Week in Pictures April 26 - May 2
Noel Gorton, pictured at her farm in Creston, is running for the Democratic nomination for Flathead County commissioner.
County Commissioner Joe Brenneman is pictured at his farm off Steel Bridge Road last spring east of Kalispell. Brenneman is running for a second term as commissioner.
Parker Johnson, a sophomore at Columbia Falls, plays in the boys singles against Ronan on Monday.
Patrick Nichol in his truck out in Creston on Monday.
Glacier senior Maddey Frey (center) sprints to the finish line in the 100 in the crosstown dual with Flathead at Legends Stadium on Tuesday.
Branden Perina of Whitefish, an eighth grader at Olney-Bissell School presents his science fair project "Wing Functions, Airfoil Design, Lift, and Everything in Between" on Tuesday. "I found my new passion with this," said Perina. "I love this stuff!"
Pam Holmquist sits in the driver's seat of a boat at Rocky Mountain Marine, a business in Evergreen which she has owned for 32 years. She is running as a Republican for county commissioner.
Howard Gipe, who served as Flathead County commissioner from 1987 to 2004, is running for the District 2 commissioner seat. These economic times cant be put on hold while an inexperienced commissioner takes two to three years to learn the ropes. We dont have two or three years to waste, Gipe said.
Glaciers Baylee Quay tries to make a play as Missoula Big Skys Kelsey LaVaute slides safely into third in the fourth inning at Kidsports Complex Thursday afternoon.
The Rev. Darryl Kistler, pastor of Community Congregational Church of Kalispell, speaks to a rally of people who gathered outside the Flathead County Library in Kalispell to protest the showing of the film, Epic: The Story of the Waffen SS. The event was run by a group called Kalispell Pioneer Little Europe.
Elizabeth Spradlin, a pre-schooler at Children's House Montessori School adds her change to collection the children have been working on for victims of the earthquake in Chili. According to teacher Heather Gerg the Children's Change for Chili began in February with the goal of raising eight hundred dollars, the cost of a temporary shelter for six people. Gerg said the total at last count was above one thousand dollars and she said they are on their way to reaching twelve hundred.
Under much-clearer skies Friday than Flathead residents have seen for a few days, Kelly Apgar paints a landscape scene just off of U.S. 93 near Somers.
D.J. Sipe, son of former Whitefish Fire Chief David Sipe, carries his father's ashes past a lineup of Whitefish firefighters at Conrad Cemetery in Kalispell Saturday afternoon.
Tony Petero, right, shows his son, Paul Prince of Whitefish, the furniture that rents had kept on the roof and merely pushed off when they moved out.
Two people stand in snow on the beach while admiring the view at Avalanche Lake in Glacier National Park on April 25. Portions of roads and trails in the park are open despite recent spring snowfall.
Columbia Falls' Tiana Burns jumps into the air as she flies toward the pit during the A.R.M Invitational in Whitefish Saturday morning.
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