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A helicopter flies above the "C" hill earlier this month as part of restoration efforts ahead of improving outdoor recreation options in the uplands. Leader photo: James S. Rosien

Fri, 09/29/2023 - 20:01
Anaconda's discovered, but what will it mean for ADLC to be a destination for outdoor recreation?

The word is out: the Smelter City is the place t

Both finance and the military may have been male-dominated, but that didn't stop Blanche Proul, pictured front row second from left, from rising through the ranks of the United States Air Force where she became its first female General Finance Officer. Courtesy photo

 
Fri, 09/29/2023 - 19:50
Remembering Blanche Proul, the pioneering Air Force officer who saved St. Paul's Rectory

Earlier this month – Wednesday, Sept.

The women's stein-hoisting event at Anaconda's Oktoberfest in 2022 was a hit, but there's even more planned for this year with a full-on Oktoberfest "Olympics." Leader file photo

 
Fri, 09/29/2023 - 18:05
Oktoberfest 'Olympics' coming to the Smelter City Oct. 7

Time to dust off your lederhosen, suspenders, an

Rain Daniels and Meela Mitchell defend the net against Arlee during Anaconda's win at their Homecoming game Thursday night.

 
Fri, 09/29/2023 - 17:53
Lady Copperheads send Arlee away after 3-0 win on Homecoming night

Last night

 Eighties meets Nineties as Jaidyn Holdaway, left, and Trav Mauga bring their best sporty looks.

 
Fri, 09/29/2023 - 17:44
Spirit Week continues at AJSHS with 'Decades and Decor'

 

Top Stories

  • A helicopter flies above the "C" hill earlier this month as part of restoration efforts ahead of improving outdoor recreation options in the uplands. Leader photo: James S. Rosien

    Anaconda's discovered, but what will it mean for ADLC to be a destination for outdoor recreation?
    09/29/2023 - 20:01
  • Both finance and the military may have been male-dominated, but that didn't stop Blanche Proul, pictured front row second from left, from rising through the ranks of the United States Air Force where she became its first female General Finance Officer. Courtesy photo

     
    Remembering Blanche Proul, the pioneering Air Force officer who saved St. Paul's Rectory
    09/29/2023 - 19:50
  • The women's stein-hoisting event at Anaconda's Oktoberfest in 2022 was a hit, but there's even more planned for this year with a full-on Oktoberfest "Olympics." Leader file photo

     
    Oktoberfest 'Olympics' coming to the Smelter City Oct. 7
    09/29/2023 - 18:05
  • Rain Daniels and Meela Mitchell defend the net against Arlee during Anaconda's win at their Homecoming game Thursday night.

     
    Lady Copperheads send Arlee away after 3-0 win on Homecoming night
    09/29/2023 - 17:53
  •  Eighties meets Nineties as Jaidyn Holdaway, left, and Trav Mauga bring their best sporty looks.

     
    Spirit Week continues at AJSHS with 'Decades and Decor'
    09/29/2023 - 17:44
  • Anaconda Live! ... but for how long, as concert needs members if it's to last
    09/27/2023 - 20:59
  • ADLC to go down to two polling places in 2024
    09/27/2023 - 20:53
  • Knutson historic photo archive: A challenge completed through teamwork
    09/27/2023 - 20:36
  • Expo hosts speakers on bear awareness
    09/27/2023 - 20:27
  • Anaconda Wildlife Art Expo
    09/27/2023 - 20:10
  • An artist's rendering of how the second-floor interior of Copper Village Museum and Art Center would look as an events venue and performing arts center. Courtesy graphic.

     
    Old City Hall's future unveiled as CVMAC rolls out remodel plans
    09/22/2023 - 20:51
  • A map of the proposed Missouri Headwaters Conservation Area shows the southern portion of Anaconda-Deer Lodge County within its boundaries. The proposal is currently up for public comment. U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service graphic.

     
    Commission signals support for proposed conservation area
    09/22/2023 - 20:48
  • Larkin Galle makes an acrobatic save during the Lady Copperheads' home loss to Loyola on Thursday. Leader photo: James S. Rosien

     
    Lady Copperheads fall to Breakers in four sets
    09/22/2023 - 17:42
  • Ceira Wyant, owner of Sweet Pea Bridal, stands at the ready to help brides-to-be in the Smelter City find just the right look for their wedding day. Sweet Pea Bridal is located at 119 Main St. in Anaconda. Leader photo: Nikki Johnson

     
    Sweet Pea Bridal brings matrimony to Main St.
    09/20/2023 - 20:24
  • A countdown timer like the one at Main and Commercial is among the upgrades being considered for the intersection of Park and Main streets in Anaconda, and the Montana Dept. of Transportation seeking comment on the proposed project. For more information, visit www.mdt.mt.gov. Leader photo: Nikki Johnson

     
    MDT seeks comment on Main St. upgrades
    09/20/2023 - 20:20

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Local History

The construction of one of the many smelter stacks that comprised the original Washoe Reduction Works -- which Marcus Daly gave the green light to build before his death in 1900, and which opened in 1902 as the replacement for the Upper and Lower Works -- is pictured here. It's possible this stack was part of the converter.

Building the first Washoe Smelter
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Above: Brigadier General Jay MacKelvie. Top: MacKelvie is pictured at right with the War Plans Division, War Department General Staff in 1942; seated fourth from left is future President of the United States, Dwight Eisenhower. War Department photos.

 
General whose troops may have fired the last shot on the western front in WWII helped build the BA&P Railway
News

The Copperhead state championship-winning boys' golf team of Bradley Wolfe, left, Tanner Cromwell, Kohl Wolfe, Jacob Sawyer and Aidan Tuss lock arms at the Anaconda Country Club on Thursday where they shared what their achievement – and their reception by the community – means to them and to Copperhead golf. Leader photo: Patrick Williams

 
Boys' golf team and their coach reflect on making history
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Stacy James holds up one of the game pieces or "flyers" along with the complete game she created called "Don't Lose Your Head" ahead of the game's unveiling at Coppertique in Anaconda. Leader photo: James S. Rosien

 
Local woman creates new game and you might just 'lose your head' over it
Sports

Bradley Wolfe – joined atop the Anaconda Fire Department's ladder truck by Copperhead boys golf teammates Jacob Sawyer, Kohl Wolfe, Aidan Tuss and Tanner Cromwell, as well as by Copperhead girls' All-State golfer Logan McKay and fellow state golfer Quincy Saltenberger – holds up the Montana Class B Boys' Golf State Championship trophy the team won at the state golf tournament in Shelby last week. Check out the Leader on Friday for more coverage of Anaconda's golf champs. Leader photo: James S. Rosien

Riding high with the hardware
News

Montana Governor Greg Gianforte, fifth from left, stands beside Montana Department of Corrections staff at Montana State Prison in Deer Lodge on Wednesday where he signed House Bill 3 into law boosting correctional officer pay

 
Governor visits MSP, signs pay rise for correctional officers
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AOH packs the house for Ceilidh celebration
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Gypsy Soul Ray – and yes that is indeed her name – holds up a copy of her book, "Gypsy Soul: Memoirs of a Hippie Kid." Leader photo: James S. Rosien. 

 
‘Gypsy Soul: Memoirs of a Hippie Kid’ tracks local therapist's ‘terrifying but hilarious’ childhood, and offers lessons on enduring through trauma

News

A helicopter flies above the "C" hill earlier this month as part of restoration efforts ahead of improving outdoor recreation options in the uplands. Leader photo: James S. Rosien

09/29/2023 - 20:01
Anaconda's discovered, but what will it mean for ADLC to be a destination for outdoor recreation?

The word is out: the Smelter City is the place to be for the Great Outdoors, especially

ADLC eyes changes to event permits
Remembering Blanche Proul, the pioneering Air Force officer who saved St. Paul's Rectory
District Court
Oktoberfest 'Olympics' coming to the Smelter City Oct. 7
Justice Court

Sports

Rain Daniels and Meela Mitchell defend the net against Arlee during Anaconda's win at their Homecoming game Thursday night.

 
09/29/2023 - 17:53
Lady Copperheads send Arlee away after 3-0 win on Homecoming night

Last night’s Homecoming game for the Lady Copperhe

JFK 1 sits atop Bud Light Anaconda Pool League's weekly standings
Fall martial arts classes start Oct. 3
Cross country runs at Mountain West Classic
Blue Hawks fly away from Copperheads
Lady Copperheads fall to Breakers in four sets

Opinion

09/29/2023 - 19:31
Hunters Ed rule: The urban/rural divide is real

Mark your calendars, folks: On this day

On the importance of historic preservation
God, guns, guts ... and compromise
It's time for state management of grizzly bears
Missouri Headwaters Conservation Area is good for ranchers and farmers, good for Montana
Anaconda's aspiration to be an arts community is coming to fruition

Social News

Anaconda Leader

Obituaries

09/29/2023 - 17:55
Helen Denice Harrington Radonich

 

John Michael Fleming
Blanche Loretta Proul
Helen Denice Harrington Radonich
Linda Susan Colman
Helen Denice Radonich

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