Up in the 406

“They say the first step is admitting you have a problem. So today, right here in this column, I admit it. I am a junkie, an addict. I need help.”

Work is underway to update several features at Caras Park in downtown Missoula.

I’m sharing the personal stories – not just my professional resume - with my daughter and her daughter...and, to a lesser degree, with you, in hopes it will spur all of you to your keyboards and document your lives.

The Missoula Police Department responded to another downtown shooting earl Sunday, and arrested two individuals after a brief investigation.

I prefer the good old days. No Internet. Quieter and slower times. Just waiting for my latest Billboard Magazine in the mail, to find out who and what topped the chart this week, and hoping the corners of the magazine weren’t too damaged in the postal process.

Leah Nuese-Yaker and Maiya Roelen write, "A study published this past March found that 64% of young people engaged in service say that mentors play a significant role in helping them reach their goals."

The other day, I found myself reviewing old newspaper clippings in my files, when I came across the following item: “Ferocious Wampus Almost Visits Missoula.”

The festival will feature a lineup of more than 20 performing artists, including The Lumineers, The Chicks, Tedeschi Trucks Band, Rainbow Kitten Surprise and Trampled By Turtles.

Today, very few bison remain. In a way, you could blame the fur traders who decimated the populations of mink, beaver and otter, causing a shift to buffalo pelts to make stylish clothing for the eastern population.

William Houston was Missoula County’s sheriff on two occasions, elected first in 1889 at age 36, and again in 1920 at age 67. He made a name for himself capturing outlaws, chasing train robbers and hanging murderers, including John Burns who shot and killed Maurice Higgins on a downtown street corner in Missoula.