Big Sky notes: Get ready for Big Sky After Dark II

Big Sky Conference After Dark put on a great show last Saturday; it figures to do the same this weekend.

Legals for October, 18 2023

Montana Lakes Conference dives into threats to waterbodies

The Montana Lakes Conference will examine these topics and others during sessions at The Lodge at Whitefish Lake beginning on Wednesday, Oct. 18.

Legals for October, 17 2023

FBI report: Violent crime decreases to pre-pandemic levels, but property crime is on the rise

ST. LOUIS (AP) — Violent crime across the U.S. decreased last year — dropping to about the same level as before the onset of the Covid-19 pandemic — but property crimes rose substantially, according to data in the FBI's annual crime report released Monday.

Kalispell City Council to host public hearing on federal housing grant

If the Pathways to Removing Obstacles to Housing grant is awarded, city officials are planning on spending $200,000 toward a housing study, $363,66 to a growth policy, zoning and subdivision update, and $400,000 each to water and wastewater facility plans.

Births

Births

FVCC events raise over $400,000 for student scholarships

The Flathead Valley Community College Foundation hosted its 16th annual fall Festival of Flavors events from Sept. 29 through Oct. 7. Between these and events throughout the year, the community raised a total of $400,000 for student scholarships.

Meet Ward 4 candidate for Kalispell City Council Sid Daoud

The Daily Inter Lake reached out to Kalispell City Council candidates running in the Nov. 7 municipal election. The information below was provided by the candidates and edited for spelling, punctuation and space.

Carol Carr, 88

Carol Carr

Truman, Butts set records in Lions’ win

It was a record-setting Friday night for Eureka Lions AJ Truman and Tristan Butts, who hooked up on three touchdown passes in a 45-7 Western B football win over Whitehall.

Briefs: Pitching boot camp; Mohl homers for Griz

Prospective baseball pitchers age 11-18 in the area are encouraged to join the Flathead Valley 1-Pitch Warrior Boot Camp, an every-Sunday camp that begins Oct. 29 and ends Dec. 10.

Freshman rallies Idaho State to 42-41 win over E. Washington

Hunter Hays scored untouched on a 1-yard quarterback draw with 52 seconds left and Idaho State, led by a career day from freshman quarterback Jordan Cooke, ended a 12-game losing streak to Eastern Washington with a 42-41 win on Saturday night.

Chambers, Mellott carry Cats over Cal Poly

Montana State is getting back to its full complement of quarterbacks. Senior Sean Chambers ran for three touchdowns, including another long burst, and junior Tommy Mellott threw for two scores in limited action as Montana State swamped Cal Poly Saturday, 59-19.

Legals for October, 15 2023

William Parson, 85

William Parson, 85

Schweikert leads C-Falls over Bigfork

BIGFORK — Columbia Falls quarterback Cody Schweikert threw for 377 yards and two touchdowns, and ran for 172 yards and four more scores as the Wildcats outscored Bigfork 51-30 in a Western A football battle Friday.

Montana prep football scores Friday, Oct. 13

Montana prep football scores Friday, Oct. 13

911 calls from deadly Lahaina wildfire show residents' terror and panic in a desperate bid to escape

LAHAINA, Hawaii (AP) — Audio of 911 calls from a deadly August wildfire released late Thursday by Maui County authorities reveals a terrifying and chaotic scene as the inferno swept through the historic town of Lahaina and people desperately tried to escape burning homes and flames licking at cars in gridlocked traffic.

Palestinians flee northern Gaza after Israel orders 1 million to evacuate as ground attack looms

JERUSALEM (AP) — Palestinians began a mass exodus from northern Gaza Friday after Israel's military told some 1 million people to evacuate toward the southern part of the besieged territory, an unprecedented order ahead of an expected ground invasion against the ruling Hamas militant group.