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Thursday, January 30th, the Patagonia Outlet will host a Leave No Trace workshop from 6:30 pm to 8:30 pm. Colleen Peterson, a local leave no trace trainer will teach LNT's seven principals, guiding outdoor users to lessen their impact and help sustain healthy and vibrant lands. Patagonia will also be serving snacks and beer from Patagonia Provisions for you to enjoy. The event is free to the public.

The Convention Visitor Bureau is hosting a meeting today from 9 am to 2 pm in the Bank of Commerce. Discussions involving how to detour passing by tourist into the town of Dillon, and how to draw people to the local businesses are the main topic. Project leads Ryan Brosseau and Mandy Schilling, along with Arcadea Scott from the Billings Gazette will be listening to concerns and going over ideas on ways to bring more awareness to downtown Dillon and what it has to offer. There is still time for local business owners or those with ideas to stop by and voice their concerns and ideas.

URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE National Weather Service Great Falls MT 226 PM MST Sat Jan 25 2020 MTZ008-015-055-261200- /O.NEW.KTFX.WW.Y.0010.200126T1900Z-200127T1200Z/ Beaverhead-Madison-Gallatin- Including Big Hole Pass, Wisdom, Dillon, Monida Pass, Wise River, Ennis, Norris Hill, Raynolds Pass, Twin Bridges, Virginia City, West Yellowstone, Battle Ridge Pass, Bozeman Pass, and Targhee Pass 226 PM MST Sat Jan 25 2020 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM NOON SUNDAY TO 5 AM MST MONDAY... * WHAT...Snow expected. Total snow accumulations of 1 to 3 inches at lower elevations, and 4 to 8 inches in the mountains. * WHERE...Beaverhead, Madison and Gallatin. * WHEN...From Noon Sunday to 5 AM MST Monday. * IMPACTS...Roadways could be snow covered and slippery at times. Wet roadways are likely to freeze over and become icy Sunday night. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... Slow down and use caution while traveling.

Firefighters responded tonight to Pioneer Care and Rehab, on a call of smoke coming from the laundry room. After a thorough search they found no signs of fire and returned back to the station.

Weekend rundown for Friday, January 24th, through Sunday, January 26th. Friday the 24th Tai Chi Classes at the Elks Lodge, 9:30am to 10:20am Montana Exit Live at Ruby Valley Brew event starts at 6pm and runs until 8pm Winter Semi Formal Hosted by Montana Western Residence Life. Join them for poker, dancing, and more. Tickets are on sale at Residence Life for $5/person and $7 /couple. Cash only. Saturday the 25th Trapper Education Class Hosted by the Montana Trappers Association starts at 8:30am and will run tell 4 pm. Tickets can be purchased by the Montana Fish, Wildlife, and Parks. From the FWP website: A trapper education class is scheduled for Saturday, January 25, at the Montana Fish, Wildlife & Parks Butte Area Office (1820 Meadowlark Lane). The class is free of charge and all are welcome to attend. An adult must accompany youth under 12 years of age. Pre-registration is required by contacting Vanna Boccadori at 406-494-2082. The class will be held from 8:30am to 4:00pm with an hour break for lunch. Topics will include trapping equipment, trap setting, ethics, rules and regulations, furbearer identification, and fur handling. The class is sponsored by the Montana Trappers Association and Montana Fish, Wildlife & Parks. Class participants will receive a certificate of completion, the Montana Trappers Association trapping handbook, and other informational material. However, please be aware this class does not certify participants for Montana’s wolf trapping season. All would-be wolf trappers needed to have completed a formal wolf trapping certification class held in the fall. For more information contact Vanna Boccadori at 406-494-2082 or Fran Buell with the Montana Trappers Association at info@montanatrappers.org. 2020 Chinese New Year Parade Starts at 3pm will run to about 5pm in Butte. The Mai Wah Society will once again host Butte America’s annual Chinese New Year Parade, which has been described as the shortest, loudest, and (sometimes) coldest parade in Montana. Celebrating the “Year of the Rat,” the parade will be held on Saturday, January 25. It will start at the Butte-Silver Bow Courthouse (155 West Granite, Butte) at 3:00 p.m. Following opening remarks, the parade will head east on Granite Street with the dragon stopping along the route to bless business sponsors. Those in attendance are encouraged to follow the dragon and become part of the procession. Chris Fisk and the Butte High History Club will serve as dragon dancers again this year. Following the parade, a reception with refreshments at the Mai Wah Museum (17 West Mercury St). Earlier in the day, the Imagine Butte Resource Center (68 West Park St.) will host an event where youth can make their own noisemakers to use during the parade. The session will go from noon until 2pm. For more information, call the IBRC at (406) 299-3389. Date Night Youth Fundraiser, hosted by the Dillon Vineyard Church, starts at 5:30pm. Enjoy a night out with your significant other while they take care of the details - dance lessons, live music, Italian Dinner, and more. Golden Bar's Grand Opening Celebrate the Grand Opening of the Golden Bar! The event starts at 7pm, with live music by Montana country artist Levi Blom at 9pm! Food and drink specials! Check out the new Upstairs Bar and bring your dancin' shoes! Thank you Dillon for all your support in the start of our new business! The Knights of Columbus Free Throw Championship starts at 12pm and runs until 3pm. Meet at the old BCHS gym. All boys and girls ages 10 to 14 are invited to participate in the local level of completion for the 2020 Knights of Columbus Free Throw Championship. If you are just wanting to hang around town this weekend stop in to one of the many stores Dillon has. Emporium 406, one of Dillon's newest stores, is getting new merchandise almost weekly. If nothing else the memorabilia they have for sale is worth the visit, covering everything from Alice Cooper to Val Kilmer. A word of note, the DAHA ice rink is closed due to the warm weather. Maverick Mountain will be open over the weekend, with 1/2 inch of new snow overnight. Thank you for reading our weekend rundown, we try to include links in the article to make it easier for you. If you are curious about an event and it is highlighted just click on it, you will be directed to another page with more information on that event. If you would like to see your business as a sponsor of the Weekend Rundown call us at (406) 660-7041.

Southwestern Montana Arts Council will have the Drum Brothers tonight at the Beier Auditorium, at the University of Montana Western campus at 7 pm. Arlee Montana based Drum Brothers present a high energy performance that celebrates a diverse mix of world instruments and sounds. West African djembe and dunun drums, Egyptian and Irish frame drums, Australian didgeridoo, close harmony vocals, bass and acoustic guitar, saxophone and flute, along with original arrangements and compositions. They have been at the forefront of the American hand drumming movement since it began in the early 1990's. The Drum Brothels ensemble is is comprised of Matthew and Michael Marsolek, Lawrence Duncan, Tracy Topp, and Ravi Marsolek.

56-year old Harry Lee Montgomery, or "Sonny" as he goes by, was last seen at the Exxon gas station in Lima, Montana, on January 11th. His white Chevy Blazer was found abandoned the following day, three miles south of Dillon on I-15. Montgomery's three dogs were inside the vehicle, and were later taken to the Humane Society of Beaverhead County. Montgomery is 5'10' tall, with brown hair and hazel eyes. According to his family, Montgomery suffers from mental episodes, and is without proper medication. If you have any information on his whereabouts, you are asked to call Deputy Eric Bowman with the Beaverhead County Sheriff's office @ 406-683-3700.

Special Weather Statement National Weather Service Great Falls MT 145 PM MST Tue Jan 21 2020 MTZ008-009-012-014-015-048-052>055-220300- Beaverhead-Northern Rocky Mountain Front-Cascade- Central and Southern Lewis and Clark-Madison- Southern Rocky Mountain Front-Jefferson-Broadwater-Meagher- Gallatin- Including the cities of Big Hole Pass, Wisdom, Dillon, Chief Joseph Pass, Monida Pass, Wise River, Logan Pass, Marias Pass, Browning, Heart Butte, Great Falls, Cascade, Belt, Kings Hill Pass, Helena, Flesher Pass, Lincoln, MacDonald Pass, Rogers Pass, Ennis, Norris Hill, Raynolds Pass, Twin Bridges, Virginia City, Bynum, Choteau, Augusta, Montana City, Boulder, Boulder Hill, Elk Park Pass, Homestake Pass, Whitehall, Toston, Townsend, Winston, Martinsdale, White Sulphur Springs, Bozeman, West Yellowstone, Battle Ridge Pass, Bozeman Pass, and Targhee Pass 145 PM MST Tue Jan 21 2020 ...Accumulating Snow over Mountain Passes through Wednesday Morning... A Pacific cold front will cross the region this evening through early Wednesday morning, bringing with it breezy west to southwest winds and accumulating mountain snow. Snowfall accumulations of generally 1 to 3 inches are expected over mountain passes. Motorist are advised to use caution through Wednesday morning as snow covered and slippery roadways will be possible.

Looking for ways to expand into a new career? The University of Montana Western School of Outreach will be offering a Pharmacy Technician Program starting in March. Details of the program: March 24th - May 12th, 2020 Tuesdays and Thursdays 6:00pm - 9:30pm Student Tuition: $1,199 (Textbooks included) Course Contact Hours: 50 hours Registration closes March 6th! Call the School of Outreach to register 406-683-7537. Pharmacy Technician Program This comprehensive 50 hour program will prepare students to work as a pharmacy technician in a retail or other pharmacy setting and to take the Pharmacy Technician Certification Board’s PTCB exam. Course content includes: pharmacy medical terminology, the history of pharmacy, the pharmacy practice in multiple environments, pharmacy calculations and measurements, reading and interpreting prescriptions and defining drugs by generic and brand names. Through classroom lecture and hands on labs, students will review dosage calculations, drug classifications, the “top 200 drugs”, I.V. flow rates, sterile compounding, dose conversions, aseptic technique, the handling of sterile products, total parenteral nutrition (TPN), dispensing of prescriptions, inventory control and billing and reimbursement. National Certification: This program meets the necessary requirements to take the Pharmacy Technician Certified Board (PTCB) – Certified Pharmacy Technician (PTCB) exam ($129).

Mike Morrow has sent in a update on the ice rink and the programs they offer, through DAHA. Learn to Skate- Thursdays at 7PM, Learn to Play (hockey)- Thursdays at 8PM, $5/skater/night Pickup adult hockey-Tuesday and Friday at 7PM All programs require at least a helmet (hockey, bike or ski) and Learn to Play and pickup hockey strongly encourage full pads, but especially hockey gloves and shinpads. DAHA skates are available at the rink on a first come, first serve basis. We also have minimal helmets available for use. All programs are weather dependent, and changes to the schedule (including cancellations due to poor ice conditions or staffing shortages) will be posted on our Facebook page . The DAHA ice crew has been very busy volunteering countless hours repairing the ice and getting it in good shape. We have been successful, and the ice is fairly good at this point. There may be holes or cracks, so folks should be careful and should stay off of those areas. Thanks, Mike Morrow

Weekend rundown for Friday, January 17th, through Sunday, January 19th. Friday the 17th The Rocky Mountain Supply Dog Days of Winter event starts at 5 P.M. and runs until Sunday at 5 P.M. Tendoy Fine Arts offers a silk painting workshop, starting at 7 P.M. Saturday the 18th Saturday is a busy day around Southwestern Montana. Maverick Mountain is getting dumped on right now as I type this up. Maverick Mountain will have the X Weston demo day, starting at 9 A.M. The Elks Lodge will hold Purses with a Purpose, at 6:30 P.M. Rocky Mountain Supply will continue The Dog Days of Winter Tendoy Fine Arts will continue its Silk Painting Workshop. If you want to stay inside and keep warm, The Golden Bar will have UFC McGregor VS Cowboy at 8 P.M. Sunday the 19th At Clark Canyon Reservoir the Stan Shafer Memorial Ice Fishing Derby starts at 7 A.M. and runs until 4 P.M. There will be two tagged fish; cash prizes for the largest trout and ling; and a 50/50 drawing to be held after every $500 in tickets sold. So grab your fishing rod and ice auger and go have some fun up at Clark Canyon. Rocky Mountain Supply fill finish up the Dog Days of Winter Tendoy Fine Arts concludes its Silk Painting Workshop. Financial Peace University will have its first meeting at 5:30 P.M. If you are just wanting to hang around town this weekend stop in to one of the many stores Dillon has. Emporium 406, one of Dillon's newest stores is getting new merchandise almost weekly. If nothing else the memorabilia they have for sale is worth the visit, covering everything from Alice Cooper to Val Kilmer. Thank you for reading our weekend run down, we try to include links in the article to make it easier for you. If you are curious about an event and it is highlighted just click on it, you will be directed to another page with more information on that event.

United Way of Beaverhead County is seeking letters of interest from qualified applicants for the position of Executive Director.

URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE National Weather Service Great Falls MT 247 AM MST Thu Jan 16 2020 MTZ008-015-052>055-170000- /O.NEW.KTFX.WW.Y.0009.200117T0900Z-200118T0000Z/ Beaverhead-Madison-Jefferson-Broadwater-Meagher-Gallatin- Including Big Hole Pass, Wisdom, Dillon, Monida Pass, Wise River, Ennis, Norris Hill, Raynolds Pass, Twin Bridges, Virginia City, Montana City, Boulder, Boulder Hill, Elk Park Pass, Homestake Pass, Whitehall, Toston, Townsend, Winston, Martinsdale, White Sulphur Springs, West Yellowstone, Battle Ridge Pass, Bozeman Pass, and Targhee Pass 247 AM MST Thu Jan 16 2020 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 2 AM TO 5 PM MST FRIDAY... * WHAT...Snow expected. Total snow accumulations of up to 4 inches. Highest accumulations towards pass level and above. Winds gusting as high as 35 mph causing blowing snow with significantly reduced visibility, especially in wind-prone mountain passes of southwest Montana. * WHERE...Portions of central and southwest Montana. * WHEN...From 2 AM to 5 PM MST Friday. * IMPACTS...Plan on slippery road conditions. Patchy blowing snow could significantly reduce visibility. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... Slow down and use caution while traveling. The latest road conditions for the state you are calling from can be obtained by calling 5 1 1. To see a graphical representation of the degree of stress on young livestock please visit our webpage and select Local Programs then Cold Air Advisory for Newborn Livestock.

Local artist Jeremy Church will be having his first solo show, titled "Breaking Out" With 12 unique paintings, that will be on display. Jeremy is originally from California., but has called Dillon home for the last 11 years. Art has been a big part of his life, he is inspired by film, music, and bright colors. Come on down to Sweetwater Coffee from 5 PM to 7 PM and check out these unique paintings, and if you like one they are for sale. The paintings will be featured at Sweetwater Coffee all through the month of January.

A 19 year old Dillon woman has been arrested in connection with the death of man over the weekend. Dillon chief of police, Don Guiberson, said, "Sandy Moore has been arrested on a charge of deliberate homicide in connection with the death of a 49 year old Dillon man." Moore remains jailed as of Monday. Police said the victim was found dead in his Thomsan Ave home on Saturday morning. Police have not released any more details about the victim, as the investigation is still ongoing. Update Cristina VanDuinen, 23, and Kerry “Sam” Johnson, 56, both of Dillon have been arrested on felony charges of obstruction of justice in connection with the death of a 49-year-old Dillon man Saturday. Update: Police have identified the victim of the Dillon murder as Larry Coon, 49.

The National Weather Service has issued a winter weather advisory: Beaverhead-Cascade-Central and Southern Lewis and Clark-Madison- Judith Basin-Jefferson-Broadwater-Meagher-Gallatin- Including Big Hole Pass, Wisdom, Dillon, Monida Pass, Wise River, Great Falls, Cascade, Belt, Kings Hill Pass, Helena, Flesher Pass, Rogers Pass, Ennis, Norris Hill, Raynolds Pass, Twin Bridges, Virginia City, Raynesford, Stanford, Hobson, Montana City, Boulder, Boulder Hill, Elk Park Pass, Homestake Pass, Whitehall, Toston, Townsend, Winston, Martinsdale, White Sulphur Springs, West Yellowstone, Battle Ridge Pass, Bozeman Pass, and Targhee Pass 240 AM MST Sun Jan 12 2020 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 7 PM THIS EVENING TO 8 AM MST MONDAY... * WHAT...Snow expected. Total snow accumulations of up to 2 inches, except up to 5 inches in the mountains. Winds gusting as high as 35 mph. * WHERE...Portions of central, southwest and west central Montana. * WHEN...From 7 PM this evening to 8 AM MST Monday. * IMPACTS...Plan on slippery road conditions. Areas of blowing snow could significantly reduce visibility. The cold wind chills as low as 20 below zero could cause frostbite on exposed skin in as little as 30 minutes. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... Slow down and use caution while traveling.

The National Weather Service has issued a winter weather advisory for Beaverhead County. According to the advisory: Beaverhead- Including Big Hole Pass, Wisdom, and Wise River 315 AM MST Fri Jan 10 2020...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 8 PM THIS EVENING TO 3 PM MST SATURDAY... * WHAT...Snow expected. Total snow accumulations of 3 to 7 inches at lower elevations, with up to 12 inches expected in the mountains. * WHERE...Beaverhead. * WHEN...From 8 PM this evening to 3 PM MST Saturday. * IMPACTS...Plan on slippery road conditions. Blowing snow could significantly reduce visibility. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... Slow down and use caution while traveling. The latest road conditions for the state you are calling from can be obtained by calling 5 1 1. Looking at the MDOT website it is showing road conditions headed south of Dillon, as wet and scattered snow, conditions heading north from Dillon on I15 it is showing dry/and or mostly dry. As always use caution when traveling in the winter months. View of Monida Pass cameras as of 5:45 this morning

Weekend Rundown for Friday January 10th to Sunday January 12th. Starting on Friday night we have Addison Comes Home, live at the Moose Bar. Music starts at 8 P.M. Interested in his music, or curious what he has just follow this you tube link for more information. If you feel like taking the drive over to Ennis Willie's Distillery will Have live music by Left for Dead Starting at 5:30 P.M. Saturday January 11th is a busy day for around the area, starting at 2 P.M. you can watch the hanging reenactment of Sheriff Henry Plummer. If you have never watched this event it is a must see. This time of the year temperatures in Bannack can get cold. Check the weather and dress accordingly. For more information on this event and Henry Plummer we have a story on that as well. Maverick Mountain will be open this weekend, snow report as of now: 1" Over Night, 12" at the base, and 36" at the summit. After a long day of skiing relax and enjoy live music from The Road Agents and Friends. Music starts at 3 P.M. and goes to 7 P.M. Dillon native Jeff Peterson will be on Vocals and the guitar, with Jon Leavitt on harmonica, and Joe Corrado on guitar. Don't want to go out in the cold, looking for a new organization to join? the Bannack Association will be holding their annual banquet at 5:30P.M. According to their flyer: The annual dinner is the best time to renew your membership or sign up as a new member. Stop at the registration table on your way in to sign-up, renew and check in for a great dinner. Life time members please check in as well, so we can get an accurate count for dinner. Following dinner there will be a business meeting and a short presentation showcasing some of the artifacts in the parks collection. Family Membership $20.00 per year: Consists of immediate family members. This includes unmarried children living in the family house and under the age of twenty. A family membership includes 2 votes for the Bannack Association Board. Individual $15.00 per year: This is for one adult and includes one vote for the Bannack Association Board. Business $25.00 per year: A business can send 2 representatives to the annual dinner and one vote for the Bannack Association Board. RSVP is required by Friday, January 3rd at 5:00pm and can be made by calling the park at 406-834-3413. Period dress is encouraged! Thank you for being the most important part of our Association. We look forward to seeing you at the dinner and meeting. The DAHA ice rink is open back up after a new flooding of the ice. They are also in the middle of finishing the surface of the ice and will soon post a schedule of events. Stan Shafer memorial derby is next Sunday 19th. This weekend could be a good time to claim your spot on the lake and set up your ice shack, figure out what the fish are biting on and get ready for the derby. Thank you for reading our weekend run down, we try to include links in the article to make it easier for you. If you are curious about an event and it is highlighted just click on it, you will be directed to another page with more information on that event.

Coffee Club, as it has became known, is a new way for local business owners to get together and talk about how to improve business in downtown Dillon. The first official meeting was this morning at Sweetwater Coffee. The event is described as follows: Coffee Club is every Monday to plan for the week ahead in Dillon, Montana. This event is for anyone that wants to talk about business in Dillon, Montana or concerns about the community. We will keep it positive and steer away from the negative moving forward. The incentive for attending is to get on the same page in a positive atmosphere. We are building a community so lets build it together! Coffee Club will meet every Monday morning at 7:30 a.m. If you are interested in attending next weeks event it will be held again at Sweetwater Coffee.

On January 10, 1864 a group of citizens, known as Vigilantes, took the law into their own hands, gathering up then Sheriff Henry Plummer and his two deputies, Buck Stinson and Ned Ray. The three men were marched to the very same gallows that Plummer, himself, had built. First to be hanged was Ned Ray, followed by Buck Stinson. Plummer, the supposed leader of the Road Agents, was the final one to be hanged on that could windy day in January. Some people now wonder if Plummer was innocent. In 1993 he was given a posthumous trial, which led to a mistrial. The jury was split 6 to 6. His wife Electa had heard of his death through a letter, and she always maintained he was innocent of the crimes he was hung for. Many claim the criminal activity decreased after the hanging of Plummer. But some accounts say that robberies went up and were more organized than before. Many believe the whole thing was a cover up story, to hide the lawlessness in the Montana Territory. Many believed the acts of the Vigilantes themselves, the tactics and activities, that they used to get information out of people, were just as ruthless as the criminals they had sworn to stop. When a preacher's son by the name of Bill Hunter expressed outrage over the Vigilantes, by calling them "stranglers", his frozen body was later found dangling from the limb of a cotton wood tree. In March of 1867 fed up miners issued their own warning that if Vigilantes hanged any more people, the "law abiding citizens" would retaliate "five for one". A few more lynchings did occur but the time of the Vigilantes was at an end. Come out to Bannack State Park on January the 11, 2020 at 2P.M. and decide for yourself. The Just-Us Old West Reenactors will perform the piece titled "Men Do Your Duty" , directed by Stan Smith. This reenactment will be performed on the same site, where the hangings took place one hundred and fifty-five years ago.