Archive for the ‘Lifestyles’ Category

Lady Griz Host Cougars Wednesday in WNIT

By JOEL CARLSON - Somebody please turn the lights inside Dahlberg Arena back on. The Lady Griz aren’t done hosting games quite yet. They Host Washington State on Wed. night at 7pm.... more

UM Sports Trivia | Week of March 17

By CHRIS WALTERSKIRCHEN -The Sentinel Spartans girl’s basketball team became only the third AA girls team to record a “threepeat”, Joining Great Falls High in the early 1980’s and Billings West a decade... more

Make it Missoula Monday | Week of March 17

Check out the St. Patrick's Day parties, the live music scene as well as theater and fundraisers in various venues all over town.... more

North Dakota Knocks off Montana 72-55

By JOEL CARLSON - Senior Torry Hill, who had her best game scoring a game-high 21 points wasn't enough as the Lady Griz fall 72-55 to North Dakota in the championship game of the BSC Tournament. ... more

Lady Griz Stuns Southern Utah to Advance

By JOEL CARLSON - Montana overcame a 13-point deficit to post a 73-69 come-from-behind victory over Southern Utah Friday night in the semifinals of the BSC women’s basketball tournament. ... more

Run For the Luck of It

By HILLARY OGG - Are you feeling lucky? Do you feel the need to dress head to toe in Kelly green? Come on down to Sean Kelly’s on Saturday morning and run the Run For The Luck Of It!... more

Highway 93 Haiku

By BOB WIRE-Highway 93 is my favorite Western Montana stretch of road. Few road experiences make your heart soar like it does the moment you set eyes on the Mission Mountains or Flathead Lake.... more

Mount Jumbo South Zone Closure Extended Through March 31

FYI - Mount Jumbo’s South Zone, including the "L" trail, the US West road and the Backbone Trail will remain closed through Monday, March 31.... more

Lady Griz Advance With a 75-66 Victory Over the Bobcats

By JOEL CARLSON - Junior Kellie Cole scored a game-high 20 points to lead Montana to a 75-66 victory over Montana State Thurs. in the quarterfinals of the Big Sky Conference women’s basketball tournament.... more

Griz Lose 70-63 in First Round to PSU (Photo Gallery)

By DAVE GUFFEY- The Montana Grizzlies’ amazing streak of Big Sky Conference championships ended today, as PSU defeated them 70-63 Thursday evening in a first-round tournament game.... more

Griz Play PSU in First Round BSC Tournament Game March 13th

By DAVE GUFFEY - The Grizzlies will play Portland State in the first round of the Big Sky Conference Basketball Championship, Thurs., March 13. Tip-off in Weber is at 7:05 p.m.... more

406 Mom: My Kids’ Obsession with FROZEN

By KIM S.- I might be the only parent out there who was sort of dreading the release of Disney’s Frozen on DVD. Now, my 4 and 5 year old's obsession has gone into overdrive.... more

Missoula’s 2014 St. Patrick’s Day Parade and Festivities

By AUSTIN SMITH - Grab your shamrocks, green beer and Tylenol because Missoula’s St. Patrick’s Day festivities are coming up this Saturday, March 15! ... more

Cole Named First-Team All Big Sky Conference (Photo Gallery)

Kellie Cole was voted first-team All-Big Sky Conference, Jordan Sullivan was named second-team, Torry Hill earned honorable-mention, and Carly Selvig was voted the league’s Defensive Player of the Year.... more

Jordan Sullivan Named Big Sky Conference Player of the Week

Montana senior Jordan Sullivan, who helped the Lady Griz to three wins last week, was named the Big Sky Conference Player of the Week. It's the second time in her career to receive the recognition. ... more

UM Sports Trivia | Week of March 10

By CHRIS WALTERSKIRCHEN -For the first time since 2003 both the Montana Grizzly and Lady Griz basketball teams are playing in the Conference tournament quarterfinals.... more

Make it Missoula Monday | Week of March 10

Check out the Live Music Scene as well as theater and fundraisers in various venues all over town.... more

At NAU 67, Montana 47

The Grizzlies struggled on both ends of the floor Saturday afternoon, losing 67-47 to the host Northern Arizona Lumberjacks in the final regular-season Big Sky Conference game.... more

Lady Griz Pick up Steam for Big Sky Tournament (Photo Gallery)

After two weeks of up-and-down performances that cost it a shot at a BSC regular-season championship, Montana appears to have things squared away at just the right time. (PHOTO GALLERY)... more

Are Missoula Drivers the Worst?

By BOB WIRE-I grew up in a military family so we moved around a lot. All the towns I've lived in boast that they have the worst drivers in the world--Missoula is no exception.... more

Montana 70, at Sac State 55

By DAVE GUFFEY- Montana had 10 players break into the scoring column, and Jordan Gregory was deadly from 3-point range, as the Grizzlies defeated the host Sacramento State Hornets 70-55. ... more

Lady Griz Shoot Their Way Past Hornets (Photo Gallery)

By JOEL CARLSON - The Lady Griz shot better than 51 percent in both halves to post an 87-76 win over Sac State Thurs. night and clinches at least the no. 3 seed in next week's tournament.... more

Does Your Wine Show Grape Restraint?

WINEGUYMIKE - It’s late at night and I’m sitting in my office drinking a very mediocre Argentinean Pinot Noir from the Patagonia region listening to the best of Bob Dylan.... more

Lady Griz Host Final Home Games This Week

By JOEL CARLSON - The Montana women’s basketball team will wrap up its regular-season schedule this week with home games against Sacramento State (Thurs. night) and NAU (Sat. night). ... more

Lend Me a Tenor Opens Friday, March 21st

MCT's 'Lend Me A Tenor' opens on Friday, March 21st. Don’t let the name fool you; this is not a musical comedy. It is definitely a comedy, though, about a musical—an opera, to be exact. ... more

Tuesday’s City News: Avalanche Danger, Potholes, Flooding

City of Missoula employees are removing downtown snow berms, clearing storm drains, filling sandbags, and repairing potholes that are erupting with the temperature change.... more

Billings Landscaper Andrew Marble’s Brush with Oscar-Nominated “Nebraska”

By BRIAN D'AMBROSIO-Serendipity always compensates the prepared. And in the case of AJ Marble of Billings, it rewarded him with a brush with production on the set of the Oscar-nominated movie "Nebraska".... more

Lady Griz Use Big Second Half to Top Bobcats

By JOEL CARLSON - The Lady Griz scored 44 second-half points on its way to a 72-65 victory over Montana State Monday night at Worthington Arena in Bozeman.... more

Griz Edge Cats 53-50 (Photo Gallery)

By DAVE GUFFEY - It wasn’t pretty, but it was just enough, as the host Grizzlies edged Bobcats 53-50 Monday evening in a crucial BSC contest in front of a season-high crowd of 4,606. ... more

Hamilton Native Tony Neaves Shares His Paralympic Experience

By MARK VOSBURGH - When Nancy Stevens moved to Summit County, Colo., 21 years ago, her guide dog kept bringing her to the door of the same shop. Blind since birth, Stevens, 52, finally went inside. ... more

UM Sports Trivia | Week of March 3

By CHRIS WALTERSKIRCHEN -In his 28 years as the head coach at Anaconda High John Cheek didn’t ever win a state basketball title, but he felt that he may have been a player short for what he needed for a title... more

Jamar Leaves Quite an Imprint at UM & Griz Basketball Program (Photo Gallery)

By DAVE GUFFEY-Montana’s Kareem Jamar will soon play his last game in front of Griz Nation. He came to Missoula as a 17-year-old high school star but will be leaving a lot more than his legacy as a player.... more

Make it Missoula Monday | Week of March 3

Check out the Live Music Scene as well as theater and fundraisers in various venues all over town.... more

Jamar Registers a Double-Double in 82-54 Griz Win Over SUU (Photo Gallery)

By DAVE GUFFEY - Kareem Jamar registered a double-double with 25 points and 10 rebounds as the host Montana Grizzlies defeated Southern Utah 82-54 Saturday on “Senior Night . (Photo Gallery)... more

City of Missoula Responds to Winter Storm

Mayor John Engen has directed City snowplow crews to work at maximum capacity 24 hours a day with a focus on streets designated as Priority throughout the weekend’s winter storm.... more

Recreation Program Cancellations and Currents Aquatics Center Closure

Due to severe weather conditions, Parks and Recreation and Currents Aquatics Center announce the following schedule changes. Please check local media or the City of Missoula website for updates.... more

The Dog Sled Days of Winter Are Here

By BOB WIRE-The Dog Days of Summer. Sounds pretty damned good right about now, huh? Well, barring a six-month coma, we’ll have to wait for it here in Missoula.... more

Lady Griz Fall by 20 at Southern Utah, Drop to Third Place

By JOEL CARLSON-The battle for second place in the Big Sky Conference turned out to be a statement game for Southern Utah, which used the opportunity to send a league-wide message.... more

Big Sky “50 Greatest Men’s Moments”: No. 8: Don Read Goes Out on Top

(VIDEO) - They'll never forget the 1995 Montana Grizzly football season. Decades from now, grandfathers will tell there grandkids about quarterback Dave Dickenson, or where they were when Larson kicked the fiel... more

Loser Out? Lady Griz on Important Road Trip

By JOEL CARLSON-The Montana women’s basketball team will play a single game this week, facing Southern Utah Wednesday at 7 p.m. at Cedar City, Utah.... more

UM Sports Trivia | Week of Feb 24

By CHRIS WALTERSKIRCHEN -This coming week will see the final home appearances for the Griz basketball seniors. Kareem Jamar has been special for the Griz in so many ways.... more

Make it Missoula Monday | Week of Feb 24

Check out the Live Music Scene as well as theater and fundraisers in various venues all over town.... more

Lady Griz Bounce Back With Convincing Win Over ISU

By JOEL CARLSON-Kellie Cole scored a career-high 27 points and Montana led from start to finish in a 76-67 victory over Idaho State Saturday afternoon at Pocatello, Idaho.... more

Griz Edge Bengals 62-61 & Tinkle Gets Career Win No. 155

By DAVE GUFFEY - Montana Head Coach Wayne Tinkle reached a coaching milestone as as the Grizzlies edged Idaho State 62-61 Saturday night in Missoula.... more

Warren Miller: Knee Deep Powder

By WARREN MILLER - When I produced my first ski movie, there were fewer than 15 chairlifts in the world. Everyone who went in the ski business during the following 25 years was a real innovator.... more

Nurse Bob is on Duty

By BOB WIRE-Welcome to Sick City! My wife and both kids have fallen ill. They are spewing gunk out of every orifice, and I am trying to avoid exposure to the nasty bug.... more

Lady Griz Give One Away at Weber State

By JOEL CARLSON-Montana had every chance it needed Thursday night to win, but the Lady Griz shot 33.9 percent and turned the ball over 19 times to fall at Weber State 56-54.... more

Griz Defeat First-Place Weber State 68-57 (Photo Gallery)

By DAVE GUFFEY - Kareem Jamar scores 25 points and Coach Wayne Tinkle notches his 154th career win as host, Griz defeat first-place Weber State 68-57. ... more

Lady Griz Facing Four Straight Road Games

By JOEL CARLSON- The Lady Griz will play road games this week at Weber State and Idaho State and they will play at Southern Utah on Feb. 26, and at Montana State on March 3.... more

Griz Host Wildcats Thursday, Feb 20th

With just six regular-season games remaining, the Grizzlies begin an important four-game league homestand, starting with first-place Weber State on Thurs Feb. 20. Tip-off is at 7:05 p.m... more