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CURT SYNNESS For the Independent Record World War II veteran Dave Armstrong turned 100 years old last Monday, and the local living legend was treated with a Zoom birthday party with several of his closest friends to celebrate the occasion. Armstrong helped train sled dogs at Camp Rimini during the war, and as a co-founder of the âRace to the Skyâ sled dog race he was a two-time recipient of the Race to the Sky Sportsmanship Award, in 1990 and 1995. The Montana Military Museum published a new calendar featuring Armstrong, and his friends at the facility at Fort Harrison have also designated 2021 as âThe Year of Dave Armstrong.â ....
The works of three Helena-area authors are now available, just in time for the holiday season Inside the String â a Sam Seeker Novel, by J Leigh Brown Helena author Jeannine (J Leigh) Brownâs novel âInside the Stringâ is rich with Helena history and promotes the admirable cause of creating a wildlife corridor between Glacier and Yellowstone National Parks. âMattie Wildbird and her Ink Prayer clan react to the violent deaths of prominent family members with an astonishing conservation coup,â according to Brownâs press release. âThese eco-warriors construct an illicit wildlife passageway along the Rocky Mountain Front. âTo distract from the guarded corridor, Ink Prayer raiders track and harass unethical sportsmen caught in the act of poaching. Tip-Mont provides local media advance alerts about these illegitimate hunts. Itâs not unusual to see the underhanded cheats whisked away by law enforcement on the evening news. ....