Ellington

A.R.M. Invite

KYSA Tournament Pitcher

KYSA Tournament

Alan W. Opp, 85

Alan W. Opp, 85, died peacefully in his Kalispell home on Wednesday morning, April 27, 2011. He was a longtime resident of Flathead County.

Kidnap suspect to get mental evaluation

A Flathead District Court judge ordered a psychological evaluation Thursday for a man charged with kidnapping after a six-hour standoff at a Kalispell motel on New Year’s Eve.

Students relying on remote-control clickers

Hand-raising has gone high tech at Hedges School.

FVCC hopefuls square off

FVCC candidates spar over elections, audits, finances

Friday’s Glacier Country Pachyderm forum started out with some sharp jabs with candidates for four Flathead Valley Community College trustee positions as the main event before the Republican group.

Gerald Eugene 'Jerry' Miller, 83

Gerald Eugene "Jerry" Miller, 83, passed away Wednesday, April 27, 2011, in Kalispell.

Rumble young man rumble

Anthony "Rumble" Johnson recognized the look in each fighter's eyes as they stepped into the cage on Friday night.

Billie Stewart Jay

Billie Stewart Jay, 90

Billie Stewart Jay “left her earthly body and went to be with her Savior” on April 28, 2011.

Stillwater wins Les Schwab Shootout

COLUMBIA FALLS - Stillwater Christian School won the 10th annual Les Schwab Shootout on Friday night with a final score of 101 points.

Polson girls earn lone dual win vs. Southwestern A netters

Northwestern A's Polson and Whitefish tangled with some tough competition from Southwestern A on Friday in dual tennis action in the Bitterroot Valley.

Interactive clickers

New storm disrupts park plowing

Another winter storm descended Friday on Glacier National Park, disrupting park plowing crews that already have encountered unusually deep snow in some areas.

FVCC candidates address the Pachyderm Club

Alan W. Opp

Canadian exchange: 'You be ready, because we're coming'

The Flathead Valley has been restored as a prime destination for recreation- and bargain-seeking Canadians, and local businesses can and should do more to ensure the trend will last, according to a panel of speakers at a seminar Friday in Kalispell.

Wildkats, Loggers go 2-0 in softball tourney

FRENCHTOWN - Columbia Falls bounced back from its first loss of the season by posting two wins on Friday at the Frenchtown Invitational softball tournament.

Kalispell Kombat Ready

Kalispell Kombat Fence

Kalispell Kombat Grit

Kalispell Kombat Punch

Kalispell Kombat Scene

Kalispell Kombat Vertical

Kalispell Kombat Winner

Kalispell Kombat

April Special Olympics

Special Olympics

Snow Removal at Glacier

Stacy Schnebel Profile

Anthony Blake Clark

Anthony Blake Clark, son of Brad and Jessie Clark of Columbia Falls, was born April 5 at North Valley Hospital.

Elly Michelle Davidson

Elly Michelle Davidson, daughter of Jess and Kacie Davidson of Dillon, was born March 17 at Barrett Hospital in Dillon.

Activities cutbacks reduced

Cuts to high school activities won’t be as deep as Kalispell Public Schools officials had feared, after direction from trustees this week.

Sanorah Marie Burling

Sanorah Marie Burling, daughter of Ben and Tree Burling of Columbia Falls, was born April 11 at North Valley Hospital.

Claire Olivia Walker

Claire Olivia Walker, daughter of Levi and Bethany Walker of Kalispell, was born April 6 at Kalispell Regional Medical Center.

Special Olympics Games to be staged here

 More than 200 athletes will represent 13 teams at today’s Special Olympics-Glacier Area Games.

Leif Christian Jerde

Leif Christian Jerde, son of Erik and Sally Jerde, was born April 15 at North Valley Hospital.

Hannah Marie Erickson

Hannah Marie Erickson, daughter of Bob and Lisa Erickson of Kalispell, was born April 4 at Kalispell Regional Medical Center.

Lily Anne Palin

Lily Anne Palin, daughter of Jeremy and Shannon Palin of Kalispell, was born April 4 at Kalispell Regional Medical Center.

Bigfork residents learn flood preparation

Some 30 people showed up in Bigfork on Tuesday to learn how to make a 96-hour survival pack in case of a flood emergency.

Amy Adele Sauls

Amy Adele Sauls, daughter of Justin Sauls and Rachael Greenland, was born April 4 at North Valley Hospital.

Man sentenced for helping hide body

A 28-year-old Kalispell man will spend six months in jail for helping hide the body of a man who was bludgeoned to death with hammers in April 2010.

Flood of 2011? Be prepared

Now, it’s getting serious for flood watchers.

Camryn Rose Lorraine Donahue

Camryn Rose Lorraine Donahue, daughter of Kevin and Katie Donahue, was born April 10 at North Valley Hospital.

Jackson Zoll

Jackson Zoll, son of Matt and Liz Zoll of Kalispell, was born April 12 at Kalispell Regional Medical Center.

Brooke Marie Iverson

Brooke Marie Iverson, daughter of Antonia Iverson of Whitefish, was born April 15 at North Valley Hospital.

Lakoeta Shiye Jetty

Lakoeta Shiye Jetty, son of Joseth Jetty and Tiffany Bruner of Kalispell, was born April 2 at Kalispell Regional Medical Center.

Xander Joseph Gladeau

Xander Joseph Gladeau, son of Santee and Krystal Gladeau of Columbia Falls, was born April 6 at North Valley Hospital.

Daniel Barton Bessen

Daniel Barton Bessen, son of Aaron Bessen and Kimberly Pettit of Columbia Falls, was born April 5 at Kalispell Regional Medical Center.

Libby Dam scrambles to prevent flooding

The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers will ramp up releases from Libby Dam, possibly in an unusual way, to ensure that flows can be curtailed during the peak runoff to avoid flooding on the Kootenai River.

SBG geared up for Kalispell Kombat

The night before professional mixed martial arts will be showcased at UFC 129 in Toronto, Kalispell resident Chhi'med Kunzang will step into the ring for the first time for a simple reason.

Cody Naldrett sentencing

Kayenta Maxine Nelson

Kayenta Maxine Nelson, daughter of Jeremy and Kina Nelson of Kalispell, was born April 13 at North Valley Hospital.

Vayda Aleena Kauffman

Vayda Aleena Kauffman, daughter of Mark and Jessie Kauffman of Kalispell, was born April 2 at Kalispell Regional Medical Center.

Deegan Michael Kynett

Deegan Michael Kynett, son of Nicholas Kynett and Cristin Perry of Kalispell, was born April 5 at Kalispell Regional Medical Center.

David Angelo Jones Jr.

David Angelo Jones Jr., son of David Jones and Kayla Racine of Kalispell, was born April 14 at North Valley Hospital.

Amarri Jade Gneiting

Amarri Jade Gneiting, daughter of Jon and Amanda Gneiting of Whitefish, was born April 14 at North Valley Hospital.

Pirates' big inning stops Kats

POLSON - You have to be solid all the way around when you play the defending Class A state softball champion Polson Pirates.

Local flooding threat grows: 'It's going to be hard to avoid'

Snowpack keeps growing, as does flood threat

As the big chill continues, the snowpack across Western Montana and particularly in the Flathead River Basin persists along with continued forecasts for high flood potential.

Smith Lake Rising

Marlee Ann Jones

Marlee Ann Jones, daughter of Robert Jones and Ashlee Cates of Columbia Falls, was born April 13 at North Valley Hospital.

Mikayla Kylie Hokanson

Mikayla Kylie Hokanson, daughter of Jackson and Christina Hokanson of Kalispell, was born April 4 at Kalispell Regional Medical Center.

Eamon Robert Schule

Eamon Robert Schule, son of Travis and Beth Schule of Kalispell, was born March 16 at home.

Paul Matthew Ciganek

Paul Matthew Ciganek, son of Paul and Mary Ciganek of Whitefish, was born April 14 at North Valley Hospital.

Ava Hope LaSalle-Floch

Ava Hope LaSalle-Floch, daughter of Bryce Floch and Denise LaSalle of Kalispell, was born April 4 at Kalispell Regional Medical Center.

Medical marijuana: A breakdown of laws by state

Boomers & work: Most say age is a plus at the office

Glacier vs. Columbia Falls Tennis

Interactive Clickers Detail

Bigfork Inn

1 dead as storms pound South for 2nd straight day

Eagles Nest Antiques and Crafts

Chernobyl: The nuclear disaster that shook the world

Missing girl was just napping in the closet

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August James Young

August James Young, son of Pete and Charis Young of Somers, was born March 27 at North Valley Hospital.

Murder suspect wants extra charges dropped

Attorneys for a man accused of the 2010 bludgeoning death of a Kalispell man argued for the dismissal of recently added charges Wednesday in Flathead District Court.

Host of young musicians qualifies for state music festival

District No. 1 Music Festival involved 1,500 students

The numbers from the recent District No. 1 Music Festival are staggering.

Health clinics offered for child immunizations

The Flathead City-County Health Department and public schools in Flathead County are teaming up to offer immunization clinics this spring.

Gonzaga grad picked to head Whitefish schools

Kathryn “Kate” Orozco will take over the helm of the Whitefish School District this summer.

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Gun club activities pick up pace in May

The Bigfork Gun Club is gearing up for a variety of events and matches for rifle shooters young and old.

Raquel Abigail Nieter

Raquel Abigail Nieter, daughter of Anthony and Scarlet Nieter of Kalispell, was born March 31 at North Valley Hospital.

Mason James Hagen

Mason James Hagen, son of Joel and Tiffany Hagen of Bigfork, was born March 28 at Kalispell Regional Medical Center.

Audrey Ann Lowell

Audrey Ann Lowell, daughter of Gary and Mandy Lowell of Columbia Falls, was born March 28 at Kalispell Regional Medical Center.

Ethan James Albin

Ethan James Albin, son of Ean and Coleen Albin of Columbia Falls, was born March 28 at North Valley Hospital.

A tragic loss in the mountains

We extend our heartfelt condolences to the families and friends of Walker Kuhl and Gregory Seftick, two young men who fell victim to a tragic accident while on a camping trip in the Grand Tetons of Wyoming. Once again, we are reminded of how fragile and precious all life is, and yet once again we are also reminded how important it is to live your life fully and well — and to enjoy each moment. Kuhl and Seftick were doing what they loved — enjoying the great outdoors — when they perished last week in an avalanche. It is a devastating loss for their families, but we hope all who knew them will be able to think of these two brave adventurers with fond memories in years to come.They lived life well.

Burn permits will be required as of May 1

Flathead County residents who plan to burn natural vegetation between May 1 and June 30 are required to obtain burn permits prior to burning.

This Week in Sports

Obama's birth certificate: President releases long form

Logger Sports Coach Beall

Logger Sports Inspection

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Logger Sports

Courthouse Renovations Ladders

Courthouse Renovations

North Korea: Carter, other ex-leaders visit

Gas drilling: Pa. moves to stop wastewater in streams

Union approves contract

Kalispell firefighters unanimously ratified a new contract with the city on Monday night.

Rowan Edward Lanier

Rowan Edward Lanier, son of Jason and Karina Lanier of Bigfork, was born March 23 at Kalispell Regional Medical Center.

Water wings

Walter James 'Jim' Moniz, 71

Jim “was set free to be with the Lord” on Resurrection Sunday, April 24, 2011.

Fred G. Torbergson, 75

Fred G. Torbergson, 75, passed away on Saturday, April 23, 2011, at the Veterans Hospital in Sheridan, Wyo.

Kaia Roz Ridgway

Kaia Roz Ridgway, daughter of Keith and Holly Ridgway of Kalispell, was born March 25 at Kalispell Regional Medical Center.

Cool crosstown at Glacier

Strong field events help Wolfpack beat Flathead; Bravettes inch out victory

A third opponent showed up to the crosstown track meet at Glacier High on Tuesday.

Robert D. Germann, 85

Robert D. Germann, 85, passed away April 24, 2011, in Kalispell.

Mother Earth Water Walk

Man angry at nurse for not giving him pot

Governor, legislators to be featured at May 5 forum

 The Whitefish Chamber of Commerce is hosting a forum May 5 that will feature Gov. Brian Schweitzer and Flathead Valley legislators.

Maxwell McMenamin

Maxwell McMenamin, son of McKay and Dana McMenamin of Kalispell, was born March 30 at Kalispell Regional Medical Center.

Ski resort surmounts a variety of challenges

Whitefish Mountain Resort has faced some stiff challenges over the last decade, but hard choices and disciplined management practices have enabled a turnaround, Chief Executive Officer Dan Graves, told a business group Tuesday.

Eden Rose Bowden

Eden Rose Bowden, daughter of Jon Bowden and Amanda Sederdahl of Kalispell, was born March 31 at Kalispell Regional Medical Center.

Parker Donavin Bradley

Parker Donavin Bradley, son of Forrest Bradley and Kaelynn Nelson of Kalispell, was born March 26 at Kalispell Regional Medical Center.

Columbia Falls downs Eureka in tennis

EUREKA - Columbia Falls swept play in singles and split with Eureka in doubles to claim a 6-2 nonconference dual win on Tuesday.

London Valentine Prince Chapman

London Valentine Prince Chapman, son of Curtis Chapman and Desiree Plunkett of Kalispell, was born March 31 at Kalispell Regional Medical Center.

Carrying water: Mother Earth Water Walk

Carol Hopkins, far right, hands off a bucket filled with water from the Pacific Ocean to Echo Brown, while Neejig Shognosh gives an eagle staff to Chaney Bell in Woods Bay on Tuesday morning. The items have been carried by multiple participants as part of the western portion of the Mother Earth Water Walk. Both items will be carried on foot from Puget Sound, Wash., to Bad River, Wis. 

College seeks nominees for Eagle Award

 Flathead Valley Community College now is accepting nominations for qualified individuals for the prestigious Eagle Award.

Karson Kruz Goicoechea

Karson Kruz Goicoechea, son of Sean and Amy Goicoechea of Kalispell, was born March 15 at Kalispell Regional Medical Center.

Fuller resigns volleyball job

Jackie Fuller, who quickly turned an also-ran Whitefish High School volleyball program into a state power, has resigned as head coach of the Bulldogs.

Gaige Michael Fevold

Gaige Michael Fevold, son of Tera and Blake Fevold of Bigfork, was born March 24 at Kalispell Regional Medical Center.

Cassia Faith DeZell

Cassia Faith DeZell, daughter of Jason and April DeZell of Kalispell, was born March 15 at Kalispell Regional Medical Center.

Rylan Grant O'Connor

Rylan Grant O’Connor, son of Lance and Jana O’Connor, was born March 31 at St. Peter’s Hospital in Helena.

Variety of city airport sites, options considered

The spokesman for a local group that wants to relocate Kalispell City Airport favors a site farther from the city that would allow larger aircraft.

Edward James Broad, 72

Edward James Broad, 72, died Sunday, April 24, 2011, at his home in Columbia Falls. He was raised in Kalispell.

Man pleads guilty to train threat

The Minnesota man who made threats that forced the evacuation of about 140 Amtrak passengers near Browning in February pleaded guilty to false information and hoaxes Tuesday.

Bibler tours feature focus on tribal rugs

Kick-off events planned May 7 to 8

Each spring since 2004, the Bibler Foundation has worked with the Flathead Valley Community College Foundation to offer guided tours of the Bibler home and gardens as a scholarship and program fundraiser for the college.

Schulz, Berget win at Top 10

MISSOULA - Whitefish freshman Marlow Schulz won the girls 100 at the 13th annual Russ Pilcher Western Montana Top 10 track meet on Tuesday.

Walter James 'Jim' Moniz

Jackie Fuller

Crosstown Track Tess Brenneman

Crosstown Track

Afghan prison break: Taliban free nearly 500 inmates

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mccartney obit

Growling dogs create neighborly discontent

The Flathead County Sheriff’s office got a report Sunday from a woman on Jellison Road who was threatened by a man after she complained about his dogs growling at her children. The parties were counseled by a responding deputy.

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Gladys Doris Eisele Brist, 91

Gladys Doris Eisele Brist, 91, passed away on April 16, 2011, at her home in Whitefish.

Marion School plans smaller expansion

Voters might have rejected Marion School's bond request, but school officials are pressing on with plans to expand the building.

Helen LaVerne Handy, 88

Helen LaVerne Handy, 88, passed away on April 22, 2011, at the Hodgeman County Long Term Care in Jetmore, Kan.

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A ring and a prayer: Couple considers recovery a Good Friday miracle

A Thompson Falls couple are rejoicing over what they consider to be a Good Friday miracle, complete with a hospital-room wedding and a stunning medical recovery.

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Oran Gordion 'Gordy' McCartney, 80

Oran Gordion “Gordy” McCartney “left our presence here on Earth to be with our Heavenly Father and our beautiful mother” on April 23, 2011. He was born on March 14, 1931, in Browning, to Oran and Emma McCartney.

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Emily Jo Pfrimmer, 87

Emily Jo Pfrimmer died of a stroke early Saturday, April 23, 2011, “her spirit soaring like an eagle from North Valley Hospital.” She was 87.

Posts to be installed to protect Courthouse West

As landscaping is finished at the Courthouse West building (formerly the Blue Building), bollards will be installed in the parking lot near the building’s main door on the east side.

Aliesha Lynn Kefauver, 16,

Aliesha Lynn Kefauver, 16, passed away on Wednesday, April 20, 2011, at home in Kalispell.

Willis 'Bill' Martinson, 85

Willis "Bill" Martinson was born Aug. 24, 1925, in Ismay, Mont., and passed away April 18, 2011, in Spokane Valley, Wash.

Kimberly Ann Yost, 36

Kimberly Ann Yost, 36, passed away on Wednesday, April 20, 2011, at Kalispell Regional Medical Center as the result of an automobile accident earlier in the day.

SBGi MMA Training

Jimi Davis Recovery Hands

Jimi Davis Recovery

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Edward James Broad, 72

Edward James Broad, 72, passed away Sunday, April 24, 2011, at his home in Columbia Falls.

Lewis 'Lew' Keim, 80

Lewis "Lew" Keim, died at his residence in Whitefish on Friday, April 22, 2011. 

Oran Gordion 'Gordy' McCartney, 80

Oran Gordion "Gordy" McCartney, 80, passed away on Saturday, April 23, 2011, at his home in Kalispell.

Donald Irvin Stanfield Jr., 63

Donald Irvin Stanfield, Jr., 63, passed away on Saturday, April 23, 2011, in Polson. 

Driver harasses other motorists, takes off

Doctor has made 3,000 special deliveries

While her decision to leave the world of academic medicine shocked some of her colleagues, Dr. Mirna Bowden has never regretted her choice to leave the south and head to the mountains of Northwest Montana.

Evergreen firefighters to vote on union

Is unionization in the cards for Evergreen Fire and Rescue?

Goodwill store gears up for May 5 opening

The shelves are fully stocked. The staff is raring to go. And at 9 a.m. on Thursday, May 5, the doors open wide at Evergreen's new Goodwill store.

Man's sentence for assault deferred

The Whitefish man who used a baseball bat and an electric screwdriver to beat a man he believed was sleeping with his wife received a deferred sentence Thursday in Flathead District Court.

Deloris Mae Dayton, 87

Deloris Mae Dayton, 87, passed away April 17, 2011, at Brendan House in Kalispell.

Invite challenges netters

Strickler, Mathison each finish second in singles for Flathead, Glacier

Flathead's Glenn Strickler and Glacier's Cami Mathison both finished second on Saturday in the Main Draw of singles play at the Kalispell Invitational tennis tournament.

Mildred Ruth Swenson DeJong, 96

Mildred Ruth Swenson DeJong, 96, passed away on Tuesday, April 19, 2011, at Immanuel Lutheran Home.

New billboards violate county rules

A couple of billboards have sprouted up along the new U.S. 93 bypass west of Kalispell where they aren’t legal, according to the county planning director.

Donald Lyght, 89

Donald Lyght, 89, passed away on Wednesday, April 20, 2011, at Kalispell Regional Medical Center in Kalispell.

Rising to the occasion: Bakery serves the Flathead its daily bread, and then some

It’s lunch time on a Wednesday in April, and the crowd at Grateful Bread has shifted from morning pastry-seekers to tables of local diners wanting soup and sandwiches, and perhaps a cookie for dessert.

Donald Lyght

Mildred DeJong

Mission of mercy: Local woman on a crusade to help badly burned Chinese girl

Debi Strong of Bigfork remembers her first thought when she caught sight of Ai Liu’s severely scarred face.

Airport meeting planned on Monday in Kalispell

The city of Kalispell will host an open house Monday on the Airport Master Plan update.

All People Cyclery

HB 198's peculiar politics

It’s a done deal now, but we have to scratch our heads at the strange bedfellows who came together to push House Bill 198 to the governor’s desk.

Whitefish tobacco store will be allowed

Students protested shop’s proximity to middle school

A tobacco and cigarette shop that will open in mid-June near Whitefish Middle School is an approved commercial use for that zone and will be permitted, the Whitefish City Council agreed last week.

Aliesha Lynn Kefauver, 16

Aliesha Lynn Kefauver, 16, passed away on Wednesday, April 20, 2011, at home in Kalispell.

Planner wants to shelve $325,000 study

Money could be reallocated to county budget

Flathead County officials are considering how they might put an unexpected $325,000 back into the budget for the fiscal year that begins July 1.

Aliesha Lynn Kefauver

4-H crews to clean up camp

Flathead County 4-H youths will tackle their spring cleaning ritual at the Loon Lake 4-H camp at Ferndale on Saturday, April 30.

Parkinson's patient celebrates bike repair career

'Living the dream,' despite disease

Larry Walling, 50, owner of All People Cyclery in Kalispell, just celebrated his one-year anniversary in his new vocation — repairing, tuning up and refurbishing bicycles.

Kenneth Patrick Doty, 75

Driver downs power pole

James Gilbert McCully, 67

James Gilbert McCully was a courageous fighter and after an amazing life, “played his final 7 NT contract, leaving this world on April 4, 2011, with a full deck of memories.”

Birther movement is just one more conspiracy theory

Some people deny that the Holocaust ever happened. Some people deny that the USA actually put people on the moon. Some people believe that President Kennedy’s assassination was the result of a conspiracy. Some people believe that 9/11 was part of a Bush plot. And some people believe that President Obama was not born in the United States and thus not eligible to hold office as president.

An ode to Jigsybelle, an Easter bunny for all time

 When my middle brother Rodney was about 7 and I was 10, he decided he wanted to raise rabbits.

Flathead Invite Flathead Tennis

Flathead Invite Glacier Tennis

Deer beside Lake McDonald shoreline

Distracted driving leads to two deaths

Two Flathead County women are dead after a pair of single-vehicle crashes in the past four days that both were attributed to distracted driving.

ATV breakdowns make men late

Wolfpack rolls over Bravettes

Nothing like some early runs to calm the nerves and get the softball juices flowing, especially when the contest is as big as the Flathead-Glacier crosstown doubleheader.

Art is a journey in special Flathead class

Even without a face, the figure is forlorn, with his detached arm next to him.

More help sought for graduation party

So far, about 40 parents are working to make sure Kalispell’s all-night high school graduation party becomes a reality.

Teen, 16, dies at home

A 16-year-old girl was found dead at her Conrad Drive home Thursday morning after an apparent epileptic episode.

Julie Grace Pulver-Norman, 51

People urged to prepare for flooding

Local emergency response officials are urging residents of flood-prone areas to plan and prepare for potential flooding.

Columbia Falls man sentenced for vandalism

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The winter that just won't end

Glacier snow keeps piling up

Snow keeps piling up in Glacier National Park and in mountain ranges across Northwest Montana at a time when the snowpack usually is diminishing.

Amorous pols: Scandals are the downfall of many

Crosstown Softball Glacier

Crosstown Softball

MLB Takes Over Operation of LA Dodgers

Flathead International Baccalaureate Art Exhibition

Grateful Bread Detail

Grateful Bread

Goodwill Store clothing

Goodwill Store manager

Goodwill Store stocking

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Bullied to death: Anti-gay taunts push kids over edge

Court tosses one charge for rapist

The Montana Supreme Court has ordered the dismissal of a felony charge for a Flathead County man convicted of sexually assaulting a 9-month-old boy in 2009

DeLoris Rose Ritenour Kimball

Educate yourself about FVCC

Flathead Valley Community College’s trustee election campaign promises to be anything but boring.

Polson girls second at Last Chance meet

CORVALLIS - Paige Squire of Corvallis won the 100 hurdles in 14.28 seconds on Thursday at the Corvallis Last Chance track meet.

Marjorie Jean White, 88

Marjorie Jean White, 88, died peacefully Wednesday, April 20, 2011, in Mena, Ark., of a short illness.

First Best Place sponsors soiree

 First Best Place of Columbia Falls sponsors it Showcase fundraising event from 7 p.m. to midnight April 30 at Glacier Discovery Square.

Wildkats down Loggers in sofball

COLUMBIA FALLS - No pansies allowed!

Man reports stroke on Facebook

Young runaways found after search

Two boys reported as runaways after disappearing from a Columbia Falls-area school bus stop Tuesday morning were found by search-and-rescue workers that night.

James Harrell Kanzler

Support pours in for skiers

One was born and raised in the Flathead Valley, the other recently had moved to the area.

FVCC Scholars Program taking applications

 The Scholars Program at Flathead Valley Community College now is accepting applications for its third class that will begin this fall. 

Program to honor top educators

The Kalispell Education Foundation has launched a new program to honor extraordinary teachers.

C-Falls boys, Whitefish girls capture track titles

LIBBY - Derrick Williams ran the third fastest 1,600 this season, Nate Thompson had the fourth best triple jump statewide and the Columbia Falls boys had another impressive showing in track and field on Thursday along with the Whitefish girls.

DeLoris Rose Ritenour Kimball, 90

DeLoris Rose Ritenour Kimball of Swan Lake, and Ogden, Utah, died peacefully on Wednesday, April 20, 2011, due to incidence of age.

Glacier rolls over Hellgate in softball

MISSOULA - Glacier banged out five doubles, two by Brittany Franklin, and rode a 5-run second inning to an 11-4 Western AA softball victory over Missoula Hellgate on Thursday.

Marjorie Jean White

Wilma Elaine Siemens, 62

Wilma Elaine Siemens “was welcomed home to her loving Father and restored to her youthful self” on April 19, 2011.

Council positions up for election this year

Candidates sought for city posts

Filing for city elections opens May 2 in Flathead County.

Wilma Elaine Siemens

James Harrell Kanzler, 62

James Harrell Kanzler passed away outside his home near Wilson, Wyo., April 18, 2011.

Schools aim to boost recycling efforts

To promote Earth Week and recycling in general, Flathead and Glacier high schools are holding a Crosstown Recycling Challenge today through May 6.

Foul weather fouls up tennis schedule

COLUMBIA FALLS - The weather stood in the way of Columbia Falls possibly rolling to a perfect score against rival Whitefish on Thursday in a tennis dual.

More ditch wired phones for cellphones

Whitefish vs. Columbia Falls Boys Tennis

If you voted today, would you vote for an incumbent FVCC trustee or a challenger?

Flood Awareness Day

Blagojevich trial: Former governor returns to spotlight

3,200 abandoned, less protected wells found in Gulf

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iPads and Tablets

Chinese Girl

Young people poll: Money drives school, career choices

New 5-acre pond promises a top-notch fishing experience

Robin Street looked on with satisfaction as a bucket brigade of volunteers delivered lunker rainbow trout to the family fishing pond on land that had been his family’s since 1883.

Repeat offender gets sentence for drugs

A Hungry Horse man arrested in July 2010 after selling methamphetamine to an informant was sentenced to more than seven years in prison Wednesday during a federal court session in Missoula.

Women charged with drug offenses

Two Flathead County women pleaded innocent last week during a federal court session in Missoula to charges alleging they distributed methamphetimine.

Lason Virgil Kaski

Lason Virgil Kaski, son of Lars and Kelly Kaski of Lakeside, was born March 22 at Kalispell Regional Medical Center.

Pine Grove name has long local history

The Pine Grove Pond will carry on a namesake that goes back to pioneer days in the Flathead Valley.

City, police meet over new pay contract

Scheduling and a cost-of-living pay increase are the main items up for negotiation between the police union and the city of Kalispell.

A transaction fee? Really?

There certainly aren’t many options for the city of Kalispell to raise money, and there certainly is a need for improved roads and infrastructure.

Adalynn Mack Bradley

Adalynn Mack Bradley, daughter of Ryan and Lynnze Bradley of Kalispell, was born March 23 at Kalispell Regional Medical Center.

Judge asked to rule on marijuana transactions

Related case may go to high court

The Flathead County Attorney’s Office is asking a District Court judge to rule that caregiver-to-caregiver marijuana transactions are illegal under state law.

Electronic verification plan becomes law

Gov. Brian Schweitzer signed a bill Monday that requires the state to electronically verify that foreign nationals have a legal presence in the United States before they can get Montana driver’s licenses or state identification cards.

Whitefish council tangled in curb conundrum

Deciding what kind of curbs to install at the busy Baker Avenue intersection with U.S. 93 was a tall order for the Whitefish City Council on Monday, but after two hours of discussion and two votes the council opted for street-level ramps at the crosswalks.

Kambri Faye Becker

Kambri Faye Becker, daughter of Kyle Becker and Kimberly Bland of Kalispell, was born March 16 at Kalispell Regional Medical Center.

Brian Marotz

Adilynn Nicole Lester

Adilynn Nicole Lister, daughter of Jordan and Jessica Lister of Kalispell, was born March 22 at Kalispell Regional Medical Center.

Addisyn Taelor Clark

Addisyn Taelor Clark, daughter of Nicholas and Megan Clark of Kalispell, was born March 11 at Kalispell Regional Medical Center.

Aida Rose Bruckelmyer

Aida Rose Bruckelmyer, daughter of Kyler and Samantha Bruckelmyer of Kalispell, was born March 22 at Kalispell Regional Medical Center.

Emma Marie Porter

Emma Marie Porter, daughter of William and Sarah Porter of Columbia Falls, was born March 21 at Kalispell Regional Medical Center.

Forest James Ask

Forest James Ask, son of Jim and Kimber Ask of Kalispell, was born March 4 at Kalispell Regional Medical Center.

Allie Mykel Allison

Allie Mykel Allison, daughter of Weston Allison and Camill Copell of Kalispell, was born March 11 at Kalispell Regional Medical Center.

Lilah Quinn Kulzer

Lilah Quinn Kulzer, daughter of Ross and Miranda Kulzer of Kalispell, was born March 22 at Kalispell Regional Medical Center.

James Devon Valentine

James Devon Valentine, son of Sarina Tow and Roshaun Valentine of Kalispell, was born March 22 at Kalispell Regional Medical Center.

Big revamp planned at hatchery

It’s been cobbled together as an advanced conservation hatchery for more than a decade, and now the Sekokini Springs Westslope Cutthroat Isolation Facility near Coram has the final funding it needs for completion.

New York Auto Show: The Beetle gets a face lift

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Pine Grove Pond Net out of Water

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Robin Street points out landmarks at the Pine Grove Fishing Pond in 2011. Street, who received the Kalispell Chamber of Commerce Big Chief award on Thursday, excavated the pond and donated land for the popular fishing site north of Kalispell. 

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Gabriella Ruby Alice Burick

Gabriella Ruby Alice Burick, daughter of Joe and Allison Burick of Whitefish, was born March 26 at North Valley Hospital.

Emillia Ann Meyer

Emillia Ann Meyer, daughter of Brian and Rachel Meyer of Whitefish, was born March 21 at North Valley Hospital.

Chloe Dare Solum

Chloe Dare Solum, daughter of Erik Solum Jr., and Samantha Harris of Bigfork, was born March 24 at North Valley Hospital.

Sakoya Elizabeth Lorene Hiebert

Sakoya Elizabeth Lorene Hiebert, daughter of Levi Hiebert and Destiny Odom, was born March 21 at North Valley Hospital.

Mason Oliver Oden

Mason Oliver Oden, son of William and Melissa Oden of Kalispell, was born March 21 at North Valley Hospital.

Owen David Dorpke

Owen David Dorpke, son of Brent and Emily Dorpke of Kalispell, was born March 18 at North Valley Hospital.

Kady Marie Deans

Kady Marie Deans, daughter of Arnold Deans and Marcie Fisher of Kalispell, was born March 19 at at North Valley Hospital.

Jaxen Dean Eixenberger

Jaxen Dean Eixenberger, son of Mat Eixenberger and Stephanie Fosse, was born March 17 at North Valley Hospital.

Gwynavere Keira Hennell

Gwynavere Keira Hennell, daughter of Carl-Johann and Olivia Hennell of Kalispell, was born March 17 at North Valley Hospital.

Ellanora Nichole Moore

Ellanora Nichole Moore, daughter of Wayne Moore and Mary Fisher of Kalispell, was born March 17 at North Valley Hospital.

Camden Douglas Hansen

Camden Douglas Hansen, son of Michael and Angela Hansen of Bigfork, was born March 8 at Kalispell Regional Medical Center.

Zoey Marie VandeKop

Zoey Marie VandeKop, daughter of Johnathan VandeKop and Kassandra Mills of Kalispell, was born March 8 at Kalispell Regional Medical Center.

Molly Jo Hartig

Molly Jo Hartig, daughter of Jon and Sarah Hartig of Bigfork, was born March 9 at Kalispell Regional Medical Center.

Tatum Jean McGuire

Tatum Jean McGuire, daughter of Jason and Tracey McGuire of Kila, was born March 10 at Kalispell Regional Medical Center.

Avery Lynn Schliebe

Avery Lynn Schliebe, daughter of Neil and Amanda Schliebe of Kalispell, was born March 21 at Kalispell Regional Medical Center.

Emmitt Russell Dose

Emmitt Russell Dose, son of Russell and Angela Dose of Kalispell, was born March 10 at Kalispell Regional Medical Center.

Mom drives into river, killing self and 3 kids

All People Cyclery

Royal wedding for heir to British throne

FVCC Candidates Forum

Kalispell roosters ban one step closer

Roosters will no longer be allowed in Kalispell after the City Council unanimously approved the first reading of a new ordinance on Monday.

Wanted Kalispell man arrested at gunpoint

A 28-year-old Kalispell man is in the Flathead County jail after fleeing a deputy who was attempting to arrest him on nearly a dozen outstanding warrants Monday.

Whitefish brewery signs can stay, council decides

Great Northern Brewing Co. will be allowed to keep signs that exceed the number and square footage allowed under Whitefish sign laws, the City Council agreed on Monday.

Kelley posts best times in hurdles

MISSOULA - Breanna Kelley was a double winner for the Polson track team on Tuesday, posting event-best times in the 100 (16.27) and 300 (49.49) hurdles.

Plan board backs adult care home near hospital

Despite neighborhood opposition, the Kalispell Planning Board last week recommended approval of a conditional use permit for an adult care home near Kalispell Regional Medical Center.

Local energy projects work in the spotlight at Thursday discussion

 On Thursday, April 21, business leaders and experts from the Flathead Valley and beyond will come together to discuss local energy projects.

U.S. 93 zone compromise OK'd

A three-year battle over expanding retail uses on the U.S. 93 strip in Whitefish ended Monday with a compromise.

Elements challenge tracksters

COLUMBIA FALLS - To quote Glacier girls track coach Jerry Boschee, athletes at Tuesday's quadrangular meet were treated to every season - most of them winter.

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Bigfork, Glacier tie in girls tennis dual

BIGFORK - Glacier and Bigfork managed to beat Mother Nature by completing a girls tennis dual, which ended in a 4-4 tie, on yet another gray, wet, snowy and blustry day for spring sports Tuesday

Jack Abbotts Carter, 75

Jack Abbotts Carter “went to be with the Lord” on Friday, April 15, 2011, in Azusa, Calif., after a two-year battle with cancer. He was 75.

Libby 110m Hurdles

Glacier 1600m

Flathead 110m Hurdles

Columbia Falls 100m

FVCC Candidates Forum

Animal Clinic of Kalispell

Fire deal will save city $324,000

Fewer days of work and fewer options to work extra days for Kalispell firefighters are expected to save the city $324,000 over the next two fiscal years.

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Helen Heppner, 88

Helen Heppner, a longtime resident of Reno, Nev., passed away on Monday, March 28, 2011, at the age of 88.

Options to be considered for Westside TIF funds

The city of Kalispell is considering its options on what to do with $2.1 million in Westside Tax Increment Financing money. And with no immediate candidates for the urban-renewal money, local schools have asked for their share back.

Bigfork group begins flood preparations

Bigfork-area residents are organizing to respond to potential flooding, with a community meeting planned Thursday at 6 p.m. in the Bigfork Elementary School cafeteria.

Closed plant seeks tax relief

The economic downturn has prompted Columbia Falls Aluminum Co. to seek relief from its property tax payments through a relatively new provision of state law.

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Heidi Sharon Soderstrom Barber, 49

Heidi Sharon Soderstrom Barber, 49, of Fond du Lac, Wis., “left this earth to go home to Heaven” on Sunday, April 17, 2011, at Agnesian HealthCare Hospice Home of Hope, Fond du Lac.

Shortage looms in Whitefish budget

With just one quarter of its fiscal year left, the Whitefish city budget is on track with projections, but could be $142,000 short by the end of June.

Burt A. Whirry, 55

Burt A. Whirry, 55, died in a tragic, accidental house fire on April 10, 2011, in Las Cruces, N.M.

Engine-less car somehow stolen

The Flathead County Sheriff’s Office received a stolen vehicle report Sunday from a man who said he had been working on a truck for another person, but he could not understand what happened to it because there was no engine in it.

Foraging along Wisconsin Avenue

Area Mountain Snow Pack Above Average

Get serious now about debt

President Barack Obama's lack of leadership on fiscal responsibility has been striking, mainly because he has talked about the need to reduce deficit spending and the national debt and has done nothing to make that happen.

Emergency test involves 350 people

The pilot of a regional jetliner with 70 passengers and about 15,000 pounds of fuel on board is reporting smoke in the cockpit.

Flathead Mass Casualty Exercise

Gifted-talented conference ahead in Kalispell

There is still time to register for an upcoming conference devoted to gifted and talented education.

Wife reportedly takes broom to husband

Kalispell Police Department officers responded to the 100 block of Jackson Peak Drive at 6:42 p.m. Saturday after a man said his wife hit him with a broom and her hand. 

Whitefish tackles beer signs, strip zoning

Public hearings at tonight's Whitefish City Council meeting deal with typically controversial topics in the resort town: streets, signs and zoning.

Longtime teacher closes out career at Bridge Academy

It's with mixed feelings that Teri Palmer considers her upcoming retirement.

Taxes need to be mailed Monday

Tax Day is Monday, April 18, this year.

Louis Byron Gates

Cora Ellen Kerestes, 86

Cora Ellen Kerestes, 86, passed away April 12, 2011.

Senator: A wolf policy that makes sense for Montana

Last week we put an end to the hard-fought battle to delist wolves in Montana and return them to state management. It’s a huge victory for Montana and a common-sense solution that will give certainty to our ranchers, farmers and hunters once and for all.

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Grace Carson-Marvin, 93

Grace Carson-Marvin “passed into the arms of her Lord and Savior Jesus Christ” on April 13, 2011.

Man arrested after reported spat

Ski resorts report banner year

Ample snowfall early in the season and throughout the winter is getting much of the credit for a banner ski season at both Flathead Valley ski resorts.

Whatever happened to sacrifice?

It’s not often that I find myself in a melancholy mood, but with Easter fast approaching I began to reflect on its significance and relevance within our world today.

Louis Byron Gates, 88

Louis Byron Gates, 88, passed away on Wednesday, April 13, 2011, at Brendan House in Kalispell.

Snow damages 911 radio equipment

Heavy winter snow has resulted in damage to some radio antennas and towers that service the 911 emergency communication system, according to Scott Sampey, director of the Flathead County Office of Emergency Services.

Don't fear the women warriors! They are here to help

The usual complaints were heard about my column last week from the usual suspects — How dare I! What was I thinking? How could I! What kind of an idiot am I?

Valley Ellingsen, 89

Valley Ellingsen was born to Frank and Verna Heisler on Feb. 27, 1922, in Shannon, Ill. She grew up knowing hard work on the family farm but found time for scholastics, piano lessons and climbing her favorite cherry tree. She graduated from high school as the class valedictorian and promptly joined the Waves, a patriotic and courageously ironic choice, given the fact that she was afraid of water and had never learned to swim.

A second visit to Haiti gives Kalispell woman a sense of hope for country

Pat Freebury arrived home in mid-March smiling instead of crying for Haiti.

Sunken treasure: Looking for logs in Flathead Lake

Operation retrieves historic submerged wood

There’s nothing particularly conspicuous about the two pontoon boats bobbing on Flathead Lake’s Somers Bay on a mid-April day, but that’s only because the unusual activity surrounding those boats is happening underwater.

Grace Carson-Marvin

Hot, cold bats give Glacier a split in softball

Chilly, blustery and rainy weather didn't slow the bats at Kidsport Complex on Saturday afternoon.

Glacier boys first, Flathead girls 3rd in track

MISSOULA - Kalispell flexed its track and field muscles on Saturday.

Flathead Mass Casualty Exercise

Wheelchair Basketball Kalispell Fire vs. Flathead County Sheriff's

Logger Sports at FVCC

Bravettes roll past Bulldogs

Just over three innings of work amounted to seven strikeouts, two hits and one walk for Flathead sophomore pitcher Sidney Alberts on Friday.

Getaway driver gets four-year term

The man who drove a getaway vehicle — after his sister’s failed attempt at stealing an elderly woman’s purse caused the woman serious injuries — was sentenced Thursday.

Challengers critical of FVCC election

After the last two Flathead Valley Community College trustee elections had no contested races, this year’s May 3 election has awakened more interest.

It's festival time for young musicians

Annual event features 1,500 students for three days of music

This week, 1,500 high school students from across Northwest Montana descended on the Flathead Valley to test their musical chops.

Irene Enger

Theadore R. Jeffers, 91

Theadore R. Jeffers, a man of wisdom, integrity and intense love for his family, friends and fishing, peacefully “left this earth to fly amongst the clouds and wild birds” on April 8, 2011.

Trustee candidates support college direction

Trustee candidates Tim Baldwin, Ed Berry, Michael Hebert, Roland Horst and Glenn Wehe take issue with the conduct of the Flathead Valley Community College elections — but most support the direction President Jane Karas has taken the college.

Dead, stinky deposit left in driveway

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Irene Enger, 84

Irene Enger “broke the bonds of this world to be with her Lord and Savior” at the age of 84, on April 13, 2011. 

FVCC trustee candidates

Theadore R. Jeffers

Flathead vs. Whitefish Softball

Ski Season Wrap-up Blacktail Lift

Ski Season Wrap-up Big Mountain

Tax Day Rally

Lake Logging Boats

Lake Logging Brand

Lake Logging

Music Book

Glacier Vocal Duet

Flathead Vocal Duet

Bigfork High Band

Kalispell City Firefighters Agreement

Fire deal averts layoffs

By JIM MANNThe Daily Inter Lake

Police continue to find bodies near beach

Polson whips Hamilton in softball

HAMILTON - Kylie Knutson and Ashley Johnson both went 2-for-3 to power Polson to a 12-1 nonconference Class A softball victory over Hamilton on Thursday.

LaVerne Marie Strodtbeck, 74

Libby, Whitefish netters split

WHITEFISH - Libby won at No. 1 singles - Kaya Hardgrove - and doubles - Kyla O'Brien and Allissa Buti - but Whitefish claimed three wins in singles play and at No. 3 doubles to escape with a 4-3 Northwestern A dual tennis win on Thursday.

Man accidentally shot by friend

Montana, Idaho wolves delisted by Congress

Congress passed legislation Thursday removing Montana and Idaho wolves from the Endangered Species list and returning management to the state, as part of a budget bill to continue federal funding this year.

Firefighters offer new plan for scheduling

Renegotiations on Kelly Days made to try to avert layoffs

Kelly Days and Kelly Work Back Days were at the center of the International Association of Fire Fighters Local 547’s request to re-enter collective bargaining with the city of Kalispell on Thursday.

Rough day for local golfers

Loyola, Cut Bank claim team titles at Bigfork Invite, Vikings are third

The home course was no advantage for Bigfork's golfers on Thursday.

Teenagers arrested in 'bottle bomb' explosions

Three teenagers have been arrested in connection with a rash of so-called “bottle bomb” explosions reported in and around Kalispell over the past month.

Man charged with pan assault

A Kalispell man has been charged with felony assault with a weapon after allegedly hitting a 15-year-old boy with cooking pans in January.

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Kalispell firefighter pay

This chart shows the current pay (under a new three-year contract) for Kalispell firefighters, including the annual pay plus benefits and the number of hours worked for each firefighter.

Budget cuts proposed for activities

To help alleviate a minimum $574,415 shortfall in the high school district, Kalispell Public Schools officials are recommending $100,000 in cuts to the activities budget.

Another slugfest success

Glacier boxers win six of 16 matches at second annual event

Ali had Frazier. Tyson had Holyfield. Nicole Heavirland has Cera Lau.

Flood watch extended to local rivers

The National Weather Service has raised the likelihood for flooding on rivers and streams in Northwest Montana, but flooding is not expected for weeks because of continued cool weather.

Keep it civil in negotiations

Kalispell firefighters showed a poor choice of words and a poorer choice of targets last week during one of their orchestrated media events to protest upcoming layoffs.

Chase suspect pleads innocent

The man who led law enforcement officials on a nine-mile chase from near Somers to north of Kalispell on March 25 pleaded innocent to two charges Thursday in Flathead District Court.

Douglas Everett Potts, 86

Douglas Everett Potts, 86, “went to be with the Lord” on April 11, 2011, at Heritage Place, with his family by his side.

Leona Ida Ciresi, 86

Leona Ida Ciresi, 86, passed away in Kalispell on Thursday, April 14, 2011, of cancer.

Firefighters' Kelly Days make for complicated budgeting

Kelly Days are complicated. That’s the word from Kalispell Fire Chief Dan Diehl.

Victor Lohn, 91

Victor Lohn, 91, passed away Thursday, April 14, 2011, at Kalispell Regional Medical Center. Vic had been a longtime resident of Kalispell and loved Montana. 

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Athletes and steroids: Playing a dangerous game

Thomspon Falls Golf

Eureka Golf

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Union session off to a slow start

A bargaining session between the city of Kalispell and its firefighters union didn’t get very far Wednesday.

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Vo-ag supporters show up in force before board

There was a sea of blue jackets at the Kalispell school board meeting Tuesday night.

City keeping ambulance service

Kalispell has decided to keep its ambulance service.

School cuts studied amid funding uncertainty

Kalispell Public Schools officials still don’t know what their 2011-12 budget will look like.

Referendum organizers meet deadline

Supporters of a referendum to give Whitefish voters a chance to keep or reject a revised governance agreement for the two-mile “doughnut area” delivered 1,020 signatures to the Flathead County Election Department by Tuesday’s deadline.

Driver supposedly was brandishing pistol

Wolf delisting? It's about time

It appears that Congress will soon take action to remove wolves from protection under the Endangered Species Act, and the environmental groups that have fought delisting for years should not be surprised.

Man pleads guilty to assaulting girl, 10

A 65-year-old Flathead County man has pleaded guilty to sexually assaulting a 10-year-old girl in 2008.

Thieves take American flag

Northwest Fuel Systems owner Burl French hoisted a large American flag above his south Kalispell business in the days following the terrorist attacks of Sept. 11, 2001.

A new coin of the realm

Kids flip over park quarter

With the Columbia Falls High School jazz ensemble setting an upbeat tone for the event, several hundred people gathered Wednesday for the official launch of Glacier National Park’s commemorative quarter.

Woman charged with embezzling $11,000

An arrest warrant has been issued for a former Columbia Falls bank teller accused of stealing $11,000 from customer accounts between 2008 and 2009.

Disaster drill to test emergency response system

If you happen to see smoke billowing above Glacier Park International Airport and some 50 bodies strewn across its grounds Saturday, be not afraid.

Jim 'Jimmy' Schulz, 51

Jim “Jimmy” Schulz, 51, “passed to his well-earned reward” on April 7, 2011, after a short battle with cancer.

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Glacier National Park coin

April 11, 2011 - Plowing on the Going-to-the-Sun Road

Doughnut Referendum Proposal OK'd

France first country to ban veils in public

Kalispell looks at fee to pay for streets

The city of Kalispell is considering a 5-cent retail transaction fee to help pay for street maintenance.

Sentinel, Big Sky hitters unload on Glacier

Too many hits and too many home runs spelled trouble for Glacier's softball team on Tuesday in two Western AA outings at Kidsports Complex.

School board positions filled in most local districts

School board trustee elections in all but four public school districts have been canceled this spring.

Bravettes settle for split in softball

One thing is sure.

Striping on U.S. 93 Alternate Route

Your say:

People may submit written comments on the U.S. 93 Alternate Route project until May 11.

Townhome owners vexed by flooding

Some people just north of Somers are confounded by recent flooding of their townhouses.

Betty Young

Free entry next week to Glacier National Park

Entrance fees to Glacier National Park will be waived during National Park Week, April 16-24.

Marian Janet White

Boschee's Big Day: Glacier athlete shines at Class A Invite

In an already stellar high school track and field career that includes three individual state championships, Tuesday was by all accounts Lexy Boschee's best overall day.

Betty Young, 91

Betty Young of Bigfork passed away Friday, April 8, 2011, at the Immanuel Lutheran Nursing Home in Kalispell. 

Marian Janet White, 76

Marian Janet White, 76, of Kalispell, passed away surrounded by her family at home on Thursday, April 7, 2011, following a battle with pancreatic cancer. 

Glacier rules in crosstown tennis dual

It was almost all Glacier as the Wolfpack lost just one outing in a tennis dual with Flathead on Tuesday at the Flathead Valley Community College Courts.

Herbert Oliver Ludvig-Knutsen

Delores Evelyn Hersman, 96

Delores Evelyn Hersman, 96, of Libby, died Friday, April 8, 2011, at Brendan House in Kalispell after an extended illness. 

Landfill collects hazardous waste Saturday

The monthly household hazardous waste collection day in Flathead County is Saturday, April 16.

Crowd hears crossing options for north bypass

Kalispell-area residents weren’t shy about sharing their comments about proposals for the north half of the U.S. 93 Alternate Route at a public hearing Monday.

Robert Clark 'Bob' Thomas, 61

Robert Clark “Bob” Thomas, 61, passed away on April 6, 2011, following a brief illness. Bob completed his journey on this earth, leaving behind friends and family who will remember him for his keen sense of humor and willingness to help anyone at anytime, with anything that he was able to provide.

Herbert Oliver Ludvig Knutsen, 77

Herbert Oliver Ludvig Knutsen, 77, of Missoula, passed away April 5, 2011, at Hillside Manor.

Clearing the fields

Heelers flown to Wyoming

On Sunday morning, the heeler orphans Fred, Ethel, Ricky, Bandit and Zorro flew to Wyoming on a charter airplane from Red Eagle Aviation.

Delores Evelyn Hersman

$100 times two minus none equals double trouble

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BP's money: Governments ran up questionable bills

Class A Invite Libby High Jump

Class A Invite Glacier High Jump

Class A Invite Long Jump

Young Four Wheeler

Ivory Coast: Forces storm bunker, capture Gbagbo

Growing case backlog strains immigration court

Do you support Kalispell's decision to lay off seven firefighters because of budget constraints?

Asking about Obama's citizenship is just racism

After reading Frank Miele’s latest rant in his "Editor's 2 cents" column of Feb. 27, I could not hold myself back any longer and had to add my own two cents’ worth to counter the rubbish he has published the last couple of years.

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Southside Drive Flooding

Man abuses woman, door and truck

The Flathead County Sheriff’s Office got a report of a physical disturbance at a Cayuse Lane residence Sunday night that involved an intoxicated man who had pushed and shoved a woman, broke a door before leaving and wrecking his truck off Lake Blaine Road.

Troy officials divided over hiring city attorney

A rift between the mayor of Troy and its council members over hiring a city attorney apparently is not close to being resolved.

Teakettle show features dedicated quilter

Rita McClanahan describes herself as not much of a joiner, but she kept coming back after attending one meeting of the Teakettle Quilt Guild in 2006.

Teen charged with arson for Whitefish fire

Whitefish Police have charged a 15-year-old Whitefish boy with arson related to a fire that was set April 3 at the Stumptown Thrift store on Baker Avenue.

King of the Mountain

Jay Foster turns in second most productive ski season recorded

On his 48th birthday on Monday, Jay Foster woke up and, like a lot of people in the valley, was stuck looking up at the white ski runs on Big Mountain.

FVCC logger sports on a roll

Flathead Valley Community College might be the smallest school competing in logger sports across the Northwest, but the local program is doing more than holding its own.

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Tennis teams tune up

The weather was bothersome and there were not enough players for an official dual, but the Glacier and Bigfork tennis squads went ahead with it anyhow.

Berne Road paving approved

Flathead County commissioners heard from one supporter and one opponent Monday of the county’s plan to create an improvement district to pave about three-fourths of a mile of Berne Road.

Glacier Bigfork Tennis

Bigfork Glacier Tennis

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Yaak man pleads guilty to sex abuse

A suspended Episcopal priest who owns a bar in the Yaak in Northwest Montana pleaded guilty Friday to two counts of child sexual abuse as part of a plea agreement.

Ex steals cash, SUV

Mom speaks out on breast-feeding rights

Angie Carlson's face still flushes as she recalls a confrontation with a pool area manager over breast-feeding at The Summit Medical Fitness Center.

Breast-feeding awareness

Crane flight

Skull Church pushes youths not to text while driving

Not many people would close their eyes and drive the length of a football field at 55 mph.

State board investigates Troy chief

TROY — Troy Police Chief Bob McLeod may be facing disciplinary action from a state board.

Woman reflects on art destruction incident

Six months after she walked into a Loveland, Colo., art gallery and smashed a controversial display with a crowbar, Kathleen Folden's life largely has returned to normal.

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Glacier Knights claim opener

BOULDER - The Glacier Knights opened the Rocky Mountain Football season with an impressive win, beating the Helena Bearcats 30-0 on Saturday.

Wildcats defend track title

COLUMBIA FALLS - Derrick Williams took Justin Whitman's advice to heart.

Glacier girls start tennis season 3-0

MISSOULA - The defending Class AA state champ Glacier girls opened the tennis season Saturday with three dual victories.

Schools hope for shortfall of only $617,575

Kalispell school board trustees meet Tuesday to hear proposed cuts to alleviate the deficit the district anticipates in 2011-12.

Performance poets: Local writers give voice to their words at open-microphone events

In her autobiography, “I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings,” Maya Angelou shares something she learned from a woman named Bertha Flowers, who once told the young girl:

Meeting to consider bypass changes

 The Montana Department of Transportation is conducting an informational meeting Monday night on the northern half of the U.S. 93 Alternate Route.

Columbia Falls rolls past Whitefish

COLUMBIA FALLS - Niki Birky was 2-for-2 with a double and two RBI and Erika Nelson and Shaun Rowe added one double each as the Columbia Falls Wildkats downed Whitefish 11-1 in a Northwestern A softball matchup on Saturday.

Softball: Wolfpack, Bravettes lose twice

GREAT FALLS - The Glacier Wolfpack had a big day with the bats on Saturday.

Hard times, hard choices

The increasingly fractious world of public-sector unions has come even to the Flathead Valley.

Grant sought for Lakeside bike path

Another step toward developing the Lakeside-Blacktail trail system was taken by Flathead County commissioners last week.

Pursuit yields stolen barbecue grill

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Athena is a fitting symbol for Tea Party

Where did the Tea Party come from?

Braves, Bravettes post dual wins in track

For the first time this season, the Flathead track teams heard the gun go off.

Family values: Vietnamese relatives arrive to help at new Charlie Wong restaurant

The reason Charlie Trinh works 15-hour days, seven days a week

Charles E. 'Chuck' Trush, 85

Chris A. Holden, 52

Chris Allen Holden passed away Tuesday, April 5, 2011, in the Philippines, following a heart attack.

Nellie Shiflett, 87

Nellie Shiflett, 87, died Wednesday, March 30, 2011, at the home of her daughter in Rock Springs, Wyo.

With zealous husband, the garden plot thickens

 We have babies at our house — lots and lots of little babies.

Lloyd 'Wayne' Peeler, 71

 Lloyd “Wayne” Peeler passed away on Friday, April 1, 2011, surrounded by his loving family in Cheyenne, Wyo., his home for the past year.  

Melba Thelma Burau, 90

Melba Thelma Burau, 90, of Whitefish, and a longtime resident of Columbia Falls, died Wednesday, April 6, 2011, at North Valley Hospital.

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Columbia Falls Invite 100m

Columbia Falls Invite

Firefighters question city numbers

Kalispell firefighters contend that laying off seven firefighters is unnecessary because the city is overbudgeting the cost of firefighter compensation.

Man faces charges after long road chase

A South Dakota man is facing felony charges after leading law enforcement officials on a sporadic chase that stretched from Columbia Falls to Missoula County.

Passion for percussion pays off

W. Valley student’s drum project wins top honors in state

Brandon Ly didn’t even bother with the science fair last year.

Shauneen Garner accompanies the Flathead High School Concert Choir

C-Falls splits with Libby in tennis dual

LIBBY - Columbia Falls and Libby split a Northwestern A tennis dual on Friday.

Local students bring home science awards

Brandon Ly wasn’t the only big winner at this year’s state science fair.

Columbia Falls rallies for another softball victory, this time over Glacier

The situation was dire ... again.

Glacier boys start strong in track

MISSOULA - The boys track team at Glacier High is already looking strong early in the season.

Glacier Knights start football season with road game

The Glacier Knights kick off their eighth season today against Helena in a Rocky Mountain Football League game in Boulder.

Polson pounds Whitefish in softball

POLSON - When it rains, it pours.

Bigfork golfers Parker, Weimer, Keenan finish in top five

MISSOULA - Bigfork had three individuals finish in the top five at the Loyola Sacred Heart Invitational golf tournament on Friday at the Missoula Country Club.

Return performance

School flood cost $250,000

Steps taken to prevent other broken pipes in B pod

Recent flooding at Glacier High School caused up to $250,000 in damage, and it’s not yet certain who will foot the bill.

Police can't find stabbing victim

The Kalispell Police Department was unable to find the victim of a stabbing who walked out of Kalispell Regional Medical Center at about 5:15 p.m. Wednesday. The man, who has several warrants for his arrest, was last seen wearing blue shorts and a white shirt. He reportedly still had staples in his stomach and an IV in his arm.

James D. Urquhart, 84

James D. Urquhart passed away at home in Santa Rosa, Calif., at the age of 84, on Sept. 28, 2010.

Glacier Park was ready to close down

Uncertain whether a deal would be struck by last night’s deadline for a federal government shutdown, Glacier National Park officials were ready to shut down the park  today.

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Glacier Columbia Falls Softball Swing

Glacier Columbia Falls Softball

Royal wedding for heir to British throne

Brazil school shooting leaves 12 children dead

Silverbrook Glacier Landing

Dr. Mirna Bowden

Gateway to Glacier

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Shauneen Garner accompanies the Flathead High School Concert Choir

Nuclear power: Most Americans oppose new plants

Alexandra Marie Monk

Alexandra Marie Monk, daughter of Michael and Melissa Monk of Kalispell, was born March 19 at Kalispell Regional Medical Center.

Erasmus Whitaker Gladden

Erasmus Whitaker Gladden, son of Nicholas and Elizabeth Gladden of Kalispell, was born March 19 at Kalispell Regional Medical Center.

Nurturing Center's Pinwheel Project

Pinwheels planted for child awareness

With the long-term impact of positive parenting in mind, the Nurturing Center is commemorating National Child Abuse Prevention Month by planting “pinwheel gardens” throughout the community in April to represent children who have been served by a prevention program in the Flathead.

Scientists study rare Glacier stonefly

A decision to preclude an obscure stonefly species from protection under the Endangered Species Act was announced this week, just as one of the first studies on the species was published in a journal on climate change.

Whitefish schools to hold levy

District asking for operational funds

Whitefish schools will ask voters in May for $271,600 to alleviate next year’s budget crunch.

Harsh winter hammers county roads

Flathead County roads are in bad shape this spring, the county’s public works director told commissioners Tuesday.

Woman wins tobacco-related fight

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Time for terror trials to start

The Obama administration has finally decided to try 9/11 mastermind Khalid Sheikh Mohammed and four accomplices in a military tribunal rather than a civilian trial in New York City.

Maverick Vann Estes

Maverick Vann Estes, son of Dirk Estes and Karla Dreyer of Kalispell, was born March 18 at Kalispell Regional Medical Center.

Audrina Jadelynn Hale

Audrina Jadelynn Hale, daughter of Titus Hale and Tabitha Smith, was born March 21 at Kalispell Regional Medical Center.

Nina Ellen Pomeroy-Hames, 89

Nina Ellen Pomeroy-Hames, 89, of Sandpoint, Idaho, died Tuesday, April 5, 2011, at her home.

Wyatt Zachary Turk

Wyatt Zachary Turk, son of Jesse Turk and Stephanie Symes of Kalispell, was born March 17 at Kalispell Regional Medical Center.

Hungry Horse Dam to release more water

Water releases from Hungry Horse Dam have been bumped up over the last week to make room for runoff from a persistent, well-above-average snowpack.

Valkyries win track invitational

The Bigfork girls, led by individual winners Quinci Paine, Chelsea Olson and Mallery Knoll and the first-place 1,600 relay team, claimed the team title at the Florence/Darby Invitational track meet on Thursday.

Nina Ellen Pomeroy-Hames

Killer sentenced to 100 years

Justin Calbick: ‘I spend every waking minute haunted by what I’ve done’

A 31-year-old man was sentenced to 100 years in Montana State Prison Thursday for the 2010 shooting deaths of his father and brother and the hostage situation that followed the murders.

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Softball: Columbia Falls vs. Ronan

JCalbick Sentencing

Justin Calbick Sentencing

Bob Orsua

Mint rolls out Glacier Park coin

A piece of Glacier National Park worth 25 cents soon will be available as the United States rolls out a commemorative quarter for the park.

Learning the tricks of the big lake: Flathead presents challenges, rewards

There are those who go fishing.

GOP after pyrrhic victory?

Gov. Brian Schweitzer has promised to veto the state’s general fund spending bill, partly because legislative Republicans have chosen to reject federal funding for social service programs as a matter of fiscal principal.

Kalispell gets tougher on what pets leave behind

The Kalispell City Council on Monday passed a “pooper scooper” amendment to the animal ordinance but postponed action on chickens.

Firefighters' pay compared with others in state

Base pay for Kalispell’s firefighters is generally lower than those in Bozeman, Helena and Missoula.

Park plowing crews expect deep snow

Spring snow plowing is under way in Glacier National Park, with crews expecting to encounter deep snow in some areas.

Judge imposes 110-year sentence on murderer

Robert Allen Lake was sentenced to 110 years in Montana State Prison on Wednesday after emotional testimony from the sisters and mother of the man he beat to death with a hammer in 2010.

Ceiling, pipes add to courthouse costs

The first change order associated with the renovation of the original Flathead County Courthouse was approved last week by county commissioners.

Flathead presents challenges, rewards

Flood planning begins

Local emergency service officials and residents are beginning to prepare for potential flooding, with well above average snowpack and streamflow forecasts for the Flathead Valley.

Layoffs ahead in Kalispell

Union fights to save seven jobs

The International Association of Fire Fighters Local 547 is not taking news of impending layoffs in stride.

Angry religious man removed from train

Green Machines

Saigon Garden Food

Saigon Garden Generations

Kalispell Firefighters Facing Layoffs

At Robert Lake sentencing.

Robert Lake sentencing.

Composting Toilets

Seven firefighters to be laid off

The city of Kalispell plans to lay off seven of its 30 firefighters on May 15.

Haiti: a political history scarred with corruption

City raises sewer rates

Kalispell residents will begin paying more for the city sewer soon after the City Council decided to increase rates Monday night.

Storm brewing

Killer's bid to back out of plea rejected

Robert Allen Lake said he thought he was agreeing to a possible prison sentence of 110 months, not 110 years, when he admitted to the 2010 bludgeoning death of a Kalispell man.

William John 'Bill' Henry, 66

Henry 'Hank' Walter Burrows

Public sounds off in support of firefighters

Kalispell residents are fired up about a potential change in city ambulance service.

Glacier gamble pays off in victory over Hellgate

Sometimes you just take your chances and hope it works out.

What people make: Kalispell

Public interest in what government workers are paid has been heightened by the controversy surrounding a new pay deal for Kalispell firefighters.

Henry 'Hank' Walter Burrows, 87

Hank Burrows died Friday, April 1, 2011, at Brendan House in Kalispell.

Kalispell FFA students bring home state awards

Twenty-one students from Flathead and Glacier high schools competed during spring break at the State FFA Convention in Billings.

Columbia Falls scales back bike path

Plans for a paved walking and bike path from Columbus Park to River’s Edge Park took a primitive turn Monday night after the Columbia Falls City Council learned of the project’s cost.

Marie Florence 'Flo' Adrignola, 78

Whitefish street work resumes

The next phase of downtown street reconstruction in Whitefish began Monday in the 100 block of Central Avenue.

Five 9/11 suspects to face military tribunals

Glacier Missoula Hellgate Softball

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GOP possibilities: Obama's potential 2012 challengers

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Teri Palmer Profile

Bentley Michael McFate

Bentley Michael McFate, son of Jessica McFate of Kalispell, was born Feb. 16 at Kalispell Regional Medical Center.

Morgan Rae McCulley

Morgan Rae McCulley, daughter of Carmon and Tabitha McCulley of Columbia Falls, was born Feb. 7 at Kalispell Regional Medical Center.

Counties look at water quality district

County commissioners in Flathead and Lake counties are exploring the possibility of creating a water quality district that would focus on keeping aquatic invasive species out of Flathead Lake.

Riley Quinn Taylor

Riley Quinn Taylor, son of Vincent and Kayla Taylor of Columbia Falls, was born March 16 at North Valley Hospital.

Zack August Jouppe

Zack August Jouppe, son of Kent and Nikki Jouppe of Marion, was born March 16 at North Valley Hospital.

Contractor fined $40,000 in roofing scam

Former Flathead Valley contractor John Mulinski and his company, Sunrise Quality Construction, must pay the Montana Department of Labor and Industry $40,000 for violating contractor registration laws.

Marshall Dean Fitzpatrick

Marshall Dean Fitzpatrick, son of Russell and Vanessa Fitzpatrick of Kalispell, was born Jan. 31 at Kalispell Regional Medical Center.

invasive species picture

Rare fly won't get endangered listing

A rare stonefly found only at high-elevation locations in Glacier National Park is eligible for endangered-species listing — but the listing is precluded because the species is not a high priority.

Jaxen Dean Eixenberger

Jaxen Dean Eixenberger, son of Mat Eixenberger and Stephanie Fosse, was born March 17 at North Valley Hospital.

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Ellanora Nichole Moore

Ellanora Nichole Moore, daughter of Wayne Moore and Mary Fisher of Kalispell, was born March 17 at North Valley Hospital.

Lame duck causes park argument

Kalispell Police responded after a woman argued with a man over a wounded duck outside a bar in the Woodland Park area at 5:22 p.m. Saturday. The duck had a bloody head and twisted leg.

Drake Ira Burk

Drake Ira Burk, son of Eric and Laci Burk of Whitefish, was born March 15 at North Valley Hospital.

Soren Powell Hubble

Soren Powell Hubble, son of Cody and Vo Hubble of Whitefish, was born March 5 at North Valley Hospital.

Ski resort names new PR manager

Christina “Riley” Polumbus has been hired as the new public relations manager at Whitefish Mountain Resort, replacing Donnie Clapp. She began the job March 30.

Fire at Stumptown Thrift in Whitefish

Glacier National Park

Customers reportedly taking over store

John Kessler

Dean Raymond Sprinkel, 89

Dean Raymond Sprinkel, 89, passed away on Sunday, March 27, 2011, at the Montana Veterans Home in Columbia Falls.

John A. Kessler, 82

John A. Kessler, 82, passed away March 31, 2011, of natural causes.

Evergreen would consider ambulance expansion

Evergreen Fire Rescue would be interested in providing ambulance service in Kalispell if the city decides to get out of the ambulance business.

Dean Raymond Sprinkel

Lewis D. Card

Dr. Judy Rigby

Whitefish still mulling short-term rental proposal

A proposal to create overlay zones for nightly and weekly rentals in Whitefish will be considered during a public hearing at the Whitefish City Council meeting tonight.

Doctor happy with new medical home

Dr. Judy Rigby, a neonatologist at Kalispell Regional Medical Center, couldn't be happier with her medical home of more than a year.

Lewis Duane Card, 81

Lewis D. Card passed away on March 30, 2011, surrounded by his loving family. He will be remembered for his sharp mind, love of family and friends, wit and his love of people and life.

Polson, Belgrade split in softball season opener

BELGRADE - Polson softball coach Larry Smith learned a few things about the 2011 edition of the Pirates on Saturday.

Connolly, Voisin at snowboard, ski National Championship

Two members of the Whitefish Mountain Resort Freestyle Ski and Snowboard Team are headed to Copper Mountain in Colorado for the USASA National Championship.

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A little girl’s memory lives on at Princess Ball to benefit Angel Flight West

Candy Faith, mother of Valicity Faith, center, dances with the crowd on Saturday night at the Princess Ball benefit in Kalispell. The event was a fund raiser for Angel Flight West, a non-profit organization that frequently took Valicity and her family to Seattle for treatment.

Wildcats' Emerson to walk-on with Griz

Nick Emerson was not afraid of taking the game-winning shot in the divisional championship game.

Kalispell's Weber named scholar athlete playing for Montana Western

Coltin Weber, a 6-foot-2, 210-pound senior linebacker at Montana Western, has been named a scholar athlete by the Montana Chapter of the National Football Foundation and College Hall of Fame.

James E. Cuffe, 84

James E. Cuffe died on March 23, 2011, in Casa Grande, Ariz., after an extended illness, with his wife of 25 years, Beverly, at his side. 

Bad weather cancels tennis, track outings

For some spring sports teams, they will just have to wait until this week to kick off their seasons.

Brewery earns top business award

Renewed community involvement and a stepped-up marketing campaign have earned Great Northern Brewing Co. one of the top business awards in Whitefish.

Princess Ball

Julie Mackey Pittsley Komenda

Is a slow news week the quick path to enlightenment?

I spent the last week trying to pick a topic for this column, and finally decided to write about not picking a topic for this column.

Zinc Air prepares to launch storage batteries

A Kalispell company that has developed a one-of-a-kind grid energy storage system expects to ship its first battery system by year’s end.

Wield budget ax carefully

As Kalispell Public Schools officials peer into the budgeting abyss, it might be advisable for them not to try to find a single “sacrificial lamb” as one trustee put it.

New county fee schedule nearly done

A new fee schedule for services and work done by the Flathead County Planning and Zoning Office is nearing final approval.

Creston Auction: Annual event draws buyers, onlookers

While meandering through organized piles of merchandise ranging from antiques and furniture to sporting equipment and home fixtures, Robert Fiereisen paused to closely analyze a wooden clock Saturday at the Creston Auction and Country Fair.

Man upset about lack of cigarettes

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Made in the U.S.A.: Company's vintage signs get national exposure

Meissenburg Designs makes vintage wood signs in a rather low-profile manner off the beaten path near Bigfork, but a recent episode of ABC World News’ “Made in America” series put the small company in the national limelight.

Julie Mackey Pittsley Komenda, 83

Julie Mackey Pittsley Komenda, 83, of Polson, “went to her long-awaited meeting with our Lord” on April 1, 2011.

45th Annual Creston Auction

Thinking green: Augusta Masters

Joyce N. (Daggett) Olson

Teenage boy charged with assault on girl, 4

A 17-year-old Kalispell boy has been charged with felony sex crimes after allegedly having sexual contact with a 4-year-old girl.

Lewis Duane Card, 81

Lewis D. Card passed away on March 30, 2011, surrounded by his loving family. He will be remembered for his sharp mind, love of family and friends, wit and his love of people and life.

Dress a Girl Around the World

Dresses that make a difference

Hearing the hum of sewing machines in Dianne Gronley’s classroom is normal at this time of year. Students in her Textile Designs class start working on their first sewing projects, usually bags, in February.

Soft stuff

Man falls prey to Internet scam

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Sentencing moved in murder case

Stop delay tactics, judge tells defense

Flathead District Judge Katherine Curtis has rescheduled a hearing triggered by a young Evergreen woman’s request for a new trial on two counts of deliberate homicide.

Lewis Duane Card

Landowners invited to join forest stewardship

Forest Stewardship workshops for landowners and forest managers are scheduled this summer in Kalispell, Yellow Bay on Flathead Lake, and Condon.

Joyce N. (Daggett) Olson, 92

Joyce N. (Daggett) Olson “slipped the surly bonds of earth to touch the face of God and her Lord and Savior Jesus Christ” on March 31, 2011, at her home in Kalispell. She was 92.

New method may provide better wolf estimates

Monitoring wolf populations has never been easy and it’s gotten more difficult in recent years with an expanding wolf population in Montana, but now there’s interest in putting a new method to work, possibly as soon as this year.

State facing $43 million payout: Asbestos-victim money would come from general fund

The entire $43 million payout proposed to settle claims by Libby asbestos victims will come from the state’s general fund, the Legislative Fiscal Division confirmed this week.

Glacier, Flathead, Eureka open softball season

GREAT FALLS - Glacier managed to pick up one victory in four outings while Flathead posted a tie in four outings on Friday as both teams opened the AA season at the 2011 Softball Jamboree at the Great Falls Multi-Sports Complex.

Breast Feeding Awareness

New Born Lambs

DIL AP News Social Network 2p

Invasive Species Boat Check

Evergreen ambulance

April Fools' Day storm pranks the Northeast

Campaign finance: Key regulation efforts and dates

Lake monitors sought

Love to spend time on lakes? Interested in water quality?

Theo Bradford Kanter

Theo Bradford Kanter, son of Eric Kanter and Kate Berry of Whitefish, was born March 1 at North Valley Hospital.

Fighting couple prompts cop call

June Raneece Milner

June Raneece Milner, daughter of Joshua Milner and Chantelle Campbell of Kalispell, was born March 6 at Kalispell Regional Medical Center.

Good news in the mail for troops

Man pleads not guilty to kidnapping, theft charges

A 33-year-old Kalispell man pleaded innocent to five felony charges related to the March 12 armed robbery of Evergreen Pharmacy Thursday in Flathead District Court.

Camryn Ruby Abern Flanigan

Camryn Ruby Abern Flanigan, daughter of Russell Flanigan and Halie Abern of Kalispell, was born March 2 at Kalispell Regional Medical Center.

More signs pegged for construction zone in Bigfork

Additional signs are planned to help direct traffic around detours in downtown Bigfork as construction resumes this spring on the storm sewer improvement project.

Enya Nicole Lampinen

Enya Nicole Lampinen, daughter of Todd and Emily Lampinen of Kalispell, was born March 5 at Kalispell Regional Medical Center.

Kaliah Lorraine Imperato

Kaliah Lorraine Imperato, daughter of David and Cami Imperato of Kalispell, was born Feb. 25 at Kalispell Regional Medical Center.

Rapist's sentence rejected

Judge overrules plea deal, sends man to prison for 10 years

Flathead District Judge Stewart Stadler ignored a lenient plea agreement Thursday for a Kalispell man who admitted sexually assaulting a girl for several years, telling Anthony Joseph Clouse “you can’t commit a more horrible offense.”

Bears, fire and weather delays

She’s been the public liaison for Glacier National Park through 22 years and six park superintendents until today — Amy Vanderbilt’s last day on the job.

Aspen Rose Malczynski

Aspen Rose Malczynski, daughter of Tony and Janell Malczynski of Kila, was born March 6 at Kalispell Regional Medical Center.

Accused murderer repeats innocent pleas

The man accused of the Christmas Day shooting deaths of his ex-girlfriend and her teenage daughter pleaded innocent to two counts of deliberate homicide Thursday in Flathead District Court.

Cool weather may delay expected flooding on area rivers

The service’s online hydrographs showed predictions of some area rivers rising to near flood stage levels this weekend.

Keeden Joseph Schmuck

Keeden Joseph Schmuck, son of Jerry Schmuck and Kristina Tumlin of Kalispell, was born Feb. 26 at Kalispell Regional Medical Center.

Man pleads guilty to tampering with evidence

A man charged with accountability to robbery after an apparent botched drug deal resulted in his friend suffering multiple gunshot wounds pleaded guilty to a lesser charge Thursday in Flathead District Court.

Vanderbilt escorts David Dow and a CBS News crew from a burning field at Old Faithful in Yellowstone Park.

School superintendent interviews start Monday

Three finalists seek Whitefish position

The Whitefish school board will interview finalists for the district’s top administrative position next week.

Amy Vanderbilt

Polson's softball sisterhood

Calm, collected and fiery emotions worn on a sleeve.

Herbert W. Hanson, 72

Herbert W. Hanson, 72, of Kalispell, devoted husband, father and

Ayden Ryder Kindle

Ayden Ryder Kindle, son of Jesse Kindle and Megan Hall of Columbia Falls, was born March 1 at Kalispell Regional Medical Center.

Herbert W. Hanson