The year in review photos
<p>A black bear cub and four of its siblings took refuge with their mother in a tree near U.S. 93 just south of Whitefish Oct. 17. The sight caused a “bear jam” along the highway.</p>
<p>Jarret Jacobi, right, stretches before his bull ride during the first round of the Columbia Falls Heritage Days NRA Rodeo at the Blue Moon Arena July 29.</p>
<p>A bullet hole is shown in the windshield of a Flathead County Sheriff’s Deputy Roger Schiff’s patrol vehicle in August 2011.</p> <p> </p>
<p>From left, single mother Hayley Matthews and her two children Darien, 12, and Kaden, 10, survey the damage to their home east of Kalispell. The Matthews’ house was destroyed in a fire Nov. 16, the same day Hayley had planned to purchase renters’ insurance.</p>
<p>Glacier High School’s senior wide receiver Anthony Gugliuzza (85) celebrates with Andrew Nelson (2) after the Wolfpack’s 24-10 playoff victory over Billings Senior Nov. 4 at Legends Stadium. It was the first playoff game in the program’s history. Glacier’s season ended the following week in a 16-45 loss to Billings West.</p>
Daily Inter Lake photographers choose their favorite photos from 2011.