Archive for the ‘Blogs’ Category
How to Keep Deer from Eating Your Stuff
By PAUL WHEATON - The creative ways people attempt to control deer seem endless, but they aren’t generally effective. There is ONE thing that really gets it done.... more
At Long Last: My First In-Person Griz-Cat Game in 5 Long Years
By JIM O'DAY - For the first time in 5 years, I'll be at the Griz-Cat game in person. Each of the past 4 years, I was in Indianapolis representing the UM as the AD.... more
Photo Gallery: Lady Griz Trounce MSU-Northern 75-45
By AUSTIN SMITH - Freshman Shanae Gilham earned her second ‘Player of the Game’ honors Tuesday evening as the Lady Griz trounced the MSU-Northern Skylights 75-45 for their third win this season.... more
From Afghanistan to the Back of the Pack
By HEATHER JENNER - While moving from Afghanistan to Missoula was hard, joining Run Wild Missoula and the Back of the Pack was one of the smartest things I've done.... more
Maiden Missoula Review: Powder Tails
By LEAH LEWIS - Ski season is almost here! I know what you’re thinking: My butt's gonna be so wet on the chairlift. Good news! Powder Tails has your backside.... more
Curriculum Vitae Tips from the Missoula Job Service
By JENNIFER LODINE-CHAFFEY - The CV serves the same purpose as a résumé. It's a marketing document that gives employers info about your skills, education, and experience.... more
Save Money with Seven Savvy Shopping Strategies
By ERIN TURNER - If you don’t adopt new attitudes towards shopping, you’ll never see any couponing success. Here are my Seven Savvy Shopping Strategies to save money.... more
Make It Missoula Monday: What’s Happening This Week
Trail 103.3 DJs share what's happening in Missoula. This week, it's lots of live music, discussions with the Clark Fork Coalition on cleanup of Smurfit-Stone, and more!... more
UM Sports Trivia
By CHRIS WALTERSKIRCHEN - Making Chris' top trivia mentions this week: It's Griz-Cat weekend. Enough Said!... more
On the Grill: Meatloaf with a Bacon Toupee
By PAUL SIDORIAK - All meatloaf recipes consist of roughly the same ingredients. But it’s the custom extra ingredients that make a good meatloaf EPIC--thus my my Meatloaf with a bacon toupee.... more
Writers Got to Know Words Good
By BOB WIRE - I’m an aficionado of language, and the hilarious and maddening ways it's misused. Here's a hit list of offending words and phrases, and the proper usage.... more
Learning to Fly
By BRIAN MARSH - 'Every cloud has a silver lining.' While that's technically true, I often have a hard time buying it. I prefer, 'within every crisis, there's opportunity.'... more
Hellgate Rollergirls Derby Profile: M.Kneesya
By KP NICHOLS - Marlana Kosky, a.k.a. M.Kneesya #3, is a founders of the Hellgate Rollergirls. KP Nichols asks her some burning questions about being a rollergirl.... more
Rebirth of Boxing: The Montana Boxing Resurgence
By BRIAN D'AMBROSIO - If boxing is to match Montana's glory days, it needs the skill of a promoter like Shelley Burton and a journeyman fighter like Jesse Uhde.... more
Why They Don’t Answer Your Calls Or Read Your Email?
By MARK RIFFEY. Do your customers and prospects let your calls go to voicemail? Do they open your emails? It's time to get relevant and engage them in THEIR context with you – not as total strangers.... more
Photo Gallery: Lady Griz Beat Minot State, 85-47
By AUSTIN SMITH - The Lady Griz are officially on a win streak after Monday’s 85-47 thrashing of Minot State in the second game of their 2012-13 season.... more
UM Sports Trivia
By CHRIS WALTERSKIRCHEN - Making Chris' top trivia mentions this week: Grizzly Football, Lady Griz Basketball, Brent Musberger, and more!... more
Make It Missoula Monday: What’s Happening This Week
Trail 103.3 DJs share what's happening in Missoula. This week, it's Music galore! Josh Farmer, Cash for Junkers, Musician showcase at Monk's and more!... more
A Mama Ode to Oula
By ELKE GOVERTSEN - Oula is dancing. Oula is working out. Oula is social. Oula is Missoula-grown. It sounds dramatic, but it's true: My life is better since I started Oula.... more
On the Grill: Festive Holiday Turkey
By PAUL SIDORIAK - People get stressed out when making a festive turkey. I have never completely understood this, but they probably don't want to leave a "fowl taste" in a guest's mouth.... more
Homemade Hot Sauce
By ERIN TURNER - Some like it hot and our family is no exception. When it comes to hot sauce we love it hot and use it on everything! Here's a homemade recipe for hot sauce. ... more
Smells Like Teen Furnace
By BOB WIRE - The transition to winter seems to happen in about a week and Missoula takes on that classic autumn look. So bundle up, my pretties. Bundle up and go vote.... more
This Winter, Save Energy with Just a Tiny Bit of Knowledge
By PAUL WHEATON - The real solution to energy sustainability is to get information passed as far as possible. This, friends, is saving the world with a bit of knowledge.... more
Photo Gallery: Grizzly Hoops win 86-68 over Lewis & Clark State
By AUSTIN SMITH - The University of Montana men’s basketball crew opened their 2012-13 season Thursday evening with a solid 86-68 win over the Lewis & Clark State Warriors. ... more
The Scariest, Most Painful Business Conversation
By MARK RIFFEY. The most painful (and scary) conversations I have with small business owners are about marketing.Commonly it involves how another company "stole" their business with "more aggressive" marketing.... more
Getting Into Halloween… And Getting It
By BRIAN MARSH - Tonight's the one night where we can all pretend. This Halloween, may we all feel a bit more free to be fully in character while living with character.... more
Photo Gallery: Lady Griz vs. Carroll College Knights
By AUSTIN SMITH - Robin Selvig’s 2012-13 Lady Griz came out strong and didn’t let up in an early season 72-45 victory over the Carroll College Knights on Tuesday.... more
Little Grizzly Football: Much More Than Just a Sport
By ERIN TURNER - If you were a boy growing up in Missoula in the last 30 or 40 years, you may remember Little Grizzly Football. Our boys have learned more than a sport... more
UM Sports Trivia
By CHRIS WALTERSKIRCHEN - Making Chris' top trivia mentions this week: The 70-24 Griz win over Idaho State, Weber State, San Francisco's sweep of the Detroit Tigers.... more
Missoula’s Iconic Top Hat Set to Undergo Major Renovation After Sale
By KELLEN BECK - Although emotions around the sale of the Top Hat in Missoula are high, its former owner has confidence in the new owner and hopes for a bright future.... more
Make It Missoula Monday: What’s Happening This Week
Trail 103.3 DJs share what's happening in Missoula. This week, it's a pumpkin carving contest at Tamarack, Badlander Halloween Party, Festival of the Dead, and more!... more
Behind the Camera at the Hellgate Rollergirls Calendar Photo Shoot
By VIOLET HOPKINS - Join the Hellgate Rollergirls as they celebrate the release of their 2013 calendar at the Tamarack Brewing Company on First Friday, Nov. 2, from 6-9pm.... more
For Bob Wire, Every Day Is Halloween
By BOB WIRE - I'm not a big costume guy. When you wear a costume every day, Halloween loses its novelty. This was a problem last year when I played at a Halloween party.... more
Camelot a Family Affair for 13-year-old ‘Tom of Warick’
By BRIAN D'AMBROSIO - Last week, 13-year-old Dalton Keith debuted in his first Missoula Community Theatre performance, in the role of “Tom of Warick” in Camelot.... more
Missoula’s Cannons, Crazies, Cheers… and ‘Cures’
By BRIAN MARSH - There's always something to catch in Missoula, with endless 'Fests and community gatherings. But there's one thing you can't avoid catching: Griz Fever.... more
Solar Food Dehydrators for the Fall Harvest
By PAUL WHEATON - The fall harvest is upon us. Apples, plums, kale, and tomatoes abound. In the quest for sustainability, solar-powered food dehydrators are on the rise.... more
Missoula Fighter Sets Out On Boxing’s Boulevard of Rugged Dreams
By BRIAN D'AMBROSIO - At 24, boxer Adam Axelson feels as if he is in the prime of his life. “Boxing is in my blood,” says Axelson, a Butte native who calls Missoula home.... more
Hiking Blodgett Canyon Trail
By DONNA HULL - How long has it been since you’ve been to Blodgett Canyon, the Bitterroot Valley’s version of Yosemite? Long-time Missoula boomers have probably hiked Blodgett Canyon Trail more times than t... more
Press Release: Flathead Lake Brewing Company Temporarily Closes
On Oct. 6, a flood caused extensive damage to the Flathead Lake Brewing Company and Sapore. When the building reopens, both businesses will merge into one entity.... more
UM Sports Trivia
By CHRIS WALTERSKIRCHEN - Making Chris' top trivia mentions this week: History between Idaho State vs. Griz, Griz-Cat Matchup, Interim Idaho Vandal head coach Jason Gesser, World Series, and the late Senator Ge... more
Make It Missoula Monday: What’s Happening This Week
Trail 103.3 DJs share what's happening in Missoula. This week, it's Reel Big Fish at the Wilma, Sex & Politics Trivia at Bayern, a double-header film premiere, and more.... more
You’re Young and Unemployed: Some Tips for Finding a Good Job
By JENNIFER LODINE-CHAFFEY - With the number of older employed people rising, young people are having a hard time finding jobs. Here are a few tips that might help.... more
Baby Showers Aren’t Just For Women. Or Babies.
By BOB WIRE - Baby showers have morphed into a coed affair. I witnessed such an event recently, at the home of a friend who had hosted OUR baby shower 16 years ago.... more
Act Out, Get Creative at the Missoula Community Theatre
By BRIAN D'aMBROSIO - Since 1977, the Missoula Community Theatre has strived to be an integral part of the city of Missoula’s artistic and cultural life. Please allow us to reintroduce ourselves and explain t... more
Roller Derby: It’s For Sports Fans, Families, and Everyone in Between
By KP NICHOLS - Many perceive roller derby as WWF-style theater, but roller derby in 2012 looks a lot different. Go to a Hellgate Rollergirls bout to see for yourself.... more
The Life and Artistry of Boat Builder Stu Williams
By BRIAN D'AMBROSIO - Missoula boat builder Stu Williams believes in the sentiment of peace and paddling. He also believes that there are few things designed well.... more
Adventures on THE Missoula Escalator
By BRIAN MARSH - For most of us, riding an escalator is an ordinary way to get from one level to another. But for my son Ian, it is an extraordinary means to an adventure.... more
On the Grill: Gameday Grilled French Toast
By PAUL SIDORIAK - I love game-day cooking. Recently, I decided to fill the pre-game meal void with breakfast on the grill. I had grilled French toast on my mind.... more
Replacing Irrigation with Permaculture
By PAUL WHEATON - There are scads of ideas of what permaculture and irrigation are. For me, I see a good permaculture system as one that has eliminated irrigation.... more
UM Sports Trivia
By CHRIS WALTERSKIRCHEN - Making Chris' top trivia mentions this week: University of North Dakota, Griz-Cat Matchup, Montana Volleyball, and John Wooden.... more