Free grief camp for kids offered; space available

Hospice of North Idaho has just a few spaces left for its third annual grief camp for children and teens, Camp Kaniksu.

Tickets on sale today for celebrity golf exhibition

Cancer benefit set for Aug. 18 at Coeur d'Alene Resort

COEUR d'ALENE - Tickets go on sale today for The Showcase, presented by GoPro.

Crown Guitar Workshop scholarship applications due by May 31

The Crown of the Continent Guitar Foundation invites guitarists to ask themselves “Why I Play”  and apply for a scholarship to this summer’s Crown Guitar Workshop Aug. 26 - Sept. 1. Students, teachers and performers of all ages and abilities who reside in western Montana are eligible to apply for the scholarship. Applications are due by Tuesday, May 31 and the workshop will be held at Flathead Lake Lodge in Bigfork. 

Improve profit by boosting customer service

SANDPOINT — Boosting customer service can boost your bottom line as well.

Donations needed for weevil project

SANDPOINT — Organizers oWEf a project to determine the effectiveness of weevils in Eurasian milfoil-control efforts are seeking $25,000 in local contributions by mid-April to help keep the project on track for this summer.

Locals fare well at Jiu-Jitsu tournament

SANDPOINT — Eight members of the Jiu-Jitsu team from The Integrative Athlete in Sandpoint made their presence known at the Revolution Jiu-Jitsu/Grappling tournament recently in Seattle.

Metz to speak at chamber event

SANDPOINT — On Tuesday, the Greater Sandpoint Chamber of Commerce’s Women in Business Committee will welcome Lynda Metz from Bonner General Hospital. 

WIB conference scheduled

SANDPOINT — Packed with a powerful line up of speakers including KXLY anchor Teresa Lukens, business coach and entrepreneur Pam Stewart, and Kinderhaven executive director Phyllis Horvath, the 2009 Empowering Women in Business Conference brings education, inspiration, humor, and fun to women throughout the region on Nov. 5.

Gustafson's big night not enough as Cats fall to Knights 58-47

PLUMMER — Freshman Shaina Gustafson is wasting little time making her presence known on the varsity level, as she filled in for the sick Bailey Hewitt to lead Clark Fork with 18 points in a 58-47 loss to Lakeside in Plummer on Tuesday night.

Join the fun at Sportsman's Expo this weekend

The fifth annual Montana Sportsman’s Expo kicks off in Kalispell this Friday at the Flathead County Fairgrounds Trade Center.

Harsh conditions don't stop Mack Days anglers

Wind, rain and rough waters characterized last weekend’s conditions for anglers hitting Flathead Lake for this year’s Fall Mack Days fishing tournament.

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Bancorp announces first quarter results

GROW! names spring raffle winners

Thanks to the generosity of many local businesses in Bonners Ferry and Sandpoint, GROW! was able to raise more than $600 in its annual raffle sales event. Winners included Tammy B. from Spokane, and Justine Williams and Linda Hall, both from Bonners Ferry. This year the raffle team chose to have three winning ticket options for purchasers of tickets: gift certificates, garden items or gift baskets.

Take steps now for fire prevention

Wildfires across the United States have taken more than 100 lives and cost more than $25 billion dollars in property losses in just the last two years. That’s why it’s so important to take steps to improve the wildfire safety of your home and community now. May is Wildfire Awareness Month, and the Boundary County Fire Prevention Cooperative (the Coop) would like to offer advice to landowners who are seeking to prepare their home to withstand a wildfire.

Eighth wilderness lake slated for fish treatment

A trail in the Bob Marshall Wilderness will be closed from Sept. 9-14 as Montana Fish, Wildlife and Parks biologists continue efforts to restore native westslope cutthroat trout in the headwaters of the South Fork of the Flathead River.

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Beaver Creek project meeting is Thursday

The Swan Lake Ranger District of the Flathead National Forest will hold a public meeting Jan. 14 from 4:30 to 7 p.m. at the Forest Service Condon Work Center to discuss the Beaver Creek Landscape Restoration Project Environmental Assessment.

Seminar will talk about threats to citizens' rights

The seminar at Hilton Garden Inn this Saturday (Sept. 13) looks at the “big picture” of pending legislation concerning water and Kerr Dam.

Salish poet, Calif. photographer team up on book