Saturday, January 18, 2025

ARTICLES BY CANDACE CHASE/DAILY INTER LAKE

Downed tree

A downed tree lands on a power line on Montana 209 Monday after high winds blow through the area.
DAILY INTER-LAKE | UPDATED 11 YEARS, 8 MONTHS AGO

Child, teen mentor find common ground in autism

Six-year-old Charlie Jones gets super excited when Skyler Bexten, 18, comes over to take care of him and his 3-year-old brother, Max.
DAILY INTER-LAKE | UPDATED 11 YEARS, 9 MONTHS AGO

Naomi Berenice Proud celebrated her 100th birthday

Naomi Berenice Proud celebrated her 100th birthday April 11 with friends and family at Heritage Place in Kalispell. Proud attributes her long life and good health to never smoking, rarely drinking and staying active.
DAILY INTER-LAKE | UPDATED 11 YEARS, 9 MONTHS AGO

Rancher left historic rifles, humorous stories

Austin Monk, a crusty Pleasant Valley rancher, didn’t win for dying with the most guns, he took top honors for leaving some of the most important rifles and engaging stories.
DAILY INTER-LAKE | UPDATED 11 YEARS, 10 MONTHS AGO

Physical therapy assistant course opens up new career possibilities

If you have patience and a passion for wellness and working with people, Flathead Valley Community College’s new physical therapy assistant program may offer that dream job of your New Year’s resolution.
DAILY INTER-LAKE | UPDATED 12 YEARS AGO

Veterans pantry distributes much more than food

Allen Erickson, founder of North West Montana Veterans Stand Down and Food Pantry, said his retirement hobby has morphed into a seven-day-a-week job.
DAILY INTER-LAKE | UPDATED 12 YEARS, 2 MONTHS AGO

Senior Mobile Home Repair Program

DAILY INTER-LAKE | UPDATED 12 YEARS, 3 MONTHS AGO

Man, family walk to end Alzheimer's

Rudy Rice and his daughter Teri Arnst are confronting his Alzheimer’s disease together.
DAILY INTER-LAKE | UPDATED 12 YEARS, 3 MONTHS AGO

Festival fetes harvest fun at Somers group home

A brilliant blue sky and quickly warming sun set the scene for a perfect fall day at Lighthouse Christian Home’s farm on North Somers Road.
DAILY INTER-LAKE | UPDATED 12 YEARS, 4 MONTHS AGO

Wilson turns 100

Lucille Deborah “Debbie” Wilson, a resident of Buffalo Hill Terrace in Kalispell, turned 100 Sunday. “All in all, my 100 years have been varied and rewarding,” she says. “I will still try to make the best of every day for myself as well as others, whenever possible.”
DAILY INTER-LAKE | UPDATED 12 YEARS, 4 MONTHS AGO

90-year-old Bloomsday medalist

Lucille Hammer, 90, of Kalispell, proudly displays the medal she was awarded after taking first place in her age group at this year's Lilac Bloomsday Run in Spokane.
DAILY INTER-LAKE | UPDATED 12 YEARS, 5 MONTHS AGO

Monday Profile

Jeana Roose King, a former Lincoln County resident, shows the Kiondo Bags of Hope and coffee products from Kenya that she sells to help support the educational and economic development projects that she has started in Kenya with her partner Debra Akre.
DAILY INTER-LAKE | UPDATED 12 YEARS, 6 MONTHS AGO

Polly Nikolaisen

Polly Nikolaisen, 91, collects canceled stamps to send to a Norwegian institution called Tubfrim, which sells the stamps to collectors to raise money for tuberculosis research as well as to help handicapped children.
DAILY INTER-LAKE | UPDATED 12 YEARS, 6 MONTHS AGO

Newborn photos capture precious early moments

Photographer Valerie McIntyre has teamed up with Kelli McMahon-Staats, manager of Kalispell Regional Medical Center’s birthing center, to present new mothers the gift that lasts a lifetime: professional photos of their newborn babies.
DAILY INTER-LAKE | UPDATED 12 YEARS, 8 MONTHS AGO

Pausing Parkinson's: Movement may help slow disease

Joe Jackson, brother of famed basketball coach Phil Jackson, grew up in an active family. He remains active even now, as he lives with Parkinson’s disease, a chronic and progressive movement disorder.
DAILY INTER-LAKE | UPDATED 12 YEARS, 9 MONTHS AGO

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