Whitefish woman elected state tourism council chair

Whitefish business owner Rhonda Fitzgerald was recently elected as chairperson of the Montana Tourism Advisory Council. She will serve a one-year term in the role as she looks to continue the state's successful marketing and branding campaign.

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Inga Julia Olson passed away on Wednesday, Sept. 8, at the Immanuel Lutheran Home. She was 92.

Inga was born in Malta on Feb. 28, 1918, to Alfred and Marie Higdem. She grew up on the family homestead, where she went to country school in the Bennett Lake community and attended Malta High School.

Inga Julia OlsonInga Julia Olson passed away on Wednesday, Sept. 8, at the Immanuel Lutheran Home. She was 92.

Inga was born in Malta on Feb. 28, 1918, to Alfred and Marie Higdem. She grew up on the family homestead, where she went to country school in the Bennett Lake community and attended Malta High School.

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Whitefish woman elected state tourism council chair

Whitefish business owner Rhonda Fitzgerald was recently elected as chairperson of the Montana Tourism Advisory Council. She will serve a one-year term in the role as she looks to continue the state's successful marketing and branding campaign.

Marcela Rooks

Marcela Rooks entered into Heaven Aug. 25 after suffering a stroke. She was under the excellent care of the North Valley Hospital staff in Whitefish when she passed away. She was surrounded by her daughter Thelma Hotzfield, son-in-law, her eight grandchildren, and two of her four great-grandchildren.

DOGE: Farthest thing from efficient

Under the guise of “cutting the budget” and “increasing efficiency,” the current administration announced the mass termination of “probationary” employees this past holiday weekend across our National Parks and National Forests. Many may have figured “Oh well, they’re on probation," or “Probably not performing,” or “Awww, they’re new hires right out of college. They’ll get another job.”

Troy Michael Ament, 64

Troy Michael Ament was born in Ravenna, Ohio, and grew up in Anaheim, California, playing baseball, running cross-country, and appreciating the beauty of God’s creation through the lenses of his many cameras. At age 17, he met the love of his life, Colette, wearing a backpack, a camera around his neck, and a puffy coat. Troy turned his passion for photography to professional skill and recognition completing a Bachelor’s of Science in Photographic Sciences at the world-renowned Brooks Institute in Montecito. Troy then married Colette, starting their life together with an adventure to remember, sailing for a year with Colette’s family from Long Beach, CA, to the Caribbean.

James Michael Powers II

James Michael Powers II

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Law roundup: Woman raises a stink about fragrance

Posting negative reviews about a business wasn’t enough for a neighboring tenant who allegedly marched over to the location and confronted an employee, threatening to ruin them and the business, saying “she was coming for them.”

Lloyd ‘Gordon’ Stewart, 84

Lloyd “Gordon” Leslie Stewart left this earthly life on April 26, at the age of 84.

Dems, GOP take different approaches on Georgia Senate blitz

ATLANTA (AP) — Jon Ossoff took the stage in Columbus and looked out over a parking lot filled with cars, with supporters blaring their horns in approval as he declared that “change has come to Georgia.”

Legal armies ready if cloudy election outcome heads to court

WASHINGTON (AP) — Signature matches. Late-arriving absentee votes. Drop boxes. Secrecy envelopes.

EU court cancels US data-sharing pact over snooping concerns

The European Union’s top court ruled Thursday that an agreement that allows thousands of companies — from tech giants to small financial firms — to transfer data to the United States is invalid because the American government can snoop on people's data.

EU court cancels US data-sharing pact over snooping concerns

The European Union’s top court ruled Thursday that an agreement that allows thousands of companies — from tech giants to small financial firms — to transfer data to the United States is invalid because the American government can snoop on people's data.

Biden launches community corps to boost COVID vaccinations

WASHINGTON (AP) — Seeking to overcome