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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,…
Loss of funding to Flathead Basin Commission disappointing
I am very disappointed that Montana has cut funding to the Flathead Basin Commission. That commission has generated more funds and done more good than most state agencies, so we should probably not be surprised tha…
A free law lesson
There is ongoing talk around the Flathead Court House about adding another judge, partly because of the increasing amount of civil lawsuits. A big percentage of the non-criminal court battles involve “breach of con…
Rotary says thanks
The Rotary Club of Columbia Falls would like to extend thanks and gratitude to everyone that assisted us in putting on yet another successful Brunch With Santa fundraising event.
Possum news
The big news this week is that an opossum in Florida broke into a liquor store, cracked open one of those little single serve bottles of booze and got drunker than a skunk.
Revisiting forbidden territory
We have a sort of “show and tell” at our Over the Hill Gang coffee sessions. Needless to day, when you have a group of guys pushing 90 years of age and who have led long careers, including high education, military …
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There has been some debate about whether to reopen the Inside North Fork Road in Glacier National Park from Camas Creek to Logging Creek.
Changed grizzly advice
There have been about half a dozen incidents this fall where grizzly attack victims failed to use bear spray, although its efficiency is now beyond doubt. Several of these latest victims were seriously injured, but…
Congrats to the football team
We would like to offer congratulations to the football team for making the Columbia Falls High School record books. After a fantastic regular season, the Wildcats won the Class A state title for the first time in o…
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The Bergs and Heaphys did it again. We had another great North Fork Thanksgiving. Of course, they always tell me that they have a lot of help. I’m sure they do—Ray Brown does a ham, Joe Novak does two gallons of gr…
Saying goodbye to a good friend
Last week, we knew that John Frederick’s illness was terminal and that he would be gone soon. His last days were filled with a constant stream of friends who came to say goodbye. I know he recognized and spoke to s…
A campfire grizzly story
Last week, in this famous newspaper, Editor Chris Peterson ran the “second most” terrifying story of a grizzly bear trapping mishap I can remember. It was the kind a reporter and his readers can never forget. That …
Odds and ends
Got a call from an alert reader the other day. She said that one of the photos we ran for the “Yesterdays” column had an incorrect photo caption. The caption said folks were square dancing on Nucleus Avenue during …
An ill friend, a car in the ditch, the constitution and hunting season
My friend John Frederick is not doing well. In fact, he is very ill, but has opposed having it broadcast. He is currently at Brendan House and has close friends keeping him almost constant company. I’m sure he is h…
Berne stories
My memory isn’t completely shot after 89 years; however, it does get a little blurry at times. Please excuse a possible slip this week. A real history-loving character I have coffee with on a regular basis asked me…
Partnering to Preserve Glacier Park
What a summer we had in Glacier National Park. Just look at the numbers. Before the Going-to-the-Sun Road opened, June visitation was up 28 percent from 2016.