Stores struggle through winter

SANDPOINT - It's no secret that the nation's economy has slipped into something larger and more pronounced than a slump or downturn, and many area businesses are struggling just to keep their doors open.

AP PHOTOS: Virus accentuates isolation of Spain's homeless

BARCELONA, Spain (AP) — While Spanish authorities tell the public that staying home is the best way to beat the coronavirus pandemic, some people are staying out because home has come to mean the streets of Madrid and Barcelona.

Man takes guns, beef, silver from 'wife'

Leota Marie Anderson, 83

On April 1, 2010, Leota Marie Anderson passed away into the arms of the Lord. She was born on Oct. 27, 1926, in Burlington, Iowa, to Albert and Verna Sherer. She was later adopted by Bob and Verna Croskrey. She lived in various towns in Iowa as a young child, and then moved to Kalispell, where she finished through the eighth grade. Her high school years were spent in Washington, where she graduated from Leavenworth in 1946. She then worked at Puget Sound Power and Light and 1st National Bank in Wenatchee, Wash. Leota met her husband, Leonard, while vacationing in Kalispell. She dropped her hanky and he picked it up. They were married on Aug. 29, 1948, in Leavenworth, Wash. They moved to Kalispell in 1949. While in Kalispell, she worked for Consolidated Freightways. Shortly thereafter, they started their family with three daughters, Rita, Carol and Linda, and a son, Lenny. She was a homemaker for many years until going into the second-hand trade. She opened the Next to New Shop around 1974, continuing until 1987. She had a love for rummage sales and thrift stores, but her greatest passion was her family. She always said her children and grandchildren were her life and was thrilled to host many Sunday dinners, holidays, birthdays, anything that would bring everyone all together. She was truly the glue that kept our family close. This has left us with many shoe boxes of pictures and fabulous memories to cherish. As much as she cared and gave to her family, her heart also expanded to many others. She would give what she had to help others, be it a friend or a stranger, and loved giving to children. Leota was preceded in death by her parents; and adoptive parents; sisters, Opal and Betty; and a brother, Orville. She is survived by her husband, Leonard, of Kalispell; three daughters, Rita Bishop and husband, Bob, of Whitefish, Carol Frehse of Kalispell, and Linda Miller and husband, Fred, of Kalispell; a son, Lenny, and his wife, Shauna, of Lakeside; a sister, Shirley Mishler, of Iowa; grandchildren, Leslie (Bishop) Franco, Allyson (Bishop) Crawford, Justin Frehse, Brittney (Frehse) Townsend, Melissa and Jake Miller, Jarrett Sunde, and Cody and Tehya Anderson; and five great-grandchildren. Per her request, a private family graveside service will be held. Please join us in remembering our dear wife, mother, grandmother and friend with a celebration of her life to take place from 1 to 4 p.m. Saturday, April 10, at the Elks Lodge, located at 1820 U.S. 93 South in Kalispell. The family suggests that any memorial contributions be made to the Salvation Army, 110 Bountiful Drive, Kalispell, MT 59901.

Brown: Large part of the state to reopen under phase 1

SALEM, Ore. (AP) — Oregon Gov. Kate Brown on Thursday allowed the vast majority of counties in the state to reopen in a first phase affecting restaurants, bars, hair salons and many other businesses, though just under half the population will be affected.

Brown: Large part of the state to reopen under phase 1

SALEM, Ore. (AP) — Oregon Gov. Kate Brown on Thursday allowed the vast majority of counties in the state to reopen in a first phase affecting restaurants, bars, hair salons and many other businesses, though just under half the population will be affected.

Brown: Large part of the state to reopen under phase 1

SALEM, Ore. (AP) — Oregon Gov. Kate Brown on Thursday allowed the vast majority of counties in the state to reopen in a first phase affecting restaurants, bars, hair salons and many other businesses, though just under half the population will be affected.

Letters to the editor July 12

Letters to the editor July 12

Buying furniture complicated by market conditions

MOSES LAKE — Maybe Santa didn’t deliver that new couch and chair after all. Or maybe Santa brought a couple of new chairs. Now that couch just has to go.

Police Calls: Door was open, shopping continues

His dad was on the way with a shovel after the young driver got off the road just a bit too far and was stuck in the snow on O’Brien Avenue.

Heritage Museum shops around for artifacts from historic area businesses

The staff at the Heritage Museum hope to showcase Libby businesses in days gone past, and to do it properly they are asking the community for help.

Whitefish man honored for contributions to rodeo, western lifestyle

Lee Patterson is proud of his family history of cowboys.

Piping hot pastries, hand-made are the perfect summer morning food

Krispy Kremes are marvelous to be sure, but there is one particular variety of pastry that can knock the loafers off a Supreme Court justice.

Piping hot pastries, had-made are the perfect summer morning food

hand-made, are the perfect summer morning food

A town of neighbors or tenants?

Walk through any coffee shop or grocery store in the Flathead Valley, and the conversation is the same: housing. We all know it’s too expensive. We all know our workforce is struggling to stay here.

Virus pummels commercial real estate, could end long boom

NEW YORK (AP) — Americans are likely to see more “for rent” signs in the coming months as many businesses devastated by the coronavirus pandemic abandon offices and storefronts and potentially end a long boom in the nation's commercial real estate market.

City to repeat Central Ave. experiment

The city hopes to begin reconstruction of Third Street from Spokane to Baker this fall, followed by Central Avenue from Second to Third in the spring, and the city must advertise for bids soon.

City to repeat Central Ave. experiment

The city hopes to begin reconstruction of Third Street from Spokane to Baker this fall, followed by Central Avenue from Second to Third in the spring, and the city must advertise for bids soon.

2018 Vintage update

It is a bit hard to believe, but we are fast approaching harvest of the 2018 wine grape crop for appellations in the Northern Hemisphere. In just a matter of weeks we will be in the heart of harvest, so it seems like a good time to update news on this year’s crop from around the world. This is the time that is perhaps the most frightening for wine grape growers and winemakers alike. Regardless of what has transpired so far this year, this is when it all gets very serious — when the quality of the grape crop will be determined and decisions become vitally important. From sunburn, to mold and rot. From rain, to fall frosts and smoke. All that mother nature can serve up that could jeopardize the crop is now the focus of everyone in the wine industry.

The Latest: NFLPA advises halt to private workouts together

The Latest on the effects of the coronavirus outbreak on sports around the world: