Columns
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Fish management failures
Last week I drove to my cabin in the Thompson Chain of Lakes, planning to do some spring cabin chores and squeeze …
Rex, Pete and that elusive playing time
My iPhone, like many out there, is stock full of podcasts, and as I scrolled through the other day I found one I hadn’t finished.
Traditional craft never gets old
When artist and Salish Kootenai College educator Frank Finley gave a talk at the Bigfork Art & Cultural Center last summer, he shared many ways to look at Native American art. One thing he said in particular caught…
Kokanee salmon management
One of the most favorite fisheries in Northwest Montana is the Kokanee salmon. These hard fighting, good eating fish are a favorite of anglers and Montana Fish, Wildlife and Parks.
Tread the boards and take a bow
What a marvel to see a living resume parade in front of you, and to have honed hundreds of students’ strengths and sparked creativity, all while asking kids to risk self-expression and to experiment and expand thei…
New angling opportunities in Montana
Similar to most fishermen or should I say anglers, since there are some very dedicated local lady anglers, I am always looking for more information about how t…
Rock needs a new place
Sure the place was a little dusty, and the alphabetizing made no sense, but it made the hunt all that more potentially rewarding. Who knew so many records from France would end up in the Flathead?
Thousands of teammates, pupils and Ws
Gary Evans, the unheralded (and unpaid) pitching coach for the Glacier Wolfpack, figures he’s played alongside a thousand different fastpitch players.
Curiosity brings lives to light
The Great Falls native took off to teach in Shanghai motivated by the notion that “the world isn’t as scary as the nightly news makes it out to be.”
Pass the WD-40
It’s springtime in the Flathead! For the outdoor minded resident, we have a host of options for outdoor fun.
At curtain, I’ll fake Manhattan
Flathead Valley opera fans have it pretty good.
Lions 9 has roared into first season
There are some understandable and ongoing concerns from American Legion coaches about the addition of baseball as a Montana High School Association-sanctioned sport this spring.
86th mission lasted 1,881 days
Tom was my grandmother’s favorite relative judging by the clippings she displayed wherever she lived.
2023 elk hunting regs in Montana
Montana is usually ranked as one of America’s best elk hunting states. Deer, antelope, mountain sheep, game birds and numerous other wildlife species are the annual targets of over 100,000 Montana hunters.
Slayer plays the mall
The first time I ventured to the community chess club in the Kalispell Center Mall, the adults outnumbered the kids and just a game or two was under way.
Flathead alum Osweiler seeks happy campers
Second-year Flathead football coach Caleb Aland figured it couldn’t hurt to reach out to Brock Osweiler, the former Braves quarterback who ventured onto an NFL…