In the video above, Tim McGonigal talks with Samari Kirby of Cascade County 4-H about the annual ice cream stand at the Montana State Fair.
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Mexican lagers on the rise, according to Montana Brewers Association
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Anyone who’s a fan of local beer has likely noticed the influx of Mexican lagers on the menu of their local brewery; the summer sipper pairs well with the hot days southwest Montana has been having.
The origins of Mexican lagers begin in 1821 after the Mexican War of Independence, when Germans and Austrians came to Mexico bringing with them their taste for lagers and their own unique recipes to brew them. These recipes evolved as brewers incorporated corn, or flaked maize, producing a clear, smooth beer, according to an article from the Montana Brewers Association.
The Montana Brewers Association goes on to list their recommendations for locally brewed Mexican lagers, including Helena-based Blackfoot River Brewing’s Cerveza Del Rio Mexican Style Lager, Missoula-based Cranky Sam Brewing’s El Vaquero and Bozeman-based Bridger Brewing’s Wildlands Festival Mexican Style Lager.
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Crashes on Montana’s roads kill six people in a week
Six people have died on Montana’s roads in the span of a week.
Most of the fatal wrecks occurred on highways in the southeastern part of the state, according to statements from Montana Highway Patrol. Despite the recent uptick in fatalities, overall fatalities in Montana are down in 2024 compared to last year.
On July 26, one person was killed and seven hospitalized after two vehicles collided on the Northern Cheyenne Indian Reservation. Three people were traveling east in a sedan on U.S. Highway 212, between Muddy and Lame Deer. At around mile marker 38, per MHP, the driver tried passing semi-truck in a no passing zone. The sedan went right into the path of a westbound SUV.
The two vehicles struck head-on. The impact killed the driver of the sedan, a 21-year-old man from Busby. His two passengers, a 20-year-old man and two-year-old girl, were hospitalized. Neither of the men were wearing seat belts at the time of the wreck, according to MHP. The crash flipped the SUV onto its roof, and emergency crews took all five of its passengers to a Lame Deer hospital for emergency care. Those traveling in the SUV included three men and two women, most of whom were from South Dakota.
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Less than an hour after the crash outside of Lame Deer, a Glasgow man died in a single vehicle crash near Roundup. The 84-year-old was driving south on U.S. Highway 87, the main artery connecting Roundup and Billings, when one of the rear tires of his minivan blew out. The driver overcorrected and the van went off the road, overturning before coming to a stop. First responders pronounced the man dead at the scene.
On July 27, a Rosebud County resident died in a rollover crash near Forsyth. A 52-year-old woman was at the wheel of a Ford Mustang going east of Old U.S. Highway 10, which runs parallel to Interstate 94 east of Forsyth. Near the intersection of Schiffer Road, the driver overcorrected after starting to drift off the right side of the road. The car skidded off the road and rolled into a coulee. The woman, who according to MHP was not wearing a seat belt, died at the scene.
That same day, a Helena man died when his motorcycle collided with a trailer in Lewis and Clark County. The motorcyclist was apparently riding at speeds in excess of 100 mph. On Monday, an Idaho man was killed in a crash near Little Bitterroot Lake in Flathead County. The 61-year-old from Idaho Falls was riding an ATV away from a boat launch when he was hit by an SUV traveling on U.S. Highway 2. The man on the ATV allegedly tried crossing the highway without yielding to traffic, per MHP.
Early Tuesday morning, a Washington man died in a wreck on the border of the Blackfeet Indian Reservation, just north of Saint Mary Lake. Speeding and intoxication are suspected to be factors in the crash.
As of late July, at least 100 people have died in fatal wrecks throughout the state this year, a slight decline compared to the 105 deaths recorded at the end of July 2023. Intoxication is suspected to have been a factor in roughly half of the fatal crashes this year.
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Great Falls set to host third annual Montana Cultural Fair
More than 18 cultures will be represented at the third annual Montana Cultural Fair in Great Falls, featuring live performances, food samples, and activities.
Visitors will have the opportunity to learn about different cultures and traditions through crafts, clothes, and food.
A $10 admission fee – called a passport – will take you on a trip to a variety of booths representing nationalities such as Tonga and Samoa, East India, and Venezuela to name just a few.
The $10 passport fee is for admission, inclusive of food samples at the cultural booths and all cultural performances on the stage at the venue. Event t-shirts, the beer garden, Pepsi stand, and food trucks of full meals are all separate purchases.
The event will feature live performances including dances, music, and storytelling from local and international artists.
Zach Swartz, the chair of the event, explained, “In Great Falls especially, we’re such a small community. It’s great to see that even in our own backyards, that we have the opportunity to come together and really showcase what we’re most proud of, which is the diversity and the cultures and community that we have.”
The event is hosted by the Rotary Club of Electric City, and they are still looking for additional volunteers to help out the day of the event for a variety of shifts ranging from 9am to 9pm. Each volunteer will receive free entry to the event and a t-shirt. If you’re interested in volunteering, click here.
They are also participating in an international fundraising project to supply clean water stations to Guatemala. Proceeds from the beer garden, t-shirt sales, and donations from the event will go toward installing Tippy Tap water stations. There will also be demonstrations of these Tippy Tap water stations at the fair.
This is the third year of the event, and it has continued to expand as more members of the community and businesses join in.
“Seeing new cultures pop up has been great,” Swartz says, “Like this year we have Tonga and Samoa. We had not had those in previous years, so it’s really great to see the buy-in and spreading the word year after year and getting some new cultures involved.”
Sponsors of the event include KRTV, Eagle Beverage, Calumet Montana Refining, TDS Fiber, and the Great Falls Military Affairs Committee.
The Montana Cultural Fair will be on Thursday, August 8th, at the Great Falls Civic Center (#2 Park Drive South) from 5pm to 8pm. For more information about the event, click here.
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