Malmstrom Brings Home Blanchard Trophy in 2023 Global Strike Challenge

Malmstrom Air Force Base, Mont. – Malmstrom made history at Global Strike Challenge 2023 by taking home the Blanchard trophy for the fifth contest in a row.
This win, secured by a 10-point difference, was a major team effort naming them ‘best overall missile wing’.
Global Strike Challenge is the world’s premier bomber, intercontinental ballistic missile, helicopter operations, and security forces competition.

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Latigo & Lace Artist Showcase – Christine McKay and David Sanford

This issue’s artists are Christine McKay and David Sanford, a couple from Cascade.

David is from Utah and Christine was raised north of Seattle. The two of them have been together since 1984 and moved to Montana in 1988.

Christine started drawing at around age three. She enjoyed watercolor, and drawing, and always loved working with charcoal. “My favorite medium is probably charcoal, but I haven’t done that for some time,” explained Christine.

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Backyard Productions Presents Rage for Santa to Benefit Toys for Tots

Great Falls, Mont. – Backyard Productions Montana is hosting an event called Rage for Santa to benefit Toys for Tots. This is a 100% nonprofit event.
Jonas Shirley and Ryan Mullen met doing a local show with local bands and started Backyard Productions company about a year ago. “It’s our mission to try and get back some more music to the community,” explained Jonas. “We’re just very proud to announce it is for a toy drive.” There will be 11 acts from everything from metal to electric dance music for this event.

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Fatal Crash Sends Great Falls Man to Prison for More Than Three Years

Emil Saunders Day Chief, aged 42 of Great Falls, was sentenced November 6th to three years and two months in prison, to be followed by three years of supervised release, for involuntary manslaughter, U.S. Attorney Jesse Laslovich said in a press release.

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