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Better Late Than Never!

Mother Nature, power failures, and a loss of heat all conspired to force us to cancel our 2022 FVTU Christmas party. A real bummer, since it would have marked our first in-person social event since COVID struck. But, much like striking out at your favorite fishing spot; you just...

Veterans Fishing Day – Part II

On Wednesday, August, 3rd we again had an opportunity to team up with the Kalispell Vet Center for a day of fishing with some deserving local veterans. Army vet and FVTU Service Partnership Coordinator Jim Borowski, was outnumbered by an all Navy/Marine Corps group of hopeful anglers. The weather...

Veteran Fishing Day

On Wednesday, July 20th, FVTU Service Partnership Coordinator Jim Borowski teamed with a small group of veterans from the Kalispell Vet Center for a few hours of fly fishing. The Kalispell Vet Center serves veterans throughout the Flathead Valley and their outreach program offers a wide variety of interesting...

FVTU 2nd Annual FAS Cleanup

On Saturday, May 7th, FVTU conducted its 2nd annual Fishing Access Site cleanup. This year we partnered with volunteers from the local chapter of the Citizens’ Climate Lobby, a grassroots advocacy group focused on national policies to address the climate movement. Rains the day before and the threat of...

Remembering 9/11

Nineteen years ago today the world was rocked by the unprecedented terrorists attacks on New York City and Washington D.C.  Nearly three thousand people lost their lives in those attacks. I was working security at the Moose Fire camp when it happened.  I can still vividly remember watching the...

Brrrrr!

FVTU Veterans Ice Fishing Day On Tuesday, February 11, FVTU board members Jim Borowski and Rob Weiker took three veterans from the Kalispell Vet Center on an ice fishing trip to Loon Lake. The trip was one of our Veterans Service Partnership (VSP) programs. We were joined by Adam...

Ho! – Ho! – Ho!

FVTU Celebrates the Holiday Season Last night Kalispell Brewing Co. hosted our annual Christmas party. A good time was had by all, as the old saying goes. The festivities were punctuated with lots of good food, fun, and plenty of raffle prizes. About fifty FVTU members and friends showed...

Veterans Day – 11/11/19

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FVTU at TU VSP T3 in AR

Phew, that was a mouthful.  More simply put, Flathead Valley TU was represented at national TU’s Veteran Service Partnership Train-the-Trainer event in Arkansas last month. FVTU VSP Coordinator Jim Borowski attended the conference as both a participant and a presenter.  The three day event brought in about twenty representatives...

Finding Peace Through Fly Fishing

FVTU holds third annual veterans float down the Flathead On Thursday, September 12, FVTU took six local veterans on a float down the main stem of the Flathead River to introduce them to the joys and therapeutic value of fly fishing.  This was our third consecutive year treating a...