The Billings Gazette (Billings, MT) articles from July 2005

The Billings Gazette (Billings, MT) archives from July 2005

No one complains about moisture, even if the timing is off.
July 2, 2005... Byline: Jim Gransbery Jul. 2--Tony Zinne has vowed never to complain of too much water. "I complained seven years ago and it stopped raining," Zinne said Friday morning laughing. "I don't want to invoke another drought." Zinne and...

Road repair workers seek housing by Red Lodge, Mont.
July 7, 2005... Byline: Mike Stark Jul. 7--Construction workers funneling into Red Lodge to help rebuild the damaged Beartooth Highway may have a tough time finding a place to sleep. With the town entering its peak tourist season, many hotels are...

Arlene Street upgrade progressing.
July 7, 2005... Byline: Tom Howard Jul. 7--Improved West End traffic flow is just weeks away as the first phase of the Arlene Street Corridor extension nears completion. "They're paving out there now and it should be open within the next couple of...

Red Lodge booming over Fourth despite fears about pass closure.
July 7, 2005... Byline: Mike Stark Jul. 7--RED LODGE -- On Sunday afternoon, this mountain town didn't look much like a city in crisis. Hotels were booked, restaurants were crowded and the rodeo bleachers bowed under the weight of eager fans. The...

Father, 2 sons take top driving honors.
July 7, 2005... Byline: Linda Halstead-Acharya Jul. 7--First there was one. Then there were two. Now there are three. Three members of the Butler family -- Jim and sons Reese and Brad, all drivers for FedEx Ground -- won top honors at the Montana...

Blue Cross selects CEO.
July 9, 2005... Byline: Charles S. Johnson Jul. 9--HELENA -- The board of directors of Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Montana on Friday appointed Sherry L. Cladouhos as president and chief executive officer of the company. A Helena native, Cladouhos,...

Laurel. Mont., drive-in shows double features nightly.
July 11, 2005... Byline: Brad Fjeldheim Jul. 11--Lawn chairs and a cooler were lined up on the slope behind the Kreiter family's Chevy Tahoe Thursday night at the Amusement Park Drive-in, which opened June 26 near Laurel. "It's just like camping," said...

Proposal would double parking fees.
July 14, 2005... Byline: Tom Howard Jul. 14--The city of Billings is proposing an increase in parking rates for both metered and nonmetered parking spaces to pay for expansion of the Park 2 parking garage. The proposed expansion of Park 2, at 2651...

Refinery manager: $325 million project planned.
July 14, 2005... Byline: Brad Fjeldheim Jul. 14--Work on $325 million in improvements is expected to begin next year at the CHS Refinery in Laurel, manager Pat Kimmet said. Refinery officials hope construction will be complete by early 2008, Kimmet...

Judge lets work on entertainment center go on.
July 14, 2005... Byline: Ed Kemmick Jul. 14--A District Court judge has refused to intervene in a dispute between the owners of the Rimrock Mall and the developer of a multimillion-dollar entertainment complex being built in front of the shopping center....

Billings, Mont., attorney expects ruling on cattle soon.
July 14, 2005... Byline: Jim Gransber Jul. 14--A Billings attorney said Wednesday he expects a federal three-judge panel in Seattle to rule as soon as today or Friday on the appropriateness of a preliminary injunction issued by U.S. District Judge Richard...

Cowboy quilting.
July 16, 2005... Byline: Allison Batdorff Jul. 16--GREYBULL, Wyo. -- Dave Owens thought his wife was "out of her mind" when she pulled up to their Greybull home and asked him to help unload 50 bolts of fabric from the car. Julie, a railroad engineer,...

A booming business.
July 18, 2005... Byline: Linda Halstead-Acharya Jul. 18--Todd Reichenbach works all year for a few hours of high adrenaline. Reichenbach has made a living off shooting fireworks. While the crowd is oohing and ahing, he's working behind the scenes,...

Gadgets retained at airport.
July 21, 2005... Byline: Jasa Santos Jul. 21--If you're in the market for a carabiner complete with a lighter or knife, look no further. A passenger at the Billings Logan Airport has probably surrendered just what you want. "We probably average,...

Billings, Mont., businesses oppose parking fee boost.
July 21, 2005... Byline: Lance Benzel Jul. 21--For Liz Salke, doubling the price of parking meters in downtown Billings would tally up one more obstacle for merchants trying to compete with businesses in other areas of the city. As the owner of Waddle...

Billings Gazette, Mont., Jan Falstad column.
July 24, 2005... Byline: Jan Falstad Jul. 24--After 30 years of molding leather to rawhide trees, Chas Weldon figures he's only halfway through his saddle-making career. Still, the 500 buckaroo-style saddles the Billings native has crafted for horsemen...

9th Circuit Court rejects R-CALF arguments; Cebull's reasoning.
July 26, 2005... Byline: Jim Gransbery Jul. 26--The 9th Circuit Court of Appeals Monday rejected a cattle group's arguments and a federal judge's reasoning in reversing a preliminary injunction that kept Canadian live cattle out of the United States since...

Billings, Mont., architecture firm will help furnish what they design.
July 31, 2005... Byline: Jan Falstad Jul. 31--All the multimillion dollar McMansions sprouting up around Montana are spawning a new business in Billings. After designing dozens of these homes across the West, CTA Architects Engineers of Billings...