Montana Mucker

Prickly Pear Land Trust Weed Pull

  Wendy and Gregg Wheeler watch as Greta Dige, Helena’s code enforcement officer gives a lesson on noxious weed identification.

  Wendy Wheeler digs up Spotted Knapweed.

 Gregg Wheeler loads noxious weeds into a garbage bag Thursday during the annual Prickly Pear Land Trust Weed Pull.

Nearly 50 volunteers helped pulled weeds during the annual Prickly Pear Land Trust Weed Pull.

East Helena Urban Chickens

  Raising chickens within East Helena city limits has been illegal since 1977, here Derik Reed holds one of his own days after the East Helena city struck down the ordinance.

 David and Julia Reed, Derik's children admire their neighbor, Rob Rankin's chickens. Rankin, next-door neighbor to Reed, has six hens of his own.

Fire Chief Todd Rummel Memorial

 Marshall Steward consoles his mother Brandi, Todd Rummel's girlfriend at the memorial in his honor Wednesday afternoon.

Barbara and Allen Rummel, Todd Rummel's parents receive his line of duty helmet and a memorial flag.

Helena Brewers Opening Week

Kids Design Playground

 Crayons in hand, Kimi Broadhurst(6) illustrates her dream playground Wednesday evening at the East Helena Volunteer Fire Hall.  Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Montana is partnering with KaBOOM!, a national non-profit that promotes active youth through community outreach, to build a new playground in East Helena and they asked children to help design it.

Alive @ 5 Opening Night

 Will Shropshire enjoys a fresh strawberry at the first Alive @ 5 of the summer Wednesday evening. A collection of local musicians calling themselves Big Soul took the stage and provided the crowd with some musical entertainment.

Beth Cummings Wooden Quilter

As a fundraiser for Helena Food Share Backpack Program, Beth Cummings has donated her signature wooden quilts. Here she is in her home workshop standing over her newest wooden quilt.

Capital & Helena High Graduations

Bryant Elementary School

Students from Elaine Messmer's class practice online math activities they can also play at home, keeping them sharp until the next school year.

 First grader Zoe Creswell writes her name on a math test. Bryant staff have placed added emphasis on math, as math skills are a key indicator of future success in high school. Bryant students demonstrated the most growth in math this year, data from a new district-wide assessment indicates.

Governor's Cup