October 2016
Angie Ripple
In 1965, after years of AMC Sullivan Photo Company employees working around, and stumbling over, a bump in the basement floor of their business at 115 E Main St in Downtown Bozeman, they removed the protruding stone. When the stone was turned over…
October 2016
Talking With, by Jane Martin
Directed by Stephanie Campbell, Talking With is a play composed of eleven ten-minute monologues, each featuring a different woman who talks about her life. The play includes the pieces, "Fifteen Minutes," "Scraps,"…
October 2016
Confluence Films Presents Providence
Sarah Cairoli
Our little corner of Montana is considered by many to be the hub of fly fishing. Ardent anglers from all over the world make their pilgrimage to Bozeman for a shot at hooking the fish of their dreams. With an abundance of fishable water nearby, it…
September 2016
Jack Thorsen
In late 2015 Montana State University welcomed Jeff Choate as the 32nd head football coach at MSU. An Idaho native who graduated from UM Western in 1994 Coach Choate has spent most of his 24 seasons in coaching within a 10-hour drive of Bozeman…
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
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
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
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…
