Page 8 - Flathead Living // Winter 2016-17

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The Return of Tanner Hall
BY DILLON TABISH
Now at 33, the pioneer in the sport of freeskiing is enjoying life as a professional ski bum with a few tricks still up his sleeve
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Legislator Day Jobs
BY MYERS REECE
Montana’s senators and representatives hail from diverse backgrounds, juggling careers and families as they participate in a citizens’ legislature for minimal compensation
A Cut Above
BY TRISTAN SCOTT
At RBM Lumber’s family owned timber mill, the Thompson family has carved out a niche business with conservation as its core principle and slow growth as a staple
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The Whistleblower
BY MYERS REECE
The story of Fred Whiteside, a Flathead senator who took on a corrupt Copper King at the turn of the 20th century, while tending to an apple orchard back home in Kalispell
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