Ep. 79- Glacier Range Riders: Building More than a Baseball Team

The Glacier Range Riders and Glacier Bank Park have, in a few short years, become an integral part of the Flathead Valley's sports and recreation scene.

Glacier Bank Park is a pro ballpark, built fast, built right, and built Montana — with locally sourced materials, authentic Flathead Valley food, and a design that makes visitors feel like they're somewhere, not just anywhere. Now it's drawing national recognition and becoming the kind of place families build traditions around.

Brenden Craig sits down with Scot Gladstone and Patrick "PK" Kelly of the Glacier Range Riders for a conversation that's equal parts origin story, community playbook, and vision for Kalispell and the Flathead.

You'll hear:

How a Pioneer League team got built from scratch — the timeline will surprise you

Why private funding matters and what it signals about this organization's independence and ambition

The Range Riders Foundation and how partnerships with schools, veterans groups, first responders, and nonprofits are turning a ballpark into a genuine community asset

The career pipeline no one talks about — seasonal jobs and internships that launch real careers in broadcasting, hospitality, and sports operations

What it means when your players make it to the MLB — and why that credibility ripples back to the valley

This is a baseball story, and a story about what a community decides to become, and the people bold enough to build it.

Learn more about the Glacier Range Riders at: www.gorangeriders.com

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