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Apgar Lookout: This early season jaunt a great way to get in shape, with views
The Apgar Mountain Lookout Trail is one of those trails to hike first thing in the season because it’s easy to get…
Recalling Matt Brills
I was fortunate to meet and know many of the North Fork Homesteaders.
Can we fix it? Yes we can
You know, I’ve made a career out of social faux pas — saying the wrong thing at the wrong time has always been a skill I’ve cherished.
Thoughts on North Fork Road
I am writing this column on the official first day of Spring. As usual it is much more springlike in Columbia Falls than it is on the North Fork.
Private lands in Glacier should have zoning
Last week’s story on a home built on the banks of McDonald Creek by John and Stacy Ambler certainly struck a nerve on social media, reaching about 722,000 people as of Monday, according to Fakebook.
The future, and past, of the North Fork
A relatively new North Forker recently asked me if we are experiencing a “normal” winter.
Details, missed
So the other day the boy and I tried to ski and it was a miserable affair.
Democracy isn’t pretty, but it’s better than the alternative
I don’t often read the editorial pages of the Daily Inter Lake, namely because they get a lot of opinions on subjects or topics we don’t always cover.
North Fork Views: Groups doing good work
I guess that it is only natural that the Interlocal is dominated by the Forest Service, Glacier Park and Flathead County.
Balloon Daze
Marion Foley was out cross country skiing in her Martin City pasture lot the other evening when she looked up in the sky and saw something glowing.
Thoughts on Interlocal
Another Winter Interlocal is in the books, two of my predictions were correct and one was entirely wrong.
Rescue training
Big North Fork event this week was the annual North Valley Search and Rescue winter training.
Paper Moon
So back when I was 12 or so my grandfather bought me a telescope and unleashed me into the backyard to look at the stars.
A more perfect union
It is definitely winter. As I write this in Columbia Falls it is sunny but only 5º F at 2 p.m.
Lessons from fire
Another house fire! This week the nearly new Barge home at the junction of the North Fork Road and Moose Creek Road was severely damaged by a fire which started in an upstairs wall and spread into the attic.
A Christmas Party and some cold weather
What a Christmas season! We have a ton of fresh snow which had everyone out shoveling, plowing and snowblowing. Add to that a bitter cold snap with temperatures dropping to 40 below and you have a real northern win…