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Week in Pictures: June 4-10

| June 14, 2012 10:03 AM

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<p>Nicholas Oberling sits in his studio Tuesday, June 5, in West Valley. In the background is a commissioned piece Oberling is working on called "Morning on the Belly River."</p>

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<p>Drivers make their way through flooding on U.S. 2 in Evergreen on Wednesday, June 6. The National Weather Service issued a flood watch on Tuesday, June 5, though Thursday evening, June 7.</p>

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<p>Patrick Cote/Daily Inter Lake Luci Yates, left, and Shirley Folkwein view the new high-water mark sign Thursday afternoon during a ceremony unveiling the sign on the bank of the Flathead River in Columbia Falls. The sign marks the highest point the river reached on June 9, 1964. Yates and Folkwein are sisters and lived on Rodgers Road in Columbia Falls during the 1964 flood. Thursday, June 7, 2012 in Columbia Falls, Montana.</p>

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<p>Brandon Nelson of Kalispell helps fix bikes at the Homeless Connect event on Thursday morning, June 6, at Samaritan House in Kalispell. Nelson is a member of the Kalispell Wheelmen, a mutant bike club, helping out at the event is a service project for the organization.</p>

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<p>Tim Sievers votes with his 3-year-old daughter, Arabella, at the Flathead County Fairgrounds on Tuesday. Sievers said it is important for his daughter to see him fulfill his civic duty, with the hopes that she will learn from the experience.</p>

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<p>Donna Lawson is in her third year as a board member for the Bigfork Performing Arts Center.</p>

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<p>James Corwin of Kalispell works on a miniature painting on Saturday morning, June 9, at the Think Local Art Fair on the Courthouse Lawn in Kalispell. The fair continues today from 9 to 4 on the west side of the courthouse. This is Corwin's first year taking part in the the Think Local fairs. The next Think Local is scheduled for August 24-26.</p>

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<p>Katie French runs one of three trail loops in the first ever Herron half marathon and 10K in Kalispell on Saturday.</p>

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<p>Flathead Lake Distance Running Camp counselor, Brett Winegar of Seattle, leads runners during the 10K section of the first Herron half marathon and 10K in Kalispell on Saturday.</p>

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<p>Rod Douglas, pipe major with the Montana Highlanders Association pipe and drum band, adds a touch of Celtic flair to the band's garage sale on Friday afternoon, June 8, by playing the bagpipes as visitors sift through the items for sale. The band held the sale this weekend to raise funds for their new uniforms. The sale continues Saturday and is being held at the intersection of 4th Avenue E and 9th Street across from Hedges School in Kalispell.</p>

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<p>Michael Yap of Cross Point Ministries displays the plans for a Christian-based orphanage in Kalibo, Aklan in the Philippines. Yap will travel to the Philippines for the grand opening of the orphanage on June 21.</p>

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<p>Joseph Berg, 5, gets his hair cut by Jacarla Corne of Protege Salon at the Homeless Connect event on Thursday morning, June 6, at Samaritan House in Kalispell. On the left is Janell Malczynski of Hair Tech and at right is Jesi Schuman of Salon Jazlin.</p>

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<p>Mosaic restaurant owner, Marc Guizol, puts his finishing touch on the Saffron Scented Risotto and Shrimp, in Bigfork on Thursday, June 7. The Saffron Scented Risotto and Shrimp is one of a few items from Marc and Caroline Guizol’s previous restaurant, La Provence.</p>