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Of Art and Cake
I received a call from Hungry Horse artist Nick Oberling last week. He lamented that Glacier wasn’t open to loca...
The end of the beginning
Finally, there is some good news about the coronavirus. New infections are dropping and fatalities have leveled off.
Virus life not much different
The coronavirus has not really made my life much different. We always keep the fridge and the freezer filled with enough groceries for a couple of weeks. Only fresh produce and milk are needed more often and it’s...
1918 flu swept through North Fork
It is a lot easier to practice “social distancing” on the North Fork than it is in town. Up here we can always go for a walk, play with the dog outside, or even sit on the riverbank and watch for geese. As an old...
Hang in there
For those of us old enough to remember or to watch reruns of the 1950s classic Dragnet, we can easily recall Sgt. Friday’s quote, “Just the facts, ma’am.” That quote became locked into America’s lexicon, highligh...
Seniors say thanks
The North Valley Senior Center, site managers and staff would like to thank the many businesses and people of our community for stepping forward in this time of need.
And we get to live here
It seems there is only one topic. Coronavirus. Personally, I am sick of all TV news. The talking heads give us only the bad news. Then they go into a long litany of “what ifs.” The real news about the coronavirus...
Judged by a Jalopy?
A classic G. George Ostrom from May 19, 2005.
Unchained melody
The woman started talking before I even got close enough to hear her.
North Fork offers self-isolation wisdom
At the risk of this column reading like a journal entry or to even appear that I know what I’m talking about, here it goes. These past few weeks I’ve been reading through the archives of the North Fork re-imagini...
This too shall pass
I am not a lawyer, a doctor, or a high-ranking politician so I have no idea whether or not the near panic over coronavirus is justified or not. Since there is no vaccine or known effective treatment it does seem...
Keeping the Republic
On the final day of the Constitutional Convention of 1787, delegate Benjamin Franklin was asked, “Well doctor, what have we got – a republic or a monarchy?” He responded, “A republic, if you can keep it.”
Letter from a loyal Wildcat
It’s not my habit to write letters to the editor but I feel compelled to let my feelings be known. I am referring to the Northwest divisional basketball tournament in Ronan recently. I feel it was well organized ...
Changing tech, consistent dedication
I really enjoyed the column Flannery wrote last week about North Valley Search and Rescue training on the North Fork. In addition to being a North Forker, Flannery is also a new member of North Valley Search and...
Opposes Adams
According to the March 4, 2020 article about the Lake Five Project getting “Green Lighted by the Fathead County Commissioner” the lawyers and judges may get to do what the Flathead Planning Board would not do bac...
The bare management bill
A classic G. George Ostrom Column from 1989...