<p>Jeremy Sanderson, top, of Deer Lodge, fights with Joel Ballard of Kalispell on Saturday night at the Fight Force Kalispell Kombat at Majestic Valley Arena. Ballard won the bout in 1:07 of the second round with a submission due to strikes.</p>

<p>Columbia Falls junior Hope Burlage (front) fights to hold on to the ball as she is pressured by Flathead junior Cassie Krueger.</p>

<p>Pedestrians make their way across Main Street in downtown Kalispell Friday morning.</p>

<p>Libby’s Kyle Leir (left) sticks an arm out to break his fall while being taken down by Columbia Falls senior Kohl Thompson during their 145-pound match Thursday night at Columbia Falls.</p>

<p>U.S. District Judge Dana Christensen is helped into his robe by his son, Ben, and daughter, Cassidy, after he took his oath of office Wednesday at the Russell Smith Federal Courthouse in Missoula. Christensen was nominated for the federal judgeship after Judge Donald Molloy announced his retirement last year.</p>

<p>Andy Breland and his daughter Sydney started Trailhead Supply as an online store but recently opened a retail store in Kalispell at 860 N. Meridian Rd.</p>

<p>A visitor at the Glacier National Park Stamp First-Day-Of-Issue ceremony walks past an enlargement of the new international rate stamp Thursday afternoon in Kalispell. The stamp features a photograph of Logan Pass by National Geographic photographer Michael Melford and is part of the U.S. Postal Service’s Scenic American Landscapes series.</p>

<p>While Annemarie Jones, left, practices her dance routine in the hallway, Bethany Chestnut, center, helps tie the shoe of Jayde Nail before the Kalispell Middle School talent show on Tuesday night.</p>

<p>Penelope Bennett, co-owner of Cobblestone Moon, clears the sidewalk in front of the store on Wednesday morning in Kalispell. Snow in Kalispell didn’t quite add up to levels predicted earlier this week by weather forecasters, although areas farther south had from 6 to 10 inches of snowfall.</p>

<p>Bethany Chestnut breathes a sigh of relief after singing “Temporary Home” by Carrie Underwood.</p><p></p>

<p>From left, Marjorie and Wes Tuma, Pete and Donna Larson, and Ed and J. P. Krona eat lunch at the Immanuel Lutheran Home Wednesday afternoon. Jan., 11, 2012 in Kalispell, Mont.</p>

<p>Jon Sonju speaks to the crowd gathered at the Sassafras Ballroom on Wednesday morning after being introduced as the running mate for Republican gubernatorial candidate Rick Hill.</p>

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<p>From left, e-book marketing expert Roxanne McHenry and local authors Kathy Dunnehoff and Deborah Epperson gather for banana nut bread and tea at Dunnehoff’s home in Kalispell Jan. 13. McHenry has helped Dunnehoff and Epperson market their books for devices such as the Amazon Kindle.</p>

<p>Wendy Maechtle will start treatment for her fifth round of malignant melanoma this week. Maechtle also will volunteer at the  16th annual Wings radiothon this week to help raise money for cancer patients.</p>

<p>Hannah Tullett is the winner of the People to People Ambasador program for the state of Montana. Tullett will be traveling to Eruope this summer.</p>