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Gladys Bates, 92

George H. Taylor III, 73

George H. Taylor III, 73, passed away at his home in Lakeside on Tuesday, March 15, 2005, after a lengthy illness with emphysema.

Home canning and brewing bill introduced

This week, Senate Bill 94 will have a hearing in the Senate Agriculture Committee. It will allow high acid foods and dried fruits and vegetables to be exchanged with others on a free will basis. I have also included home brew in the bill since this growing hobby has become quite popular statewide.

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.

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Chamber meets

C-Falls man stumps for second Sun Road

A Columbia Falls man thinks he has the solution to easing traffic and congestion on Glacier National Park's Going-to-the-Sun Road: Build another road across the Park.

Parks' deferred maintenance deserves action

The week of April 21 through 29 marks National Parks Week, a time to celebrate the natural wonders and unique cultural heritage our Parks protect and put on display. This year’s National Parks Week couldn’t come at a more opportune time—that’s because right now proposals in Congress to dedicate funding for deferred maintenance in the National Parks are gaining momentum. It is appearing likely that Congress will this year solve one of the most pressing issues affecting the future of our National Parks.

151 dead, many trapped in Turkish coal mine

Work release: What you need to know

This is part of an ongoing series about COVID-19 preparation and regional updates. Check the Press daily for new information, tips, and ways our health care professionals are working to keep our community safe.

Second elk found with CWD in Montana

Also, wildlife health staff with Montana Fish, Wildlife & Parks recently detected chronic wasting disease in a white-tailed deer buck that was harvested by a hunter in hunting district 311.

Community news

Chamber meets

Open house planned for new center as work continues

An open house meet-and-greet session for the new Camp Ponderosa Veterans Retreat and Learning Center in the Swan Valley is set for noon to 3 p.m. Saturday, Aug. 10, at the center, 34891 Montana 83 near Condon, about 50 miles from Kalispell.

C-Falls man stumps for second Sun Road

A Columbia Falls man thinks he has the solution to easing traffic and congestion on Glacier National Park's Going-to-the-Sun Road: Build another road across the Park.

Documentary film set for screening here features biorefinery plant

The award-winning documentary “The Need To Grow” will be shown later this month in Whitefish. The film takes a look at activists and innovators in the food movement including the Flathead Valley’s Algae AquaCulture Technologies.

Home canning and brewing bill introduced

This week, Senate Bill 94 will have a hearing in the Senate Agriculture Committee. It will allow high acid foods and dried fruits and vegetables to be exchanged with others on a free will basis. I have also included home brew in the bill since this growing hobby has become quite popular statewide.

Home canning and brewing bill introduced

This week, Senate Bill 94 will have a hearing in the Senate Agriculture Committee. It will allow high acid foods and dried fruits and vegetables to be exchanged with others on a free will basis. I have also included home brew in the bill since this growing hobby has become quite popular statewide.

Meet festival organizers, local filmmaker tonight at ArtWalk

Meet festival organizers, local filmmaker tonight at ArtWalk

Following a successful 2024 debut, the North Idaho Film Festival will return Sept. 25–27 for a second year of celebrating independent film.

Man robs grocery store at gunpoint

The Columbia Falls Smith's Foods grocery store was robbed at gunpoint Sunday night, and the suspect is still at large.

Lake City High economics students have banner year for Give Back Project

Lake City High economics students have banner year for Give Back Project

Christmas shopping is always better with friends. When those friends are festively clad classmates with a common goal of shopping for families in need while keeping to a budget, it makes that shopping experience much merrier. “It’s really nice and I’m super happy that I can bring joy to people who can’t afford as much as they would like,” Lake City High School senior Aurora Johnson said Thursday morning. "It’s a really fun and great activity, and I love how passionate our class is for it.”

In Greece, a migrant's dream of walking is set back by fire

MORIA, Greece (AP) — Ayoub Husseini’s struggle to survive and dream of walking again one day have taken a sudden and cruel turn for the worse.