Three grizzlies killed by trains

Three grizzly bears were killed by trains near Glacier National Park in the Marias Pass area recently.

Marlene Kay Siblerud, 69

Marlene Kay Siblerud, 69, passed away on Monday, June 22, 2009 as the result of a car accident near Somers, Montana - just one week after the passing of her dear father, Art Rasmussen. Marlene was born December 21, 1939 in Kalispell, Montana to Arthur and Bea (Bern) Rasmussen.

Nate Chute Hawaiian Classic a success

The ninth annual Nate Chute Hawaiian Classic, Montana's biggest snowboarding event, was held Easter weekend at Whitefish Mountain Resort. Nearly 100 snowboarders took part in the two-day event, which included a banked slalom on Saturday and a boardercross on Sunday.

Marvin Schweitzer

Marvin Peter Schweitzer, 75, passed away Tuesday, April 16, 2019, at his home in Troy, Montana.

Shakespeare in the Parks comes to northwest Montana

Annual Women 4 Wellness fair: a healthy dose of fun

PABLO — Members of the SKC Prevention Task Force once again joined forces with local vendors and volunteers to present the third annual Women 4 Wellness Health Fair: an event that entertains, educates and even saves lives.

Ruth Anne Bergvist, 70

Ruth Anne Bergvist went to live with the Lord on December 15, 2007, at the Immanuel Lutheran Home in Kalispell, Montana. She was the first daughter of James L and Virginia Hays, and was born March 16, 1937 in Franklin, PA.

Love Not Hate community event set for Saturday

A free community block party is planned for Saturday, Jan. 7 in response to negative attention an anti-Semitic blog has brought to Whitefish.

Sports class changes bring new foes to Northwest A

Competition for the Whitefish Bulldogs just got a bit bigger after three new schools were recently added to the Northwest A conference.

Inventor looks to manufacture electric bike

Timothy Carolin has invented an electric bike he says is self-charging and he hopes will change transportation around the world.

An amazing year of images

Photographer Chuck Haney’s favorite shots often come when he takes the time to explore new spots in familiar places. This year on a trip to the badlands of North Dakota he was forced to take a break from bike riding due to suffering heat stroke.

Caution urged after biker encounters mountain lions

A mountain biker had a brief encounter with a family of mountain lions on Wednesday, June 26 on the Whitefish Trail north of town.

Community college enrollment shows slight increase

This fall’s enrollment numbers at Flathead Valley Community College showed a continued correlation between record-low unemployment rates in the valley and the number of credits students are taking, according to President Jane Karas.

Culinary students earn top honors at state competition

Whitefish students proved their restaurant and culinary skills at the State ProStart Invitational in Missoula on March 4.

Recruiting firm celebrates expanded offices downtown

CulverCareers operates through the idea that the modern workforce can live and work anywhere.

Great Fish Color Run

Hundreds of runners competed in the Great Fish Community Challenge 5K Color Run/Walk Saturday morning through downtown Whitefish.

Whitefish skiers at Telemark World Cup

The U.S. Telemark Ski team put together a strong performance at the Telemark World Cup in Colorado on Feb. 21-23 at Steamboat Ski Resort and Feb. 25-28 at Keystone Ski Resort, including a top-10 performance from Whitefish skier David Hobbs.

Institute visit opens musical minds

The machinations of music are far more than notes. The machinations of music require a mind as open as the Montana sky. Radiohead on the trumpet? Why not.

Counseling Corner Don't let alcohol get the best of you

Yes, you enjoy that glass of wine with dinner, or a cold beer on a hot summer afternoon. Is this a problem? In most cases the answer is no, but for a growing number of people consumption of alcohol doesn’t stop with just a couple of beers. And that can be a problem.

Developing a realistic approach to life

All of us, in our younger days, had dreams and hopes about the things that would bring success and happiness to our lives. But for many of us the dreams and goals that we once had just never came to be.