
Dee Motor Co. is set to celebrate its 80th anniversary in the automotive business in Anaconda, with an 80th anniversary party on Saturday, April 18 from 5-8 p.m. at Dee Motor, 1200 E. Commercial Ave. Pictured from left: Dave Kimball, Mark Jackson, Austin Kimball, Bill Montgomery, Zach Cook, Travis Porter, Devin Walker, Roberta Cotton, Mark Connolly, Bob Jacobson, Trisha Kelly, Frank Keiser, Kenneth Hurst, Robbie Dee, Bryan Cyr, TJ Edward, Russell Walker, Kylie Dee, Ben Norman, Mike Huotte, Nate Boice, Carl Beardsley, Dustin Gervais, Daniel Cole, Kyran King, Phillip Forster, Phil Lish and John Hekkel. Not Pictured: Gavin Dee, Kayden Fultz, Mark Surges and Patti Sullivan. Leader photo: Kasey Edge-Faur.

Pete Smith, front left, and Mary Lou Verlanic, nephew and niece of Milan Lazetich and Bill Lazetich, and Carole Cummings, widow of Ed Cummings, hold up the plaques inducting all three Copperhead legends into the Montana Pro Football Hall of Fame outside the Memorial Gym on Tuesday. They are joined by Hall of Fame chairman Tom Oberweiser, back left, Hall of Fame coach Jim Oberweiser and Hall of Fame board member and former NFL head coach Marty Mornhinweg. Leader photo: James S. Rosien

Ken Maynard stands inside the Tammany Ballroom of the Historic Montana – formerly the Montana Hotel, which Maynard has helped to restore – where at 10 a.m. on Thursday, April 16 he will be presented with the Governor's Veteran Commendation by Montana Gov. Greg Gianforte. Leader photo: James S. Rosien

Mark Callison speaks on the history of American Legion Post No. 21 at the Veterans of Foreign Wars Post 1876 – for which he serves as historian of both posts – on Thursday, April 9 for the latest installment of the "Anaconda's Past" historic speaker series. Beside him is a monitor showing the first members of Anaconda's American Legion post. Leader photo: Kasey Edge-Faur

Anaconda-Deer Lodge County Commissioner Ed Beaudette, middle, is joined by Rocky Mountain Association of Realtors Advocacy Committee members Hannah Bruha, left, Charity Breeton, Jennifer Jollie and Valerie Nielson on the steps of the courthouse on Monday, April 6 to read ADLC’s Fair Housing Month Proclamation. Leader photo: James S. Rosien