Lacey Middlestead

1 week ago | helenair.com | Lacey Middlestead

From the majestic mountains, colorful sunsets and endless opportunities for outdoor recreation, there’s a lot to love about Montana. But for comedian Brad Williams, it’s the abundant wildlife that has him nervous about visiting the Big Sky state. “The one thing I’m not excited about is potentially meeting a bear because I’ve been told that if you meet a grizzly bear, you just get real big,” said Williams who stands at 4 feet, 4 inches tall. “I’m like, 'What?

2 weeks ago | helenair.com | Lacey Middlestead

She’s a Montana girl at heart – raised fly fishing, hiking and hunting under the Big Sky. She’s a performance arts lover who regularly graces the Grandstreet stage. She’s worn the glittering crowns of both Miss Montana Teen and Miss Montana. She’s a current law student at the University of Montana. Over the years, Faith Johnson has earned a number of titles for herself.

3 weeks ago | helenair.com | Lacey Middlestead

When Rose promised to “never let go” as Jack slipped beneath the waves in “Titanic,” music is what cradled our broken hearts. When Rhett declared, “Franky my dear, I don’t give a damn,” and walked out on Scarlett, it was music that revived our hope in her ability to go on. In the end scene of “Love Actually” when all the couples reunite and hug each other at the airport, the music reminds us that the hope and possibility for love is always there.

1 month ago | helenair.com | Lacey Middlestead

Tied up with a yellow polka dot bow, frizzy, unkempt strands of brown hair hang about her shoulders. From behind purple-rimmed glasses, her blue-green eyes survey the world and people around her. Feisty, funny and fantastically imaginative, she’s a force to be reckoned with at just 6 years old. Over 25 years ago, author Barbara Park first introduced young readers to the fictional character of Junie B. Jones in her popular children’s book series.

1 month ago | helenair.com | Lacey Middlestead

Montana filmmaker, writer and actor Nnamdi Kanaga has spent most of his life living by the adage, “If opportunity doesn’t knock, build a door.”From his schoolboy days of role-playing police officers to launching into the Nollywood scene as an actor and now breaking barriers in the American film industry by telling authentic African stories in Montana, Kanaga is changing the narrative for what is possible one story at a time.