Big Mountain Fire Department

was dispatched by Flathead County Sheriff's Office to rescue a dog in despair Monday afternoon on Ridgerun Drive. The Yorkshire terrier was getting a bath when one of the pads on its feet slipped beneath the metal drain, and the animal couldn't free it without cutting the sensitive pad. Fearless and resourceful paramedics and firefighters arrived and employed dish soap, oil, and wooden sticks to free the dog without so much as a bite. "We like dogs. It was a great ending" said firefighter/paramedic Matt Kinsey.

Someone was worried about a panhandler outside of Wal-Mart who looked about 12 years old and very cold. A deputy found she is 24 years old and was all right.

Four roommates caused a disturbance with a disagreement on Airport Road on Sunday. The point of their contention was the cable bill. A man on Montana 206 said the mother of his child harasses him.

After a report of items being thrown and burned on Middle Road, a boy was taken to the hospital to be checked out and then went to the juvenile jail. Another disturbance with a teenage boy happened on East Evergreen Drive.

Too many indignities have been visited upon a snowman on Harbin Hill Road, according to a complaint. It all began when someone threw an egg at a house there. Two weeks ago, someone tipped over the snowman. On Thursday night, it was tipped again and the helpless, hapless snowman was drenched in fruit punch. There is a suspect in the fruit punching of Frosty.

A burglary was reported on LaBrant Road. A nail gun stolen near Whitefish was found at a Kalispell pawn shop.

There were numerous reports of animals being malnourished or threatened by the cold weather, but virtually all were determined to be unfounded.