March Roundtable

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smoke jumper The History Roundtable "Jumping into Fire, The History and Evolution of the Smokejumpers" is on Sunday, March 20, 2pm, St. Ann Catholic Church, 9015 MT-200, Bonner. After the program enjoy homemade Butte-style Pasties. Eat at the church or take some home! Photo: Barry Hicks

Barry Hicks, Roger Savage, Lowell Hanson, Ted Nyquist, Bud Clarke, Bob Whaley, Harold Hoem, and Boyd Burtch bring stories and photos of smokejumping from its origin through firefighting adventures and the evolution of firefighting techniques.

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Milltown’s “Black Bridge” reaches 100

The new bridge across the Blackfoot river at Milltown is now open to traffic, according to an announcement yesterday by the county commissioners. The old bridge was closed last February and a detour was made necessary. Another bridge several hundred feet north of the present structure was used. …… Read More

A Little Bonner Baseball History

A Little Bonner Baseball History by Kim Briggeman June 7, 2021 Visit the Bonner Milltown History Center and Museum for a trip down memory lane. The baseball uniform and cap of former player and coach Arnold "Ode" Odegaard are two of the portals… Read More

Red Bridges Over the Blackfoot

The old timers talk about them - and argue about the number of them: 4 or 5 or 6? Where exactly were they located on the Blackfoot? These questions came up at Tuesday morning coffee and the discussion was off. Summer visitor Bill Demmons spearheaded… Read More

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Willie Bateman - The Water Wheel

Our second summer in the river bottom Dad built a water wheel out of an old wooden spoke car wheel with the axle still attached. This in turn was bolted to a large pine log with U bolts. He put extensions on the spokes made out of two by fours and… Read More

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