What should have been a busy start to the holiday season has turned into a nightmare for Major and Michelle Robinson, the owners of Sage & Oats Trading Post in downtown Helena. In just two days, their cosy gift shop went from prepping for Christmas shoppers to fighting to stay afloat after being dragged into a national political storm.
It all started on Monday when their store manager, Haley McKnight, warned the couple that a national news story was about to break. Months earlier, McKnight, who was running for a seat on the Helena city commission, had left an angry voicemail for U.S. Senator Tim Sheehy.
