Erik Sietsema

Mark Twin once said that “The worst loneliness is not to be comfortable with yourself.” In my 20 years of working with people as a chaplain and later as a pastor, I have witnessed this phenomenon in so many forms. Most often, I see it in people who can’t be alone with their own thoughts, so they drown out their inner monologue with noise, activity, or chemicals to keep them distracted. I see it in people who say things to and about themselves that they would never say to anyone else in the world. In fact, if they heard someone else...

Tyler Lane

Many Reasons Why Deciduous Trees Should Not Be Topped Topping is the drastic removal or cutting back of large branches in mature trees. The tree is sheared like a hedge and the main branches are cut to stubs. Many homeowners top trees when they reach heights considered unsafe fearing a strong wind might blow large trees over. However, the extensive root system of a healthy tree provides adequate support for the tree. Below are a number of reasons why deciduous trees should not be topped. Starvation: Trees need leaves to manufacture starches...

CAMIELLE NISSEN

So far, this year’s cheer season has been one to remember. Ali Morsette, myself, along with underclassman Natalie Lavenger, have been coming up with new moves and new cheers to get the student section to participate more. Chase Gasvoda continues to don the Pioneer mascot costume for home games. We try to keep positive attitudes and lift each other up because that is what being a team is all about. Come, watch a game and cheer along with us! Go,...

Your Accidental Journalist

Each spring, as many Montanans prepare to set their clocks ahead one hour, a familiar question arises: Why do we still observe Daylight Saving Time? While it may feel like a modern inconvenience — especially when we lose that hour of sleep — the history behind the time change stretches back more than a century and is rooted in practicality, economics, and even wartime strategy. The concept of shifting time to better match daylight is often mistakenly credited to Benjamin Franklin. In 1784, Franklin jokingly suggested that Parisians could...

100 Years ago March 4, 1926 Ludwig Bierwagon was out last week looking for a horse that had strayed away from home. Mr. and Mrs. Gillespie of Colony Bay, Mr. and Mrs. Martin Bakke and family of Big Sandy, and W.L. Kulbeck and family were Sunday guests at the home of D.E. Stroup. Last Friday evening a surprise party was held at Percy Remington’s, the occasion being his birthday. About 80 guests were present with well laden baskets of lunch. The guests were entertained with instrumental and vocal selections. Cards and dancing were also...