Week in Pictures: March 29 - April 4
Brenda Ahearn/Daily Inter Lake Kayla Williams, 2, of Kalispell, rushes to pick up eggs during the Dandy Dudes and Dolls 4-H annual Easter egg hunt on Saturday at the Cayuse Prairie School in Kalispell. According to organizer Tina Engebritson of Kalispell, this is the 15th year the 4-H has put on this hunt. They usually have about 200 children in attendance.
Alma Foot (blue hat) opens up Easter eggs with Janet Patterson during an Easter party Thursday afternoon at the Elms Apartments in Kalispell. Candy and quarters to help residents pay for laundry were hidden in the eggs.
Luke Dowler strums his guitar and sings one of his original tunes. Dowler earned third place in the competition, placing him as an alternate in the event of one of the top two finishers being unable to perform in the State Showdown at the Montana State Fair in Great Falls this summer.
Veronica Honthaas of Columbia Falls is an organic beekeeper, traditional herbalist, reflexologist, potter, and gardener to name just a few, supports “regression,” a movement among beekeepers to introduce feral bees’ genetics into their broods by collecting bees from the wild.
Kalispell First Presbyterian Church Organist Lee Scifers practices songs for Easter Sunday in the sanctuary of the church Wednesday morning. Scifers has been the church organist for 18 years, but began his career with the organ when he was a sophomore in high school growing up in Eastern Montana.
Jerry Carter of Twin Falls, Idaho, works to remove a rotted crosstie on the Kalispell subdivision railroad line Thursday along U.S. 2. Carter, operations specialist for West Region Watco Transportation, hoped to replace six ties before the afternoon trains came through.
Brenda Ahearn/Daily Inter Lake Owner Mary Pool and store manager Linda Hile of Kalispell examine the stock deciding what to keep and what can be donated on Tuesday at My Secret Treasures Annex in Kalispell.
Lone Pine State Park Ranger Mary Beth Chappelow leads students on a scavenger hunt along hiking trails in the park as part of the park’s first spring day camp Wednesday afternoon. The two-day event was themed “Nature Scene Investigation” and gave students the opportunity to learn about topics ranging from plant seedlings to collecting animal tracks.
Brenda Ahearn/Daily Inter Lake Mathew Gutierrez, left, and Kristian Stipe, both 16, of Whitefish, take a small boat out onto a run off puddle on Tuesday north of Whitefish. Gutierrez said this was the first time they had been out on the puddles this year.
Brenda Ahearn/Daily Inter Lake Marnie Forbis, director of the Bigfork Museum of Art and History, hanging lights on Wednesday in preparation for today's opening of the new show "The American Bison in Montana Art and Culture. There will be a reception tonight from 5 to 7 p.m. The show will run until the end of the month.
Brenda Ahearn/Daily Inter Lake Raymond Dominick, chief executive manager of Dynamic Investing, in his office in Bigfork on Wednesday.
Brenda Ahearn/Daily Inter Lake Jenny Snipstead, formerly of Kalispell and Ethan Thompson, of Whitefish, both 19, at Colter Coffee in Kalispell on Tuesday. The pair have created a jingle for which they hope will become the next Folgers Coffee Jingle.
Senator Max Baucus shakes hands with Columbia Falls businessman Dave Renfrow as he makes his way around the room at the Chamber of Commerce in Kalispell on Tuesday afternoon. Baucus addressed the crowd on the way new health care legislation will affect Montana businesses. Senator Max Baucus addresses the crowd at the Chamber of Commerce on the effect of new health care legislation on Montana businesses on Tuesday in Kalispell.
Eilee Crusta, 12, connects with the ball while playing a game of doubles tennis with friends on the tennis courts next to the Museum at Central School in Kalispell Monday afternoon.
Michael Christensen, Columbia Falls speech and debate coach, poses with his daughter Stephanie on Jan. 9. Christensen is resigning from coaching after 20 years leading the Columbia Falls program, which won 10 state championships during that time. Stephanie is one of the many speakers who have won individual titles for Columbia Falls.
