Beloved holiday ballet brings family together
When the San Diego Ballet’s “Nutcracker” touring company travels to Kalispell this week, it will not only bring one of the most beloved ballets and Christmas stories to the McClaren Hall stage, it will also nurture a unique kinship between an aunt and her niece.
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Ladies of the dance — Beloved holiday ballet brings family together
When the San Diego Ballet’s “Nutcracker” touring company travels to Kalispell this week, it will not only bring one of the most beloved ballets and Christmas stories to the McClaren Hall stage, it will also nurture a unique kinship between an aunt and her niece. Carol (Brannan) Sullivan has spent …
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Turning the page
A little over 20 years ago, I accepted a job at the Inter Lake.
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Tea with Vivienne and friends
It was a stay at a Victorian B&B and meeting a charming British cafe owner in Kalispell that planted the seeds and began to shape that special place.
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Veterans Day events around the Flathead Valley
Veterans Day offers the opportunity for members of the community and students to honor and express our gratitude to our local veterans.
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Wolfpack Theatre’s ‘Death of a Salesman’ highlights story of human condition
Glacier High School’s Wolfpack Theatre Company will present “Death of a Salesman” Nov. 8, 9 and 10.
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History museum director turns the page on a new chapter
With the help of a small staff and a cadre of dedicated volunteers, Margaret Davis is eager to build partnerships and for the museum to continue serving the community in the years to come.
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Haunted tales around the Flathead Valley
Rumors of supernatural activity have occurred at many places, but some of the ghosts have more well-documented stories.
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Songwriter Chuck Suchy honors friend with memorial concert
The kinship of two friends didn’t end when one left this life last November.
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Halloween happenings and hullabaloo in the Flathead
Here’s a rundown of the fun and spooky trick-or-treating planned around the Flathead Valley.
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Season of the stink bug
Around this time of year, every year, stink bugs seemingly come out of the woodwork and begin appearing in every room in the house, on the house, and floating aimlessly in the atmosphere.
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Celebrity concierge for a day
A close friend and fellow rowing club member of my oldest brother’s came out from Cincinnati to visit a couple of weeks ago, the first time he’d been to the Flathead Valley.
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Advocating for Alzheimer’s prevention and a cure
Kellie Danielson’s mother, Carol Tackett, who is now 84, was first diagnosed with Alzheimer’s in 2012 when she was in her mid-70s, due to metal poisoning.
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Conrad Mansion Museum hosts Fairy Walks in the Garden
The Conrad Mansion Museum is partnering with the Flathead Valley New Horizons Band for its Sept. 22 Fairy Walk in the Garden.
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Conrad Mansion Museum hosts Fairy Walks in the Garden
During the Conrad Mansion Museum’s Fairy Walks, people of all ages are invited to find fairy houses nestled among the flowers and trees of the mansion’s gardens and experience the magic of the Conrad Mansion.
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‘Those summer days’
These summer days have been abundant with the places, smells and tastes that come to mind whenever I think of summer.
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A community call to support a faithful friend
A community call to support a faithful friend
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Retired forester turns in hard hat for a long arm
The featured quilter at this year’s Flathead Quilters' Guild Quilt Show Friday and Saturday, Cathy Calloway says she quickly began honing her new quilting craft once she became a member of the Flathead Quilt Guild.
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Two hot nights of live comedy on tap at Del’s
Comics stand up for friend during Suicide Prevention Month
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Lucy Smith — A heart for lifelong service
From saying yes to countless local community projects to teaching English as a second language to standing in as a birth attendant and driving an ambulance in Africa, Lucy Smith has volunteered in myriad ways here at home and in diverse world cultures.
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Kalispell Vietnam vet spins new suspense series
Kalispell native and author Stan Bain has begun a new suspense thriller series titled “Contractor.”
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Mizutani and fellow musicians perform preview of future ensemble
More than two years in the planning, a dream is beginning to come true for violin virtuoso Wai Mizutani.
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Glacier Symphony and Chorale ushers in grand new era with 40th anniversary
Celebrating the 15th anniversary of Festival Amadeus this week, John Zoltek, in his 25th year of leadership as the organization’s founding artistic director and conductor, is also planning for its ascending role in the community and beyond as it prepares for its 40th season.
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One dog’s day in the sun
Our son texted us a photo last week during that heat spell of his Basenji dog lying in his arms on the sofa and sacked out on his back, paws limp, legs splayed out and spotted underside exposed for all the world to see.
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Jamie Wyman Band releases debut album
The Jamie Wyman Band will release its debut album “Road Less Traveled” with a listening party at Slow Burn Records beginning at 6:30 p.m. Friday, July 29.
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Carol Bibler — A conservationist at heart and longtime steward to the land
Days before Carol Bibler and her husband Jim Watson headed out on a week-long horse-packing trip into the Bob Marshall Wilderness, Bibler carved out time to talk about her and her husband’s civic and conservation efforts in the community, life on their Spring Brook Ranch, and her hopes for the …
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Kayak yak
I finally got my kayak out on the water this month for the first time, the latest in any season I’ve had my boat out.
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A sneak peek at the Wachholz College Center
A sneak peek at the soon-to-be open Wachholz College Center.
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David Walburn’s songs — Polished to perfection
Longtime Flathead musician and songwriter David Walburn has a natural music style and lyrics that seem bound to get stuck in your head.
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Dancing to the Strings concerts showcase Argentine tango
Dancing to the Strings concerts showcase Argentine tango
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Local author finds spicy niche in culinary cozy series
It’s Christmas in July with Leslie Budewitz’s new culinary cozy mystery, “Peppermint Barked” to be released July 19.
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Local author finds spicy niche in culinary cozy series
It’s Christmas in July with Leslie Budewitz’s new culinary cozy mystery, “Peppermint Barked” to be released July 19.
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Fourth of July weekend offers a wide range of fun activities around the Flathead
There are plenty of festivities and fun community events planned on and around the Fourth of July weekend. Here’s a look at what’s happening in the Flathead Valley and beyond.
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A sundry history with Yellowstone
The recent news of the devastating flooding in Yellowstone National Park and the surrounding towns had me thinking back to the summer of 2007 when I rode my bike into the park on the same highway that suffered catastrophic damage by the floodwaters of the Yellowstone River two weeks ago.
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Mizutani’s next concert plays on patriotic theme
Master violinist Wai Mizutani and Impact continue The Lord of the String concert series with Opus 6 “Echoes of Americana” Saturday, June 25.
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From skilled horseman to master artist Michael G. Booth creates art beside his beloved Glacier Park
From skilled horseman to master artist Michael G. Booth creates art beside his beloved Glacier Park
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Lakeside Ambulance/QRU marks more than four decades of serving
The Lakeside Ambulance/Quick Response Unit maintains a staff of emergency medical service personnel who collectively contribute thousands of hours each year to provide assistance to the communities it serves. Founded in 1981, the mission of the Lakeside QRU is to provide essential, quality pre-hospital emergency medical care and transport.
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The Recession Queens
In 2009, when my daughter Talia was going to college in Seattle and living in a dorm, my sister and I concocted a scheme (Actually, my sister Barb recollects the getaway was solely my idea and that I was the one who came up with our trio’s grandiose name) to …
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Renowned opera singer from Austria performs in Kalispell
Renowned opera singer from Austria performs in Kalispell
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Taking the long way home
Nine years ago, after my husband had completed work on an 18-month job in New Jersey, I flew out there to join him on a cross-country road trip back to Montana
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The hummingbird, the opossum and the tarantula
Few would consider southern California a hotbed for wildlife — at least of the natural animal/plant kingdom variety.
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Two dead after small plane crashes in West Valley
Multiple Flathead County emergency agencies responded to a deadly airplane crash in the West Valley on Saturday morning.
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A devoted life — Master violinist Wai Mizutani retraces his journey to the Flathead Valley
A child prodigy in his homeland China, renowned violinist Wai Mizutani has performed worldwide with distinguished orchestras, at famed venues and shared the stage with a myriad of luminaries.
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Local master woodcarver's work depicts disciples
In the Gospel of Luke, they were called to be ‘fishers of men’ Local master carver’s woodcarvings depict them in linden wood
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Food, a universal human right
I had intended this column to be about my memories of Easter Sunday growing up in Columbus, Ohio.
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Glacier Fiddle Festival is a fun family affair
Leah Farnes grew up playing in fiddle contests, a junior fiddle group and meeting other kids who played fiddle from around Montana and other states, many of whom she’s still friends with today.
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Dusting off the good ol’ stuff
I was doing a little digging around in some of my old stuff I’ve saved for dubious reasons last week and the first thing that caught my attention was a set of four purple plastic puzzle pieces in asymmetrical shapes that, when assembled properly, produce a three-dimensional triangular pyramid about …
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New indie band’s EP makes strides on streaming platforms
A new local indie-rock, alt-pop band has quickly gained a following on major streaming platforms.
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Flathead Venture Crew offers Easter egg services
The Easter Bunny is comin’ to town, this year with the help of Boy Scout Venture Crew 2920.
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Flathead Venture Crew offers Easter egg services
The Easter Bunny is comin’ to town, this year with the help of Boy Scout Venture Crew 2920.
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Artist Karen Leigh is 'always looking for the light'
When well-known, and prolific, artist Karen Leigh was in the hardware store this winter to pick up some ice melt, the gentleman who carried it out to her car asked her, “So what did you used to do?”
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A wanton act of war
All four of my grandparents immigrated from eastern Europe to upstate New York in the early 20th century.
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Local songwriter creates music as therapy … with an indie pop vibe
When local indie pop musician and songwriter Dillon Deitz turned his mental health challenges into songs it helped with his healing, but now his lyrics also seem to be resonating with others.
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A once-in-10-years event
In November I received a notification in the mail that my driver’s license would be expiring on my birthday — a once-in-10-years event.
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Hockaday celebrates the 20th anniversary of its Members Salon exhibit — A celebration of local art and diverse artists
Hockaday celebrates the 20th anniversary of its Members Salon exhibit A celebration of local art and diverse artists
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Blizzards I’ve been through
The (now previous) break from shoveling snow on a nearly daily basis recently gave me time to think back to some of the wilder winter weather I’d experienced back in Ohio before we moved to Montana.
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For the love of the game
They’re professional athletes playing by NFL rules in NFL stadiums, but they pay to play.
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On with the show — FVCC taps Seattle pro for the new College Center’s director
On with the show — FVCC taps Seattle pro for the new College Center’s director
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New venues, big concerts take center stage in in 2022
The Flathead Valley marks a milestone in 2022 when construction on the new 1,000-seat McClaren Hall and new Paul D. Wachholz College Center are completed at Flathead Valley Community College. A gala grand opening is planned for next summer.
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Family donates rare books to FVCC library
Whitefish resident Nick Chickering and his wife Karen presented the college with a gift of 287 rare Western Americana books.
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FVCC library acquires extraordinary Western book collection
The Old West is back and wild as ever at the Broussard Family Library and Learning Commons at Flathead Valley Community College, thanks to a significant donation of Western literature.
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Sykes continues its beloved community Thanksgiving dinner tradition
Thanksgiving wouldn’t be the same in Kalispell if Sykes Diner didn’t invite the community to come in for its traditional holiday dinner free of charge.
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Artists and Craftsmen of the Flathead stronger than ever after 40 years
From humble beginnings, the Artists and Craftsmen of the Flathead organization has grown into a burgeoning organization that now boasts 160 members and is celebrating its 40th anniversary this year.
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FVCC library acquires extraordinary Western book collection
The Old West is back and wild as ever at the Broussard Family Library and Learning Commons at Flathead Valley Community College, thanks to a significant donation of Western literature.
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Sacred Eats shares unique food flare with Sacred Waters Brewing
Sacred Eats shares its unique food flare with Sacred Waters Brewing Co.
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New book highlights ecology of Northwestern larch tree
Stephen F. Arno of Missoula has self-published through Amazon a book on the ecology and history of the Northwestern larch titled “Golden Trees of the Mountain West.”
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Veterans Day programs planned throughout the Flathead
Veterans will be honored at several locations throughout the Flathead Valley for Veterans Day on Thursday.
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Traffic signal box project adds color to Kalispell streets
The traffic signal boxes in downtown Kalispell are doing more than stopping traffic these days — they’re stopping passersby pausing to admire their new and unexpected artistic flare.
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Author publishes books on regional national parks
AMY GRISAK, a former longtime resident of the Flathead Valley, has published two regional books this year.
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Plenty of Halloween activities planned for youngsters
There’s plenty of fun planned this Halloween around the Flathead Valley for little ghouls and goblins, so grab your costumes and get some treats.
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Zoltek celebrates 25 years with the Glacier Symphony and Chorale
Maestro John Zoltek has seen a lot of changes and fostered significant growth in the Glacier Symphony and Chorale in the last 25 years as its music director.
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As Walk to End Alzheimer's nears, a spouse shares her husband's journey with the disease
About halfway through his three-year battle with dementia, Tony Martin, an ordained deacon in the Catholic Church, told his wife Loree that he had had a visitor that day while she was at work.
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Bigfork Independent Film Festival spotlights Montana filmmakers and made-in-Montana films
This year marks the fifth anniversary of the Bigfork Independent Film Festival.
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Festival spotlights Montana filmmakers and made-in-Montana films
This year marks the fifth anniversary of the Bigfork Independent Film Festival.
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Flathead Quilters’ Guild hosts a ‘Garden Party’
The theme of the Flathead Quilters’ Guild 2021 show is “Garden Party” and it will take place Sept. 17 and 18 at the Flathead County Fairgrounds in Kalispell.
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Local quilter finds inspiration in myriad places
Local quilter finds inspiration in myriad places
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Comedians put on show in friend’s memory
Laugh Factory comedian and host Aidan Park will headline the Elks Club Standup Comedy Show Friday, Sept. 10, at the Elks Lodge, 1820 U.S. 93 S., in Kalispell.
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Comedians stand up for suicide prevention awareness
Vincent "Vince" Carr had been riding a steady wave on the local comedy scene last year, even amid the pandemic.
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Vietnam veteran shares battle with PTSD to help others
There are many reasons why people write — to share their stories, to educate, to entertain. In Vietnam veteran Stan Bain's case, it's to unburden his spirit and let other veterans suffering from post-traumatic stress disorder know they aren't alone.
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Cinnamon Davis-Hall is a helping hand for veterans
The Northwest Montana Veterans Stand Down and Food Pantry in Evergreen is dedicated to helping homeless, low-income and at-risk veterans and their families. The pantry also houses a thrift store and provides medical equipment and loan programs, homeless facilities and more.
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Chris Janson puts the ‘Good Vibes’ in the Big Sky during fair week
Breakout country star Chris Janson is a platinum-selling recording artist, high-octane entertainer, multi-instrumentalist, and award-winning singer/songwriter.
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Nashville-based musician Jarod Grubb hails from Kalispell
Kalispell native Jarod Grubb released his new EP and music video “Tiki Bar on the Beach” earlier this month.
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My Glacier Village co-founder aims to change aging paradigm
After going home in 2016 to care for her mother in her final days, Jenn Prunty returned to Kalispell with a new understanding of and fascination for the dying process and end-of-life experience.
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Independence Day activities run the gamut throughout valley
Kick up some old-fashioned fun this Fourth of July with all the festivities planned around the Flathead Valley. Here's a look at what's happening in and around town.
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'Art in the Time of COVID' reflects highs and lows of tumultuous year
“Art in the Time of COVID" opens July 2
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Ed Asner coming to Whitefish to play God in original show
Ed Asner coming to Whitefish to play God in original show
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Ed Asner coming to Whitefish to play God in original show
TV legend Ed Asner is coming to Whitefish next month for a special production of his original show, “God Help Us!”
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Senior Spotlight: Stillwater's Ryan Frampton emphasizes Christian faith
Stillwater Christian School senior Ryan Frampton has come to excel at many things in his life. He's a champion tennis player and instructor, a martial artist since age 4 who holds a second-degree black belt, a capable archer and a highly focused student.
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Of prairie dogs and other pests
Spring's wonky weather pattern tricked me into unwisely and prematurely buying hanging baskets and potting flowers, but wisely prevented me from buying tomato plants.
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Alpine Theatre Project to host gala, wine auction in Whitefish
Tuesday marks National Wine Day in the United States. While California still leads the nation in wine production, there are at least three wineries in every state. Montana claims eight wineries and 24 vineyards, nearly half of which are within 100 miles of Kalispell.
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On the road again: Local live music rolling back to life
From virtual plays to livestreamed and homegrown social media concerts, the novel coronavirus taught the arts and entertainment industry a thing or two about how to make the show go on.
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Country star Travis Tritt to perform Aug. 1 in the Flathead
Country legend Travis Tritt to perform live in concert Aug. 1 at Majestic Valley Arena
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Light of Life shines in child care services
An abiding passion for kids is what inspires the staff at Light of Life Child Care to be the award-winning facility that it is.
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Under The Big Sky Festival to return in 2021
After an incredibly successful inaugural festival in 2019, the Under The Big Sky Festival is moving forward with concert dates planned for July 17 and 18 at Big Mountain Ranch east of Whitefish.
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A life well lived despite hard work and hard times
By the time Grace Larson was 25, she had five children, had been divorced twice...
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Presentation to explore history of settlement in Libby
The Northwest Montana Posse of Westerners history organization’s next meeting will be held Monday in Kalispell. Jeff Gruber of Libby will present "Hard to Get to, Harder to Leave: A Look at Libby's Early Development 1808-1900."
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Under The Big Sky Festival returns in July
Under The Big Sky Festival returns in July
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Under The Big Sky Festival returns to Whitefish in July
After an incredibly successful inaugural festival in 2019, the Under The Big Sky Festival is moving forward with concert dates planned for July 17 and 18 at Big Mountain Ranch east of Whitefish.
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A life well-lived despite hard work and hard times
By the time Grace Larson was 25, she had five children, had been divorced twice and was on her way to filing for a third.
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New book highlights travel in Glacier Park past to present
In his new book “Getting Around in Glacier National Park,” author Mike Butler tells the tales and travails of 20th century travelers seeking adventure in what Great Northern Railway magnate James J. Hill once termed “the playground of the Northwest.”
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Bold indie film casts sharp lens on social injustice
There are moments when the award-winning film “The Obituary of Tunde Johnson” plays eerily like a newsreel of our times.
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Kenny James Miller Band releases sixth album 'Tear In My Eye'
For more than 20 years the Kenny James Miller Band has been a solid source of some of the best blues rock in the Northwest.
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Local artists co-op finds new home in downtown Kalispell
The Paint, Metal & Mud Gallery will be moving out of its longtime home in the Kalispell Hotel to a new downtown location by the end of March.
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Murray brings peaceful warrior spirit to latest album
Much has changed since well-known Flathead Valley musician and Kalispell native Mike Murray and his wife Jessica started their family a few years ago, but what remains constant is Murray’s soulful dedication to his craft.
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Tea and tarts: Beloved local chef whips up new cookbook
Vivienne Montague named her very first restaurant Rose Cottage. She was 7 years old and it was located inside an air raid shelter post-World War II in London where she grew up.
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Innovative musical illustrates how arts are surviving pandemic
Take four outrageously talented, creative types – e.g. musicians, actors, filmmakers — stick them in a theatrical town like Whitefish, Montana, in the middle of a pandemic and out of the pandemonium, the quarantining and the coronavirus, an original, irreverent, wildly hilarious and scintillating musical takes shape.
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A ‘Christmas’ card for a coronavirus year
We’ve almost made it. Only five more days of 2020. There’s probably not a soul who isn’t looking forward to turning the last page on this calendar. We’re all exhausted.
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‘High, wide and handsome’ A historical and scenic take on the Missouri Breaks
If you sketch a few long, wavy lines across a blank page, thread a river and stretches of fence line through the middle and brush a broad watercolor of sky across the top, you’d have something loosely resembling how Missouri Breaks country looks from the road.
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1122 EVERGREEN Best Western Plus in Evergreen brings home hospitality
The recently rebranded Best Western Plus/Glacier Park West Hotel & Suites takes hospitality to a new level.
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Former Glacier Park botanist cultivates the arts in Whitefish
You can take the girl out of the city, and in Jen Asebrook’s case, that girl will be just as happy in the wilds of Montana.
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Wide variety of Halloween events planned for kids
This year, due to the coronavirus pandemic, neither the Kalispell Center Mall nor downtown Whitefish are planning trick or treat events or costume contests.
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Have some Halloween fun, but play it safe
Holidays happen even amid a pandemic and Halloween is no exception.
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Celebrating the Conrad legacy
Kalispell’s landmark Conrad Mansion celebrated a milestone last month, crossing the threshold of its 125th year on Sept. 25.
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Bigfork film festival 2020 goes hybrid
The fourth annual Bigfork Independent Film Festival returns to the screen Oct. 2 to Oct. 4.
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From the written word to the Big Screen, Schiffman closes the gap
When Barbara Schiffman and her husband moved to Whitefish in 2018 to retire from Hollywood and be nearer to their daughter’s family, the former Hollywood producer and script consultant brought an entire suite of experience and was hoping for a place to put her talents to work.
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Bigfork film fest goes hybrid
The fourth annual Bigfork Independent Film Festival takes a new form
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EVERGREEN: Flathead Transmission Specialists goes the distance with exceptional service
Not much has stayed the same in the automotive transmission business in the past 50 years, but one thing that hasn’t changed at Flathead Transmission Specialists is exceptional service and quality work.
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Going to the Sun’s latest CD bridges new horizons
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Arts in the Park celebrates its golden anniversary
In 1970, Paul McCartney announced the Beatles were breaking up, Casey Kasem hosted the first American Top 40 nationally syndicated radio program and the first Earth Day was celebrated. It was the era of bell bottoms, big hair and disco.
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Music video raises COVID-19 awareness among tribal youth
A new effort has been launched in the campaign to raise awareness of the dangers of the COVID-10 virus to Native American tribes in Montana.
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Despite some cancellations, plenty of July 4 activities still offered
This year’s Fourth of July in the Flathead Valley and beyond offers a variety of family-friendly events where you can still stay socially distanced. However you decide to celebrate our country’s birthday, just play it safe out there.
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Stellar Brass hits the high notes
49 states. 20 countries. 23 years.
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The Montana Heart Project heals; Its message is love
Artist and art educator Jennifer Thompson’s second installation in her Montana Heart Project series is now on exhibit at the Gateway Community Center in Kalispell.
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Fun times with your Valentines this weekend
Valentine’s Day weekend is a great time to get out on the town, take in some live entertainment, dine in style or put on your dancing shoes. Almost every eatery in the Flathead is offering sumptuous dinner specials and there are plenty of special events posted to get you out …
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A rally for Rails to Trails
Summer’s officially here — time to hit the trails. Whether you’re a runner, a stroller, a cyclist or a rollerblader, the Great Northern Rails to Trails of Northwest Montana is a fine place to start.
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A rally for Rails to Trails
Summer’s officially here — time to hit the trails. Whether you’re a runner, a stroller, a cyclist or a rollerblader, the Great Northern Rails to Trails of Northwest Montana is a fine place to start.
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It takes an army - of volunteers
Every day in every season, volunteers troop through the Flathead helping nonprofit organizations continue their missions of serving the needs of this community. Here are just a few on the frontlines:
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It takes an army - of volunteers
Every day in every season, volunteers troop through the Flathead helping nonprofit organizations continue their missions of serving the needs of this community. Here are just a few on the frontlines:
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GOOD NEWS: Five-star customer service
From the reviews, Vinny’s Grill & Sushi Restaurant in downtown Polson is a busy, people-pleasing kind of place.
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Plenty of reasons to be grateful
An alleged thief is singing a different tune after being caught red-handed in gas station casino bathroom last month.
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GOOD NEWS: Community, firefighters step up
Jim Roets, a volunteer with the Marion Fire District, took time to send off a hearty thank-you to the media and other community supporters for their promotion of the Smith Valley Walk-A-Mile.
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COLUMN: Help on the road is invaluable
Recent headlines in the Inter Lake show folks in Northwest Montana still know how to be Good Samaritans.
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COLUMN: Woody Weekend a major success
The Flathead Valley has been drawing some wild weather cards so far this summer but that didn’t put a damper on Whitefish Woody Weekend V.
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COLUMN: From one soldier to another, a flag gift
It’s not often you can walk into a store and have your purchase paid for by someone else.
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COLUMN: Marion animal rescue ranch needs donations
All Mosta Ranch in Marion, a nonprofit livestock rescue/adoption operation and educational center, is bucking up for a blockbuster summer of increased visitors from out of town and youth groups, including local group homes, the Summit Preparatory School and traveling church groups.
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COLUMN: Local history chapter nears its centennial
The Montana State Daughters of the American Revolution was founded in 1894, five years after Montana gained its statehood. Today’s organization has 12 chapters statewide and more than 550 members.
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COLUMN: Park volunteers contribute in many ways
Glacier National Park Associates don’t let any dust collect under their feet – unless it’s sawdust.
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COLUMN: Help build a mountain of food
Summer should be a time of fun for children, not one of worrying whether there will be enough to eat.
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Youth extols value of Scouting
Jake Wilke is no tenderfoot when it comes to Scouting. He’s been involved with the Scouts program for almost six years now, first as a Cub Scout and now working on his second-class Boy Scout rank with Troop 1903 in Lakeside after earning his Tenderfoot rank last July.
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Quilters add comfort for teen shelter
Some local quilters are feathering the Sparrow’s Nest of Northwest Montana shelter being built in Kalispell.
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COLUMN: Project a sweet touch for firefighters
Diane Groves loves to bake.
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COLUMN: Family gets suite treatment
There was room at the inn this Christmas for one young family at the Holiday Inn Express in Kalispell.
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COLUMN: 2015 was a thankful year to remember
I doubt many would disagree that on a global scale 2015 had more than its fair share of bad news.
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COLUMN: Needy youths to get special stockings
Old St. Nick will be surprising about 80 high school students this year with Christmas stockings thanks to the generosity of local community members and merchants.
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COLUMN: Students Speak Out for Education
The words and actions of one teenager inspired St. Matthew’s students to “Speak Out for Education” earlier this month.
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COLUMN: Halloween good will saves the night
Christmas may be the most wonderful time of the year to most people, but to Judy Hinchey, Halloween runs a really close second.
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COLUMN: Give up your candy, help our troops
Hey there, trick or treaters ... Want to get your hands on some glow-in-the dark dental floss?
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Health Expo planned Saturday in Kalispell
Internationally acclaimed health speaker and best-selling author and naturopathic doctor Sherrill Sellman will be the keynote speaker at the Health Expo Oct. 24 at the Red Lion Hotel Kalispell.
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COLUMN: Players help move mountain of furniture
The members of the Glacier High School football team got their game on at West Valley School way before school started this year.
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COLUMN: Teacher, student reconnected
On Oct. 8, folks in the Flathead will have a chance to see a unique multimedia performance by accomplished pianist and entertainer.
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COLUMN: Mansion benefits from surprise markdown
The generosity of the local community and businesses raised the roof on the Conrad Mansion this summer.
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COLUMN: Food bank grows to help community
The North Valley Food Bank has been expanding ever since it started in 1977 in June Munski-Feenan’s garage in Whitefish.
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COLUMN: Community has a heart for HEART program
The Kalispell Schools HEART program’s logo is a heart enclosed in a home connected by a lifeline to a heart with no home.
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Lost little dog found safe
In just a couple of hours between phone calls I answered last Monday, a little dog that had been missing since the Fourth of July was found alive and well — albeit a bit bedraggled.
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Plenty of fun planned on the Fourth of July
American flags will fly across the Flathead Valley and beyond as communities celebrate the Fourth of July in style.
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Kidney Classic features softball for a cause
The Kidney Classic Co-Rec Slow-Pitch Softball Tournament held earlier this month at the Conrad Complex in Kalispell raised $3,905 for the local Dialysis Clinic Inc. Patient Fund.
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Marchers aim to foster child abuse awareness
Cheryl Hodges wrote recently to share her appreciation for the organizations and individuals who helped her organize the local Million March Against Child Abuse.
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Memorial Day events planned across the valley
Ceremonies across the Flathead Valley will commemorate Memorial Day Monday. Community members are welcome and veterans are encouraged to attend.
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Rounding up bills makes a difference
Flathead Electric’s Roundup for Safety Program has been making the rounds around Northwest Montana for 18 years, ensuring our communities are safer places to live.
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Local restaurant supports diabetes research
HuHot Mongolian Grill in Kalispell was fired up for a recent fundraiser April 2.
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Army-Navy helps with trip for disabled vets
The Army-Navy store in Evergreen is helping a nonprofit organization as it prepares to sponsor a group of disabled veterans on a hunt in October in Wyoming.
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Time to boogie
Skydivers are getting ready to boogie at Skydive Lost Prairie in Marion.
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From clean to green
From Clean the Falls to Clean the Fish, folks in the Flathead faithfully support and care about their communities. Recent cleanup events around the valley are a good example.
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Vintage ski days a big boost for museum
The inaugural Hellroaring Ski Heritage Days swooshed into the history books last month with a smashing gala and weekend of retro events at Whitefish Mountain Resort.
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Youth, 11, a volunteer whirlwind
Bailey Lake isn’t the typical 11-year-old. When she’s not going to school, dancing with her dance team or managing her own 4-H projects, this young volunteer keeps busy making the world around her a better place.
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Firm's aerospace work evolves to firearms
What separates SI Defense from the pack in the highly competitive industry of AR rifles is that the company designs, manufactures and assembles all of its own products in house.
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Former Inter Lake Editor Cecil, 74, dies
George Wallace Cecil, executive editor of the Daily Inter Lake from the late 1970s to 1980, died Sunday in Kalispell after a six-year battle with Alzheimer’s disease. He was 74.
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Rose Crossing luminaria show won't shine this year
For the first time in decades, luminarias will not line Rose Crossing on Christmas Eve.
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New leash on life for survivors
A couple of fat and sassy puppies have new leashes on life thanks to veterinarian Art Otto's lifesaving efforts at The Animal Clinic in Kalispell.
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Reel in summer memories
As fall routines take root again, memories of those warm summer days will carry us through to the next.
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Kindness always is nearby
Phyllis Putter, her husband, Al Winegarten, and grandson Julian Picard were traveling July 20 to Glacier Park when they were involved in a serious accident. Their recreational vehicle rolled down an embankment and overturned, causing serious injuries to her husband, and some bruises and scrapes to Putter and her grandson. …
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Walk this way
The Flathead is a hikers' haven. Throughout the year and particularly in the summer months, volunteer organizations invite the public to join their birding and wildflower forays and along treks into the backcountry.
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Church, couple blessed
A couple's devotion to their church, a congregation's solidarity, and a woman's invincible spirit turned a local tragedy of horrific proportions into a story of deep faith and healing.
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More stitches in time
Sixteen kids took a turn at the art of quilting last month thanks to a community outreach program sponsored by the Flathead Quilters Guild. Every summer, the guild takes their talent on the road to a different local quilt shop to give young people a chance to discover the fun …
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Keep the landfill on a diet
The Flathead County Landfill is keeping its weight down thanks to a couple of recent recycling events in the valley. Flathead area businesses and residents kept more than 20,000 pounds of electronics out of the district's landfill during the Collectronics event on Memorial Day weekend in Whitefish and a similar …
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Flathead grad says thanks
School's out for summer, and it may well be the last thing on the minds of most teens.
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They put the fun in fundraiser
The Big Arm community and its neighbors reached out with big hearts and open wallets for the Big Arm Fire Department's "Monstrous Fundraiser" June 25 at the fire hall.
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Always take care out there
Rain or shine, summer's undeniably arrived in the Flathead. And with its arrival comes celebrations of all sorts, including the Fourth of July, family reunions and vacations. With school out, kids are out and about, too.
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Three local cheers
This past Wednesday, June 14, was Flag Day, and for the second time this year 60 flags were flying on Main Street in Kalispell. Those same flags also were displayed downtown on Memorial Day, flanking the street from the courthouse to Depot Park.
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Flathead bike trails growing
As the Flathead faces its annual summer traffic, bicyclists appreciate even more all the trails being blazed across the valley.
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Sports, theater team up
For the past 17 years, the Whitefish Theatre Company and Project Whitefish Kids have teamed up to open opportunity's door for youths through sports and the performing arts.
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Hang 10, hang out at new skate park
Smooth bowls, steep rails and sharp ledges are a skateboarder's paradise. Now that the Dave Olseth Memorial Skatepark in Whitefish is open, heaven is just a few blocks away for local boarders and bladers. With Big Mountain as the park's backdrop, there's no finer place in the Flathead to practice …
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This dog is Moon's best friend
A man and his dog are indeed inseparable, as Robert Moon's story attests.
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Sewing seeds of goodwill
Community gardens, fundraisers and dinners harvested plenty of help in Kalispell last month:
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Flathead is Griz territory
It's springtime in the Rockies and the grizzlies were out in the field earlier this month causing a commotion - Flathead High School's field, that is. The Montana Grizzlies were on Flathead turf April 8 for the 2006 Griz football spring scrimmage at Legends Stadium.
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Helping neglected Flathead children
Sooner or later, everyone needs someone to stand up for them. But perhaps no one needs someone to come to bat for them more than children suffering from abuse or neglect in their home.
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Flathead generosity still shines
The lights are shining brightly in the Lighthouse Christian Home after the success of its "Swingin' on High Concert and Dance" on March 18 at The Lodge at Whitefish Lake. Thanks to the generosity of the community, proceeds from the home's first large fundraiser since its reorganization in 2004 were …
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Getting a grip on titles, college
The Flathead Braves wrestling team finished a stellar season this year by capturing the AA State Championship. Seven Braves made it to the final round, surpassing records and ultimately winning the title that they had won in 2004. Before 2004, the last time the Braves were state champs was in …
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Sending gratitude into the wild blue yonder
It's all in the family for the Stephens clan. From Dad to the kids to brothers and nephews, the family has had a longtime commitment to serving our country in the military. But the generosity of one local business says it all for something the Stephenses seem to take in …
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Food bank dishes up help for the hungry
The soup's on for the Flathead Food Bank's 11th annual Soup Supper.
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Another hurdle for trails group
Ashley Creek west of Kalispell may not exactly qualify as "troubled water," but getting across it is giving Rails to Trails of Northwest Montana some problems.
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Candy is dandy, but safety is sweeter
Although most women do appreciate flowers, candy or cards on Valentine's Day, what we need most is a safer world for ourselves and our daughters.
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Hoopsters, horse vet all go the extra mile
It didn't take long to home in on the identities of a couple stand-up young men who lent a mechanical hand to a stranded motorist last month. The names of the two ninth-grade basketball players from Kalispell Junior High School, unknown before this column was published Jan. 14, were revealed …
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Spring work: labor of love
"On Sunday, April 10, I witnessed one of the greatest outpourings of love and friendship, writes Bud Lee of Kalispell. Lee and his wife Patti are neighbors of Bill and Judy Perry.
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Some flower power helps good cause
Daffodils have begun popping up across the valley lately, but last month the spring harbingers could be seen sprouting from blue glass vases at workplaces and any number of institutions.
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Last ski run a real adventure
While checking out the last of this year's skiing opportunities, two young men found themselves traveling on a slippery slope on the last day of Big Mountain's ski season.
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Soup event a big boost for food bank
Donations of food and expressions of gratitude have been in abundance around the valley this year.
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Celebrating the valley's young people
There's plenty to celebrate about the Flathead Valley's young people. Honesty, integrity and generosity are still in style here at home within their ranks.
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Thanks for the help with Winter Games
Bob Norbie, president/CEO for Special Olympics Montana, sent a letter to the Inter Lake this week commending the many people who came together for the 10th consecutive year to make possible the Montana State Winter Games at Big Mountain.
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History in motion
The oldest edifices of the Flathead Valley are an integral part of the local landscape. And if one of them is torn down or moved, people take notice.
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Winter Carnival wraps up
The Whitefish Winter Carnival Committee wrapped up its annual celebration earlier this month and also helped launch the 2005 Whitefish centennial.
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Rotary job shores up vintage wall
The Kalispell Noon Rotary Club has a built a firm foundation in the Flathead for community service. Club members also have been working from the ground up to help restore the landscaping at the Conrad Mansion.
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Store effort helps fund cancer work
The Safeway stores and Whitefish and Polson team up twice a year to collect donations for breast and cervical and prostate cancer research. Every October the stores accept donations from their employees and from their customers at checkout.
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Gifts give a lift at state hospital
Over the holidays, many people wrote or called the Inter Lake to share their stories of acts of kindness. One letter shed light on a program that brings joy each year to the patients at the Montana State Hospital in Warm Springs.
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Tsunami show raises $10,500
Mountains of money can be moved with a generous community and a big push from a few motivated local citizens.
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Parents give rescue job high marks
Jim and Lori Sturgeon of Fergus Falls, Minn., picked up their phone on Jan. 3 and found themselves in the middle of what they said was their worst nightmare. They were told that their 22 year-old son was reported missing while skiing on Big Mountain.
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Lost wallets returned to owners
Mereanus and Shirlene Petersen were heading into Kmart last month to do some Christmas shopping. As they were walking through the store a man in his mid-20s or 30s came up to them holding Mereanus' wallet and asked him if it was his.
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Ice time helps keep local skater young
Generation after generation of local families has headed to Woodland Park for winter recreation.
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Art fair helps pay for meal program
Montana Coffee Traders gave Meals on Wheels a push last month by sponsoring an art fair and silent auction at the Bohemian Grange in Whitefish.
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Book work helps out library
From hauling books to hoisting bowling balls, the Flathead Valley keeps rolling in volunteerism. Many individuals and civic groups recently gave a lift to Flathead County Library and Big Brothers Big Sisters.
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Blanket plea gets great response
The volunteers at the International Gift Festival Nov. 11-13 at Mountain View Mennonite Church were pleased and surprised by the community response to a request for blankets for Sudan.
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Legion gives thanks for grant help
Kalispell American Legion Post 137 thanks Mark Lalum, board director for Flathead Electric's Round Up for Safety Program, for his help in preparing a grant to get their new Youth Shooting Program up and running.
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Making sure every vote counts
The power of one vote wasn't underestimated last week at the Flathead County Election Department. When Sandra Janney moved to the Flathead two years ago, she registered to vote, as many do, at the Department of Motor Vehicles when applying for her Montana driver's license.
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Guitar night impresses music fans
Susan Clanton was one of many who recently attended Flathead High School's Guitar Night.
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Turning trash into treasure
For 32 years the North Valley Hospital Auxiliary has been turning trash into treasure for the hospital and the community. Every year in September auxiliary members collect a wealth of donated items for the sale and turn the proceeds back over to the hospital for various projects and equipment. A …
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Pilot's legacy lives on
The generous legacy of the late Jim Long is going strong for Angel Flight, the organization to which he volunteered so many hours of flight time.
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Yard sale aids relief for refugees
Ruth and Sam Neff of Whitefish express their gratitude to all the North Valley residents who helped make their yard sale for refugee relief a success.
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