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Red Lodge Daily Digest Friday, June 12, 2026

Ty McDuffey

12 Jun 2026 — 1 min read

Ty's Take

Norrine turning 96 and still got the spark to celebrate it—that's the kind of staying power this town runs on, whether you're talking about a woman they call the Outlaw Queen or the businesses cutting ribbons and opening new chapters around here. A potter exhibit, a new community center, bears reminding us to lock up the garbage cans like it's October instead of August—Red Lodge keeps moving forward by remembering who we are and what we've built. The cost of living keeps climbing, sure, but you don't make it this long in high country by giving ground to what you can't control. You celebrate the people who stick around, you support the new ventures, and you pay attention when the bears show up early.

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Norrine, 'The Outlaw Queen' celebrates 96th birthday in style

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