Columns
Explore Daily Inter Lake Columns featuring local sports commentary, outdoor adventure stories, lifestyle tips, and community perspectives from Northwest Montana.
Giving Together: Supporting those who care for others
For many caregivers in the Flathead Valley, caring for a loved one with dementia can become an around-the-clock ro…
Full Count: 'That one day' arrives for QB Schweikert
Cody Schweikert could be forgiven for getting down during his two-plus seasons with the University of Montana football program.
One Timer: No chance Scholz could pass this up
As Evergreen State and Spokane Falls Community College took the field for the second half of Saturday’s second match at the Glacier Park College Soccer Showcase, one substitution stood out from the rest.
Tired? Just wait until next season
I have adapted about as well as any sports fan I know to the NIL Era, feeling it is better than anything the NCAA came up with previously in terms of how college athletes are treated.
One timer: Local ties as soccer showcase comes to town
The soccer hotbed that is the Flathead Valley has another chance to enjoy the beautiful game.
Young bards tread the boards
Hanging out around teenagers always proves enlightening. Even better when they get poetic.
Spring baseball has arrived for Glacier, Flathead
It’s been a long time coming for baseball players in Kalispell.
Giving Together: Giving today, investing in tomorrow
On summer evenings in the Flathead Valley, the hills come alive with music as families and friends gather for Glacier Symphony Night at Rebecca Farm.
Full Count: Have to ask, Will it play in Meridian?
When we sit back to watch the Big Sky Conference absorb another lopsided loss at the NCAA Tournament — Idaho's men play Houston at 8:10 p.m. local time Thursday on that channel we watch once a year, TRUTV — we can …
'Megafires' spark fresh thinking
Surrounded by forest, we should get fired up about fire.
Full Count: Bulldog spirit exemplifies young squad
When we last checked in with Bob Bolam and the Whitefish girls basketball program, they were on the verge of breaking a state tournament drought in 2021.
Full Count: Masters class in making a big comeback
Maria Phelps discovered her talent in the 800 meters too late to excel at it in high school — she was already chucking the javelin, hurdling and jumping (trip…
Bob Weir tribute hit all the notes
A few weeks after Bob Weir died Jan. 10, I went to “A Grateful Gathering" at the Montana Tap House to pay my respects, alongside many others.
Full Count: None of this should seem at all radical
Bobby Kennedy, the freshly-minted head football coach of the Montana Grizzlies, had some highlight moments during a Thursday press conference ahead of the star…
Giving Together: Strong nonprofits make strong communities
On a recent afternoon in Lakeside, volunteers at West Shore Food Bank moved briskly between shelves lined with canned vegetables, pasta and hygiene products.
We heard the call of the wild
No one understands this better than wildlife biologist Diane Boyd, who came to Montana from Minnesota in 1979 and started with one collared wolf in the North Fork. After decades in the field and watching the gray w…