<p>Elinor, 6, and Jackson, 8, string ribbons around trees near
Cornelius Hedges Elementary School in preparation for their
fathers return from Iraq.</p>
<p>Flathead senior Kieran Cunningham heads the ball during
second-half play against Glacier on Saturday.</p>
<p>Flathead senior defensive backs Brandon Gilpin and Connor Eaton
(39) put pressure on Big Sky junior wide receiver Nico Graham
during first-half play.The pass fell incomplete.</p>
<p>Tommy Whiskers, a Highland Lynx cat, is safely back in the arms
of Adair Luikens, 11, Friday in Kalispell. The far-traveling cat
was recently found by park rangers up in Glacier National Park.</p>
<p>Angela Daedario uses a pressure washer to clear debris from
cracks in the curb and street Wednesday morning.</p>
<p>Rep. Denny Rehberg, R-Mont., speaks to a roundtable at the
Kalispell Chamber of Commerce Friday.</p>
<p>Lindsey Bushnell reads Dinosaurs before Dark to her
kindergarten class of 25 students at Peterson Elementary School
Friday morning. Kindergarten enrollment in Kalispell Public Schools
this year is up 14 percent over last year.</p>
<p>Gabriella ScottiBelli is head server and her mother Angie is
co-owner of ScottiBellis Ristorante Italiano in Kalispell.
ScottiBellis is located at 110 Main St.</p>
<p>John Pless of Fair Oaks, Calif., plays a piece he
wrote.</p><p></p>
<p>Columbia Falls junior Hope Burlage (20) sets the ball for Taylor
Peterson ( 11) during the first set against Whitefish on Thursday
night in Whitefish.</p>
<p>Park ranger Bill Schustrom raises the U.S. flag on Sunday
morning at Logan Pass in Glacier National Park.</p>
<p>Brad Knuth of Whitefish, pulls weeds from his the section of his
garden for zuccini, squash and pumkin on Wednesday, August 24, in
Whitefish. Knuth has been gardening here for 15 years.</p>
<p>Smoke from area burns created a lightly hazely morning on Sunday
near Logan's Pass in Glacier National Park.</p>
<p>Jourdan McFarland, senior at Flathead High School, hits out of
the sand during the Flatfish Invitational on Monday afternoon at
Whitefish Lake Golf Club.</p>
<p>Gabe Sulser hugs his brother Ben as Big Sky Little League
players arrive at the Billings airport Sunday evening to the cheers
of friends and family.</p>
<p>Reed Platke, senior at Whitefish High School, lines up a putt on
the fourth green at Whitefish Lake Golf Club during the second day
of the Flatfish Invitation on Tuesday morning.</p>
<p>Kelly St. Onge at Mountain West Bank on Wednesday morning.</p>
<p>The 8,987-foot summit of Heavens Peak catches the first rays of
sunrise in Glacier National Park.</p>
<p>Flathead senior Kieran Cunningham heads the ball during
second-half play against Glacier on Saturday.</p>
<p>Flathead senior defensive backs Brandon Gilpin and Connor Eaton
(39) put pressure on Big Sky junior wide receiver Nico Graham
during first-half play.The pass fell incomplete.</p>
<p>Tommy Whiskers, a Highland Lynx cat, is safely back in the arms
of Adair Luikens, 11, Friday in Kalispell. The far-traveling cat
was recently found by park rangers up in Glacier National Park.</p>
<p>Angela Daedario uses a pressure washer to clear debris from
cracks in the curb and street Wednesday morning.</p>
<p>Rep. Denny Rehberg, R-Mont., speaks to a roundtable at the
Kalispell Chamber of Commerce Friday.</p>
<p>Lindsey Bushnell reads “Dinosaurs before Dark” to her
kindergarten class of 25 students at Peterson Elementary School
Friday morning. Kindergarten enrollment in Kalispell Public Schools
this year is up 14 percent over last year.</p>
<p>Gabriella ScottiBelli is head server and her mother Angie is
co-owner of ScottiBelli’s Ristorante Italiano in Kalispell.
ScottiBelli’s is located at 110 Main St.</p>
<p>John Pless of Fair Oaks, Calif., plays a piece he
wrote.</p><p></p>
<p>Columbia Falls junior Hope Burlage (20) sets the ball for Taylor
Peterson ( 11) during the first set against Whitefish on Thursday
night in Whitefish.</p>
<p>Park ranger Bill Schustrom raises the U.S. flag on Sunday
morning at Logan Pass in Glacier National Park.</p>
<p>Brad Knuth of Whitefish, pulls weeds from his the section of his
garden for zuccini, squash and pumkin on Wednesday, August 24, in
Whitefish. Knuth has been gardening here for 15 years.</p>
<p>Smoke from area burns created a lightly hazely morning on Sunday
near Logan's Pass in Glacier National Park.</p>
<p>Jourdan McFarland, senior at Flathead High School, hits out of
the sand during the Flatfish Invitational on Monday afternoon at
Whitefish Lake Golf Club.</p>
<p>Gabe Sulser hugs his brother Ben as Big Sky Little League
players arrive at the Billings airport Sunday evening to the cheers
of friends and family.</p>
<p>Reed Platke, senior at Whitefish High School, lines up a putt on
the fourth green at Whitefish Lake Golf Club during the second day
of the Flatfish Invitation on Tuesday morning.</p>
<p>Kelly St. Onge at Mountain West Bank on Wednesday morning.</p>
<p>The 8,987-foot summit of Heavens Peak catches the first rays of
sunrise in Glacier National Park.</p>