Legals for March, 28 2024

Whitefish Ski Museum holds encore presentation of ‘Raising Hell Roaring’

“Raising Hell Roaring” is a homegrown multimedia, feature-length presentation that tells the story of skiing on Big Mountain and throughout the region, from Logan Pass to the Cabinet Mountains, beginning in the 1930s.

Cost to remove CFAC waste could be more than $1 billion, EPA estimates

Responding to calls to remove toxic waste from the former Columbia Falls Aluminum Co. plant, the Environmental Protection Agency said it estimates it would cost anywhere from $624 million to $1.4 billion to haul the waste away from the Superfund site.

Columbia Falls outfitter testifies on impacts of climate change to business

Columbia Falls outfitter and guide Hilary Hutcheson testified before the U.S. Senate Budget Committee last week on the effects of climate change to the outdoor industry.

Tiny, endangered fish hinders California's Colorado River conservation plan

Southern California's Imperial Irrigation District, which supplies water to farmers who grow most of the nation's winter vegetables, planned to start a conservation program in April to scale back what it draws from the critical Colorado River.

Flathead residents raise concerns about housing, mental health at listening session hosted by state lawmakers

Flathead Valley residents expressed frustration over property taxes, the lack of affordable housing and a broken mental health system during a listening session organized by Democratic state lawmakers Tuesday.

Energy Keepers hires communications director

Following a year of intense public scrutiny owing to last summer’s abnormally low water levels, the operators of the Séliš Ksanka QÍispé Dam on Flathead Lake have brought on a communications specialist.

Bringing the Electoral College into the present

The rationale for creating a system of electors because of the slow speed of the spread of information is obsolete, and needs to be brought into the 21st century.

Whitefish Library’s writer series continues

The Winter Writers Series continues at Whitefish Community Library with two workshops.

FWP recommends grant funding for trail work in Northwest Montana

The projects include development and rehabilitation work on trails, construction of new trails and facilities and snowmobile and cross-country ski trail maintenance. Comments are due April 3.

Rodney ONeal Wendt, 83

Rodney ONeal Wendt, 83 of Kalispell, earned his heavenly wings on March 21, 2024, after battling heart disease for many years.

Flathead County Library Board could decide future of young adult collection Thursday

The Flathead County Library Board of Trustees is poised to make a decision this week that could change the way young adult novels are shelved or labeled in the library.

Flathead Lake level dispute boils in letters to federal hydroelectric regulators

A federal agency that oversees hydroelectric dams has been roped, again, into an ongoing dispute about water levels in Flathead Lake. The Federal Energy Regulatory Commission received a pair of letters this month related to its ability to referee dam management to sustain water levels in the largest natural freshwater lake west of the Mississippi.

Legals for March, 27 2024

Legals for March, 27 2024

Analysis shows how much road funding counties could get if SB 442 veto overridden

With the question of whether to override Gov. Greg Gianforte’s veto of Senate Bill 442 now in the hands of lawmakers, a report published this week by a Legislative Services Division research analyst details how most of the state’s counties would stand to get tens, or hundreds, of thousands of dollars to maintain their county roads if the override is successful.

Letters to the editor March 26

Letters to the editor for March 26.

Wayne Finney, 83

On Friday, March 15, 2024, Wayne Howard Finney, USAF Lt.C Ret, 83, died in Washington.

Legals for March, 26 2024

Whitefish alums win Al Manuel events for UM, MSU

MISSOULA — Whitefish products won a pair of events at the 2024 Al Manuel Invitational track and field meet Saturday, one each for the Grizzlies and the Bobcats