TERESA BYRD
Staff Writer
Recent Stories
New restaurant opens in Hungry Horse
The Great Bear Cafe, located across the highway from the Huckleberry Patch in Hungry Horse, celebrated its grand opening last week.
Ruder Elementary expansion nears completion
The new addition to Ruder Elementary School is getting closer to completion.
New furniture shop nods to Columbia Falls' past
A new furniture and home decor shop named Monaco has recently opened on Nucleus Avenue, becoming one of Columbia Falls' latest additions to the town's growing business community.
Home Ranch Bottoms has new owners, new aspirations
After passing through a string of different landholders throughout its 40-year history, the ownership of Home Ranch Bottoms, a rustic restaurant located 30 miles up the North Fork Road, has once again changed hands.
Teakettle Quilt Guild to host show in new location
Annual quilt show has new location
Hangar fire extinguished at airport
Glacier Park International Airport fire crews responded Friday morning to reports of smoke coming from an airport hangar at approximately 9 a.m.
Die-hard fan photographs C-Falls games for 50 years
For the last half-century, even the most die-hard of Columbia Falls basketball fans would be hard-pressed to remember a game played on home court where local photographer Randy Bocksnick was not on the sidelines snapping pictures of the action.
Call of duty: Army colonel steps up to help as substitute teacher
When Columbia Falls schools closed late last March and transitioned to remote learning for the remainder of the school year, Kelly Smith, father of two energetic teenage sons, gained real-time clarity on the value of an in-person education.
Dark Sky defender: Intern recognized for work in Glacier National Park
Armed only with a sky quality meter, a pencil and a datasheet, Iree Wheeler recently joined the ranks of this planet’s “Dark Sky Defenders” after receiving the distinction from the International Dark-Sky Association.
Lake Five resort case will go to bench trial
A lawsuit filed last spring by Friends of Lake Five Inc. against Flathead County will go to a bench trial after each party’s motions for summary judgement were denied by Flathead County District Court Judge Amy Eddy during a pre-trial hearing last week.