Foundation awards more than $25,000 to teachers

Kalispell Education Foundation awarded $25,009 in Great Opportunities grants to help educators fund projects to engage and inspire students in Kalispell Public Schools.

Legals for November, 24 2022

NW Ballet Co. presents classic ‘Nutcracker’

This Thanksgiving weekend the Northwest Ballet Company will present its 34th production of the classic “Nutcracker” at the Bigfork Center for the Performing Arts.

Ninepipes Museum hosts holiday event

Ninepipes Museum in Charlo is hosting a special holiday event from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. Nov. 26.

Yuletide Affair takes the stage

Yuletide Affair 19 takes stage

Evicted Outlaw Inn renters still seeking home

When Joan Corbin and her daughter Michaela see paper notices on their door, it gives them flashbacks. They can’t help but recall a cold day in January when they learned that they had a month to find new accommodations or end up on the streets.

Nursing homes continue closing, leaving residents, families stressed

In Montana, nine nursing homes have closed or are projected to in 2022, and one transitioned from a nursing home to an assisted living facility, according to the state Department of Public Health and Human Services.

Legals for November, 23 2022

Stillwater student earns second place in Constitution contest

Stillwater Christian School seventh-grader Kendra Wolf won second place in the middle school category in the Montana Secretary of State’s U.S. Constitution Contest.

Town Pump offers matching funds for food banks

Over 100 food banks statewide are participating this year in the “Be A Friend in Deed” campaign, which began in 2001.

Bigfork puts 6 on B All-State football team

Six Bigfork Vikings made All-State for Class B football, the Montana Coaches Association announced this week.

Jury begins deliberating in Oath Keepers sedition trial

WASHINGTON (AP) — Jurors began deliberating Tuesday in the Jan. 6 Capitol riot case accusing Oath Keepers founder Stewart Rhodes and four of his extremist group associates of a violent plot to stop the transfer of presidential power from Republican Donald Trump to Democrat Joe Biden.

Law roundup: Doll display goes over woman’s head

A woman allegedly thought the residents of two houses across from each other were out their heads and involved in a satanic ritual when she complained they had doll heads impaled on fence posts.

Legals for November, 22 2022

Births

Births

Police: Gunman kills 5 at gay club, is subdued by patrons

A 22-year-old gunman opened fire inside a gay nightclub in Colorado Springs, killing five people and leaving 25 injured before he was subdued by "heroic" patrons and arrested by police who arrived within minutes, authorities said Sunday.

Shirt Shack prints T-shirts out of home garage

Lifelong Evergreen resident Troy Schweigert has known a thing or two about “working from home,” for years.

Evergreen sidewalk project takes next step

The survey phase of the project to build sidewalks along U.S. 2 between Montana 35 and Sunset Drive has been completed by KLJ, the engineering firm selected by the Montana Department of Transportation.

Kalispell chamber weighs resort tax as part of growth study

The Kalispell Chamber of Commerce is gathering input from the community aiming to create a plan for “intentional growth” in coming years, and among issues being examined are the benefits of a potential resort tax.

Seasonal franchise Everything Christmas brings holiday cheer to Flathead Valley

Just off U.S. 93, shoppers can see the bold red and green Everything Christmas sign.