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A few years back Peter Ward asked his good pal Bert Raynes what he wanted to have happen when he left this world.

ISLAND POND -- Summer events are returning this year to Island Pond after a pandemic hiatus that sidelined most of them in 2020. The popular Friday Night Live music series will not be taking place this year as planning for that starts in January and at that time summer events didn’t seem like a

Wyoming treasures its wildlife. Some value the opportunity to hunt wild game to feed their families. Others prize the chance to see a grizzly fill its belly with the meat from an elk or bison that didn’t survive the winter. Preserving wildlife for both possibilities takes resources. So we’re glad to see the so-called “hook and bullet crowd” and the “bug and bunny people” joining forces for the sake of wildlife. That second moniker is one that our beloved Far Afield columnist Bert Raynes, who we lost this year, noted has been used to describe wildlife watchers lik...

The BoZone Bozeman Symphony benefit helps keep symphonic music alive in community February 14, 2021 The Bozeman Symphony launches its “Ode to Joy” campaign starting on Valentine’s Day, February 14, 2021. The Symphony Board of Directors has pledged $75,000 to encourage members of this thriving arts community to share the joy of orchestral music by supporting the Bozeman Symphony. For every dollar donated, Board members will match what the organization raises up to $75,000 for a total of a $150,000 goal to continue the success of this long-standing beacon of the arts. Throughout this glo...

On New Year’s Day, as the birds and the bears did their thing, one of their greatest admirers passed from the earth. Grizzly 399, arguably the valley’s biggest celebrity, waddled through the snow, leading her elk-fattened brood of four cubs north toward the den, while the man who championed the valley’s wild creatures for nearly half a century took his final breath. Now more than ever, our increasingly divided and contentious world needs nature and beauty. The awe and wonder that comes from watching a wandering grizzly, a mousing coyote or a soaring raven can right or restore u...