New sign at battlefield example of tradition of helping by Friends Group

 

March 1, 2017

Courtesy photo

(l-r) Friends Group Treasurer Mike Inman and Park Ranger Casey Overturff pose beside the recently refurbished sign at the entrance to the Bear Paw Battlefield south of Chinook. The project was supported by the Friends of the Bear Paw, Big Hole and Canyon Creek Battlefields as well as some contributed labor and materials by Jaha Painting in Chinook.

Visitors to, or travelers going by, the Bear Paw Battlefield, south of Chinook, may not be aware but the south part of the entrance sign was taken down, refurbished and erected again during the winter. It's a project supported partially by funds from the Friends of Bear Paw, Big Hole and Canyon Creek Battlefields (Friends Group) with some labor and materials donated by Sam Jaha of Jaha Painting in Chinook. The project is one of many that the Friends group has provided over the years to enhance the three battlefields.

Newly arrived Bear Paw Park Ranger, Casey Overturff, noted that one side...



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