Downed tree
A downed tree lands on a power line on Montana 209 Monday after high winds blow through the area.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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Senior Mobile Home Repair Program
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Man, family walk to end Alzheimer's
Rudy Rice and his daughter Teri Arnst are confronting his Alzheimer’s disease together.
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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.
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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.”
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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Hobby Handicrafters Club
Marjorie Olsen, one of the founding members of the hobby club, enjoys a laugh at the April meeting, when the women made sachets from vintage handkerchiefs.
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Girl Scouts celebrate 100 years of service
In celebration of the Girl Scouts’ 100th birthday, Columbia Falls Service Unit Manager Naureen Sago organized a party centered around the girls earning the 100-year council badge offered through the Girl Scouts of Montana and Wyoming.
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Muriel and Barton Morse
Muriel Morse is steered in her wheelchair by her son, Barton, down the ramp paid for by a joint effort by the Agency on Aging, Plum Creek Timber Co., Wells Fargo, Glacier Bank and a local foundation.
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Local authors tap into the world of e-publishing
At the beginning of 2011, writer Kathy Dunnehoff had little social media savvy.
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Irene Daley
Irene Daley, pictured here in her apartment at Buffalo Hill Terrace, celebrated her 104th birthday Jan. 2. She attributes her longevity in part to avoiding medication, except for what her physician prescribes, and the "good plain food" she has eaten all her life.
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Floyd Kile, woodworker
Floyd Kile, 84, stands next to one of several grandfather clocks he handcrafted over the years.
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Monday Profile
Fred Topp is proud of the accomplishments of the Social Concerns Office at St. Matthew's Parish in Kalispell.
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Exhibit remembers Pearl Harbor
Gil Mangels, at the Miracle of America Museum, looks at the Dec. 8, 1941 front page of the San Francisco Chronicle.
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'The Saga of Rosie' - An old mare gets a second chance at life
At an age of close to 20, Rosie lives up to the children’s song — the old mare “ain’t what she used to be.”
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Alvie Leighton
Alvia “Alvie” Leighton, 95, wondered for 60 years what happened to a B-24 Liberator aircraft that crashed during World War II. He learned the answer to the decades-long mystery last year after ordering a book on the 90th "Jolly Roger" Bomb Group, in which he served as an engineer.
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Fair offers resources for people with disabilities
For the first time on Saturday, Nov. 12, more than 30 agencies, speakers, vendors and special guests will come together for a free comprehensive informational forum for the more than 10,000 people in the valley with disabilities.
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Baucus praises student deficit cut proposals
Montana’s Democratic Sen. Max Baucus has praised recommendations for deficit reductions submitted to him by a group of Flathead Valley Community College students in the elite Scholars program.
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Couple in seventh decade start new store
At an age when most people have long retired, Mark and Harriet Rosen started a new Evergreen business drawing on their good taste, flair for fashion and talent for finding great deals.
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Couple hikes 80 miles in Bob Marshall honeymoon
Jennifer and Nemanja Cobet came up with the recipe for a perfect honeymoon: Combine hunger, blisters and a few bears into an 80-mile hike including climbing 9,000 feet and fording freezing cold rivers.
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North Valley Eagles give $59,000 to charities
North Valley Eagles Aerie 4081 of Columbia Falls took a look at today’s economy and decided to give generously to local charities.
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Food bank's second-hand store set to open this month
Second Helpings, a new thrift store benefiting Flathead Food Bank, has a feast of goodies waiting for hungry bargain hunters at its grand opening Oct. 20.
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College forensics students test their skills at mock crime scenes
It was like an episode of the television “CSI” shows on Monday morning at Flathead Valley Community College, but with dummy dead bodies, students in the white forensic jumpsuits and real police officer consultants.
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Close call in Canada: Hiking, yoga helped senior survive
Alice Hutchison, 73, of Whitefish, credits yoga and hiking for giving her the physical fitness that helped rescuers save her life recently.
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Youth project gives unemployed kids work
Don’t get Dean Scheller started talking about training young people for jobs instead of locking them up at a cost of $50,000 per year.
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A simple gesture from the heart
On the 10th anniversary of 9/11, the Ferndale Volunteer Fire Department’s vigil of the lone firefighter continues as a simple, yet powerful reminder.
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Peace pole to be unveiled
At noon Monday, Northwest Healthcare invites the public to a dedication and unveiling of a new peace pole in front of Kalispell Regional Medical Center.
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Genealogical gathering in Kalispell open to the public
People interested in gathering lost leaves from their family tree have an opportunity to learn new strategies at the upcoming annual Montana State Genealogical Conference.
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Tommy Whiskers' excellent adventure
It could only have happened to Tommy Whiskers, a Highland lynx cat now happily back home with Leslie Luikens and her family in Kalispell after a solo trip to Glacier National Park.
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College OKs $757,272 land deal
Flathead Valley Community College trustees on Monday approved a package price of $757,272 for 8.8 acres of land and other considerations in a right-of-way deal needed for the Montana Department of Transportation to build Reserve Drive South.
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Kalispell musician makes shoestring world tour
Josiah Willows, 20, never expected to make a living as a musician and he would have laughed at the idea that he would do it playing pop music on a violin.
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College board gives green light for land sale
Flathead Valley Community College trustees heard support Monday from three business leaders for the planned sale of 8.8 acres of college land for a proposed Reserve Drive South road.
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Popular show features couple from Whitefish
“House Hunters” fans, listen up.
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Local farm centered on horses that are high-spirited, loyal and eager to please
Jack Bauska’s demeanor softens as his Arabian foals push their soft muzzles over the fence for a pat and gentle word. Their mothers continue grazing for a few minutes then amble over for a share of his affection.
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Laura Bush visits Glacier Park
On the shore of Lake McDonald in Glacier National Park, former first lady Laura Bush told reporters Friday that all Americans have a role in maintaining our national parks, either through philanthropy or protecting their pristine beauty.
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Natural treasures beckon at gem and mineral show
Northwest Montana Rock Chucks reveal a world of natural treasures at your feet at their club’s upcoming annual gem and mineral show at the Northwest Montana Fairgrounds.
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FVCC awards contract for building
Flathead Valley Community College trustees on Wednesday awarded Oswood Construction a $832,600 contract for a new maintenance building and approved a lease for 16 apartments as a pilot student housing project.
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Man with multiple disabilities stays strong through tough economy
Marty Wheeler of Kalispell has proven that persistence and a positive attitude move mountains even in a recession.
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Bigfork parade to be streamed over Web
The Bigfork Fourth of July parade goes live over the Internet this year to bring the quintessential patriotic hometown celebration to service men and women overseas and anyone else through www.adoptasoldier.tv.
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FVCC aiming for $16.3 million budget
Flathead Valley Community College trustees on Monday passed the first reading of the fiscal 2012 budget and heard a report that showed summer enrollment is down 15 percent.
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Family gives $4 million to FVCC health building
The Broussard family, owners of Rebecca Farm, have given $4 million to Flathead Valley Community College to build a nursing and health education center as a tribute to the late Rebecca Broussard.
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Laparoscopic colectomy left few scars
Ryan Solum, 26, still can’t believe that Dr. David Sheldon operated and removed his entire colon through the few small incisions in his abdomen.
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Cancer surgeons encourage screenings
Dr. David Sheldon and Dr. Sydney Lillard say that universal screenings such as colonoscopies would drastically change their patient numbers.
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Hospital seeks $4.5 million in state bonds for equipment
Kalispell Regional Medical Center has requested that the Montana Facility Finance Authority issue $4.5 million in bonds for catheterization lab and informational technology equipment.
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Thanks for a soldier: New life for 'Old Green'
A week ago, Chris Kipp, a Montana National Guard soldier on leave from Iraq, received an amazing gift of gratitude from his close friends and most of the town of Eureka.
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Youth Dynamics seeking families for foster homes
Leslie Kuntz of Youth Dynamics in Kalispell needs families willing to open their hearts and homes to children with emotional or behavior disorders.
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Stumptown Studio brings art to veterans
Clarence Wright rarely looked up as he deftly dabbed paint on a canvas bag, creating a field of flowers. Later, he smoothed grout into crevices between pieces of glass, revealing another floral theme on a mosaic garden steppingstone.
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Many Montanans await gift of life
Last year, 19 people in Montana left more behind than memories. When they died, they left a legacy of life by becoming organ donors.
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Glamour girls: Former Abbie Shelter clients made over for runway benefit event
A full house of mainly women cheered Wednesday as former clients of Abbie Shelter strutted fresh makeovers and the latest fashions down a runway at a benefit for the battered women’s shelter.
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Health center gets new funding
The federal Bureau of Primary Care notified Flathead Community Health Center officials this week that money has been appropriated to continue operating the center “into the future.”
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College to seek bids on maintenance building
Flathead Valley Community College’s Board of Trustees voted Monday to solicit bids for a new maintenance building on the Kalispell campus.
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Survivor's story: Hundreds hear woman describe the horrors of the Holocaust
For nearly two hours Tuesday at Glacier High School, Holocaust survivor Noémi Ban held nearly 450 people spellbound as she transported them through the horrors of the Nazi invasion of Hungary in 1944 and her life at the concentration camp in Auschwitz, Poland.
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Hoarded cats now up for adoption
Cliff Bennett, director of the Flathead County Animal Shelter, said Friday that 72 cats associated with a recent hoarding case now are available for adoption.
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FVCC price raise approved
Meeting at Flathead Valley Community College, the Montana Board of Regents on Friday unanimously approved the local college’s request for a 2.1 percent increase in tuition along with 4.89 and 8.45 percent increases respectively for Dawson and Miles community colleges beginning this fall.
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Health officer contract sparks fireworks
The Flathead County Board of Health unanimously approved Health Officer Joe Russell’s new three-year contract Thursday — but only after some heated debate about the conduct of Russell’s employment evaluation.
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Boarder rockets into aerospace engineering via FVCC
At college graduation tonight, former professional snowboarder Andrew Crawford, 32, rockets forward, finishing the first stage of his quest for a future in aerospace work.
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FVCC hopefuls square off
Friday’s Glacier Country Pachyderm forum started out with some sharp jabs with candidates for four Flathead Valley Community College trustee positions as the main event before the Republican group.
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Parkinson's patient celebrates bike repair career
Larry Walling, 50, owner of All People Cyclery in Kalispell, just celebrated his one-year anniversary in his new vocation — repairing, tuning up and refurbishing bicycles.
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Mission of mercy: Local woman on a crusade to help badly burned Chinese girl
Debi Strong of Bigfork remembers her first thought when she caught sight of Ai Liu’s severely scarred face.
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A second visit to Haiti gives Kalispell woman a sense of hope for country
Pat Freebury arrived home in mid-March smiling instead of crying for Haiti.
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Trustee candidates support college direction
Trustee candidates Tim Baldwin, Ed Berry, Michael Hebert, Roland Horst and Glenn Wehe take issue with the conduct of the Flathead Valley Community College elections — but most support the direction President Jane Karas has taken the college.
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Challengers critical of FVCC election
After the last two Flathead Valley Community College trustee elections had no contested races, this year’s May 3 election has awakened more interest.
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Local church initiates Purple Day for epilepsy awareness
Matthew Stahlberg, 9, raised awareness of seizures unexpectedly among members of Covenant Church in Kalispell — as well as his own parents.
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College gives nod for U.S. 93 tunnel
Flathead Valley Community College trustees on Monday approved a right-of-way agreement granting a temporary construction permit on college property for a pedestrian and bike tunnel under U.S. 93 next to the campus.
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Grocery scanner inspires life-saving invention
Dr. William Stewart, a Kalispell urologist, recalls the moment inspiration struck for a life-saving technology now used at Kalispell Regional Medical Center and more than 70 other hospitals.
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Board mandates health grades at entrances to restaurants
The Flathead City-County Board of Health voted Thursday to mandate placement of health-inspection grades near the main entrance of restaurants where the public can see them.
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Benefit helps 25-year-old postal worker
At 24, Kalispell postal worker Sarah Oxford never dreamed that her vague symptoms of aches, fatigue, breathlessness and insomnia added up to acute myeloid leukemia.
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Panicky public buys out potassium iodide
As soon as the news hit about radiation leaking from nuclear facilities in Japan, many people in the Flathead Valley rushed to local pharmacies and health-food stores and bought all supplies of potassium iodide tablets and liquid.
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Shannon Lund chosen as FVCC trustee
Flathead Valley Community College trustees chose Shannon Lund from a field of six candidates vying to fill the trustee slot vacated when John Engebretson resigned.
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Speaker highlights brain damage from drugs
John Underwood, director of the American Athletic Institute, spoke rapid-fire for two hours to youths and parents Tuesday at a town-hall meeting in Kalispell hosted by Stop Underage Drinking in the Flathead Coalition.
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Local dignitaries on hand for hospital ceremony
In sunshine with a gentle breeze, Kalispell Regional Medical Center marked the lifting of the new surgical tower’s first structural steel Thursday with prayers, nods to history and words of thanks from the mayor and hospital dignitaries.
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College enrollment increases finally hit plateau
For the first time in about three years, Flathead Valley Community College’s spring enrollment declined slightly.
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Rally planned to back health center
The board of directors of the Flathead Community Health Center plans a “Save the Center” rally from 8 a.m. to 6 p.m. Thursday at Gateway Community Center in Kalispell.
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Community health center still in limbo
The fate of the Flathead Community Health Center remains in limbo as its federal grant ends Monday and money to continue operations was axed from a continuing budget resolution passed by the U.S. House of Representatives
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Vets angry at vote to privatize home
When the joint Subcommittee on Health and Human Services voted in Helena to cut funding and privately contract the operation of the Montana Veterans Home, a shock wave rippled through the Flathead Valley.
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Senator seeks health-care diagnosis
Sen. Jon Tester, D-Mont., visited North Valley Hospital and Kalispell Regional Medical Center on Tuesday seeking a diagnosis for health-care problems as well as cures to make the reform law better.
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Child Development Center gives delayed toddlers a big boost
Nici Zuffelato had no idea how to judge if her toddler Ryker was developing age-appropriate verbal skills until Mary Buenz addressed the Mothers of Preschoolers group at her church.
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Animal shelter history shows progress in euthanasia
The Flathead County Animal Shelter reported a 9 percent euthanasia rate in 2010, a stark contrast to the 73 percent recorded in 1983 when the agency first began keeping statistics.
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Local woman's nephew killed in Afghanistan
Cpl. Lucas T. Pyeatt, 24, the nephew of Nancy Roberts of Bigfork, was killed in Afghanistan Saturday.
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FVCC trustee, wife escape from Cairo chaos
Flathead Valley Community College Trustee Tom McElwain and his wife Carol got more from their Middle East tour than they bargained for – a front row seat to Egyptian history in the making.
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Kalispell man waits to return to Cairo home
When William “Will” Richards of Kalispell left Cairo on Jan. 23, he expected to return a week later to his job at an aquatic center on the outskirts of the huge Egyptian city. He had no inkling the city was about to explode in violent protests.
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Marion animal ranch faces shutdown
Without an infusion of donations, All Mosta Ranch, an animal rescue in Marion, almost certainly must close at the end of February.
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Nonprofit hospitals pay taxes if bill passes
State Rep. Keith Regier, a Kalispell Republican who represents House District 5, has sponsored House Bill 305, a law that would eliminate property tax exemptions for most nonprofit hospitals, including Kalispell Regional Medical Center and North Valley Hospital.
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FVCC student housing nears completion
Flathead Valley Community College has nearly completed renovation of an apartment building on the hospital campus for student housing.
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Amish woman missing from St. Ignatius
Lake County Sheriff Jay Doyle said a search is under way for Naomi Ruth Engbretson, a member of the Amish community in the Mission Valley area. It began on Monday morning when she was first reported missing.
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Pertussis, norovirus spreading
Flathead City-County Health Department continues to battle pertussis (whooping cough) and norovirus has appeared in a local nursing home.
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Medical chief promotes integrated health care
Northwest Healthcare Chief Medical Officer Dr. Craig Eddy paraphrased Bob Dylan’s “The Times They Are A-Changin” for his theme promoting a cooperative approach to survive the flood of changes from health-care legislation.
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Best Buy employee knows value of donor blood
Justin Jensen, the organizer of a blood drive today at Best Buy in Kalispell, knows that blood donations make the difference between life and death.
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Casting for Recovery fishing for volunteers
Landis Vance, a breast cancer survivor, usually steers clear of support groups since she has her own network.
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Irma Ruppel celebrates century of sweetness
Irma Ruppel, a resident of Prestige Assisted Living at Kalispell, celebrated her 100th birthday Monday with family and friends and a personal concert from Lena Shelt, her granddaughter-in-law and a concert violinist.
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Trio of Kalispell soldiers back from Afghanistan
Three Kalispell members of the Montana Army National Guard’s Detachment 3 of the 230th Vertical Engineer Company returned home Dec. 30 from Afghanistan.
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Military moxie: band of brothers and their mother all serving their country
Tamera “Tammy” Wobshall never imagined she could return to military service at 44 and serve at the same time as her four sons: Trent, Travis, Tyler and Trevor.
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Transplant patient celebrates 20 years
Since Jim Waggener of Kalispell received a double-lung and heart transplant 20 years ago, it’s been Christmas every day.
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Snow Line has good year, fabled past
Tom Little, owner of Snow Line Tree Co., called 2010 a fairly good year for selling Christmas trees in an industry that was once a giant in the Flathead.
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Dogs, cats claw their way to freedom
A trailer was discovered in the ShopKo parking lot in Evergreen on Thursday that apparently had been abandoned with four dogs and five cats inside.
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Charles Barrow
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Immanuel Lutheran begins $14 million project
Immanuel Lutheran Communities of Kalispell has begun site preparation for a $14 million project including a state-of-the-art rehabilitation center for therapy and recuperation following hospitalization or surgery.
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Whooping cough confirmed in Flathead Valley
Flathead City-County Health Department officials announced Thursday that four cases of pertussis or whooping cough have been confirmed in Flathead County in unvaccinated adults.
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Crèche event in Kalispell expanded to two days
In the glow of a dozen or more Christmas trees, hundreds of artfully crafted nativity scenes will delight the eye as live choirs, soloists and musicians launch the spirit at The First Noel, A Community Christmas Celebration today and Friday.
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Curry ends 26 years with ALERT
Chuck Curry served his last day Tuesday as ALERT’s chief flight paramedic in preparation for his new role as Flathead County’s sheriff in 2011.
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Crowding puts county shelter in crisis mode
The Flathead City-County Board of Health heard Thursday that the crowding crisis continues at the Flathead County Animal Shelter.
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Local MS patient finds help far away
Justin Wilbert, 36, of Somers had never been on a commercial airliner before he flew to New Delhi, India, in August — on borrowed money — for a radical surgical treatment for multiple sclerosis.
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Fucci's lens records world of adventures
Nick Fucci of Bigfork stalks elusive jaguars and maned wolves through Brazilian jungles, brown bear, moose and caribou across the wilds of Alaska and exotic game in Africa and Central America.
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Longtime Kalispell restaurant unveils its new addition for Thanksgiving
Sykes’ Restaurant is unveiling an expanded dining area with large windows and new restrooms just in time for the traditional free community Thanksgiving dinner on Nov. 25.
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Holiday tradition returns to Sykes'
Sykes’ Restaurant brings back its free Thanksgiving Day dinner with all the trimmings from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. on Nov. 25.
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New tower for hospital gets planning nod
The Kalispell Planning Board on Tuesday recommended that the City Council approve a planned unit development including a new surgical tower submitted by Northwest Healthcare for Kalispell Regional Medical Center.
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Classical singer performs benefit Friday
Flathead Valley native Katie Maker-Martin, a cancer survivor and accomplished classical singer, returns to perform at 7 p.m. Friday at the First Presbyterian Church in Kalispell.
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Jobs plan aims to unite valley
Montana West Economic Development kicked off a new approach to fostering jobs here with a “One Valley, One Vision” strategic marketing plan overview at its annual meeting and dinner Thursday night.
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C. Falls boy with brittle bones granted wish
Trevor, 10, a fourth-grader at Glacier Gateway Elementary School, has broken more than 80 bones since his birth.
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Hospitals push shots for staffers
Local hospitals highly recommend that all their employees receive flu shots but have not made it mandatory as have some in Montana.
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KRMC board to vote on major expansion tower
Northwest Healthcare, the parent company of Kalispell Regional Medical Center, is in the final approval stages required before starting construction on phase one of a new surgical services tower at the hospital.
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Boy Scout training paid off in local pit bull attack
Denise Reed’s voice still breaks with emotion as she recalls an evening in June 2009 when her son Taylor, then 12, switched roles to become her caregiver.
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Poets read from new Western collection
Lowell Jaeger, editor of “New Poets of the American West,” loved Erin Fristad’s poem “Advice to Female Deckhands” because its speaks to the nitty-gritty details of life.
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D.C. trip validates FVCC progress
Jane Karas found that Flathead Valley Community College shines as the national spotlight focused on two-year education at Tuesday’s White House Summit on Community Colleges.
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Reopened for business: Sykes' to start serving meals again Monday
A new day dawns Monday for Kalispell’s beloved Sykes’ Restaurant.
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FVCC students taking more classes this fall
Fall student numbers and course enrollment at Flathead Valley Community College reflect the continuing hard-hit economy in the valley.
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Bed bug complaints rise in the Flathead
If you notice a nice new mattress at the green boxes, don’t even think about taking it home.
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Jammers 'bitten by Glacier Park bug'
Leroy Lott, a Glacier National Park gearjammer in 1949 and 1950, grins as he recalls a story he told tourists when he stopped his red bus at an overlook for Wild Goose Island and St. Mary Lake.
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Toxic algae bloom poisons dog
A dog hovered near death Wednesday battling liver failure after contact with water in Middle Foy’s Lake probably contaminated with blue-green algae, according to the Flathead City-County Health Department.
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Founder reflects on Semitool success
Ray Thompson, founder of the recently sold Semitool, said he decided in 1979 to base the business in the Flathead Valley because of the great respect he had for the character of the people he knew growing up here.
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Hospital to build new clinic in C. Falls
Kalispell Regional Medical Center officials on Friday announced plans to build a primary care and imaging clinic in Columbia Falls next to Super 1 Foods on U.S. 2.
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Art helps shape life skills at juvenile detention center
Karin Connelly, a tutor with Literacy Volunteers of Flathead County, goes to the Flathead County Juvenile Detention Center every week with cans of paint, egg cartons and brushes to work with three to five of the young inmates.
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Sykes' gets new life again
Ray Thompson, the company founder who recently sold Semitool, is purchasing the Sykes’ property from Doug and Judy Wise with a plan of opening the restaurant in about three weeks and a market at a later date.
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100 years of care from Sisters of Mercy
On a blustery day in 2002, Sister Roxanne Dolak braved a high ride in a lift to write a lasting message from the Sisters of Mercy on a beam supporting the new entry at Kalispell Regional Medical Center.
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Population crisis hits local shelter
When July arrives, the Flathead County Animal Shelter usually sees a spike in dog and cat populations — but this summer the numbers have reached staggering proportions with little relief in August.
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Spinners, weavers fete fiber at fair
A small boy stood transfixed watching Irene Houston pump her spinning wheel while stretching bubble-gum-colored wool between her fingers at the Northwest Montana Fair.
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Couple croon country tunes
In the scorching midday heat, Bruce and Betsy Mullen stroll down the main thoroughfare of the Northwest Montana Fair, pulling two stuffed horses and a covered wagon loaded with 500 pounds of sound equipment.
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Something to crow about
Poultry officials at the Northwest Montana Fair uncovered on Tuesday the secret to silencing roosters: Hold a crowing contest.
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Girl, her $2 horse shine in fair events
Alli Bondurant, 13, and her $2 two-year-old Arabian horse Sundance made her mom, Gina Dell, proud in the showmanship competition on Sunday at the 2010 Northwest Montana Fair.
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The big burn of 1910: 'A thousand year event'
Most photos show just the aftermath and witnesses have long passed away, but the U.S. Forest Service’s fire policy still reflects the many lessons learned from the disastrous wildfires of 1910.
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Baucus hears range of political thought at forum
Sen. Max Baucus, D-Mont., wrapped up his Columbia Falls small business roundtable Friday with a humorous observation that applied well to the more than two-hour session.
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Woman lived quite a life during her 102 years
Editor’s note: This profile of Mary DeVries had been scheduled for the Active Seniors page in the Daily Inter Lake. However, DeVries died July 30 at The Springs at Whitefish Assisted Living Community. A memorial service was held Sunday.
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Whitefish grad now a diplomat in Sudan
Dawson Law, a 2003 graduate of Whitefish High School, will never forget when he learned he had passed the year-long process of written and oral exams to become a diplomat.
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Company's wellness push pays off
Paul Alsippi, a fit and athletic mountain biker, wasn’t worried about his health when he signed up for the 90-day wellness program offered by his employer Buzz Crutcher at Grouse Mountain Lodge.
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Sykes' Restaurant closes doors once more
Sykes’ Restaurant, a historic Kalispell landmark and favorite meeting place for senior citizens, closes Friday with a party scheduled from 1 to 3 p.m.
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Student survives scare in Uganda
Brandy Cluka, who graduated from Flathead High School in 2000, was in a bar in Kampala, Uganda, on Sunday to watch the World Cup soccer final when suicide bombers struck similar parties, killing 76 people in different establishments in the same city.
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Bikers ride 100 miles for Toys for Tots
The Second Annual Glacier Hog 2010 Toy Run revs up Saturday, July 17, offering riders of any brand motorcyclist a fun day benefiting Toys for Tots.
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Health officials predict mosquito boom
Flathead City-County Health officials warn that prolonged rain in spring and early summer may have nurtured a bumper crop of flood-water mosquitoes.
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Class reunion: Lost high school ring returned after 37 years
After 37 years, David Mitchell, proud Fighting Coyote of the Shelby High School Class of 1970, has his lost class ring back on his finger just in time for the 40-year reunion.
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Soldier salute: Parade grand marshals recall WWII service
The Flathead Valley saluted five surviving World War II soldiers of Montana’s highly decorated 163rd National Guard Regiment on Saturday as honorary grand marshals of the 2010 Fourth of July parade.
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FVCC budget reflects enrollment rise
The Flathead Valley Community College Board of Trustees approved the first reading of its fiscal year 2011 budget Monday, reflecting an increase in operating expenses of 5.9 percent.
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Board passes bargaining unit agreement
The Flathead City-County Board of Health has approved a new employee bargaining unit agreement, a Whitefish variance request and changes in community health service fees.
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Health board presses for littering enforcement
Flathead City-County Board of Health members took Sheriff Mike Meehan to task recently about litter and garbage bags strewn along highways of the Flathead Valley.
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Patients defend marijuana
Don Lisk, 57, of Kalispell has spent at least 20 years in pain from back injuries.
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Livestock rescue ranch needs a rescue
All Mosta Ranch Montana, a livestock rescue/adoption and education center in Marion, needs a rescue itself so it can continue caring for a menagerie of cast-off critters, according to ranch operator Kate Borton, also known as Granny Kate.
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A journey of faith
They were forced out of their native Bhutan because they were Christian.
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High level of trauma care saves lives
On a gorgeous spring day in late March, Garrett Morrison, 24, became the poster boy for the benefits of Kalispell Regional Medical Center’s Level III trauma center.
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A life's collection goes up for auction
Jim Hendrick was a man of many talents — mule driver and packer, farrier, farmer, country musician, story teller, contractor/builder and mega collector of antiques, instruments and all things useful.
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Deaf grad finds his calling at FVCC
Justin Kauffman, 21, found more than a good education at Flathead Valley Community College. He found his calling to help other deaf students break through the sound barrier to pursue their dreams.
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Community gardens thrive in Flathead
In the growing season of 2010, new community gardens have sprouted up across the Flathead and long-standing plots now have multiple gardeners tilling the soil.
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FVCC to increase tuition slightly
The Flathead Valley Community College Board of Trustees has approved a tuition increase of $2 per credit for in-district, out-of-district and out-of-state students.
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At Peaceful Gardens, it's always growing season
On a slushy, snowy April morning, Paul Renner stands surrounded by lush produce in a 51-foot diameter, 22-foot high geodesic dome greenhouse off the Swan Highway near Bigfork.
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Health-care money may help community center
The Flathead Community Health Center and others across the country stand to benefit from $11 billion included in the new health-care reform legislation to expand access to primary care.
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Organist glorifies Easter through pipes
Organist Lee Scifers glorified the start of Holy Week on Palm Sunday, pumping air through 1,054 pipes to render “Psalm of Glory” for congregants of First Presbyterian Church of Kalispell.
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Ready for a showdown
Jonathan Jenkins, the one-armed guitarist and singer from Kalispell, showed up 25 finalists last weekend to win the Flathead Colgate Country Showdown for the second year in a row.
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ALERT saved Polson horsewoman's life
As the April 17 ALERT banquet approaches, Donna Perkins of Polson has a few butterflies.
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A garden of 1,000 Buddhas
Visualize a 10-acre garden with a thousand Buddhas to inspire visitors of all faiths to reflect on peace and find compassion and happiness within themselves.
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Proposed smoking ban sparks debate at FVCC
Would mandating that Flathead Valley Community College go tobacco-free help students quit or discourage them from seeking more education?
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A new image
With a camera in his hands, Mark Hulslander of Kalispell is no longer defined as a brittle diabetic with multiple seizures, but as an artist capturing tranquil vignettes of wildlife.
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Woman shares compelling story of HIV
Susan, a Montana woman with AIDS, shared her compelling story recently with Glacier High School students and other young people in the valley.
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Health officials issue norovirus alert
Flathead City-County Health Department officials have issued an alert that norovirus cases continue to climb in the Flathead Valley.
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Seminar fires up diabetics to take charge
For quite awhile, Steve Panissidi of Bigfork admits, he was in denial about having diabetes.
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Local soldier dies in Afghanistan
Army Pvt. Nicholas S. Cook of Hungry Horse died March 7 in combat in Afghanistan. He was a member of the airborne infantry.
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Hard-luck husky lives happily ever after
Everywhere Galen Matney and Annie, a three-legged husky, go, people take notice. Then they remember her heartbreaking story.
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Norovirus spreading again in valley
Norovirus, a nasty illness causing vomiting and diarrhea, has sickened people in the Flathead Valley and across Montana, triggering a warning Friday from health officials.
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Sykes' still serving, still up for sale
Sykes’ Restaurant heads into its third month still open and still for sale.
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Felicia Holter Burleigh Stimson
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Pen pal
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The power of pink
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Flu tests find H1N1 all over the Flathead
Flathead City-County Health Department officials say influenza testing shows novel H1N1 'swine) flu throughout the valley, but school efforts to send sick children home have helped to slow its spread.
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FVCC approves tax levy for insurance
The Flathead Valley Community College Board of Trustees approved a permissive medical tax levy Monday to raise $87,768 for employee group health insurance.
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Helping those in need
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Local vigilance increases for H1N1 swine flu
Flathead City-County Health Department Director Joe Russell said Thursday that three cases of H1N1 'swine) flu have been confirmed in the Flathead Valley.
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Enrollment surge a challenge for college
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Flathead horse has West Nile Virus
One horse has been diagnosed with West Nile virus and another has symptoms highly suspicious of the virus transmitted by mosquitos. People are also at risk for the disease.
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College enrollment soars
FVCC student count increases 38 percent
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Federal law limits medical information
Last week's boating accident involving U.S. Rep. Denny Rehberg and four others has many people questioning the scant medical information released about the victims.
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Regent resolution troubles FVCC
Flathead Valley Community College trustees voted Monday to object to a resolution pending before the Montana Board of Regents that could financially impact the college and restrict course options in the name of statewide uniformity.
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4-H teen turns tragedy to triumph at fair
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Hunter jumpers
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Swine hog the limelight at the fair
Handlers guide their pigs in showmanship events
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Quilt judge illuminates art of the stitch
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Arena action
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'Like riding a watermelon'
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Barring a 'miracle' Sykes to close doors after 104 years
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Local woman files suit over fears of mandatory vaccine
Crissy Weibert, a local registered nurse, has filed a lawsuit seeking to stop an alleged plan for mandatory vaccination of all American citizens, citing in particular the H1N1 'swine flu) vaccine now under development.
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Baucus says health-care plan should be bipartisan
Sen. Max Baucus, D-Mont., pointed to rising costs as the real driver behind health-care reform and said his bipartisan approach is most likely to achieve a solution.
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Sense of safety
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Klinger's coming
M*A*S*H star Jamie Farr headlines hospital fundraiser
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Klinger's coming
ÔM*A*S*H*Õ star Jamie Farr headlines hospital fundraiser
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Far from toys
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Pilots ask public to welcome wounded veterans next week
The local chapter of the Red River Valley Fighter Pilots Association invites the public to attend a welcome reception for four wounded veterans visiting the Flathead next week from Brooks Army Medical Center in Texas.
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Long-lost landmarks
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Local HIV test day attracts best response yet
Flathead Family Planning's walk-in HIV testing day on June 29 showed a significant increase in participation over previous years.
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Mapping the past
GIS technology creates accurate pictures of old townships
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Valley gets break from mosquitoes this summer
Flathead County has something to celebrate in 2009 - fewer mosquitoes and no West Nile virus found among trapped mosquitoes.
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Market for Music
Kalispell landmark Sykes' makes some changes but restaurant rocks on
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Fourth of July spirit
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Libby in line for $130 million
Montana Sen. Max Baucus called Wednesday a truly historic day with the declaration of a public health emergency in Libby by Environmental Protection Agency Administrator Lisa Jackson.
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Good things happen when art, physics collide
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Iraq through a soldier's eyes
Major Mike Banzet of Kalispell could fill volumes with his experiences as a pilot in the United States Air Force and as a lead adviser to the Iraqi Air Force Training Division. But he has just one in mind.
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Agency on Aging gives scenarios for moving
Jim Atkinson of the Agency on Aging presented a proposal to Flathead County commissioners on Wednesday comparing options for relocating the agency versus staying at its Kelly Road building.
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A gift for stitching
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Sugar coated
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Emma Ingalls: Trailblazing journalist, legislator
A woman ahead of the times
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Student embraces hectic life
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Libby people blame judge, prosecutors
Norita Skramstad of Libby blames U.S. District Judge Donald Molloy for the acquittal Friday of W.R. Grace & Co. and three former executives.
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Benefit concerts help keep Hope going for troubled girls
Jim Carpenter describes the "All Stars of Music" performances on Friday and Saturday as a thank-you to the Flathead Valley as well as a benefit for Hope Ranch.
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Sugar coated
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Exploring job possibilities
FVCC, businesses hook up to help valley's unemployed
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FVCC puts the freeze on tuition
College does 'everything possible' to help students
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Family thanks ALERT for saving son, 7
Fundraiser for helicopter rescue service scheduled for Saturday night
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Eureka community unites to recycle tons of trash
Carole Tapp, president of Recycle Eureka, remembers a moment in December 2007 that led to converting tons of trash into recycled commodities by Earth Day 2009.
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Spring book mania returns to Kalispell Mall
Around 2 p.m. on Friday, hordes of book sharks begin cruising closer to covered tables at the annual spring used book sale at the Kalispell Center Mall.
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Emma Ingalls: Trailblazing journalist, legislator
A woman ahead of the times
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Local Lions leader honors actress Duke
Pam Beyer, a district vice governor of Lions Club and member of the Kalispell Lions, wants to put a new face on Lionism - that of renowned actress Patty Duke.
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Message to men: 'Get your prostate checked'
Robert E. Bailey, 64, is on a mission to spread a simple message:
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Russell-mania
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Ticket sales lower, still brisk
As the 41st annual C.M. Russell Art Auction draws near, advance ticket sales earlier last week indicated a drop from last year's record-breaking numbers.
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New cancer therapy takes just 5 days
Suzanne Henry became the first patient in Kalispell to receive a cutting-edge therapy for early stage breast cancer that reduces radiation treatment from seven weeks to five days.
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Ringside seats
Guests go behind the scenes during Chef's Table gourmet meals at Flathead Valley Community College
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Football player gets help from Winter Classic
Donald Marquis, an 18-year-old Eureka football player, has an eye-catching line on his medical records regarding his acute myeloid leukemia.
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Something to cheer about
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College adds cabinet, furniture certificate
Flathead Valley Community College trustees recently approved a new one-year certificate in cabinet and furniture technology.
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College head count increases 11 percent
Flathead Valley Community College's third-week enrollment report confirmed robust growth in course enrollments as well as student numbers.
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Taking the plunge
Special Olympics fundraiser won gold by turning blue
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At 96, Miller still loves tales of romance
Ann Norby Miller, 96, always had a soft spot in her heart for tales of love.
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Recall affects local candy producer
Huckleberry Haven of Kalispell has voluntarily recalled a chocolate-covered peanut candy the firm repackages in novelty "poop" bags.
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defying the odds
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Tough times ignite FVCC boom
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Legacy in leather
Buckskin tailor chosen for elite folk arts circle
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Course aims to build better understanding of the elderly
Flathead Valley Community College recently announced that students may now earn a 16-unit gerontology certificate entirely online.
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'It made you strong'
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'Movin' and doin
A Ray of Hope gets the downtrodden on their feet
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'Movin' and 'doin'
A Ray of Hope gets the downtrodden on their feet
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Where every day feels a lot like Christmas
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Seniors 'adopt' grandma, three kids
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Easy riders
Commuters of all types make Eagle Transit part of their daily routine
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House District 11
Pat Estenson, a nursing home administrator, is challenging state Rep. Janna Taylor, a rancher and investor, to represent House District 11, an area including Marion, Kila and Lakeside that stretches south as far as Polson.
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House District 9
Edd Blackler, a retired teacher/businessman, faces off with Scott Reichner, a mortgage broker, in House District 9.
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A safe place
New local crisis home will fill gap in child-safety net
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Firm, FVCC grants spur jobs
Gov. Schweitzer visits award sites
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Former television cooking star now
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With metal as his medium, artist produces A monumental amount of 'wow'
Mountain man sculpture diverts drivers in Bigfork
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Six-year-old raises $1,000 for Africa wells
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Ex-policeman pens novel about Pony Express
Author Bob Faulkner, 67, spent 20 years as a Los Angeles policeman, but his new novel "The Buffalo Rock" has nothing to do with modern urban crime.
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A legacy for Libby
Terminally ill tennis champ 'pays it forward' by renovating courts
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Pet projects
Members of one 4-H family have their hands in almost every corner of the fair
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Grandview's grand dame
4-H leader hasn't missed a fair in 80 years
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Not baaaad
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Endless summer
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Kiss-a-pig fundraiser supports 4-H exchange
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Sacred sculptures
Artist's vision turns log into image of Christ
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Bigfork woman brings home memories, not crown
Shelley Emslie of Bigfork, Mrs. Montana United States, didn't win the national title but she made a lifetime of memories competing at the national pageant recently in Las Vegas.
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Snow ghosts warm children's hearts
Local author's new book brings Montana staples to life
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Boy helps shower Beanie Babies on Iraq
James Early, 11, and his grandmother Ann Bassett joined forces to help shower northern Iraq with Beanie Babies.
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Three charged in pickup theft
Three men were charged Tuesday in connection with the theft and destruction of a 2008 Toyota Tundra truck.
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Youth camp celebrates 70th year
Bitterroot Lake site hosts 6,000 to 7,000 people
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Painting a life
Artist and musician Babah Hanson has created a colorful history for herself
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Late teacher lives in students' memories
Dorothy McGlenn spent just one year in Dorothy Schoknecht's classroom but she never forgot the much-beloved biology teacher.
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Pyrotechnic pizzazz
Swan Lake man dazzles Lakeside with innovative display
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no limits
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Lifetime of fighting rare disease has made Kila man a tower of strength
Lanti Carlson says his battle against Sturge-Weber syndrome has made him a tougher person.
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C. Falls resident beats killer cancer
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Sun Road on silk
Artist crafts landscape piece as tribute to famous road's 75th
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Family Concepts fosters good parenting
When parents lose their children to foster care, Family Concepts serves as a lifeline to keep families connected.
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Bigfork museum promotes art, history
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Initiative goal: healthier children
Jamie Newman of Columbia Falls actually has people so eager to sign her Initiative 155 petition that they grab her orange clipboard right out of her hands.
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Where singles mingle
Boomers Singles Group marks a decade of having fun
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Kyle Hickok, 12, loses battle for life
Kyle Hickok, a young Kalispell boy with a failing liver, died Monday in Seattle Children's Hospital after a hard-fought battle with multiple medical problems following numerous operations.
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Red tape strangles senior fresh food program
For about 10 years, almost 200 fixed-income senior citizens have benefited from a little program that provides $20 worth of $2 coupons to buy fresh food at local farmers markets.
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Sykes' fans look for developer
Man envisions $15 million complex
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Native preservation
Photo project compiling a historic record of reservation communities
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Quilt star rising
Bigfork artist's designs lauded by renowned quilting publication
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ALERT backer left life-saving legacy
Civic leader Clyde Smith, 82, also co-founded logging association
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'There's lots of gold left in the hills'
Prospectors gather in Kalispell on Saturday afternoon
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Spring a great time for families to go green
As the earth greens this spring, families can follow suit, helping conserve resources and saving themselves some greenbacks as a benefit.
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A heart for horses
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Special tree bears legacy of Easter memories
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Group wants meeting over Red Cross cuts
Members of the Red Cross Kalispell Leadership Council want a fact-finding meeting with the state board and state Chief Executive Officer Rod Kopp about impending job cuts at the Kalispell Service Center.
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Red Cross lays off Kalispell staff
The Red Cross of Montana will lay off its entire Kalispell Service Center staff by the end of March as part of a statewide restructuring.
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'A hug from home'
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Dogs' tale touches people's hearts
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Octogenarian artists featured in FVCC show
Artists Marvin "Skeez" Messing, 85, and Bill Ohrmann, 89, reveal "174 Years of Contemplation" in an extensive show of their work at Flathead Valley Community College.
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Cannady's can-do attitude wins award
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Health history
The people of Kalispell Regional share their stories in nurse's book
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Tester shocked by veterans' needs
Sen. Jon Tester, D-Mont., said Friday in Kalispell that he was shocked by the level of need among Montana veterans for services including food and housing, and medical and mental-health care.
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Boy with liver failure fights on in Seattle
Kyle Hickok, an 11-year-old Kalispell boy waiting for a liver transplant, remains at Children's Hospital in Seattle, battling back from several medical crises as he waits for doctors to repair four aneurysms in his brain.
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Special deliveries
Students learn some life lessons delivering Meals on Wheels
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Making a colorful memory
Artists use their talents to give peace of mind
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Lucky dogs
Bonnie Hodges of Whitefish couldn't get the image of animal shelter dogs sleeping on concrete out of her mind.
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World of woodworking and painting
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Branch manager
Veteran Christmas-tree seller has unique perspective on the holiday season
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From our house to the white house
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Dollhouse
Kalispell woman surrounds herself with rehabilitated and new creations
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A Ray of Hope still shines
Kalispell shelter a safety net for the homeless
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Ruling the roost
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Mail-call
Army mom offers up son's unit for adoption
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Live from Iraq
Sergeant with Flathead tiesreports from the inside
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A knack for yaks
Spring Brook Ranch featured on Discovery Channel
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Plowing ahead
Despite changes, farming expected to endure
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Art looms large in Bigfork economy
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Group puts finishing touches on land-use plan
After nearly three years of work, members of the Bigfork Land Use Advisory Committee and its steering committee approach the final stages of polishing the Bigfork Neighborhood Plan.
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Faithful gather to work on community needs
A standing-room-only crowd gathered Tuesday for the second day of the 2007 Montana Faith Community Impact Summit at Flathead Valley Community College.
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