October

“It started on a Sunday,” remembers Dylan Polzin. “My foot was tingling, numb.” At first, Dylan didn’t think much of it. He was 30 years old and in good health. The problem, he thought, was just [...]

We often refer to a place as being “the heart of the community,” but each community has several vital organs. A school, a grocery store, a hospital or clinic—these are the institutions that all [...]

October is widely recognized as Breast Cancer Awareness Month. But awareness without action does little to help. In Great Falls, a nonprofit called Breast Cancer Awareness (BCA) is working not [...]

By Tiffany Sweeney October is all about pumpkin spice, apple cider, and pink for breast cancer awareness—pink in a multitude of colors to remind us to perform breast exams and support those that [...]

Text by Brad Reynolds, Photos by Jack Cantrell The mine was sick, and all of Butte knew it. In 1983, Don Peoples Sr., chief executive of mining operations, told reporters it was like “being told [...]

The health of a business is dependent on customers. That is why, in the midst of the COVID-19 pandemic, Subaru of Great Falls is committed to the health and welfare of Montanans. “You have to [...]

By Brad Reynolds Music is the fire that fuels our feet. It moves our minds and spurs our souls. It anchors us in times of turbulence. It soothes us in times of pain. Music is the thread that [...]

By Stacy Bronec “The best part of working at a care center in a small community is getting to know your residents. There’s a more ‘homey’ feel,” Anne-Marie Benjamin says. Benjamin is a social [...]

by Tiffany Sweeney Cassy Dee paced along her patio in disbelief; “I have breast cancer. I have breast cancer. I have breast cancer.” The doctors believed her to be too young. She was only 41 [...]

Text and Photos by Kathleen Woodford When Melanie opens the door to her flower shop, she also opens a door to new beginnings. Melanie Ryan, along with her mother, Lauri Veseth, bought Country [...]