LETTER: Pilot says best alternative to landing at Kalispell airport would be Polson

I just returned from another fabulous week on Flathead Lake, flying my small plane in and out of Kalispell City Airport all the way from Ohio.  

Sweeto Burrito set to open Jan. 3

Business Bits

Starting as a food truck “to feed the hungry dudes in the North Dakota oil fields in 2011,” Sweeto Burrito plans to open its Coeur d’Alene outlet Jan. 3 at 1423 W. Appleway (the Crossroads Center in front of WinCo).

Post Falls Outlet Mall breathes new life

Business Bits

At least three new places have opened in the northwest side of the Post Falls Outlet Mall on West Riverbend Avenue from I-90’s Pleasant-view Exit.

A rare miss for Walmart to end the year

NEW YORK (AP) — Walmart reported disappointing fourth-quarter profits and sales after a sluggish and shortened holiday shopping season.

A rare miss for Walmart to end the year

NEW YORK (AP) — Walmart reported disappointing fourth-quarter profits and sales after a sluggish and shortened holiday shopping season.

Parks & Rec sets January programs

A number of programs are on tap next month through Sandpoint Parks, Recreation, and Open Spaces.

Help Habitat provide homes to deserving families

Dear Habitat friends,

Know the facts about PAS, shelter volunteers

Before discontinuing any donations to the Panhandle Animal Shelter, there are some facts the public should know.

Opinion: Bookstore needs help

Maybe you first visited Bad Rock Books on Nucleus Avenue in Columbia Falls when you were a kid.

Trump's social media app launches year after Twitter ban

His Truth Social app was offered for download from the Apple App Store

2015 Tamarack Time was a great success thanks to volunteer efforts

As the Tamarack Time coordinator, I would like to thank the wonderful volunteers who contributed to the 2015 Tamarack Time’s success! Starting with Gretchen Gates who ‘loaned’ Abby, Peggy and Barbara to help count the tablecloths, cups, silverware, napkins, Admin sheets, award ribbons into the category bags as well as the use of Eva Gates’ Homemade Preserves store for staging everything.  

2015 Tamarack Time was a great success thanks to volunteer efforts

As the Tamarack Time coordinator, I would like to thank the wonderful volunteers who contributed to the 2015 Tamarack Time’s success! Starting with Gretchen Gates who ‘loaned’ Abby, Peggy and Barbara to help count the tablecloths, cups, silverware, napkins, Admin sheets, award ribbons into the category bags as well as the use of Eva Gates’ Homemade Preserves store for staging everything.  

Otter: No nuke waste dumping ground here

Two decades ago, Governor Cecil Andrus took on the federal government, rallying Idaho’s citizens to the cause of protecting the vitally important Snake River Plain Aquifer – a sole source of water for hundreds of thousands of our citizens and an indispensible foundation of our economy.

Hope tracks existence to railroad's arrival

The first white man to come to the Hope area was the famed explorer David Thompson, mapmaker and fur dealer. He traveled from Canada to the peninsula of Lake Pend Oreille and built Kullyspel House, a trading post, in September 1809. Thompson reported some problems with the roof of his building and said, “The snow in melting found many a passage …” Thompson abandoned Kullyspel House in 1811 and moved his operation to the Spokane House.

First impressions matter most: the importance of a memorable logo

You wouldn't go into a job interview wearing shorts and a T-shirt. You know better than to show up an hour late to meet the parents of your future spouse for the first time. That's because you realize the importance of first impressions. For businesses, logos are often the first thing people notice. Therefore, it's important your logo makes a memorable first impression.

County investigating e.coli cases, as one person dies

The Flathead City-County Health Department (FCCHD), the Montana Department of Public Health and Human Services and other local health departments, are working together to investigate an E.coli O157:H7 outbreak originating in Flathead County, the agencies said Wednesday in a release.

Consider impuacts before deciding

Editor,

Bears on the move as berries ripen

As summer unfolds and wild berries begin to ripen across the landscape, bears are on the move—and recent sightings in the Panhandle are a good reminder that humans share this landscape with wildlife. It’s time to secure attractants and be proactive in living responsibly in bear country.

Law roundup: Teen throws a fistful of fakes at employee

An older teen reportedly tried to exchange counterfeit $100 bills for $20s at a gas station.

Is Big Brother watching us?

Ask The PropellerHeads

Dear Propeller Heads: My cell phone gives me a weather report in every zip code I travel. Everywhere I go now, I see cameras at stop lights, cameras in parking lots, in drive-through lanes at the bank. Is "Big Brother" watching my every move, am I just paranoid, and do I have a reason to be?