Explore Red Lodge May 2013

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Opening of Beartooth All-American Road signals summer season

“The Roaring Twenties”: The annual Beartooth Ball, a fundraiser for Beartooth Billings Clinic Foundation, will bring live music, live and silent auctions and more to Red Lodge on June 22.

Page 2 Cruisen Red Lodge: Classic cars and hot rods combined with an old-fashioned drive-in movie and drag races make up the annual car show weekend July 26-28.

Page 4 Upcoming events: Red Lodge is host to exciting events year-round; read up on the upcoming events.

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Courtesy of Red Lodge Chamber If a man named J.C.F. “Doc” Siegfriedt had listened to what anybody was telling him in the 1920s –anybody at all—the Beartooth Highway, that unforgettable 68-mile stretch of winding, cliff-hugging, cloud-skimming road from Red Lodge, Mont. to the entrance of Yellowstone National Park, simply would not exist. But by all accounts, Doc was a force of nature, and from the time he arrived in Montana, he had his heart set on building a road that would connect the Red Lodge area with the wonderland of Yellowstone. On June 14, 1936, after 17 years of planning and hard work, Doc led a honking caravan of cars from Red Lodge up the Beartooth Highway to formally declare the road

open for travel. This summer, the public is invited to once again enjoy the splendor of the scenic route.

The Beartooth Scenic Byway Yellowstone’s Highway to the Sky Dubbed “the most beautiful roadway in America” by On the Road correspondent Charles Kuralt, the Beartooth Highway climbs to an astounding 10,947 feet above sea level. Since its completion in 1936, the Highway has awed millions of visitors with its astonishing views of one of the most rugged and wild areas in the lower 48 states.

The Montana Department of Transportation anticipates opening the Beartooth Highway to Vista Point on Friday, May 24, but the entire route will not be open until

June 14.

It’s a day trip that’s well worth the wait.

As it winds its way between the northeastern entrance of Yellowstone National Park and Red Lodge, Mont., the highway traverses an impressive range of ecosystems– from lush lodge pole pine forests to alpine tundra.

At the highway’s summit, travelers find themselves in a sky-high world of glacial cirques, clear alpine lakes and snow that lingers through the summer months. The extreme climate at this elevation deters the growth of trees and shrubs, and the plants that do grow here have adapted in remarkable ways. Some convert sunlight to please see page 2

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19th Annual Beartooth Ball

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heat, and many conserve water the way desert plants do.

In late June and July, the fragile tundra blossoms in a lavish display of wildflowers—shooting stars, columbine and Indian paintbrush, to name a few.

With 20 peaks more than 12,000 feet in elevation (including Granite Peak, Montana’s highest at 12,799 feet), the Beartooth Mountains lie within the 943,377-acre Absaroka-Beartooth Wilderness.

Grizzly and black bears make their home here, as do elk, deer, moose, Bighorn sheep, Rocky Mountain goats, mountain lions and bobcats. With more than 950 alpine lakes and hundreds of miles of trails, these mountains offer ample opportunities for recreation–much of it accessible from the Beartooth Highway.

Plan on at least two hours driving time to make the trip between Yellowstone and Red Lodge—more if you really want to experience the beauty of the Beartooths.

Whether or not you plan to stop and explore a while on your way, be sure to pack your windbreaker and woolens for the trip: it can be a bit nippy at the summit of Yellowstone’s own Highway to the Sky. For more information please visit www.beartoothhighway.net or www.redlodge.com.

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Annual fundraiser promises to be a jazzy good time Courtesy of Beartooth Billings Clinic The year’s Beartooth Ball is primed for a rip-roaring good time.

In the theme of the Roaring Twenties, the event is scheduled June 22 from 5 to 11 p.m. at Rock Creek Resort.

The Beartooth Ball, an annual fundraiser for Beartooth Billings Clinic Foundation, is the Foundation’s signature gala event. This event is an important annual milestone in helping the Red Lodge-based medical center support community health care all across Carbon County.

“People in Red Lodge love a reason to go all-out and dress up,” said Maggie Karas, community relations coordinator for Beartooth Billings Clinic. “This year’s event will not disappoint.”

Funds raised through the Ball help to support a range of needs at Beartooth Billings Clinic—care for the uninsured, technology updates, patient education, staff development, endowment funding and more.

Each year, Ball guests experience an entertaining evening based on a special theme. Some attendees, although not required, go all out with lavish theme-fitting costumes. Past themes have included MASH, Woodstock, and Grease – The Movie.

The ball traditionally kicks off with a VIP wine-tasting reception held prior to the main event. General admission to the main event, including heavy hors d’oeuvres, silent and live auctions and live music by Jawbone Railroad and Downtime, follows at 6:30 pm.

So speak easy, but get your tickets quickly…because they’re going fast.

For tickets ($50 or $100) or sponsorship information, please call 406-446-0611 or 406-446-0612. Log on to www.beartoothbillingsclinic.org for more information.

Courtesy of Beartooth Billings Clinic Participants of the Beartooth Billings Clinic Ball are encouraged to dress in full costume. This year’s theme will be the “Roaring Twenties.”

Red Lodge Founder’s Day June 8 jam-packed with a run, rodeo and recycling Courtesy of Red Lodge Area Chamber of Commerce The weekend of June 8-9 will be one of the hottest in Red Lodge this summer. Founder’s Day offers enough activities on a single weekend to keep even the busiest of gogetter families occupied.

JAMES WOODCOCK/Gazette Staff Enjoy a wide array of activities during Red Lodge’s annual Founder’s Day celebration June 8.

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Red Lodge Music Festival As one of the oldest and most successful music festivals in Montana, the Red Lodge Music Festival will be celebrating its 50th Anniversary this year. Held June 1-9, the event attracts more than 200 students annually from Montana and other states, with talented faculty from universities, colleges and symphony orchestras from across the nation.

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Following the race, participants and families are encouraged to attend the barbeque and family-fun events. The after-events are also being held at Lion’s Camp—among the mountains and nature, which Mason dearly loved.

To register, go online to active.com, or register the day of the run at Camp at 9 a.m. Pre-registration for adults is $35, youth 10 and under are $10, and registration the day of the race is $40.

For more information, call 406-671-4742 or email glshuck@msn.com.

New Devices (REWIND), has received a $500 award from the Montana Department of Environment Quality to conduct an electronic recycling event to be held in Red Lodge on June 8.

REWIND’s mission is to educate the greater community about recycling electronic waste, keeping Historical Downtown hazardous as well as valuWalks and Special able and scarce materials Presentation from landfills and coulees Soak up stories of local and making electronic history and lore by attendwaste recycling easily acing one of the Founders’ cessible to the community.

Day Historical Downtown The E-Waste event will Walks held June 7 and 8 be held at the Visitors at 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. The Center parking lot from 10 walks begin at the Carbon a.m. to 3 p.m. on June 8. AtCounty Historical Society tendees are encouraged to and Museum located at 224 Rock Creek Slalom bring old TV’s, cell phones, N. Broadway.

Kayak Race computers, telephones, The event is free and Hosted by the Beartooth printers, cables, iPods, open to the public. For Paddlers Association, this radios and other electronmore information, log on year’s annual Rock Creek ics for recycling. So drop to www.carboncountyhisSlalom Kayak Race melds off your recycling, enjoy tory.com or call 406-446the majesty of Rock Creek a free hot dog and visit 3667. with artful paddlers. the booths to learn more The race will start at the about REWIND and their Mason’s Mountain Run Red Box Car Restaurant efforts in the Red Lodge Now in its fourth year, and finish at the south end community.

Mason’s Mountain Run, a of Rotary Park at Rock Businesses and indi10K-trail run or 2-mile Creek in downtown Red viduals who may need help walk/run, will get Founder’s Lodge on June 8. with sizeable donations are Day kicked off June 8 with Registration for the race encouraged to arrange a both the walk and the run will be at 9 a.m. the day of pre-event pick up. Please starting at 10:30 a.m. at the race and will begin at call Yellowstone E-Waste Lion’s Camp, south of Red 11 a.m. The cost is $25 for at 406-861-4920 by June 1 Lodge. non-members and $20 for set it up.

Established four years members.

For more information, ago in honor of Mason Racers will have to pass contact Gwen at info@ Schuck, an inspiring, spethrough a series of slalom mountaintechadvantage. cial-needs 11-year old boy gates hanging above Rock com. who passed away in 2009, Creek in a timed event. proceeds from the first Whether you challenge the EVENT FINALE two year’s events benefited water, volunteer your time Food and Live Music at the foundation for the and energy, or just enjoy Red Lodge Ales will end disease that took Mason, the event as a spectator, the Founder’s Day festiviMitochondrial disease. this is sure to be fun. ties. The event will feature This year, Mason’s Run For more information, live music from with the will benefit Look Develop- call Sunshine Sports in Bill- Hound Dogs from Outer ment Ethiopia, a non-profit ings 406-252-3724 or Nate Space with a $5 cover organization based out at 701-789-9894. charge for everything, inof Red Lodge that serves cluding food, until supplies poor, needy and orphaned REWIND = Recycle last. The fun begins at 6 p.m. children in Ethiopia.

Electronic Waste Into and the music will enterProceeds from this event New Devices tain you until 9 p.m. Join us will specifically aid in the A newly-formed Red and enjoy the festivities! construction of a muchLodge recycling group, Reneeded water well for the cycle Electronic Waste into

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Art in the Beartooths celebrates 40 years Courtesy of Carbon County Arts Guild

The artists who painted live during the day will be reunited with their creations at the gazebo and will be available to talk It’s the Carbon County Arts Guild’s with event attendees about their work 40th anniversary for its summer fundrais- and their passions for art. er, Art in the Beartooths. This year, Carol A no-host bar from Carbon County Hagan, one of the area’s most beloved Catering will be open and hors d’oeuvres artists, will be the signature artist. will be served. A full summer supper from The event will be held at Lion’s Park in Carbon County Catering will begin at 5 Red Lodge on Saturday, July 13 and will p.m. under the tent in Lion’s Park. feature a variety of artfully-inspired events.

The Live Auction will begin at 7 p.m.

Art in the Beartooths will begin with a with more than 30 items up for bid.

Silent Auction, opening on Monday, July 8. Auctioneer, Jon Metcalf, will be the voice Artwork from more than 50 Guild artists for the live auction. Jon will talk about the will be showcased in the Workshop Galartwork as each piece comes up for bid lery, and the bidding will be open. along with some interesting biographical Saturday, July 13, is the main event. information about each artist. As an added Beginning at 9:30 a.m., Hagan and a team bonus, some of the artists who created of 30 other Guild artists including Kevin their work during the day will parade Red Star, Harry Koyama, John Potter, Tom their work across the auction stage for Wolfe and Elliott Eaton, will set up their all to see. So, plan to enjoy the banter easels in and around Lion’s Park. between Jon and the crowd and bid on all The artists will spend the next few your favorite pieces. hours creating something unique for the During the live auction, there will be occasion. three very special pieces of artwork This is your opportunity to watch the available from our signature artist, Carol artists work and chat with them. They Hagan. Up for live auction bidding will be always enjoy meeting their patrons. the event’s signature piece, “Beartooth By 2:30 p.m., the artists painting live will Grizzly,” an original oil of a bear on linen. finish their work and deliver their creThe painting created by Carol during the ations to the Guild in preparation for the day will also be up for bidding during the evening’s main event, the live auction. At 4 live auction. p.m., the gates to the evening portion of Midway through the evening’s auction, the fundraiser will open in Lion’s Park. one lucky raffle ticket holder will win

Carol’s giclee “Red Wolfs’ War Pony.”

Raffle tickets will available prior to the event and throughout the evening prior to the drawing.

The Silent Auction will close shortly after the end of the live auction, so there will still be plenty of time to win a favorite piece of artwork. The silent auction will end the evening.

All proceeds from 40th Art in the Beartooths will be used for preserva-

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tion of the historic depot building and to continue the arts and cultural programs hosted by the Guild.

Tickets for the event are $50 per person. Reserved tables for 10 are available for $500. Tickets are available at the Guild now. There will be limited seating, so plan to get your tickets early. For more information, call the Arts Guild at 406446-1370.

Carol was born in Nebraska and moved with her family to Montana when she was seven. Carol has called Montana her home ever since. She is a self-taught artist who found her voice and passion for painting after the birth of her son. Spending much of her life in Montana has allowed Carol to nurture a deep love of the West—its fascinating history, stunning landscapes and the people and animals that live here…all subjects that find their way into her artwork. Her work is a contemporary expression of her subject matter, both through her choices of vibrant color and texture. Over time, her use of color and techniques in layering color in more complex ways has evolved and her work is unmistakable.

Courtesy of Carbon County Arts Guild Carol Hagan will be the signature artist at this year’s Art in the Beartooths, held July 13.

Yellowstone Wildlife Sanctuary This summer, the Yellowstone Wildlife Sanctuary (YWS) has a great line-up to keep both man and beast amused.

Courtesy of Yellowstone Wildlife Sanctuary Like the other resident animals at the Yellowstone Wildlife Sanctuary, this great horned owl cannot be returned to the wild because of a permanent disability. However, Captain is a great teacher. These nocturnal raptors are typically 17-24-inches tall with a wing span of 36-60 inches; they are one of the most common owls in North America.

By Brenda Maas Of the Gazette Staff

doors for a concert and Bring-Your-Own Picnic. So, plan to pack the blanket and basket and spend a relaxing summer evening supportStarting with the annual Family Fun Day on ing your YWS friends.

June 16, Red Lodge residents and tourists alike During the dog days of summer on August will have ample opportunity to visit with the 14, be sure to stop in for YWS’s Ice Cream creatures of Yellowstone Wildlife Sanctuary Social & Dessert Festival from 5-8 p.m. In ad(YWS)—ambassadors for their wild counter- dition, the Sanctuary will be open late every parts in the Greater Yellowstone Ecosystem.

Wednesday this summer, with discounted YWS is open, free of charge—from 4-8 p.m. admission after 5 p.m. with a variety of games, music and other For more information, see www.yellowactivities for the entire family. stonewildlifesanctuary.com or call 406-446The evening of July 12,YWS will open its 1133.

Wild West Weekend Home of Champions Rodeo celebrates 84 years

PAUL RUHTER/Gazette Staff The young and young-at-heart can participate in the Home of Champions Parade, held daily July 2-4.

By Brittany Cremer Of the Gazette Staff

noon at the railroad stockyards to ride exhibition broncos. In 1929, a group of local cowboys built an arena, gathered up some wild horses, charged admission and A hallmarked summertime event, the Home of Champions Rodeo will have you contested the rides. In 1930, with the sucat the edge of your seat July 2-4, chomping cess of the rodeo the year before, the Red Lodge Rodeo Association was formed. at the bit for the next jack-hammer ride.

In 1932, the Association acquired 180 Coupled with the Home of Champions acres of land and constructed a new arena Parade, the rodeo features cowboys and cowgirls from all around the region. In its and grandstand, which is still used today.

In 1954, after local cowboy Bill Linderman 84th year, the event features many of the won his third World All-Around Champisame faces that grace the arena at the on title, the name “Home of Champions” National Finals Rodeo in Las Vegas.

“It’s more than just a rodeo, it’s a tradi- was adopted.

“We take a lot of pride in the event,” tion,” said Beth Boggio, director of the event. “We are a PRCA-sanctioned rodeo Boggio said. “We put on one of the best professional sporting events and do it in and are able to recruit real talent.” the small town of Red Lodge.”

Some of the same cowboys getting checks at our rodeo will be getting checks Main events at the Finals, Boggio said. And each year, This year promises to be another the caliber of cowboys and cowgirls who participate continues to get even better. outstanding year, with cowboys competing in bareback riding, steer wrestling, calf A grand history roping, team roping, saddle bronc riding, Rich in history and heritage, the rodeo bull riding, steer riding, wild horse racing, dates back to the late 1890s when local cowboys got together on a Sunday afterplease see page 5

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The first great ride in the last best place

By Brenda Maas Of the Gazette Staff

History, one step at a time This summer the historical society will Deep in the basement of the Carbon offer walking tours of Red Lodge on the County Historical Society Museum a second and third Thursday of each month transformation has been underway. Acfrom mid-June through mid-August. Red cording to executive director, Donna Lodge has one of the best-preserved hisMadson, the museum’s entire mining torical streetscapes in Montana, Madson exhibit has been updated and remodeled. noted. Tour guides reveal little tidbits, like “This exhibit is about the miners and the fact that Red Lodge’s funeral home how Carbon County got its name,” she was once a hotel. said.

The walking tour lasts about one hour, For a sensorial experience, visitors starting at 5 p.m. in front of the museum can walk through a reproduction of an and is for all ages. It is free to Carbon actual mine, to feel what it was like to County Historical Society members and work within a mine shaft. There is also only $2 for non-members. a diorama of the Smith Mine, including a For more information see www. tribute to those miners who died there carboncountyhistory.com or call the in 1943. museum at 406-446-3667.

The opposite side of the exhibit features hard rock mines like silver, platinum and palladium, such as what is recovered at Stillwater Mining (which help create the display), and a geological display of the Stillwater mining complex.

“This is fabulous and I may be just a bit prejudiced,” said Madson. “But, I am told all the time, ‘I’ve never seen such a wonderful display.’”

The museum is also home to the Waples Gun Collection, which includes 79 guns owned by Mr. Waples when he was a game warden.

“This is such a wonderful collection,” Courtesy of Carbon County said Madson. “Each piece has its own Historical Museum story and many of these guns are very Visitors to the Carbon County Historical rare.” She goes on to recall that Waples Museum can walk through a mine exhibit one gun in particular was found next to and learn how Carbon County the remains of a man and his horse in the received its name. wilderness.

Climb to Conquer Cancer What better reason to take a hike?

Climb the mountain; beat cancer. Combine the two and you have the annual Climb to Conquer Cancer—a unique event that combines the beauty of Montana’s Beartooth Mountains with an opportunity to raise money for the American Cancer

individuals.

Cancer survivors and caretakers can enjoy a free breakfast prior to the climb, starting at 8:30 a.m.

The climb starts at 9:30 a.m. Entry fees include lunch and a “Climb to Conquer Cancer” T-shirt.

For more information or to register, call 406-4464257 or log on to www. climbrl.org.

By Brenda Maas Of the Gazette Staff Heads up, Red Lodge residents! Up to 1,000 bicyclists will converge on Red Lodge with the first-ever Cycle Greater Yellowstone bike tour. This week-long, fully-supported ride starts in West Yellowstone and takes riders through every landscape in and around Yellowstone National Park. With 460-miles over sevenday tour is not for the faint-of-heart. It

It all starts with some “JuJu.” At least that is what Stanley “Stano” Bustos believed. And lived. An incredibly active, giving individual, who passed away only in his mid-50s,

Stano was an unofficial ambassador for the Red Lodge community. Following his passions of skiing, playing music and golfing, Stano lived a full life helping others.

Now, five years later his legacy continues with the 6th annual Gotta Gig! Gotta Go! Golf Tournament and Concert. The Stano Bustos Memorial Foundation, the non-profit organization which sponsors the event, is dedicated to giving back to the Red Lodge community, with a focus on local youth as they pursue their athletic, arts and academic endeavors.

The event kicks off with a twoday, two-person team, 36-hole golf

Photo courtesy of David Grubbs

Festival of Nations What do a beer stein-holding contest and Red Lodge, MT, have in common?

The annual Festival of Nations, of course!

By Brenda Maas Of the Gazette Staff Red Lodge will once again set the stage August 2-3 for its annual cultural celebration: The Festival of Nations. Back in the day, Red Lodge was a thriving mountain mining town with nearly 15,000 residents, most who arrived from abroad to work the local mines. The area was divided into various districts by ethnic groups. Now, 63 years later, Red Lodge residents and visitors alike celebrate their roots with a two-day festival that includes ethnic food, cultural dance, music and highland games.

This year, the party kicks off at 6 p.m., Friday, Aug. 2, at the Elks Club with music and dancing featuring Stranded by Choice. Also new, is the Calcutta-style auction for the Highland Games. Bid on the winning athlete Friday night, and you will take home portion of the prize money after the games on Saturday. But it’s all in good spirits—all proceeds from

tournament, held July 27-28, at Red Lodge Mountain Resort Golf Course.

Keep the “JuJu” flowing Saturday night at the Gotta Gig! Gotta Go! concert featuring Billy Waldo and the Flying Grizzlies with special guests Lee Moran and We Ski Cousins. The music starts at 7 p.m. in the Bueg Arena and Event Center in Red Lodge. Tickets are $15 and are available at The Glass Rabbit and www.redlodgetickets.com. For more information, log on to www.stanobustos.com.

There is no doubt it will be a Stano-style party. Be sure to join in the fun!

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the auction benefit the scholarship fund for local students pursuing a career in the fields of arts, music and volunteerism.

Saturday’s events begin at 12 p.m. at Red Lodge Ales and will include a parade, a variety of ethnic dancing, music and of course the much-anticipated Highland Games. Food and beverages of every culture will make this a taste-testing delight.

Wear your kilt, lederhosen, dirndl or the flag colors of your homeland. But be sure to come hungry, thirsty and ready for a rolling good time—Red Lodge style!

For more information see www.redlodgefestivalofnations.com.

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Fee entry: $5/each night or $8/entire weekend 12 and under are free Seniors 65 and older are free All proceeds from entry fees go back into Festival of Nations

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LARRY MAYER/Gazette Staff Enter your classic car into the Cruisen Red Lodge Car Show held July 26-28

By Brittany Cremer Of the Gazette Staff

The most unique exciting and environmentally friendly way to see the No pedaling required. It’s All downhill.

We provide bike & helmet.

includes more than 18,386–feet of climbing, and saddle sores are sure to abound.

But, with the raucous finish- line party in Red Lodge, riders and support staff are sure to be welcomed with open arms.

Sponsored by the Greater Yellowstone Coalition (GYC), this ride will be held every year, with rotating routes that showcase all the beauty and diversity that the Greater Yellowstone Ecosystem has to offer.

Starts in West Yellowstone and runs Aug. 18-24 Arrives in Red Lodge on Aug. 23, with Day 7 ride & finale celebration on Aug. 24 www.cyclegreateryellostone.com

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The three-mile hike starts at Red Lodge Mountain Resort and winds up the mountain. Take a break and enjoy the view at the mid-way point, then head back down to enjoy the celebratory atmosphere that includes entertainment, food and an awards ceremony for the top fundraising teams and

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rides. Expect to see cars there that you wouldn’t see anywhere else.

Nostalgia and chrome Awards will be presented unite on July 26-28 at the at 2 p.m., but be sure to 5th annual Cruisen Red stick around until dark Lodge Car Show. to catch an old-fashioned Featuring rows of classic drive-in movie featured at cars and hot rods, the day the Red Lodge Airport. will not disappoint. The The fun continues on event kicks off on Friday, Sunday with drag races held July 26 with registration at the Red Lodge Airport.

The races will begin at to the car show at Bone 8 a.m. and will go until 1 Daddy’s Custom Cycle p.m. Don’t miss the chance from 5 to 9 p.m. Any car to see your favorite classic can enter the show.

On Saturday, July 27, the cars drag race on a modiclassic cars will be displayed fied course on the runway.

For more information or up and down Main Street to register, log on to www. starting at 8 a.m.

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BMW Bike Rendezvous

Beartooth Rally Rumbles into Red Lodge July

By Brittany Cremer Of the Gazette Staff

Courtesy of Red Lodge Chamber of Commerce

The streets of Red Lodge will soon be rumbling with the familiar thunder of two-wheeled road warriors participating in the 19th annual Beartooth Bike Rally July 19-21.

The weekend has been known to garner upwards of 10,000 bikers from across the country, and this year’s Rally includes a suite of can’tmiss events, including a poker run, street dance, rodeo, food and fun.

Friday’s fun On Friday, interested motorists can participate in the “Bud Run,” a poker run that takes riders to the Belfry Bar, the Dry Creek Saloon in Bridger, Cowboy Bar in Fromberg, J-Bar in JAMES WOODCOCK/Gazette Staff Joliet, the New Atlas in Columbus, The Beartooth Rally includes a variety of events including rodeo, Five Spot in Absarokee and Grizzly rally and street dance.

Bar in Roscoe.

Cash and prizes are available for the winners. To participate, sign up at found bandana-clad, riding the wind. chug and weenie bite.

Bone Daddy’s—the official sponsor The 120-mile, full-day trip offers Often regarded as the heart of of the rally—between 9 a.m. and $5,000 in cash and prizes. Those the Rally, The Iron Horse Rodeo is a noon on Friday. interested should sign up Saturday can’t-miss, octane-fueled event. between 9 a.m. and noon at Bone Saturday’s sensations Daddy’s.

Accommodation details Saturday’s rally-goers can particiAccommodations for the weekend pate in the Highway 212 Run, which Sunday rodeo are available in hotels, motels and makes stops at the Bearcreek Saloon, Calling all horses, iron horses, that resorts around Red Lodge, but be Belfry Bar, the Edelweiss Bar in Clark, is. sure to book your reservations early.

Wyo., the Painters Store along Chief The annual Iron Horse Rodeo will Camping will also be available at the Joseph Pass, the Miner Saloon in take place Sunday at 1 p.m. at the Red Lodge Rodeo Grounds.

Cooke City and back to Red Lodge. Red Lodge Fairgrounds. Those interStop by Bone Daddy’s Custom CyThe Highway 212 Run, which runs ested in participating should sign up cle to pick up your official Beartooth along the gorgeous backdrop of by 10 a.m. at Bone Daddy’s.

Bike Rally T-shirt. For more informathe Beartooth Mountains, attracts This fun-filled afternoon will feation, log on to www.bonedaddyscusdoctors, mechanics, lawyers, nurses ture events like a slow race, barrel tomcycle.com or call 406-446-2022. and bartenders alike. They can all be race, obstacle course, keg roll, beer

Motorcycle enthusiasts and nature lovers alike will revel in a weekend riding in the “last best place” at the Beartooth Rendezvous BMW Motorcycle Rally held August 15-18 at the Lion’s Club Youth Camp, 10 miles south of Red Lodge.

Hosted by the Beartooth Beemers Bike Club, families and children are welcome to attend the event.

Facilities located on-site will provide hot water, showers, sinks and electricity. Camping and bunks will be available to those who pre-register, but there will be no RV hookups on site. (RV facilities are available in the Red Lodge area, however, if you’d like to commute to the site).

Dinners will be provided with your registration fee, and lunch and breakfast meals will be available for purchase on-site. Registration is $75 per person before July 20 and $90 per person after that date. Extra fees will be assessed for bunk and cabin rentals. Children 12 and older must register as adults. Registration for children under 12 is $30.

There are absolutely no pets or fireworks allowed on site, and fire season regulations restrict smoking.

National Forest Service Regulations prohibit camping between the marker ribbons and the stream, so be sure to select an appropriate site.

T-shirts will be made-to-order on-site for a forever reminder of your wonderful weekend.

To register for the BMW Bike Rendezvous or for more information, log on to www.beartoothbeemers.org or call 406-651-4501.

To subscribe to The Billings Gazette call (406) 657-1298 or 1-800-762-6397.

Beartooth Run celebrates 45 years of athletes

By Brittany Cremer Of the Gazette Staff Exercise feeds the soul.

Celebrate in pure, athletic style at this year’s annual Beartooth Run, Montana’s classic hill climb road race.

This year marks the

Run’s 45th anniversary of the race, held July 14.

Participants will be pleased at some of the exciting changes in store.

The largest change to this year’s race is the new course, located at the top of the Beartooth Pass. The

CASEY PAGE/ Gazette staff Featuring breath-taking vistas and a challenging course, the annual Beartooth Run is a favorite of several local runners.

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seating and $30 for boxed seats (sold in packets of two or more).

From page 3 For more information, visit www.redlodgerodeo. ladies barrel racing and com or call 406-446-2422. mutton busting for the kids.

There will also be a Kiddy I love a parade Rodeo held at Lion’s Park, Each morning preceding featuring stick horse racing the rodeo there will be a for the little whippersnapparade along Main Street. pers.

The parades are free and “We do not take it for open to the public.

In keepgranted that our beautiful ing with the theme, the palocation in the Beartooth rade’s Grand Marshall will Mountains makes for a be Norrine “The Outlaw spectacular setting,” Boggio Queen” Linderman, longsaid. time singer and entertainer.

Whether it’s your 84th Prizes will be awarded rodeo or your first time, for each day in the followyou’ll be sure to enjoy the ing categories: sights and sounds of this great rodeo tradition. The July 2 three-day event runs from Children’s Day 2 to 6 p.m. on July 2 and 3 to 6 p.m. on July 3 and 4 at • Best Bicycle the Red Lodge Fairgrounds.

• Best Comical • Best Costume Tickets today!

• Best Pet Tickets to the rodeo are available online at www.

July 3 redlodgerodeo.com and Mining and are also available locally at Agricultural the Red Lodge Chamber of Appreciation Day Commerce 406-446-1718.

• Best Motorized Tickets are $15 for • Best Otherwise general admission, $20 for reserved grandstand

new course showcases awesome views from the top of the Line Creek Plateau, including the amazing Bear’s Tooth which the area was named after. Along with its amazing vistas, this course is all above 10,000 feet, making it one of the—

if not the highest—road race in country.

Runners will have the choice between a 5K and 10K distance.

For more information or to enter, log on to www. headwatersstudio.com and click on “Beartooth Run.”

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Monday-Friday 7:30 am to 6 pm

July 4 Traditional Independence Day • Best Float • Best Theme Float • Best Harness • Best Mounted • Best Motorized • Best Musical • Best Dressed Junior Cowboy & Cowgirl (12 and under) • Best Dressed Senior Cowboy & Cowgirl (13+)

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Registration is free and line-up begins each day at 10 a.m. at the Civic Center parking lot; one block west of Broadway between 13th and 14th Streets.You only need to register once for all three days.

Entries must be on site by 11 a.m. to be included in the judging for prizes.

Please contact Glory Mahan, Parade director, at 406-446-1232 or gloryb@ vcn.com for more information.

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Red Lodge Calendar of Events May May 24: Beartooth Highway to Vista Point opens (entire route will not be open until June 14) May 27: Memorial Day

June

June 20: Historical Walking Tour of downtown Red Lodge, Carbon County Historical Society and Museum, 5 p.m.

June 22: “The Roaring Twenties”, Beartooth Billings Clinic’s annual fundraiser, Rock Creek Resort, 5-11 p.m.

July 18: Historical Walking Tour of downtown Red Lodge, Carbon County Historical Society and Museum, 5 p.m.

July 19: Beartooth Rally, “Bud Run”, sign-up at Bone Daddy’s between 9 a.m.-noon

July

June 1-9: Red Lodge Music Festival, five evening faculty concerts, two evening July 2: Home of the Champions student recitals, and afternoon band and Rodeo, parade in downtown Red Lodge at noon, rodeo at fairgrounds at 6 p.m. orchestra performances June 7: Free day at the Carbon County Historical Society and Museum

July 3: Home of the Champions Rodeo, parade in downtown Red Lodge at noon, rodeo at fairgrounds at 6 p.m.

June 8: Founders’ Day at the Museum, Carbon County Historical Society & Museum, walking tour begins at 10:30 a.m., music in the Museum 1-1:30 p.m.

Mason’s Mountain Run, Lion’s Camp (9 miles south of Red Lodge), 10K trail run or 2-mile walk, 10:30 a.m.

E-Waste Event, Visitors Center parking lot, 10 a.m.-3 p.m.

Rock Creek Slalom Kayaking Race, starts at Red Box Car Restaurant, 11 a.m.

Founder’s Day Celebration, Red Lodge Ales, festivities start at 6 p.m.

July 4: Happy Fourth of July Home of the Champions Rodeo, parade in downtown Red Lodge at noon, rodeo at fairgrounds at 3 p.m.

June 16: Yellowstone Wildlife Sanctuary’s Family Fun Day, Yellowstone Wildlife Sanctuary, 4-8 p.m.

Happy Father’s Day

July 14: 45th annual Beartooth Run, 10K and 5K run, Beartooth Pass, 8:30 a.m.

July 11: Historical Walking Tour of downtown Red Lodge, Carbon County Historical Society and Museum, 5 p.m.

July 12: Yellowstone Wildlife Sanctuary Bring-Your-Own-Picnic, Yellowstone Wildlife Sanctuary July 13: Art in the Beartooths, Lion’s Park, gates open at 4 p.m., food, drinks and live entertainment at 5 p.m., live auction at 7 p.m.

July 20: Beartooth Rally, Highway 212 Run, sign-up at Bone Daddy’s between 9 a.m.-noon July 21: Beartooth Rally, annual Iron Horse Rodeo, Red Lodge Fairgrounds, 1 p.m.

July 24: Montana Shakespeare in the Parks presents “Henry V”, Lion’s Park, 6 p.m.

July 26: Cruisen Red Lodge Car Show, registration at Bone Daddy’s, 5-9 p.m.

August August 2: Festival of Nations, All Nations Night, Elks Lodge, 6 p.m.

August 3: Festival of Nations, Red Lodge Ales, festivities begin at 12 p.m.

Climb to Conquer Cancer, three-mile hike at Red Lodge Mountain, 9:30 a.m.

August 8: Historical Walking Tour of downtown Red Lodge, Carbon County Historical Society and Museum, 5 p.m.

August 14: Yellowstone Wildlife Sanctuary’s Ice Cream Social & Dessert Festival, Yellowstone Wildlife Sanctuary, 5-8 p.m.

August 15: Historical Walking Tour of downtown Red Lodge, Carbon County Historical Society and Museum, 5 p.m.

August 15-18: Beartooth Rendezvous BMW Motorcycle Rally, Lion’s Club Youth Camp

July 27: Cruisen Red Lodge Car Show, car show on Main Street at 8 a.m., awards at 2 p.m.

August 18-24: Cycle Greater Yellowstone, starts in West Yellowstone, ends July 28: Cruisen Red Lodge Car in Red Lodge Show, drag races at Red Lodge Airport, 8 a.m.-1 p.m.

To subscribe to Gotta Gig Gotta Go! with Billy Waldo and the Flying Grizzlies, The Billings Gazette call Bueg Arena and Event Center, 7 p.m.

(406) 657-1298 or 1-800-762-6397.

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