Week in Pictures: February 12-18

<p>Lydia Major works on common Spanish expressions with her class on Tuesday afternoon, February 12, at the Kila School. (Brenda Ahearn/Daily Inter Lake)</p>

<p>Kritter Lamb of Whitehorse, S.D., scores an 84.5 during his ride on Friday, February 15, at the Rocky Mountain Extreme Professional Bull Riding Tour. (Brenda Ahearn/Daily Inter Lake)</p>

<p>Flathead senior Dani Davis (11) shoots for two during the game against Helena High on Saturday, February 16, in Kalispell. (Brenda Ahearn/Daily Inter Lake)</p>

<p>Roz Kristofferson takes a break at the Kalispell Senior Center. Kristofferson celebrated her 83rd birthday on Sunday.</p>

<p>Nurse practitioner Joan Lanfear, right, checks the shoulder of Marshall Friedman as he goes through his workout with exercise physiologist April Terry at Friedman's home north of Kalispell. Lanfear is Wellness Compass at Kalispell Regional Healthcare's concierge nurse, making herself available to patients at all times.</p>

<p>The Calamity Singers perform at the Montana Veterans Home on Thursday, February 14, in Columbia Falls. (Brenda Ahearn/Daily Inter Lake)</p>

<p>Eric Huleatt of the Missoula Rural Fire Department works to rescue an unconscious victim from a tunnel as part of the four-day Confined Space Rescue School Feb. 16 at the Kalispell North Fire Station.</p>

<p>Pat Page drizzles melted chocolate onto an apple already covered in caramel and pecans on Monday afternoon at The Apple Trolley in Evergreen.</p>

<p>Pierre Emond, Chef and Owner of the Basecamp Cafe on Friday, February 8. (Brenda Ahearn/Daily Inter Lake)</p>

<p>Chris Galloway of Montana Digital hangs fibre optic cables Tuesday afternoon near west Reserve Drive and Whitefish Stage Road. Seven miles of cable is being hung from The Glacier building in Kalispell to the Flathead Electric Cooperative substation on Whitefish Stage Road. Tuesday, Feb. 12, 2013 in Kalispell, Montana. (Patrick Cote/Daily Inter Lake)</p>

<p>Mike Koopal , director of Whitefish Lake Institute, stands on one of three bridges at the new Wetland Nature Trail Thursday afternoon in Whitefish. Thursday, Feb. 14, 2013 in Whitefish, Montana. (Patrick Cote/Daily Inter Lake)</p>

<p>Aquatic invasive species such as Eurasian water milfoil and zebra mussels are among the biggest environmental threats facing Whitefish Lake, according to Mike Koopal, director of Whitefish Lake Institute. Koopal delivered the annual “State of the Lake” program to the Whitefish Chamber of Commerce Wednesday.</p>

<p>Raine Hudson, a kindergartener at Hedges Elementary School works on a Valentine's Day project on Thursday, February 14, in Kalispell. (Brenda Ahearn/Daily Inter Lake)</p>

<p>Construction continues on the Hilton Homewood Suites as workers move sheets of drywall through a window Wednesday morning. The four-story hotel in Hutton Ranch Plaza is expected to open this summer.</p>

<p>Kimarie Wolf, left, helps Joda Taylor select flowers Wednesday afternoon at Woodland Floral in Kalispell. Taylor is traveling to Arizona to visit her son on Valentine's day and was putting together a bouquet of flowers for her son's fiancée. Wednesday, Feb. 13, 2013 in Kalispell, Montana. (Patrick Cote/Daily Inter Lake)</p>

<p>Karen Kolar, left, and Mel Peterson talk about history of the Bigfork Community Players Monday morning at the Bigfork Center for the Performing Arts. The group celebrates its 30th anniversary this year.</p>

<p>Officers with the Glacier County Sheriff's Office, Bureau of Indian Affairs, Montana Highway Patrol and Flathead County Sheriff's Office block U.S. 2 outside West Glacier after the conclusion of a high-speed chase that started in Glacier County on Wednesday. (Patrick Cote/Daily Inter Lake)</p>

<p>Flathead’s Garth West (44) shoots over Whitefish’s Jace Kalbfleisch (22) Tuesday night during a nonconference basketball game against Whitefish at Flathead High School. (Patrick Cote/Daily Inter Lake)</p>