In brief: Chief justice to speak at UM
U.S. Supreme Court Chief Justice John Roberts will speak at the University of Montana in September.
Roberts will give a public talk at 2 p.m. Sept. 13th in the University Theater.
It is the annual address at the Law School’s William B. Jones and Judge Edward A. Tamm Judicial Lecture Series.
Boise
Boise man killed in dirt bike race
A 42-year-old Boise man died Sunday at the Owyhee Motorcycle Club as the result of an accident on the dirt bike racing track.
Brian Eugene Byrd died from blunt force trauma to the chest after a motorcycle accident during a race just before 2 p.m. Sunday, according to Ada County Coroner’s reports.
A witness told Ada County Sheriff’s deputies Byrd was leading a race and just about to attempt a jump when he lost control of the motorcycle, went over the handlebars and hit the ground. Paramedics at the scene were not able to resuscitate him.
GREAT FALLS, Mont.
Garco worker crushed by crane
A construction worker was crushed to death by a crane Tuesday morning at Malmstrom Air Force Base.
The man worked for Spokane-based Garco Construction, which is working on a housing upgrade at the base.
The victim’s name was withheld pending notification of family. Garco President Tim Welsh said the man was from Montana, but not Great Falls.
Officials said Occupational Safety and Health Administration investigators were sent to the site Tuesday.
Welsh said work at the site has been halted, probably for the rest of the week.
ULM, Mont.
Ulm Pishkun park given a new name
Ulm Pishkun State Park southwest of Great Falls has a new name: First Peoples Buffalo Jump State Park.
Richard Hopkins, state park manager for the Montana Department of Fish, Wildlife and Parks, said the name change was needed in part to avoid confusion.
He said “Pishkun” is a Blackfeet word that means corral, but “Ulm” comes from a German homesteader in the area. And 14 American Indian tribes used the jump, a cliff over which buffalo were driven to their deaths.
Besides being a place to harvest a herd of buffalo, the 1,840-acre park was a gathering place and a place of peace. Hopkins said the new name is intended to evoke peace and cultural sensitivity.
From wire reports