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Giving Together: Turning Tax Season into Opportunities for Students
On a spring morning in Kalispell, a group of elementary students huddle around a table, testing a small robot they…
Dusting off the good ol’ stuff
I was doing a little digging around in some of my old stuff I’ve saved for dubious reasons last week and the first thing that caught my attention was a set of four purple plastic puzzle pieces in asymmetrical shape…
Online hassle
For Montana hunters, both resident and nonresident hunters, March is time to do some heavy duty planning for the 2022 fall hunting season.
COLUMN: The hunt for trophies — and free food
Two days ago Fin Nadeau was winning a State AA wrestling title. Yesterday Dougie Peoples was knocking down a 30-footer to win a State A basketball championship. Or maybe it just seems that way.
Real connections take a hang-up
Pre-Prohibition Kalispell had 28 saloons. That’s nothing compared to Kalispell precursor Demersville: At the height of its population in 1890 it had 73 liquor dispensaries, or about one per 21 residents.
A wanton act of war
All four of my grandparents immigrated from eastern Europe to upstate New York in the early 20th century.
Thompson Chain of Lakes easement
It’s still wintertime in the Flathead, but spring is just around the corner - I hope. This past couple of weeks have been busy for many of us that hunt, fish and hike in the great Flathead Outdoors.
Travelers dare to see different
Working at an adventure magazine in Chicago I reported a story by phone about renting sailboats in Tahiti — Bingo! I formed a goal: travel the world.
Lest ye be judged, all you football fans
In truth, until recent years watching an entire game of football on TV was almost impossible for me. I just didn’t grasp much of what was happening on the field and couldn’t keep up with the action. My eyes would g…
Strength in numbers
Is the end of all hunting, fishing and trapping in sight?
COLUMN: A second chance, then third place, second and fourth
The goal, coming off an appearance in the 2021 State AA finals, was a state championship in 2022.
With pole, there’s a free launch
The “dance package” called to me.
A once-in-10-years event
In November I received a notification in the mail that my driver’s license would be expiring on my birthday — a once-in-10-years event.
Who said it: The kids are alright
The temperature hovered below freezing, and the sun hid behind a gray cover of clouds, but the mood inside Flathead High School was anything but gloomy.
COLUMN: Navigated her path like a true Legend
There was a time at Flathead High when Tess Brenneman was so busy, she more or less forgot to think about what’s next.
Blizzards I’ve been through
The (now previous) break from shoveling snow on a nearly daily basis recently gave me time to think back to some of the wilder winter weather I’d experienced back in Ohio before we moved to Montana.