Home & Lifestyle

Radio Contests Used To Be a Real Challenge

I’ll never forget the time I was driving to the post office, and one of the radio stations played a lyric from “Long Cool Woman” by the Hollies. Just so happened I new the lyric: “Just a fine-nine beautiful tall.”

March 17, 2023

Documents, Documents, Where Are the Documents?

Having important documents secure, yet easy to find and use when needed, is a challenge for many older folks, but with a little work, it can be accomplished.

March 17, 2023

Card that reads "Power of Attorney" for an article about planning ahead for a durable power of attorney

Possible Guardianship or Conservatorship in Your Future? Plan Ahead with A Durable Power of Attorney

Seeking guardianship or conservatorship for who can’t tend to their own needs? It’s a long process. Plan ahead with a durable power of attorney.

March 14, 2023

Photo of an elderly woman at home searching for health care providers on her laptop

Find Health Care Providers

Using online tools like “Find Care Providers” on Medicare.gov can make it easier to compare and choose doctors, hospitals, nursing homes, and more.

March 9, 2023

Photo of a stapler and pens scattered around a pink post-it that has "TAX PLANNING" sketched on it in blue ink.

How Much Do You Have to Make to File Taxes?

Your having to file a federal income tax return this year will depend on how much you earned last year, as well as income sources, your age, and filing status.

March 9, 2023

Photo of a gloved hand cleaning mud and old leaves out of a gutter to get a home ready for spring

Get Your Home Ready For Spring

After months spent mostly indoors, homeowners are ready to open their windows and embrace the warm season. Here’s a checklist to get your home ready for spring.

March 8, 2023

Centennial Sanders Ranch family members: Sanders generations 2019: Tom and June in 2019 with their children and grandchildren (left to right): Kayla (holding Delaney), Carl, Deklan, Tom, Barbara, June Sanders Farwell, son Jess, his wife Julie and daughters Katie and Lilly Farwell; Junes’ daughter Jennifer Farwell.

MTHS Welcomes Two New Centennial Farm and Ranch Families

The Montana Historical Society welcomes the Luppold/Buckingham Ranch in Meagher County and the Sanders Ranch in Granite County to the Centennial Farm and Ranch register.

March 7, 2023

Photo of a winter hat surrounded by an assortment of colored gloves.

Tips for Enjoying Those Last Days of Winter

We are now a good three months into winter weather, and it is getting tedious and tiresome. Explore how to employ that positive, last days of winter mindset.

March 7, 2023

Waking the Orchard

As sunlight returns for longer days, it’s time to start waking the orchard, preparing for blossoms, fruit set, pests, and dreams of harvest.

March 6, 2023

Beloved Culver Horse Donated for Therapy Program

Patton is 17 hands tall, weighing about 1,700 lbs. Culver Academies donated him to Holistic Riding Equine Therapy, where he will easily carry large students.

March 4, 2023