Columns
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Busy household is about to get quiet again
The last two months have been a blur because my younger daughter and soon-to-be 5-year-old granddaughter — plus their two large Akitas — have been staying with us while my son-in-law hauled all their belongings t...
Considering lead ammunition
Many of you probably get and read FWP’s Montana Outdoors magazine. It is a great little magazine that is dirt cheap.
My kind of heaven
Having lost two family members in less than six months recently, (my mother and oldest brother) naturally, I’ve been thinking a lot lately about death.
No time for tomfoolery
While I was checking into a hotel a few weeks ago, I had to chuckle to myself at the front-desk clerk.
If it’s Tuesday it must be poblanos
Those who know me well know one of my summer pastimes is roasting peppers — lots of peppers.
Pulling the plug on satellite TV
Lynnette column
Fall hunts require ‘bear aware’ vigilence
Fall is in the air. As I write this column on Sunday morning, it is 39 degrees at my cabin. Not exactly a mid-summer morning temperature.
To Zoom or not to Zoom
A couple of weeks ago my high school senior class had a reunion — a Zoom reunion.
A tale of two Bobs, and a party for the ages
Bev Braig called me last week to ask about an article about her husband’s birthday that was published in the Inter Lake 40 years ago when her husband Bob turned 40. This was no regular birthday celebration in 198...
Dock sitting a favored summer past time
It’s mid-August and summer is winding down. For those of you that know me, I am usually searching for that elusive trophy rainbow trout or some good-eating kokanee salmon at this time of year.
Adventure on the high seas
Last week I found a curious email in my inbox at work with my brother’s name in the subject line followed by the words “Brigantine Romance.”
Traveling salesmen enriched our lives
“Mom, the Rawleigh man is here,” I remember calling out to my mother every couple of months during my childhood. It was my duty to alert her of any incoming traveling salesmen — and there were several regulars — ...
Potential land easements could increase public access in Northwest Montana
If you are a camper, hiker, hunter, angler, 4-wheeler, huckleberry picker or just like the outdoors, you are about to be given a huge gift of land for recreation use.
Border business a bit bewildering
Three years ago I went on the shortest-ever shopping trip to Canada — around 30 minutes.
Life as we knew it
A coworker and I were taking a short walk on Wednesday in the Inter Lake neighborhood to refresh and regroup, and were mulling over the news of the day. The governor had just issued his directive mandating masks ...