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by Leith DeWeese
One spring after-
noon I was driving
home to Saint Marie. I
happened to hear about a
watercolor workshop at the
Cottonwood. I’d done a lot
of acrylics but very little
Watercolor, so I signed up.
That’s where I met
Lance Johnson. Over
the next 13 years, he has
become my mentor, my
friend and eventually a
fellow colleague.
Lance Johnson has
roots in Wolf Point but
works out of Billings. A
professional artist, he
specializes in landscapes,
wildlife, and Native
American themes. His
work can be found at the
Sunrise Studio and Art
Gallery on North 30th
Street, downtown Billings.
Except for virtual
events, art activities have
been severely limited.
When Wheatgrass Arts
& Gallery announced the
possibility of a watercolor
continued on page 2 Professional artist Lance Johnson gave a watercolor workshop at Wheatgrass.
 Watercolor at Wheatgrass continued
Warming back workshop, the public
up Wednesday responded overwhelmingly.
Originally planned for one
day, it was extended to two
Tonight: Mostly clear, with a low around 27. West wind days.
7 to 10 mph becoming southeast after midnight. Lance begins his classes
Thursday: Sunny, with a high near 70. Southeast wind with a specific theme. He
8 to 18 mph becoming southwest in the afternoon. demonstrates each step of
Winds could gust as high as 28 mph. the process as he works
Thursday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 37. with students. This time
South southwest wind 9 to 14 mph becoming west after we began with a grove of
midnight. Winds could gust as high as 20 mph.
aspen trees, masking out
Friday: Sunny, with a high near 70. West wind 7 to 17 the areas where the trees
mph, with gusts as high as 26 mph.
would sit. Next, we built
Friday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 34. West up the background with
northwest wind 6 to 14 mph becoming north northeast
multiple washes moving to
after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 22 mph.
the foreground. Removing
Saturday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 71. East the masking fluid is always
northeast wind 6 to 11 mph becoming south southwest
in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 20 mph. exciting. Branches and
details to the trees were
Saturday Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 40.
Southwest wind 6 to 10 mph becoming east southeast added. Each enthusiastic
in the evening. class member had a
Sunday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 70. West wind
finished painting. The Leith DeWeese painted an
aspen stand in the class.
6 to 11 mph, with gusts as high as 21 mph. other painting subjects were
Sunday Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 37.
teepees and chickadees.
Northwest wind 8 to 10 mph. Lance has a great rapport with students. His
Monday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 59. North
knowledge of painting is vast. He is exceptionally
northwest wind around 11 mph, with gusts as high as approachable, sharing his expertise. The class was open
21 mph. to all levels of talent.
Monday Night: A slight chance of rain and snow. Partly If you are interested in our next class, please get in
cloudy, with a low around 34. touch with Mary Fahlgren at Wheatgrass Arts & Gallery.
Tuesday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 60. (Email wheatgrassarts@gmail.com or 406-230-0148)
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Leave baby animals alone, and be mindful of diseases
Each spring, FWP receives calls from people
who have picked up deer fawns or other wildlife. It’s
important to remember that Montana Fish, Wildlife &
Parks no longer accepts, holds or rehabilitates moose,
deer, elk and most other animals.
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orphaned animal. However, it’s important to understand
that wildlife care for their young much differently than
humans. They have strategies to provide the highest
chance of survival for their young.
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rabbits, birds), use is to distance themselves from their
young for many hours at a time. This helps to keep
predators away from their young. For example, fawns
are born without a scent and it is safer for them if their
mother, who has a scent, is not nearby. This also can
potentially distract a predator into focusing on the doe
vs. their offspring.
FWP believes wild animals thrive better in the wild
where they have plenty of natural habitat (food, water,
shelter, space) and thrive better with other wildlife than
with humans, who they consider an apex predator.
Nature provides them the best options for survival and
a better quality of life.
The potential to spread wildlife disease is also a
good reason to leave young wildlife alone. Baby ground
squirrels, racoons and rabbits can carry zoonotic
diseases, which means diseases that are infectious
for humans. Examples include plague, hemorrhagic
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Schools no more
By Mike Brandt
Since the first state tournament in 1911 to now
a lot has changed. At first all schools in Montana that
had basketball programs played for the championship.
Sixteen teams met in Bozeman. After winning an
opening round winners drew lots to determine their
next opponent.
A game consisted of two 15-minute halves with
only two referees for the tournament, working 15
games. Price of a ticket was $1.50. Billings won the first
state championship which was a true state tournament,
defeating Anaconda 27-20.
There were 24 games in the state tournament in
1912 with Anaconda whipping Kalispell 49-13. Hauser,
who scored over 90 points in four games, fired in 38
points for the Copperheads.
There were 25 games the third year and 31 the fourth.
Sweet Grass (Big Timber) won the 1913 title, 26-14, over
Billings. Sweet Grass wasn’t even supposed to be at the
tournament but a team from the north was snowbound.
Great Falls scored 108 points in a first round game
in 1914, allowing Terry only two points. Helena won the
title with a 17-16 win over Missoula.
Butte was the first team to win back-top-back
championships, winning in 1924 and 25. Billings did it
the next two years.
Since the start of basketball we have seen schools
close their doors or co-op with other school(s). Don’t
be too surprised of some of the towns that had schools.
Pony, southwest of Twin Bridges, played in the 1913
state tournament. Fort Peck also had a high school.
After the high school portion closed the kids went to
Nashua or Glasgow. Fort Peck continued with the grade
and junior high school, but it to closed years later with
the students going to Nashua.
The Klein Bears won the 1942 Class B championship
with a 41-32 win over Wolf Point. The Bears then played
Billings for the All-State crown, losing the game 48-
38. Klein is located outside of Roundup on the way to
Billings.
Bearcreek is near Red Lodge where the Bearcats
won the 1939 Class B crown with a 44-34 win over
Brockton. The Bearcats were third in 1932.
Another school that played sports was Hogeland,
which is east of Harlem, played in the District 3C. Now
the kids go to Turner.
Miles City had three schools, Sacred Heart Shamrocks,
Pine Hills and Miles City High School. Anaconda
also had a Catholic school, St. Peters Saints, as did
Lewistown, St. Leo’s Trojans. Havre Central, Bozeman
Holy Rosary Bulldogs, Helena Central Cougars, and
Helena Cathedral all had high schools.
Stockett, near Great Falls, Virginia City, Dixon
Demons, Buffalo Bison and St. Charles played in state
tournaments. Virginia City school is now the city
office. Buffalo is between Lewistown and Harlowton
and Dixon is near Missoula. St. Charles is still holding
school for grade and junior high. It is on the Big Horn
reservation in Pryor near Busby.
Some of the smaller schools now co-op or joined
together as one school. Joplin Bulldogs and Inverness
Cardinals joined as J-I in 1982 and are now co-op with
Chester (2005). Hingham Rangers, Gildford Broncs,
Kremlin Foxes, Rudyard Panthers are all since combined.
There was Blue Sky but since changed to North Star on the
hi-line. Rudyard and Hingham joined as Blue Sky in 1981.
Kremlin and Gildford joined as K-G KouGars in 1972.
Blue Sky and K-G then formed as North Star in 2005.
Edgar Wildcats has closed its high school with
students going to Fromberg and Bridger. Clyde Park
and Wilsall is now Shields Valley. Winnett and Grass
Range has also co-oped.
After the Antelope school burned down the students
went to Plentywood. Peerless and Flaxville students go
to Scobey, while Outlook goes to Plentywood. Westby
and Grenora, North Dakota formed a co-op to be called
Mon-Dak. Medicine Lake and Froid co-oped as did
Lambert and Richey.
Harlowton won the state C championship with
a 44-39 win over Roundup in 1964. Former Nashua
football coach and educator and current Fort Peck
major John Jones played on the team. Jones brought
winning football seasons back to Nashua.
For a while in the 1960s and 70s the Porcupines
failed to have any winning seasons. I remember games
with Plentywood, Fairview, Baker and Circle; those
teams were scoring 50 points of more on Nashua.
Plentywood would have scored over 100 points in one
game, but had some touchdowns called back. Scores
were 76-0, 86-0, 66-0; it didn’t get any worse than that.
Back in the 1940s and 50s Nashua was dominant
in football, winning championships. The Porcupines
won the Eastern Montana state championship, but lost
the state championship. Back then the teams in the east
played for the state title, while the teams in the west had
its own state title game. The winners would then play
for the state crown.
When it is possible, I will do more on football.