This Week in Pictures October 3-9

<p>Natalie Norrell works on a page for her journal on Monday afternoon in Kalispell. She uses art therapy to help people of all ages improve their physical, mental and emotional well-being.</p>

<p>Jan Brazda pulls individual balloons out of the tangle as she and other Save A Sister volunteers help to Paint the Flathead Pink on Wednesday morning in downtown Kalispell.</p>

<p>Columbia Falls senior Derrick Williams crosses the finish line in first place at the Whitefish Cross Country Meet on the Whitefish High School Campus Course on Saturday morning. Williams won by 31 seconds with a time of 15:31.</p>

<p>Flathead  senior  running back Juston Windom (27) is stopped in his tracks by three Bruins defenders during Flathead’s loss to Helena Capital at Legends Stadium on Friday night.</p>

<p>David and Suzanne Joseph of Falls Church, Va., dance at the Kalispell Center Mall on Friday afternoon at a free concert by the Rocky Mountain Rhythm Kings as part of the annual Glacier Jazz Stampede. The couple has driven to Kalispell for the festival for the last seven years. The festival continues today and Sunday at the Red Lion Hotel and the Eagles Lodge.</p>

<p>Gene Riffle of Kalispell poses for a portrait with a new rifle, new scope and wearing some of the Scent-Lok gear he won as part of a sweepstakes through the Jackie Bushman Show.</p>

<p>Flathead sophomore Emma Andrews (16) hits the ball during the crosstown volleyball matchup against Glacier on Thursday night. In the background is sophomore Iris Matulevich (2).</p>

<p>Natalie Norrell works on a page for her altered journal on Monday afternoon in Kalispell.</p>

<p>The Flathead High School marching band plays before the start of the crosstown football game at Legends Stadium.</p>

<p>Corey Burke, left, and Adam Pitman take part in dress rehersal for the new production of The 39 Steps at the Whitefish Theater Company on Tuesday night. The play, which is directed by Nancy Nei, opens Friday night at 7:30 p.m.</p>

<p>Tom Donahue has been working for almost six years to open Cooper’s restaurant in downtown Whitefish.</p>

<p>Paula Strickland organizes clothes in Katelyn Roker’s bedroom Wednesday afternoon. Strickland completed a makeover of the room under the auspices of Special Spaces, a nonprofit corporation that redecorates bedrooms of children with life-threatening illnesses.</p>

<p>From left, A.J. Echols, Jan Brazda, and Susan Stevens, hang balloons at cooperating businesses on Wednesday morning in downtown Kalispell. The three women are volunteering for Save A Sister and helping with the Paint the Flathead Pink effort.</p>

<p>Polson freshman Sam Heutmaker, 7, and Stillwater junior Zachary Waldher, 5, compete for the ball during their game on Tuesday in Kalispell.</p>

<p>Creston firefighters using foam work to put out a barn fire Tuesday afternoon near the intersection of Mennonite Church Road and Creston Road. No one was injured in the fire.</p>

<p>Above, Seth Carmichael, 11, of Sawbuck Do Jang of Whitefish, left, and Kiki Yeager, 10, of Sawtooth Martial Arts in Hailey, Idaho, center, perform the high punch or “sang dan mahkee” forms or “hyung.”</p><p></p>

<p>Turner Askew, left, and John Muhlfeld are competing to become Whitefish mayor.</p>

<p>Heather Kyger, a survivor of domestic violence, lights a candle at the close of the Violence Free Crisis Line/Abbie Shelter candlelight vigil on Monday night in Kalispell. "We are here as workers, dreamers, family members, friends, advocates, and community members devoted to this work — the work to protect women, children, and families. We devote this evening to their memory," said Hilary Shaw, executive director for the Violence Free Crisis Line/Abbie Shelter.</p>

<p>A field north of Kalispell temporarily fills the sky with smoke on Monday afternoon. Open burning season started on Saturday.</p>

<p>Tony Brown, a first year student in FVCC's culinary arts school carefully trims the crust of a Rum Raisin Apple pie on Thursday evening at FVCC. According to Tara Roth, director of Communications and Marketing for the college, FVCC culinary arts students play a significant role in the FVCC Foundation's Festival of Flavors event. In addition to presenting two Chef's Table winemaker dinners, the students made handcrafted seasonal fruit pies that were auctioned off at the Festival of Flavors kick-off event. The students will participate in the event's conclusion, the Grand Wine Tasting,…

<p>The fifth meeting of Flathead High School and Glacier High School for the crosstown football game at Legends Stadium Friday night.</p>