Karaoke nights are popular pastime in the Flathead

Maybe you’ve showed up at your favorite watering hole to see someone setting up a laptop and testing microphones at the front of the room. You grab a drink at the bar and watch as they fuss with wires, pulling them out of the walkways and attaching them to monitors …

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Filmmaker taps Kickstarter to tell family's story

One day while in the first grade in Argentina, Lisa Bonaccorso’s mother came to pick her up unexpectedly from school in the middle of the day.

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Work begins on Whitefish Hampton Inn

The new Hampton Inn and Suites broke ground in Whitefish on Friday, kicking off a nearly year-long building process.

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Big crowd flocks to annual job fair

The atrium of the Flathead Valley Community College Arts and Technology building was packed Thursday with job-seekers waiting for a job fair to officially open to the public.

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Businesses honored for workplace excellence

Kalispell KIDDS and Park Side Credit Union have received the Montana State Employers’ Council’s Employer of Choice Award for Flathead County.

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Dragon Boat Festival moving to Lakeside

The Montana Dragon Boat Festival has officially been approved to move to Lakeside this fall.

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Demand for local hops continues to grow

Picture your favorite beverage. Think of attending a tasting room to sample it and discussing food with which it best pairs. Imagine becoming an expert in the aromas and subtle flavors.

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Local church choirs still hitting the right notes

When the choir at Risen Christ Catholic Church in Evergreen sings its Easter anthem today, parishioners will notice a few new vocalists.

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Climbing instructor knows the ropes

If you can climb a ladder, you can climb a 50-foot rock wall. So says Link Neimark.

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Spartan Sprint to be part of TV series

NBC Sports will videotape this year’s Spartan Sprint race near Bigfork and broadcast the footage as part of a five-part series on the race.

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Rotary honors United Way leader

Throughout her childhood, Sherry Stevens’ father always told her, “Leave everything a little bit better than you found it.” Even in adolescence, Stevens took those words to heart.

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Former Griz coach sets up strength shop

A strength and conditioning facility is set to open in Kalispell to help athletes across the valley reach their full potential.

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Woman shoots husband, then herself

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Bakery, winery win state ag grants

Two local businesses are benefiting from state grants that will help them build better, more sustainable businesses in the future.

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Kalispell Brewing expanding capacity

In just nine months of operation, Kalispell Brewing Co. proved that the Flathead Valley was thirsty for its beers.

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Irish melodies with Tra le Gael

Audience members chatter and mill about, and the buzz of anticipation is palpable in the auditorium. A gaggle of instruments lay unceremoniously on the stage.

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Crafter turns love of leather into business

In a world of mass-produced clothing and assembly-line toys, some people prefer one-of-a-kind items and pieces that have a history.

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Lakeside excited about festival

People in Lakeside are excited about the potential opportunity to host this year’s Montana Dragon Boat Festival, although some expressed concerns about traffic flow and parking.

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New development unfolds in Polson

After nearly two decades of planning, the dreams of one Polson landowner are finally coming to fruition.

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High-tech industries leading growth boom in Montana

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Entrepreneur to speak in Kalispell

The Flathead Area Young Professionals will host Greg Gianforte as the keynote speaker at their monthly luncheon on Thursday, Feb. 19.

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Energy industry innovation spurs growth for Montana

Forward thinking about “old” natural resources has brought innovation to the energy industry, and local businesses have played a large part in industry advancements, according to state economists.

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Board gets first look at new shopping center

The Kalispell Planning Board heard plans Tuesday night for a fourth phase of commercial development in north Kalispell that would include up to 14 building pads.

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Organizers seek Kalispell dog park

A pair of public meetings have demonstrated substantial interest in an off-leash dog park in Kalispell.

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Upbeat art teacher is mentor for students

It is very rare to see Lonnie Collinsworth without a smile.

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Council approves 12-unit complex

The Kalispell City Council on Monday approved a conditional use permit for Chris Sund and Cascade Professional Park for a 12-unit apartment complex on two lots at 91 and 95 Financial Drive northwest of the former Gateway West Mall.

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Driver dies in pickup-truck collision

A Kalispell man died Tuesday morning in a head-on collision between two pickup trucks on Montana 35 east of Kalispell.

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Kalispell council to consider new apartments

The Kalispell City Council tonight will consider a request by Cascade Professional Park on behalf of Chris Sund to build a 12-unit apartment complex on two lots at 91 and 95 Financial Drive northwest of the former Gateway West Mall.

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Whitefish Shopko work starts Monday

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Long-running radiator shop has new owners

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Local dragon-boat races looking for a new home

While looking for a new location for the Montana Dragon Boat Festival, the Kalispell Convention and Visitor Bureau may have missed its chance to hold the festival at its previous venue.

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Last Window on Whitefish set to be installed

After three years of hard work, the last Windows on Whitefish addition will be revealed prior to the Whitefish Winter Carnival Parade.

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2015 could be uncertain for local economy

Several main factors could put a damper on economic growth in the Flathead Valley, according to Montana West Economic Development’s annual economic forecast meeting on Wednesday.

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Dragon-boat festival move delayed

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Pair bring thriving business home

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Legislation would ease limits on breweries

Groups involved in the Montana alcohol industry have developed new legislation that would allow breweries to hold separate licenses and raise the barrel limit for taproom operating hours.

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Kila home damaged by fire

A house fire in Kila on Wednesday night destroyed the home’s roof and caused extensive damage.

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Judge rejects sewer-connection claim

A Flathead County district judge has rejected a claim that developers in south Kalispell are required to hook up to oversized water and sewer lines that run to a development 2 miles outside city limits.

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80-room hotel being constructed in Polson

A new Red Lion Inn and Suites will be completed in Polson this summer, thanks to help from a U.S. Treasury incentive program.

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Council considers $14 million sewer line

The Kalispell City Council on Tuesday night will review plans for a new $14 million sewer line on the west side of the city.

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Kalispell to focus on marketing for winter

After spending several years bolstering shoulder-season tourism in the Flathead Valley, the Kalispell Convention and Visitor Bureau plans to concentrate on how to best market winter months.

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Good Stuff Botanicals: Organic cream grows in popularity

The Good Stuff Botanicals, an herbal remedies company based in the Flathead Valley, is now supplying a natural organic cream for use on newborn babies at Kalispell Regional Medical Center.

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Classes help kids tap into their creative side

Between all the holiday sugar and being trapped inside thanks to the cold and snow, lots of local kids are bouncing off the walls in the new year. Parents faced with cabin fever themselves might be asking what to do with young ones this time of year.

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Planning board takes up parking-permit plan

The long-running debate over parking around west-side Kalispell schools comes before the Kalispell Planning Board again Tuesday night.

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Dragon Boat Festival may be moved to Lakeside

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New owners expand yoga offerings

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Teens charged with robbing undercover agent

Four teenagers were arrested and charged with armed robbery Wednesday evening after allegedly taking money from an undercover Northwest Montana Drug Task Force Agent.

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Businesses encouraged to look north to Canada

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Kalispell council OKs travel budget

Several upcoming travel expenses were approved Monday by the Kalispell City Council, including a trip for all council members to Washington, D.C., and multiple trips for some council members to travel to Helena to participate in the legislative session.

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Credit union buys Kalispell building

The Whitefish Credit Union has purchased a building in Kalispell where it will move its back-office services.

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Big snow leads to record ski day

Northwest Montana ski areas boasted full hills over the weekend after fresh snow dumped on Whitefish Mountain Resort and Blacktail Mountain Ski Area.

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Sliter earns prestigious industry award

The Western Building Material Association has awarded Tom Sliter, owner of Sliters Lumber and Building Supply, the annual Distinguished Dealer Award.

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'Doc Wild' back on stage this week

It’s been years since “Doc Wild” has come out to play and teach in the Flathead Valley, but Denny Olson is dusting off his furs for one more show on New Year’s Eve.

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Chase ends in crash, arrest

A high-speed police chase early Friday morning ended near the Flathead County Fairgrounds in Kalispell.

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Kalispell Chamber releases survey results

Kalispell businesses appear to support a local-option tax, as well as cash and bond proceeds to improve state infrastructure.

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Christmas sweaters find new life as trendy attire

Outlandish tinsel. Giant bows. Obnoxious bells. Colorful puff balls.

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Elm removal continues in Kalispell

The city of Kalispell has issued a call to private contractors and certified arborists for bids for the next round of tree removal from boulevards in Kalispell.

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Trolley's light tour a holiday hit

As they ride around town, sipping hot chocolate and wiping steam from windows to see the lights, passengers will feel as though they’ve journeyed back in time.

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Camas Creek Yarn becomes Camas Creek Cottages

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Community support a big boost for local food banks during holidays

Volunteer Jackie Adams inspects vegetables for the Flathead Food Bank. Adams is the retired city editor of the Daily Inter Lake. (Brianna Loper/The Daily Inter Lake)

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North End Swing plans New Year's Eve celebration

One group of Kalispell gentlemen hope you’ll save the last dance of the year for them. And the first one next year.

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Tree victim receives public support

In spite of recent events, Roy Albertus still believes that the world is a good place.

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10:11 on 12/13/14

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Kalispell council votes to increase light tax

The Kalispell City Council unanimously passed an ordinance Monday night to expand the light maintenance district tax to include all properties within city limits.

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Blacktail to open Saturday

Blacktail Mountain Ski Area will open for the season on Saturday and will remain open every day through the Christmas holidays.

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Council to take questions on light district

Kalispell plans to expand its light maintenance district so more people are paying taxes to raise an additional $149,000 a year.

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Scandinavian Natural Outerwear

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Tree topping angers landowner

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City needs state help to pay for public works

Infrastructure, and how to pay for it, is shaping up to be a key topic for the 2015 Montana legislative session.

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National firm buys Torrent Technologies

National insurance company Marsh USA has purchased Torrent Technologies, a Kalispell-based flood insurance business.

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Bigfork restaurant brings ingredients straight from the motherland

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New restaurant a family affair: El Rancho offers homemade Mexican food

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Council OKs boat company's expansion plan

After considerable debate Monday night, the Kalispell City Council approved a planned-unit development for a boat and trailer sales and repair facility on U.S. 93 South.

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Two more quakes hit Marion

The Marion area was rattled by two more earthquakes Sunday night and Monday morning — making a total of four quakes in Northwest Montana in less than three weeks.

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Boat sales, repair facility proposed on US 93 South

The Kalispell City Council tonight will consider a request for a planned-unit development to accommodate a boat and trailer sales and repair facility on U.S. 93 South.

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Safari event to benefit orphanage

Amore Salon and Spa will host its first Safari Christmas Open House on Wednesday, Dec. 3, as a fundraiser for an orphanage in South Africa.

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Shopping spree now lasts two days

It seems that Black Friday may no longer be an appropriate title.

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Small Business Saturday asks shoppers to keep it local

With large retail chain stretching their store hours into Thanksgiving evening, and creating a competitive “door busters” shopping environment on Black Friday, the Small Business Saturday promotion is a voice to remember the little guys in the retail arena.

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Nationwide paint-party trend comes to the Flathead Valley

The lobby of the Grand Hotel in Kalispell slowly fills up as people file in one-by-one or in small groups. Some clutch bottles of wine, and two men in the back of the room pull out a six-pack of beer. They slide into seats, filling up the back of the …

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Columbia Falls company earns top honors

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Kalispell's historic district reinvigorated

Downtown Kalispell is slowly coming back to life.

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City to hold hearing on higher light fees

The Kalispell City Council will hold a public hearing Dec. 15 on a plan to extend a street-light tax to all parcels of land in the city.

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Roadkill salvage law a success in its first year

During its first year, a program to legalize collection of roadkill in Montana involved more than 800 permits being issued.

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Kidsports agreement back on Kalispell agenda

The Kalispell City Council will vote tonight on a formal agreement with Kidsports that would generate money for maintenance and improvements for the facility.

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Tannery's customer base is out in the woods

Corey Dennis, owner of Wild Hides, doesn’t network like other business owners.

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Performance the key to Glacier Bancorp's success

Through good times and bad, economic hardships and fruitful seasons, Glacier Bancorp, the parent company of Glacier Bank, has emerged as a top dog in the banking and finance industry.

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Chamber honors Larsons' community spirit

Longtime residents Duane and Bev Larson have given a lifetime of service to the Kalispell community, through volunteer efforts as well as chosen career paths.

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Kalispell City Council puts pawn-shop plan on hold burner

The Kalispell City Council voted Monday to indefinitely table a pawn-shop and secondhand store ordinance.

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Kalispell voters reject extra taxes for EMS

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Columbia Falls blogger finds audience for home cooking

Between her bubbly personality and excitement for cooking, it’s no surprise that Kathie Lapcevic has managed to find her way into more than 40,000 homes across the country on a weekly basis.

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Discussion continues on Kalispell pawn shop law

The Kalispell City Council tonight will revisit a pawn shop and secondhand store ordinance that has been the topic of heated discussion over the past month.

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Gardener aims for aquaponics expansion

What started as a hobby for a local landscaper has continued to grow and blossom.

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Housing market up locally, statewide

Despite a slow start this year, housing sales in Montana have seen a spike since July.

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Job fair a hit with employers, applicants

The JCPenney Court inside Kalispell Center Mall was packed Wednesday afternoon as job-seekers of all ages navigated around one another during the first autumn job fair.

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Job fair comes to Kalispell on Wednesday

Job seekers can easily search for full-time, part-time or holiday positions at a job fair on Wednesday, Oct. 29.

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2014 Timber Tour: Predictability a constant struggle

Despite mud, cold and pouring rain, more than 75 people braved the elements to learn about the timber industry on Thursday.

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Living 'a beautiful experience' with Halladay Quist

Halladay Quist has traveled across the spectrum of musical endeavors, from a metal band in Seattle to a gospel choir in Austria. Now, she’s bringing her music back home.

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SmartLam looks to expand

SmartLam is building on past success to accommodate a bright future.

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Zoning extended for town center land

The Kalispell City Council on Monday voted to extend the Planned Unit Development on the Glacier Town Center property.

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Water work affects Main Street traffic

Road construction on the east side of Kalispell’s Main Street this week is part of a pilot project relying on tax-increment financing.

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Development extension sought for town center property

The Kalispell City Council tonight will consider a request by Stillwater Corporation, owned by Roger Claridge, to extend the Planned Unit Development approval on the Glacier Town Center property.

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Timber Tour planned Thursday

Montana Forest Products Week is this week, a time designed to recognize forest products and manufacturing.

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House District 10 contenders see varied uses for state surplus

In the race for House District 10, retired special education teacher Ruby Dynneson, a Democrat, faces Republican Mark Noland, a small business owner, in the Nov. 4 general election.

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Proposed Kalispell ordinance revised to address pawn shop concerns

A proposed Kalispell city ordinance to aid police in locating stolen goods has been revised in response to suggestions by pawn shops and other secondhand dealers.

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Local man goes the distance to help Ronald McDonald House

Jeremy Minnehan has been saving soda pop tabs for a quarter-century. And he’s not showing any signs of slowing down.

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Historic Kalispell park gets a facelift

More than a century’s worth of history was hidden in the park at the corner of Ninth Street East and Seventh Avenue East in Kalispell. Now, area locals are helping return the park to its original glory.

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New businesses tap into pet-care niches

Some would say you’d have to be barking mad to build your business around dogs, but area locals are taking advantage of niches in the pet industry and are catering to man’s best friend.

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'A grand slam of optics'

A local technology company that intends to create custom-made contact lenses completed a study that deemed its product consumer-ready.

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Glacier Park partner looks ahead to 2015

Even though Glacier National Park Conservancy just wrapped up a successful summer season, the organization already is looking ahead to 2015 and beyond.

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Kalispell Brewing Company brings live music to Main Street

The Kalispell Brewing Company is packed full. The air buzzes as old friends reconnected, beers are poured for anxious customers, and acoustic bluegrass music drifts above the hum of conversation. In one corner, a family throws a birthday party for their 96 year old matriarch. In another, a three-piece band …

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Kalispell still seeking public input on growth policy

A hearing for the long-awaited Kalispell Growth Policy drew no response from the public on Monday, much to the dismay of the City Council.

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Pawn brokers oppose push for electronic filing

After listening to opposition about a proposed law requiring city pawn shops to convert to an electronic filing system, the Kalispell City Council on Monday voted to table the ordinance.

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Kalispell Kreamery: Dairy owners do it their own way

The family behind Kalispell Kreamery didn’t mean to become a manufacturing plant for all things dairy. In fact, the Hedstrom family didn’t mean to open the company at all.

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Budget, education top candidates' agendas

Budget is the buzz word for incumbent Rep. Randy Brodehl, R-Kalispell, while Democratic challenger JoLynn Yenne is focusing on education in the House District 9 race.

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Kalispell Sizzler closes on Sunday

The Sizzler restaurant on Hutton Ranch Road in north Kalispell will close its doors for good on Sunday.

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Kalispell street widening raises worries over impacts on trees

New curbs and gutters sound like something any neighborhood would be glad to have, but residents on one block in Kalispell fought to stop road construction this week because of fears it would damage and weaken mature trees that line the avenue.

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Retiree, patrol sergeant face off in House District 8

In the House District 8 race, Republican incumbent Steve Lavin says he’ll focus on lowering taxes and helping businesses, while Democratic challenger Lynn Stanley is focused on expanding Medicaid and working to keep the cost of state universities affordable.

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Glacier Bancorp CEO to retire

Glacier Bancorp Chief Executive Officer Michael Blodnick is retiring, but will remain on the job until the corporation names his successor.

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Hops harvester arrives in the Flathead

Tom Britz recently introduced the newest member to the Glacier Hops Ranch team — a 10,000-pound hops harvester named Hildegaard.

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Manufacturing Day: Local businesses open doors for public tours

Manufacturing Day will take place nationally on Oct. 3, and for the first time the Kalispell Chamber of Commerce will participate.

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Kalispell voters to decide EMS services

Kalispell City Manager Doug Russell says the EMS levy request on the November ballot gives city residents the opportunity to decide for themselves what the proper mechanism is for funding ambulance service within the city.

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Young Broncos fan surprised by visit from Seahawks receiver

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Cable goes digital, forcing some customers to scramble

Charter Communications has moved to an all-digital network, requiring all its customers to install digital set-top boxes.

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North-end stores nearly ready to open

The majority of Kalispell commercial construction this year was concentrated at the north end of town in the Spring Prairie shopping center.

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Couple revives Whitefish fundraiser

The Doctors Without Borders yard sale in Whitefish is back this year by popular demand.

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Government center now part of Montana West

Montana West Economic Development has been a resource for business success across the Flathead Valley, through loans programs and relocation assistance.

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Dual-enrollment programs praised

Montana Lt. Gov. Angela McLean visited Flathead Valley Community College on Wednesday morning to discuss the progress of the dual enrollment program.

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A guiding light: Whitefish counselor goes the distance to help students

During the final oral examination for her master’s degree, Barb Mansfield was asked, “How would you handle a student that you really, truly hated?”

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A hero's welcome: Flathead students cheer high-flying grad

The charm and charisma of Maj. Jason Curtis captured his audience’s attention from the moment he stepped out onto the gym floor Friday morning.

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'Learn to play in the groove'

The Crown of the Continent Guitar Workshop and Festival is in full swing this week, and no one has the blues.

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Kickin' back, Kila-style

Six months ago, the building was boarded up and silent.

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Haskill land plan still $8 million short

Nearly $8 million still needs to be raised to finalize a land deal that would permanently protect the Haskill Basin watershed.

DAILY INTER-LAKE | UPDATED 10 YEARS, 6 MONTHS AGO

Bitten by the boat bug

SANDPOINT - The Classic Boat Show will draw people from all over the Northwest to the Sandpoint boardwalk today.

COEUR D'ALENE PRESS | UPDATED 12 YEARS, 6 MONTHS AGO