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This Week in Pictures October 24-30

<p>Art and Diane Wright were both out of the house when it was destroyed by a gas explosion Saturday.</p>

<p>The last of the paving on Second Street and Central Avenue in Whitefish is finished Tuesday afternoon. Concrete work will continue this week to finish sidewalks and alley aprons. Work on the Second Street reconstruction is expected to wrap up for the season sometime in early to mid-November, according to City Manager Chuck Stearns. Separately, Central Avenue between First Street and Railway opened up Saturday, completing the final phase of that three-year downtown improvement project, Stearns said.</p>

<p>Gretchen Apgar works on a “Star Wars” C-3PO costume she is making for one of her two daughters on Tuesday afternoon at her home in Kalispell. The Apgars will have their annual haunted house for the fifth year on Monday night. Last year they gave out 1,200 candy bars.</p>

<p>Glacier senior Lexy Boschee (3) hits the ball back over the net during the first game against Missoula Hellgate on Tuesday night in Kalispell. Glacier won the match 25 to 15.</p>

<p>Courthouse Customization Pete Sifuentes, of Lakeside, works on custom pin striping for three vault doors which are being restored for the old courthouse on Wednesday morning in Kalispell. Sifuentes has been a custom sign maker for 35 years. He said that he would spend about 15 hours painting each door. "I look at this as working on a piece of history," said Sifuentes. "As an artist it is an honor and a privilege to restore something like this." Sifuentes went on to say that he enjoyed working on a project like this because it allows him to contribute something las…

<p>FVCC student and Master Folder Shuki Kato brought several of his intricate and complex origami pieces to a demonstration and lesson at FVCC October 20th and 25th at the Blake Hall Board Room.</p>

<p>Painting the vault doors from the Courthouse is not a usual job for Dave Knaff, who normally paints vehicles for the county. But he says he did his best to be true to the original doors.</p>

<p>Bigfork's Cody Dopps keeps moving through a pack of Florence defenders during the first quarter of Saturday's first-round playoff game between the Falcons and the Vikings. Dopps scored four touchdowns for the Vikings, helping the defending state champions to a 35-26 victory.</p>

<p>Polson senior Nick Howell (3) puts pressure on Whitefish junior Sean Janni (2) as he moves the ball down the field during the Class A soccer finals on Saturday in Whitefish.</p>

<p>Glacier junior running back Aaron Mitchell (28) dives into the end zone for the Wolfpack's second touchdown Friday night at Legends Stadium.</p>

<p>Fifth-grader Trinity Lee sings with other students at Peterson School Friday morning in the sixth annual Olweus Bullying Prevention Program assembly. At top, students raise signs they made for Bullying Prevention Rule 2: “We will help students who are bullied.” Different grades were asked to makes signs for one of the four rules. The other three rules are, 1) We will not bully others; 3) We will include students who are easily left out; and 4) We will tell an adult at school and an adult at home when we know someone is being bullied.</p>

<p>Nocturnal Illumination Bright yellow leaves take on an erie glow in the light of a street lamp in Kalispell on Thursday night.</p>

<p>Cathi Spence sets out cards she is selling this weekend at the Christmas at the Mansion Craft and Gift Bazaar.</p>

<p>Annika Mason, 6, and Adair Luikens, 11, both of Kalispell add leaves to a pile they are making so the girls can play on Thursday afternoon in Kalispell.</p>

<p>Stephanie and Michah Neason smile as they hold their 3 and a half month old daughter Freya on Wednesday evening at the reunion for children whose lives were saved because of the Neonatol Intensive Care Unit at the Kalispell Regional Medical Center. Freya was born five weeks premature and spent one month in the NICU.</p>

<p>Evergreen firefighters Jared Pitcher, left, and Jackie Smith walk away from the site of a house fire on Thursday morning on Dogwood Avenue in Evergreen.</p>

<p>Taylor Peterson</p>

<p>Museum staff and the crew from Snow Line Tree Company carry the 18 foot Grand Fir tree into the Conrad Mansion on Friday morning in Kalispell.</p>

<p>Tyler Miller, left, listens as defense attorney Noel Larrivee makes arguments Wednesday afternoon in Flathead District Court.</p>

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| November 1, 2011 10:30 AM

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&lt;p&gt;The last of the paving on Second Street and Central Avenue in Whitefish is finished Tuesday afternoon. Concrete work will continue this week to finish sidewalks and alley aprons. Work on the Second Street reconstruction is expected to wrap up for the season sometime in early to mid-November, according to City Manager Chuck Stearns. Separately, Central Avenue between First Street and Railway opened up Saturday, completing the final phase of that three-year downtown improvement project, Stearns said.&lt;/p&gt;

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&lt;p&gt;Gretchen Apgar works on a &#147;Star Wars&#148; C-3PO costume she is making for one of her two daughters on Tuesday afternoon at her home in Kalispell. The Apgars will have their annual haunted house for the fifth year on Monday night. Last year they gave out 1,200 candy bars.&lt;/p&gt;

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&lt;p&gt;Glacier senior Lexy Boschee (3) hits the ball back over the net during the first game against Missoula Hellgate on Tuesday night in Kalispell. Glacier won the match 25 to 15.&lt;/p&gt;

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&lt;p&gt;Courthouse Customization Pete Sifuentes, of Lakeside, works on custom pin striping for three vault doors which are being restored for the old courthouse on Wednesday morning in Kalispell. Sifuentes has been a custom sign maker for 35 years. He said that he would spend about 15 hours painting each door. &quot;I look at this as working on a piece of history,&quot; said Sifuentes. &quot;As an artist it is an honor and a privilege to restore something like this.&quot; Sifuentes went on to say that he enjoyed working on a project like this because it allows him to contribute something lasting to the community.&lt;/p&gt;

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&lt;p&gt;FVCC student and Master Folder Shuki Kato brought several of his intricate and complex origami pieces to a demonstration and lesson at FVCC October 20th and 25th at the Blake Hall Board Room.&lt;/p&gt;

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&lt;p&gt;Painting the vault doors from the Courthouse is not a usual job for Dave Knaff, who normally paints vehicles for the county. But he says he did his best to be true to the original doors.&lt;/p&gt;

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&lt;p&gt;Bigfork's Cody Dopps keeps moving through a pack of Florence defenders during the first quarter of Saturday's first-round playoff game between the Falcons and the Vikings. Dopps scored four touchdowns for the Vikings, helping the defending state champions to a 35-26 victory.&lt;/p&gt;

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&lt;p&gt;Polson senior Nick Howell (3) puts pressure on Whitefish junior Sean Janni (2) as he moves the ball down the field during the Class A soccer finals on Saturday in Whitefish.&lt;/p&gt;

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&lt;p&gt;Glacier junior running back Aaron Mitchell (28) dives into the end zone for the Wolfpack's second touchdown Friday night at Legends Stadium.&lt;/p&gt;

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&lt;p&gt;Fifth-grader Trinity Lee sings with other students at Peterson School Friday morning in the sixth annual Olweus Bullying Prevention Program assembly. At top, students raise signs they made for Bullying Prevention Rule 2: &#147;We will help students who are bullied.&#148; Different grades were asked to makes signs for one of the four rules. The other three rules are, 1) We will not bully others; 3) We will include students who are easily left out; and 4) We will tell an adult at school and an adult at home when we know someone is being bullied.&lt;/p&gt;

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&lt;p&gt;Nocturnal Illumination Bright yellow leaves take on an erie glow in the light of a street lamp in Kalispell on Thursday night.&lt;/p&gt;

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&lt;p&gt;Cathi Spence sets out cards she is selling this weekend at the Christmas at the Mansion Craft and Gift Bazaar.&lt;/p&gt;

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&lt;p&gt;Annika Mason, 6, and Adair Luikens, 11, both of Kalispell add leaves to a pile they are making so the girls can play on Thursday afternoon in Kalispell.&lt;/p&gt;

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&lt;p&gt;Stephanie and Michah Neason smile as they hold their 3 and a half month old daughter Freya on Wednesday evening at the reunion for children whose lives were saved because of the Neonatol Intensive Care Unit at the Kalispell Regional Medical Center. Freya was born five weeks premature and spent one month in the NICU.&lt;/p&gt;

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&lt;p&gt;Evergreen firefighters Jared Pitcher, left, and Jackie Smith walk away from the site of a house fire on Thursday morning on Dogwood Avenue in Evergreen.&lt;/p&gt;

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&lt;p&gt;Taylor Peterson&lt;/p&gt;

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&lt;p&gt;Museum staff and the crew from Snow Line Tree Company carry the 18 foot Grand Fir tree into the Conrad Mansion on Friday morning in Kalispell.&lt;/p&gt;

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&lt;p&gt;Tyler Miller, left, listens as defense attorney Noel Larrivee makes arguments Wednesday afternoon in Flathead District Court.&lt;/p&gt;