Archive for the ‘Blogs’ Category
Make It Missoula Monday: What’s Happening This Week
Trail 103.3 DJs share what's happening in Missoula this week: Acoustic Pint Night for Peace, AniMeals Adopt-a-thon, Cigarette Girls Burlesque, and more!... more
Montana Summer Survival Guide: Go Jump in the…
By ELKE GOVERTSEN - The lakes of Montana are really the sprinkles to our family's ice cream, the little bits of extra fun and color, and in the summer, cool-down-ness.... more
Magpies, The Used Car Salesmen of the Avian World
By BOB WIRE - Magpies are like that dude from high school who tried to be the class clown but had the subtlety of a sledge hammer and the charm of Dick Cheney.... more
Severe Storms Forecast to Pummel Western Montana This Afternoon
By PAUL QUENEAU - Severe Storms forecast to pummel western Montana this afternoon. One-inch hail, damaging winds and flash flooding all possible.... more
Missouri River Fly Fishing, the Best in America
By BRYCE MCLEAN - I'm lucky to say I learned to fly fish on the mighty Missouri River. Last weekend, I was reminded why the river is the best dry fly fishing in America.... more
Steve Martin Fame to Rub Off on a Talented Missoula Band Friday Night
By MARK VOSBURGH - Steve Martin and the Lil' Smokies have things in common: Both work other jobs, both won band contests, and both will play Osprey Stadium on Friday.... more
Eliminate the Cost of Chicken Feed
By PAUL WHEATON - I used to sell my chickens for nearly the same price I paid for feed. I found ways to not only eliminate feed costs, but provide higher-quality feed! ... more
UM Sports Trivia
By CHRIS WALTERSKIRCHEN - Forty years ago this week a political decision that would change American history had its origins in mutual allegiance to a pro sports team. ... more
The Clumsy Ninjas Take on the Waterton-Glacier Relay
By EVA DUNN-FROEBIG - The Waterton-Glacier Relay is a 100-mile race from Cardston, Alberta to East Glacier. My team, the Clumsy Ninjas, were up for the challenge.... more
Make It Missoula Monday: What’s Happening This Week
Trail 103.3 DJs share what's happening in Missoula this week: Tryouts for the Hellgate Rollergirls, Steve Martin plays bluegrass, Downtown ToNight, and more! ... more
Kale Chips and More Easy, Healthy, Homegrown Summer Veggie Chips
By ERIN TURNER - Each week at the Farmers’ Market, I am asked two questions: 1) Do you have kale? and 2) Do you know how to make kale chips? Yes and yes!... more
Exploring the Teller National Wildlife Refuge
By BRIAN D'AMBROSIO - Teller National Wildlife Refuge, with its 1,200 acres of tranquil beauty in the Bitterroot Valley near Corvallis, is Montana’s only private refuge. ... more
Care and Feeding of Your Wedding Band
By BOB WIRE - It's wedding season. Here are some basic Dos and Don’ts for hiring a band from a guy who’s been there and has a stash of stolen wedding napkins as proof.... more
Can Pigs Build Ponds?
By PAUL WHEATON - Don't even THINK of using a pond liner if you have pigs around. Paul Wheaton shows us a better way to seal a pond using pigs.... more
On the Grill: Grilled Campfire Fajitas
By PAUL SIDORIAK - Grilling over a campfire sparks the inner caveman in many of us. With a little planning, you can make tasty meals that are as fun as a day at the lake.... more
The ‘Best’ in Missoula for Libations
By RYAN NEWHOUSE - The Missoula Independent announced the annual Best of Missoula winners, and I'm here to present what matters: The best places to get great drinks. ... more
Missoula Marathon Cool-Down: Set a Post-Race Running Goal
By EVA DUNN-FROEBIG - Scores of competitors from around the world ran the Missoula Marathon last weekend. To keep up the running mojo, try setting a post-race goal.... more
Take a Walk: The Glacial Lake Missoula High-Water Mark
By KP NICHOLS - 15,000 years ago, Missoula was underwater. Today, you can hike to the highwater mark on Sentinel and Jumbo and use your imagination to fill in the details.... more
Summertime Is Time to Mess Around
By BOB WIRE - Summer camps. Play dates. Dropping off. Picking up. Enough. The revolution is on. It’s summertime, for cryin’ out loud! It’s the Season of the Kid.... more
Frugal Living: Save Money with an Old-Fashioned Remedy
By ERIN TURNER - I love economical, old-fashioned remedies and natural ways of curing minor ailments, so I was thrilled when I discovered all the benefits of Epsom salt.... more
Make It Missoula Monday: What’s Happening This Week
Trail 103.3 DJs share what's happening in Missoula this week: Clark Fork Coalition Walk & Talk, Out to Lunch, and more! ... more
UM Sports Trivia
By CHRIS WALTERSKIRCHEN - Twenty-five years ago this week a private plane crash near the west Shore of Flathead Lake took the lives of the Montana Band. So what's that have to do with Sports Trivia? ... more
A Preview of IdeaMensch in Missoula: IM48 LA Recap
By COLIN STONER - I was in LA for IdeaMensch's IM48 kickoff on Monday, and got a sneak peek of the entrepreneurial event coming our way next Friday in Missoula.... more
The Run-Up to the Marathon: Ingredients for a Great Race
By TRISHA DROBECK - The Missoula Marathon has a formula for putting on a good race: Focus on participants' experience instead of gimmicks to rack up the numbers.... more
Kayaking and Creating Community at Brennan’s Wave
By JASON SHREDER - Thanks to lots of hard work, Caras Park and Brennan’s Wave have become a place where the community can gather and enjoy the sport of kayaking.... more
Dashing Explorer Skip Horner, a Montana Original
By BRIAN D'AMBROSIO - After 30 years as an adventure travel guide, Skip Horner, the first guide to take clients to all 7 continents, scoffs at the notion of retirement.... more
The Run-Up to the Marathon: Missoula Marathon Gear Bags
By WAYNE CHAMBERLAIN - It's the little things, like water stops, first aid, and good food that make a race special. So it is with the Missoula Marathon Gear Bag Program.... more
On the Grill: Montana Wagyu Beef with Morel Sauce
By PAUL SIDORIAK - If beef is what’s for dinner, American-style Kobe Wagyu beef from the Montana Wagyu Cattle Company makes dinner very, very special.... more
The Run-Up to the Marathon: Back of the Pack Cheerleaders
By PAM GARDINER - Long after the crowd has thinned, the Back of the Pack cheerleaders stay until the very last (best) runner has crossed the Missoula Marathon finish line.... more
The Run-Up to the Marathon: Co-Course Director Mike Foote
By MIKE FOOTE - As a Missoulian and Co-Course Director, it is so important to me to support so many runners in realizing their goals at the Missoula Marathon on July 8.... more
IdeaMensch in Missoula: Bring Your Entrepreneurial Ideas to Life
By COLIN STONER - Entrepreneurs are dreamers, but there's a fine line between dream and reality. On July 13, IdeaMensch will be in Missoula to help bring ideas to life.... more
Frugal Living: 10 Summertime Money-Saving Tips
By ERIN TURNER - With warmer temperatures and longer days, summer offers us a lot of easy, smart opportunities to save money. Some are delicious, too!... more
Make It Missoula Monday: What’s Happening This Week
Trail 103.3 DJs share what's happening in Missoula this week: Osprey baseball, Out to Lunch, 1st Annual 4th of July Lights Parade, Downtown tonight, and more! ... more
Fireworks Illegal in Missoula City Limits and Parts of County
The City of Missoula reminds us that fireworks are illegal within the city limits, as well as in county parks and in forested lands throughout the state.... more
On the Grill: Chinook Salmon with Grilled Rice
By PAUL SIDORIAK - I recently experienced two grilling firsts: I grilled up a Chinook salmon that I caught myself, and I discovered that you can, in fact, grill rice!... more
Daddy’s Little Helper
By BOB WIRE - Man, I haven’t been right since I fell out of bed this morning. Fortunately, that's nothing a quick phone call to Dr. Nick can't solve.... more
Photo Gallery: Montana Whitewater Championship Finals
By AUSTIN SMITH - The final round of the Montana Whitewater Championships were held at Brennan’s Wave in Missoula’s Caras Park on Wednesday.... more
Montana Wildfires: What Are the Odds?
By MARK VOSBURGH - With the Scratch Gravel Hill fire burning near Helena, our wildfire season has begun in Western Montana. What are the odds of forest near you burning?... more
Photo Gallery: Montana Whitewater Championship Pre-Comp
By AUSTIN SMITH - The Montana Whitewater Championships will culminate in the final round of competition at Brennan’s Wave in Missoula’s Caras Park on Wednesday.... more
On the Grill: Stuffed Pork Roulade with Grilled Mac and Cheese
By PAUL SIDORIAK - This week's dish was based on completely random ingredients I happened to have on hand, but I plan on making it again and again.... more
Planes, Trains, and Automobiles: The Life and Business of Upholsterer Lance Hartley
By BRIAN D'AMBROSIO - At Lance Hartley’s Missoula shop, there's no team, no business plan, no collaborators. He's built a business on his customer base and reputation.... more
The Great Pre-Race Missoula Marathon Course Clean-Up
By VO VON SEHLEN - The Missoula Marathon showcases Missoula to runners from all over the world. We need your help to clean up the course and put our best foot forward! ... more
How NOT to raise chickens
By PAUL WHEATON - This comic artist is exceptionally brilliant at capturing very common and complicated issues that can arise for people who have never raised chickens before. I think the desire to steward chi... more
A Time to Preserve Summer’s Harvest
By ERIN TURNER - Despite the slow start to the growing season, crops are finally popping up. These are the days filled with fresh food straight from the garden (or from the markets) and it's time to stock up.... more
I Shop at Walmart. Don’t Tell My Friends.
By BOB WIRE - Living in liberal Missoula, I’m aware that Wal-Mart represents all that’s bad about big box stores, and is evil incarnate. Of course, I shop there.... more
One of Those Flyfishing Days
By MATT DEVLIN Well, I’ve thought for a while now that a flyfisher gets around five perfect days of fishing the Salmonfly hatch in his or her entire life. I’ve got three left now by those calculations... more
Missoula Marathon Volunteers Have More Fun!
By JERI DELYS - The Missoula Marathon is just weeks away, and the buzz is really starting to hit the streets of Missoula. It's not too late to sign up to be a volunteer!... more
Hidden Gems of Missoula: The Sacred Art & Architecture of St. Francis Xavier Church
By BRIAN D'AMBROSIO - St. Francis Xavier Church is like no other church in Missoula - a heavenly realm to contrast the drab winter light in an often overcast valley.... more
Reflections on Coming in Last Place at the Pengelly Double Dip
By MISTY GAUBATZ - I signed up for the Pengelly Double Dip race with no idea what I was getting myself into. I may even have been mildly intoxicated. Mildly.... more
On the Grill: Gourmet Grilled Nachos
By PAUL SIDORIAK - Remember the first time you had nachos? There's an alternative to the usual, plastic-and-stale-chips ballpark food: Grilled nachos.... more