<p>The Kalispell Lakers Sean O'Connell fields the ball during
Saturdays game against Chino in Whitefish.</p>
<p>Glacier Twins Cody Elek slides into second base on a steal in
the bottom of the third inning against the Spokane Cannons Friday
evening at Memorial Park.</p>
<p>Sheriff Chuck Curry and Undersheriff Jordan White stand next to
a glider that crashed Friday evening just south of the Ferndale
Airfield. A man in his 60s was pronounced dead at the scene while
another man of about the same age was airlifted for treatment,
Curry said.</p>
<p>Small boats line the shore of Two Medicine Lake in Glacier
National Park in the early hours Friday. In the background is a
classic view of Sinopah Mountain.</p>
<p>Steve Dunn, chief technology officer at WaveForm, makes an
adjustment to one of the many different machines he uses to
determine what type of contact a patient might need.</p>
<p>Vehicles drive through a large puddle of water that formed at
the intersection of Spokane Avenue and Second Street in Whitefish
on Thursday night after heavy thunderstorms swept through the
Flathead Valley. Emergency responders fielded numerous reports of
lightning strikes, fallen trees and downed powerlines across the
county.</p>
<p>The Brown family checks out their new 2006 Dodge Caravan at Don
K Chevrolet in Whitefish Thursday afternoon.</p>
<p>Justin Doble participates in the "Mini-Excavator Ball Challenge"
at the Western States Rodeo held at the Flathead County Fairgrounds
Thursday afternoon. The Western States Rodeo is a competition made
up of five events designed to test the contestants skills using
heavy equipment such as skid steers, backhoes and a
mini-excavator.</p>
<p>Wheeler shares a laugh with co-worker Jason Stevens, a
commercial appraiser. Stevens has learned a bit of sign language
from Wheeler.</p>
<p>Avalanche Creek gushes through Avalanche Gorge in Glacier
National Park. Streams and creeks continue to run high in the park
due to snowmelt.</p>
<p>A passed ball and a wild throw back to home allowed Kalispell's
Dominic Eickert (center) to score from second base in the top of
the second inning Wednesday night at Memorial Field.</p>
<p>A bystander watches as a Montana highway patrolman marks the
final resting place of a vehicle that was struck by an oncoming
truck on U.S. 2 west of Kalispell Wednesday afternoon.</p>
<p>Tom Lewis, left, and Joe Abbrescia Jr. hang work in The Gallerie
at Piney Creek on Tuesday afternoon in Whitefish.</p>
<p>Aaron Adams of Blair Transfer of Missoula heads back into a
truck loaded with donations for Second Helpings, the new second
hand store run by the Flathead Food Bank on Tuesday in
Kalispell.</p>
<p>Kalispell third baseman Skylar Brown attempts to tag out Libbys
Andrew Haggerty as he slides into third base. The Lakers dropped
the Class A American Legion baseball contest to the Loggers Tuesday
night, 12-2.</p>
<p>Jaboa Treutel, 4, takes a break from giving away candy during
Kalispell's Fourth of July parade on Monday morning. Other parades
in Bigfork and Polebridge honored the nation's birthday.</p>
<p>Bradley Hallett (left) and his brother Brennan light off
fireworks at Whitefish City Beach Saturday night.</p>
<p>Glacier Twins Cody Elek slides into second base on a steal in
the bottom of the third inning against the Spokane Cannons Friday
evening at Memorial Park.</p>
<p>Sheriff Chuck Curry and Undersheriff Jordan White stand next to
a glider that crashed Friday evening just south of the Ferndale
Airfield. A man in his 60s was pronounced dead at the scene while
another man of about the same age was airlifted for treatment,
Curry said.</p>
<p>Small boats line the shore of Two Medicine Lake in Glacier
National Park in the early hours Friday. In the background is a
classic view of Sinopah Mountain.</p>
<p>Steve Dunn, chief technology officer at WaveForm, makes an
adjustment to one of the many different machines he uses to
determine what type of contact a patient might need.</p>
<p>Vehicles drive through a large puddle of water that formed at
the intersection of Spokane Avenue and Second Street in Whitefish
on Thursday night after heavy thunderstorms swept through the
Flathead Valley. Emergency responders fielded numerous reports of
lightning strikes, fallen trees and downed powerlines across the
county.</p>
<p>The Brown family checks out their new 2006 Dodge Caravan at Don
K Chevrolet in Whitefish Thursday afternoon.</p>
<p>Justin Doble participates in the "Mini-Excavator Ball Challenge"
at the Western States Rodeo held at the Flathead County Fairgrounds
Thursday afternoon. The Western States Rodeo is a competition made
up of five events designed to test the contestants skills using
heavy equipment such as skid steers, backhoes and a
mini-excavator.</p>
<p>Wheeler shares a laugh with co-worker Jason Stevens, a
commercial appraiser. Stevens has learned a bit of sign language
from Wheeler.</p>
<p>Avalanche Creek gushes through Avalanche Gorge in Glacier
National Park. Streams and creeks continue to run high in the park
due to snowmelt.</p>
<p>A passed ball and a wild throw back to home allowed Kalispell's
Dominic Eickert (center) to score from second base in the top of
the second inning Wednesday night at Memorial Field.</p>
<p>A bystander watches as a Montana highway patrolman marks the
final resting place of a vehicle that was struck by an oncoming
truck on U.S. 2 west of Kalispell Wednesday afternoon.</p>
<p>Tom Lewis, left, and Joe Abbrescia Jr. hang work in The Gallerie
at Piney Creek on Tuesday afternoon in Whitefish.</p>
<p>Aaron Adams of Blair Transfer of Missoula heads back into a
truck loaded with donations for Second Helpings, the new second
hand store run by the Flathead Food Bank on Tuesday in
Kalispell.</p>
<p>Kalispell third baseman Skylar Brown attempts to tag out Libby’s
Andrew Haggerty as he slides into third base. The Lakers dropped
the Class A American Legion baseball contest to the Loggers Tuesday
night, 12-2.</p>
<p>Jaboa Treutel, 4, takes a break from giving away candy during
Kalispell's Fourth of July parade on Monday morning. Other parades
in Bigfork and Polebridge honored the nation's birthday.</p>
<p>Bradley Hallett (left) and his brother Brennan light off
fireworks at Whitefish City Beach Saturday night.</p>