Posts Tagged ‘MT’
The Search for Mentors
By LIZ MARCHI - As I look back on my career journey, I look at the role mentors played in guiding my choices in life and work. What’s a mentor? For me, it was someone whom I admired and wanted to emulate. ... more
Grizzly Cup Winners Highlight Annual Lindsay Banquet
By JOEL CARLSON - Brock Coyle and Jordan Sullivan were named recipients of the 2013-14 Grizzly Cup Tuesday night at the 22nd annual Robert O. Lindsay Scholar-Athlete Honors Banquet.... more
UM Sports Trivia | Week of May 5
By CHRIS WALTERSKIRCHEN- This week for the first time ever the University of Montana Men's tennis team will compete in the NCAA tournament. The Griz will head to Norman Oklahoma to face the No. 2 ranked Sooners... more
Make it Missoula Monday | Week of May 5
Check out the various bands and live music all over town sprinkled with an occasional fundraiser. ... more
Missoula Job Service Featured Jobs | Week of May 5
This Week's Jobs: Welders, Property Manager, Treatment Service Technicians, Habilitation Technician, Concrete Finisher/Superintendent.... more
Missoula Runners Prove Their Resilience in 2014 Boston Marathon
By Eva Dunn-Froegbig - 13 Missoulians ran in the 2014 Boston Marathon. So what did it mean to them this year? For some it meant unfinished business; for others they ran to show support for the victims.... more
The Missoula Community Theatre Announces 2014-15 Season
The Missoula Community Theatre announces its season line-up for the 2014-2015 season, and by all accounts, it’s going to be big….really big! ... more
UM Sports Trivia | Week of April 28
By CHRIS WALTERSKIRCHEN- If MSU Bobcat basketball fans are looking for a quick turnaround under new coach Brian Fish they may want to look back at Bobcat history. Over the last 40 only one first year head coach... more
Missoula Job Service Featured Jobs | Week of April 28
This Week's Jobs: Outside Sales, Foreman and Ranch Hand, Director of Sales, Revenue/Front Office Manager, Bad-Saw Filer, and Online Retail Assistant.... more
Make it Missoula Monday | Week of April 28
Check out the various bands and live music all over town sprinkled with an occasional fundraiser. ... more
Is American Idol Really That Bad?
By BOB WIRE -Is American really such a bad thing? Normally I would say the show is a cultural black hole. But it’s kind of fun when I watch it with my wife and daughter.... more
Make it Missoula Monday | Week of April 21
Check out the various bands and live music all over town sprinkled with an occasional fundraiser. ... more
UM Sports Trivia | Week of April 21
By CHRIS WALTERSKIRCHEN- It is considered by many as the quintessential quote from a football coach, "Winning Isn’t Everything It’s the only Thing” and is credited to legendary coach, Vince Lombardi. ... more
Griz Basketball Program Signs Prep Player from Australia
By DAVE GUFFEY - Montana men’s basketball head coach Wayne Tinkle has signed a high school standout from Australia to a National Letter of Intent.... more
Missoula Job Service Featured Jobs | Week of April 21
This Week's Jobs: Grill Cooks, Prep Cooks, Cashiers, Dishwashers Hosts and Hostesses for a local restaurant, Front Desk Guest Service Agents, Sales Manager, Carpenter/Framer.... more
No. 6 Big Sky’s 50 Greatest Moments: Dave Dickenson Wins Walter Payton Award & National Championship in 1999
By JON KASPER - In 1995, Montana's Dave Dickenson capped his record-setting collegiate career by guiding his team to a national championship and winning the Walter Payton Award in a landslide.... more
Do You Know What’s Under There?
By BOB WIRE -The day I pulled on my first pair of boxer shorts is the day I became a Man. I was probably 12 or so when I graduated from tighty whities.... more
JC Standout to Join Griz Basketball Team
By DAVE GUFFEY - Montana men’s basketball head coach Wayne Tinkle has signed a top-notch junior college player who will join the Grizzly basketball program for the 2014-15 season.... more
UM Sports Trivia | Week of April 14
By CHRIS WALTERSKIRCHEN- Twenty Years ago this week one of Missoula’s more unique sporting traditions came to an end amid some controversy and hard feelings. ... more
Missoula Job Service Featured Jobs | Week of April 14
Featured Jobs this week include: A Resource Specialist, Automotive Service Technician, Noxious Weed Technician, Engine Bosses, Fire Fighters and Camp Crew Members, and Barender and evening Cook. ... more
Make it Missoula Monday | Week of April 14
In addition to the Wildlife Festival happening this week, check out the various bands and live music all over town sprinkled with an occasional fundraiser. ... more
Ten Things I Dig About Missoula
By BOB WIRE - I thought I'd make a list of things I dig about Missoula. To spice things up a bit, I've also collected a few opinions from Regular Joes asking: "What do you love about Missoula?"... more
Make it Missoula Monday | Week of April 7
Check out the various bands and live music all over town sprinkled with an occasional fundraiser. It's all happening this week in Missoula, MT... more
UM Sports Trivia | Week of April 7
By CHRIS WALTERSKIRCHEN- In 1980 among the summer movies along with “Caddyshack” and “Airplane” was a movie called “The Fish That Saved Pittsburgh” starring pro basketball star Julius Erving.... more
Missoula Job Service Featured Jobs | Week of April 7
Featured Jobs this week include: A Director of Case Management, Chemical Research and Development Technician, Plumber, Wildland Firefighters, Loan Processor, and a Medical Record Reviewers/Collectors.... more
Celebrate Arbor Month with 22nd Annual Run for the Trees April 12
Register for the 22nd annual Run for The Trees on Saturday, April 12, at 9 a.m. 1-mile, 5K or 10K, races with proceeds used to help plant new trees in Missoula parks and schools.... more
UM Sports Trivia | Week of March 31
By CHRIS WALTERSKIRCHEN- Over the past 5 years the Montana Grizzlies and Lady Griz have combined for 5 trips to the NCAA tournaments and 206 wins--by far the best among Big Sky Conference schools.... more
Make it Missoula Monday | Week of March 31
Check out the various bands and live music all over town sprinkled with an occasional fundraiser. It's all happening this week in Missoula, MT... more
Missoula Job Service Featured Jobs | Week of March 31
Featured Jobs this week include: A Director of Membership Relations and Marketing, Business Manager/District Clerk, Logistics Specialist, Forestry Worker, Childcare/Preschool Aid, and CNA positions with travel ... more
20 Surefire Signs You’re Married to a Guitar Player
By BOB WIRE - We guitar players...we’re weird. We know it. If your partner is a guitarist, well, you have my sympathies. Here are twenty ways a guitar freak keeps your life interesting. ... more
Future and Past
By LIZ MARCHI - How do Buddhist and Baptist compare and contrast? The poverty in the deep south of my childhood was not unlike what I saw in recent trip to Myanmar. ... more
UM Sports Trivia | Week of March 24
By CHRIS WALTERSKIRCHEN -For only the third time in the last 31 years the Montana State Men's basketball program is looking for a new head coach. For 35 of the last 40 seasons the MSU men’s coach had been a B... more
Run Wild Missoula Contributes $20,000 to Hellgate Track Resurfacing Project
Run Wild Missoula has contributed $20,000 to the resurfacing of Hellgate Track at John Toole Park (Riverbowl).... more
Make it Missoula Monday | Week of March 24
From Lady Griz action Monday night against San Diego in the NWIT, to live music all over town. Check out everything that's happening this week!... more
Missoula Job Service Featured Jobs | Week of March 24
Featured Jobs this week include: A mechanical EIT, Mechanical/Refrigeration CAD tech, Shuttle Driver, and Social Worker.... more
Where is Flight 370? These Guys Have No Idea
By BOB WIRE-At last count, 26 countries were involved in the massive search for Malaysian Airlines Flight 370. Was it hijacked? Sucked up into the heavens? Check out these transcripts of radio communications.... 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
Missoula Job Service Featured Jobs | Week of March 17
Featured Jobs this week include: A Head Housekeeper, Youth Development/Prevention Specialist Coordinator, Park Attendant, Receptionist/Legal Secretary, Childhood Teachers, and Machinist.... 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
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
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
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
Missoula Job Service Featured Jobs | Week of March 10
Featured Jobs this week include: Fish Processors for work off the Alaska coast, Operations Coordinator, Guest Services Manager, Purchasing Agent, temporary Data Analysts, and a Plumber.... 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
Lady Griz Draw Bobcats in Big Sky Tournament
Montana finished alone in third place in the final Big Sky Conference standings and will face No. 6 Montana State in the quarterfinals of the Big Sky tournament next week at Grand Forks, N.D.... 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
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
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