Legals for December, 30 2022

Autumn ecology, fall birding class set

Fall is a time of changes, when plants and animals start to prepare for the long winter months ahead. From September to November, some birds of prey known as raptors, and other birds travel due to scarcity of food during winter. Area residents are invited to take part in an interesting field day of learning about autumn ecology and fall birding on Saturday, Oct. 15, to spend a day exploring for and studying birds, mammals, and vegetation, and their adaptations to prepare for winter. Instructors are college educated with decades of field experience.

Othello Sandhill Crane Festival to celebrate 25 years

OTHELLO - The 2023 theme of the annual Othello Sandhill Crane Festival will be ‘Silver Anniversary, Celebrating Our Annual Visitors’ and will be held March 24-26. In the announcement made on Jan. 6 by the festival, online registration for the event opens on Feb. 6 and will be available on the website...

KCSO, Rathdrum Police to host National Night Out events

As part of an annual campaign to promote policing partnerships, the Kootenai County Sheriff’s Office is inviting community members to National Night Out.

Law roundup: Contractor threatens to fight trash talking competitor

A passerby found a bag containing drug paraphernalia left in a Seventh Street parking lot. They turned it over to the authorities for destruction.

Design begins for Columbia Falls path and sidewalk project

Columbia Falls has been awarded a project through the Transportation Alternatives Program with the Montana Department of Transportation (MDT) to construct a shared-use path and sidewalk.

FEC Roundup for Safety board awards grants

The Flathead Electric Co-op Roundup for Safety Board awarded $16,500 in community safety grants to nonprofit organizations at its Oct. 13 meeting, including a $4,800 grant requested by Greater Valley Health Center’s school-based health program for an EKG machine.

Glacier Park’s Artist-In-Residence application period

The application period for artists to apply for the 2024/2025 Glacier National Park Artist-in-Residence Program opens Aug. 6, 2023.

Arts and Entertainment Events

Arts and Entertainment events

St. Ignatius Seniors: Bingo ahead

We will play Bingo at 2 p.m. Aug. 19.

St. Ignatius Seniors: Let’s be fire wise

We are thankful all the firefighters out there on the fire lines. Let’s be fire-wise with all that we do.

Nonprofit aims to help families of fallen cops

Following the death of a Broadwater County sheriff’s deputy in May, officials are scheduled to launch a new fund to help families of officers killed in the line of duty.

Business projects receive state grants

Economic development projects in Kalispell, Libby, Polson and Hot Springs have received grant funding through the Montana Big Sky Economic Development Trust Fund.

Glacier Park website has real-time updates

Visitors headed to Glacier National Park now can get immediate updates for parking and campground availability, as well as current weather conditions and area closures.

Kalispell schools hire help for super search

The search is ready to begin for a new Kalispell Public Schools superintendent.

Thanks from WF Growth Policy Committee

The members of the Whitefish Growth Policy Steering Committee would like to publicly thank the Whitefish community, the city of Whitefish and the city planning office for their guidance in the growth policy draft that is now available for public review. The steering committee started meeting in January 2006.

Tribal grizzly bear management zone closed

FLATHEAD RESERVATION — McDonald Peak and the surrounding areas in the Mission Mountains Tribal Wilderness will close to recreational activities on July 15 and remain closed until Oct. 1. This area known as the Grizzly Bear Management Zone is closed annually in order to avoid human disturbance to grizzly bear activity.

Maryland man dies after Glacier Park crevasse fall

GLACIER NATIONAL PARK — One of the park's most popular glaciers turned deadly for a Maryland man Tuesday afternoon.

Local business projects receive state grants

Economic development projects in Kalispell, Libby, Polson and Hot Springs have received grant funding through the Montana Big Sky Economic Development Trust Fund.

Sunrise Fire, West Fork Fish Creek Fire reforestation project begins

Just a stone’s throw from Alberton in 2015, the West Fork Fish Creek Fire burned through 11,845 acres of local recreational wilderness, causing extensive damage to both the forests and infrastructure within the area. This year, local residents have watched as 26,310 acres burned in the Quartz Creek area in the Sunrise Fire.