Explore Red Lodge November 2016

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INSIDE Carbon County Historical Society Museum Discover Carbon County history all year.

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Red Lodge Mountain Time to hit the hill! Opening day at Red Lodge Mountain is set for Friday, Nov. 25.

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Upcoming Events Red Lodge is host to exciting events yearround; read up on the upcoming events.

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Blade Parade & Christmas Stroll A weekend’s worth of holiday cheer AMY JOYNER

For The Billings Gazette‌

‌Red Lodge has been spreading the Christmas cheer for more than 25 years, and Kathy Robson has helped organize those festivities for 13 of them. She knows why Red Lodge draws crowds.

“Red Lodge is a very traditional small town – like a Norman Rockwell painting,” Robson said. In that traditional town there are certain holiday traditions that kick off each season with a parade – a Blade Parade.

Everybody loves a parade‌

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Parade entries will line up at the library at 5:45 p.m., on Friday, Dec. 2. A dozen wagons, musicians, farm machinery and animals will be decked out for the season. But that’s not the way things have always happened for the annual winter parade.

Robson said, “This parade started as an event featuring anything that can push snow.

Still, plow trucks are decorated.

One (may have) an inflatable Grinch, another with St. Bernards. But, really, anything that can push snow.”

She helps organize the winter festivities of the Blade Parade and the corresponding twoday Christmas Stroll through the group called “Red Lodge Proud & Beautiful.” This subcommittee of the Red Lodge Area Chamber of Commerce/ Visitors Center works to create memorable moments in the Montana town.

Robson said, “We make sure you experience Christmas

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Santa received a ride from Beartooth Wagon & Sleigh Rides for the Blade Parade in 2014. again.”

Friday, during and after the parade, stores are open for merriment, serving winter goodies and starting their holiday sales.

Those will continue on Saturday, bringing even more visitors to Red Lodge.

Stop and listen to the strolling carolers throughout the area, and pay a visit to Santa at the Beartooth Elks’ Lodge at 114 Broadway Ave. During the parade down Broadway Avenue, hot chocolate flows while holiday music plays. The street is decorated in its best holiday finery, thanks in part to the award-winning interior design firm, Kibler & Kirch located at 101 Broadway Ave. Amanda Clardy, a designer with the firm, said, “We trick out the store to be all about Christmas. We have a bronze and gold wall; we go all out.”

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Nordic Center Offers Snow Sports for All Ages

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To provide the only groomed Nordic ski trails near Red Lodge, volunteers use snowplows and blades to maintain a 10-foot-wide trail through much of Red Lodge Nordic Center.

AMY JOYNER

For The Billings Gazette‌

‌Near Red Lodge, the Nordic Center is always looking forward to fresh powder for its age-old snow sports that suit Nordic skiers of all ages and abilities. One thing is new this year, however.

Volunteers this fall completed a brand-new, yet rustic and weathered, cedar-sided warming hut.

“We still have the smaller warming hut and porta-potty, too. But, this is a wonderful addition,” said Les Hedquist, a board member for the Beartooth Recreational Trails Association (BRTA).

BRTA has set goals to keep the admission affordable for all skiers who use the Nordic Center’s 15K of tracks – many of which are well groomed 10-feet-wide — for classic Nordic skiing. They have the only groomed tracks in the area.

Operating with a sign-in and money box located at the parking lot, the Nordic Center charges $5 for adults, while kids ski free. Many visitors hold season passes.

Hedquist said, “Everyone needs to sign in every day, including season pass holders.

Day pass users can deposit their daily trail fees in the money box.

The more registered skier users signed in, the better it is for grant applications. Plus, it’s required for insurance purposes.”

For young skiers just starting out, Hedquist suggests the BRTA Ski School, coming Jan. 14, 21, 28, and Feb. 4. The $10 fee covers four days of lessons, buying your child four days of outdoor fun.

“They have goofy games that teach skills. They forget they have skis on.”

About 100 young skiers enroll

each year, Hedquist said.

“We’re looking to encourage more people into Nordic or skate skiing. There’s a ski-rental program for kids. They rent skis, poles and boots for $35 for the entire season.”

The Nordic Center does not rent adult ski equipment, but many area retailers do.

“There will be children’s programs and ski clinics offered throughout the winter season.

Touring (adult) skiers might want to kick it up a notch and learn skate skiing, which is a great exercise to maintain your fitness level through winter,” Hedquist said.

Several instructors are available for private or group lessons aimed at adults and families at the Nordic Center. See beartoothtrails.org or contact them directly to make lesson arrangements for

Volunteers completed this warming hut at the Red Lodge Nordic Center in fall 2016. cross-country or skate skiing.

“Both are a wonderful exercise.

It’s one of the best exercises there is – period. You’re outdoors; it’s peaceful, inexpensive and there

are no lift lines,” Hedquist said.

Find the Nordic Center two miles west of Red Lodge off Highway 78. Information is at beartoothtrails.org.

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It continues outdoors, too.

“We help decorate the light poles wrapped with indoor/ outdoor ribbon and white lights.

Plus, we have garland hanging.”

Clardy said the 2016 outdoor theme may remain the same, but the all-volunteer crew may do something different.

“But it will be just charming,” Clardy said.

Another charming bit of not-necessarily-holiday music can be heard from a local-favorite folk band near the Carbon County Steakhouse at 121 S. Broadway Ave. Alte Kameraden will play Friday night during the Stroll.

As Friday evening moves on, the music moves indoors, Robson said.

“After 9, it turns into a more adult-oriented event; all bars have live music.”

Two-day strolling‌ By closing five downtown blocks from traffic for the Christmas Stroll, the crowd can feel welcome coming back for more seasonal allure on Saturday.

“We always invite others from surrounding areas to come feel like a local,” Robson said.

All are invited to use the free horse and wagon service from one end of the business district to the other, courtesy of Beartooth Wagon & Sleigh Rides.

Robson suggests parking cars on side streets or at True Value Hardware, the Civic Center or Post Office. A convenient, free wagon ride takes you to the merchants.

Along Broadway, and spilling onto the side streets, businesses offer more free hot chocolate and treats. Many non-profit

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Parade entries will line up at the library at 5:45 p.m., on Friday, Dec. 2. groups fundraise for their cause by setting up tables to sell baked goods.

An unexpected, but memorable, addition to the Stroll is the array of colorful vintage camp trailers displayed by Sisters on the Fly. As the largest U.S. outdoor women’s group, female members purchase, paint and decorate these trailers and often caravan to various locations and events.

Simply ask, and you may be invited inside for a vintage looksee, too. And, maybe, hot chocolate. There is no shortage of hot chocolate during the Christmas Stroll.

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This vintage people-hauler made regular appearances for the Red Lodge Blade Parade and Christmas Stroll.

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On its Facebook page, the Carbon County Historical Society shows this photo of an autumnal snow storm along Broadway Ave. during the early 20th Century. Deep snow drifts are seen along the town’s main street.

Discover Carbon County History All Year AMY JOYNER

For The Billings Gazette‌

‌Though things publicly slow down during winter at the Carbon County Historical Society Museum, their dedicated leaders and volunteers use that time to plan for the next year’s activities and fundraising events. “We always offer genealogical information and walking/driving tour information, but we plan during the two days a week we are open,� said Debbi Brown, who after many years of involvement with the Historical Society became its executive director two years ago.

This winter – their off-season – the museum will be open to greet the public both evenings of the Christmas Stroll, Dec. 2-3. “Our guest for the Christmas Stroll this year is (author) Glenna Alebizos. She is just a fantastic gal to talk to,� Brown said. “She will be here both (Friday and Saturday) nights until 9 talking about her family.�

The talk happens at the museum, located on the north end of Red Lodge at 224 N. Broadway Ave. on the corner of 8th Street and Broadway Avenue.

Alebizos is a member

of the Cammack-Hughes family and will talk about their more-than-100 years in Carbon County.

In a press release from Brown, the museum’s executive director adds, “When Glenna began telling her grandchildren stories of her family, she realized this treasure trove of memories would be lost in the passing of her generation. She began collecting and writing the stories of her childhood in Montana. The oral tradition of story-telling in her large extended family is the source of Glenna’s collection of stories and poems.

“Glenna has written and published ‘Journey of the Heart’ and ‘Montana Christmas.’ Both are filled with memories about life during the 1940s and ‘50s in Carbon County. She is currently working on a third book which will include the story of the three consecutive years that the Belfry High School basketball team won the championship. “Glenna was raised in the beautiful Rock Creek Valley in Boyd, Mont., in the shadow of the Beartooth Mountains. She attended a one room country school in Boyd until sixth grade, when

her family moved to Belfry, MT, where she graduated from Belfry High School. “After attending college, Glenna married the late Dr. James Alebizos and they traveled the world together.

Their three grown children live in the Minneapolis area.

Glenna was involved in politics in the 1970s and held a leadership position for Mary Kay Cosmetics for 20 years.�

About the Christmas Stoll, Brown added, “This will be a ‘meet and greet’ where she will be visiting

with all people here and talking about the importance of history.�

Her two published books will be at the museum for purchase and to obtain author signature.

Also during the Christmas Stroll, the Mercantile Museum Store has an array of unique items for shoppers, such as framed and unframed artwork, postcards, ornaments and many publications about town, regional and state history.

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A snowboarder kicks up a cloud of snow as he makes his way down Lazy M at Red Lodge Mountain.

Get Set for Snowsports at Red Lodge Mountain AMY JOYNER

For The Billings Gazette‌

‌Red Lodge Mountain is represented by a lot of numbers. They tout their average annual snowfall of 250 inches and 31-percent of trails have full coverage with mechanical snowmaking; the base elevation is 7,433 feet while the summit measures 9,416 feet; and, their lifts combine to move 10,690 skiers per hour.

Yet, the most important num-

bers for avid skiers are those for their Snow Phone. Dial (406) 425-3334 and hear up-to-date information on snow levels and trail conditions. Other important details can always be found online at redlodgemountain. com.

Visit their website to see what events are planned for individual and team skiers/snowboarders, lessons available for all ages and abilities, and rental equipment.

Snowy Statistics for the 2016/17 Season Season Dates November 25, 2016—April 2, 2017 Hours of Operation Lower Mountain: 9:00 a.m.—4:00 p.m.

Upper Mountain: 9:00 a.m.—3:30 p.m.

Vertical Drop

1,983 feet to base area 2,400 feet to base of Palisades Quad

Base Elevation 7,433 feet at base area 7,016 feet at base of Palisades Quad Summit Elevation

9,416 feet

Trails

65 trails and groomed slopes (+ 6 in the Palisades

Bonus Area—operational weather permitting) 30 acres advanced chute skiing 60 acres gladed tree skiing 1,600 acres on Custer National Forest Trail Difficulty

17% Beginner 45% Intermediate 38% Advanced

Longest Run “Lazy M”—2.5 miles long

Lifts 1 High-Speed Detachable Quad (+ 1 in Palisades

Bonus Area—operational weather permitting) 3 Double Chairs 1 Triple Chair 1 Magic Carpet

Lift Capacity 10,690 skiers per hour Average Snowfall‌ 250” Average ‌ Temperature 31º F Snowmaking‌ Full coverage on 31% of trails Largest Capacity Snowmaking System in the

Northern Rockies Facilities on the Mountain‌ Mountain Gift Shop PSIA Certified Instructors Complete Ski Rental & Repair 1 Full Service Restaurant 2 Bars 2 Cafeterias 1 Dining Yurt 2 Terrain Parks (beginner & intermediate/advanced)

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Two snowboarders head up a lift at Red Lodge Mountain.

Don’t-Miss Dates

Races take place on Bobcat (a beginner run), and the course Nov. 25 layout, which changes each week, is typically a giant slalom Lifts open at 9 a.m. for the 2016/17 season. Live music in the course with 12 to 18 gates.

Stube provided by Dan Dubuque. Races are designed with the novice in mind, and happen in Jan. 7 Alpine Training Team a very low-intimidation atmoThis 9-week youth program is sphere with no racing experience open to skiers age 5 and older required. All racers run the gates and runs nine consecutive Sattwice each Friday, and the day’s urdays/Sundays beginning the racing is capped off with a party weekend of Jan. 7. Cost is $369 and awards ceremony at 6 p.m. per athlete (tickets and equipWeekly points are tallied through ment not included.) the racing season with times The rental shop offers rental tracked for all skiers, snowboardpackages that provide athletes ers and telemarkers within each with tuned equipment for the category. These times form the whole program (Child $89/Junior cumulative points for each team, $119). the cumulative time for each team, and for fun – not for points Groups meet every Saturday/ Sunday at 9:45 a.m. in the learn- – are compared to the times of ing area and finish at 3 p.m.; un- all racers. Town Series sponsors supervised lunch from 11:45 a.m. award weekly prizes; most comto 12:15 p.m. (parents should petitors come away with somemeet children during this time.) thing, including a random raffle There will be no training the holi- of schwag each Friday night. day weekend of Feb. 18-19.

Big Sky Brewing Co. sponsors Jan. 14 Slopestyle Competithis year’s races, and each team tion, Terrain Park receives a free pitcher of craft A terrain park event open to ski- brew every Friday. All racers are ers and boarders of all ages and eligible to win a pair or 2016 abilities. Points scored based on Atomic Bent Chetler skis from the participant’s tricks off jumps, Big Sky Brewing Co. The winner will be randomly drawn at the rails, boxes, etc. end of week 6, and each racer Jan. 15 – Feb. 19 Town Series will have his or her name enRace League tered into the drawing one time for each week they participate.

Town Series happens every Friday for six consecutive weeks Feb. 4 Triple Jump Jackpot – with ski competitors completing Terrain Park Competition both runs 10 a.m. to 2 p.m.; races Open to skiers and boarders of are time-scored in various categories. Racers compete in teams all ages and abilities. Points are or as individuals. Teams must be based on participant’s amplitude, co-ed and can consist of any mix originality and quality of tricks of 4 to 6 skiers or snowboarders. off three consecutive jumps.

BOB ZELLAR/GAZETTE STAFF‌

Skiers ride the Willow Creek lift at Red Lodge Mountain.

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Thursday, November 24, 2016 | F5

Check Out Local Art at the Carbon County Arts Guild and Depot Gallery AMY JOYNER

For The Billings Gazette‌

‌With having plentiful space in their repurposed Burlington Northern Train Depot, the Carbon County Arts Guild and Depot Gallery is accommodating more artists and art lovers each season.

“We have grown so much, we have two artist shows in the Main Presentation Gallery each year,” said Deborah Kline, guild director for the past 14 years.

She describes the downtown space as having two distinct rooms: a common artist space, or “a peoples’ gallery,” and the Depot Gallery, which she describes as “The Everything Gallery.” It will hold educational exhibits and Welcome Walls for new members. Each (new member) receives a semi-private show and a scheduled show there.”

The November 1-30 show in the Depot Gallery is the “All Member Artists Exhibit” showcasing extraordinary art pieces created by their Member Art-

Calendar of Events Any visit to Red Lodge brings the opportunity to learn and experience even more art at the Carbon County Arts Guild and Depot Gallery. Here is a look at the varied selection of early-winter events and workshops: NOVEMBER Nov. 1-30: All Member Artists Exhibit Held in the Depot Gallery, see extraordinary art pieces created by the Guild’s Member Artists. Work from about thirty individuals will be new and of any medium and illustration they choose to utilize.

ists. About 30 artists are represented with artworks that are new and of any medium and illustration they choose to utilize.

Also through November is the Montana Art Gallery Directors’ Association (MAGDA) display “Train in Art” in the North Gallery. The pieces vary from watercolors to large oils; all offer a second look at the familiar sights of rail imagery.

Another large show coming Dec. 1-31 is Del Curfman’s “Vanishing Series,” a body of work dedicated to the connection to time, space and movement of my Curfman’s Apsáalooke heritage in the Crow Nation of Montana. Curfman will explain his use of color and movement during his reception Dec. 17.

Many other shows and workshops will also be featured in the Gallery space, and entry is free and open to the public. For more information, visit the Gallery at 11 W. 8th St., call (406) 446-1370 or go online to carboncountydepotgallery.org.

Dec. 10: Sandy Alley Hand Painted Silk Scarf Workshop

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In this two-hour introduction to silk painting workshop, learn how to paint on silk and design your own silk scarf with beautiful abstract prints using silk dyes, eyedroppers, paint brushes, salt and water. The workshop begins at 10 a.m. and the cost is $60 and includes all supplies.

You can even take your two hand-painted scarves home with you.

Dec. 1-31: Del Curfman “Time & Space”

In the North Gallery, Del Curfman premiers his “Time & Space” show, that has its roots in Curfman’s heritage as an Apsáalooke of the Crow Nation in Nov. 1-30: Train in Art, MAGDA Exhibit Montana. “Vanishing Series” is a body This Montana Art Gallery Directors’ Asso- of work dedicated to the connection to ciation (MAGDA) display in the North Gal- time, space, and movement of his Crow lery is an educational exhibit that explores heritage. He paints culturally significant rail life and activity through the colorful figures and imagery in a loose, imprescontemporary eyes of two female artists. sionistic technique.

They show their interpretation of this Dec. 17: Del Curfman Reception historically male realm at the intersection of realism and abstraction. The pieces run Curfman tells how he etches sands of time from smaller watercolors to large oils. into bold, contemporary expressions as a symbolic representation of the three eleNov. 5: MAGDA Artists Reception ments: time, space, and movement. Time All are welcome to meet the artists from TBA. 3 to 5 p.m. and learn more about this JANUARY educational exhibit.

Jan. 1-31: All Artists Exhibit in North Nov. 12: Workshop Gallery Elliot Eaton presents “Drawing and Jan. 7: All Artist Reception Working with Charcoal.” Open to all from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m.; $50 for Guild members, Depot Gallery, 3-5 p.m. $60 for non-members.

FEBRUARY DECEMBER Feb. 1-28 Ken Minnie Photography; Dec. 2-3: Christmas Stroll Reception, Gerald Wempner Bronzes Farewell to Deborah Ken Minnie is an amateur photographer From 3 to 5 p.m. Friday, meet many mem- located in Roundup, Mont. Raised on a ber artists; Gallery Talk at 4 p.m.; from cattle ranch east of town on the Mus4 to 8 p.m. both Friday and Saturday, selshell River he encountered countless patrons can say farewell to Guild Director sunsets and sunrises. Bronze artist Gerry Deborah Kline, who is soon retiring.

Wempner used memories of his grandfather, a horse and a cart when creating his Dec. 1-31: Rock Creek Artists Miniature “Stud Service a la Cart.”

Exhibit Feb. 4 Minnie, Wempner Reception This great display in Main Depot Gallery displays the talents of many local favorites From 3 to 5 p.m. meet Ken Minnie and in unframed works, 6”x8” or smaller.

Gerald Wempner

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Del Curfman’s “Vanishing Series” will be shown Dec. 1-31 in North Gallery of the Carbon County Arts Guild. Curfman’s art draws from his Apsáalooke heritage from the Crow Nation in Montana.

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See New Animals This Winter at Yellowstone Wildlife Sanctuary AMY JOYNER

For The Billings Gazette‌

‌Though the days are colder and snow is falling, it’s actually the perfect time to visit the Yellowstone Wildlife Sanctuary (YWS) just north of Red Lodge. Since opening in 1991, the sanctuary has stayed with its mission of: “Providing lifelong sanctuary to non-releasable native wildlife and sharing a message of conservation and education.”

“People should come to visit. They will be able to see how amazing our animals look, and in the winter how well our grounds are kept,” said Sue Glock, financial administrative director at the sanctuary.

Glock said winter hours are in place, with the sanctuary open 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Saturday and Sunday.

However, there are options for alternate viewing times.

“If people want to come during week, call ahead. There are options for our educational tours and selfguided tours; they just have to be arranged previous to the visit,” she added.

For group tours, each person pays the general admission rate, and another $25 fee is added for private tours. General admission is $8 for adults; $4 ages 4 to 12; free age 3 and younger; and, $6 for seniors and military.

Whether visiting on the weekend, or arranging a private week-day tour, Glock says YWS has a few new family members who are worth the trip.

She specifically mentioned their new bobcat.

“His name is Bob. Simply, Bob,” Glock said, adding that their porcupine, Sidney, is as lovely as she is prickly. Bart and Lisa are two ravens who came to live at YWS last year.

Because all animal exhibits are outdoors. Glock advises visitors this season to “dress for the weather.”

Glock encourages individuals and groups to contact YWS to schedule a specific type of tour, such as biologyor ecology-focused, or even a tour to learn more about specific animals.

For more information, call YWS at (406) 446-1133 or go online to yellowstonewildlifesanctuary.org.

ABOVE: Come dressed for the weather and see amazing animals like the great horned owl at the Yellowstone Wildlife Sanctuary in Red Lodge.

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LEFT: Sharp, yet loveable, this porcupine named Sidney came to live at the Yellowstone Wildlife Sanctuary in 2016.

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RED LODGE CALENDAR OF EVENTS NOVEMBER‌ 1-30 All Member Artists Exhibit, Carbon County Arts Guild ‘Train in Art’ – MAGDA Exhibit, Carbon County Arts Guild 24 Happy Thanksgiving Turkey Trot, 10 a.m., call (406) 860-3825 25 Red Lodge Mountain Ski Resort opens, lifts start at 9 a.m., with live music in the Stube by Dan Dubuque 26 Small Business Saturday, downtown Red Lodge, all day

DECEMBER‌ 1-31 Rock Creek Artists Miniature Exhibit, Carbon County Arts Guild Del Curfman “Time & Space”, Carbon County Arts Guild 2

First Friday Artwalk, downtown Red Lodge, 5-7 p.m.

Lantern Walk, downtown Red Lodge, 5:30 p.m.

Blade Parade, downtown, 6 p.m.

26th Annual Christmas Stroll, downtown, 6-9 p.m.

3 Red Lodge Christmas Stroll & Artists’ Reception, Carbon County Arts Guild, 4-8 p.m.

26th Annual Christmas Stroll, downtown, 6-9 p.m.

10 Family Holiday Clay Class, Red Lodge Clay Center, 10:30 a.m.-12 p.m.

Sandy Alley Hand Painted Silk Scarf Workshop, Carbon County Arts Guild, 10 a.m.-12 p.m.

11 Aoide Chamber Singers, St. Agnes Church, 3 p.m.

25 Merry Christmas!

31 New Year’s Eve! live music, downtown Red Lodge

JANUARY‌ 1 Happy New Year!

1-31 All Member Artists Exhibit, Carbon County Arts Guild 6

First Friday Artwalk, downtown Red Lodge, 5-7 p.m.

7 All Artist Reception, Carbon County Arts Guild, 3-5 p.m.

14 Slopestyle Competition—Terrain Park, Red Lodge Mountain 14-15 Never Summer Snowboard Demo Days, Red Lodge Mountain, call (406) 446-2610

FEBRUARY‌ 3

First Friday Artwalk, downtown Red Lodge, 5-7 p.m.

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Triple Jump Jackpot –Terrain Park, Red Lodge Mountain

14 Happy Valentine’s Day!

More Event Information‌ For exhibits, classes and events at the Carbon County Arts Guild & Depot Gallery, please see carboncountydepotgallery.org.

For exhibits, classes and events at the Red Lodge Clay Center, please see redlodgeclaycenter.com.

For Historical Walking Tours of downtown Red Lodge, Carbon County Historical Society and Museum, please see carboncountyhistory.com.

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