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Giving Together: Turning Tax Season into Opportunities for Students
On a spring morning in Kalispell, a group of elementary students huddle around a table, testing a small robot they…
A Marino service project; well, sort of
Posters went up around the Daily Inter Lake’s offices the week before Halloween announcing a Halloween-themed employee potluck and encouraging staff to bring a soup, side dish or dessert for a chance to win prizes.
Clothing cache adds to store's eclectic offerings
When Karlene Khor started an eclectic pop-up store on Main Street in Kalispell earlier this year, she had no idea it would open the door to some pretty interesting inventory.
Here's the scoop on those little green jigs: You won't be sorry!
I don’t think there is a freshwater fish on the planet that can’t be fooled by a green jig.
Rising from the ashes after a flubbed flat fix
I can safely say that I’m a better bike rider than a bike mechanic.
Remnants of Fort Steele Trail still linger
I’ve had the opportunity to write a lot about the history of the Flathead Valley during my 23 years here at the Inter Lake. To me it’s one of the best parts of the job because I marvel at the tenacity of the Flathe…
Winterizing your boat
Unless you are a hardcore, all-season angler that uses your boat any chance you can get, it is time to think about putting her away for the winter. It is real easy to get distracted now with hunting seasons looming…
Hip, hip hooray for KRMC's orthopedic care
Donald Barnes probably wasn’t thinking that taking down a canvas tent could land him in the hospital. But on Aug. 28, while helping his son, and wrangling with the large, two-roofed structure, first inside and then…
Camera lost in wilderness finds its way home
This is a story about how a camera that was lost six years ago on a rocky slope in the Great Bear Wilderness found its way home to Wisconsin under the most unusual circumstances.
No bologna: the truth about Spam
When you spend 36 years with a meat processor who is also a trivia buff, it’s a sure bet the history of Spam comes up every now and then.
My country 'tis of thee: Let's roll ...
OK, so how do you write a last column after 14 years of writing a column nearly every week?
My country ’tis of thee: Let’s roll ...
OK, so how do you write a last column after 14 years of writing a column nearly every week?
The best is yet to come
I get pretty darn excited about fall fishing. I mean, when it comes to all the things that I really enjoy about my personal fishing time, the next six week or so is when it really all comes together for me.
A word to the wise: Overthrow your tech overlords while you still can
When the history of the 21st century is written, odds are that it will be the story of the slow but willing enslavement of the masses by the tech overlords.
Airport helps stock HEART Locker
As summer segues into fall, students’ backpacks have been filled with new school supplies, new school clothes and shoes have been bought, and families around the Flathead have filled their pantries with food and sn…
A word to the wise: Overthrow your tech overlords while you still can
When the history of the 21st century is written, odds are that it will be the story of the slow but willing enslavement of the masses by the tech overlords.