Bigfork bond issue deserves passage

We live in a pretty special place. Growing up in Missoula, I was given the choice as to what I could do in the summers – play baseball in hot, dry Missoula or head up to the Lake. Thus, a love affair with Bigfork was born. I have grand memories of Bigfork back then – when Showthyme was a laundry mat, stopping by the Post Office with grandpa Frank (now Kiska’s), Whitaker’s Drugstore next door, then to Anderson’s Bigfork Merc, with those wonderful old, creaky wood floors (June always knew where you were…). The 4th of July parade, with less than 100 people and then, in the evenings, watching the actors from the old white Bigfork Summer Playhouse zip across the road to the Mountain Lake Tavern and back. Heck, I even went to the ’75 Prom, in the very BHS gym we see today!

Wahluke girls round-ball takes two of three games

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Bigfork bond issue deserves passage

We live in a pretty special place. Growing up in Missoula, I was given the choice as to what I could do in the summers – play baseball in hot, dry Missoula or head up to the Lake. Thus, a love affair with Bigfork was born. I have grand memories of Bigfork back then – when Showthyme was a laundry mat, stopping by the Post Office with grandpa Frank (now Kiska’s), Whitaker’s Drugstore next door, then to Anderson’s Bigfork Merc, with those wonderful old, creaky wood floors (June always knew where you were…). The 4th of July parade, with less than 100 people and then, in the evenings, watching the actors from the old white Bigfork Summer Playhouse zip across the road to the Mountain Lake Tavern and back. Heck, I even went to the ’75 Prom, in the very BHS gym we see today!

Oregon bill tackles megaquake 'nightmare': Fuel storage site

he predicted damage is on a par with the greatest environmental disaster in U.S. history

Political newcomers share foreign policy views

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Stepping up – How to help ease the ‘epidemic’ of pet abandonment

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Harris: US to provide Vietnam 1 million more vaccine doses

HANOI (AP) — The United States will provide an additional 1 million coronavirus vaccine doses to Vietnam, Vice President Kamala Harris announced Wednesday, offering additional aid to a country currently grappling with a fresh coronavirus surge and stubbornly low vaccination rates.

Harris: US to provide Vietnam 1 million more vaccine doses

HANOI (AP) — The United States will provide an additional 1 million coronavirus vaccine doses to Vietnam, Vice President Kamala Harris announced Wednesday, offering additional aid to a country currently grappling with a fresh coronavirus surge and stubbornly low vaccination rates.

Montana to join Pacific Northwest Golf Association

The Pacific Northwest Golf Association (PNGA) has announced that the Montana State Golf Association (MSGA) will become one of its member associations.

Plains’ Alexis Demming competes at 'Top 10'

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'The Chef' takes on Italian flavor

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She's back, and MLP is snittier than ever

From Mrs. Language Person’s long absence, one might infer that she’d done readers a favor and taken a hike. No such luck, Dear Reader.

QVMC board authorizes bond sale

Proceeds to be used to build new Quincy hospital

QUINCY — A general contractor for the new Quincy Valley Medical Center is scheduled to be hired by the end of January, with the goal of starting construction in the summer of 2023. Hospital district commissioners authorized the sale of $46 million in construction bonds at the regular meeting Monday. “That is a big deal,” said commissioner Anthony Gonzalez. The vote to authorize the bond sale was 4-0; commissioner Sherri Kooy was absent. “That is a huge deal,” commissioner Michelle Talley said in agreement with Gonzalez...

Wolverine documentary screens in Troy

“They are really beautiful, they have short round ears and very soft, thick fur and a surprisingly not-weasely face. They’re cute, almost like a teddy bear, although they also have a really intense rumble that comes from deep in their throats” says Kristina Boyd, describing the wolverine, an animal in the spotlight in Lincoln County and in the rural west at the moment.

Research: She’s back and MLP is snittier than ever

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Forever chemicals found in Flathead Watershed

The University of Montana's Flathead Lake Biological Station has detected pharmaceuticals, personal care products and the presence of what are commonly known as forever chemicals in the Flathead Watershed.

The Air Force asks Congress to protect its nuclear launch sites from encroaching wind turbines

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