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Total Madness

Headwaters total madness Milen hand-tooling an eagle design on a custom motorcycle seat. BY KIANNA GARDNER I t’s a sunny morning in September and the Krastevs are in high gear, working among the organized chaos that is their garage-turned-studio in Whitefish. There’s...

The Music Scene

The music scene Local musicians share the gritty and beautiful world of the Flathead Valley music scene.   The Mike Murray Duo performing at one of the many Flathead Valley drinking holes Photo by: Aaron Agosto   FEATURE BY ANNETTE STREAN-CORNELIUS PART ONE:...

Krusty’s Stuff

krusty’s stuff One of our favorite local artists shares a few deets and doodles. SPARK INTERVIEW BY KATIE CANTRELL Full name:  Kristin French Overman Nickname: Krusty Source of Nickname: The amount of Aquanet on her punk hairdo in high school Born: Jersey Shore...

Making It

Headwaters Making it Illustration by Morgan Krieg   KIRK CORNELIUS O over the years, I have become comfortably confident in my ability to turn an idea into a thing. I have always given myself the license to pursue something interesting to see where it would lead,...

The Creek, A Poem

SPARK The Creek A poem by Jessie Mazur JESSIE MAZUR In a town where a roof could cost a third job by next monthand the grocery bill is too high for a familythe only home you can count on has a floor of rock and silt.Where your toes sink inand cold, cold water washes...

Let’s Talk About Boobs

SPARK LET’S TALK ABOUT BOOBS Grammy-nominated musician Erica von Kleist bares all. ANDREW KROP “M ultitalented jazz musician Erica von Kleist’s projects include the one-woman show BOOBS, which debuted last year in Whitefish, and her upcoming “zoomical.”...