Knights pull away on Bravettes

MISSOULA — Missoula Hellgate’s 1-2 punch of Chloe Larson and Elly Reed combined for 32 points, leading the Knights past Flathead 45-37 in Western AA girls basketball Saturday.

Hellgate's hot start downs Braves

Missoula Hellgate hit Flathead’s floor firing Saturday, burying four 3-pointers in a 26-point first quarter that carried the Knights to a 70-49 Western AA boys basketball win.

Bench, balance key Wolfpack boys

Easton Kauffman scored 12 points, including three 3-pointers, and Glacier used its balance and depth to defeat Missoula Sentinel 53-44 in Western AA boys basketball Saturday.

Legals for January, 28 2024

Kalispell boutique blends unique selections for all ages

Melanie Wyckoff loves to spend time in toy stores. Even when her children are ready to leave, she wants to stay.

Barnes & Noble opens new Kalispell store on Jan. 31

A ribbon-cutting ceremony takes place at 9 a.m. at the store in the Mountain View Plaza on U.S. 93. The store next to Famous Footwear is in the building formerly occupied by Pier 1.

Memorial rodeo planned for Columbia Falls man who died tending to horses during blizzard

Cody Sorenson and Dakota Pearle went into the Bob Marshall Wilderness on a September elk hunt. The trip went south almost immediately. They got a late start and it was pouring rain. Still, they packed up Sorenson’s blind Spotted Leopard Appaloosa horse Outlaw and headed to Basin in the heart of the Bob Marshall.

Flathead Business Watercooler

Business events, trainings and seminars

Glenn Miller, 81

Glenn W. Miller, 81 of Las Vegas, Nevada, passed away peacefully in the comfort of his home on Dec. 20, 2023, with Linda, his wife of 39 years, by his side.

Douglas Smith, 85

Douglas C. Smith, 85, passed away on Jan. 16, 2024, at Prestige Memory Care in Kalispell.

Carol S. Christensen, 82

Carol S. Christensen, 82. Our wife, sister, mother, grandmother and great-grandmother left us Jan. 23, 2024, for her heavenly home.

Kathleen Maya Crow, 65

Kathleen Maya Crow, 65, passed away at Logan Health Medical Center on Jan. 16, 2024, with her partner and her brother at her side.

Myrna Ethel Warkins, 84

Myrna Ethel Warkins, 84, beloved wife, mother, and artist, passed away on Jan. 23, 2024, in Kalispell.

Nancy Jean Zimmerman, 84

Nancy Zimmerman, 84, passed away at the Immanuel Lutheran Home in Kalispell on Thursday, Jan. 4, 2024.

Sharp shooter captured a town

In these weather-bound days I hole up and read for hours. I finished a book about Lucie Duff Gordon, a London intellectual and translator who fled to Egypt in the mid-1800s to save her health and fell in love with life in Luxor.

Robert Redinger, 96

Robert J. "Bob" Redinger, 96, left this earth to be with his Creator on Jan. 17, 2024.

A valuable resource for Flathead newbies

During Montana’s peak covid-induced migration frenzy, a rumor circulated that some 30,000 new residents had moved to the Flathead Valley seemingly overnight.

FVCC Senior Institute session begins

Flathead Valley Community College’s Senior Institute returns for its 30th year of credit class offerings to community members 65 and up.

Whitefish Community Foundation scholarships open Feb. 1

Whitefish Community Foundation is offering multiple scholarship opportunities for students who will be enrolling in college this fall.

Montana needs reliable energy

Last week the big news was the record setting minus 22 degrees. Many used the event for cliché laden debates on “climate change.”