<body><div><figure><img src="https://img.particlenews.com/image.php?type=thumbnail_580x000&amp;url=2k66Dp_14uwuH7U00" alt="https://img.particlenews.com/image.php?url=2k66Dp_14uwuH7U00" width="680" height="620" ><figcaption>Glendisaurus’ new look stands out against the natural backdrop. Charity Schreibeis photo</figcaption></figure>GLENDIVE — Glendisaurus, the whimsical triceratops sculpture next to Hollecker Lake off Montana Highway 16, has received her first fresh coat of paint in 30 years.Last Friday throughout the day, Dawson County High School teachers and staff swarmed the roadside attraction armed with paint, rollers and brushes. Led by DCHS art teacher Charity Schreibeis, the team worked from 9 a.m. well into the evening, chatting and listening to music as they covered the beast.<figure><img src="https://img.particlenews.com/image.php?type=thumbnail_580x000&amp;url=1N7wSS_14uwuH7U00" alt="https://img.particlenews.com/image.php?url=1N7wSS_14uwuH7U00" width="1783" height="1162" ><figcaption>Ten to 15 Dawson County High School teachers and staff swarmed Glenda with paint rollers and brushes Friday afternoon. Will Conley photo</figcaption></figure>The new Glendisaurus really pops. She has been transformed from a muted hunter green color palette to a bright auburn reminiscent of a brilliant sunset — and of a beloved children’s cartoon franchise.<figure><img src="https://img.particlenews.com/image.php?type=thumbnail_580x000&amp;url=4Oi6cb_14uwuH7U00" alt="https://img.particlenews.com/image.php?url=4Oi6cb_14uwuH7U00" width="1440" height="1440" ><figcaption>Glendisaurus, after and before. Charity Schreibeis image</figcaption></figure>“To be honest, I was going for a ‘Land Before Time’ look. ‘Cera’ (Sarah) was the triceratops from the cartoon I grew up watching and I thought it really fit for our location in the Badlands,” Schreibeis said.<figure><img src="https://img.particlenews.com/image.php?type=thumbnail_580x000&amp;url=45YzLU_14uwuH7U00" alt="https://img.particlenews.com/image.php?url=45YzLU_14uwuH7U00" width="571" height="491" ><figcaption>"Cera" from the children's cartoon franchise "The Land Before Time" was the primary inspiration for DCHS art teacher Charity Schreibeis' choice of color palette for Glendisaurus's new paint job.</figcaption></figure>The life-size statue’s origins go back to the mid-1990s. Described on the adjacent plaque as “a dream of Joe Crisafulli and Len Watson, designed and spearheaded by Craig Hostetler and Dan Bushnell,” the paleontologic themed statue took three years to weld and finish. It was unveiled in 1997.“This triceratops dinosaur is dedicated to the community. It was made a reality by the people, businesses and organizations of this community through their generous donations and hundreds of volunteer hours,” the plaque reads.Ten to 15 DCHS staff members participated in the restoration. In preparation for painting, Glendisaurus’ timeworn flank had to be patched over to seal cracks.Her missing eyes — a pair of automobile reflectors that likely eroded and dislodged due to weather — are set to be replaced at a later date.“It was quite the undertaking. She is so much bigger when you’re right there than you think she is,” DCHS Principal Amy Ree said of the makeover.The project was one of several service initiatives DCHS teachers and staff will undertake in pursuance of the school’s “Rise Up” theme this year. Other projects include honoring first responders, health care workers, service industry staff and other community members at sporting events; the further beautification and cleanup of the city; taking Valentines and Christmas cards to senior living homes; and community meal and food bank drives.Honored community members get free admission to football, volleyball, basketball and other games along with a brief ceremony during halftime; holiday cards are a return initiative from the previous school year.“We did Valentine’s last year with our first service project that we ever did and it was really fun, and so we wanted to expand on that this year as well,” Ree said. “(DCHS English teacher) Laurie Nelson came up with that idea last year and it was really cool to do that, and so she wanted to expand on that this year too and it just fit in with our theme, so I’m really excited about that as well.”Ree explained that Rise Up service projects are geared towards showing gratitude through action and setting a good example.“Really we just are doing this to just thank everybody and for all of our community for all of the support that they give us here at the high school, and we just want to make Glendive a better place. So that’s what we’re working towards,” she said.As for Glendisaurus, her fresh new look will be a welcome addition to Hollecker Lake.“I am really liking how it turned out,” Schreibeis said.</div></body>

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GLENDIVE — Glendisaurus, the whimsical triceratops sculpture next to Hollecker Lake off Montana Highway 16, has received her first fresh coat of paint in 30 years. Last Friday throughout the day, Dawson County High School teachers and staff swarmed the roadside attraction armed with paint, rollers and brushes. Led by DCHS art teacher Charity Schreibeis, the team worked from 9 a.m. well into the evening, chatting and listening to music as they covered the beast.

The Badlands Before Time: Glendive's Glendisaurus gets a makeover

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GLENDIVE — Glendisaurus, the whimsical triceratops sculpture next to Hollecker Lake off Montana Highway 16, has received her first fresh coat of paint in 3

The Badlands Before Time: Glendive's Glendisaurus gets a makeover

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