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Friday is final day to donate to Great Fish Challenge

Today at 5 p.m. is the deadline to support 70 Flathead Valley nonprofit organizations raising funds in the 8th annual Great Fish Community Challenge. The fundraising goal for this year’s Challenge is $4 million. Nonprofits receive 100 percent of the gifts designated to them, and donors who give online can choose to cover the credit card transaction fee.

Designed to serve: Lakeside architecture firm has unique mission

Partnership is a word that comes up often in a conversation with John Hudson.

Olga. K. Schwarz, 94

Olga. K. Schwarz was born in Northhampton, Pennsylvania, on Oct. 30, 1925, to Wassyl and Kathryn Kotoris (Zakaroff).

Bullock earmarks $13 million in COVID aid for schools

With just over a month left to finish spending federal coronavirus aid, Montana Gov. Steve Bullock announced Wednesday he is redistributing nearly $13 million to K-12 schools to cover costs related to COVID-19, including staffing, transportation, cleaning, personal protective equipment, and computers and other devices needed for students.

Food truck's meat sourced from C-Falls cattle

Food truck carries meat made from C-Falls cattle

Bullock touts benefits of pre-K funding

Gov. Steve Bullock sat down to a family style meal of meatballs, rice and carrots with a table of 4- to 5-year-olds at the Flathead Valley Community College Early Childhood Center on Thursday.

Loggers knock off Pirates in softball

LIBBY - Lexie Hagness hit a 3-run home run with two outs in the fourth inning to break open a tie Northwestern A softball game on Friday as the Libby Loggers (5-3) beat the visiting Polson Pirates, 5-4 in the regular season finale for both teams.

Four records tumble at Northwest A meet

The Daily Inter Lake

Richard K. Dick King, 85

Our uncle and friend, Richard K. Dick King of Columbia Falls, died of natural causes Saturday, Feb. 27, 2010, at Kalispell Regional Medical Center, after a short illness. Dick was born Nov. 21, 1924, in Whitefish, the third son of Edgar H. King and Margaret M. Taber King. Dick was raised in the Flathead Valley, Great Falls and the Roseburg, Ore., area. He graduated from Whitefish High School in 1942. Dick hired out on the railroad in 1943. Soon after that he enlisted in the Army, being discharged in 1946. He returned to Whitefish and continued his railroad career, retiring in 1984 with 41 years of service. Dick enjoyed the outdoors and spent many days hiking, camping and fishing, mainly in Glacier National Park. In 1970 Mel Ruder crowned Dick King of Glacier for having hiked the entire perimeter of Glacier Park, as well as most developed and undeveloped trails throughout the park. Dick completed that goal in the summer of 1969. Dick spent many summer days enjoying the beauty and serenity of Oly Lake, his favorite fishing hole. Dick was a lifelong Yankees fan and would take every opportunity to rub it in if the Yanks beat your team! He traveled to many professional games over the years and had enjoyed spring training a few years ago. He also enjoyed NASCAR and Wildcat sports. Dick had many hobbies that he enjoyed over the years, and he had been an avid collector of model trains. Dick was preceded in death by his parents, Ed and Margaret; brothers, Eddie, Don and Jim; sister, Joan King Drager, niece, Peggy King; great-nephew, Lyle Seward; and sisters-in law, Ruth King, Barbara King and Thelma Blake. Dick is survived by many loving and caring friends in the Flathead Valley, and best pals, Mike Scott and Chewy. Also surviving Dick, our favorite uncle, are nieces, Robbie King, Janice Rhodes, Michelle McDowell and Kami Anderson; nephews, Ed, Kelly and Cary King, Bret and Brad Drager, and Scott and Don King. Dick also is survived by numerous great- and great-great-nieces and nephews. Dick will be greatly missed by the many people whose lives were touched by his kindness and gentle manner and his quick sense of humor. Go hike that next mountain Dick; save some fish for us! A memorial wake will be held for Pooh at 2 p.m., March 21, at The Office (the Columbia Bar) in Columbia Falls. Please join us for this special time of sharing memories of Dick. Memorials can be sent to the charity of the donor s choice in Dick s name.

James K. Taylor III, 89

James K. Taylor III was born in San Diego, on April 17, 1922. He laid down his rod and creel and turned in his hammer and saw when he passed on June 27, 2011, in Kalispell, after suffering a stroke.

C-Falls softball claims 2 big wins in Lewistown

LEWISTOWN — Maddie Moultrey, Haden Peters and Sydney Mann combined for six hits and eight runs batted in — and a five-inning 4-hitter — as Columbia Falls downed Lewistown 21-3 at the Lewistown Invitational softball tournament Friday.

Legals for September, 21 2021

Legals for October, 23 2023

Animal shelter plans open house

The Daily Inter Lake

Flooding unlikely despite heavy rain

With recent steady rain, Northwest Montana rivers are rising to peak flows over the next couple of days, but are expected to stay below flood stage.

Mountain Madness Air Show organizers have added a barnstorming performance by John Mohr to the shows on July 30-31 to replace the Franklin Flying Circus.

Barnstorming event changed for air show

Flathead Electric Co-op to hold trustee election

Three seats on Flathead Electric Co-op’s Board of Trustees are up for election this year. Candidates must be members of the co-op with their primary residence within the district they seek to represent.

Hilma Hansine Wik Strom, 92

Hilma Hansine Wik Strom, 92, of Polson, died in the afternoon of Sunday, July 25, 2010, at her home, of congestive heart failure. She is survived by her daughter, Sharon Kruse, of Polson; her son, Odin Strom, and wife, Chris, of Polson; two grandsons, Robert Kruse and wife, Mary, of Kalispell, and Wesley Kruse of Kalispell; and three great-grandchildren, Elizabeth Kruse, Odin Kruse and Kijrstjn Kruse, all of Kalispell. Messages of condolence may be sent to the family online at www.groganfuneralhome.com. Grogan Funeral Home and Crematory, Polson, is honored to assist Mrs. Strom s family.

Bill aims to make online harassment a misdemeanor

HELENA — Montana could go from being the only state without a law against bullying to the 20th state to criminalize cyberbullying under a bill legislators are considering.