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Craft fairs and maker's markets help small vendors keep creating
Billings, Mont. — Holiday markets give small vendors a chance to meet shoppers and bring in money that help keep their businesses going.At the makers market at the Billings Public Library on Saturday, vendors said the events meant more than a single day of sales. For some, those markets made up a major share of their work each year. Miles City artist Shelley Freese, who has been painting since 1994, made the trip to Billings for the market. She estimated events like this accounted for more than half of her business at Dancing Cow Studio each year.“They are a lifeline. And it’s a lot of effort to drive and to set up and then to tear down and drive home but is well worth it to meet the public and connect directly with people who appreciate the work,” she said.Many new businesses also start out at markets. Billings-based Made Together is just two and a half months into business and used the market to show handmade ornaments while also introducing customers to its bouquet and flower crown bars.“We’ve been picking up business, really trying to get our name out. We really want to hit more private event scene. So like
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Fairfield Sun Times
'It's my gift': Laurel area dowser has found more than 1,000 wells
Bruce Devries is part magician, part saint. Dowser is his official title. Devries is now in his 80s and has been finding water hundreds of feet below the surface of the earth for more than six decades. He calls it a “gift from upstairs.”. Devries and his wife Lil...
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Proposed Billings spaceport could open new paths for research and aerospace careers
BILLINGS — A proposed spaceport in the Billings area could give researchers more opportunities to send experiments into space while creating aerospace career opportunities closer to home, according to the president of Montana Spaceport & Test Range. Edgar Johansson, the featured speaker at a recent Billings Chamber of Commerce...
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Lovell FFA members excel at the NILE
The Lovell FFA chapter had an outstanding showing at the NILE judging contests and livestock show in Billings on Tuesday, October 13. The Lovell FFA Horse Judging Team brought home the Overall Champion title, competing against 40 teams from four different states. Team members Chance Hatch, Daisy Carpenter, Oakley Bischoff, Kate Cooper and Miles Bischoff worked hard to earn the top spot. Oakley Bischoff placed fifth overall as an individual, while Cooper earned eighth-high individual honors.