Week in Pictures October 12-18
Trooper Michael Haynes’ son Elias, 2, touches his father’s sign while accompanied by Haynes’ father, John, and the late trooper’s nephews Zachariah and Isaac Haynes and daughter Taryn.
Stillwater Christian School’s Julia Bray (left) goes up to block a tip at the net by Hot Springs’ MacKenzie Wood as Hot Springs’ Devon White looks on in the second set of Tuesday evening’s game at Stillwater.
Amy Byrd helps her son Hudson, 4, pull a trailer full of pumpkins collected at Sweet Pickin’s Pumpkin Patch on Tuesday morning. Despite the weekend’s frigid weather, the farm was able to store its pumpkins in trailers, between bales of hay, and under insulated tarps to keep them from freezing.
Flathead Audubon member Nancy Zapotoski, left, helps Glacier High School freshmen Puumba Orr plant a wild strawberry bush as fellow ninth-graders Logan Hensley, Elijah Dufour, Rebecca Kuehne and Journee Griffin work to finish the native garden for bird study at the high school on Oct. 2.
Bradley Tutsch stretches after a chilly bike ride Monday morning to Whitefish Lake, where steam rises off the water on the third straight day of record low temperatures. Monday’s low of 6 degrees shattered the previous low of 20 for Oct. 12.
In addition to her career in graphic design, Rita Fitzsimmons stays active in the community through her volunteer work with the Kalispell Rotary Club, Conrad Mansion and other organizations.
From left, Bigfork High School librarian and activities director Matt Porrovecchio, Principal Matt Jensen, and English and journalism teacher Charlie Appleby pose in front of a projector screen displaying the Virtual High School program’s home page.
Members of Columbia Falls Cub Scout Troop 101 play on bales of hay before attempting to navigate the maze.
John Thomas drives a forklift full of apples on Friday toward the entrance of Flathead Food Bank’s new location at the Gateway Community Center (formerly Gateway West Mall). The organization’s new facility is 10,600 square feet, four times the size of its former location. The food bank plans to open Tuesday at the new site.
Flathead High School’S George Sherwood pushes off CMR defensive back Dillon Hennessey on a pass play in the first quarter of Friday’s game at Legends Stadium in Kalispell.
Whitefish High School senior defensive player Tanner Hosek (right) leans into Livingston opponent Mike McCann in an attempt to block a pass during the second half in the Class A playoff game in Whitefish Saturday afternoon.
Whitefish High School freshmen midfielder Megan Danczyk heads the ball over Frenchtown player Courtney Richards during the Class A playoff game in Whitefish Saturday.
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