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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,…
A tater in the eye and a dog with dementia
So I was peeling a potato the other night and I somehow managed to get potato in my eye.
About my operation
Another classic G. George Ostrom column. This one George picked out from 1972...
Thanksgiving a community affair
Since I spent only a little time hunting this fall, it was a bit of a shock to realize hunting season is almost over. As usual, Mark Heaphy shot a nice bull elk. He is famous for hiking into the backcountry to get …
Pave the North Fork? Not so fast...
We cut firewood on Sunday, which is to say we slogged up a sizable hill where there were a couple of sizable Doug fir down and immediately pinched the saw as tight as the butt on a woodpecker.
Merciful springs
We went to the big REI “grand opening” the other day, which is to say we showed up a little after 10 a.m. on Sunday morning, the third day of the event.
Stumping for the new airport... in 1968
Another classic G. George Ostrom column. This one George picked out from 1968...
Stuck in the North Fork
Hunters are now pleased to have tracking snow in the North Fork River Valley. We have had two days where several inches of snow fell and, even with normal settling, there is a general covering of snow ranging from …
In years past, terrorizing chickens was commonplace on a drive
Another classic column from G. George Ostrom. This one is from Dec. 4, 1970...
Wilson has more thoughts on North Fork grizzly situation
I was not surprised when I heard that the grizzly in Donaldson’s Meadow had been trapped and relocated. In fact, I thought it should have been done two or three weeks earlier. Now, I wonder whether it is wise to re…
About communism
Another classic column from G. George Ostrom. This one is from February 23, 1968...
Thoughts on the grizzlies
For nearly a month, folks were entertained by grizzly bear grazing in Donaldson’s Meadow, about a mile south of Polebridge and just north of Hay Creek. The bear would spend hours in the meadow and pretty much ignor…
Vote yes on I-186
Currently, Montana tax payers are picking up the bill to cleanup abandoned mine sites leaking lead, arsenic, and mercury into our rivers and drinking water. We pay tens-of-millions every year to deal with the damag…
A plea to Secretary Zinke: appeal the Badger Two Med decision
We respectfully request that Secretary Ryan Zinke and the Department of the Interior protect Montana’s Badger-Two Medicine landscape from oil and gas development. We urge him to appeal the recent reinstatement of t…
This Ostrom Classic column tells the story of 'Chris' and the bear
Another classic column from G. George Ostrom. This one is from May 17, 1968...
Starvin' stud
Another classic column from G. George Ostrom. This one is from Aug. 16, 1968.