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Music for a cause: Montana artist waives profit to support missing native children

By Audrey PettitAugust 3, 2020

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Adrian Mitchell received his first guitar in third grade. It sounds cliché, but for Mitchell it rings true: the rest was history. He spent the remainder of his childhood and his young adult life pursuing music in diverse settings and groups. Thus far, he has only produced with his other band, Afterglow, but Mitchell debuted his solo act on July 24 — his 25th birthday — with … [Read more...] about Music for a cause: Montana artist waives profit to support missing native children

Harmon’s Histories: Missoula church ladies write a book, 110 years ago

By Jim HarmonAugust 3, 2020

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“Two motives have prompted the preparation of this little book,” said the ladies. “The first was the urgent need for funds, which is ever existent in organizations engaged in auxiliary church work,” but as the work progressed, the women “became enthusiastic in the endeavor to portray Missoula from the woman’s point of view.” They titled their work, “The Woman’s Souvenir of … [Read more...] about Harmon’s Histories: Missoula church ladies write a book, 110 years ago

Harmon’s Histories: Letters to editor provide colorful glimpse into territorial Montana

By Jim HarmonJuly 27, 2020

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The “Letters to the Editor” section of a newspaper is a time-honored means of allowing readers to vent on all sorts of political, social and other matters, often contrary to the position the newspaper may have taken. Recently (given the political climate and protests), it’s become a damned-if-you-do, damned-if-you-don’t challenge for newspaper editors to decide what’s … [Read more...] about Harmon’s Histories: Letters to editor provide colorful glimpse into territorial Montana

Harmon’s Histories: Montana’s early tick fever research drew protests, violence

By Jim HarmonJuly 20, 2020

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These days, the Rocky Mountain Laboratories in Hamilton are making headlines in COVID-19 research. Before that, it was SARS-1, MERS, Lyme disease and Ebola. The Bio-safety Level 4 labs have a colorful and controversial history, dating back more than a century to the initial reason for their existence: Rocky Mountain Spotted Fever. Most of us have heard about the … [Read more...] about Harmon’s Histories: Montana’s early tick fever research drew protests, violence

Harmon’s Histories: He ‘swam against the current’ to make lasting mark on Missoula

By Jim HarmonJuly 13, 2020

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It was late, approaching midnight, on June 30, 1897. Edward C. Reitz, founder of the Garden City Commercial College, accompanied by a fellow professor, was walking through downtown Missoula, dropping in at several saloons and then passing by the Florence hotel. It was there that “someone from the second story window dropped the contents of a bucket of slop on the head of … [Read more...] about Harmon’s Histories: He ‘swam against the current’ to make lasting mark on Missoula

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