🌱 How 325 Christmas food baskets are brightening Butte homes this week

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• How 325 Christmas food baskets are brightening Butte homes this week

Also on today's calendar: Trivia Night and 5 more events.

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Weather forecast:

• Tuesday: Shower, with a high of 47 and low of 36 degrees.
• Wednesday: Snow and rain, 1-2", temps: high: 45, low: 22.
• Thursday: Cloudy, p.m. snow, up to 1", with a high of 36 and low of 31 degrees.

📰 News we're reading

• Montana Resources packs 325 food baskets for Butte's needy this Christmas (kxlf.com) — Montana Resources employees are spending their lone day off this week packing 325 Christmas food baskets for struggling families across Butte, working out of the Butte Civic Center Annex. Funded by employee donations and a foundation match, the baskets include Christmas breakfast and dinner, easing holiday stress while strengthening community connections among volunteers and recipients alike.
   

📸 Around Butte

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🗓 Upcoming Events in Butte

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★ Featured events ★

Thursday December 18

• Butte Astronomy Club
  Butte-Silver Bow Public Library, 226 W Broadway St, Butte
  5:30 pm

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Other local events

Wednesday December 17

• BHLAC Meeting
  City and County of Butte-Silver Bow, MT Calendar , 25 W. Front St. , Butte
  1:00 pm
• Library Board of Trustees: Dec. 2025 meeting cancelled, next regular meeting Jan. 21, 2026
  City and County of Butte-Silver Bow, MT Calendar , 226 West Broadway Street , Butte
  5:15 pm
• Council of Commissioners - Regular Meeting
  City and County of Butte-Silver Bow, MT Calendar , 155 W Granite St , Butte
  7:30 pm

Thursday December 18

• Trivia Night
  Cavalier Lounge , 100 E Broadway St #9351 , Butte
  6:30 pm

Friday December 19

• Thinking Money for Kids
  Butte-Silver Bow Public Library , 226 W Broadway St , Butte
  4:00 pm

Saturday December 20

• BAH, HUMBUG! A Holiday Comedy Show (kind of)
  Orphan Girl Children's Theatre , 316 W Park St , Butte
  7:00 pm

Tuesday December 23

• Council of Commissioners - Committee of the Whole
  City and County of Butte-Silver Bow, MT Calendar , 155 W Granite St , Butte
  7:30 pm

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🗓 Events Nearby

Wednesday December 17

• Butte Chess Club
  Butte-Silver Bow Public Library , 226 W Broadway St , Butte
  5:00 pm

Friday December 19

• Lollipop gnome
  Marley's paint & party , 400 W Park St , Butte
  6:30 pm
• Holiday Cabaret: WRECK THE HALLS at The Covellite 18+
  Covellite Theatre and Uptown Lounge , 215 W Broadway St , Butte
  7:30 pm

Tuesday December 23

• Youth Cribbage
  Butte-Silver Bow Public Library , 226 W Broadway St , Butte
  4:00 pm

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💬 Chatter

What your neighbors are talking about on social media

• Walmart posted a job opening for Stocking Team Associate in Butte. Apply here.
• Petco Health and Wellness posted a job opening for Inventory Specialist in Butte. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Butte here.

🗞 Nearby News

Helena

• What school will your child attend next year? (montanafreepress.org)
• First night of Hanukkah celebrated in Great Falls (kxlh.com)
• Montana continues to see high number of poaching cases (krtv.com)

Manhattan

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