From the first day that hunters were allowed to harvest bison that wandered out of Yellowstone National Park there have been protests. A bison advocate jabbed a hunter with a ski pole that first...

I better start off by saying that I now have a deeper appreciation for those with the courage to be interviewed by myself or any other member of the media! For the past ten years I have interviewed...

Sympathy to the victims of the floods in California and all over. Greetings from Iceland, ha-ha. You cannot believe how much snow and ice we have in Whitewater, drifts are 18 to 20 feet high! Thanks...

I’m not sure how we’ll handle all the moisture when the snow starts to melt! I know I have no say, but melting slowly for a while and then running off into the pits and dams! Whatever happens, it...

Our weather has been cold and nasty every day and temperatures are never very high, but we did not get this last snow that some of the state did. I think spring ran away and hid on that first day....

Wow! Another accolade for Bozeman. Now, according to Time.com, it’s one of the greatest places on the planet. That information appeared on my facebook feed -- surprise, surprise -- compliments of a...

We are Number 1, Whitewater Penguins/ Mavericks, and Saco/Hinsdale Girls Basketball team are number one in the state. Wonderful and congratulations to all participants in all the tournament teams....

Happy Spring equinox! I spent the weekend in Billings, and I really felt like spring was on the way! There was very little snow to be found. But up here it’s a total white landscape! If we get a...

Thanks to all the little elves who help me. Bringing mail/lunch, clearing my sidewalks, and checking on me. You are special and much appreciated. Tim and Heidi Solberg of Billings helped Polly...

Leaving Malta, a couple of weeks ago, headed south on vacation, we managed to slip between storms sweeping the country. Except for a stretch of snow-covered highway through Island Park, Idaho, we had...

Sympathy to all shoveling deep snow, like in California. We Montanans are more used to tough winters. Most of Whitewater area went to basketball tournaments in Billings. Congratulations to the North C...

March 8: I am home! Eleven days in Florida were packed with activities and adventures. My host, Fran Compton, spoiled me rotten! I loved it! First of all, I flew into Fort Myers, stayed overnight,...

It is still staying cold and miserable and over the weekend we had one of the worst storms of the winter. It snowed and blew hard from the east and dumped about eight inches of snow on the two feet...

Barb and I are enjoying a closeness while traveling we hadn’t experienced before. We’ll see how long it lasts. For the past 30 years we’ve fled Montana in March seeking warmer climes. It used...

Editor’s note: This week’s news is from Helen Austin’s book “Whitewater School.” Chapter 5. Slumber Party in the Blizzard The north wind howled and blew icy snow into high drifts along the...

We have had several little storms so we are back to normal----deep snow and little ground showing. Only one week to daylight savings time and one more week to the first day of spring. I still think...

I’ve got most of the gear on the list of required stuff to call yourself an outdoorsman in Montana. But like that line from an old Meatloaf song “I won’t do that.” “That” in this case bein...

Sympathy to the victims in Turkey. It is March! Happy Birthday to all those celebrating birthdays including Seth and Jonathan Siewing. Also, congratulations to all those celebrating anniversaries. To...

Winter started early. The snow that fell in November is still here, hidden under all the snow that’s fallen since. Another storm is on the way, promising more snow and a third bout of sub-zero...

We have seen lots of water from the warmer sun and the winds that blow every day. It has been quite nice but the next five days are to be very cold again and some places are to get quite a bit of...

Sympathy to all victims of hurricanes or tornadoes. It is very sad. Back in Whitewater, we do not have hurricanes or tornadoes, (at least not severe). We do have snow and ice and really cold weather....