The Billings Free Press » Laurel http://www.billingsfreepress.com Anything and Everything about the Greatest City in Montana Thu, 27 Oct 2011 03:02:31 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 New Veterans Cemetery to be Dedicated http://www.billingsfreepress.com/2008/11/09/new-veterans-cemetery-to-be-dedicated/ http://www.billingsfreepress.com/2008/11/09/new-veterans-cemetery-to-be-dedicated/#comments Mon, 10 Nov 2008 03:03:40 +0000 Randy http://www.billingsfreepress.com/?p=341 This Tuesday at 10:00 a.m., Yellowstone County veterans will gather in the Laurel High School for ceremonies dedicating the new veterans cemetery east of Laurel.

This is a great way to honor those who have served.

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That’s right, it’s time for MontanaFair!

The biggest fair in Montana begins today at 6:00 p.m. with Sneek-a-Peek night. I have plans to check things out on Sunday so I’ll have a longer report then.

As if the beginning of MontanaFair isn’t big enough news Laurel is also celebrating their 100th Birthday and the Magic City Blues festival begins tonight. If you either didn’t get tickets or live too far away you can listen to the festival on Yellowstone Public Radio. They are streaming the festival online and the broadcast schedule is (with all times approximate):

Friday, August 8
6:30pm Mighty Lester
8:30pm JJ Grey and Mofro
10:30pm Delbert McClinton

Saturday, August 8
8:00pm Po’ Henry & Tookie
10:00pm Cedric Burnside & Lightnin’ Malcolm

Oh yeah, don’t forget the Farmers’ Market tomorrow morning from 8:30 – 1:00 under the SkyPoint.

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Check out the Laurel Chamber Of Commerce site for details. I’ll post more details as I find them.

]]> http://www.billingsfreepress.com/2008/07/30/laurel-heritage-days/feed/ 0 Yellowstone County Veterans Cemetery http://www.billingsfreepress.com/2008/07/17/yellowstone-county-veterans-cemetery/ http://www.billingsfreepress.com/2008/07/17/yellowstone-county-veterans-cemetery/#comments Thu, 17 Jul 2008 06:01:43 +0000 Randy http://www.billingsfreepress.com/?p=37 The Laurel Outlook reports that work has begun on the new Yellowstone County Veterans Cemetery. The design (pdf) will meet the standards set for national veterans cemeteries.

Here are some “before” pictures of the area if you’re interested.

It’s wonderful to see the largest county in the state stepping forward and honoring its veterans. The only other veterans cemeteries in Montana are in Helena and Miles City. I haven’t visited the Helena cemetery but I have visited the Miles City one and it is a beautiful facility. It will be nice to see the Yellowstone County cemetery when it is finished.

Kudos to The United Veterans Council of Yellowstone County and all of the hard work they have put into this project.

How to help
Donations to the Veterans Cemetery Fund may be mailed to United Veterans Council, P.O. Box 23004, Billings, MT 59104 or dropped off at the Yellowstone County Commission office, Room 403 in the courthouse.

For more information about giving opportunities, call Commissioner Bill Kennedy at 256-2701, Gene McDonald at 252-1448, Burt Gigoux at 252-8766 or Carol Damjanovich at 373-6149. Donations are tax-deductible.

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