Boys Tip-Off: Whitefish, Libby and Browning win Friday

FRENCHTOWN — Carson Krack scored 24 points, 12 coming in the second quarter, and Whitefish opened its boys basketball season with a convincing 65-35 win over Stevensville Friday at the Frenchtown Tip-Off.

UN report: Equality for women remains a distant goal

UNITED NATIONS (AP) — The bold agenda adopted 25 years ago to achieve gender equality remains a distant goal, with women still facing poverty, discrimination and violence and failing to seriously rise in politics and business despite progress in some areas, a U.N. report said Thursday.

Hunting veteran named 'Unsung Hero' by Outdoor Life magazine

Brad Borden has plowed thousands of hours into bow hunting — with great success — but it is the thousands of hours he has volunteered for outdoors education and conservation that brought him into the ranks of 25 annual award winners recognized by Outdoor Life magazine.

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- Red Cross blood drive, 10 a.m. to 3:30 p.m., Whitefish Credit Union.

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Red Cross blood drive sponsored by Rotary and VFW, noon to 5 p.m., Libby VFW.

Local Births

Kyra Melanie Pakkala, daughter of Shane and Holly Pakkala of Kalispell, was born March 23 at Kalispell Regional Medical Center.

NVH June births

North valley June births

Legals October 14, 2018

No. 25706 INVITATION FOR BIDS The City of Kalispell, Montana will receive sealed bids for a Used Tandem Axle Dump Truck to meet or exceed the minimum specifications on file in the office of the Department of Public Works, City Hall, Kalispell, Montana. Bidding documents and further bidding requirements can be found at www.kalispell.com/bids.aspx and may be examined or obtained from the City of Kalispell Public Works Department, 201 First Avenue East, Kalispell, Montana 59901. Any bidder wishing further information may obtain the same from the City of Kalispell Public Works Department, 201 First Avenue East, Kalispell, Montana 59901, or by calling the City of Kalispell Public Works Department at 406-758-7720. Sealed bids shall be addressed to the City Clerk, P.O. Box 1997, Kalispell, Montana 59903-1997, and entitled: Used Tandem Axle Dump Truck. Bids will be received by the City Clerk, 201 First Avenue East, Kalispell, MT 59901 until 2:30 P.M. on October 25, 2018. All bids will be publicly opened and read aloud at 2:30 P.M. on October 25, 2018 in the Conference Room of City Hall, 201 First Avenue East, Kalispell, Montana. Authorized by order of the City Council of the City of Kalispell, Montana, in a regular meeting held on August 21, 2017. City of Kalispell, Aimee Brunckhorst, CMC City Clerk October 7, 14, 2018 MNAXLP __________________________

Man accused of assaulting baby

Northwest Montana authorities recently got a helping hand with putting an accused child abuser behind bars.

Bigfork Brewfest returns to Electric Avenue

Bottoms up Bigfork — Brewfest is back.

New qualifications for next debate likely rule out Gabbard

The Democratic National Committee has ratcheted up the threshold to qualify for its next presidential debate, requiring candidates to have picked up at least 20% of convention delegates allocated in state primary contests.

He called asking for Karen

He called asking for Karen, and when he was told he dialed the wrong number, he called the man on the other end of the line a liar. He continued to call for the next 20 minutes, until finally the Kalispell man called for help.

Philip Carl Clarke, 56

Phil "left this earth to farm where he doesn't need a brace or a cane and is no longer bottled up." Phil passed away April 20, 2006, after a three-and-a-half-year struggle with many health problems. Even after his major stroke in September of 2002 he continued to run his combine and his beloved 8400.

Hockaday offers holiday art classes

The Hockaday Museum of Art in Kalispell offers holiday-themed art classes for children and adults in September and October.

Lola Guidi, 85

Lola Guidi, 85, “passed on to life eternal” surrounded by her family on Thursday, Sept. 20, 2012, at Immanuel Lutheran Home in Kalispell.

Hildegarde Marie Davis, 91

Hildegarde Marie Davis, 91, passed away on Thursday, Nov. 20, 2014, at Heritage Place in Kalispell.

Howard A. Streich, 85

Howard A. Streich of Wickenburg, Ariz., and Whitefish “went home to be with his Savior” on Feb. 20, 2011, at Clare Bridge Care Facility in Sun City West, where he had resided for nearly five years.

Third Kalispell burglar sentenced in district court

Joseph Claude Victoria, 20, received a suspended five-year sentence with the state Department of Corrections for felony conspiracy to commit burglary on Jan. 12.