Some people contemplated the end of 2005 from inside the county jail.

Some people contemplated the end of 2005 from inside the county jail. Long before New Year's Eve revelries began Saturday night, eight people were arrested for drinking and driving.

Road conditions Friday night ambushed even sober drivers, causing rollovers and slide-ins, but no serious injuries.

Among the accidents reported to Flathead County Sheriff's Office were rollovers on Holt Drive, Big Mountain Road, and Whitefish Stage Road. The attraction between vehicles and stationary objects such as power poles solidified in Evergreen, on Jellison Road, and near Whitefish where it first appeared to be a train crash, but turned out to be a man fleeing police. The chase ended at the railroad crossing with an arrest. Vehicles also hit ditches and fences; one was seen on the wrong side of the road on U.S. 93.

Kalispell Fire Department's ambulance took one person to the hospital from a crash near McDonald's.

A woman reported a "pending disturbance" at Many Lakes as she anticipated the arrival of her estranged husband, who reportedly suspects that she and her son are plotting to kill him. Peace was kept.

An assault was reported on Panoramic Drive.

A rape report is under investigation. A woman reported her concerns about a convicted sex offender living next-door.

At the Tall Pines Lounge, a man was very angry with a Keno machine, which he punched hard enough to break.

A woman who showed up cold, confused, and shaking at Tri-City Quick Stop refused medical attention.

Snowman signs and a metal rack kept reappearing on the highway in Lakeside.

An espresso stand was broken into on Montana 35 and statues were knocked over at Pony Circus Antiques on Montana 35.

An ongoing neighbor dispute was reported in Hungry Horse. Likewise on North Juniper Bay, where a woman who was taking down decorations did not consider it helpful when a man plowing the road stopped and started taking down her fence, too.

A housekeeper is accused of stealing gold coins.