Wise River roaster builds Montana Redsmiths fly rods
Duncan Adams reports on Dixon, a Butte native, who crafts 9 foot 3 inch fly rods at The Rod Shop in Wise River. The shop, opened in late May, focuses on graphite blanks cork guides wraps and more, near H Bar J Saloon and Cafe. Dixon and partner Rudy Ketchum aim to grow Montana Redsmiths with a strong community focus and a strategy to attract motorists on Montana Highway 43.
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Duncan Adams
Duncan
Adams
Mtstandard
Wise River
Hunter Dixon
Dixon
Butte
Montana
H Bar J
Rudy Ketchum
Brandi Bartscher
Montana Redsmiths
Dewey
Ketchum
Bartscher
McGrath
Big Hole Valley
Red Shop
Montana Highway 43
Pioneer Mountains Scenic Byway
Red
Montana Standard
Mining City history Scovil founded Montana Laundry
John Scovil born in the 1860s in Provo Utah led to a mining city laundry empire in Anaconda and Butte Montana. He founded the Montana Laundry in 1894 and by 1911 stood as Montana’s largest laundryman with multiple plants and substantial real estate holdings including the Lennox Hotel.
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John Scovil
Provo
Utah
Connecticut
Utah Territory
John
Springville
Anaconda
Marcus Daly
Richards
Gibson
Anaconda Laundry Company
Montana
Butte
Union Laundry
Mercury
Colorado
Troy
Scovil
Montana Steam Laundry
George Casey
Casey
Granite Street
C.O.D
New Troy
The
Palace
East Broadway
Taylor
East Park Street
North Excelsior
Lennox Hotel
West Granite
El Nino shift looks locked in
Missoula report says a 90 percent El Nino pattern will shape Montana weather through at least next winter. After three La Nina years, a mild, moist western Montana summer is forecast with extremely hot conditions unlikely. The NWS notes El Nino affects jet streams and rain paths, boosting Montana thunderstorms while Niño tends to reduce Southeast hurricane activity.
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Missoula
Montana
National Weather Service
NWS
Dave Noble
Noble
Pacific Ocean
South America
Pacific
North America
Japan
Rocky Mountains
United States
Canada
World Meteorological Organization
States seek federal ok to extend postpartum Medicaid
At least eight states plan to obtain federal approval to extend postpartum Medicaid coverage beyond 60 days to 12 months. Montana lawmakers approved a budget allocating 6.2 million dollars over two years to fund the extension, potentially aiding 1000 to 2000 new beneficiaries yearly. Maggie Clark of Georgetown University notes the trend reflects rising focus on maternal health.
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Montana
Maggie Clark
Georgetown University
Center For Children and Families
U.S
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