Janice Lynn Eatherton, 53

Janice Lynn Eatherton (53) December 28, 1968 - September 6, 2022

Arts and Entertainment Events

Arts and Entertainment events

Grant County Fair ‘23 in review

A visual look back at the annual event’s 80th year of fun.

MOSES LAKE – Another year of the Grant County fair is come and gone, with victories, memories and maybe too much junk food eaten and beverages imbibed. Here’s a visual look back at this year’s Grant County Fair...

GPCF awards a dozen IMPACT grants to nonprofits

The Greater Polson Community Foundation awarded its annual IMPACT Grants to 12 local non-profits on June 29 as part of its 2023 IMPACT grant cycle.

Flathead Business Watercooler

Business events, trainings and seminars

Corey Robert James

Corey Robert James

Robert Donald Billings, 83

On Aug. 15, 2023, husband, father, grandfather and great-grandfather Robert Donald Billings, Bob as he was known to everyone, departed this world for the Kingdom of Heaven.

Spending Fourth of July in the forest? Leave fireworks at home

The Idaho Panhandle National Forests is reminding visitors that fireworks are always prohibited on National Forest system lands, regardless of weather conditions or holidays.

Montana income tax rebate checks go out in July

Montana income taxpayers may notice extra money in their bank accounts or a rebate check in the mail in July.

Shocked that Democrats are running musician for Congress

I’m shocked to see that the Democrats are running a musician and poet (Rob Quist) for the open Congress seat. Have they run out of community organizers and agitators? Evidently so, because President Obama had a major gathering in Chicago to educate the new crop of snowflakes on how to destroy America and the world.

People sought for trapping advisory committee

Montana Fish, Wildlife and Parks seeks about 12 people to serve on a Trapping Advisory Committee to provide input on the agency’s trapping and furbearer management.

Troy sawyer to cut Capitol Christmas Tree

On Wednesday, the Capitol Christmas Tree will begin its journey from the Kootenai National Forest to Washington, D.C. — with a cut from local sawyer Pete Tallmadge.

Hunters must expect to see bears

With Montana’s upland game bird season opening Sept.1, and the bow hunting season set to open Sept. 2, remember that slow moving, quiet or game-calling, scented and camouflaged hunters will soon be sharing the landscape with the state’s even stealthier bears that may be stalking similar prey.

Artists selected for wilderness program

Two artists have been selected to participate in the 2018 Artist-Wilderness-Connection program this summer.

Energy Share of Montana art contest winners

Marian Tuck, a fourth grader from West Valley Elementary School in Kalispell, won second place in Energy Share of Montana’s statewide art contest. Tuck received a $50 check Feb. 14 from Kimberly Wallace, Energy Share coordinator at Community Action Partnership of Northwest Montana and representatives from Flathead Electric Cooperative. Additionally, Tuck’s teacher Bethany Knudsen received a $50 Walmart gift card to use for classroom supplies.

Celebrate manufacturing in the Flathead

Flathead County’s history is rich with manufacturing success, and it’s future may be even brighter.

Health department warns of hantavirus

As spring cleaning begins, the Montana Department of Public Health and Human Services urged residents Wednesday to guard against hantavirus by avoiding exposure to rodents, their droppings and nests.

A good cause and good food, too

The Festival of Flavors — which supports the Flathead Valley Community College Foundation — is a real smorgasbord of culinary delights.

Park's youth corps program in its second year

The Glacier Youth Corps Partnership, a volunteer partnership program supported by the Glacier National Park Conservancy, Montana Conservation Corps, National Park Foundation and Glacier National Park, provides diverse work and educational opportunities for youths from 15 to 24 years old while supporting the completion of important Park projects.

FWP to renew lease on north shore of Flathead Lake

Montana Fish, Wildlife & Parks is seeking the renewal of a five-year agricultural lease on the North Shore Wildlife Management Area near Flathead Lake.