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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,…
Shake it up
So there I was the other day thinking to myself, “Self, you know what? You haven’t had a good test of your gastrointestinal tract since you had that boilermake…
Robust fire season still possible
I know that a lot of people think we will have a light fire season since we had such a wet spring. It is not necessarily so.
Shannon Ostrom
Not doing a regular column this week. My family will be holding a memorial service with family and friends for son Shannon on Thursday, July 6 at 3 p.m. in the Buffalo Funeral Home, followed by a dessert reception.
Son Shannon
The column below originally appeared in late June, 2012. It is reprinted here in honor of the columnist’s son, who passed away this week.
Nork Fork newcomers
Every once in a while, someone tells me the North Fork is special because all of the wildlife that ever lived here is still present. Every once in a while, I have to point out that they are mistaken.
Summer traffic in full swing
It must be summer. There have been precious few sunny days and tons of mosquitoes, but human activity is certainly summer-like.
Memories of Metcalf
The Daily Inter Lake editor published a feature article on the late Sen. Lee Metcalf in the June 11 issue.
Zinke conservationism is suspect in Trump era
President Dwight Eisenhower once said, “Farming looks mighty easy when your plow is a pencil and you’re a thousand miles from the corn field.”
The most perfect quote
Kinda got snowed under this week with hiring a new yard helper to take care of jobs like trimming apple trees, mowing the large lawn, felling dead poplars, fixing the wooden fences, and other things I can’t get Iri…
Put a card in your camera for great photos
A couple of weeks ago I was slinking my way into a meadow because I had caught the “hump” of a deer through the trees.
CFAC responds to Berube op-ed
We were disappointed to see Mr. Nino Berube’s recent comments published in your newspaper on May 24. We believe he is misguided in his assessment and using outdated data and assumptions to make erroneous conclusion…
Brown: Gianforte maturity is suspect
Greg Gianforte eventually apologized to the reporter he manhandled on election night. For some the apology was late and inadequate. For others Gianforte shouldn’t have apologized to the “liberal” reporter at all. S…
About human activities
Perhaps a new world record was set last weekend in Polson. The folks down there seem to love odd athletic competition. This spring’s big event was a rock-skipping championship and I eagerly await results this week.
Mosquitoes, dust, and floaters
I think most of us were tired of both rain and snow - I know I was. Then we had a day or two of nice weather and then more rain. Now we are back to nice weather and, surprise, surprise, temperatures in the 80s.
A shocking scare
Last Saturday’s daily paper had a feature story which reminded me of one of the scariest moments I can remember while raising kids. There are always scary times in that part of a person’s life; some situations do n…