Grizzlies wide receiver Drew Deck (2) catches a 29-yard touchdown reception in the third quarter against South Dakota State in the second round of the FCS Football Championship at Washington-Grizzly Stadium on Saturday, Dec. 6. (Casey Kreider/Daily Inter Lake)
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Elk graze in a field along Highway 206 on Friday, Dec. 26. (Casey Kreider/Daily Inter Lake)
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Sunset on the Dupuis Barn and Mission Mountains in Ronan on Sunday, Dec. 28. (Casey Kreider/Daily Inter Lake)
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Flathead High School students and Braves teammates lift up Dustyn Franchini-White (1) after his game-winning three-pointer at the buzzer lifted the Braves to a 42-40 win over Missoula Hellgate on Thursday, Feb. 27. (Casey Kreider/Daily Inter Lake)
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A mountain goat stands on a ledge off the Gunsight Pass Trail above Lake Ellen Wilson in Glacier National Park on Saturday, Aug. 30. (Casey Kreider/Daily Inter Lake)
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Firefighters respond to a blaze at Montana Timberline Firewood Company on Helena Flats Road on Tuesday, Dec. 30. (Casey Kreider/Daily Inter Lake)
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Fireworks explode at Whitefish Mountain Resort's New Years Eve Torchlight Parade and Fireworks on Big Mountain on Wednesday, Dec. 31. (Casey Kreider/Daily Inter Lake)
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Glacier celebrates around Drew Sims after Sims' game-winning RBI single in the bottom of the ninth against Great Falls at Glacier Bank Park on Tuesday, May 20. (Casey Kreider/Daily Inter Lake)
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Grizzlies wide receiver Korbin Hendrix (14) catches a 29-yard touchdown reception in the first quarter against Eastern Washington at Washington-Grizzly Stadium on Saturday, Nov. 8. (Casey Kreider/Daily Inter Lake)
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A USDA Forest Service UH-1H helicopter drops water on a fire along Cobbler Village Terrace west of Kalispell on Wednesday, Sept. 3. (Casey Kreider/Daily Inter Lake)
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Dr. Paul R. Raish, N.D., inside a TheraLight 360 Red Light Therapy Bed at The Natural Path in Kalispell on Wednesday, Oct. 1. (Casey Kreider/Daily Inter Lake)
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A male calliope hummingbird drinks nectar from Siberian peashrub flowers along Wagner Lane on Tuesday, May 13. (Casey Kreider/Daily Inter Lake)
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A man launches a boat at Sportsman's Bridge Fishing Access Site along the Flathead River on Wednesday, March 26. (Casey Kreider/Daily Inter Lake)
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Asher Knopik and Jack Robinson lead the Glacier Wolfpack onto the field before their matchup with Helena Capital at Legends Stadium on Friday, Sept. 19. (Casey Kreider/Daily Inter Lake)
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Sunset from a campsite at Thompson Chain of Lakes State Park on Sunday, Sept. 21. (Casey Kreider/Daily Inter Lake)
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Glacier wide receiver Dylan Banzet (40 catches a touchdown pass in the second quarter against Missoula Sentinel at Legends Stadium on Friday, Oct. 3. (Casey Kreider/Daily Inter Lake)
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Dancers with Northwest Ballet Company and San Diego Ballet perform a dress rehearsal of The Nutcracker at Flathead Valley Community College's Wachholz College Center on Friday, Dec. 12. (Casey Kreider/Daily Inter Lake)
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Becky Groose stands before two fallen 90-year-old blue spruce trees uprooted in her front yard in the 600 block of Fifth Avenue East in Kalispell on Wednesday, Dec. 17. (Casey Kreider/Daily Inter Lake)
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Elk graze in a field along Middle Road on Thursday, April 3. (Casey Kreider/Daily Inter Lake)
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Firefighters respond to a blaze at Montana Timberline Firewood Company on Helena Flats Road on Tuesday, Dec. 30. (Casey Kreider/Daily Inter Lake)
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Flathead's Alivia Rinehart sprints to a first-place finish in the girls 200 meter run at the Class AA state track and field meet at Legends Stadium on Saturday, May 24. (Casey Kreider/Daily Inter Lake)
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The sun sets at Glacier Bank Park as the Glacier Range Riders face the Billings Mustangs on Thursday, Aug. 7. (Casey Kreider/Daily Inter Lake)
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Glacier quarterback Jackson Presley (12) is pushed out of bounds by Gallatin defensive back Carter Dahlke (3) on a run in the second quarter in the Class AA semifinals at Legends Stadium on Friday, Nov. 14. (Casey Kreider/Daily Inter Lake)
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Participants race down Sugar Hill at the Barstool Ski Races at Cabin Fever Days in Martin City on Saturday, Feb. 15. (Casey Kreider/Daily Inter Lake)
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Three anglers fish from a boat on the Flathead River on Saturday, March 1. (Casey Kreider/Daily Inter Lake)
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Owl Research Institute intern Zach Burke counts the feathers on a northern saw-whet owl's wing to determine an approximate age range during a banding survey at Flathead Lake Biological Station on Wednesday, Oct. 8. Data collected from the station contributes to worldwide efforts to learn more about the migratory routes, timing and habitat of the saw-whet owl. (Casey Kreider/Daily Inter Lake)
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Sunlight lingers on McDonald Peak in the Misson Range as the sun sets on Saturday, Nov. 8. (Casey Kreider/Daily Inter Lake)
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A skier splashes into the pool at Whitefish Mountain Resort's pond skim on Saturday, April 5. (Casey Kreider/Daily Inter Lake)
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Bride and groom Rachel and Ian Clark, from Wisconsin, pose for photos with photographer Stan Todorov along Lake McDonald in Glacier National Park on Friday, March 21. (Casey Kreider/Daily Inter Lake)
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Flathead's Mackenzie Brandt (8) slides into home safely ahead of the tag by Glacier catcher Cazz Rankosky (7) at Kidsports Complex on Thursday, May 1. (Casey Kreider/Daily Inter Lake)
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Ruby Ray, from Whitefish, weaves her horse through the pattern in pole bending at the Montana High School Rodeo Association Finals at Majestic Valley Arena on Thursday, June 5. (Casey Kreider/Daily Inter Lake)
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An ice fisherman stands outside his tent near Pig Island in Flathead Lake on Wednesday, Feb. 19. (Casey Kreider/Daily Inter Lake)
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Mountain bluebirds perch atop a pair of posts along Mooring Road on Tuesday, March 25. (Casey Kreider/Daily Inter Lake)
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A hiker ascends to the false summit of Heavy Runner Mountain in Glacier National Park on Thursday, June 19. (Casey Kreider/Daily Inter Lake)
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A horseback rider pulls a skier over a jump at Whitefish Skijoring on West Springcreek Road on Saturday, Feb. 22. (Casey Kreider/Daily Inter Lake)
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European starlings take flight as elk graze in a field along Middle Road on Thursday, April 3. (Casey Kreider/Daily Inter Lake)
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Glacier right fielder TJ Clarkson (13) makes a diving catch in the eighth inning against Great Falls at Glacier Bank Park on Tuesday, June 24. (Casey Kreider/Daily Inter Lake)
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Flathead's Grace Gall (23) shoots defended by Glacier's Cazz Rankosky (23) at Flathead High School on Thursday, Feb. 6. (Casey Kreider/Daily Inter Lake)
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The view north along the Continental Divide with Mount Wilbur, right, and Iceberg Peak, center, from Swiftcurrent Lookout in Glacier National Park on Monday, July 28. (Casey Kreider/Daily Inter Lake)
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The sun begins to set over Upper Thompson Lake on Sunday, Sept. 21. (Casey Kreider/Daily Inter Lake)
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Trumpeter swans take flight over Creston on Tuesday, March 25. (Casey Kreider/Daily Inter Lake)
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Santa Claus lights the tree at the Kalispell Downtown Association Holiday Stroll and Community Tree Lighting on Friday, Dec. 5. (Casey Kreider/Daily Inter Lake)
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Columbia Falls pitcher Jett Pitts (18) delivers in the first inning against Polson at Sapa-Johnsrud Memorial Field on Friday, April 25. (Casey Kreider/Daily Inter Lake)
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Glacier celebrates with its Class AA State Championship trophy after a 16-3 win over Billings West at Legends Stadium on Friday, Nov. 21. (Casey Kreider/Daily Inter Lake)
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Flathead wide receiver Oliver Rosenberg (5) holds on to a reception in the second quarter against Missoula Hellgate at Legends Stadium on Friday, Sept. 12. (Casey Kreider/Daily Inter Lake)
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Glacier's Olivia Warriner (10) connects on a three-run home run, her second home run of the game, against Flathead at Glacier High School on Thursday, April 17. (Casey Kreider/Daily Inter Lake)
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Columbia Falls' Onnikka Lawrence (10) and Harper Holloway (9) hug as the Wildkats celebrate their 4-0 win over Bigfork at Flip Darling Memorial Field on Saturday, Nov. 1. (Casey Kreider/Daily Inter Lake)
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Glacier celebrates as Olivia Warriner (10) touches home plate after a solo home run against Flathead at Glacier High School on Thursday, April 17. (Casey Kreider/Daily Inter Lake)
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Glacier's Asher Knopik (11) and Jackson Presley (12) splash head coach Grady Bennett with a Gatorade cooler after a 16-3 win over Billings West in the Class AA State Championship at Legends Stadium on Friday, Nov. 21. (Casey Kreider/Daily Inter Lake)
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Glacier catcher Cazz Rankosky (17) puts the tag on Polson's Olivia Jore (11) on a play at the plate at Glacier High School on Tuesday, April 29. (Casey Kreider/Daily Inter Lake)
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A mountain goat stands on the Gunsight Pass Trail above Gunsight Lake in Glacier National Park on Saturday, Aug. 30. (Casey Kreider/Daily Inter Lake)
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Glacier wide receiver Dylan Banzet (40) catches a 20-yard touchdown reception in the first quarter against Bozeman at Legends Stadium on Friday, Sept. 5. (Casey Kreider/Daily Inter Lake)
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Kash Bouma, from Fairfield, is thrown from his horse in the saddle bronc riding event at the Montana High School Rodeo Association Finals at Majestic Valley Arena on Thursday, June 5. (Casey Kreider/Daily Inter Lake)
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Naomi Brist gathers a few of the family's goats on their farm near Marion on Tuesday, June 17. (Casey Kreider/Daily Inter Lake)
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A hiker explores the false summit of Bearhat Mountain over Hidden Lake in Glacier National Park on Sunday, Aug. 24. (Casey Kreider/Daily Inter Lake)
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Glacier wide receiver Dylan Banzet (40) catches a pass downfield in the second quarter against Billings West in the Class AA State Championship at Legends Stadium on Friday, Nov. 21. (Casey Kreider/Daily Inter Lake)'
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Grizzlies wide receiver Brooks Davis (3) catches a 28-yard touchdown reception in the fourth quarter against North Dakota at Washington-Grizzly Stadium on Saturday, Sept. 13. (Casey Kreider/Daily Inter Lake)
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Richard Zimmer, owner of Zimmer Tackle in Pablo, tows his ice fishing gear out onto Swan Lake on Wednesday, Feb. 19. (Casey Kreider/Daily Inter Lake)
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Columbia Falls' closer Reggie Sapa (22) delivers in the seventh inning against Frenchtown in the Sapa-Johnsrud Invitational on Saturday, May 17. (Casey Kreider/Daily Inter Lake)
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Visitors climb a hill off the Hidden Lake Trail at Logan Pass in Glacier National Park on Thursday, June 19. (Casey Kreider/Daily Inter Lake)
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Daily Inter Lake reporter Jack Underhill makes a successful trip across the pool at Whitefish Mountain Resort's pond skim on Saturday, April 5. (Casey Kreider/Daily Inter Lake)
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An osprey plucks a rainbow trout from the water at Pine Grove Pond in Kalispell on Thursday, July 17. (Casey Kreider/Daily Inter Lake)
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Former NFL and Flathead Braves quarterback Brock Osweiler runs a drill during the Braves' Win the Day Camp at Legends Stadium in Kalispell on Wednesday, July 16. (Casey Kreider/Daily Inter Lake)
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Lakers AA centerfielder Oscar Kallis (3) tracks down a long fly ball against the Lethbridge Elks at Griffin Field on Saturday, July 19. (Casey Kreider/Daily Inter Lake)
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In a photo taken with a slow shutter speed, Owl Research Institute intern Zach Burke releases a northern saw-whet owl after it is banded at the Flathead Lake Biological Station on Wednesday, Oct. 8. (Casey Kreider/Daily Inter Lake)
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A yellow warbler pauses on a branch with a snack on Saturday, June 28. (Casey Kreider/Daily Inter Lake)
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Jackson Slabaugh, from Akron, Ohio, checks out the view north along the Continental Divide, with Mount Wilbur, right, and Iceberg Peak, center, from Swiftcurrent Lookout in Glacier National Park on Monday, July 28. (Casey Kreider/Daily Inter Lake)
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Glacier wide receiver Cooper Pelc (1) catches a 41-yard touchdown reception in the first quarter against Flathead at Legends Stadium on Thursday, Oct. 16. (Casey Kreider/Daily Inter Lake)
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Chris Domaz leaps into Flathead Lake from the rocky shoreline of the Wayfarers Unit of Flathead Lake State Park in Bigfork on Wednesday, July 30. (Casey Kreider/Daily Inter Lake). *** Always test the depth and check for objects by getting in the water before jumping or diving.
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A horseback rider pulls a snowboarder through the course at Whitefish Skijoring on West Springcreek Road on Saturday, Feb. 22. (Casey Kreider/Daily Inter Lake)
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Sunset from the shore of Pray Lake in Two Medicine in Glacier National Park on Sunday, Aug. 3. (Casey Kreider/Daily Inter Lake)
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An overturned semi-truck blocks U.S. 93 southbound near Somers on Wednesday, Dec. 17. (Casey Kreider/Daily Inter Lake)
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Mountain goats walk along the Sperry Glacier Trail above Akaiyan Lake in Glacier National Park on Monday, Sept. 1. (Casey Kreider/Daily Inter Lake)
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Glacier quarterback Jackson Presley (12) drops back to pass in the first quarter against Bozeman at Legends Stadium on Friday, Sept. 5. (Casey Kreider/Daily Inter Lake)
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Grizzlies wide receiver and Glacier High graduate Drew Deck (2) scores a touchdown on a 40-yard reception in the second quarter against Central Washington on Saturday, Sept. 6. (Casey Kreider/Daily Inter Lake)
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A yellow-rumped warbler sings on a branch at the Jewel Basin Hawk Watch on Tuesday, Sept. 16. (Casey Kreider/Daily Inter Lake)
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A mountain goat explores around the Jewel Basin Hawk Watch site on Tuesday, Sept. 16. (Casey Kreider/Daily Inter Lake)
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Glacier running back Asher Knopik (11) breaks loose on a 65-yard touchdown run in the second quarter against Helena Capital at Legends Stadium on Friday, Sept. 19. (Casey Kreider/Daily Inter Lake)
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Farmers harvest a crop of potatoes along Columbia Falls Stage Road on Wednesday, Sept. 24. (Casey Kreider/Daily Inter Lake)
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A kayaker paddles along the Flathead River on Thursday, Oct. 9. (Casey Kreider/Daily Inter Lake)
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Glacier wide receiver Dylan Banzet (40) catches a 38-yard touchdown reception in the third quarter against Missoula Sentinel at Legends Stadium on Friday, Oct. 3. (Casey Kreider/Daily Inter Lake)
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Dave Brown, who goes by the nickname Bonefish Dave, casts his fly rod into the Flathead River at dusk on Thursday, Sept. 9. (Casey Kreider/Daily Inter Lake)
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Columbia Falls wide receiver Caleb Mee (24) catches a touchdown reception in the second quarter against Polson at Satterthwaite Field on Friday, Oct. 17. (Casey Kreider/Daily Inter Lake)
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Grizzlies wide receiver Michael Wortham (6) celebrates after a 43-yard touchdown reception in the first quarter against Sacred Heart at Washington-Grizzly Stadium on Saturday, Oct. 18. (Casey Kreider/Daily Inter Lake)
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Whitefish quarterback Luke Dalen (10) drops back to pass in the first quarter against Butte Central in a Class A playoff game at Memorial Field on Friday, Oct. 31. (Casey Kreider/Daily Inter Lake)
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Glacier wide receiver Dylan Banzet (40) catches a 35-yard touchdown reception in the fourth quarter against Gallatin in the Class AA semifinals at Legends Stadium on Friday, Nov. 14. (Casey Kreider/Daily Inter Lake)
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The Flathead High School Marching Band performs during the homecoming parade on Main Street in Kalispell on Wednesday, Sept. 24. (Casey Kreider/Daily Inter Lake)
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Visitors check out the oil and acrylic urban contemporary pieces of artist Oriana Gerez, owner of Gerez Gallery in Miami, Florida, at the Glacier Art Museum's 55th annual Arts in the Park festival in Depot Park in Kalispell on Friday, July 18. Kalispell's longest-running arts and music festival features a lineup of 80 juried artist booths, plein air painters, live music, food trucks and a beer and wine garden. (Casey Kreider/Daily Inter Lake)
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Grizzlies wide receiver Brooks Davis (3) catches a 14-yard touchdown reception in the first quarter against Montana State in the 124th Brawl of the Wild at Washington-Grizzly Stadium on Saturday, Nov. 22. (Casey Kreider/Daily Inter Lake)
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Dancers with Northwest Ballet Company and San Diego Ballet perform a dress rehearsal of The Nutcracker at Flathead Valley Community College's Wachholz College Center on Friday, Dec. 12. (Casey Kreider/Daily Inter Lake)
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