The energy was palpable at the Whitefish High School track last week as children zipped around, yelling and waving their arms, while training for the kids version of the Two Bear Marathon.
Nearly $8 million still needs to be raised to finalize a land deal that would permanently protect the Haskill Basin watershed. Options for securing those funds were the center of discussion at a June 17 open house hosted by the city of Whitefish and other partners in the proposed deal.