CHRIS PETERSON
Chris Peterson is the editor of the Hungry Horse News. He covers Columbia Falls, the Canyon, Glacier National Park and the Bob Marshall Wilderness. All told, about 4 million acres of the best parts of the planet. He can be reached at editor@hungryhorsenews.com or 406-892-2151.
Recent Stories

Lazy Day Trailer Park residents given eviction notices
About 24 families living at the Lazy Day Mobile Home Trailer Park were served eviction notices on April 14.

Glacier National Park plows make it to Big Bend
Glacier National Park plow crews are about three miles from Logan Pass on the Going-to-the-Sun Road.

Gate to restrict access to Blankenship Bridge gravel area
The gate will only be closed during high water in the spring, Hungry Horse/Glacier View District Ranger Rob Davies said in a letter requesting the permit.

Public invited to meetings on proposed Columbia Falls High School remodel
The Columbia Falls School District 6 board is inviting the public to a series of meetings this month and next to look at the particulars of a remodeling of the high school.

Amber Steed named FWP Region 1 supervisor
Montana Fish, Wildlife and Parks has a new Region 1 supervisor in Amber Steed, a longtime biologist with the agency.

Glacier Park plows at Crystal Point on Sun Road
Glacier National Park plow crews have made it to Crystal Point on the Going-to-the-Sun Road, but the road this weekend will be closed at Avalanche Creek to hikers and bikers due to avalanche danger.

Columbia Heights couple files $36.7 million suit against state, federal environmental agencies
Lucas and Leslie Sterling of Columbia Heights are suing the Montana Department of Environmental Quality and the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency for $36.7 million, claiming both agencies failed to inform them that their home off Berne Road was located on a contaminated state Superfund site.

Appeal filed in Glacier Park home case
The Flathead Conservation District and Friends of Montana Rivers and Streams have filed an appeal to the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals in the case of a home built on private land along the banks of McDonald Creek in Glacier National Park.

Still a competitor, even at 100
Even at 100, Marie Trodick still loves to play cards.

Navy veteran selected as Columbia Falls' next city manager
Columbia Falls has a new city manager. City Council recently selected retired Capt. Eric Hanks, a distinguished Navy veteran, to lead the city.