<p>Phouxay Thepphovong of the Laos National Chamber of Commerce and Industry went to the the Flathead County commissioners meeting with Glencore, the Swiss-based parent company of Columbia Falls Aluminum Co., on Wednesday. The meeting was included in his busy agenda while visiting the Flathead Valley as part of a U.S. State Department fellowship. In the background is Haley Beaudry, former external affairs manager for the Columbia Falls Aluminum Company.</p>

April 30, 2013