Week in Pictures May 3-9
Libby Jenkins, 6, of Whitefish, examines hats by Katy Brennan on Saturday at the Conrad Mansion Mother's Day Tea and Couture event on Saturday in Kalispell. Jenkins and her mother both participated in the parade of Victorian era fashions.
Kellen Bates of Glacier plays a game against Hellgate on Saturday at the Kalispell Invitational.
Flathead's Jeremy Grosswieler hands the baton to Michael Managhan during the varsity boys 4x100 relay at the Archie Roe Track Meet in Kalispell.
Bigfork fifth grader David Khodyrev lets a crawfish pinch his finger at the Forestry Expo in Columbia Falls. According to Flathead National Forest Public Affairs Officer Denise Germann the annual expo brings in approximately 1500 students over the five days. The public is invited to the Family Forestry Expo today from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. Demonstrations will be at 10:30 and 1 p.m. include the FVCC Logger Sports Team competition, the Mule String Packing showcase, and the Logging Equipment Operations. Additionally there will be a free logging camp lunch from 11:30 to 1 p.m.
Columbia Falls Fire Chief Rick Hagen, right, at the scene of Thursday's explosion near 2nd Avenue West and 12th Street in Columbia Falls.
Flathead's Isabelle Brooks returns a shot from Glacier's Montana Ziglar during No. 4 singles play. Brooks won 6-4, 6-3.
Glacier’s Patrick Phattharaampornchai connects on a serve against Flathead’s Cole Francisco during Thursday’s crosstown dual at the FVCC courts. Phattharaampornchai won in two sets, 6-1, 6-3.
A Columbia Falls firefighter moves a piece of a debris out of the way as smoke rises from a collapsed carport in Columbia Falls Thursday afternoon. A house at 1206 Second Ave. W. exploded around 3:50 p.m., killing a Northwestern Energy employee working about 20 feet away from the building.
Susan Brakefield of the Christian Center, top left, acts as one of the prayer facilitator at the National Prayer Day on Thursday in downtown Kalispell. Brakefield sent out more than a dozen emails to churches in the Flathead Valley to raise awareness of the event. "We wanted to get involvement from all the area churches," said Brakefield.
Robert Allen Lake, 21, sits in court on Thursday in Kalispell. Lake has been charged with deliberate homicide, robbery and tampering with physical evidence for allegedly killing Wesley Collins.
Children at Smith Memorial Day Care line the fence to watch the demolition of the house across the street on Wednesday in Kalispell. The house being torn down will become the new parking lot for the Hockaday Museum.
A red fox returns to its den with its kill after a snowstorm last week near Creston.
Deborah Schultz of Kalispell, left to right, and her daughter Hannah take the Wild and Wicked Watercolors on Yupo Paper with Whitefish artist Jane Latus Emmert in her studio on Tuesday.
Muldown School second-grader Ashley Nishiyama sticks out her tongue Tuesday afternoon to catch snowflakes while Sareas Decker playfully pushes her and Walter Pearson looks on during a field trip in the snow near the Apgar Visitor Center in Glacier National Park.
Leif Castren running the 3200 on Tuesday at Flathead High School. Castren won the event with a time of 9:53:88.
Two Bigfork firefighters inspect damage done to the home of Andrew and Rosemary Kovatch near Echo Lake Monday afternoon when a tree was blown over in a windstorm. Peak wind gusts from Monday’s storm ranged from 41 mph at Glacier Park International Airport to 93 mph at Logan Pass in Glacier Park. Monday’s wind is expected to give way to snow today in the Flathead Valley. The National Weather Service predicts 1 to 4 inches of snow today with a high temperature of 42.
Calder Morrison sits in the Scholar's Lounge at Flathead Valley Community College.
Pete Thomas and his dog on Thursday near his home in rural Whitefish.
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.
Whitefish's Ryan Zalucky clears a hurdle while running the 300m Hurdles.
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.
Marc Hardesty of Kalispell practices shooting in the 40 foot range with his Browning Compound Bow on Friday afternoon. Hardesty is working to improve his skills in anticipation of Elk season which will begin on September 4 for bow hunters. This will be his first year bow hunting.
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.
