Margaret E. Davis: Peaks and Valleys
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Highlander fuels up teamwork
At the first Highlander track practice I attended, I watched an exchange zone in a 4x100 meter relay involving some of the youngest participants.
Connah welcomes all comers
“We’re going to have some fun down here with atlatl,” David Steindorf told the Evergreen eighth-graders squinting in the sun. “You’ll get a chance to throw one.”
Hard work makes for good music
Last fall a visitor came to see the Northwest Montana History Museum’s new exhibit on logging and related industries, then offered to play us a soundtrack.
Not so fast with the 'swan song'
Before I heard wildlife biologist Dale Becker’s talk, all I knew about trumpeter swans came from an East Coast writer who had never seen one.
Montana values, transcribed
People want all the freedom they can get.
Nonprofits bank on doing good
In 2023, the state's nonprofits paid out more than $3.6 billion in wages, accounting for 12.6% of all wages paid statewide.
Feeling down? Make a run for it
Habitués of higher elevations have to try harder for happy.
Small talks buck algorithms
Every time I go out for a cultural happening, I hear the echo of Montana Poet Laureate Chris La Tray from his Bigfork talk last fall: “What a triumph of decision making that we are all here together instead of doom…
Heeding the call of the wild
As Flathead Wildlife’s Jim Vashro introduced the presenter for the group’s gathering last month in a meeting room on North Meridian Road, a low rumble rose from the back of the room.
The truth is in here
Truth truly is stranger than fiction. One institution stocks plenty of both.
Surprise and delight yourself
"We don’t even know what it is until it starts,” said Dan Brauneisen, general manager of Kalispell’s Cinemark theater, referring to the “secret movie” that plays for $5 on Monday nights about once a month.
Collection tells Carter’s story
Apart from the toothy grin and the accent, I only have another hazy memory of Jimmy Carter as president: how he put on a cardigan to encourage Americans to sweaterize rather than boost the thermostat.
Roadside frosties meant to bring smiles
Together the Laumans aimed to create something special, fun and secular, and settled on snowmen, or “frosties.” They started in 1999 with about 25.
Conrad closets spill history
Last weekend I brought out all my sweaters and donned a pair of the wool socks I will wear for the next five months. Among the three basic needs, clothing seems like the lightweight, but a layer between self and en…
Only you can prevent overvotes
As a member of a resolution board that worked the last federal general election, I have pointers.