Food truck scene alive and well in the Flathead

As spring slowly warms to summer, an increasing number of food trucks are on the prowl for hungry customers.

BASKETBALL PREVIEW: Braves dreaming big under new head coach

As a first-time head coach inheriting a team that lost 12 straight games to end last season and beginning this year without its most dynamic scorer, it would stand to reason that Flathead’s Ross Gustafson would be modest when discussing his squad’s prospects this basketball season.

Careers for a brave new world Freshmen get a glimpse of the future job scene

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Area schools eye titles in track

When it comes to state track meets for Whitefish and Flathead, the hosting cities of Great Falls and Bozeman have special meanings for both schools.

Africa shooter also a Kalispell gun legend

Gun builders and barrel makers have called the Flathead Valley home for decades. John Buhmiller was one of the first. 

AA football: Senior tackle Wright leads Flathead into home opener

What did Flathead offensive line coach Jesse McFarland think the first time he saw 160-pound Anthony Wright?

Campfire-caused fire jumps river, grows in acreage

Fueled by hot, dry and windy conditions, two wildfires continue to burn in Western Montana on tribal land.

Zoe 8th again in Foot Locker finals

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Hungry Horse dam operated in favor of fish

Flow meant to mimic natural conditions

Fish in the Flathead River below Hungry Horse Dam have had the best conditions possible in recent years as the dam has been operated to mimic natural flows, according to a comprehensive study recently published in a prestigious science journal.

Today

3 Flathead Spay and Neuter Task Force annual rummage sale, 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. today and Saturday; 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. Sunday, 4260 Trumble Creek Road, Columbia Falls. Donations welcome. Call Valerie, 752-3513; or Debbie, 837-6280.

Legals June 17, 2017

No. 24478 NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING The Board of Commissioners of Flathead County, Montana, hereby gives notice, pursuant to Section 76-2-205(1), M.C.A., that it will hold a public hearing to consider a request by Dwight and Ann Lamm to change the zoning designation in a portion of the Bigfork Zoning District from AG-20 (Agricultural) to SAG-5 (Suburban Agricultural). The boundaries of the area proposed to be amended from AG-20 (Agricultural) to SAG-5 (Suburban Agricultural) are described as: Parcel A of Certificate of Survey No. 10082, located in the Southwest Quarter of the Southwest Quarter of Section 12, Township 27 North, Range 20 West, P.M.M., Flathead County, Montana Excepting Therefrom: That portion conveyed to the State of Montana for Highway purposes in bargain and sale deed recorded April 30, 1992 as Doc. No. 92-121-09300. The regulations defining the AG-20 and SAG-5 zones are contained in the Flathead County Zoning Regulations on file for public inspection at the Office of the Board of Commissioners, located at 800 South Main, Kalispell, Montana, at the Flathead County Planning and Zoning Office, 40 11th Street West, Kalispell, Montana, and on the Flathead County Planning and Zoning Office's website, at: http://flathead.mt.gov/ planning_zoning/downloads.php. Documents related to the proposed zone change are also on for file for public inspection at the Office of the Board of Commissioners and at the Flathead County Planning and Zoning Office. The public hearing will be held on the 27th day of June, 2017, at 9:30 o'clock a.m. in the Commissioners' Chambers, Third Floor, Old Courthouse, Kalispell, Montana. At the public hearing, the Board of Commissioners will give the public an opportunity to be heard regarding the proposed change to the Bigfork Zoning District. Written comments are encouraged and will be reviewed by the Commissioners prior to the hearing if received by the Flathead County Commissioners' Office at least three business days prior to the hearing. DATED this 26th day of April, 2017. BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS Flathead County, Montana By: /s/ Gary D. Krueger Gary D. Krueger, Chairman June 10, 17, 2017 MNAXLP

Glacier netters ease to victories over Flathead

Glacier got the better of its crosstown rival for the second time this season on the tennis courts, besting Flathead 6-2 in girls matches and 7-1 in boys competition on Tuesday afternoon.

Crawley cool on Copper Cat

It was going to take a world-championship ride to take the lead in saddle bronc riding at the Northwest Montana Fair PRCA Rodeo and Jacobs Crawley rose to the occasion on Friday night at the Flathead County Fairgrounds.

Kalispell attorney back from the brink

Less than two years after a devastating boat crash on Flathead Lake claimed both his kidneys, Kalispell attorney Stephen J. Nardi is back in business.

Jane E. Friske, 74

Our beloved mother, Jane E. Friske, 74, passed away at her home in Columbia Falls on Saturday, March 13, 2010, from C.O.P.D. She was born in Osceola, Wis., Aug. 3, 1935, to Roy and Effie Olson. Her family moved to Whitefish in 1948. She and her sisters, Joan, June and Jean, The Olson Girls, thrived in Whitefish, as they helped build the family home on Waverly Place from the ground up. She attended school in Whitefish and enjoyed making treasured memories with their friends. She continued to meet with her classmates each month at the Pin & Cue for lunch and stories through the years, along with her sisters. In 1954 she met her lifelong love, Forrest Friske, and shared 53 years of marriage. Our mother s joy in life was being a devoted wife and mother, always putting Dad and us first. Our lives were filled with wonderful meals for both lunch and dinner; sandwiches and casseroles were not seen at our table. Mom always kept our home extremely spotless. As children, we were the cleanest and had the best pressed clothes in Columbia Falls. She was so organized, and many envied her organization of having everything in its place and having whatever handy, just in case you needed it, be it at home, camping, or on the road. Mom s family was her greatest enjoyment in life. Having her parents, sisters, children, grandchildren and great-grandchildren close by throughout the years of her life brought happy times and wonderful memories. She was preceded in death by her husband, Forrest Friske; her sister, Joan Woods; and parents, Roy and Effie Olson. Jane is survived by her three children, Tanna Friske of Columbia Falls, Tim and Phyllis Friske of Columbia Falls, and Tina (Friske) and Bill Berg of Marion; seven grandchildren, Justin, Josharry and Jonathon Cheff, Sarah and Nick Friske, and Erin (Berg) DeLeonard and Bryan Berg; and her most loved nine great-grandchildren that meant so much to her, Connor, Sadie, and Kensley Cheff, Kyler, Kadon, Keevyn and Kaber Cheff, and Kobie and Kalli DeLeonard. She is also survived by her sisters and their spouses, June and Jim Kuchenski, and Jean and John Petersen; sisters-in-law and brothers-in-law, June and Dale Bar, Barbara and Dick Ott, and Kenneth Friske; and many very special nieces and nephews. In remembrance of our mother, we hope that those who smoke will consider quitting and encourage all others to do the same. Memorials and donations may be sent to the Columbia Falls Food Bank, P.O. Box 1081, Columbia Falls, for those less fortunate to allow food to be placed on their table. We would like to thank the wonderful Flathead County Home Health personnel and nurses who have helped us over the last several years. Val and Courtney, we can t thank you enough, you were truly Mom s special ladies. A remembrance and celebration of Jane s life will be held from 1 to 4 p.m. on Saturday, March 27, at the North Valley Community Center. A private interment will be held this summer when the sun is shining in the South Fork of the Flathead Valley to celebrate our everlasting love for our mother and treasured memories of our parents. Columbia Mortuary is caring for the family.

Officers looking for cause

Investigators are searching for the car traveling immediately in front of Trooper Evan F. Schneider when his patrol car collided with a pickup Tuesday, killing the trooper and the driver of the truck, and claiming the life of a third victim late Thursday afternoon.

School trustees adopt attendance policy

Loss of semester credit no longer will hang over students' heads if they miss more than eight days of classes at Flathead High School next year.

CMR, Big Sky teams to beat in AA

FHS starts with CMR

Glacier celebrates senior night versus Great Falls

The playoffs already clinched, Glacier football is looking to stay on top of the Class AA heap as it takes on Great Falls High today at Legends Stadium.

County imposes interim zoning in 'doughnut'

Declaring it an emergency situation, the Flathead County commissioners on Tuesday voted unanimously to impose interim county zoning, effective immediately, in the “doughnut” area around Whitefish.