The Madison County Spelling Bee was held in the afternoon on Monday, February 23, at the County Administration Building Community Room in Virginia City. The Bee brought together 20 spellers from Ennis, Sheridan and Twin Bridges ranging from fourth grade to eighth grade.
“While speech is competitive, it's not an activity where you can win by overpowering another speaker.
“One of the most rewarding aspects of working with dogs is the relationships you build with them,” explained MacKenzie Moore, the 16-year-old student at Ennis High School who for all practical purposes was born to be a dog handler. “Dogs offer unwavering trust and loyalty. They never question your intentions and are always eager to please.”
The Ennis Lions Club hosted its annual Poker Tournament on Sunday, Feb. 1, at the Silver Dollar in Ennis, and the event delivered exactly what it promised...great cards, great company, and an even greater cause.
Madison Valley Rural Fire Department proudly presented Chief Shawn Christensen with a unique gift in appreciation of his 30 years of dedicated service to the Madison Valley Rural Fire Department at the 2025 Holiday Party.
Every year fifth graders from Ennis Elementary School visit the Ennis Fish Hatchery to see first hand where the trout fry come from, before they raise them and eventually release them into the Lion’s Club Park Kid’s Fishing Pond. It’s all part of a nationwide program called Trout in the Classroom (TIC.)
Identity Crisis, the Twin Bridges School robotics team, is composed of drivers, coders, engineers, 3-D printers, wheel design specialists, media relations personnel and team managers, most of whom are eighth graders and all of whom are learning about who they are.
The Montana Cowboy Hall of Fame & Western Heritage Center (MCHF & WHC) announces their 18th class of inductions into the Montana Cowboy Hall of Fame. The inductees were chosen from a field of candidates nominated by the general public. Inductees are honored for their notable contributions to the history and culture of Montana.
On Dec. 4 the Montana Department of Commerce announced that The Town of Twin Bridges will receive an award of $400,000 through the Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) in support of the Twin Bridges Community and School Foundation’s project to construct the Four Rivers fourplex.
Thirteen Quilts of Valor were presented by Patchworks Pals Quilt Guild at Sheridan School's annual Veterans' Tea. These quilts are awarded in grateful appreciation for our veterans' service. They represent honor, freedom and comfort to veterans who served. To date, the quilt guild has presented more than 200 quilts over the past ten years. T
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