April 9-15, 2012

<p>Katharine Thompson is community development manager for Kalispell.</p>

<p>Linda Johnson, front, and Misty Rhodes, both of Kalispell, take part in the Montana Patriots Tax Day Rally on Saturday afternoon, April 14, in Kalispell. "We thought we were going to get hope and change," said Johnson. "But what we got is more of the same, and worse, under this administration."</p>

<p>Heidi Valentine, a CPA with Connie’s Tax Service, kept the calculator tape from the more than 500 clients she has done taxes for this year. This year, because the April 15 falls on a Sunday, taxpayers have until Tuesday, April 17, to get their taxes in the mail. The Kalispell Post Office on North Meridian will be open regular hours Tuesday, but mail dropped off after hours into the front lobby slot or boxes on the side of building will be collected at midnight, and post office employees will make sure the letters get an April 17 stamp.</p>

<p>Members of the Kalipsell Fire Department B Shift gather outside a house that now belongs to the fairgrounds on Thursday afternoon, April 12, on West Wyoming Street in Kalispell. The firefighters worked on second story rescue scenarios for four hours.</p>

<p>Patrick Cote/Daily Inter Lake Boe Tutvedt digs a trench Tuesday afternoon at the Tutvedt's farm west of Kalispell. The Tutvedts have had three generations in 4-H. Tuesday, April, 3, 2012 in Kalispell, Montana.</p>

<p>From left, truck driver Bob Deedrick, Laird Hill of Crystal Service of Calgary and Chuck Harmon of Harmon Crane & Rigging Inc. carefully lower a 1,700-pound sculpture of two horses onto a flatbed truck on Wednesday afternoon at Kalispell Art Casting in Evergreen. These horses are part of a set of 15 horses and two riders designed by artists Rich Roenisch and Bob Spaith. Earlier, three pieces consisting of five horses were taken to Calgary. The horses are scheduled be in place for the 100th Calgary Stampede July 6-15.</p>

<p>Flathead volleyball standout Hannah Sackett signed her National Letter of Intent to play at West Virginia University on Wednesday.</p>

<p>Patrick Cote/Daily Inter Lake Skull Church Good Friday service at Majestic Valley Arena Friday night. Friday, April, 6, 2012 in Kalispell, Montana.</p>

<p>Patrick Cote/Daily Inter Lake Russell Elementary first graders crowd around a kennel holding two pigs brought by Flathead High School vocational agriculture students for National Library Week. Monday, April, 9, 2012 in Kalispell, Montana.</p>

<p>Glacier's Katya Kulikova serves the ball during a singles match against Bigfork's Shelby Scoggins at Flathead Valley Community College Monday afternoon. </p>

<p>Patrick Cote/Daily Inter Lake Sweet Peaks Ice Cream owner Sam Dauenhauer screws in a sign Wednesday afternoon at the new Kalispell location. The new shop, located at the corner of Main Street and Fourth Street east, opens for business today. Wednesday, April 11, 2012 in Kalispell, Montana.</p>

<p>Glacier's Katya Kulikova plays against Ashli Petek of Flathead on Tuesday afternoon at Flathead Valley Community College. Kulikova won the match 6-0, 6-0.</p>

<p>Patrick Cote/Daily Inter Lake An excavator tears up the gutter and curb on the north side of west Idaho Street Tuesday morning. Road work started Tuesday on the reconstruction of West Idaho Street in Kalispell. The project will resurface from just west of U.S. 93 to just east of Meridian Road as well as pour new gutters and curbs. Tuesday, April 10, 2012 in Kalispell, Montana.</p>

<p>Flathead's Monica White, right, hands off the baton to Liz Chmielewski during the 400 meter relay Tuesday afternoon during the Class A Invitational at Legend's Stadium.</p>

<p>Glacier’s Orson Phattharaampornchai looks to return a serve during a singles match against Bigfork’s Logan Lamm at Flathead Valley Community College Monday afternoon.</p>