Home school tour

by Hilary MATHESONThe Daily Inter Lake
| December 13, 2013 11:33 AM

Kalispell Fire Capt. Kirk Pederson talks to youths after sliding down a fire pole in front of an eager group of home-school students and parents. The students were touring Kalispell Fire Department Station 61 on a field trip. Home schooling is on the rise in the Flathead Valley. There were 159 more students being home schooled this year compared to the 2012 school year. (Hilary Matheson/The Daily Inter Lake)