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Opinion: Christman recalls flood
The Great Flood of 1964 had a profound effect upon my life. In fact, in my stories of “Tales of a Misspent Youth,…
Buying shoes in 1911
This week G. George Ostrom has selected a classic column from August, 1971.
With walleyes, patience my friend
“It ain’t over, till it’s over” --Yogi Berra
Disagrees with Forest on races in bear country
Flathead Forest Supervisor Chip Weber ignores the advice of his own staff and grizzly bear experts, suggesting we consider all recreational activities to have an equal basis of risk when deciding whether to promote…
Looking forward to July 4
Also, as usual, parking is apt to be a nightmare with folks attending the parade and complicated by folks trying to get out of the Park who have never heard of the parade. Most of these folks are friendly and just …
Gateway to Glacier Trail Group, explained
Perhaps the phrase “build it and they will come” should be credited to a few fine residents of the Canyon rather than the 1989 movie “Field of Dreams.” It was a small group of local residents in the mid 1980s that …
Risk and recreation on wildlands
For several years there has been an active dialogue regarding risks associated with recreation in wildlands and concern for the safety of people who choose to do so. Much of this discussion has been focused on inte…
Interlocal is coming up
Usually, when I fail to write a column or even miss multiple weeks, it is in the winter when not much is happening on the North Fork. The last two weeks have been different. There is a lot happening on the North Fo…
Remembering Ralph Thayer
This week G. George Ostrom has selected a classic column from May, 1970.
Census could result in second congressional seat
The entire state of Montana has only one member representing us in the United States House of Representatives. For most of our history we have had two. That changed in 1992 when the 1990 census resulted in Montana’…
Fighting for the Jewel, in 1970
This week G. George Ostrom has selected a classic column from April, 1970.
Refurbished sign looks great
I would again like to personally thank all the businesses in Hungry Horse and all the individuals who helped financially and with their labor to make the refur…
Sutherland always brought a smile
It’s not very often that a person actually looks forward to checking out groceries at the store, but Sandy Sutherland always made it a little bit nicer.
Thoughts on the Forest Service, from 1970
This week G. George Ostrom has selected a classic column from April 3, 1970.
Worker shortage
This week G. George Ostrom has selected a classic column from March 13, 1970.
North Fork meetings, tour, on tap
From cold, nasty weather to more summer-like conditions. I love it! The weather has been great. The grass is green. Wildflowers are blooming. The threat of flooding seems insignificant.