johnson Brothers band. Relax under the big tent and be inspired. Music begins at 9 a.m. Of course, the best part of the fair is socializing and meeting old and new friends. To make the good times roll, all you need is “fair food.” It’s not fair time without 4-H concessions featuring those famous fair-burgers. There will be an array of other food vendors including Thomas Carnival’s Midway Grill, featuring burgers, fries, corndogs and funnel cakes, and the Cola Corner in the Exhibition Hall sponsored by Forsyth FFA, featuring homemade goodies. There will be other food vendors on the grounds, too, so come and see what you can find. Over 40 total vendors (counting food and otherwise) will pack the grounds this year so be sure to check them all out! For those needing cash, there will be two ATMs located near the fair office and 4-H concession area. It all adds up to one of the best county fairs around, and it all comes with free gate admission and no parking fees! The Rosebud-Treasure County Fair Board is always open to suggestions, questions, comments and ideas from the public on how to make the fair better.Visit their Facebook page at facebook.com/rosebudcountyfair or send them an e-mail at rosebudcofair@rangeweb.net. Please note that events and schedules are subject to last minute changes. Watch their Facebook page for updates during the fair. We hope to see you at the fair this July!
Schedule of Fair Events Thursday, July 16 - Entry Day
5 p.m.
Mighty Thomas Carnival opens Midway
5:30 p.m.
Chris Mabrey, Hypnotist Free Stage
6:30 p.m.
Ranch Rodeo Calcutta Grandstand
6:45 p.m.
Jeff Martin - The Blond Curly Haired Magician Free Stage
7 p.m.
5th annual Forsyth Ranch Rodeo Grandstand
8 p.m.
Exhibition Hall closes
8 p.m.
Dakota Country Band Free Stage
6:30 – 11 a.m.
Search & Rescue Breakfast S&R Canopy
10 a.m.
Exhibition Hall opens
11 a.m. – 7 p.m.
Curly’s Funtastic Kid Zone Near Exhibition Hall
12 p.m.
Open class entries begin Exhibition Hall
All Day
Petting Zoo West of Pavilion
4 p.m.
Jeff Martin - The Blond Curly Haired Magician Free Stage
5-10 p.m.
Mighty Thomas Carnival Midway
9:30 p.m.
5 p.m.
Dakota Country Band Free Stage
Chris Mabrey, Hypnotist Free Stage
10:30 p.m.
6 p.m.
Stick Horse Rodeo Grandstand
Dakota Country Band Free Stage
Saturday, July 18
6:30 p.m.
Chris Mabrey, Hypnotist Free Stage
6:30 – 11 a.m.
7 p.m.
Team Roping Grandstand
7:45 p.m.
Jeff Martin - The Blond Curly Haired Magician Free Stage
8 p.m.
Exhibition Hall closes
10:30 p.m.
Dakota Country Band Free Stage
Sunday, July 19 6:30 – 11 a.m.
Search & Rescue Breakfast S&R Canopy
9 a.m.
Gospel Church with the Johnson Brothers Free Stage
10 a.m.
Exhibition Hall opens
11 a.m.
4-H Awards Ceremony Grandstand
11 a.m. – 7 p.m.
Curly’s Funtastic Kid Zone Near Exhibition Hall
12 – 4 p.m.
Knights of Columbus Bingo Concession area
12 p.m.
Dakota Country Band Free Stage
Search & Rescue Breakfast S&R Canopy
1:30 p.m.
Chris Mabrey, Hypnotist Free Stage
10 a.m.
Exhibition Hall opens
2 – 7 p.m.
11 a.m. – 7 p.m.
Curly’s Funtastic Kid Zone Near Exhibition Hall
Mighty Thomas Carnival Midway
2 p.m.
All Day
Petting Zoo West of Pavilion
Bump-n-Run sponsored by American Legion Post 39 Grandstand
8 p.m.
Exhibition Hall closes
2 p.m.
8:30 p.m.
Chris Mabrey, Hypnotist Free Stage
12 p.m.
Jeff Martin - The Blond Curly Haired Magician Free Stage
Exhibits may be picked up Exhibition Hall
3 p.m.
9:30 p.m.
Dakota Country Band Free Stage
1 p.m.
Dakota Country Band Free Stage
Jeff Martin - The Blond Curly Haired Magician Free Stage
5 p.m.
2:30 p.m.
Chris Mabrey, Hypnotist Free Stage
Chris Mabrey, Hypnotist Free Stage
6:30 p.m.
3:30 p.m.
4-H Market Stock Sale (followed by Take A Buyer To Dinner) Show Pavilion
Dakota Country Band Free Stage
8 p.m.
Exhibition Hall closes
Friday, July 17 6:30 – 11 a.m.
Search & Rescue Breakfast S&R Canopy
10 a.m.
Exhibition Hall opens
3:45 p.m.
11 a.m. – 7 p.m.
Curly’s Funtastic Kid Zone Near Exhibition Hall
Jeff Martin - The Blond Curly Haired Magician Free Stage
4 p.m.
All Day
Petting Zoo West of Pavilion
Mighty Thomas Carnival opens Midway
5 p.m.
2 – 6 p.m.
Knights of Columbus Bingo Concession area
Dakota Country Band Free Stage
6:30 p.m.
3 p.m.
Jeff Martin - The Blond Curly Haired Magician Free Stage
Chris Mabrey, Hypnotist Free Stage
8 p.m.
4 p.m.
Dakota Country Band Free Stage
Terri Clark in concert with special guest Bryan White Co-sponsored by Blue Diamond Petroleum Grandstand
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The schedule of events is continually being updated. Check www.rosebudcountyfair.com for updates. Find us on Facebook where we will post more updates before and during the fair. www.facebook.com/rosebudcountyfair
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Forsyth Hardware and Home Center Forsyth Hardware and Home Center is an amazing home and garden center and greenhouse located at 200 N. 9th Ave. Hours are 8 a.m. to 5:30 p.m. Monday through Saturday and 12 to 3 p.m. on Sunday. Find them on Facebook by searching “Forsyth Hardware & Home Center” or give them a call at 406-346-2405.
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Rosebud County Museum “All Aboard” for the Rosebud County Museum Railroad Show! This summer the Rosebud County Museum will feature a railroad exhibit. Located at 1335 Main St., the Museum will be open 9 a.m. to 6 p.m. Monday through Saturday and 1 to 6 p.m. on Sundays through midSeptember. For more information, call 406-346-7547.
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Forsyth Golf and Country Club is located 100 miles east of Billings and just 40 miles west of Miles City. It is a beautiful 9-hole golf course open to the public. The well-maintained course is a challenge for golfers of any skill level, with plenty of trees, water features and sand traps. Green fees and cart rental are reasonable. The pro shop has club and cart rentals, and a full line of golf equipment. After your round, stop by the clubhouse for a cocktail at the “19th hole” and watch a beautiful Montana sunset from the deck. There are many golf tournaments not to mention other activities at the Forsyth Golf Course throughout the summer. For details on events call 406-356-7710 or visit forsythgolf.biz. Find Forsyth Golf and Country Club on Facebook at facebook.com/forsythgolfclub. To get there: take exit 93 on I-94, turn left at the caution light and after 1.5 miles, turn left under the overpass.
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Forsyth Pool
While in Forsyth, stop by the Olympic sized, heated indoor pool located at 630 N. 11th Ave. This summer, the outside wading pool area will be open; it will be a hot spot for families with younger children. The Forsyth Pool offers swim lessons throughout the year for both adults and children, all taught by certified and trained lifeguards. They also have several sessions of Aqua Cardio Dance. When you are all done splashing around, sit back and relax in the hot tub.
The Forsyth Friends of the Pool bring excitement to the town through the year by hosting community events such as: • Breakfast with the Easter Bunny • Splash Bashes • Chili and Scone Supper • Raffle Basket Auction • Pictures with Santa Claus • Scone and Treat Sale • Comedy Show
Call the Forsyth Pool at 406-346-2409 or find them on Facebook by searching “Forsyth Pool” to see what’s going on while you’re planning your trip to Forsyth!
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Evergreen Lanes
Evergreen Lanes Bowling Alley Bar & Grill is open for summer! Located at 1681 Front St., Evergreen Lanes offers a family-friendly full menu and bar party packages available outside of business hours. Evergreen Lanes is open 5 p.m. to 10 p.m. on Fridays, Saturdays and Sundays. Call 406-201-0357 for more information, visit evergreenlanesforsyth.com or find them on Facebook at facebook.com/forsythevergreenlanes.
CALENDAR OF EVENTS Visit www.forsythmt.com for updates.
Oktoberfest
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Ladies Bud Light Golf Tournament, Forsyth Country Club, www.forsythgolf.biz Matthew Quigley Match, Shoot site is 8 miles north of Forsyth, Quigley directional signs start on US Hwy 12 at the Cartersville Road turn, www.quigleymatch.com Rocky Mountain Oyster Golf Tournament, Forsyth Country Club, www. forsythgolf.biz Happy Father’s Day!
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Wunderbar! This inaugural autumn event for the Chamber was a wonderful success in 2014 which surpassed expectation. Join us for the second annual event on Saturday, September 19 at Marcey’s Park. Enjoy microbrews from area brewers, polka music, brats, German games and a costume contest.
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Happy Fourth of July! Fourth of July Fireworks, Rosebud County Fairgrounds, dusk Shakespeare in the Park, Rosebud County Courthouse lawn, 6 p.m. 4th annual couples 27 hole multiple format, Forsyth Country Club, www.forsythgolf.biz Rosebud/Treasure County Fair, www.rosebudcountyfair.com
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Duck Days, downtown Forsyth, parade at 1 p.m., duck race at 2 p.m., bingo and BBQ at 5 p.m. at First State Bank, street dance at 9 p.m. on Main Street
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