<p>Zach Perrin</p>

<p>Brenda Ahearn/Daily Inter Lake</p><p>The Rev. Rod Ermatinger of St. Matthew’s Parish places the first flag Friday morning at a 9/11 memorial outside the Kalispell Fire Hall. The flag was placed in memory of New York Fire Department Chaplain Mychal Judge, who died in the terrorist attack on the World Trade Center. In the background, students, staff, and family members carry 343 flags honoring the first responders who were killed 10 years ago.</p>

<p>Glacier’s Kyle Griffith is tackled near the goal line by a Helena High defender during Friday night’s battle of Class AA ranked teams at Legends Stadium.</p>

<p>Cheryl Criswell testifies during her trial on Thursday morning.</p>

<p>Mike Thomas, 16, of Kalispell, paints a house number onto the curb Sept. 2 in Kalispell. In the background is Zack Ferron, 16, of Kalispell. The teens are part of the Kalispell/Columbia Falls Youth Project.</p>

<p>Flags were held high as students, staff and family members from walked from Saint Matthew's Catholic Church to the Kalispell Fire Department on Friday morning. They carried 343 flags in honor of the first responders who died in the 9/11 terrorist attacks. The first of these memorial flags was placed by Father Rod Ermatinger in memory of Chaplain of the New York Fire Department Fahter Mychal Judge who died in the terrorist attack on the World Trade Center.</p>

<p>Bransen Holzer, 3, of Libby waves flags at the home coming of his father Staff Sgt. Brandon Holzer on Friday afternoon at Glacier Park International Airport.</p>

<p>Ferndale volunteer firefighter Carolyn Kovacevic carries the flag out of St. Matthew’s Church on Friday morning. Kovacevic led a procession of students, staff and family members carrying 343 flags in honor of the first responders who died in the 9/11 terrorist attacks.</p>

<p>Wild Goose Island is silhouetted against St. Mary Lake as sunrise begins to brighten the peaks in the distance.</p>

<p>Grant Tafoya, a junior in Kristyn Morin's class, helps make red, white and blue memorial ribbons on Wednesday morning at Glacier High School.</p>

<p>Road crews continue to work on road repairs on U.S. 93 in Whitefish on Wednesday morning.</p>

<p>Stillwater sophomore Skyler Rieke, 9, wins a header during the first half of the game against Bigfork on Tuesday evening.</p>

<p>Cheryl Lee Criswell wipes her eyes as attorneys give their opening statements Sept. 6, 2011. She and her husband, Edwin, are appealing their conviction of aggravated cruelty to animals.</p>

<p>Rochelle Hartman, a teacher from Eureka, settles into the shade of the porch on the north side of the Conrad Mansion as she works on a sketch of the interlacing vines and ivy on Tuesday at Paint the Manion in Kalispell. The event was the brainchild of Museum Director Mike Kofford. Kofford said he got the idea from watching a museum visitor working on a painting for themselves. He asked if they would be interested in coming back for an event that invited area artists to the mansion for a competition. When they said they would, he decided to create Paint the Mansion. Kofford promises t…

<p>Amanda Kotila at the library at Whitefish Christian Academy on Friday, August 2.</p>

<p>Bob Morris puts a layer of primer on a fence around his yard on Monday in Kalispell. Morris said he built the fence last summer is taking advantage of the warm weather to paint and protect the fence this year before the snow comes again.</p>