2010 Year in Review

Montana National Guard Honor Guard members carry the body of Army Private First Class Nicholas Cook into a hearse Monday afternoon at Glacier Park International Airport. Cook died in Afghanistan on March 7th from wounds sustained from insurgents that attacked his unit.

Cedar Vance with one of her horses on Monday, March 8, at her home north of Whitefish.

Flathead's Tanner Salois celebrates his game-tying shot with seconds to go in the fourth quarter against Glacier Saturday evening. Salois' shot eventually forced overtime, where Flathead pulled away with the win.

Janet Kigilyuk, left to right, Paulina Carbajal-Jepsen, and Lauryn Vornbrock, along with members of Barb Andersen's third grade class, wait anxiously outside Super 1 Foods on Tuesday in Kalispell. Students at Elrod Elementary borrowed 300 bags and decorated them with Earth Day themed art. The decorated bags will be given to customers starting at 8 a.m. on Thursday.

Pete Milne and Caitlin Hills doing Lolly Kicks as they dance a Balboa style swing dance at the Sassafras Ballroom in Kalispell on Friday, April 2.

Andrew Bergstrom hangs flags along the driveway leading to Grace Baptist Church early on Sunday morning in preparation for the annual Memorial Day Service. For the past five years Grace Baptist has done a special Sunday service specifically honoring some aspect of the United States military. This year the focus was on POWs and MIAs.

Ryan Hunt, left to right, Jason Hunt, Eddie Correa, Brian Penrod and Tyler Hunt, all cousins from the Whitefish area, celebrate as they become the first customers at Walmart with the purchase of a Hershey's chocolate bar. The group of five began their vigil outside the doors of Walmart on Tuesday night at 11 p.m. They wanted to be the first into the store so they came out with camping gear and staked their claim.

A Mineral County Search and Rescue Crew drives their boat along the Flathead River. At least four boats fitted with sonar equipment were grid-searching the lower Flathead River between the town of Dixon and the river's confluence with the Clark Fork River Tuesday afternoon.

A tourist snaps a photo of a mountain goat crossing over the trail to Hidden Lake near Logan Pass in Glacier National Park on Wednesday.

Kirsten Raas jumps into Flathead Lake while her son Kellen Raas looks on from Lakeside's public dock Saturday morning. The two were taking full advantage of the clear weather before driving back home to Edmonton, Canada, where it had recently been rainy.

Kalispell Firefighter Brian Rauch, left, holds up a rescued dog while Traci Stolte and Debbie Huntingon (light blue) hold two other dogs standing next to Whitefish firefighters Mitch Avelar and Matt Weller after fire crews helped to rescue dogs from Stolte's home and business "Stolte's Pet Shop on Highway 93 south of Whitefish Wednesday afternoon. All fifteen dogs and two cats made it out safely.

Ray Peacock speeds his way down through the course during the 2nd Annual Grizzly Downhill Bike Race at the Whitefish Mountain Resort at Big Mountain Saturday afternoon. Just over 40 racers competed in the event, which was run on the Runaway Train trail.

Wild Goose Island and Goat Mountain (right) pick up the early morning light at Saint Mary Lake near the Narrows on Sunday in Glacier National Park.

EMR Arising and EMR Amen race through the hills of the Duff Place as they are rounded up on Wednesday, October 13, near Drummond, Mont.

Zach Ginnaty power washes the top of the Veterans Memorial on Wednesday morning in Kalispell. The memorial and the walkway will be thoroughly cleaned and will have new bricks and new brass plates installed in time for the Veterans Day ceremony which will take place on Thursday the 11th at 11 a.m.

Bigfork's Jessie Kelso (75) keeps his arm glued to the jersey of Fairfield's Trace Brady (12) in the second half of Saturday's Class B Championship Game in Bigfork.

Cinda Stephens shares a kiss with her husband William Berry outside their new home last week. After Cinda injured her back and William returned from working as a private contractor with the military in Iraq, the family was unable to make ends meet. After living in a tent, a camper, and with relatives, the family moved into Samaritan House in Kalispell a few months ago. The family was able to qualify for the house through Veterans Affairs and Housing and Urban Development.

Becky Sturdevant stands near roadside crosses north of Columbia Heights on Friday evening. The crosses were erected at the site where her son, Montana Highway Patrol Trooper Evan Schneider, was killed in the line of duty by a drunk driver in August 2008.

Geneva Sappington, 10, slides past her brother Alan, 9, while sledding at Dry Bridge Park on Tuesday afternoon. The Flathead Valley has received 13.8 inches of snow so far this season.