Columbia Falls eyes rail-served industrial park

Flathead County will receive a $1.4 million economic development grant, Sens. Max Baucus and Jon Tester announced last week.

Boys tennis team still sorting out rotation

The Columbia Falls boys tennis team had a tough time against Polson, Corvallis and Stevensville last week, losing to the Pirates 7-1, Corvallis 7-0 and Stevi 6-1.

Deferred meth sentence from 2008 revoked

A 23-year-old Columbia Falls man was sentenced to five years with the Montana Department of Corrections after his deferred sentence in 2009 for possessing methamphetamine with intent to sell was revoked.

Lenore Simons

Lenore Simons

Pretty cool town'

My girlfriend and I stopped at The Bean Hive for coffee and a bagelwich, attempting to resolve our combined "time-management issues" This is a theme not uncommon to most of us, I imagine. We all have places to be, jobs, families, animals and activities to tend to.

Resort thanks

I am writing to acknowledge the community spirit that I have experienced recently from the Whitefish Mountain Resort's Ski School. I also wish to acknowledge the generosity of Sportsman & Ski House.

Deferred meth sentence from 2008 revoked

A 23-year-old Columbia Falls man was sentenced to five years with the Montana Department of Corrections after his deferred sentence in 2009 for possessing methamphetamine with intent to sell was revoked.

Boys take bronze at state

The Columbia Falls boys basketball team won three games in a row at the state tournament last week in Butte. But the one loss in the opener meant they were playing for the bronze.

Dennis Schoepp

Dennis H. Schoepp, 61, a longtime Flathead Valley funeral director, died Thursday, June 11, 2009, at Kalispell Regional Medical Center. He was born Dec. 21, 1947, at Bismark, N.D., and came to Lewistown as a child where he attended school, graduating from Fergus County High School in 1966.

Man sentenced for 17 vehicle break-ins

Power use soars during arctic outbreak

The recent cold snap led to record power usage by both natural gas and electricity customers when temperatures plunged well below zero in the Flathead Valley.

Bessie Ingraham

Surrounded by her loving children, Bessie Ann Ingraham passed quietly April 28 “from this life to the next with the Lord in heaven.”

Boys soccer ties with Pirates

Man faces felony weapon charge

WHS speech takes second at divisional

In its best finish of the season, Whitefish speech and debate earned second place at the Northwest Class A divisional tournament last weekend in Libby.

Lights out defense leads Lady Dogs

The Lady Bulldog defense gave nothing to Polson’s high-power offense in a 2-0 Northwest A soccer victory Thursday on the road.

Eighty-five will keep jobs at CFAC

The Columbia Falls Aluminum Co. plant won’t shut down entirely after all. The plant has negotiated an agreement with the Bonneville Power Administration for about 35 megawatts of power — enough to keep half of one potline open.

Questions raised by pledge

Contemplating running again for the Montana House of Representatives, on Nov. 29, I wrote a letter to Grover Nordquist, president of Americans for Tax Reform. In this letter I wrote:

Len Patterson

Len Eldon Patterson, 54 of Columbia Falls, passed away Jan. 27, 2012, at St. Patrick Hospital in Missoula of complications following heart surgery.

History club to host cowboy dance

The Columbia Falls Historical Society has moved its headquarters to a new location, club president Clarence Taber says. Talks on local history next year will be presented at the historical chapel at the Montana Veterans Home.