Saturday, January 18, 2025

Glacier eyeing a decidedly uncertain future

In 1916 President Woodrow Wilson signed the "Organic Act” which created the National Park Service. In that bill, it said the Service has a purpose "to conserve the scenery and the natural and historic objects and the wild life therein and to provide for the enjoyment of the same in …
BIGFORK EAGLE | UPDATED 15 YEARS, 10 MONTHS AGO

Glacier eyeing a decidedly uncertain future

In 1916 President Woodrow Wilson signed the "Organic Act” which created the National Park Service. In that bill, it said the Service has a purpose "to conserve the scenery and the natural and historic objects and the wild life therein and to provide for the enjoyment of the same in …
HUNGRY HORSE NEWS | UPDATED 15 YEARS, 10 MONTHS AGO

Glacier eyeing a decidedly uncertain future

In 1916 President Woodrow Wilson signed the "Organic Act” which created the National Park Service. In that bill, it said the Service has a purpose "to conserve the scenery and the natural and historic objects and the wild life therein and to provide for the enjoyment of the same in …
WHITEFISH PILOT | UPDATED 15 YEARS, 10 MONTHS AGO

Fire destroys trailer home in Columbia Falls

A fire destroyed a trailer home off U.S. Highway 2 in Columbia Falls on Wednesday (Feb. 25).
WHITEFISH PILOT | UPDATED 15 YEARS, 10 MONTHS AGO

Fire destroys trailer home in Columbia Falls

A fire destroyed a trailer home off U.S. Highway 2 in Columbia Falls on Wednesday (Feb. 25).
HUNGRY HORSE NEWS | UPDATED 15 YEARS, 10 MONTHS AGO

Fire destroys trailer home in Columbia Falls

A fire destroyed a trailer home off U.S. Highway 2 in Columbia Falls on Wednesday (Feb. 25).
BIGFORK EAGLE | UPDATED 15 YEARS, 10 MONTHS AGO

C-Falls veteran loses feet in Iraq explosion

A Columbia Falls native is on the road to recovery after he lost both feet in Iraq last November.
BIGFORK EAGLE | UPDATED 15 YEARS, 11 MONTHS AGO

C-Falls veteran loses feet in Iraq explosion

A Columbia Falls native is on the road to recovery after he lost both feet in Iraq last November.
HUNGRY HORSE NEWS | UPDATED 15 YEARS, 11 MONTHS AGO

Tester talks jobs bill with leaders

Local leaders are hoping to see a lot of good from the jobs bill that was signed by President Obama earlier this week.
HUNGRY HORSE NEWS | UPDATED 15 YEARS, 11 MONTHS AGO

C-Falls veteran loses feet in Iraq explosion

A Columbia Falls native is on the road to recovery after he lost both feet in Iraq last November.
WHITEFISH PILOT | UPDATED 15 YEARS, 11 MONTHS AGO

Talk of bio-gen plant at CFAC

The Columbia Falls Aluminum Co. could be a good place for a bio-generation electric plant, Montana Sen. Ryan Zinke said last week.
HUNGRY HORSE NEWS | UPDATED 15 YEARS, 11 MONTHS AGO

Talk of bio-gen plant at CFAC

The Columbia Falls Aluminum Co. could be a good place for a bio-generation electric plant, Montana Sen. Ryan Zinke said last week.
WHITEFISH PILOT | UPDATED 15 YEARS, 11 MONTHS AGO

Talk of bio-gen plant at CFAC

The Columbia Falls Aluminum Co. could be a good place for a bio-generation electric plant, Montana Sen. Ryan Zinke said last week.
BIGFORK EAGLE | UPDATED 15 YEARS, 11 MONTHS AGO

Tester talks jobs bill with leaders

Local leaders are hoping to see a lot of good from the jobs bill that was signed by President Obama earlier this week.
BIGFORK EAGLE | UPDATED 15 YEARS, 11 MONTHS AGO

Tester talks jobs bill with leaders

Local leaders are hoping to see a lot of good from the jobs bill that was signed by President Obama earlier this week.
WHITEFISH PILOT | UPDATED 15 YEARS, 11 MONTHS AGO

Recreation bill clears House

A bill that could limit the liability of businesses like raft companies and outfitters passed the state House last week.
WHITEFISH PILOT | UPDATED 15 YEARS, 11 MONTHS AGO

Recreation bill clears House

A bill that could limit the liability of businesses like raft companies and outfitters passed the state House last week.
BIGFORK EAGLE | UPDATED 15 YEARS, 11 MONTHS AGO

Recreation bill clears House

A bill that could limit the liability of businesses like raft companies and outfitters passed the state House last week.
HUNGRY HORSE NEWS | UPDATED 15 YEARS, 11 MONTHS AGO

Stimulus bill should help parks, but by how much?

An economic stimulus plan being debated in the Senate this week could mean funds for the Park Service, but just how much remains to be seen.
BIGFORK EAGLE | UPDATED 15 YEARS, 11 MONTHS AGO

C-Falls native in midst of Madagascar riots

A Columbia Falls native has found himself amidst fighting and revolutionary strife in Madagascar, though his mom says he’s not ready to come home yet.
HUNGRY HORSE NEWS | UPDATED 15 YEARS, 11 MONTHS AGO

C-Falls native in midst of Madagascar riots

A Columbia Falls native has found himself amidst fighting and revolutionary strife in Madagascar, though his mom says he’s not ready to come home yet.
WHITEFISH PILOT | UPDATED 15 YEARS, 11 MONTHS AGO

C-Falls native in midst of Madagascar riots

A Columbia Falls native has found himself amidst fighting and revolutionary strife in Madagascar, though his mom says he’s not ready to come home yet.
BIGFORK EAGLE | UPDATED 15 YEARS, 11 MONTHS AGO

Stimulus bill should help parks, but by how much?

An economic stimulus plan being debated in the Senate this week could mean funds for the Park Service, but just how much remains to be seen.
HUNGRY HORSE NEWS | UPDATED 15 YEARS, 11 MONTHS AGO

Stimulus bill should help parks, but by how much?

An economic stimulus plan being debated in the Senate this week could mean funds for the Park Service, but just how much remains to be seen.
WHITEFISH PILOT | UPDATED 15 YEARS, 11 MONTHS AGO

Foster named facility chief at Glacier Park

Glacier National Park has hired from within, naming Jim Foster its new chief of facilities management.
HUNGRY HORSE NEWS | UPDATED 15 YEARS, 11 MONTHS AGO

Foster named facility chief at Glacier Park

Glacier National Park has hired from within, naming Jim Foster its new chief of facilities management.
WHITEFISH PILOT | UPDATED 15 YEARS, 11 MONTHS AGO

Foster named facility chief at Glacier Park

Glacier National Park has hired from within, naming Jim Foster its new chief of facilities management.
BIGFORK EAGLE | UPDATED 15 YEARS, 11 MONTHS AGO

Tester urges CFAC to work with BPA

Montana Sen. Jon Tester said he urged Columbia Falls Aluminum Co. officials to continue talks with the Bonneville Power Administration on a power agreement.
HUNGRY HORSE NEWS | UPDATED 15 YEARS, 12 MONTHS AGO

For Many Glacier caretakers, blog helps with sanity

When Ron Hoppner goes to work, he bundles up and heads out into the chill, passing by the dozen or so bighorn sheep that hang out near his door everyday.
HUNGRY HORSE NEWS | UPDATED 15 YEARS, 12 MONTHS AGO

Tester urges CFAC to work with BPA

Montana Sen. Jon Tester said he urged Columbia Falls Aluminum Co. officials to continue talks with the Bonneville Power Administration on a power agreement.
WHITEFISH PILOT | UPDATED 15 YEARS, 12 MONTHS AGO

For Many Glacier caretakers, blog helps with sanity

When Ron Hoppner goes to work, he bundles up and heads out into the chill, passing by the dozen or so bighorn sheep that hang out near his door everyday.
WHITEFISH PILOT | UPDATED 15 YEARS, 12 MONTHS AGO

Tester urges CFAC to work with BPA

Montana Sen. Jon Tester said he urged Columbia Falls Aluminum Co. officials to continue talks with the Bonneville Power Administration on a power agreement.
BIGFORK EAGLE | UPDATED 15 YEARS, 12 MONTHS AGO

For Many Glacier caretakers, blog helps with sanity

When Ron Hoppner goes to work, he bundles up and heads out into the chill, passing by the dozen or so bighorn sheep that hang out near his door everyday.
BIGFORK EAGLE | UPDATED 15 YEARS, 12 MONTHS AGO

Hunters tracking dogs found safe inside Park

Glacier National Park Rangers and North Valley Search and Rescue teams found two hunters inside the Park boundary after their hunting dogs went into Glacier and one man was cited in the incident.
HUNGRY HORSE NEWS | UPDATED 16 YEARS AGO

Hunters tracking dogs found safe inside Park

Glacier National Park Rangers and North Valley Search and Rescue teams found two hunters inside the Park boundary after their hunting dogs went into Glacier and one man was cited in the incident.
WHITEFISH PILOT | UPDATED 16 YEARS AGO

Hunters tracking dogs found safe inside Park

Glacier National Park Rangers and North Valley Search and Rescue teams found two hunters inside the Park boundary after their hunting dogs went into Glacier and one man was cited in the incident.
BIGFORK EAGLE | UPDATED 16 YEARS AGO

Plum Creek cuts another 145 jobs

Plum Creek manufacturing announced Thursday it will trim 145 more jobs in local mills as the lumber markets and wood products markets continue to slump. In addition, 221 will temporarily lose their jobs through this month and next, and possibly into March.
WHITEFISH PILOT | UPDATED 16 YEARS AGO

Plum Creek cuts another 145 jobs

Plum Creek manufacturing announced Thursday it will trim 145 more jobs in local mills as the lumber markets and wood products markets continue to slump. In addition, 221 will temporarily lose their jobs through this month and next, and possibly into March.
BIGFORK EAGLE | UPDATED 16 YEARS AGO

Plum Creek cuts another 145 jobs

Plum Creek manufacturing announced Thursday it will trim 145 more jobs in local mills as the lumber markets and wood products markets continue to slump. In addition, 221 will temporarily lose their jobs through this month and next, and possibly into March.
HUNGRY HORSE NEWS | UPDATED 16 YEARS AGO

Avalanche danger ramped up to high

With rain in the valleys and a wet heavy snow in the higher terrain, the avalanche danger has been ramped up to high, the Glacier Country Avalanche Center is warning.
WHITEFISH PILOT | UPDATED 16 YEARS AGO

The dump is their refuge

A truck lumbers up the hillside, backs up to the pile and releases a load of bags and junk and trash and scraps and all things inedible, unless of course, you happen to be a gull.
HUNGRY HORSE NEWS | UPDATED 16 YEARS AGO

Avalanche danger ramped up to high

With rain in the valleys and a wet heavy snow in the higher terrain, the avalanche danger has been ramped up to high, the Glacier Country Avalanche Center is warning.
BIGFORK EAGLE | UPDATED 16 YEARS AGO

Avalanche danger ramped up to high

With rain in the valleys and a wet heavy snow in the higher terrain, the avalanche danger has been ramped up to high, the Glacier Country Avalanche Center is warning.
HUNGRY HORSE NEWS | UPDATED 16 YEARS AGO

The dump is their refuge

A truck lumbers up the hillside, backs up to the pile and releases a load of bags and junk and trash and scraps and all things inedible, unless of course, you happen to be a gull.
WHITEFISH PILOT | UPDATED 16 YEARS AGO

The dump is their refuge

A truck lumbers up the hillside, backs up to the pile and releases a load of bags and junk and trash and scraps and all things inedible, unless of course, you happen to be a gull.
BIGFORK EAGLE | UPDATED 16 YEARS AGO

Caution: Expected rain could cause roof damage

If you have a lot of snow on your roof, you’ll probably want to get it off as soon as possible.
WHITEFISH PILOT | UPDATED 16 YEARS AGO

Caution: Expected rain could cause roof damage

If you have a lot of snow on your roof, you’ll probably want to get it off as soon as possible.
BIGFORK EAGLE | UPDATED 16 YEARS AGO

Caution: Expected rain could cause roof damage

If you have a lot of snow on your roof, you’ll probably want to get it off as soon as possible.
HUNGRY HORSE NEWS | UPDATED 16 YEARS AGO

Man killed in wreck on Monday

An 18-year-old Kalispell man was killed in a two-vehicle accident on snowy roads Monday night about 7:30 p.m. at the intersection of Birch Grove Road and U.S. Highway 2.
BIGFORK EAGLE | UPDATED 16 YEARS AGO

Man killed in wreck on Monday

An 18-year-old Kalispell man was killed in a two-vehicle accident on snowy roads Monday night about 7:30 p.m. at the intersection of Birch Grove Road and U.S. Highway 2.
HUNGRY HORSE NEWS | UPDATED 16 YEARS AGO

Man killed in wreck on Monday

An 18-year-old Kalispell man was killed in a two-vehicle accident on snowy roads Monday night about 7:30 p.m. at the intersection of Birch Grove Road and U.S. Highway 2.
WHITEFISH PILOT | UPDATED 16 YEARS AGO

BPA plans talks with aluminum companies

The Bonneville Power Administration is finding a bit of a silver lining in a lawsuit that challenged its contracts with aluminum companies.
HUNGRY HORSE NEWS | UPDATED 16 YEARS AGO

Result of BPA suit: $17 million loss to CFAC

A multi-tiered federal lawsuit had a poison pill for the Columbia Falls Aluminum Co. — it effectively ceased a $17 million annual payment from the Bonneville Power Administration.
HUNGRY HORSE NEWS | UPDATED 16 YEARS AGO

Study: Glacier an economic engine

Glacier National Park is not just a World Heritage site, a beautiful landscape, a home to many interesting and exotic species. It’s also an economic engine, according to a new study commissioned by the National Park Service.
HUNGRY HORSE NEWS | UPDATED 16 YEARS AGO

Association asks for Sun Road funding

The National Parks Conservation Association is calling on the Obama Administration to fund a host of projects through his proposed economic stimulus plan, including $21 million for the Going-to-the-Sun Road.
HUNGRY HORSE NEWS | UPDATED 16 YEARS AGO

He's the bike man from Hungry Horse

Rusty Larsen likes garage sales. Can't drive by one without stopping in, poking around, picking up something. Mostly he’s looking for bikes, or bike parts. Seats. Cranks. Gears. Cables. You name it.
WHITEFISH PILOT | UPDATED 16 YEARS, 1 MONTH AGO

He's the bike man from Hungry Horse

Rusty Larsen likes garage sales. Can't drive by one without stopping in, poking around, picking up something. Mostly he’s looking for bikes, or bike parts. Seats. Cranks. Gears. Cables. You name it.
HUNGRY HORSE NEWS | UPDATED 16 YEARS, 1 MONTH AGO

He's the bike man from Hungry Horse

Rusty Larsen likes garage sales. Can't drive by one without stopping in, poking around, picking up something. Mostly he’s looking for bikes, or bike parts. Seats. Cranks. Gears. Cables. You name it.
BIGFORK EAGLE | UPDATED 16 YEARS, 1 MONTH AGO

Signs designed for avalanche alerts

They're not there to tell motorists the wrong temperature. But that's about all large illuminated signs along U.S. Highway 2 have been doing since they were put up a couple of weeks ago.
HUNGRY HORSE NEWS | UPDATED 16 YEARS, 1 MONTH AGO

He's the bike man from Hungry Horse

Rusty Larsen likes garage sales. Can't drive by one without stopping in, poking around, picking up something. Mostly he's looking for bikes, or bike parts. Seats. Cranks. Gears. Cables. You name it.
HUNGRY HORSE NEWS | UPDATED 16 YEARS, 1 MONTH AGO

Gas leak forces evacuation in Mosquito Flats neighborhood; frigid weather continues

Winter arrived in Columbia Falls over the weekend, but the predicted blizzard didn’t drop as much snow as first thought. Even so, about 40 people in the Mosquito Flats neighborhood had to be evacuated Sunday morning after a gas substation sprung a major leak.
WHITEFISH PILOT | UPDATED 16 YEARS, 1 MONTH AGO

Gas leak forces evacuation in Mosquito Flats neighborhood; frigid weather continues

Winter arrived in Columbia Falls over the weekend, but the predicted blizzard didn’t drop as much snow as first thought. Even so, about 40 people in the Mosquito Flats neighborhood had to be evacuated Sunday morning after a gas substation sprung a major leak.
BIGFORK EAGLE | UPDATED 16 YEARS, 1 MONTH AGO

Gas leak forces evacuation in Mosquito Flats neighborhood; frigid weather continues

Winter arrived in Columbia Falls over the weekend, but the predicted blizzard didn’t drop as much snow as first thought. Even so, about 40 people in the Mosquito Flats neighborhood had to be evacuated Sunday morning after a gas substation sprung a major leak.
HUNGRY HORSE NEWS | UPDATED 16 YEARS, 1 MONTH AGO

Study gives griz mortality a mixed review

A new report by the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service gives the human-caused grizzly bear mortality rate in the Northern Continental a mixed review.
WHITEFISH PILOT | UPDATED 16 YEARS, 1 MONTH AGO

Study gives griz mortality a mixed review

A new report by the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service gives the human-caused grizzly bear mortality rate in the Northern Continental a mixed review.
HUNGRY HORSE NEWS | UPDATED 16 YEARS, 1 MONTH AGO

Gun rules relaxed for national parks

The Department of Interior late last week approved rule changes that will allow gun owners with concealed weapons permits to legally carry guns in national parks.
HUNGRY HORSE NEWS | UPDATED 16 YEARS, 1 MONTH AGO

Gun rules relaxed for national parks

The Department of Interior late last week approved rule changes that will allow gun owners with concealed weapons permits to legally carry guns in national parks.
WHITEFISH PILOT | UPDATED 16 YEARS, 1 MONTH AGO

Study gives griz mortality a mixed review

A new report by the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service gives the human-caused grizzly bear mortality rate in the Northern Continental a mixed review.
BIGFORK EAGLE | UPDATED 16 YEARS, 1 MONTH AGO

Gun rules relaxed for national parks

The Department of Interior late last week approved rule changes that will allow gun owners with concealed weapons permits to legally carry guns in national parks.
BIGFORK EAGLE | UPDATED 16 YEARS, 1 MONTH AGO

Study gives griz mortality a mixed review

A new report by the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service gives the human-caused grizzly bear mortality rate in the Northern Continental a mixed review.
BIGFORK EAGLE | UPDATED 16 YEARS, 1 MONTH AGO

Study gives griz mortality a mixed review

A new report by the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service gives the human-caused grizzly bear mortality rate in the Northern Continental a mixed review.
HUNGRY HORSE NEWS | UPDATED 16 YEARS, 1 MONTH AGO

Study gives griz mortality a mixed review

A new report by the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service gives the human-caused grizzly bear mortality rate in the Northern Continental a mixed review.
WHITEFISH PILOT | UPDATED 16 YEARS, 1 MONTH AGO