How Cancer Affects a Family

August 2014: the summer before Rocky was diagnosed Cancer can feel like a nightmare. Diagnosis and subsequent treatment can be devastating to a patient, and it is hard on the patient’s family as [...]

Survivors Part 3

Jennea Sire If you ask any cancer survivor, they’ll tell you that their support system was crucial to their recovery. In Jennea Sire’s case, it wasn’t just the people in her life that helped her [...]

Survivors Part 4

Connie Jenkins In 2002 Connie Jenkins was diagnosed with breast cancer. She underwent treatment, recovered, and was believed to be cancer-free. So it came as an unwelcome shock when in 2015 she [...]

Survivors Part 2

Mara Street “I love my insurance company” is not a phrase you hear very often, but it’s something that Mara Street says with sincerity. In 2011, her insurance company, TriCare, called and left an [...]

Survivors Part 1

Hope Good Beating cancer once is tough enough. Having to fight it twice can be devastating. In 2014 Hope Good was diagnosed with breast cancer. She had a double mastectomy, underwent chemo, and [...]

Living with Type I Diabetes

By Kristi Calvery Recently, 16-year-old Brittany Bennett got a tattoo on her forearm. Her choice wasn’t based on a whim, but rather it was an intentional reminder of how precious life is despite [...]

The Barnsion

Like many grand ideas, David Miller’s came unexpectedly. He awoke at 3 in the morning, found a pen and paper, and sketched out floor plans for The “Barnsion” – a multi-story barn-mansion. Now, [...]

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 [...]

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 [...]

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 [...]