New restaurant in Whitefish offers Mediterranean fare

The atmosphere of the restaurant is open and natural-feeling with soft yellow walls and butcher block-type tabletops.

Legals for November, 22 2023

Baking Thanksgiving pumpkin pie

Baking Thanksgiving pumpkin pie

FEC retires $3 million in capital credits

The FEC’s board of trustees has retired $3 million of capital credits allocated to member accounts in 2008 and 2009.

Judge hears arguments on shortening Montana’s wolf trapping season to protect grizzlies

An attorney for the State of Montana told a federal judge Monday that the floating wolf trapping season will certainly not start next Monday, as is possible under this year’s regulations, as the judge heard arguments about whether to shorten the trapping season out of concerns for endangered grizzly bears.

170-foot water tower to serve north Kalispell

A new 1-million gallon, 170-foot-tall water tower and associated well sites that will serve Kalispell are under construction on a knoll along U.S. 93 just north of Rose Crossing.

Darcy Morris, 57

Darcy Inez Morris, 57 of Whitefish, passed away peacefully in her sleep on Nov. 18, 2023.

Library association opposes proposal ending master’s degree requirement

You may not need a graduate degree to be a library director in Montana’s larger cities — and library advocates think that idea hurts their work.

Pantry ensures veterans enjoy a Turkey Day feast

Arriving at the Northwest Montana Veterans Food Pantry in Evergreen on Monday for a box stuffed full of Thanksgiving fixings, Kathleen Howard came with an offering of her own for the volunteers working during the holiday week: stroganoff.

Bobcats’ Moore, Grizzlies’ Gillman are Rice Award finalists

BOZEMAN — Montana State offensive tackle Connor Moore and Montana running back Eli Gillman are two of 22 finalists for the 2023 Jerry Rice Award, which honors the top freshman in the NCAA’s Football Championship Subdivision.

Hauck a finalist for the Eddie Robinson Award

MISSOULA — Two days after delivering Montana its first Big Sky Conference championship since 2009, Stats Perform announced Monday Grizzly head coach Bobby Hauck is one of 20 finalists for the 2023 Eddie Robinson FCS Coach of the Year Award.

Biden is spending his 81st birthday honoring White House tradition of pardoning Thanksgiving turkeys

WASHINGTON (AP) — Liberty and Bell are ready for their presidential pardons.

Kalispell City Council to vote on public safety levy

Kalispell City Council is expected to decide Monday whether to put a public safety levy before voters in March.

Hans Christian Rensel, 54

Hans Christian Rensel was born the second son of Richard and Sharon Rensel on Dec. 3, 1968.

Playoff rematch?

Cats, Griz land on same side of bracket

The Grizzlies and Bobcats are both seeded in the top six into the Football Championship Subdivision playoffs, and yes there is a possible semifinal matchup.

Births

Births

Sports facility at ABS Park brings opportunity for young athletes

Construction is nearly done on an indoor training facility at the ABS Park in Evergreen, a nonprofit organization and baseball facility providing low barrier athletic opportunities for local children.

Climate change could hurt beer production

A new report in the journal Nature Communications shows that climate change is responsible for the decrease in quantity and quality of hops produced in Europe. And that trend is projected to continue as climate change is projected to continue.

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Paul Cannaday, 98

Paul Augustus Cannaday, 98, passed away Oct. 10, 2023, with family by his side. He was born in Roanoke, Virginia, to Paul and Mary (Blount) Cannaday on Dec. 24, 1924.