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Western tanager. Photograph by MICHAEL GALLACHER Years ago, I was at a journalism workshop where the keynote speaker talked about the importance of a local newspaper looking and sounding like its community. I remind myself of that imperative every day. “What does it look and sound and feel like to live in Missoula – in western Montana [...] Advertisement
A white-tailed deer sits in the grass with her three fawns on Friday afternoon after giving birth an hour or two earlier in Ken and Sharee Ballinger’s backyard in the 100 block of Burlington Avenue in Missoula. Sharee Ballinger said the doe, which she had seen in her backyard a week earlier, showed up [...] Second-grader Hannah Jourdannais with her favorite book, “The Hello, Goodbye Window,” and her artistic interpretation of a scene from the book. Photo by MICHAEL GALLACHER/Missoulian Sunday’s Missoulian? It’s going to be egg-ceptionally good reading! We’ve got a nice combination of features and special news packages coming in our Sunday edition. In celebration of Easter and spring, [...] One of many welcome signs of spring in Missoula – and the Missoulian newsroom – is the return of news editor Justin Grigg’s blog, WildflowerWalks.com. Justin is an inveterate hiker, runner, photographer and wildflower watcher. His blog has an avid following among western Montana’s hikers, and many share their own sightings as the weather warms and [...] The familiar signs at Richwine’s in Polson are sporting a new coat of paint. KURT WILSON/Missoulian If you read Thursday’s Missoulian – and I hope you did! – you know that Richwine’s in Polson reopened Friday, still in Richwine family ownership and management. What you might not know – unless you were one of the hundreds [...] Are you a western Montana builder, contractor or interior designer with a recent home project that you’d like to see featured in the next edition of Montana Designs? Or are you a homeowner who has – either on your own or with help from a professional – built a new home or remodeled or redecorated your [...] Art Mandell opened his Dairy Queen shop on Higgins Avenue in Missoula for the 50th year today, Valentine’s Day 2010. MICHAEL GALLACHER/Missoulian This Valentine’s Day, the Missoulian newsroom decided to bring our readers a story of community, kindness, generosity and – yes – love. You’ll find it today on page A1 of the newspaper, and on [...] Woo-hoo!! The surest sign of spring in Missoula just popped up on Higgins Avenue today: “7.” Yep, the sign went up outside the Dairy Queen this morning (and lights are on inside the little A-frame ice cream shop), promising the return of neighborhood get-togethers next Sunday, Feb. 14. The Missoulian is celebrating the traditional DQ opening day by [...] |
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Hippity-hoppity to the newspaper
Easter is coming, and with it all manner of springtime get-togethers in communities and churches throughout western Montana.
Here at the Missoulian, we’d like to help you spread the word about your Easter Week services and community celebrations.
So if you’re hosting a public Easter egg hunt, or want to publicize your Easter Week church services, drop [...]