Mack Days angler lands, releases bull trout

Spring Mack Days, sponsored by the Confederated Salish and Kootenai Tribes and sanctioned by Montana Fish, Wildlife, and Parks, is moving into week number six in the nine-week long event. Entries continue to be taken until 3 p.m. Saturday, May 11.

Letters to the editor April 18

Letters to the editor April 18

25,000 climate conversations

“The most important thing you can do about climate change is talk about it.” That’s the advice climate scientist Dr. Katharine Hayhoe gave during a TED Talk that has now been viewed over 4 million times.

Spring firewood gathering

Spring is here in the Flathead with its ever-expanding variety of outdoor activities. Last weekend was just too nice to stay indoors, so I had to do a little hiking just to get out and soak up some spring sunshine.

Three-story hotel proposed for Bigfork

A 64-room hotel is planned for a new subdivision on the north side of Bigfork.

Grammy winner Mark O'Connor to perform with Glacier Symphony

Mark O'Connor, a three-time Grammy winner and seven-time Country Music Awards Musician of the Year is set to captivate audiences alongside his wife, the acclaimed violinist Maggie O'Connor at the Wachholz College Center April 20.

Flathead High School presents new take on ‘Macbeth’

Flipping traditional gender roles by creating a dominant and ambitious female Macbeth with a loyal sister spurring her relentless ambition instead of a spouse, this interpretation of “Macbeth” challenges traditional casting norms and creates new avenues for exploring themes of ambition, power dynamics, and the consequences of unchecked desire.

Farrell finds her groove

Glacier’s ace leads Pack in senior season

A pick-up player at the ripe age of 9 years old, Ella Farrell remembers being asked to play outfield for a cousin’s softball team in Helena. Which was fine, right up until she saw that player in the pitcher’s circle.

Flathead’s Moore signs with Wake Forest

Kennedy Moore is going to be a Demon Deacon.

Band Tin Finley brings strong melodies to Polson theater performance

For Polson native Kati O’Toole, the concert April 20 at the Theatre on the Lake in Polson marks a musical homecoming. The Polson High School grad joins another alum, bassist Eric Hogenson, and friends and bandmates Annette Strean and Kirk Cornelius in Tin Finley – a band named after Nashville’s famed Tin Angel restaurant (where three of the four members either met or worked) and inspired by the quartet’s Montana roots.

Two levies will be on the May ballot for Kalispell Public Schools

Kalispell Public Schools is putting a high school general fund levy and an elementary technology levy on the May ballot for amounts that still fall short of covering a looming budget deficit.

Vibrant Roots employs wellness of bees, mushrooms and herbs

Brooke Lynn Dodson, the owner and founder of Whitefish-based Vibrant Roots, has put nature at the foundation of her company by applying wellness traditions pertaining to bees, mushrooms, and herbs.

Cookie recipe puts spin on a favorite

Oatmeal chocolate chip cookies are nothing new, but I wanted to take my own spin on them.

Flathead County approves sale of property to Lakeside sewer district

Flathead County commissioners on Tuesday approved the sale of 36.9 acres to the Lakeside County Water and Sewer District.

John Mercer applies to fill judicial vacancy

Longtime Polson attorney and former state legislator and Speaker of the House John Mercer has applied to fill the remaining office term of former District Court Judge Deborah “Kim” Christopher, who resigned from the bench effective April 5.

Columbia Falls will continue to explore affordable housing at Railroad Street

Columbia Falls City Council earlier this month gave the nod to moving forward with an affordable housing project at Railroad Street after hearing some assurances from a Habitat for Humanity representative that the houses would be affordable and would remain that way through their lifespan.

Legals for April, 17 2024

Vikings, Lions win Libby Invitational

LIBBY — Wyatt Johnson swept the hurdles, Jack Jensen took the 1,600 and the Bigfork Vikings won the boys team title at Saturday’s Libby Invitational track and field meet.

Flathead sweeps crosstown track

Glacier throwers set records

Glacier throwers Aiden Krause and Kai Johnson combined to break three Crosstown meet records en route to taking victories in the boys and girls discus and shot put events Tuesday. Flathead, though, provided some speed and depth.

Earth Day Expo expands to FVCC campus with workshops and activities for all ages

Hosting the event, the Flathead Valley chapter of the Citizens Climate Lobby is a national nonprofit organization that advocates for Congress to take up bipartisan climate solutions.