FVCC raises tuition by 12 percent

The board of trustees at Flathead Valley Community College on Monday approved an increase of 12 percent in tuition and fees for the 2008-09 school year.
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Celebrating 96 with a healthier heart

Margaret Wildin of Kalispell gave herself a healthier heart for her 96th birthday on Valentine's Day.
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A time to nurture

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Noice landscape art finds national audience

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Houseboat

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Expert: No major problems

Compared to rest of U.S., Montana looks pretty good, economist says
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Norsk star

Artist known for troll work gains new fans after historic mural is uncovered vation of Havre courthouse
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Following a quilting tradition

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Saving lives

Tonya Passwater wishes she had known QPR when her dad suffered a debilitating depression which ended suicide in 1998.
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Man's best friend in need of a home

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Dahlia devotion

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Dragons, guinea pigs and a rat invade fair

The place was crawling with dragons, hamsters, multiple guinea pigs and the odd box turtle and rat. An Addams Family reunion perhaps?
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Helping vets beat new foe

Veteran starts support group for troops with PTSD
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The Himsl house

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FVCC budget increases by 13 percent

Flathead Valley Community College trustees adopted the fiscal year 2008 budget Monday reflecting a 13 percent increase in expenditures compared to the previous budget.
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Sentimental Journey

A World War II icon, the B-17 "Flying Fortress," roared into the Flathead on Friday, bringing aviation enthusiasts a chance for a personal encounter with history.
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Glacier's legacy

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Hard work came before Fourth events in early days

Flathead Valley seniors remember when Fourth of July celebrations followed the usual daily work on the farm. And when it came time for fun, picnics, parades and homemade ice cream were plentiful.
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John Lithgow tour de force comes to Whitefish in July

Famed actor John Lithgow, a Flathead Valley resident, will bring nine characters and a parrot to life July 9 in his new one-man show at the O'Shaughnessy Cultural Center in Whitefish.
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Stumptown society celebrates 25th year

A quarter century ago, a group of Whitefish folks got together to share memories and stories of their town's early days.
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Bomb wounds Kalispell man

Patrick Marin, a 1993 graduate of Flathead High School, was injured June 2 by a roadside bomb in Iraq.
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Wedding replayed for injured parents

'I'm going to dance with my son'
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Rising star in the digital art world

Dale Lucore proves that great art springs from the quality of the artist, not the value of his equipment - even for producing digital art.
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The beauty within

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Father set to finish 'Kevin's Last Walk'

On July 1, Barry Adkins marks the end of his journey bringing his son Kevin's ashes to his favorite place - the Flathead Valley.
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Tailored teaching

Educator plans instruction, discipline to fit each child
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Veteran dies broke, friendless in van

Memorial Day arrives exactly a week late for Vietnam War veteran James Brodniak.
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Polson plans Memorial Day extravaganza

From a singing flag and Chinook flyover at the bridge dedication to a monumental parade, Polson has organized a Memorial Day weekend that veterans and others will not soon forget.
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For the birds and people, too

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RSVP change should have little effect

A management change putting RSVP (Retired Senior Volunteers Program) under the umbrella of the Flathead County Agency on Aging has stirred up some advisory board members.
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Moms share three generations of love

Listen up moms-in-training or moms-in-waiting.
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Museum seeks stagecoach

Flathead Valley project to display local artifacts
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The buzz about tea

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Guiding light

Developmentally disabled adults find independent, fulfilling lives at Christian group home in Somers
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College OKs 21 percent tuition increase

Full-time FVCC students will pay more this fall
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The big fix

Abused dogs visit spay/neuter clinic
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Veterans van change leads to protest by drivers

Some volunteer van drivers quit in protest recently after the Disabled American Veterans eliminated overnight trips for the van taking patients from Kalispell to the veterans hospital in Helena.
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Wonder boy

Twelve-year-old making giant strides in recovery after skiing accident
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Shot in the arm

Northwest Health Care breathes life into local economy
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'I've been blessed'

America embraces Columbia Falls couple who adopted their great-grandchildren
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FVCC adds new tech, degree programs

Flathead Valley Community College trustees have approved two new certificate programs and advanced two new degree programs to the board of regents for approval.
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Coach serves sobering alcohol facts

Youthful drinking steals more than innocence from young drinkers, according to former champion runner and Olympic coach John Underwood.
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Flu, norovirus, chicken pox spread misery

What makes people more miserable than a spring snowstorm? A lingering invasion of the flu and norovirus and the onset of chicken-pox season.
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Painter Reaches Pinnacle at Art Auction

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Sale helps pantry nurture souls

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Life flight: Family needs airplane ride to Seattle for son's liver transplant

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Teen sends healing cranes to hospital

Mercedes Oxford, 15, never forgot the story of Sadako Sasaki, a sick young girl who held on to hope for healing by folding a thousand origami cranes.
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Culture said to create gender expectations

How people are raised is a key element in gender expectations, according to a college sociology instructor.
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Coalition of the willing

Red Cross volunteers stand ever ready to help comfort and shelter disaster victims across the state or around the globe
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Pandemic plans keep improving

Health officials have a riveting way of speaking about pandemic planning.
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A light touch

Stained-glass artist turns windows into showpieces
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Body connect

Program tackles eating disorders one bite at a time
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Keep your children well

Routine medical examination saves the life of Kalispell woman's 3-year-old grandson
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Visits benefit parents, children

Jak Mortensen's favorable cancer prognosis reinforces an argument pediatrician Dr. Lynn Dykstra makes for parents to keep up a child's wellness visits.
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Hot, hot, hot, hot yoga

Whitefish studio offers warm welcome to fans of traditional Hindu exercise philosophy
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'Our little miracle'

It is the season of miracles for Christian believers such as Glenn and Karen Ackom.
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X-rays on demand

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That's my kidney

Dialysis in Kalispell serves as lifeline for Hungry Horse woman
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Bigfork, Ferndale hold vigil

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Vandals desecrate 73 Conrad graves

Vandals desecrated 73 graves by knocking over monuments in C.E. Conrad Memorial Cemetery either Sunday evening or Monday morning.
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County Board of Health Panel to study transport woes

Historically, the Kalispell Ambulance has been able to augment emergency services outside the city by providing transport to hospitals for a large section of the Flathead Valley.
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The night shift

When the sun goes down, adren aline levels go up at Kalispell Regional Medical Center
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More than 100 protest for peace

By CANDACE CHASE
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'It's your worst nightmare'

FDA recall of implanted bone shocks man
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The Wait

Kalispell man with failing kidneys needs transplant
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Red Cross makes move

Local chapter gets new home on North Meridian Road
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FVCC trustees get first look at 2007 budget

Flathead Valley Community College trustees voted to approve the first reading of the preliminary 2007 budget Monday, reflecting about an 8 percent general fund increase to $10.21 million.
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Bird flu draws crowd to KRMC talk

If they weren't losing sleep before, medical professionals left a recent bird-flu presentation with at least a wake-up call to the urgency of pandemic planning.
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The house that students built

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Brain tumor won't stop mother of five

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Levy would extend control

Flathead residents decide Tuesday whether to give the county the right to levy as much as two mills in taxes to control mosquitoes.
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Aviator's flag to fly over Conrad Cemetery

At 1 p.m. Monday, United Veterans of the Flathead will hoist the casket flag of an unsung hero over the veterans memorial monument in C.E. Conrad Memorial Cemetery.
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Campaign aims for Kalispell veterans memorial

'We will never forget'
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Community college honors Hurst with mentor award

Jim Hurst, owner of Owens and Hurst Lumber, discovered he was on tap for more than the commencement speakership Friday at the Flathead Valley Community College graduation.
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Bring on the pain relief

Kalispell chiropractor offers innovative treatment for chronic muscle, joint aches
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Building 'burns' in planning exercise

Red Cross volunteers and staffers, with help from other agencies, turned Big Sky Manor into a towering inferno Wednesday - but their intentions were good.
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Training targets mental illness

A free Webcast training seminar scheduled May 24 gives consumers, providers and the public an overview of a preventive program aimed at mental illness.
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An angel in nurse form

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Health Department offers free testing for women

Women can receive free health tests, including bone scans and body-fat testing, on May 12 at the Flathead City-County Health Department.
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Community college elects to hold election

Flathead Valley Community College has elected to hold an election even though its two Board of Trustees candidates have no opponents.
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Quartet jazzes up ALERT banquet

A few tickets remain for the 28th annual ALERT benefit banquet Saturday featuring a top jazz band and $11,000 in prizes.
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Program caters to young moms considering adoption options

Their visit was a coincidence, but their message couldn't have been more timely with revelations of the baby found buried in Columbia Falls.
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Easter Parade

Bonnets, baskets bring bucks for Lakeside
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Detox discussions

Panel considers costs, benefits of building facility in effort to mend perceived hole in Flathead's mental-health safety net
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Maintenance keeps ALERT flying

A meticulous maintenance program has given the ALERT helicopter crew an extra measure of security as the helicopter lifts into the sky to save lives.
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Digging in

Expert gardener offers class at community college
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College awards bid for new trades building

For just more than $4 million, Oswood Construction of Great Falls will construct facility for FVCC
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Seniors flock to Medicare bus event

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Hospital sets up center for young victims

Health care crosses paths with law enforcement at Kalispell Regional Medical Center in a new effort to find justice for young sexual-assault victims.
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'It's an issue that's stealing our kids'

More than 300 people attend sobering town-hall meeting about teen drinking
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College approves tuition increase

The Flathead Valley Community College Board of Trustees raised tuition Monday by $3.75 a credit or $52.50 a semester for full-time students effective in fall 2006.
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Kalispell man coordinates D.C. veterans march

Stephen Combes of Kalispell is serving as local coordinator as well as a speaker for a veterans march April 25 and 26 in Washington, D.C.
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Teens to share experiences at Town Hall Meeting on Underaged Drinking

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Cancer down under

Colorectal screening saves the life of Kalispell woman
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N. Valley Hospital has offer to buy old facility

Administration didn't disclose buyer's identity or the dollar amount proposed
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Flathead divers find body under reservoir ice

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King Buffet aces follow-up inspection

King Buffet aced its follow-up health inspection Thursday, scoring a 98 on a scale of 100.
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Study: Community college is good investment

A study of the socio-economic effect of Flathead Valley Community College showed that students and taxpayers get a big return on investment in education.
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College celebrates TRIO programs

But proposed federal budget would slash funds intended to helpdisadvantaged students
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Child safety coalition reminds parents to buckle up their kids

Wendy Olson and the Safe Kids Safe Communities Coalition have encouraged car seat and seat-belt use for more than five years.
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Pertussis, tuberculosis detected

Five cases of pertussis (whooping cough) and one of tuberculosis have kept public health officials busy as they track down others who had contact with the infected individuals.
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Part D gets failing grade

Tobey Schule tells Senate committee Medicare plan left patients and health professionals confused
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Optimism & prayer

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Writer with a cause: Son's recovery from cancer drives novelist

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Respiratory infection spreading across valley

County Health Department reports 22 residents have tested positive for virus since Jan. 23
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FVCC accepts one bid, rebids another

The Flathead Valley Community College Board of Trustees accepted a low bid of $10.085 million Monday from Swank Enterprises for the new Arts and Technology Building.
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Teacher's new approach helps pinpoint learning problems

Margaret Girkins has seen all manner of people walk through the door at Flathead Valley Community College's Adult Learning Center during 13 years as director.
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Local nurses get national forum

A presentation developed by a team of 10 certified orthopedic nurses will get national exposure for Kalispell Regional Medical Center in Boston in May.
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State insurance plan open for more children

Parents who can't afford health insurance have an unprecedented opportunity to gain coverage for their children this year.
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As snowboarding's popularity has grown, so has the number of wrist injuries

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Halliburton CEO gives $500,000 to hospital

Dave and Sherry Lesar, part-time residents of Whitefish, have donated $500,000 to North Valley Hospital's
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Eureka soldier rehabs from injury suffered in Iraq

Joel Jacobs: 'Guess what, Ma? I can walk'
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Local building students have their choice of jobs

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College approves bond sale

The Flathead Valley Community College Board of Trustees made official Monday the issuance of its remaining $5.9 million in bonds for the expansion of the Kalispell campus.
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Quantum leap

Super scanner gives detailed view of beating heart
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Kalispell clinic suspects flu in Flathead Valley

Family Health Care reports 3 positive tests in past week for type A influenza
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Howling about the Wolfpack

With a nod to political correctness, school board delays mascot decision
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Collector inspired by Nativity scenes

For Joan Latimer, the smell of fresh pine boughs mingled with Christmas carols takes her back decades to Christmas Eve in the tough mining town of Butte, Montana.
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College program focuses on senior care

Flathead Valley Community College trustees adopted a new program Monday linked to the aging population.
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A real survivor

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Journey of giving

It was one of those times when people ask themselves, "If not me, who?"
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Surgery goes outpatient route

It was a surgeon's shopping spot recently at Flathead Valley Orthopedic Center's conference room.
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Air clears on effect of smoking restrictions

Sampling of business owners shows mostly positive reactions
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The Wave rolls out Rawlings' sculpture creation

Forty-two components comprise the giant puzzle, which the artist says creates a spectrum of reactions
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Suicide survivors join teleconference Saturday

Linda Fleming knows the pain that suicide inflicts on survivors. It began when suicide claimed the life of her oldest son, Travis Moser.
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Hospital staff happy with rising structure

Swank Enterprises construction crew raised a signature beam Thursday in a toast to the new North Valley Hospital rising from a muddy construction site at the edge of Whitefish.
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Limited supply of flu shots remains

Flathead County Health Officer Joe Russell said the county has limited vaccine left after immunizing 2,016 people at last weeks mass flu shot clinic.
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Clinic arms masses for flu season

Hundreds of citizens heeded the health departments call Thursday to roll up their sleeves to fight flu season at the final mass immunization clinic at the county fairgrounds.
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Open for business

Two new stores in Kalispell welcome customers
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Clinic offers flu shots for public

As flu surfaces near Montana, the Flathead City-County Health Department offers a final mass immunization clinic Thursday for the general public.
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495th back from New Orleans

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College trustees approve bond sale

Flathead Valley Community College trustees last week approved the sale of $5.9 million in bonds to complete campus expansion projects.
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Barn again

Helena Flats farm's history is preserved as century-old structure is given new life
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Answering the call

495th Motor Battalion stands and delivers in New Orleans
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Clinic vaccinates fewer but faster

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Breast-cancer battle gains ground

Kelly Mull, 39, knows she's lucky to be alive.
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Health Department flu clinic is Tuesday

The Flathead City-County Health Department will hold its second mass flu immunization clinic Tuesday.
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Bigfork's military anayst

Moving to Bigfork hasn't kept retired Maj. Gen. Paul Vallely from keeping on top of the war on terrorism.
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Woman practices urology

The newest urologist in the valley understands if a male patient goes into shock after finding a statuesque young woman waiting to check his prostate.
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Shepherd's Hand applauds 10 years

Free medical clinic helps those with financial need
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Drivers strike Eagle Transit

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County plans to keep buses rolling

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Hospital gets loan approval

After more than a year and a half, North Valley Hospital has received final
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HItch a ride to the vacation station: Cabooses capture woman's fancy

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Dirt, cheers erupt at FVCC

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Breaking ground

Flathead Valley Community College begins its $19.3-million campus expansion Friday with a ceremonial groundbreaking.
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Law to force public places to clear air

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495th packs, unpacks, packs

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FVCC adds eight short programs

Flathead Valley Community College trustees adopted eight new, short-term certificates and endorsements Monday.
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FVCC hosts economics session for educators

Flathead Valley Community College recently hosted a three-day workshop to help elementary and high school educators teach economics.
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Katrina ripples felt by Flathead mom

Julie Adkins, a certified public accountant in Kalispell, confronted a grizzly bear with cubs and a Katrina storm surge of motherly concern inside of 24 hours.
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New pumps provide safety net for patients

Most patients will never need one of Kalispell Regional Medical Center's three new intra-aortic balloon pumps.
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Ex-drug czar speaks at symposium

Former White House drug czar Dr. Robert DuPont and other nationally known professionals headline this year's Rocky Mountain Mental Health Symposium.
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Group airs clean-burning ideas

Steve Eckels made one point clear at Thursday's clean air symposium.
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C. Falls grad treats casualties in Iraq

Jim Graham remembers the first time he cared for multiple casualties in Iraq.
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College home-building class now offered in Polson

High school students and those out of high school have an opportunity to learn home building at a new community college class in Polson.
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North Valley Hospital raises $3.1 million toward new facility

North Valley Hospital has hit the halfway mark in its capital campaign with over $3.1 million raised toward its replacement hospital.
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News02

Since Hurricane Katrina wreaked havoc on the Gulf Coast, a wave of people flooded the Kalispell Red Cross office.
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County seeks applicants for Mosquito Board

Flathead County has established a Sept. 9 deadline for letters of interest from residents wanting to serving on the new Mosquito Control District Board.
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Leader earns dividend for students

Author J.D. Coleman, 74, makes his living with words - but he was speechless at a recent reunion of his Vietnam War media unit in Kalispell.
DAILY INTER-LAKE | UPDATED 19 YEARS, 4 MONTHS AGO

Local soldier drills in Djibouti

Staff Sgt. Harold Shiell's weekend drills as an Army Reservist landed him half a world away, performing a different kind of drilling.
DAILY INTER-LAKE | UPDATED 19 YEARS, 5 MONTHS AGO

Dermatologist rains on sun addicts

Dr. Sylvia Owen, Kalispell's newest dermatologist, has bad news for her patients addicted to the sun.
DAILY INTER-LAKE | UPDATED 19 YEARS, 5 MONTHS AGO

North Valley Hospital lab is accredited

North Valley Hospital's laboratory was recently accredited by the College of American Pathologists.
DAILY INTER-LAKE | UPDATED 19 YEARS, 5 MONTHS AGO

Camp responds to controversy about Butte bats

A Flathead Lake United Methodist Camp official, the Rev. Morie Adams-Griffin, said
DAILY INTER-LAKE | UPDATED 19 YEARS, 5 MONTHS AGO

95 girls notified they may have been exposed to rabies

Health officials say 95 girls who stayed upstairs in a cabin at the Flathead Methodist Camp may have been exposed to rabies from a bat.
DAILY INTER-LAKE | UPDATED 19 YEARS, 5 MONTHS AGO

Annual reunions help recall good, old Somers times

Fay Eklund loved living in Somers so much that she started a reunion to keep close to the little town she first met in 1938.
DAILY INTER-LAKE | UPDATED 19 YEARS, 5 MONTHS AGO

Residents let fears fly during hearing

No one at Wednesday's public hearing liked mosquitoes, but some feared the cure more than annual pest.
DAILY INTER-LAKE | UPDATED 19 YEARS, 5 MONTHS AGO

Commissioners approve countywide mosquito district

County commissioners approved a countywide mosquito district Wednesday, but voters will have a say in how much money the district gets to spend.
DAILY INTER-LAKE | UPDATED 19 YEARS, 5 MONTHS AGO

Scorched at air show

Weekend temperatures had people in crowd 'dropping like popcorn'
DAILY INTER-LAKE | UPDATED 19 YEARS, 5 MONTHS AGO

94-year-old celebrates birthday with sky-dive

DAILY INTER-LAKE | UPDATED 19 YEARS, 5 MONTHS AGO

As waters get warm, swimmers start itching

It's baaack.
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Doctors in sync for air-show emergencies

As the Blue Angels roar across the sky Saturday, another team stands ready to perform a synchronized ballet of medical preparedness.
DAILY INTER-LAKE | UPDATED 19 YEARS, 5 MONTHS AGO

Benefit rounds up fun, funding

Stick horses, fried pickles and a pitchfork barbecue combine to raise dollars and round up some fun Saturday evening at Rebecca Farm.
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Trade offerings grow at FVCC with electrical, plumbing programs

Flathead Valley Community College will roll out new certificate programs in plumbing, electrical and other trades this fall, reflecting a nationwide trend toward employment-centered education.
DAILY INTER-LAKE | UPDATED 19 YEARS, 5 MONTHS AGO

Pure air group seeks cleaner wood stoves

Steve Eckels wants to rid the air of the bad smells and health threats associated with wood smoke.
DAILY INTER-LAKE | UPDATED 19 YEARS, 5 MONTHS AGO

A rabid bat puts family in treatment

A bat in a minivan prompted a local family to seek treatment for rabies exposure.
DAILY INTER-LAKE | UPDATED 19 YEARS, 6 MONTHS AGO

Taking time to smell the roses

Ted Lund, the Whitefish Chamber's citizen of the year, spent a lifetime smelling the roses and just about every other flower imaginable.
DAILY INTER-LAKE | UPDATED 19 YEARS, 6 MONTHS AGO

Camp makes therapy fun for kids

Developmentally delayed youngsters practice their main jobs - playing - at a new summer therapy camp at The Summit.
DAILY INTER-LAKE | UPDATED 19 YEARS, 6 MONTHS AGO

Orthopedic center starts expansion

DAILY INTER-LAKE | UPDATED 19 YEARS, 6 MONTHS AGO

Red Cross seeking blood donors

The Northwest District of the American Red Cross of Montana needs blood donors to
DAILY INTER-LAKE | UPDATED 19 YEARS, 6 MONTHS AGO

Summer numbers decline at college

Flathead Valley Community College attracted more summer students to its Kalispell campus, but they enrolled in fewer classes than last summer.
DAILY INTER-LAKE | UPDATED 19 YEARS, 6 MONTHS AGO

North Valley Hospital footprint appears

North Valley Hospital's contractor has completed a footprint from which a new hospital will grow.
DAILY INTER-LAKE | UPDATED 19 YEARS, 6 MONTHS AGO

Girls experience juvenile-justice system - up close and personal

Michelle, Melissa, Brittany and Kelsey never felt a part of the "in" crowd at school.
DAILY INTER-LAKE | UPDATED 19 YEARS, 6 MONTHS AGO

College budget up 11 percent

Trustees on Monday passed the first reading of Flathead Valley Community College's $10,115,929 general fund budget, an increase of 11 percent over fiscal year 2005.
DAILY INTER-LAKE | UPDATED 19 YEARS, 6 MONTHS AGO

Medical help from Shriners helps Kalispell toddler smile

Scott Doran, 2, has a beautiful smile thanks to the Shriners Hospital in Portland and Flathead Valley Shriners.
DAILY INTER-LAKE | UPDATED 19 YEARS, 6 MONTHS AGO

No 'smoking gun' blamed for Wednesday haze

Environmental officials could not identify any particular source for the haze obscuring horizons in the Flathead Valley on Wednesday.
DAILY INTER-LAKE | UPDATED 19 YEARS, 7 MONTHS AGO

Fund-raiser touches local lives

DAILY INTER-LAKE | UPDATED 19 YEARS, 7 MONTHS AGO

Midwife opens new birthing center

A week ago, licensed midwife Elizabeth Emmert delivered the first baby in her new, European-style birthing center in Kalispell.
DAILY INTER-LAKE | UPDATED 19 YEARS, 7 MONTHS AGO

Workshop looks at how girls turn to crime

The criminal behavior of girls starts and ends with relationships, including their relationships with themselves, said one local expert.
DAILY INTER-LAKE | UPDATED 19 YEARS, 7 MONTHS AGO

Swarms of mosquitoes could raise West Nile risk

Flathead County health officials say swollen rivers and lakes may trigger a torrent of mosquitoes, raising the risk of West Nile virus.
DAILY INTER-LAKE | UPDATED 19 YEARS, 7 MONTHS AGO

Mother escaped meth madness

DAILY INTER-LAKE | UPDATED 19 YEARS, 7 MONTHS AGO

Rehberg stumps for health insurance bill bill

Congressman Denny Rehberg, R-Mont., made his case in Kalispell on Wednesday for the Small Business Health Fairness Act of 2005.
DAILY INTER-LAKE | UPDATED 19 YEARS, 7 MONTHS AGO

College receives $700,000-plus grant

Flathead Valley Community College was awarded a grant between $700,000 and $800,000 for equipment, President Jane Karas announced Monday.
DAILY INTER-LAKE | UPDATED 19 YEARS, 7 MONTHS AGO

College receives $700,000-plus grant

Flathead Valley Community College was awarded a grant between $700,000 and $800,000 for equipment, President Jane Karas announced Monday.
DAILY INTER-LAKE | UPDATED 19 YEARS, 7 MONTHS AGO

Second sight for surgeons

A new computer guidance system called the navigator gives neurosurgeons and orthopedic surgeons a cutting edge at Kalispell Regional Medical Center.
DAILY INTER-LAKE | UPDATED 19 YEARS, 8 MONTHS AGO

Health officials warn of tetanus from gardens

As the warming sun lures gardeners to get their hands dirty, health officials caution that soil may contain a deadly toxin.
DAILY INTER-LAKE | UPDATED 19 YEARS, 8 MONTHS AGO

'These are your kids'

Town-hall meeting lets parents hear how alcohol puts teens at risk for rape, death, despair
DAILY INTER-LAKE | UPDATED 19 YEARS, 8 MONTHS AGO

Town hall teens detail lost youth

Joan Talarico, 18, and Kiara Keith, 15, look as pretty and normal as any other teenagers.
DAILY INTER-LAKE | UPDATED 19 YEARS, 8 MONTHS AGO

Sunshine blesses NVH celebration

Sunshine and the Rev. John Bent blessed North Valley Hospital's future location on Thursday.
DAILY INTER-LAKE | UPDATED 19 YEARS, 8 MONTHS AGO

Hospital stages celebration Thursday

North Valley Hospital celebrates on Thursday at its new hospital site with a blessing, community barbecue and an afternoon of family fun.
DAILY INTER-LAKE | UPDATED 19 YEARS, 8 MONTHS AGO

Dasen trial: more tales of sex, checks

Questions about sex, checks and drug use continued Tuesday in the seventh day of testimony in Dick Dasen Sr.'s criminal prosecution in Flathead County District Court.
DAILY INTER-LAKE | UPDATED 19 YEARS, 8 MONTHS AGO

FVCC sees expansion plan intact

Flathead Valley Community College expects to complete the full scope of its campus expansion, according to President Jane Karas .
DAILY INTER-LAKE | UPDATED 19 YEARS, 8 MONTHS AGO

Zoning, annexation the next step in land deal

The Tri-City Planning Office expects to receive an application by May 2 for a zoning change and annexation request involving the pending transfer of 25 acres of Flathead Valley Community College land to Philip Harris, owner of Signature Theatres.
DAILY INTER-LAKE | UPDATED 19 YEARS, 8 MONTHS AGO

Edgerton health problems alleged

The husband of an Edgerton Elementary School teacher alleges the school has mice, roof leaks and that many staff suffer from allergies that disappear outside the building.
DAILY INTER-LAKE | UPDATED 19 YEARS, 8 MONTHS AGO

Farm Road dust raised complaints

Paul Abel told the Flathead County Health Board Thursday that trucks bearing Bigfork sewer sludge have created a health threat from dust on Farm Road in the lower valley.
DAILY INTER-LAKE | UPDATED 19 YEARS, 9 MONTHS AGO

Bed tax brings relief to hospitals

Hospital officials across Northwest Montana breathed a sigh of relief Wednesday when the Legislature approved an amended version of hospital bed tax legislation.
DAILY INTER-LAKE | UPDATED 19 YEARS, 9 MONTHS AGO

Human skull found near Bigfork

Sheriff's deputies are investigating a human skull found east of Bigfork on Sunday.
DAILY INTER-LAKE | UPDATED 19 YEARS, 9 MONTHS AGO

N. Valley Hospital's limbo lingers

North Valley Hospital's bureaucratic dilemma led to a deluge of letters to Washington, D.C., this week, but no resolution appeared as of Friday.
DAILY INTER-LAKE | UPDATED 19 YEARS, 9 MONTHS AGO

Kalispell Regional's volunteer corps works for love, not money

DAILY INTER-LAKE | UPDATED 19 YEARS, 9 MONTHS AGO

North Valley forges ahead

North Valley Hospital will proceed Friday with bids on subcontracts for its new building in spite of bureaucratic roadblocks to $26 million in financing.
DAILY INTER-LAKE | UPDATED 19 YEARS, 9 MONTHS AGO

Spring returns West Nile threat

While spring turns a young man's fancy to thoughts of love, the threat of West Nile virus begins to keep health officials awake at night.
DAILY INTER-LAKE | UPDATED 19 YEARS, 9 MONTHS AGO

FVCC grads set employment record

Flathead Valley Community College graduates set a record with 98 percent finding employment, according to a new survey of 2003-2004 graduates.
DAILY INTER-LAKE | UPDATED 19 YEARS, 9 MONTHS AGO

Support floods in for hospital

North Valley Hospital was overwhelmed with community support Tuesday after announcing a proposed Medicare/Medicaid ruling threatens its new building project.
DAILY INTER-LAKE | UPDATED 19 YEARS, 9 MONTHS AGO

North Valley Hospital project threatened

A pending Medicare ruling threatens North Valley Hospital's building plans, administrator Craig Aasved announced Monday.
DAILY INTER-LAKE | UPDATED 19 YEARS, 9 MONTHS AGO

Group keeps families connected

DAILY INTER-LAKE | UPDATED 19 YEARS, 9 MONTHS AGO

Youths learn healthy living principles

Dietitian Stephanie Timlick gets youngsters' attention with a baggie stuffed with fat that is the equivalent of what you would get if you ordered a popular double burger with cheese.
DAILY INTER-LAKE | UPDATED 19 YEARS, 9 MONTHS AGO

FVCC Trustees approve tuition increase

Flathead Valley Community College trustees approved a tuition increase of about 9 percent Monday for full-time in-district students next fall.
DAILY INTER-LAKE | UPDATED 19 YEARS, 9 MONTHS AGO

Local sisters relate memories of WWII work

Rita Hagen, 79, believes she could still weld a mean seam if called upon.
DAILY INTER-LAKE | UPDATED 19 YEARS, 9 MONTHS AGO

College receives $9.9 million in bond dollars

Flathead Valley Community College President Jane Karas said the college received $9.9 million Wednesday to begin its long-awaited expansion of the Kalispell campus.
DAILY INTER-LAKE | UPDATED 19 YEARS, 10 MONTHS AGO

Local surgeon teaches Brazilian doctors about newest techniques

Two Brazilian surgeons visited Kalispell Regional Medical Center this week for an up-close view of a local orthopedic surgeon with an international reputation for knee replacements.
DAILY INTER-LAKE | UPDATED 19 YEARS, 10 MONTHS AGO

Gathering for peace

Local peace vigils enter third year
DAILY INTER-LAKE | UPDATED 19 YEARS, 10 MONTHS AGO

Restaurants, sanitarians work for food safety

County Health Officer Joe Russell reverts to sanitarian the minute he walks into the kitchen of the Bulldog Steak House.
DAILY INTER-LAKE | UPDATED 19 YEARS, 10 MONTHS AGO

Ticks bites spread in Flathead

Flathead City-County Health Department officials warned again Friday that ticks pose an earlier than usual threat of disease in the Flathead.
DAILY INTER-LAKE | UPDATED 19 YEARS, 10 MONTHS AGO

Tsunami survivor advises on charities

Linda Regnier's drive to spend her retirement years helping others put her in the path of the world's greatest natural disaster.
DAILY INTER-LAKE | UPDATED 19 YEARS, 10 MONTHS AGO

Keystone Contractors hit with civil suit

A civil lawsuit was filed Friday on behalf of people allegedly defrauded by Keystone Contractors Inc. of Kalispell.
DAILY INTER-LAKE | UPDATED 19 YEARS, 10 MONTHS AGO

Flu/tick seasons converge this year

Warm, spring-like weather hasn't chased the flu away, but it has awakened ticks for another, annual health threat.
DAILY INTER-LAKE | UPDATED 19 YEARS, 10 MONTHS AGO

Hero honored after 42 years

DAILY INTER-LAKE | UPDATED 19 YEARS, 10 MONTHS AGO

639th ignites powerful welcome

The 639th Quartermaster Company of the Montana Army National Guard swooped into the Flathead Valley around noon Thursday, igniting a powerful welcome.
DAILY INTER-LAKE | UPDATED 19 YEARS, 10 MONTHS AGO

639th soldiers come home Thursday

It's official: The 639th Quartermaster Company of the Montana Army National Guard arrives Thursday after 15 months of active duty.
DAILY INTER-LAKE | UPDATED 19 YEARS, 10 MONTHS AGO

639th could be home Wednesday

DAILY INTER-LAKE | UPDATED 19 YEARS, 10 MONTHS AGO

Closing out a career

Graham birthed, nurtured Home Options
DAILY INTER-LAKE | UPDATED 19 YEARS, 10 MONTHS AGO

Burn season sparks air concerns

As open-burning season arrives Tuesday, Flathead County Environmental Health Director Michael Meschke reminds people to remember the air before lighting a burn pile.
DAILY INTER-LAKE | UPDATED 19 YEARS, 10 MONTHS AGO

Community intervention draws 500

Kalispell Police Chief Frank Garner moderated a community intervention Tuesday to combat teen depression and suicide.
DAILY INTER-LAKE | UPDATED 19 YEARS, 10 MONTHS AGO

NVH breaks ground May 12

North Valley Hospital will break ground for its new hospital on May 12.
DAILY INTER-LAKE | UPDATED 19 YEARS, 11 MONTHS AGO

639th expected home next week

The Family Readiness Group has asked businesses to complete decorations by noon on March 2 for the return of the 639th Quartermaster Company of the Montana National Guard.
DAILY INTER-LAKE | UPDATED 19 YEARS, 11 MONTHS AGO

Community meeting tackles teen suicide

Pathways Medical Director Dr. Michael Newman said many parents take false comfort as Jolie Fish did when their child tells someone about suicidal thoughts.
DAILY INTER-LAKE | UPDATED 19 YEARS, 11 MONTHS AGO

Mother shares loss to help others

Jolie Fish remembers the day she came home to find her son Douglas "Wayne" Lukenbill Jr. and his longtime girlfriend sitting on the couch crying.
DAILY INTER-LAKE | UPDATED 19 YEARS, 11 MONTHS AGO

FVCC considers land deal

A proposed land swap could nearly double the size of the Flathead Valley Community College campus.
DAILY INTER-LAKE | UPDATED 19 YEARS, 11 MONTHS AGO

Bush cuts hit local students

Flathead Valley's 12-year-old Upward Bound programs may fall victim to the Bush administration's budget ax.
DAILY INTER-LAKE | UPDATED 19 YEARS, 11 MONTHS AGO

Kitchen fire inspires safety net

A kitchen fire in an elderly woman's home sparked a new effort to build a social services safety net for seniors.
DAILY INTER-LAKE | UPDATED 19 YEARS, 11 MONTHS AGO

Stomach virus, flu making many ill

Flathead County health officials report a significant jump in cases of the more virulent type A influenza in the last three weeks, as well as a Norwalk-type stomach virus.
DAILY INTER-LAKE | UPDATED 19 YEARS, 11 MONTHS AGO

Sheldon expands minds with tinkering

One mother-daughter team put its robot together with a glue gun.
DAILY INTER-LAKE | UPDATED 19 YEARS, 11 MONTHS AGO

Bricklayer still strong at 100

Ray Nelsen has a handshake as solid as the brick buildings he helped build in the Flathead Valley.
DAILY INTER-LAKE | UPDATED 19 YEARS, 11 MONTHS AGO

Wave makes splash in Whitefish

It looks more like a lodge but the rough-hewn timber and stone edifice represents a new wave in fitness and fun.
DAILY INTER-LAKE | UPDATED 19 YEARS, 11 MONTHS AGO

Senate bill targets tattoos, piercings

A bill pending before the state Legislature targets tattoo and piercing businesses for closer inspection and licensing.
DAILY INTER-LAKE | UPDATED 19 YEARS, 11 MONTHS AGO

Experience pays for senior employees

DAILY INTER-LAKE | UPDATED 19 YEARS, 11 MONTHS AGO

FVCC OKs fire station timetable

Flathead Valley Community College trustees approved a timetable Monday to make a decision about a fire station on campus on Feb. 28.
DAILY INTER-LAKE | UPDATED 19 YEARS, 11 MONTHS AGO

Trustees move bond sale forward

Flathead Valley Community College's board of trustees unanimously approved on Monday the sale of $9.9 million in bonds to expand and upgrade the Kalispell campus.
DAILY INTER-LAKE | UPDATED 19 YEARS, 11 MONTHS AGO

Vets entry improvement planned

With a little help from the community, officials at the Montana State Veterans Home in Columbia Falls plan to renovate the home's entry as the final step in "Lighting a Soldier's Way Home."
DAILY INTER-LAKE | UPDATED 19 YEARS, 11 MONTHS AGO

Price uses illness to snuff smoking

Ray Price spends every hour of every day harnessed by plastic tubes to an oxygen bottle.
DAILY INTER-LAKE | UPDATED 19 YEARS, 12 MONTHS AGO

Gunman shot by deputy at Marion

A 56-year old Marion man was shot by a Flathead County deputy Saturday at the scene of a domestic dispute.
DAILY INTER-LAKE | UPDATED 19 YEARS, 12 MONTHS AGO

Schmitt still rolling strong at 91

Jack Schmitt's 91st birthday Thursday didn't keep him from making his appointed rounds for Flathead County's Meals on Wheels program.
DAILY INTER-LAKE | UPDATED 20 YEARS AGO

North Valley Hospital spruces up

Brandy Burkowski found a lighter, brighter obstetrics department when she came to North Valley Hospital to give birth Wednesday.
DAILY INTER-LAKE | UPDATED 20 YEARS AGO

Class offers fitness on a budget

DAILY INTER-LAKE | UPDATED 20 YEARS AGO

Severe cold requires caution

DAILY INTER-LAKE | UPDATED 20 YEARS AGO

Supreme court ends fight over FVCC vote

The Montana Supreme Court has cleared the way for Flathead Valley Community College to sell $15.8 million in bonds to expand the Kalispell campus.
DAILY INTER-LAKE | UPDATED 20 YEARS AGO

Museum hires new director

DAILY INTER-LAKE | UPDATED 20 YEARS AGO

Seniors serve as ski ambassadors

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FVCC plans for legislature

Her hopes for the 2005 Legislature were on the agenda of Jane Karas as she reported to Flathead Valley Community College trustees on Tuesday.
DAILY INTER-LAKE | UPDATED 20 YEARS AGO

A year to remember: Fragile child strengthens family

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Flu brings run on last of county's vaccine

The Flathead City-County Health Department has exhausted its supply of adult vaccine for this flu season.
DAILY INTER-LAKE | UPDATED 20 YEARS AGO

Septic inspection fees increase

The Flathead City-County Board of Health voted Thursday to increase fees for septic system permits.
DAILY INTER-LAKE | UPDATED 20 YEARS, 1 MONTH AGO

First nurses finish MSU here

What began as a conversation eight years ago resulted in eight students earning their bachelor's degrees in nursing this month without leaving the Flathead Valley.
DAILY INTER-LAKE | UPDATED 20 YEARS, 1 MONTH AGO

Flu cases crop up in Flathead

Flathead County health officials announced Wednesday that 15 people have tested positive for the flu here.
DAILY INTER-LAKE | UPDATED 20 YEARS, 1 MONTH AGO

Christmas lights up the night

A tour of the valley's holiday illumination
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State leader praises mental-health intervention

The head of the state's Addictive and Mental Disorders Division lauded Flathead County's crisis intervention programs at a meeting in Kalispell Wednesday.
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Hall lived airport history

Ray Hall spent 26 years with a front-row seat to aviation history as the manager of Glacier Park International Airport.
DAILY INTER-LAKE | UPDATED 20 YEARS, 1 MONTH AGO

FVCC seeks appeal dismissal

Flathead Valley Community College has asked the Montana Supreme Court to dismiss an appeal of a lawsuit related to a $15.8 million bond election held in December of 2002.
DAILY INTER-LAKE | UPDATED 20 YEARS, 1 MONTH AGO

Sweat opens doors to home ownership

Rachel Calles figured she and her husband would have to save for years before they could buy a home in the Flathead big enough for their four boys.
DAILY INTER-LAKE | UPDATED 20 YEARS, 1 MONTH AGO

Frog's spinach affair inspires senior

A little frog trapped in a bag of spinach inspired a semi-retired East Glacier resident to write his first children's book.
DAILY INTER-LAKE | UPDATED 20 YEARS, 1 MONTH AGO

KRMC's cancer program measures up

Kalispell Regional Medical Center's internal radiation therapy for prostate cancer was judged equal to national averages for treatment results in a recent evaluation.
DAILY INTER-LAKE | UPDATED 20 YEARS, 1 MONTH AGO

FVCC to look at fire station

Flathead Valley Community College trustees talked Monday about the possibility of placing Kalispell's new northern fire station on the campus.
DAILY INTER-LAKE | UPDATED 20 YEARS, 1 MONTH AGO

Writer relives past in advice book

DAILY INTER-LAKE | UPDATED 20 YEARS, 1 MONTH AGO

Health board changes septic regs

In January, all new or rebuilt septic systems in Flathead County must employ uniform pressure rather than gravity distribution of sewage.
DAILY INTER-LAKE | UPDATED 20 YEARS, 1 MONTH AGO

Jack Prier, 56, died homeless, with his beloved dog, Ziggy

Jack Prier, 56, served his country but he died a sick, homeless veteran along with his tiny dog Ziggy after rolling his car off Whitefish Stage Road on Nov. 8.
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Treatment eases diabetic neuropathy pain

DAILY INTER-LAKE | UPDATED 20 YEARS, 2 MONTHS AGO

Students paint intersection mural

Flathead Valley Community College art students and their instructor Gayle Hegland plan to give motorists more than exhaust to ponder at the intersection of Main and Idaho streets.
DAILY INTER-LAKE | UPDATED 20 YEARS, 2 MONTHS AGO

Woods Bay woman turns 103

Blanche Seccombe remembers horse and buggy travel and streets lit by gaslights but she still sees well enough to sew tiny beads into works of art.
DAILY INTER-LAKE | UPDATED 20 YEARS, 2 MONTHS AGO

Red hats get statewide notice

Immanuel Lutheran Home won a statewide award recently for a red-hot idea that caught fire with female residents.
DAILY INTER-LAKE | UPDATED 20 YEARS, 2 MONTHS AGO

Medical organizations raise concerns over surgery center

Directors of the boards of two major medical organizations raised "grave concern" Friday about the financial impact of a proposed new surgery and imaging center.
DAILY INTER-LAKE | UPDATED 20 YEARS, 2 MONTHS AGO

Flathead Valley Orthopedic Center plans surgery center

Flathead Valley Orthopedic Center in Kalispell plans to build a 7,600-square-foot expansion that includes an outpatient surgery center with an MRI suite.
DAILY INTER-LAKE | UPDATED 20 YEARS, 2 MONTHS AGO

Flu shot clinic scheduled

Flathead City-County Health Department has scheduled a flu shot clinic for Tuesday, Nov. 16, beginning at 9 a.m. at the Earl Bennett Building at 1035 First Avenue West in Kalispell.
DAILY INTER-LAKE | UPDATED 20 YEARS, 2 MONTHS AGO

Senior artist still breaks molds

Janice Barnhart comes from a long line of artists and rule breakers.
DAILY INTER-LAKE | UPDATED 20 YEARS, 2 MONTHS AGO

Agency marks 30 year battle

Michael Cummins heads a clinic that has spent more than 30 years battling against a disease that infects every facet of society.
DAILY INTER-LAKE | UPDATED 20 YEARS, 2 MONTHS AGO

Family learns uncle's long-forgotten fate in World War II

DAILY INTER-LAKE | UPDATED 20 YEARS, 2 MONTHS AGO

Kids honor their Soldier John

The children of A Joyful Noise Preschool and Childcare in Columbia Falls have walked in soldier John Lyons' boots.
DAILY INTER-LAKE | UPDATED 20 YEARS, 2 MONTHS AGO

College ruling appealed to high court

State Rep. George Everett and radio station owner John Stokes have appealed the dismissal of their lawsuit against Flathead Valley Community College to the Montana Supreme Court.
DAILY INTER-LAKE | UPDATED 20 YEARS, 2 MONTHS AGO

100 years of stories

Homesteader moved here in October 1916
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500 got flu shots this week

This week, the Flathead City-County Health Department staff vaccinated 500 more residents at high risk for the flu.
DAILY INTER-LAKE | UPDATED 20 YEARS, 2 MONTHS AGO

Museum display focuses on link between Glacier, railroad

A new display at Kalispell's Museum at Central School takes visitors on an elegant ride aboard the Great Northern Railway to Glacier National Park circa the early 1900s.
DAILY INTER-LAKE | UPDATED 20 YEARS, 3 MONTHS AGO

Montana guardsmen finish mission other unit refused in Iraq

'When you're given an order, you do your job'
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Some seek acupuncture for pain relief

Sandra Blea didn't flinch as Steve Martinez inserted tiny needles in areas around her swollen wrist.
DAILY INTER-LAKE | UPDATED 20 YEARS, 3 MONTHS AGO

Workshop unites moms, daughters

A series of Flathead City-County Health Department workshops finds common ground to link mothers and daughters.
DAILY INTER-LAKE | UPDATED 20 YEARS, 3 MONTHS AGO

Murphy twins presumed dead in Alaska plane crash

The family may hold a memorial service in Washington state.
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Smoke renews hope in plane search

Family members flew to Alaska to help in search of twins.
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Horse got West Nile in Flathead

Vets say horse got West Nile here
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