How Robert Redford Made Me a Fisher of Men BY JOHN DIETSCH WANTED: Men in their seventies, must be excellent fly casters, meet at Sacajawea Park, Sunday, 10 a.m. bring fly fishing equipment. This was how the advertisement read that I had placed in the local Livingston newspaper. I figure it was the first casting casting call in the history of film and television, but I … [Read more...]

Wolves have caused elk in the Greater Yellowstone Ecosystem to change their behavior and foraging habits so much so that herds are having fewer calves, mainly due to changes in their nutrition, according to a recent study published by Montana State University researchers. During winter, nearly all elk in the Greater Yellowstone Ecosystem are losing weight, said Scott Creel, … [Read more...]

Celebrities are not uncommon on the streets of Livingston, so it was no surprise to some that singer Jimmy Buffett paid a visit in July, having been spotted at the Livingston Bar and Grill and other places near town. With family and friends in the area, Buffett’s ties to Livingston date back to the early 1970s and the making of the film Rancho Deluxe, in which he performed his … [Read more...]

He’s the Kind of Guy You Should Have a Beer With to Understand BY DAVID S. LEWIS As is true of most of you, I don’t know Ted Turner personally. I know him by his public image, and that has been shaped by comments he has made over the years. I did, though, have a chat with him recently when he was in Livingston, an encounter that showed  me another side of the guy. Before … [Read more...]

John Dietsch, The Man Who Taught Brad Pitt to Fly Fish for A River Runs Through It, Films Locally for the Outdoor Channel BY DAVID S. LEWIS  John Dietsch films on the Gallatin-above the rapids where he filled in as Brad Pitt's stunt double. Before Robert Redford transformed Norman Maclean’s semi-autobiographical novella A River Runs Through It into a motion picture … [Read more...]