The Monitor

07/11/2025

“She was out the front of the bar cheering me on! She had a burger and lemonade ready for me when I got there even though the kitchen had closed hours ago…Judi was my hero!”

Imagine biking from Helena to Basin, but not on I-15, which may be the easiest route, if a bit harrowing. Instead, your Helena National Forest trail climbs Lava Mountain, gaining

07/11/2025

“There’s not a lot of other options for afterschool activities, so a lot of these kids are gonna end up going home or being in front of a screen. The school is trying to figure out what we can do to provide some activities so it’s not cold turkey.”

Boulder Elementary may be forced to end its popular, two-decade-old afterschool program following a multi-billion-dollar cut to the national education budget.

07/11/2025

Wake up early tomorrow! Garage sales start at 8 am. Here's a list of some of the great sales going on: https://www.boulder-monitor.com/news/boulder-area-community-garage-sale-july-12/image_3b9f984a-b67b-453b-982e-c4dabc9de12a.html

07/10/2025

The Boulder Area Community Garage Sale is this Saturday! Click on the link for a list of some of the sales you'll find in and around town.

Here’s your once-a-year chance to grab some fabulous finds! Expand your wardrobe, add to your collection, replace that missing tool.

07/08/2025

07/07/2025

“You pour 40 years of your life. It’s like our little infant.”

After nearly 40 years tending to the faithful at Montana City’s Friendship Baptist Church, Pastor David Klaas retired last week at a ceremony honoring him and welcoming his successor.

07/07/2025

“A lot of people are like ‘Hey, there’s a building there. Are you gonna use that?’” Stormy Tuffield said in a recent interview, referring to the former Grace Church on Hauser Street, which shuttered a year ago. “I tell them, ‘I have no idea.’”

Starting a new church often means welcoming congregants to an inaugural Sunday service. But Stormy Tuffield, who is preparing to launch a new Southern Baptist church in Boulder, is playing

07/01/2025

Bernadine (Karen) Giulio, a longtime Boulder resident who had a big heart and loved the Lord Jesus, died June 25 at the age of 79.

06/27/2025

Hey Boulder (and nearby): The community garage sale is coming up July 12! And the deadline for advertising yours is next Thursday, July 3. You can print this form or find one in an issue of The Monitor. (Reminder: There won't be a map this year.)