A flavorful blast from the past
Don Andersen of Kalispell is living proof you’re never too old to be an entrepreneur.
At age 86 Andersen has finally accomplished what he set out to do more than three years ago — bring the Zombies back to life. The former owner of Grumpa’s Eatin’ Barn, a popular Kalispell eatery he owned from 1975 to 1999, is now marketing single-serving packets of Grumpa’s Zombie Flavoring for the public’s refreshment pleasure.
The unusual drink flavor enhancer was a big hit during the years Andersen owned the restaurant. People went so crazy over it he made batches and distributed the flavoring to convenience stores in the area. Now consumers can get their Zombie “fix” in bright orange snazzy packets. Let’s all make a toast to Grumpa for bringing back a sweet blast from the past.
MORE NOSTALGIC good feelings came from a story Monday about cowboy artist Fred Fellows receiving a lifetime achievement award in Western art from the Booth Museum of Western Art in Georgia.
Starting in 1964, Fellows lived for nearly 40 years in Woods Bay and made plenty of friends in the Flathead Valley while at the same time making a name for himself in the art world.
He’s long been recognized as an important artist, and has been a member of the Cowboy Artists of America since 1969. Though he lives in Arizona these days, most of his family and friends are still here in the Flathead.
We are happy to share with them a round of applause for a life well spent and an honor well-deserved.
WE”RE ALSO PLEASED to see plans materialize for a residential treatment center for eating disorders north of Kalispell.
Whitefish professional counselor Steve Bryson has worked long and hard on this much-needed facility. Plans made four years ago succumbed to the recession, but with new investors and a slightly scaled back design the project is now working its way through Kalispell’s planning process.
The treatment center will care for adolescent girls and adult women with anorexia, bulimia or other eating disorders. The Kalispell Planning Board’s unanimous recommendation to annex the property on U.S. 93 for the center was welcome news and we trust the City Council will abide by that recommendation.