Montana Life
What's happening in Montana lifestyle news? For information and details regarding daily life and lifestyle in local and statewide Montana news, see our articles below.
CRYJ — A model for youth restorative justice in Montana
Spending one to three months working on accountability, roughly 95% of participants will walk out that door having…
The birds are back: Migrating flocks settle at Freezout
You really can’t miss the birds.
Stitched together: quilting community remains popular in Flathead Valley
On a windy March morning, guild members gathered at the Quilt Gallery in Kalispell to get together and sew quilts for Logan Health Medical Center.
How to Cook Like Mom — Chef creates cookbook for sons and those interested in getting into the kitchen
By extension, the book is a letter to all those who are interested in getting into the kitchen helping them expand their abilities by teaching them to be adapt…
Rural Montana county finds unique way to share its groundwater
Montana is in relatively good shape as far as its groundwater supply goes, something uncommon across much of the country, geologist John LaFave with the Montan…
Gunning to be the best: Teens take part in local shooting league
Standing with her feet hip-distance apart, Flathead Valley Pheasants Forever Youth Shooting League member Abbi Townsend leans into her slightly bent, forward-f…
Disco skate nights on Whitefish Lake bring community together
When Gabriel Layton looks out across the ice at Whitefish’s City Beach, he sees the realization of his vision to bring a little slice of joy to the community.
Civil War reenactor takes students back through history
When the kids arrived in the classroom after recess, Inman separated the group into two — the Confederacy and the Union. He referred to groups when talking abo…
Bad Rock Canyon icicle wall becomes frozen canvas
The stretch of U.S. 2 joining Columbia Falls and Hungry Horse is tight with bends in the road as it winds between the Middle Fork of the Flathead River and the…
Glacier National Park virtual field trips hope to inspire connection with nature
From climbing over logs in Glacier’s dense forests to trudging up a mountain, Lindsay Brandt tells her students to prepare for different parts of the hike much…
Takes two at Kalispell tango nights
Outside the Kalispell South Campus building on a chilly January night, the large windows frame a portrait of a brightly lit room of dancing couples in the clos…
Fortine wood bank volunteers help keep neighbors warm
In an open field just past Grave Creek Road in Fortine, on a winter Saturday volunteers are loading wood into trucks, clearing snow off of wood piles and split…
Montana mining history — Kalispell eighth-graders pan for gold and garnets
A sign above history teacher Kris Schreiner's classroom alerted Kalispell Middle School eighth graders they were entering Alder Gulch to mine for gold and garn…
Science of the past and future — Flathead Lake Biological Station studies the Crown of the Continent
The year 2024 marks the 125th anniversary of the Flathead Lake Biological Station, a world-renowned research facility. The station, as an administrative unit w…
Sounds of Christmas at the Conrad Mansion
The Valley Voices Community Choir Evensong performed Tuesday at the historic Conrad Mansion in Kalispell. The choir sang traditional Christmas carols in the fe…