Bill Clinton in Anaconda Sunday

By The Standard Staff - 05/29/2008

HELENA — With Montana’s June 3 primary fast-approaching, Democratic presidential candidate Barack Obama will speak in Great Falls on Friday, while former President Bill Clinton will return Sunday to campaign on behalf of his wife, Hillary, in four cities.

Clinton will campaign in Stevensville, Anaconda, Great Falls and Helena on Sunday. No details were released yet on sites for the speeches or the times.

Obama will speak at the Four Seasons Arena in Great Falls, 400 3rd St., NW. The doors open at 4 p.m. Friday and the program begins at 5:45 p.m.

Obama’s rally is free and open to the public. Tickets are not required, but the campaign strongly encourages an RSVP. Admission is on a first-come, first-served basis. The RSVP form is on the Internet at: http://mt.barackobama.com/page/s/greatfalls.

A limited number of preferred viewing tickets are available Thursday at the Obama for America headquarters in Great Falls headquarters, 18 6th St., N., from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m.

It will be Obama’s third campaign visit to Montana. On April 5, he spoke in Missoula and Butte. On May 19, he gave speeches on the Crow Indian Reservation and in Billings and Bozeman.

Meanwhile, Bill Clinton has seen more of this state this spring than many residents.

On April 1, the former president visited Havre, Great Falls, Helena and Butte. He returned in May to address the Truman Dinner put on by Yellowstone County Democrats on May 10 and spoke in Kalispell May 13 and Missoula May 14. He returned to Montana Saturday to speak in Bozeman, Lewistown and Miles City.

— Standard State Bureau