Sports + Recreation

The Wilderness Within

How a veteran hunter navigates both the external and personal terrain Article by Kate Heston | Photography by Leah Lamberson Photography & Provided Eric Bachofner harvested his first deer when he was 12-years-old. A Kalispell native on his father’s annual hunting trip to Central Montana, Eric secured a small four point whitetail after some time in camouflage, quietly roaming across the landscape. It’s one of many prominent memories from his childhood, he said, as he reminisced on his early...

Local Services

A Legacy For Life Guarantee

Inside the three-generations craftsmanship of Rucker Knives Article by Marko Capoferri | Photography by Nikity Nak Creatives Peruse the Rucker Knives website and in the “About” section you’ll come across a stunning sentence, equally moving for its sentiment as for its poetry: “We build for meaning over momentum.” It’s a statement that contains layers. TJ Rucker, current owner of Rucker Knives, a family knife-making outfit based in Kalispell, is, in his own words, an “expat” from the world of...

Auto + Marine

Fueling Our Hometown

How a longstanding local dealership prioritizes giving back Article by Summer Zalesky | Photography by Nikity Nak Creatives Chris Rembaugh - General Manager   What is an organization that you give back to that is close to your heart, and why?   Oh, that’s a hard one. I’m going to say Land to Hand. They provide healthy and sustainable food for the community. They have a backpack program where they provide food for kids during holiday breaks or on weekends. They not only feed them, but...

Education

All Things in Common

How a 16th-century vision outlasted European persecution and forged a lasting communal refuge in the West. Article by Diana Dalke | Photography by © Laura Wilson The year is 1536. An Austrian hatmaker’s strong pillars of faith have bound him to a stake—pillars like the belief in separation of church and state, pacifism, and a refusal to swear oaths. It’s hard to imagine in our age—and especially in our country—this type of religious persecution, but the Anabaptists in sixteenth century Europe...