Manifest Destiny Sprawling subdivisions are not the Flathead Valley’s inevitable future. FEATURE BY KEEGAN SIEBENALER When Tianna Thomas moved back to the Flathead Valley as a crisis counselor for the National Suicide Prevention Hotline in 2019, she couldn’t...
Squad Goals They’re a robotics team and a Girl Scout troop, but neither label fully defines the members of Kalispell’s RoboScout Squad. As the girls look to their individual futures, they reflect on how their time together has changed them. FEATURE STORY BYMEGHAN...
Headwaters The Zeal of ZaneRay A Whitefish company with a funny-sounding name carves out a home in the tech industry by building quality websites for some of the biggest brands in the outdoor industry. STORY BY JUSTIN FRANZ “T he internet is not a ‘Field of...
A Hard Row to Hoe As houses replace hayfields, farming the Flathead’s remaining agricultural land becomes increasingly difficult. FEATURE STORY BY KATIE CANTRELL Chris Fritz pulls his maroon pickup onto the rutted path next to the old barn. The October morning holds...
does artmatter? What is art?Just kidding, we’re not going to start there. That’s a never-ending art school debate. The question for our valley is perhaps not what is art, but is art important? And why? Let’s discuss. FEATURE MAGGIE NEAL DOHERTY WHY...
Editor’s Note Stories Have Power Katie Cantrell is our one- woman powerhouse of an editor. Without her, this magazine couldn’t happen. KATIE CANTRELL W“hen I was a kid and I’d start complaining — probably about how my life was so unfair compared to my friends’...
