A Land of Grass

A Land of Grass isn’t your average sheep and cattle ranch. While most ranchers hire a crew to shear their sheep, Steve Hutton and Lisa Schmidt shear their own, providing the couple with unique [...]

Pure Montana Angus

Pure Montana Angus is a meat business located outside of Fairfield that strives to provide its market of buyers with high quality beef. It is run by Tom and Gaye McInerney, a humble ranch couple [...]

Treasure State Honey

It might seem silly to think about, but bees are livestock. They have to be fed and cared for to yield the best food product possible. At Treasure State Honey, Jennifer Quinn and Jim Savoy are [...]

The 1918 Flu Pandemic

1914-1918 was a dangerous time to be a young adult. The Great War had claimed the lives of over 17 million people and left another 20 million wounded. Over 116,000 Americans lost their lives in [...]

Medical Miracle

In November 1998, Jerry Jacobson of Glasgow was diagnosed with Guillain- Barré Syndrome (GBS), a debilitating neurological illness. Within two weeks he was completely paralyzed, trapped in his [...]

Cancer and Genetics

By 2013 Tamee Havrilla had lost two brothers to cancer and was battling breast cancer for the second time. This series of tragedies seemed like a string of bad luck but Tamee’s oncologist at the [...]

Kid vs. Cancer

Alyse Johnson-Considine was only eleven when she was diagnosed with germ-cell ovarian cancer. Growing up in North Bend, Oregon, she was active in basketball, but her parents noticed she had [...]

Route of the Hiawatha

The Route of the Hiawatha Bike Trail is located near the Montana/Idaho border and offers a leisurely bike ride with beautiful, scenic views. Photographer Roland Taylor (graphic designer of [...]

Alpine Floral

Alpine Floral is much more than a flower shop; it is a full-service greenhouse and nursery, gift store, and landscaping business. They carry a wide variety of plants to choose from, including [...]