September 2016
Lain Leoniak
If you are finding it hard to make time to get the family outside in the midst of the back-to school blitz but before summer winds down, look no further than you own backyard. Kids are natural gardeners and love playing in the…
September 2016
Robots, Horses & Archery
Heidi Donnelly
Every summer people all over our country flock to their county fairs to enjoy the rides, foods, entertainment, and a trip through the barns to see the animals. Most of these animals are raised, trained, and shown by local 4-H members who are anywhere…
September 2016
Tim Ford
This has been a hot summer in Bozeman, both in terms of temperature and Real Estate activity. As summer starts to wind down, MSU students will replace the summer tourists as the Montana State University campus roars to life. While the many niche…
September 2016
Fenn's Treasure In The Treasure State?
Sarah Cairoli
Five years ago, a retiree named Forrest Fenn hid a treasure chest containing $2 million in gold and jewels somewhere in the Rocky Mountains. Since then, hordes of treasure hunters have set out to solve the mystery armed only with words on a page…
September 2016
Ramona Mead
On a warm Saturday evening in late July, I took a walk through the Bozeman Sculpture Park around the Public Library. Most of the benches were full and the lawn was dotted with groups of two or more, some had blankets spread out. A casual observer…
September 2016
Pat Hill
Montana’s governor Steve Bullock flew over the upper Yellowstone in the Paradise Valley on August 23, four days after Montana Fish Wildlife and Parks shut the river down tight after learning of thousands of dead Whitefish in the waters of the…
September 2016
What gave you the courage,” he asked.“My great-grandmother was a mail-order bride from Italy,” I replied. “What? I didn’t think people in the 20th Century had arranged marriages,” said he. “Well…
September 2016
Every fall for the last 150 years, school bells have been calling students back to their studies. None more so than down the valley to the Manhattan area settlements like Churchill and Amsterdam. However, the small settlement of Hamilton would even…
September 2016
Tom Egelhoff
Were there tire ads in the newspaper today? Could you answer that truthfully under oath? Chances are you didn’t see any tire ads when you read the paper even though they were there. So how did you miss them? Your “Filter”.Your…
August 2016
Merging Past & Present pt.2
Julia Strehlau-Jacobs
We all know the expression “to walk a mile in someone else’s shoes”. While it can mean to question someone being judgmental, it can also refer to actually experiencing what someone else has experienced. Now, Otto Dahl’s shoes…
