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Proctor, MT · Lifestyle
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A stunning modern lake house on Whitefish Lake steps down a forested hillside
Dark siding, glass, and green stone on a steep lot below Big Mountain. Pearson Design Group has designed this stunning modern lake house on a forested hillside in Whitefish, Montana. Known as Bigfish House, it sits where Big Mountain meets Whitefish Lake. The lot is so steep that the architects planned the home as a series of stacked and stepped levels leading down to the water’s edge.
Char-Koosta News
Local Artists Spend Fall on the CSKT Bison Range Through Open Air Residency
PABLO — Two local artists are spending the fall at the CSKT Bison Range as the first participants in a new artist residency hosted by Open Air, a Montana nonprofit known for place-based arts programs. Lydia McKinney and Mars Sandoval are in residence through November 21. The residency began...
Lake County Leader
More than a ride: Horse assisted therapy helps patients
Off Baypoint Road in Polson stands a large horse farm, with equines greeting every car that drives down the gravel entrance road. Inside the barn sit saddles and helmets that are accompanied by toy bowling pins, Velcro balls and miniature bean bags. Here, horses Koda and Trixie anxiously await their patients for the day. Hobby Horse Place is a therapy center utilizing horses for horse-assisted therapy. Offering physical and occupational treatment, staff incorporate the horse's movement with the patient to help with therapy goals such as regulation, core strengthening, body awareness, balance and improved gross motor function. Debbie McGuinness, a registered physical therapist, opened Hobby Horse Place two years ago with the help of Wendy King, a certified occupational therapist assistant. Joining them is Shannon Harris, a master of occupational therapy, who has a background in working with horses and a therapy career with kids. “We both are therapists, we both work with horses, and we knew the benefits that this could offer for kids,” McGuiness said. Three years ago, the American Hippotherapy Association came to Montana and got it in writing for Medicaid, that gave me the green light.” Hippotherapy is a term for equine movement being included in
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Flathead Beacon
In the Swan Valley, a Small Nonprofit Is Keeping Bears Out of Trouble
A family moves to the Swan Valley to live their dream. A few acres where they can have chickens, a garden, and maybe a few fruit trees. They hang bird feeders on the deck so they can watch the birds and are enchanted by an almost nightly sighting of a doe and her twin fawns. Life is so peaceful. But then one night they are awakened by a terrible racket in the coop as the stillness of night explodes with the sounds of chickens squawking and the family dog barking. They discover that their wildlife neighbors also include hungry bears.
Montana Outdoor Radio Show
Stillwater River: Small Flies, Foggy Mornings, and a Race Against the Rain
Conditions on the Stillwater near Absarokee are optimal for early November, with low, clear water and good wading access. The best nymphing occurs from 7-11 AM, using small Baetis and midge patterns. As rain approaches midday, switch to dry flies and later to streamers for aggressive browns. Adapt strategies as conditions change.