Community

"Dave is part scientist, part artist and 100% beer lover," raved Scott Kelly owner of Burnt Tree Brewing in Ennis about his head brewer Dave McAdoo who just received two silver medals at the Montana Brewer's Association second annual beer awards at the Lewis and Clark Taproom in Helena. 

The Ennis Arts Association and Madison Wranglers 4-H Club recently hosted a pottery project at the Madison Valley Manor. 4-H members and Manor residents spent Saturday morning creating flowers, decorative pots, spotted cows and bear claws from foam air-dry clay pottery materials.

“I have a dream that I could change the world so everyone has food,”   - Vergil

“I have a dream that everybody has a second chance,”   - Max 

“I have a dream  that we wouldn't need jails,” - Mia

“I have a dream that everyone gets treated the right way,” - Cooper R.

“I have a dream that food costs less,” - Knox

The Pony Senior Center welcomed a steady crowd on a chilly Saturday, Nov. 23, to the annual Holiday Bazaar, where friends, family and one visitor from Missoula cried out, “Are those the famous maple bars?”

In the vast and often rugged landscape of Madison County, where the pace of life is slow and the people are resilient, a humble but vital service is quietly making a difference. The Madison County Shuttle, voted into existence in 2010 and spearheaded by the late Barbie Durham, stands as a testament to the power of community initiative.

For the first time since the 1950s, the Fourth of July Rodeo in Ennis will go on without Johnny France. The legendary cowboy and lawman passed away on April 20, leaving behind a priceless collection of “only in Madison County” stories. 

This month's Intergenerational Playgroup started on the afternoon of April 11th, when the students paid a visit to the residents of the nursing home to express their creative side.

Recently, Kevin Suzuki was honored with the Barb Mullin Lifetime Achievement Award at the Montana Weed Control Association (MWCA) Annual Convention.