Legals for July, 31 2024

Whitefish's Stella Hobbs tops podium in grueling gravel race

The Last Best Race was on par with its slogan “for neighbors, racers, n’ adventure chasers” as an estimated 550 participants, 125 volunteers and over 1,000 supporters and spectators gathered in Whitefish last weekend for the fourth edition of the gravel race.

Kayakers rescued from turbulent Flathead Lake

Two kayakers suffering from hypothermia were rescued Thursday, July 25 from rough water on Flathead Lake.

William Calley, who led the My Lai massacre that shamed US military in Vietnam, has died

GAINESVILLE, Fla. (AP) — William Laws Calley Jr., who as an Army lieutenant led the U.S. soldiers who killed hundreds of Vietnamese civilians in the My Lai massacre, the most notorious war crime in modern American military history, has died. He was 80.

Legals for July, 30 2024

Specialist helps young patients cope during hospital treatments

Child life specialists are health care professionals who help children and families navigate the process of illness, injury, disability, trauma or hospitalization, according to the Mayo Clinic College of Medicine and Science.

Saenz Family Farms sows hope into locally grown remedies

Despite the garden’s first year's failure, Amanda Saenz persisted, realizing that she wanted to specialize in holistic remedies. She started taking herbalism classes online and learned how to grow and cultivate herbs to make teas, lotions and medicine.

Letters to the editor July 29

Letters to the editor July 29

Legals for July, 29 2024

Distinctive Nissan Pao powers through Evergreen

With just over 31,000 of the cars produced between 1989 and 1991 and originally marketed solely in Japan, the Pao is unique driving most anywhere let alone in the Flathead Valley.

Grime 2 Shine keeps truckin’ amid rising business costs

Montanans know that windshield replacements are inevitable. Whether it’s from a fun weekend driving gravel back roads or a daily commute to work, there are ample ways for a rock to hit a car.

Devoted to dance — Academy of Performing Arts offers dance and music classes to all ages

The Academy of Performing Arts Founder and instructor Shoni Jaeger is a dancer to her core.

Letters to the editor July 28

Letters to the editor July 28

Patricia Browne, 91

Beloved wife, mother, sister, grandmother, and aunt, Patricia Jane Browne, 91, of Dana Point, California, and Bigfork, died of natural causes on June 20, 2024, surrounded by her family.

Twins make West A championship; Lakers still alive

FLORENCE — Nolan Amerman’s two-run triple started a seven-run fifth inning for the Glacier Twins Saturday, in a 7-4 win over the Bitterroot Red Sox that landed them in the championship of the West A Legion district tournament.

Legals for July, 28 2024

UM biological station holds anniversary open house Aug. 2

Visitors can explore the FLBS campus in Yellow Bay, meet the team, and learn about the Flathead Watershed and the bio station’s cutting-edge, world-renowned research and immersive education programs. Programming will begin at 11:30 a.m. with a welcome presentation featuring past and current biological station directors.

Crews attack small fires on Flathead Reservation

Four fires burning on the Flathead Reservation garnered a hefty response from regional firefighters on Friday as the fire danger moved to "extreme" status.

Timothy Holsapple, 77

Tim Holsapple, 77 of Alta Loma, California, passed away peacefully at home on July 22, 2024, from complications of lung cancer.

UM center blazes trail with course about living with fire

With extreme wildfires doubling in the past 20 years, many residents in the Western U.S. have smoldering concerns for their future safety and wellbeing. To help take wildfire management to the next level in the era of climate change, the FireCenter at the University of Montana has piloted a course to provide solutions for living alongside this growing threat.