Father’s Day is Sunday. Don’t get Dad a shoe cake, neck tie, or Polo shirt. Get him something he really wants. If you’ve been listening over the years, your dad has probably given you hints or told you flat out what he wants. My dad has a bad back, so new golf balls are […]
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Boise Man Attacked by Grizzly Near West Yellowstone!
It has been reported by a spokeswoman for the Gallatin National Forest that a grizzly bear has attacked a Boise, Idaho man near West Yellowstone, Montana. The attack took place on Wednesday, June 10, when the 34-year old victim, whose name was not immediately released, was hiking alone along a Forest Service road when […]
Ozzy Daisy
The growing season in Montana is very short. Lawns and Norway Maples have only gotten lush in the last few weeks and it’s only been the last week or so that we have set out flower pots. The garden centers have gotten really busy as most of us are just starting to plant vegetable gardens. […]
Montana: "There’s Nothing Here"
Northfork Cabin A new tourism ad campaign costing $800,000 touts Montana’s wide open spaces and unspoiled wilderness with the slogan of “There’s Nothing Here”. Marketers are trying to lure the well educated and passionate traveler looking for an experience that is “not manufactured” says Peterson, marketing manager for the state’s tourism bureau. He says, “They […]
Montana Logging Sports
The 20th annual Family Forestry Expo is in full swing this week with its culmination of activities wrapping up this weekend. I’ve expressed that I didn’t think I wanted to go on Mother’s Day, and am feeling like a real party pooper. Everyone else is eager to go and looking forward to the hot […]
For the Birds
One of the things that became quite apparent to me when I moved to Montana was that people really do appreciate wildlife here. I’m not suggesting that there aren’t nature lover’s everywhere, but that in Montana, animals and birds seem to be a more integral part of everyday life. Perhaps it’s just me, as […]
The Wonder of it All
It was May 5, 2000; another one of those doomsday dates when the planets were due to align and produce cataclysmic destruction that would end the world. Four years had passed since my husband, Grandpa Davey, had taken me on an adventure to discover the West. That had been my first trip west and I […]
If You Had $3,500, What Would You Spend it On?
I don’t know about you, but when I was 16, if I had $3,500 dollars, I would be thinking about spending it on a new car. Not so with Tim Seery, a sophomore at C.M. Russell High School in Great Falls. An aspiring artist and volunteer at the C.M. Russell Museum, he decided to attend […]
It’s Spring!
As Grandpa Davey once said, Montana knows the seasons better than a calendar. In Montana, the seasons change exactly when they are told. We’ve been having 40 degree temperatures all March, but today, the 20th , it is forecast to be 55 degrees. I would call that a good start to spring! For Montanans, […]
Great Falls Man is Oldest Man in U.S.
Prior to moving to Montana, I would search the internet for information about different locales, climate, and other demographics of the state. One thing that became evident, as I poked around to get a feel for things, was the longevity of many of its residents. Obituaries had a number of people who lived well into their […]
