Backroads of Montana: Paintings, Partials and Pies - Montana PBS
Backroads of Montana: Paintings, Partials and Pies - Montana PBS
Backroads of Montana: Paintings, Partials and Pies - Montana PBS
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5<br />
Charles M. Russell NWR: Nature’s<br />
Timeless L<strong>and</strong>scape The Charles<br />
M. Russell National Wildlife Refuge is<br />
a sprawling slice <strong>of</strong> the American West.<br />
Located in the heart <strong>of</strong> <strong>Montana</strong>’s breaks<br />
country, the refuge has abundant wildlife<br />
species including sharp-tailed grouse, sage<br />
grouse, bighorn sheep, pronghorn antelope,<br />
elk <strong>and</strong> over 236 kinds <strong>of</strong> migratory birds.<br />
Stretching more than 125 miles from east<br />
to west along the Missouri River, the refuge<br />
is not one destination, but many. Airs<br />
Saturday 5/11 at 5pm, repeats Wednesday<br />
5/15 at 1am<br />
Global Positioning<br />
· Tseji Llamo Tseji Llamo tells her story<br />
about growing up in a poor rural village in<br />
Tibet <strong>and</strong> finding her way to educational<br />
opportunities, including a sponsored year<br />
at Carroll College, where she’s studying<br />
business. Airs Sunday 5/26 at 10:30am<br />
· Myles <strong>and</strong> Terry Grotbo Myles <strong>and</strong><br />
Terry Grotbo grew up in Phillipsburg <strong>and</strong><br />
are longtime residents <strong>of</strong> Helena. Both<br />
are experienced geologists with extensive<br />
backgrounds as mining <strong>and</strong> environmental<br />
engineering consultants, working on projects<br />
in West Africa <strong>and</strong> Latin America. Airs<br />
Sunday 5/12 at 10:30am<br />
Guns in the Big Sky:<br />
· <strong>Montana</strong>’s Gun Culture From ranchers<br />
who use guns to manage their livestock to<br />
survivors <strong>of</strong> a 1986 <strong>Montana</strong> school shooting,<br />
this program explores the role <strong>of</strong> guns<br />
in <strong>Montana</strong>’s culture. Crimes, violence<br />
<strong>and</strong> even school shootings in our state<br />
are also examined. Airs Tuesday 5/21 at<br />
7pm, repeats Wednesday 5/22 at 12pm,<br />
Thursday 5/23 at 5am, Thursday 5/23 at<br />
3am, Saturday 5/25 at 4:30pm<br />
5/4 5:30pm, 5/13 4:30 · Pancakes <strong>and</strong><br />
Polo Get ready for wild rides, wild flowers,<br />
<strong>and</strong> wild stories in this episode. We gape at<br />
cowboy polo east <strong>of</strong> Missoula; walk through<br />
a field <strong>of</strong> wildflowers on Big Hole Pass west <strong>of</strong><br />
Dillon, listen in at the annual storytellers’ conference<br />
in Cut Bank, <strong>and</strong> stop along the way<br />
for a bite to eat at Yesterday’s Calf-A in Dell. And<br />
host William Marcus gives us a tour <strong>of</strong> the original<br />
Governor’s Mansion in Helena, built by a businessman<br />
in 1888 <strong>and</strong> residence <strong>of</strong> governors from 1931 to 1959.<br />
5/11 5:30pm · Music <strong>and</strong> Memories The <strong>Backroads</strong> crew takes us along on visits to<br />
the Accordion Festival in Philipsburg, the Ross Cedars in Northwest <strong>Montana</strong>, a bucking<br />
bronco school in Arlee <strong>and</strong> historic Mann Gulch near Helena. And we get to know a grain<br />
elevator photographer in Bozeman.<br />
5/11 5:30pm · Flathead Lake to the Crazy Mountains William Marcus introduces us to<br />
a Big Timber man who works on a minute level; follow a group <strong>of</strong> seniors as they beautify<br />
a stretch <strong>of</strong> highway in northwest <strong>Montana</strong>; hitch a ride on the Orphan Girl Express at the<br />
World Museum <strong>of</strong> Mining in Butte; unwind in Helena with a man who restores wind-up<br />
phonographs <strong>and</strong> storm the castle in White Sulphur Springs.<br />
NEW! 5/20 8pm, 5/22 1am, 5/25 5:30pm · <strong>Paintings</strong>, <strong>Partials</strong> <strong>and</strong> <strong>Pies</strong> Follow competitors<br />
in the cherry pit spitting <strong>and</strong> cherry pie eating contests at the Flathead Cherry<br />
Festival in Polson. Learn the story <strong>of</strong> Hobson dentist Virgil Stewart who began his practice<br />
in 1912 during an era when most rural <strong>Montana</strong>ns could not afford such care. Hike into<br />
the Sweet Grass Hills where natural wonder rises out <strong>of</strong> the prairie. And meet an eastern<br />
<strong>Montana</strong> man whose passion for art has literally spread all over the town <strong>of</strong> Forsyth. William<br />
Marcus hosts the program from historical l<strong>and</strong>marks near Havre <strong>and</strong> Chinook.<br />
Clearing The Smoke: The Science <strong>of</strong> Cannabis This <strong>Montana</strong><strong>PBS</strong> documentary reveals<br />
how cannabis acts on the brain <strong>and</strong> in the body to treat nausea, pain, epilepsy <strong>and</strong> potentially<br />
even cancer. Extensive interviews with patients, doctors, researchers <strong>and</strong> skeptics<br />
detail the promises <strong>and</strong> the limitations <strong>of</strong> medicinal cannabis. Airs Thursday 5/30 at 7pm<br />
Provided by Anna Rau<br />
· Keeping Schools Safe, A Town Hall<br />
Meeting <strong>Montana</strong><strong>PBS</strong> hosts a live forum<br />
on school safety. This program brings the<br />
conversation <strong>of</strong> gun regulation, sparked by<br />
the recent tragedy in Newtown, Conn., to<br />
<strong>Montana</strong> schools. Airs Thursday 5/23 at<br />
7pm, repeats Wednesday 5/29 at 12pm<br />
Dr. Eric Voth, Chairman <strong>of</strong> the Institute on Global Drug Policy, discusses medicinal<br />
cannabis in Clearing the Smoke
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