Independent Record (Helena, MT) articles from July 2003

Independent Record (Helena, MT) archives from July 2003

Helena, Mont., to Host Quarterly Oil, Gas Lease Sale.
July 1, 2003

Neighborhood Outcry Dissuades Helena, Mont.-Area Gravel-Pit Plan.
July 7, 2003... Byline: Jason Mohr Jul. 7--Some Helena Valley residents were still hanging pictures on the walls of their new homes just off John G. Mine Road, when word got around that a gravel pit was proposed next door. Suddenly the neighborhood...

Helena, Mont.-Area Landowners Supplement Income, Make Hay on Side.
July 7, 2003... Byline: John Harrington Jul. 7--Even as the local economy increasingly moves away from agriculture, a number of Helena Valley landowners -- even those with office jobs -- moonlight by growing hay on their ranches and ranchettes. Few people...

Helena, Mont., Construction Boom Feeds Demand for Gravel.
July 7, 2003

Helena, Mont., Natural Food Store Moves into Roomier Quarters.
July 8, 2003... Byline: John Harrington Jul. 8--It was lots of familiar faces in an unfamiliar place Monday morning, as Real Food Market & Deli general manager Laughing Water unlocked the doors on the natural food store's new expanded location in the...

Helena, Mont., Hotel Owners Hope Local Baseball Tournaments Help Fill Rooms.
July 9, 2003... Byline: John Harrington Jul. 9--A boom in hotel building has paradoxically made for uncertain times in the local hospitality industry, but the confluence of a pair of youth baseball tournaments over the 4th of July weekend provided at...

Montana's Battle over Smoking in Public Places Is Waged on Dual Fronts.
July 11, 2003... Byline: John Harrington Jul. 11--The ongoing tussle over smoking in public places in Montana resurfaced in a pair of legal arenas Wednesday. A string of health groups sued the state over the passage of a tobacco pre-emption bill. At...

Montana Smoking Foes Protest Bill Exempting Casinos from Local Tobacco Rules.
July 12, 2003... Byline: John Harrington Jul. 12--The ongoing tussle over smoking in public places in Montana resurfaced in a pair of legal arenas Wednesday. A string of health groups sued the state over the passage of a tobacco pre-emption bill. At the...

Two Helena, Mont., Brewers Pursue Different Areas of Market.
July 20, 2003... Byline: John Harrington Jul. 20--The two local craft brewers that bookend downtown Helena are pursuing different paths to success in the specialty beer market. At Sleeping Giant Brewing Company on Getchell Street, the owners are swinging...

Demand for Air Conditioning, Ice Rises with Temperatures in Helena, Mont.
July 22, 2003

Montana Residents Disturbed by Late Night Phone Calls for Cancer Charity.
July 23, 2003... Byline: John Harrington Jul. 23--Across Helena and the nation in the wee hours last Friday morning, the telephones of people who had previously volunteered for or otherwise shown support for the American Cancer Society rang. The 3 a.m....

Alberta, Canada Beef Ranchers Urge Lifting of Import Ban during Montana Tour.
July 25, 2003... Byline: John Harrington Jul. 25--As the U.S. ban on Canadian beef enters its third month, our cattle-raising neighbors to the north are really starting to feel the pinch of the loss of their largest export market. That's the message being...

Helena, Mont., Businesses Hope to Stop 'Retail Leakage' to Nearby Cities.
July 27, 2003... Byline: John Harrington Jul. 27--As Helena business owners look for ways to grow the local economy, many increasingly turn to the concept of "retail leakage," or stopping the flow of dollars from Helena to box stores, malls and car...

Starbucks May Be Mulling Site for Another Store in Helena, Mont.
July 31, 2003