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Water drains from the ceiling into garbage cans at the Muldown cafeteria on Dec. 1. (Aaric Bryan/Daily Inter Lake)

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A group of tom turkeys lead the hens away near Whitefish Mountain Resort on Thursday. (Aaric Bryan/Daily Inter Lake)

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Ben Lard stands in his houseboat the Kee O Mee II at Somers Bay on Wednesday. (Aaric Bryan/Daily Inter Lake)

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A line of voters stretches to the back of the polling place Trade Center at the Flathead County Fairgrounds on Tuesday. (Aaric Bryan/Daily Inter Lake)

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Geese and duck on the water of a small unnamed lake in West Valley. (Aaric Bryan/Daily Inter Lake)

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Glacier soccer

Glacier midfielder Ryan Symmes slides to steal the ball from a Billings Senior player during the second half of the fifth-place match of the Class AA Montana Soccer Championship at Kidsports Complex on Saturday. (Aaric Bryan/Daily Inter Lake)

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Flathead soccer

Flathead defender Clara Vandenbosch steals the ball from Glacier forward Gabbi Dickson during the second half at Glacier High School on Tuesday. (Aaric Bryan/Daily Inter Lake)

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Lisa Morrow

Independent Democrat or Democratic Independent

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Glacier football

Glacier receiver Andrew Durado hauls in a pass from Tadan Gilman and runs for a 60-yard touchdown during the first quarter against Great Falls C.M. Russell at Legends Stadium on Friday. (Aaric Bryan/Daily Inter Lake)

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Lisa Morrow

Lisa Morrow is running for House District 6. (Aaric Bryan/Daily Inter Lake)

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The bell in front of the First Presbyterian Church on Main Street in Kalispell. (Aaric Bryan/Daily Inter Lake)

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Cashton Fields starts the day by saying the Pledge of Allegiance on Thursday. (Aaric Bryan/Daily Inter Lake)

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Workers finish the installation of the beams for the skybridge between the Flathead County South Campus Building and Earl Bennett Building on Tuesday. (Aaric Bryan/Daily Inter Lake)

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Crosstown soccer

Flathead's Jordan Buxton (left) battles Glacier's Rohit Tappeta (right) for possession in the first crosstown match of the season on Sept. 15, at Legends Stadium (Aaric Bryan/Daily Inter Lake)

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New building under construction

Papa Murphy's will move to a new building behind the current one in October. (Aaric Bryan/Daily Inter Lake)

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Tyler Wilkonski

Tyler Wilkonski, the owner of Papa Murphy's in Kalispell, makes a pizza on Thursday. (Aaric Bryan/Daily inter Lake)

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Tyler Wilkonski, the owner of Papa Murphy's in Kalispell, makes a pizza on Thursday. (Aaric Bryan/Daily inter Lake)

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Papa Murphy's will move to a new building behind the current one in October. (Aaric Bryan/Daily Inter Lake)

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Flathead High School

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Big Sky Martial Arts

Big Sky Martial Arts of Kalispell has four members competing on the national taekwondo stage. Pictured are: (from left) coach Master John Paul Noyes, Taylor Reed, Adam Bartlett, Cheyenne Arndt, coach Master Mrs. Debbie Noyes and Thomas Reed. (Aaric Bryan/Daily Inter Lake)

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Jewell tour

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Sally Jewell

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Whitefish's Brendan Buls

Whitefish sophomore Brendan Buls drives his tee shot on the 14th hole of the North Course at Whitefish Lake Golf Club during the Northwest A Kickoff tournament on Wednesday. (Aaric Bryan/Daily Inter Lake)

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Whitefish's Hayley Hileman

Hayley Hileman tees off on the 10th hole at the Whitefish Lake Golf Club's North Course during the Northwest A Kickoff golf tournament on Wednesday. (Aaric Bryan/Daily Inter Lake)

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Scandinavian delicacies make fair debut

Emy Amy, left, and Mette Cephers stand in front of the Scandinavian Baking Company and Sons of Norway booth at the Northwest Montana Fair on Tuesday. They will make aebelskievers, Swedish pancakes and lefse. (Aaric Bryan/Daily inter Lake)

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Huckleberry shakes a time-honored treat

Diana Hinzmann brings a pair of huckleberry shakes to a customer at the Bigfork Ladies Service Club booth at the Northwest Montana Fair on Tuesday. (Aaric Bryan/Daily Inter Lake)

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Buyers a crucial part of fair livestock sale

Kaitlyn May of the Grandview Supreme 4-H club kisses her simmental cross steer Reets after weighing him at the Flathead County Fairgrounds on Wednesday. (Aaric Bryan/Daily Inter Lake)

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Tribes speak out against grizzly delisting

Jimmy St. Goddard, a traditional chief of the Blackfeet Nation and vice chairman of Guardians of Our Ancestors Legacy, performs a song during a ceremony to honor the grizzly bear and bring attention to the proposed removal of the grizzly from the federal endangered species list at the Rising Sun …

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Ben Perrin goes up for a shot against Sam Bolster during a men's open game of the fourth annual Kalispell Firefighters 3-on-3 Tournament on Saturday. (Aaric Bryan/Daily Inter Lake)

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Madison Akers splits two defenders as she drives to the basket during the women's open game of the fourth annual Kalispell Firefighters 3-on-3 Tournament on Saturday. (Aaric Bryan/Daily Inter Lake)

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Adam Bradley takes a shot over Brant Beaudry during a men's open game of the Kalispell Firefighters 3-on-3 Tournament on Saturday. (Aaric Bryan/Daily Inter Lake)

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Dancing Thunder, the Principal Chief of the Susquehannock of the State of Florida, performs a song about the grizzly bear during a ceremony to honor the grizzly bear and bring attention to the proposed removal of the grizzly from the federal endangered species list at the Rising Sun pinic area …

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Jimmy St. Goddard, a traditional chief of the Blackfeet Nation and vice chairman of Guardians of Our Ancestors' Legacy, performs a song during a ceremony to honor the grizzly bear and bring attention to the proposed removal of the grizzly from the federal endangered species list at the Rising Sun …

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The swimmers in the Olympic division of the Xterra Flathead Triathlon start their swim in Foys Lake on Sunday. (Aaric Bryan/Daily Inter Lake)

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A biker rounds a corner during the Xterra Flathead Triathlon at Herron Park on Sunday. (Aaric Bryan/Daily Inter Lake)

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Daniel Shaw of Coeur d'Alene Idaho runs to the finish line to win the Olympic division of the inaugural Xterra Flathead Triathlon at Herron Park on Sunday. (Aaric Bryan/Daily Inter Lake)

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Art Olson puts the top down on his 1958 Chevy Impala during the Evergreen Show 'n Shine at Conlin's Furniture Outlet on Saturday. (Aaric Bryan/Daily Inter Lake)

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Dan Brockman shines his 1955 Ford F-100 during the Evergreen Show 'n Shine on Saturday. The truck originally was owned by Brockman's grandfather. (Aaric Bryan/Daily Inter Lake)

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Ally sits inside Herm Rowland's 1935 Chris Craft Deluxe Runabout during the 11th annual Big Sky Antique and Classic Boat Show at Marina Cay Resort in Bigfork on Saturday. (Aaric Bryan/Daily Inter Lake)

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Angie Oakins of Natural Elements Jewelry hangs her handmade earrings on a display during the 38th annual Bigfork Festival of Arts on Saturday. Oakins said that her jewelery is inspired by nature and uses a combination of natural stones, etched, soldered and forged sterling silver jewelry. (Aaric Bryan/Daily Inter Lake)

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Sarawut Kanpairee, a Thailand charcoal artist does a free-hand charcoal painting in the Sunti World Art Gallery booth at the 38th annual Bigfork Festival of Arts on Saturday. (Aaric Bryan/Daily Inter Lake)

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Six-year-old Deena Fuller picks out mysis shrimp from an aquarium during the Flathead Lake Biological Station Open House on Wednesday. (Aaric Bryan/Daily Inter Lake)

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Tricia Youngblood holds her son Bennett as he tries to grab the contraptions people made in the phytoplankton display at the Flathead Lake Biological Station on Wednesday. (Aaric Bryan/Daily Inter Lake)

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Ceabian Sobolish, 8, sits on the Jessie B, a research vessel for the Flathead Lake Biological Station, during the open house. (Aaric Bryan/Daily Inter Lake)

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Cody Youngblood sits outside the Flathead Lake Biological Station during an interview on Wednesday. (Aaric Bryan/Daily Inter Lake)

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People entering Wayfarers State Park pass a sign stating that the campsite is full. (Aaric Bryan/Daily Inter Lake)

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Amelia Hanko, a Flathead 11th-grader who went to Hedges, helps Hedges' fourth-grader Mabel Peterson with her writing during the Hedges Summer School on Wednesday. (Aaric Bryan/Daily Inter Lake)

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Savannah Miller, a former Hedges student, helps first-grader Jenna Douglas in the computer lab during the Hedges Summer School on Wednesday. (Aaric Bryan/Daily Inter Lake)

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Hedges fifth-grader Emma McGough reads to former Hedges student Natalie Mills during the Hedges Summer School on Wednesday. (Aaric Bryan/Daily Inter Lake)

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Northwest Montana Fair and Rodeo Parade Grand Marshall Gordon Pirrie stands on his 1942 Chevy Fire Truck. (Aaric Bryan/Daily Inter Lake)

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A cowboy keeps the horses to the side of U.S. 2 near Columbia Heights during the Wild Horse Drive on Saturday. (Aaric Bryan/Daily inter Lake)

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Traffic backs up on U.S. 2 as the Wild Horse Drive arrives at the Blue Moon on Saturday. (Aaric Bryan/Daily Inter Lake)

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Cowboys and cowgirls start to lead a herd of horse from Columbia Heights to the Blue Moon on U.S. 2 during the Wild Horse Drive for Heritage Days on Saturday. (Aaric Bryan/Daily Inter Lake)

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Luke May

Whitefish graduate Luke May quarterbacked the Bulldogs to their first state championship since 1979. He also won his third straight Class A state javelin championship as a senior. May will compete in that event at the University of Minnesota as a collegian. (Aaric Bryan/Daily Inter Lake)

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Glacier's Tadan Gilman

Glacier's Tadan Gilman makes a cut as he attempts to elude a trio of Missoula Sentinel defenders during the first quarter at Legends Stadium on Friday. (Aaric Bryan/Daily Inter Lake)

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Glacier's Jaxen Hashley

Glacier's Jaxen Hashley leaps to try and knock down a pass against Helena in a 2015 regular season game. Hashley will continue his football career at Montana State, beginning in 2017. (Aaric Bryan/Daily Inter Lake)

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Eighty-five year old Phyllis Bouton, right, waits with her best friend Naomi Sherper for her turn to take a flight in a plane during the Dream Flights event at the Glacier Jet Center on Monday. (Aaric Bryan/Daily Inter Lake)

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Jack Taylor, 84 gives the thumbs up before he takes off in a 1942 Boeing Stearman during the Dream Flights event at the Glacier Jet Center. (Aaric Bryan/Daily Inter Lake)

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The sign for the Whitefish Stage Organic Farms stands by Whitefish Stage Road to advertise the newly-opened store. (Aaric Bryan/Daily Inter Lake)

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Jane and Desmond Hunter sled down the Hidden Lake Trail. (Aaric Bryan/Daily Inter Lake)

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Logan Pass visitors

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Jane Hunter of Florida sleds down the Hidden Lake Trail at Logan Pass on Thursday. (Aaric Bryan/Daily Inter Lake)

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Jerry Gamble, of Las Vegas, Nev., looks at a helicopter as he takes pictures on the Going-to-the-Sun Road just east of Logan Pass on Friday. (Aaric Bryan/Daily Inter Lake)

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Alpine Landscaping's Justin Thomas, left bottom row, Austin Gimnich, Jerry Abell, Dave Reynolds and Bruce Altenberg donated labor and materials to build the patio. (Aaric Bryan/Daily Inter Lake)

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A cable lock is secured around a shotgun during the Project ChildSafe seminar at the Red Lion Inn on Wednesday. (Aaric Bryan/Daily Inter Lake)

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A toyota sits in the middle of U.S. 93 North after a two-vehicle accident at the intersection with Montana 82 on Thursday. The accident blocked both northbound lanes. (Aaric Bryan/Daily Inter Lake)

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Vivi, a toy poodle, rides in Lisa Melby's backpack during a walk in Kalispell on Tuesday. (Aaric Bryan/Daily Inter Lake)

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Johnny Perez, a 2016 Whitefish graduate, has spent most of his life moving from foster home to foster home. (Aaric Bryan/Daily Inter Lake)

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Hedges second-grader Evan Mele reads, left, the story he wrote to classmate in Elaine's classroom on Wednesday. Students wrote a story about what they have learned in the class and designed a quilt to tell the story. (Aaric Bryan/Daily Inter Lake)

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Luke Harrington wets his hand in a sprinkler at Woodland Park on Wednesday. (Aaric Bryan/Daily Inter Lake)

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Luke Flammond plants zinnias at Woodland Park on Wednesday. (Aaric Bryan/Daily Inter Lake)

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Border collie trained to work at Logan Pass

A woman photographs goats along the Hidden Lake Trail in Glacier National Park. (Chris Peterson/Hungry Horse News)

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A bulldozer works to repair a section of Rabe Road on Wednesday. (Aaric Bryan/Daily Inter Lake)

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Mushroom Burgers

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Whitefish seventh-grader Ali Hirsch uses a extruder gun to take a fingerprint off a golf ball as Columbia Falls seventh-grader Dillen Hoerner looks on as the two work to solve a crime during a workshop during Expanding Your Horizons. (Aaric Bryan/Daily Inter Lake)

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Edgerton fourth-graders Kamron Bigoness-Hunter, front, and Phaedra Chrz release westslope cutthroat trout into Buffalohead Pond during a Hooked on Fishing field trip with the Montana Fish, Wildlife and Parks on Thursday. (Aaric Bryan/Daily Inter Lake)

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Cedar Creek Lodge

The Cedar Creek Lodge in Columbia Falls is expected to open June 21.

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Former artists now run sustainable farm

Mandy Gerth plants a tray of lettuce with her husband Jay Cummings at their farm on Wednesday. (Aaric Bryan/Daily Inter Lake)

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A construction crew works on an oral surgery facility on Timber Wolf Parkway on Thursday. (Aaric Bryan/Daily Inter Lake)

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Plows nearing Logan Pass

A rotary snowplow shoots a stream of snow as an excavator and bulldozer work to clear the Going-to-the-Sun Road less than a mile away from the top of Logan Pass on Wednesday. This year the park received about an average snowpack, but is experiencing an above average snow melt. (Aaric …

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A rotary snowplow shoots a stream of snow as an excavator and bulldozer work to clear the Going-to-the-Sun Road less than a mile away from the top of Logan Pass on Wednesday. This year the park received about an average snowpack, but is experiencing an above average snow melt. (Aaric …

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Flathead High School Construction Class senior Nick Held shows Insured Titles Patti Nelson the Edison light fixtures during the open house of the three-bedroom, three-bathroom, student-built house in west Kalispell on Tuesday. (Aaric Bryan/Daily Inter Lake)

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People tour the Flathead High School Construction Class's built house at 663 Corporate Drive in west Kalispell during the open house on Tuesday. (Aaric Bryan/Daily Inter Lake)

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Glacier's 400-meter relay team

Glacier senior Aaron Robinson takes off after getting the baton from Scout Willcut during the 400-meter relay at the Archie Roe Invitational at Legends Stadium on Saturday. The Wolfpack set a meet record. (Aaric Bryan/Daily Inter Lake)

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Flathead's Gillian Maness

Flathead runner Gillian Maness rounds the corner at the start of the second lap of the 800-meter run during the Archie Roe Invitational at Legends Stadium on Saturday. (Aaric Bryan/Daily Inter Lake)

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Glacier's Taylor Salonen

Glacier senior Taylor Salonen lands in the sand during the triple jump at the Archie Roe Invitational on Saturday, May 7. (Aaric Bryan/Daily Inter Lake)

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Flathead senior Abbie O'Brien

Flathead second baseman Abbie O'Brien rips a double during the bottom of the fourth in game one against Missoula Hellgate at Boyle Field at the Conrad Complex on Friday, May 6, 2016. (Aaric Bryan/Daily Inter Lake)

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Flathead's Kaileigh Denna

Flathead third baseman Kaileigh Denna gets into position to scoop up a ground ball during the top of the fifth against Missoula Hellgate at Boyle Field at the Conrad Complex on Friday, May 6, 2016. (Aaric Bryan/Daily Inter Lake)

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Flathead softball

Missoula Hellgate senior Dusty Calouri slides into home before Flathead catcher Jayden Russell can get the tag down during the top of the sixth at Boyle Field at the Conrad Complex on Friday, May 6, 2016. (Aaric Bryan/Daily Inter Lake)

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Students show off house they built

Flathead High School Construction Class students Sam Marty, from left, Boyd Hicks and Nathon Soehl shovel away the excess asphalt the driveway was paved at the student-built house on Thursday. The three-bedroom, three-bath house in west Kalispell is the first house the class has built. There will be an open …

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Lighthouse artist gets show at Bigfork center

Leanne Shepherd's artwork is displayed at the Bigfork Art and Cultural Center. Her work will be featured at the center on Friday. (Aaric Bryan/Daily Inter Lake)

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Leanne Shephard's artwork is displayed at the Bigfork Art and Cultural Center. Her work will be featured at the center on Friday. (Aaric Bryan/Daily Inter Lake)

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Leanne Shephard stands in front of her collection of stuffed animals and clocks in her room at the Lighthouse Christian Home in Somers on Thursday. There will be a reception for Shephard's artwork at the Bigfork Art and Cultural Center on Friday. (Aaric Bryan/Daily Inter Lake)

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Mandy Gerth plants a tray of lettuce with her husband Jay Cummings at their farm on Wednesday. (Aaric Bryan/Daily Inter Lake)

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Glacier's Aaron Robinson

Glacier senior Aaron Robinson clears the final hurdle during his victory in the 110-meter hurdles at the Glacier track meet on Thursday. (Aaric Bryan/Daily Inter Lake)

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Flathead High School Construction Class students Sam Marty, from left, Boyd Hicks and Nathon Soehl shovel away the excess asphalt from paving drive way from the student-built house on Thursday. The three-bedroom, three-bath house in west Kalispell is the first house the class has built. There will be an open …

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Young murderer up for parole again

Nate Chute/Daily Inter Lake Terry Olson sits in court on Thursday.

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Flathead Valley Community College Botany Professor Mirabai McCarthy looks up as a bird passes as her and Solange Martin identify the shooting star flower during the FVCC BioBlitz at the college on Saturday. During the second annual blitz participants identified as many plants and animal life on the campus.(Aaric Bryan/Daily …

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Montana Fish, Wildlife and Parks' John Fraley shocks the Stillwater River as Flathead Valley Community College ecology student Brett Handford nets the fish during the second annual BioBlitz. (Aaric Bryan/Daily Inter Lake)

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Glacier ninth-grader Gage Southland inspects a caterpillar nest during the second annual BioBlitz at Flathead Valley Community College on Saturday. (Aaric Bryan/Daily Inter Lake)

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Crane operator Chuck Harmon moves the second boulder as City of Kalispell's Josh Britton guides it at Lawrence Park on Friday. (Aaric Bryan/Daily Inter Lake)

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Crosstown softball

Glacier's Meg Hornby is tagged out by Abbie O'Brien for the final out of Flathead's 3-2 crosstown win on Thursday at Boyle Field at the Conrad Complex. (Aaric Bryan/The Daily Inter Lake)

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Crosstown Track

Flathead sophomore Bobby Lowry and Glacier sophomore Drew Turner are neck-and-neck as they sprint toward the finish line during the 4x100-meter relay of the Crosstown Track Meet at Legends Stadium on Tuesday. (Aaric Bryan/Daily Inter Lake)

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Crosstown Tennis

Flathead's Ridge Lembka stretches for a ball during a singles match against Glacier's Spencer Johnson at Flathead Valley Community College on Tuesday. (Aaric Bryan/Daily Inter Lake)

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Flathead's Rayna Darrow

Flathead #2 singles player Rayna Darrow reaches for a ball in her match against Missoula Sentinel at Flathead Valley Community College on Saturday. (Aaric Bryan/Daily Inter Lake)

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Glacier's McKenna Tinseth

Glacier #1 singles player McKenna Tinseth crushes a return in a match against Big Sky's Shayla Johnson at Flathead Valley Community College on Saturday. (Aaric Bryan/Daily Inter Lake)

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Glacier's Hunter Danz

Glacier #1 doubles player Hunter Danz backhands a ball during his match with partner Ben Wright against Hellgate's Ino Caina and Nate Jourdonnais. (Aaric Bryan/Daily Inter Lake)

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Danner Pickering makes it across the pond going backwards during the Whitefish Mountain Resort 2016 Pond Skim on Saturday. Pickering won the event. (Aaric Bryan/Daily Inter Lake)

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Adam Cazell, dressed as baby Trump, wrecks during the second round of the Whitefish Mountain Resort 2016 Pond Skim on Saturday. (Aaric Bryan/Daily Inter Lake)

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Claude Boiteau, dressed as an Easter egg chariot, crashes during the second round of the Whitefish Mountain Resort 2016 Pond Skim. (Aaric Bryan/Daily Inter Lake)

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Neil Meyer stores a 1929 Ford Model A Roadster in his doghouse. (Aaric Bryan/Daily Inter Lake)

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The Montana Neighbor Award sits in Neil and Dixie Meyer's cabin the cabin they built on their land on Salmon Prairie in the Swan Valley. (Aaric Bryan/Daily Inter Lake)

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Glacier Softball Duo

Glacier catcher Christine Connolly, left, and pitcher Ali Williams have been playing softball together since they were 9 years old. (Aaric Bryan/Daily Inter Lake)

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Brian Hunt carves a beer stein for the brewfest during the Spam-O-Rama contest in Bigfork on Saturday. (Aaric Bryan/Daily Inter Lake)

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Yana Dryden carefully places a piece of spam during the Spam-O-Rama at the Garden Bar on Saturday. (Aaric Bryan/Daily Inter Lake)

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Six-year-old Beckett Schreiber starts sculpting his Spam snowman during the Spam-O-Rama contest of the Bigfork Brewfest at the Garden Bar on Saturday. (Aaric Bryan/Daily Inter Lake)

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Wolverines defenseman Jonathan Ball

Whitefish Wolverine Johnathan Ball takes a shot during the Wolverines' blowout of the Lake Tahoe Icemen at the Stumptown Ice Den on Friday. Ball had four assists and a goal in the game. (Aaric Bryan/Daily Inter Lake)

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Dave Burns takes measurements for the venting system of the emergency room expansion at Kalispell Regional Medical Center on Thursday. (Aaric Bryan/Daily Inter Lake)

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Libby's Jonny Cielak

Libby's Jonny Cielak soars past Anaconda's Trent Mikalatos for a basket in the Loggers' 69-64 victory in the opening round of the Western B Divisionals at Flathead on Thursday. (Aaric Bryan/Daily Inter Lake)

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Flathead's Cade White

Flathead's Cade White shoots over Helena's Connor Matthews for a basket in the second quarter of the Braves' 67-62 victory on Saturday. (Aaric Bryan/Daily Inter Lake)

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Glacier's Tadan Gilman, left, and Dylan Ruggles tie up Helena's Connor Matthews for a held ball during the third quarter of the Wolfpack's 37-36 victory at Glacier on Friday. (Aaric Bryan/Daily Inter Lake)

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Flathead wrestlers at court

Flathead wrestlers filled the district courtroom to find out if their teammate Payton Hume could wrestle at the state tournament. (Aaric Bryan/Daily Inter Lake)

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Payton Hume

Flathead's Payton Hume uses a claw hold as he attempts to pin Glacier's Tyler Eierdam during the 145-bout at the crosstown dual at Flathead on Thursday. Hume pinned Eierdam in the third period to help the Braves win 62-6. (Aaric Bryan/Daily Inter Lake)

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Helena Flat first and second-grade teacher Kami Doty helps second-grader Tavyn Taylor with addition during the Montessori Math Night at the school on Thursday. (Aaric Bryan/Daily Inter Lake)

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Hans Axelsen, from left, Jeni Axelsen and Margaret Lekander sit in the Kalispell Hostel above Wheaton's on Thursday. (Aaric Bryan/Daily Inter Lake)

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Kalispell Montesorri Elementary students, from left, Carmen Eddy, Adrian Crow, Luca Duffy and Adie Corbett run in snowshoes while playing a game during an outdoor learning experience at the school on Thursday. (Aaric Bryan/Daily Inter Lake)

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Snowshoe fun

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Betsy Wood skies down a hill at Dry Bridge Park as she cross country skies on Tuesday. (Aaric Bryan/Daily Inter Lake)

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Mike and Betsy Wood cross country ski at Dry Bridge Park in Kalispell on Tuesday. (Aaric Bryan/Daily Inter Lake)

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Making tracks

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Rooster, front, and Beppo chase each other while playing in the snow on the beach of Flathead Lake near Somers on Monday. (Aaric Bryan/Daily Inter Lake)

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Rooster, a cur hound, runs in the new snow on the beach of Flathead Lake near Somers on Monday. (Aaric Bryan/Daily Inter Lake)

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Cars pass a snow sculpture of a face on a tree on the corner of Fourth Avenue East and Montana Street on Tuesday. The snow sculpture was made by Terresa Knudsen. Knudsen said she had never been a "snow person," but enjoyed making stick snowmen when her children was younger. …

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Snow dogs

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Glacier's Tyler Eierdam

Glacier's Tyler Eierdam holds Helena Capital's AJ McBroom to the ground during the 138-pound match at Glacier on Saturday. (Aaric Bryan/Daily Inter Lake)

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Flathead's Cody Howe

Flathead's Cody Howe tries to turn Helena Capital's Sheldon Fladland to his back during the 285-pound match at Flathead on Saturday. (Aaric Bryan/Daily Inter Lake)

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Connor Buckley goes off a jump as Dan Burggraff pulls him on River during the sport division of the World Invitational Skijoring event in Whitefish on Saturday. (Aaric Bryan/Daily Inter Lake)

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Connor Brown goes around a turn during the World Invitational Skijoring event in Whitefish on Saturday. (Aaric Bryan/Daily Inter Lake)

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Tim O'Brien wrecks as he goes around a turn during the sport division of the World Invitational Skijoring event in Whitefish on Saturday. (Aaric Bryan/Daily Inter Lake)

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Stillwater Christian's Joe Hooker is fouled by Flathead Valley Homeschool's Taylor Titchbourne during the first quarter at West Valley Elementary School on Friday. (Aaric Bryan/Daily Inter Lake)

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Stillwater Christian-FVHS basketball

Flathead Valley Homeschool's Alexis Ehelers, right, and Stillwater Christian's Ramey Metzger fight for a loose ball during the second quarter of the Crusader's 37-32 victory at West Valley Elementary School on Friday. (Aaric Bryan/Daily Inter Lake)

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Winter Warm-up

16-month-year-old Starlyna Hawks-Freund show volunteer Nola Rice her new gloves as Michelle Freund holds her during the Winter Warm-up at the Gateway Community Center on Friday. The event provided blankets, winter clothing, blankets and provided many services for veterans and people in need. (Aaric Bryan/Daily Inter Lake)

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Whitefish's Steven Quimby

Whitefish's Steven Quimby pins Polson's Nick Marquart at the 1:31 mark to win the heavyweight bout during a dual at Whitefish on Thursday. (Aaric Bryan/Daily Inter Lake)

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Polson's Bridger Wentzel

Polson's Bridger Wentzel pins Whitefish's Eli Taylor at the 41 second mark to help the Pirates beat the Bulldogs 62-12 in a dual at Whitefish on Thursday. (Aaric Bryan/Daily Inter Lake)

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Whitefish's Konrad Zinke

Whitefish's Konrad Zinke looks up at the ref as he pins Polson's Noah Humphrey right as the first period ends in the 182-pound bout. (Aaric Bryan/Daily Inter Lake)

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Ava Chisholm

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Glacier's Blayne Bailey sails past Flathead's Tyler Johnson to score a layup to help the Wolfpack pull away from the Braves. (Aaric Bryan/Daily Inter Lake)

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The Wolfpack's Taylor Salonen (3), Nikki Krueger (21), and Anna Schrade (23) celebrate from the bench after a basket in the final minutes of their victory against Flathead. (Aaric Bryan/Daily Inter Lake)

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The Wolfpack celebrate their 55-39 win over the Braves as they walk off the court at Flathead. (Aaric Bryan/Daily Inter Lake)

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Glacier's Tadan Gilman soars past Flathead's CJ Dugan to score a basket in the first quarter in the Wolfpack's 55-39 victory at Flathead on Tuesday. (Aaric Bryan/Daily Inter Lake)

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Glacier's Anna Shrade gets past Flathead's Tiana Johnson as she puts up a shot. (Aaric Bryan/Daily Inter Lake)

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Glacier's Hailey Ruggles fights with Flathead's Kylee Meredith for a loose ball as Hailee Bennett looks on during the first half of the Wolfpack's 59-36 crosstown victory at Flathead on Tuesday. (Aaric Bryan/Daily Inter Lake)

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Flathead senior Ethan Hall, left, and his brother Edgar Hall, a freshman, practice their dramatic interpretation performance at Flathead on Tuesday as the prepare for the state speech and debate championship in Billings Friday and Saturday. (Aaric Bryan/Daily Inter Lake)

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Glacier's Blayne Bailey sails past Flathead's Tyler Johnson to score a layup to help the Wolfpack pull away from the Braves. (Aaric Bryan/Daily Inter Lake)

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The Wolfpack celebrate their 55-39 win over the Braves as they walk off the court at Flathead. (Aaric Bryan/Daily Inter Lake)

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Glacier's Tadan Gilman soars past Flathead's CJ Dugan to score a basket in the first quarter in the Wolfpack's 55-39 victory at Flathead on Tuesday. (Aaric Bryan/Daily Inter Lake)

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The Wolfpack's Taylor Salonen (3), Nikki Krueger (21), and Anna Schrade (23) celebrate from the bench after a basket in the final minutes of their victory against Flathead. (Aaric Bryan/Daily Inter Lake)

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Glacier's Anna Shrade gets past Flathead's Tiana Johnson as she puts up a shot. (Aaric Bryan/Daily Inter Lake)

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Glacier's Hailey Ruggles fights with Flathead's Kylee Meredith for a loose ball as Hailee Bennett looks on during the first half of the Wolfpack's 59-36 crosstown victory at Flathead on Tuesday. (Aaric Bryan/Daily Inter Lake)

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Old Main

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A beer sits on a ledge of the ice rink during the Craft Brewers Hockey Tournament and Beerfest at the Woodland Ice Center on Saturday. (Aaric Bryan/Daily Inter Lake)

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Dutchy, a blue heeler puppy, chases down a puck during the Craft Brewers Hockey Tournament and Brewfest at the Woodland Ice Center on Saturday. (Aaric Bryan/Daily Inter Lake)

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Marc Nastase of Fun Beverage goes top shelf to score a goal against Olds College Brewery to help the local team win 8-4 in the competitive divison of the Craft Brewers Hockey Tournament and Beer Fest at Woodland Ice Center on Saturday. (Aaric Bryan/Daily Inter Lake)

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Bigfork's Lana Berg

Bigfork's Lana Berg shoots over Libby's Shannon Reny during the Valkyrie's 57-36 victory at home on Friday. (Aaric Bryan/Daily Inter Lake)

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Bigfork's Adam Jordt

Bigfork's Adam Jordt shoots over Libby's Ryggs Johnston during the second quarter in Bigfork on Friday. (Aaric Bryan/Daily Inter Lake)

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Libby's Jonny Cielak

Libby's Jonny Cielak goes up for a shot in a crowd of Bigfork defenders during the first quarter in Bigfork on Friday. (Aaric Bryan/Daily Inter Lake)

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Darren Kauffman and Jake Hayden

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Jacina DeZell

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Flathead's Trae Vasquez

Flathead's Trae Vasquez puts Glacier's Reuger Baier in a head and arm hold to pin him in the first period during the 132-bout at the crosstown dual at Flathead on Thursday. (Aaric Bryan/Daily Inter Lake)

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Flathead's Payton Hume

Flathead's Payton Hume uses a claw hold as he attempts to pin Glacier's Austin Cheney during the 145-bout at the crosstown dual at Flathead on Thursday. Hume pinned Cheney in the third period to help the Braves win 62-6. (Aaric Bryan/Daily Inter Lake)

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A group of Glacier students sits with Belgian shepherd Brenner during lunch after a finals session on Thursday. (Aaric Bryan/Daily Inter Lake)

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Glacier High School sophomores Abri Turner, left, and Taylor Fraemer pet the Belgian shepherd Stryker during lunch at the school on Thursday. The dogs were at the school to help the students relieve stress during finals. (Aaric Bryan/Daily Inter Lake)

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Vincent Meuli

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Eagle view

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Vincent Meuli picks up debris left from the wreck caused by a stolen vehicle at the Glacier Auto Co. on Wednesday. (Aaric Bryan/Daily Inter Lake)

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Gil Jordan

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Corwin Way

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Flathead's C.J. Dugan

Flathead's C.J. Dugan sinks a basket over the Bulldogs' Matt Brewer (12) and Jacob Henry (10) to give Flathead an 18-13 lead at halftime in Whitefish on Tuesday. (Aaric Bryan/Daily Inter Lake)

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Flathead's Taylor Henley

Flathead freshman Taylor Henley shoots over Whitefish's Annisa Brown during the Bravettes' 46-32 win at Whitefish on Tuesday. (Aaric Bryan/Daily Inter Lake)

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Flathead's Tyler Johnson

The Braves' Tyler Johnson is fouled by the Bulldogs' Ryan Kemm as he goes up for a shot during the first quarter in Whitefish Tuesday. (Aaric Bryan/Daily Inter Lake)

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Patsy Bowen smiles as she learns how to tap the drum at the African drum class. (Aaric Bryan/Daily Inter Lake)

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Nancy Gresham taps the drum during an African drum class. (Aaric Bryan/Daily Inter Lake)

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A group of women learn how to drum during a class at the Imagine Health Wellness and Wisdom Center in Columbia Falls on Saturday, Jan. 16, 2016. (Aaric Bryan/Daily Inter Lake)

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Bob Sherrick teaches African drum lesson at the Imagine Health Wellness and Wisdom Center in Columbia Falls. (Aaric Bryan/Daily Inter Lake)

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Flathead Gymnastics Academy's Ava Mendoza performsduring the level four floor exercise of the Glacier Challenge at the Flathead County Fairgrounds on Saturday. (Aaric Bryan/Daily Inter Lake)

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Flathead Gymnastics Academy's Nora Iames does the splits during the level four floor exercise of the Glacier Challenge at the Flathead County Fairgrounds on Saturday. (Aaric Bryan/Daily Inter Lake)

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Stacy Gibbins, the director of programs for the NW Association for Blind Athletes, helps Hayden Sherman hit the ball during a game of beep ball for the Paralymic Experience Kalispell at the Peterson School on Saturday. The event was hosted by the NW Association for Blind Athletes and the Montana …

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Glacier's Noah Lindsay

Glacier's Noah Lindsay puts up a shot over Frenchtown's Andrew King (30) and Austin Means (22) during the first quarter on Friday. (Aaric Bryan/Daily Inter Lake)

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Glacier's Tadan Gilman

The Wolfpack's Tadan Gilman scores a basket on a fastbreak during the first quarter against Frenchtown on Friday. (Aaric Bryan/Daily Inter Lake)

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Glacier's Brynn McChesney

Glacier's Brynn McChesney drives past Frenchtown's Allison Hochhalter for a shot during the third quarter of the Wolfpack's 46-24 win at home on Friday. (Aaric Bryan/Daily Inter Lake)

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Viking ship

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Dave Smith at the Hibernation House at Whitefish Mountain Resort on Thursday. (Aaric Bryan)

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Bigfork librarian Julie Bonner checks out books as second graders read in the viking ship on Thursday. (Aaric Bryan/Daily Inter Lake)

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Bigfork second-graders Abigail Hansen, left, and Cecelia Brown laugh as they read Hansen's book on reptiles in the recently built viking ship in the elementary's library on Thursday. (Aaric Bryan/Daily Inter Lake)

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Whitefish's Zander Wold

Whitefish's Zander Wold is fouled by Columbia Falls' Steven DeCamp as he goes up for a shot during the third quarter. (Aaric Bryan/Daily Inter Lake)

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Whitefish's Luke May and Jansen Anderson

Luke May and Jansen Anderson celebrate the Whitefish Bulldogs' 56-44 victory over the Wildcats in Columbia Falls on Thursday. (Aaric Bryan/Daily Inter Lake).

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Columbia Falls' Kiara Burlage

Columbia Falls' Kiara Burlage drives past Whitefish's Cailyn Ross for a shot in the first quarter at Columbia Falls on Thursday. (Aaric Bryan/Daily Inter Lake)

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Amber Steed, from left, Mark Christensen, an event organizer, Dan Stueben, Rob Ford and Dan Brown ride over a hill at the start of 9-mile hill near Hot Springs during the second day of the third annual Chilly Con Cheeno on Sunday. Thirty-six people rode fat bikes around 40 miles …

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Seventh-grader Dillon Young reacts after missing a question during the Columbia Falls Junior High Geography Bee on Tuesday. (Aaric Bryan/Daily Inter Lake)

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Eighth-grader Noah Golan shows his answer to the judges during the championship round of the Columbia Falls Junior High'g Geography Bee at the school on Tuesday. Golan got all the questions right to win his third straight geography bee. (Aaric Bryan/Daily Inter Lake).

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Flathead's Payton Hume

Flathead's Payton Hume puts Missoula Big Sky's Wyatt Shinn in a cradle hold before pinning him in the first period during their 138-pount match at the dual at Flathead. (Aaric Bryan/Daily Inter Lake)

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Billion with a 'B'

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Bigfork's Mattie McAnally

Valkyrie Mattie McAnally drives past Trojan Allie Brown for a basket during the first half in Bigfork on Friday. (Aaric Bryan/Daily Inter Lake)

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Bigfork's Garrett Beville

Bigfork's Garrett Beville is fouled by Troy's Adam Tallmadge as he puts up a shot during the first half in Bigfork on Friday. (Aaric Bryan/Daily Inter Lake)

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Adele Scholl controls the camera and Jeff Scholl flies the unmanned aircraft vehicle behind the Quadrocopter office on Tuesday, August 25, 2015. (Aaric Bryan/Daily Inter Lake)

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Jeff and Adele Scholl control the Freefly ALTA outside of their office on Wednesday. (Aaric Bryan/Daily Inter Lake)

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Jeff and Adele Scholl were named the Daily Inter Lake's Entrepreneur of 2015. (Aaric Bryan/Daily Inter Lake)

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Birrion Sondahl rides down a rail near the Old Steel Bridge Fishing Access on Thursday. (Aaric Bryan/Daily Inter Lake)

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A group of brave plungers rush into Flathead Lake to ring in the new year at The Raven in Woods Bay for the 22nd annual Polar Bear Lung on Friday. (Aaric Bryan/Daily Inter Lake)

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Plungers rush out of Flathead Lake after taking part in the 22nd annual Polar Bear Plunge in Woods Bay on Friday. (Aaric Bryan/Daily Inter Lake)

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The cold doesn't seem to bother Andy Kriss as he air drys after participating in the Polar Bear Plunge on Friday. (Aaric Bryan/Daily Inter Lake)

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Mountain fireworks

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Christmas bird count

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Jackson Saverud, 6, sits down and waits for a fish to bite while fishing with his grandpa at the Sunriser Lions Family Ice Fishing Derby at Smith Lake on Saturday. Children over 15 were given prizes for the largest northern pike and perch and children under 15 were giving prizes …

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Brinly Youso, left, and Quinn Tennison, jig their lines during the Sunriser Lions Family Ice Fishing Derby at Smith Lake on Saturday. About 300 people participating in the annual event. With the first 75 children getting fishing rods and tackle donated by Walleys Unlimited. (Aaric Bryan/Daily Inter Lake).

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James Calobeer, 12, pulls a northern pike from the hole while fishing at the Sunriser Lions Family Ice Fishing Derby at Smith Lake on Saturday. The event was co-sponsored by Sportsman and Ski Haus, Flathead Wildlife, Inc. and Walleyes Unlimited. (Aaric Bryan/Daily Inter Lake)

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Lilly Walkup, 5, carries the northern pike she caught to the station during ther Sunriser Lions Family Fishing Derby at Smith Lake on Saturday. The fish was "so big, but real gooey," Walkup said. (Aaric Bryan/Daily Inter Lake)

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Kalispell's Adam Bartlett

Kalispell's Adam Bartlett, a freshman at Glacier High School, qualified for the U.S. National Taekwondo Team in December and will compete at the German Open in April. (Aaric Bryan/The Daily Inter Lake)

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Mason Bebee

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Montana Veterans Home

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Gene Hamann, a U.S. Navy veteran that served in the Korean War, smiles as he gets a bag of candy as one of his gifts at the Montana Veteran's Home in Columbia Falls on Wednesday. (Aaric Bryan/Daily Inter Lake)

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Arlene Soderstrom shows her husband Bob Soderstrom a picture from the cowboy calendar he received as a Christmas gift at the Montana Veteran's Home. (Aaric Bryan/Daily Inter Lake)

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Jessica Groff of the Montana Veteran's Home carries gifts to the residents. (Aaric Bryan/Daily Inter Lake)

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Shelby McGrady, a certified nurse assistant, helps Monroe Davis open his Christmas presents at the Montana Veteran's home in Columbia Falls on Wednesday. Hundreds a gifts were donated for the residents of Montana Veterans Home. (Aaric Bryan/Daily Inter Lake)

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Glacier wrestler Justin Gibson

Glacier 126-pound wrestler Justin Gibson takes down Missoula Sentinel's Luke Joy during a dual at Glacier on Tuesday. Gibson pinned Joy, but the Wolfpack fell to the Spartans 55-15. (Aaric Bryan/Daily Inter Lake)

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East Evergreen third-graders Memphis Vulles, left, and Brandi Coats dance while singing "Santa Claus is Coming to Town," during the school's sing-along on Tuesday. (Aaric Bryan/Daily Inter Lake)

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Christmas song

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Al Wellerstein stands at his station at Reverse Street and Hutton Ranch Road selling American flags for a $1 on Tuesday. Wellerstein said he was thankful for all the people that have bought a flag and made it possible for him to get off the street. (Aaric Bryan/Daily Inter Lake)

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Al Wellerstein puts a dollar in his pocket after selling an American flag on Tuesday. (Aaric Bryan/Daily Inter Lake)

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Al Wellerstein stands at his station at Reverse Street and Hutton Ranch Road selling American flags for a $1 on Tuesday. Wellerstein normally sells the flags for four hours a day, but with Christmas he's been staying out longer. (Aaric Bryan/Daily Inter Lake)

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Hailee Bennett is fouled by Great Falls Hannah Collins as she drives to the hoop. (Aaric Bryan/Daily Inter Lake)

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A great horned owl was one of the birds counted during the Bigfork Christmas Bird Count on Saturday. (Aaric Bryan/Daily Inter Lake)

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Craig Hohenberger, front, and Dick Walker peer into their binoculars to identify birds near the mouth of the Flathead River during the Bigfork Christmas Bird Count on Saturday. (Aaric Bryan/Daily Inter Lake)

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The Glacier Wolfpack celebrate after 18 straight points to comeback and beat the Great Falls Bison 48-43 at home on Saturday. (Aaric Bryan/Daily Inter Lake)

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Starla Hilliard-Barnes

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Flathead senior Kye AuClaire

Kye AuClaire splits Whitefish defenders Zander Wold (11) and James Sampson (3) as he puts up a shot during the first quarter at Flathead on Friday. (Aaric Bryan/Daily Inter Lake)

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Columbia Falls' Kiara Burlage

Columbia Falls' Kiara Burlage puts up a shot after pulling down a rebound in a crowd of Wolfpack defenders. (Aaric Bryan/Daily Inter Lake)

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Columbia Falls at Glacier basketball

Glacier's Courtney Mitchell and Columbia Falls' Kiara Burlage (32) fight for the ball as Sydney Hovde defends Mitchell during the second quarter of the Wildkats' 56-47 win at Glacier Friday. (Aaric Bryan/Daily Inter Lake)

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Muldown third-graders watch The Polar Express during a pajama party at the school on Friday. (Aaric Bryan/Daily Inter Lake)

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Muldown third-grade teachers Jennifer Watson, left, and Sarah Akey pour hot chocolate as their students watch Polar Express in their pajamas at the school on Friday. (Aaric Bryan/Daily Inter Lake)

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Sherry Simmons leads the Echoes and Orchestra iln The Christmas Song (Chestnuts Roasting on an Open Fire) during the first performance of the Glacier High Music Department's "And the Stars Sang," at the school on Thursday. (Aaric Bryan/Daily Inter Lake)

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Summer Gangewar sets up her stuffed animals as she draws during an art activity at the Boys and Girls Club of Glacier County on Thursday. (Aaric Bryan/Daily Inter Lake)

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Delilah Hanson stands up to finish paint her Christmas ornament at the Boys and Girls Club of Glacier County on Thursday. (Aaric Bryan/Daily Inter Lake)

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Mason Bebee draws an illusion during an arts activities at the Boys and Girls Club of Glacier County on Thursday. (Aaric Bryan/Daily Inter Lake)

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Bigfork's Logan Taylor

Bigfork's Logan Taylor splits Eureka's Tayler Sherwood (40) and Sam Hannay (30) as he puts up a shot during the third quarter of the Vikings' 58-17 win at Bigfork on Thursday. (Aaric Bryan/Daily Inter Lake)

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Bigfork's George Gibson

Bigfork's George Gibson shoots over Eureka's Sam Hannay during the third quarter in Bigfork on Thursday. (Aaric Bryan/Daily Inter Lake)

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When the Night Comes

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Columbia Falls Police Detective Steve Hughes checks out the Hot Wheels Noah Nicoson picked out during the Shop with a Cop at Target on Wednesday. (Aaric Bryan/Daily Inter Lake)

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Shop with a cop

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Flathead guard Matt Marshall

The Braves' Matt Marshall drives past the Pirates' Julian Jones for a basket against Polson on Tuesday. (Aaric Bryan/Daily Inter Lake)

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Flathead's C.J. Dugan

Flathead's CJ Dugan sails past Polson's Tanner Wilson for a layup during the first quarter at Flathead Tuesday. (Aaric Bryan/Daily Inter Lake)

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Joanne Thompson and her Irish setter Rosie sit by the fire while camping out for When the Night Comes event for the Sparrow's Nest of Northwest Montana at the Glacier Gateway Mall on Saturday. (Aaric Bryan/Daily inter Lake)

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Whitefish Wolverines

Whitefish's Connor Brennan (center) skates through a pair Idaho Junior Steelheads during a game at the Stumptown Ice Den on Dec. 13, 2015. The Wolverines franchise has folded after two seasons in Whitefish. (Aaric Bryan/Daily Inter Lake, file)

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Flathead's Micah Bucy

Flathead's Micah Bucy puts up a shot over Great Falls' Brendan Howard during the third quarter on Saturday. (Aaric Bryan/Daily Inter Lake)

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Flathead's Kye Auclaire

Flathead's Kye AuClaire passes the ball as he is swarmed by Great Falls defenders Daniel Silverstein (5) and Kellan Romsa during the Braves' 65-47 loss at home Saturday. (Aaric Bryan/Daily Inter Lake)

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Tabitha Harrod feeds her 15-month-old daughter Willow some pumpkin pie during the Christmas at Our House at the U.S. Army Reserve Center on Saturday. (Aaric Bryan/Daily Inter Lake)

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Loredana Ratliff, left, and Terry Pietron were dressed festive as they volunteered to serve food at the Christmas at Our House. (Aaric Bryan/Daily Inter Lake)

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Jacoby Isles smiles after giving Michael Ambler a toy car at the Christmas at Our House at the U.S. Army Reserve Center in Kalispell on Saturday. (Aaric Bryan/Daily Inter Lake)

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Glacier's Xavier Pace is fouled by C.M. Russell's John Learn while going up for a shot during the first quarter at Glacier on Friday. (Aaric Bryan/Daily Inter Lake)

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Glacier's Drake Dulin

Glacier's Drake Dulin goes up for a shot in a crowd of C.M. Russell defenders during the second quarter at Glacier on Friday. Dulin was called for a charge on the play. (Aaric Bryan/Daily Inter Lake)

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South Campus

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Shannon Barnes, left, and Starla Hilliard-Barnes at their home in Kalispell on Thursday. (Aaric Bryan/Daily Inter Lake)

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Starla Hilliard-Barnes kisses her daughter Elissiah goodbye before the 3-year-old leaves with her grandma Wendy Hilliard. (Aaric Bryan/Daily Inter Lake)

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Three-year-old Elissiah plays with her dad Shannon Barnes as Starla Hilliard-Barnes looks on at their home in Kalispell on Thursday. (Aaric Bryan/Daily Inter Lake)

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Dr. Katarine Egressy the interventional pulmonologist at Kalispell Medical Regional Medical Center is the only doctor in the region that performs brochial thermoplasty surgery. (Aaric Bryan/Daily Inter Lake)

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Two large spruce trees in front of the Flathead County Historic Courthouse may be cut down. (Aaric Bryan/Daily Inter Lake)

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Courthouse trees

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Jacoby Isles

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Santa auction

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Traffic is backed up after a bus and a semitrailer were involved in an accident at the intersection of U.S. 93 South and Montana 82 on Wednesday. (Aaric Bryan/Daily Inter Lake)

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The bus driver hugs her passengers Kylie and Conner and their dad Joseph after the bus was involved in an accident with a semi-trailer on U.S. 93 Wednesday. (Aaric Bryan/Daily Inter Lake)

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Snow globes and nutcrackers are just a few of the items from the set of truTV's "Santas in the Barn," that will be auctioned at Gardners. (Aaric Bryan/Daily Inter Lake)

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Kent Rosenlund looks over the plans while doing electrical work on the second floor of the South Campus Building. (Aaric Bryan/Daily Inter Lake)

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Bus Accident

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Bigfork-Whitefish boys basketball

Bigfork's Jonathan Landon shoots over Whitefish's James Sampson during the Vikings' 67-28 victory in Whitefish Tuesday. (Aaric Bryan/Daily Inter Lake)

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Bigfork-Whitefish girls basketball

Bigfork's Lana Berg pulls down a rebound in front of Whitefish's Mariah Drown during the Valkyries' 67-41 victory in Whitefish Tuesday. (Aaric Bryan/Daily Inter Lake)

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Flathead senior guard Kye AuClaire

Flathead's Kye AuClaire drives past a group of Bozeman defenders for a basket during the first quarter at Flathead on Saturday. (Aaric Bryan/Daily Inter Lake)

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Flathead junior Tiana Johnson

Flathead's Tiana Johnson looks to pass to a teammate as a pair of Bozeman defenders stop her drive. (Aaric Bryan/Daily Inter Lake)

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Tom Schock

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Flathead swimmer Blaine Normandeau

Flathead's Blaine Normandeau competes in the 100-yard freestyle during the Kalispell Invitational at The Summit on Saturday. Normandeau finished with a time of 1:05.12. (Aaric Bryan/Daily Inter Lake)

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Glacier swimmer Olivia Gibson

Glacier's Olivia Gibson competes in the 100-yard butterfly during the Kalispell Invitational at The Summit on Saturday. Gibson finished second in her heat with a time of 1:03.59. (Aaric Bryan/Daily Inter Lake)

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Glacier wrestling

Glacier freshman Caden Willis puts Butte's Will Queer in a cradle before pinning him at 3:30 in the 103-pound match in a dual at Glacier on Friday. (Aaric Bryan/Daily Inter Lake)

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Flathead wrestling

Flathead's Payton Hume puts Butte's Kaleb Ferriter in a cradle during a 15-4 major decision in the 145-pound match at Flathead on Friday. The Braves won the dual 35-31. (Aaric Bryan/Daily Inter Lake)

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CHRISTMAS CELEBRATION

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A group of tom turkeys lead the hens away near Whitefish Mountain Resort on Thursday. (Aaric Bryan/Daily Inter Lake)

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Whitefish opening

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Brent Steiner hangs christmas lights on the tree at his house in Kalispell on Tuesday. (Aaric Bryan/Daily Inter Lake)

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A large whitetail buck watches over a doe near Lone Pine State Park on Tuesday. (Aaric Bryan/Daily Inter Lake)

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Whitefish Wolverines hockey

Whitefish Wolverines forward Greg Houle of Saline, Michigan passes the puck to a teammate as the Wolverines make an attempt at a goal during the game against the Butte Cobras on Friday, November 27, in Whitefish. (Brenda Ahearn/The Daily Inter Lake)

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Michael Gordon

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Truck crash

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Olivia Ogle leaps in the air as she performs as the Snow Queen at a rehearsal for the "Nutcracker,". (Aaric Bryan/Daily Inter Lake)

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Casey Kostecki lifts Megan Bridwell into the air as they rehearse the "Nutcracker,". (Aaric Bryan/Daily Inter Lake)

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Stephanie Smith balances on her toes as she rehearses at the Dance Arts Center on Saturday. (Aaric Bryan/Daily Inter Lake)

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Hope Maxwell and Malachi Bennetts practice their part in the "Nutcracker," during rehearsal on Saturday. (Aaric Bryan/Daily Inter Lake)

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Danielle Esakoff, who is playing the Sugar Plum Fairy, poses on toes during a rehearsal. (Aaric Bryan/Daily Inter Lake)

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The Northwest Ballet Company will perform the "Nutcracker," Thanksgiving weekend. (Aaric Bryan/Daily Inter Lake)

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Katie Carr dances with the snowflakes during a rehearsal for the Northwest Ballet Company's performance of the "Nutcracker," at the Dance Arts Center on Saturday. (Aaric Bryan/Daily Inter Lake)

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A Ram truck is stopped against a chainlink fence after sliding off the road and knocking down a lightpole at the intersection of U.S. 2 and Evergreen Drive. (Aaric Bryan/Daily Inter Lake)

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Tom Schock takes a measurement for a mast partner on his 6-foot ice boat as Mel Voos checks his work at the Montana Wooden Boat Foundation's workshop in Lakeside on Thursday. (Aaric Bryan/Daily Inter Lake)

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Bill Eisenlohr, right, asks his son John Eisenlohr for advice to install the steering pedal on his Mini Skeeter ice boat. (Aaric Bryan/Daily Inter Lake)

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The design John Eisenlohr designed for the sail of the Mini Skeeter sits on a table saw at the Montana Wooden Boat Foundation in Lakeside. (Aaric Bryan/Daily Inter Lake)

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The patterns and the plans for the ice boat John Eisenlohr designed sit on a table at the Montana Wooden Boat Foundation. (Aaric Bryan/Daily Inter Lake)

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Mel Voos sands an ice boat he is helping build. The 6-foot boat was designed by John Eisenlohr. (Aaric Bryan/Daily Inter Lake)

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Bill Eisenlohr cuts out a pattern for steering bushing for the ice boat he is building. The boats take about 80 hours to build. (Aaric Bryan/Daily Inter Lake)

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Grace Cady

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Debate

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Flathead basketball coach Ross Gustafson

Flathead basketball coach Ross Gustafson directs practice at Flathead High School on Saturday, Nov. 21. (Aaric Bryan/Daily Inter Lake)

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Ben Wright at debate

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Cassidy Reichenbach rolls her ball down the lane during Bigfork's Middle School's Partners Club's unify activity at Pick's Bowling Center on Friday. (Aaric Bryan/Daily Inter Lake)

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Jazz concert

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Barbara Anderson hugs her son Michael Gordon. Gordon, a private in the U.S. Army, will be deployed before he gets to spend the Christmas season with his family. (Aaric Bryan/Daily Inter Lake)

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Christmas season has always been a special time for Michael Gordon and his mother Barbara Anderson. This year, Gordon will be deployed before spending Christmas with his family. (Aaric Bryan/Daily Inter Lake)

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Whitefish football fathers and sons

Luke May, 15, and Chaffin Ross, 72, are coached by their fathers, Whitefish head coach Chad Ross, left, and offensive coordinator Eric May. (Aaric Bryan/Daily Inter Lake)

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Luke May, 15, and Chaffin Ross, 72, are coached by their fathers Whitefish head coach Chad Ross, left, and offensive coordinator Eric May. (Aaric Bryan/Daily Inter Lake)

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Heather Schock, a Glacier junior, applies a bandage as Flathead Valley Community College nursing instructor Diane Bailey looks on during College for a Day at the campus Tuesday. Approximately 850 students from the local high schools participated in the event. (Aaric Bryan/Daily Inter Lake)

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Carolina Sierra, a Flathead junior, practices with a laparoscopic trainer during a surgery technologist session for College for a Day at the Flathead Valley Community College on Wednesday. The seventh annual event allowed local high school students to sample courses offered at the college and laran about career opportunities. (Aaric …

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A crane moves a beam being used for a 65-foot piling for the foundation of a bridge that will cross Old Reserve Drive on Wednesday. (Aaric Bryan/Daily Inter Lake)

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A bulldozer moves dirt down the hill on the U.S. bypass project on Wednesday. (Aaric Bryan/Daily Inter Lake)

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Dave Bailon takes a selfie with Stormtrooper Dan Robinson in front of Best Buy on Tuesday. (Aaric Bryan/Daily Inter Lake)

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Dan Robinson dressed as a stormtrooper to promote the release of the Star Wars Battlefront game at Best Buy on Tuesday. (Aaric Bryan/Daily Inter Lake)

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A blue jay lands to forage for food in Kalispell recently. (Aaric Bryan/Daily Inter Lake)

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A tumbleweed is blown across Holt Stage Road in the Creston area on Tuesday. (Aaric Bryan/Daily Inter Lake)

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Wildkat Kiara Burlage (23) celebrates after killing the ball in the third set against Corvallis on Saturday. (Aaric Bryan/Daily Inter Lake)

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Columbia Falls' Samantha Collins holds the Class A trophy as the Wildkats celebrate their state volleyball championship. (Aaric Bryan/Daily Inter Lake)

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Columbia Falls' Morgan Stenger tips the ball past Corvallis' Genesis Kieth during the Class A state volleyball championship match in Bozeman on Saturday. (Aaric Bryan/Daily Inter Lake)

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2015 State Champions

The Columbia Falls Wildkats celebrate after beating Corvallis in straight sets to win the Class A state volleyball championship in Bozeman on Saturday, Nov. 14. (Aaric Bryan/Daily Inter Lake, file)

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Flathead's Alyssa Wisher pushes the ball over the net during the Bravettes' season-ending loss to Helena on Friday. (Aaric Bryan/Daily Inter Lake)

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Whitefish's Allie Schulz

Whitefish's Allie Schulz dives to dig out a ball at the net during the Bulldogs' comeback win against Havre at the state tournament in Bozeman on Friday. (Aaric Bryan/Daily Inter Lake)

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Noah Lindsay fights off a pair of Bozeman defenders after hauling in a catch during the first half against in a 22-16 loss in Bozeman on Friday. (Aaric Bryan/Daily Inter Lake)

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Glacier quarterback Leif Ericksen throws a pass to Thomas Trefney after avoiding the Bozeman rush. (Aaric Bryan/Daily Inter Lake)

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The Glacier football team walks off the field after an interception ended their final drive in a 22-16 loss at Bozeman. (Aaric Bryan/Daily Inter Lake)

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Glacier football

The Wolfpack's Scout Willcut makes a cut as he tries to avoid the Hawks' Bennett Hostetler during the first half in Bozeman on Friday, Nov. 13 in this file photo. (Aaric Bryan/Daily Inter Lake)

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Whitefish's Allie Schulz dives to dig out a ball at the net during the Bulldogs' comeback win against Havre at the state tournament in Bozeman on Friday. (Aaric Bryan/Daily Inter Lake)

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Flathead's Xio Lopp (24) and Alyssa Wisher (16) attempt to block the shot of Helena's Taelyr Krantz during the Bravettes' five-set loss in an elimination game at the state tournament in Bozeman on Friday. (Aaric Bryan/Daily Inter Lake)

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Flathead's Alyssa Wisher pushes the ball over the net during the Bravettes' season-ending loss to Helena on Friday. (Aaric Bryan/Daily Inter Lake)

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Flathead's Xio Lopp returns the ball against Billings Skyview during the Bravettes opening round win in the Class AA Montana state championship in Bozeman on Thursday. (Aaric Bryan/Daily Inter Lake)

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Columbia Falls' Morgan Stenger tips the ball past a pair of Billings Central defenders in the Wildkats 4-set win to open the Montana state championship in Bozeman on Thursday. (Aaric Bryan/Daily Inter Lake)

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Big Sky Martial Arts' Brett Pesola, right, lands a kick to the midsection of Landis Woronik from Missoula during the 18th annual Big Sky Martial Arts Tournament at Glacier High on Saturday. Pesola won the bout 29-27. (Aaric Bryan/Daily Inter Lake)

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Whitefish running back Chris Park

Whitefish running back Chris Park breaks the tackle of a Sidney defender as her runs down the sideline for a 44-yard gain that set up a touchdown in the third quarter on Nov. 7, 2015 in Whitefish in this file photo. (Aaric Bryan/Daily Inter Lake)

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The Glacier Wolfpack walks off the court after being swept my Missoula Hellgate in the Class AA state tournament play-in game at Glacier on Thursday. (Aaric Bryan/Daily Inter Lake)

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Glacier's Abigail Fiske knocks the ball past Missoula Hellgate's Kaci Paffhausen at Glacier on Thursday. (Aaric Bryan/Daily Inter Lake)

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Flathead freshman Tanis Hadwin covers his face in shock as he discovers he won the expository event of the Kalispell Kickoff Speech and Debate Tournament. (Aaric Bryan/Daily Inter Lake)

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Whitefish's Zach Ade cheers as he finds out he won the memorized public address during the awards ceremony of the Kalispell Kickoff Speech and Debate Tournament at Flathead High School on Saturday. (Aaric Bryan/Daily Inter Lake)

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Columbia Falls' Sean Hoerner has a touchdown pass slip off his fingertips as he stretches out for the ball during the first quarter against Polson on Saturday. (Aaric Bryan/Daily Inter Lake)

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Flathead's Marisa Postovit digs out a ball during the match against Big Sky at Flathead on Saturday. (Aaric Bryan/Daily Inter Lake)

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Columbia Falls football

Columbia Falls' defensive backs Austin Green (10) and Nathan Riley (15) break up a pass to Polson's Matthew Rensvold during the fourth quarter of the Wildcats' 9-6 win in this Oct. 31, 2015 file photo. (Aaric Bryan/Daily Inter Lake)

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Flathead's Josh McCracken breaks the tackle of Sentinel's Hunter Paulson during the first quarter. (Aaric Bryan/Daily Inter Lake)

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Flathead WR/PR Seth Adolph

Flathead's Seth Adolph breaks a tackle as he carries the ball for a first down during the Braves' opening, scoring-drive against Missoula Sentinel at Legends Stadium on Oct. 30, 2015. (Aaric Bryan/Daily Inter Lake)

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Tester in Kalispell

U.S. Senator walks along the railroad tracks at the CHS grainery to speak about the TIGER grant for the Glacier Rail Park in Kalispell on Friday. (Aaric Bryan/Daily Inter Lake)

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Flathead River

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Stefanie Pierson listens to a call at the Flathead 911 Emergency Communications Center on Wednesday. (Aaric Bryan/Daily Inter Lake)

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Faith Pierson takes a call at the Flathead 911 Emergency Communications Center on Wednesday. (Aaric Bryan/Daily Inter Lake)

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Glacier sophomore Caitlyn Goeman practices her dramatic interpretation presentation at the high school on Tuesday. (Aaric Bryan/Daily Inter Lake)

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Glacier senior Josh Pitt rehearses his dramatic interpretation performance during speech and debate practice at the high school on Tuesday. (Aaric Bryan/Daily Inter Lake)

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Glacier Wolfpack volleyball

Glacier's Nikki Krueger smashes the ball past Missoula Hellgate's Kaci Paffhausen at Glacier on Tuesday, Oct. 27 in this file photo. (Aaric Bryan/Daily Inter Lake)

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A small pool of water is all that is left of a side channel of the Flathead River. (Aaric Bryan/Daily Inter Lake)

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The side channel of the Flathead River is dried up as Northwest Montana is experiencing record low flows this year. (Aaric Bryan/Daily Inter Lake)

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Stillwater Christian's Hansen Eystad (left) takes the ball away from Heritage Christian's Daniel Gray during the first half of the Montana Christian Athletic Association state boys championship soccer game on Saturday at Stillwater Christian School. (Aaric Bryan/Daily Inter Lake)

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Glacier's Caleb Jones breaks away from Flathead's CJ Dugan during the fourth quarter of the crosstown game. (Aaric Bryan/Daily Inter Lake)

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Crosstown football

Glaicier's Noah Lindsay hauls in a catch as Flathead's Nate Sommers attempts to break it up at Legends Stadium on Friday, Oct. 23, 2015. (Aaric Bryan/Daily Inter Lake)

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Glacier's Colton Becker heads the ball to get past Helena Capital defenders at Glacier on Friday. The Wolfpack won on penalty kicks to earn a spot at the state tournament in Billings. (Aaric Bryan/Daily Inter Lake)

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The Wolfpack rush to congratulate Ben Wright after he scored the winning goal in the shootout to beat Helena Capital and advance to the state tournament. (Aaric Bryan/Daily Inter Lake)

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Flathead basketball coaches

Ross Gustafson (seated) has been recommended to the school board as the next head coach of the Flathead boys basketball program. Gustafson, if approved, will take over for Fred Febach (standing) who resigned last month.

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The Flathead High School Varsity Men's Choir rakes a yard for Service Day on Thursday. (Aaric Bryan/Daily Inter Lake)

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Flathead's Varsity Men's Choir's Tyton Harnett rakes leaves on 2nd Avenue West for the high school's Service Day. Students raked leaves, picked up trash, and collected dontations for the event. (Aaric Bryan/Daily Inter Lake)

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Josh McCracken cuts upfield on a touchdown run against Butte on October 9, 2015. (Aaric Bryan/Daily Inter Lake)

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Glacier RB Thomas Trefney

Glacier running back Thomas Trefney follows the block of Adam Heastan during the Wolfpack's rout of Missoula Hellgate on Sept. 24, 2015. (Aaric Bryan/Daily Inter Lake)

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Dina Wood

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Columbia Falls' Katie Price battles with Laurel's Carlie McGrath for a ball during the 3-1 playoff loss. (Aaric Bryan/Daily Inter Lake)

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Whitefish's Katie Blankenship knocks in the ball to tie the score at 2-2 early in the second half against Frenchtown on Saturday. (Aaric Bryan/Daily Inter Lake)

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Whitefish's Katie Blankenship knocks in the ball to tie the score at 2-2 early in the second half against Frenchtown on Saturday. (Aaric Bryan/Daily Inter Lake)

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Whitefish's Cassidy Grady (4) and Katie Blankenship celebrate after Blankenship tied the game against Frenchtown. (Aaric Bryan/Daily Inter Lake)

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Columbia Falls' Hannah Gedlaman attempts to deflect the ball in during the second half of the Wildkats 3-1 loss to the Laurel Locomotives in Columbia Falls on Saturday. (Aaric Bryan/Daily Inter Lake)

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Flathead Braves

Flathead's Seth Adolph turns upfield after catching a pass from Bridger Johnson during the second quarter against Capital on Friday. (Aaric Bryan/Daily Inter Lake)

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Flathead Braves football

Flathead's Trae Vasquez jukes Capital's Marcus Welnel on a punt return in the second quarter at Legends Stadium Friday. (Aaric Bryan/Daily Inter Lake)

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Hallie Flores holds her baby Isley at the Kalispell Regional Medical Center Neonatal Intensive Care Unit on Friday. (Aaric Bryan/Daily Inter Lake)

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Hallie Flores holds her baby Isley at the Kalispell Regional Medical Center Neonatal Intensive Care Unit on Friday. Flores was diagnosed with breast cancer when she was four months pregnant. (Aaric Bryan/Daily Inter Lake)

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Leaf hopper

Betsy Anderson, 5, jumps into a pile of leaves as Elinor Anderson, 7, waits for her turn in Kalispell on Wednesday. (Aaric Bryan/Daily Inter Lake)

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Glacier's Cadie Williams blocks Helena's Cailyn Wall's kick during the first half at Glacier on Thursday. (Aaric Bryan/Daily Inter Lake)

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Flathead's Jace Darrow leaps in front of Helena Capital's William Stukaloff to get a ball during an 0-0 draw on Thursday. (Aaric Bryan/Daily Inter Lake)

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Flathead's Jake Perrin powers to the top of the hill on his way to win the Glacier Invitational on Wednesday. (Aaric Bryan/Daily Inter Lake)

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Glacier's Annie Hill

Glacier's Annie Hill cruises to the finish line to win the Glacier Invitational on October 14, 2015. (Aaric Bryan/Daily Inter Lake)

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Flathead libero Jourdon Schultz digs out a ball against Missoula Hellgate on Tuesday. (Aaric Bryan/Daily Inter Lake)

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Flathead volleyball

Flathead's Tiana Johnson knocks a kill past Missoula Hellgate's Erin Szalda-Petree during the second game of a Western AA match at Flathead on Tuesday, Oct. 13 in this file photo. (Aaric Bryan/Daily Inter Lake)

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Flathead's Xio Lopp sets up her teammate for a kill during the first game against Missoula Hellgate at Flathead on Tuesday. (Aaric Bryan/Daily Inter Lake)

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Jennifer Young

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Whitefish's Cailyn Ross hits the ball off the fingertips of Polson's Lauren Lefthand during the first game in Glacier on Saturday. (Aaric Bryan/Daily Inter Lake)

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Polson libero Lydia Dupuis hits the floor to dig out a ball as Shawna Lenz looks on against Whitefish on Saturday. (Aaric Bryan/Daily Inter Lake)

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Stillwater Christian addition

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Bubbly fun

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Flathead's Keaton Krantz attempts to haul in a catch as Butte's Bryce Gallagher reaches for the ball during the first quarter on Friday. (Aaric Bryan/Daily Inter Lake)

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Flathead's Tucker Cronk jumps in front of Butte's Kiley Caprara for an interception during the second quarter on Friday. (Aaric Bryan/Daily Inter Lake)

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Flathead's Josh McCracken breaks away from the crowd during his long touchdown run in the second quarter against Butte at Legends Stadium Saturday. (Aaric Bryan/Daily Inter Lake)

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Glacier's Nikki Krueger pushes the ball past Flathead's Tiana Johnson during the second game of the crosstown match at Glacier. (Aaric Bryan/Daily Inter Lake)

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Flathead's Marisa Postovit hammers the ball for a kill during the first game of the crosstown match against Glacier on Thursday. (Aaric Bryan/Daily Inter Lake)

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Grace Cady

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Bypass groundbreaking

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Morgan Hulford

Morgan Hulford, a seventh-grader at Kila Middle School, carries bricks as he helps build a pathway for the raised garden beds. (Aaric Bryan/Daily Inter Lake)

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Flu-shot season

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Colors for a Cause

Shawn Chouinard douses her daughter Riley as she is being held by Amber Crevier at the finish line of the Pink Me Up race at Flathead Valley Community College on Sunday. More than 2,500 people participated in the 1 kilometer and 5 kilometer walk and run. Proceeds from the event …

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Finnian Donaldson, 3, waits to spray somebody with pink coloring at a station at the PInk Me Up! at the Flathead Valley Community College on Sunday. (Aaric Bryan/Daily Inter Lake)

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Stacey Long is covered with color after finishing the Pink Me Up! on Sunday. Proceeds from the event will go toward the opening of Cancer Support Community Kalispell. (Aaric Bryan/Daily Inter Lake)

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Julie Johnson of Somers is sprayed with purple coloring as she nears the finish line of the PInk Me Up! (Daily Inter Lake/Aaric Bryan)

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A volunteer holds a bottle of pink coloring at the starting line of the PInk Me Up!. Participants started the event with a white T-shirt and were covered in coloring by the finish line. (Aaric Bryan/Daily Inter Lake)

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Glacier's Destiny Dachs and Flathead's Clara Vandenbosch battle for a ball during the second half of the Bravette's 2-0 win at Legends Stadium on Saturday. (Aaric Bryan/Daily Inter Lake)

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Glacier's Micah Reason and Flathead's Jace Darrow fight for the ball during the first half on Saturday, Oct. 3, 2015 in this file photo. (Aaric Bryan/Daily Inter Lake)

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Jonah Shea, an eighth-grader at Kila, digs a hole for a pond for the Kila School Garden during a volunteer day at the school on Saturday. (Aaric Bryan/Daily Inter Lake)

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Morgan Hulford, a seventh-grader at Kila Middle School, carries bricks as he helps build a pathway for the raised garden beds. (Aaric Bryan/Daily Inter Lake)

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Bristol Lessor jumps into Nate Collier's arms after climbing a tree at Woodland Park on Friday. (Aaric Bryan/Daily Inter Lake)

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Glacier's Tommy Mann crushes a drive while playing at Northern Pines earlier this season. Mann won the Class AA state golf individual championship on Friday in Helena. (Aaric Bryan/Daily Inter Lake)

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French flashcards sit on a table during the Conversation Cafe at Colter Coffee on Wednesday. (Aaric Bryan/Daily Inter Lake)

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Mica Riendeau, right, and Sydney Bean laugh as the two Flathead sophomores converse in French during the Conversation Cafe at Colter Coffee on Wednesday. (Aaric Bryan/Daily Inter Lake)

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George Ferris is the Code Compliance Officer for Flathead County Planning and Zoning. (Aaric Bryan/Daily Inter Lake)

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Libby at Bigfork girls soccer

Libby's Allie Coldwell and Bigfork's Halie Norred battle for a ball during the first half of Bigfork on Thursday, Oct. 1, 2015 in this file photo. (Aaric Bryan/Daily Inter Lake)

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Bigfork's Shane Rieke fights off a pair of Libby defenders during the Loggers' 5-2 victory in Bigfork on Thursday. (Aaric Bryan/Daily Inter Lake)

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The neighbors console each other as they watch the fire. (Aaric Bryan/Daily Inter Lake)

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Firefighters work to extinguish a fire that destroyed a motor home and garage near Foys Lake on Thursday. (Aaric Bryan/Daily Inter Lake)

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Firefighters work to extinguish the fire on Daley Lane near Foys Lake. The fire destroyed a mobile home and mechanic shop. (Aaric Bryan/Daily Inter Lake)

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Columbia Falls soccer

Whitefish's Avery Hirsch (left) and Columbia Falls' Miguel Garate battle for the ball during the Wildcats' 6-4 victory at home on Saturday, Sept. 26, 2015 in this file photo. (Aaric Bryan/Daily Inter Lake)

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Whitefish's Avery HIrsch and Columbia Falls' Daniel Carr get tripped up going for the ball during the first half on Saturday in Northern A soccer play in Columbia Falls. (Aaric Bryan/Daily Inter Lake)

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Olivia Malchi yells to the crowd as the float goes down First Avenue toward Legends Stadium during the Glacier Homecoming Parade on Friday. (Aaric Bryan/Daily Inter Lake)

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Nathan Mayhak plays the bar euphonium as the Glacier band marches during the parade. (Aaric Bryan/Daily Inter Lake)

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Shelby Odell cheers during the Glacier Homecoming Parade on Friday before the Wolfpack's blowout of Missoula Hellgate. (Aaric Bryan/Daily Inter Lake)

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Glacier wide receiver Noah Lindsay is pulled down by Missoula Hellgate's Brooks Washatko after hauling in a long pass during the first quarter of the Wolfpack's rout at Legends Stadium on Friday. (Aaric Bryan/Daily Inter Lake)

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Glacier's Scout Willcut is chased by Missoula Hellgate's Andrew Heng after catching a long pass during the first quarter of a Sept. 25, 2015 game at Legends Stadium. (Aaric Bryan/Daily Inter Lake, file)

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Jake Cirincione watches his approach shot on the final hole of match play at Village Greens during the Crosstown Cup on Friday. (Aaric Bryan/Daily Inter Lake)

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Flathead golfer Liz Lorentz

Flathead's Liz Lorentz watches her tee shot on the fifth hole at Village Greens during the inaugural Crosstown Cup on Friday, Sept. 25, 2015. Lorentz was the Bravettes' top finisher at the 2015 state tournament. (Aaric Bryan/Daily Inter Lake)

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Former Flathead coach Fred Febach

Longtime Flathead boys basketball coach Fred Febach (pictured) resigned in September after 12 years at the helm. Tuesday, the Braves named the three finalists vying to replace him.

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Longtime Flathead boys basketball coach Fred Febach stepped down Thursday after 13 seasons at the helm of the Braves' program. (The Daily Inter Lake)

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Bid summer adieu

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A firefighter enters the garage as they work to put out the fire on the eastside of Kalispell Wednesday morning. (Aaric Bryan/Daily Inter Lake)

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A pair of cyclist ride past an Aspen stand on the Great Northern Historical Trail west of Kalispell on Wednesday. (Aaric Bryan/Daily Inter Lake)

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Leaves on a branch turn yellow on the shore of Ashley Lake on Wednesday, the first day of fall. (Aaric Bryan/Daily Inter Lake)

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Flathead senior Jourdon Schultz

Flathead libero Jourdon Schultz digs out a ball during the Crosstown match against Glacier. (Aaric Bryan/Daily Inter Lake)

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Flathead's Alyssa Wisher (19) celebrates a kill during the fourth game with her teammates during the crosstown match against Glacier at Flathead on Tuesday. (Aaric Bryan/Daily Inter Lake)

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Flathead's Ryan Keenan smashes a drive from the 18th tee at the Northern Pines Golf Course during the Kalispell Invitational on Thursday. (Aaric Bryan/Daily Inter Lake)

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Glacier's Tommy Mann hits hit ball out of the rough on the 16th hole at Northern Pines during the Kalispell Invitational on Thursday. (Aaric Bryan/Daily Inter Lake)

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Flathead's Seth Adolph carries Missoula's Big Sky's Tyler Glenn in the end zone to start the scoring for the Braves at Legends Stadium on Friday. (Aaric Bryan/Daily Inter Lake)

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Glacier's Teigan Avery launches a drive on the 13th hole of the Buffalo Hill Golf Club during the Kalispell Invitational on Friday. (Aaric Bryan/Daily Inter Lake)

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Whitefish's Coral Schulz lofts a shot on the 14th hole at Buffalos Hill Golf Club during the Kalispell Invitational on Friday. (Aaric Bryan/Daily Inter Lake)

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Glacier's Colton Becker fights off Big Sky's Walker Fromm to get to the ball during the Wolfpack's 6-1 blowout at home on Saturday. (Aaric Bryan/Daily Inter Lake)

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Glacier's Destiny Dachs and Big Sky's Nicki Nimlos battle for a head ball during the second half at Glacier on Saturday. (Aaric Bryan/Daily Inter Lake)

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Glacier's Nikki Krueger stretches out to tip the ball over Helena Capital's Savannah Perschon during the Wolfpack's 5-game loss at home on Saturday. (Aaric Bryan/Daily Inter Lake)

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Glacier's Nikki Krueger

Glacier’s Nikki Krueger (23) stretches to get a hand on the ball and tips it over Helena Capital’s Savannah Perschon during Western AA volleyball action Saturday afternoon at Glacier High School. (Aaric Bryan/Daily Inter Lake)

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Glacier's Annie Hill

ANNIE HILL, a sophomore at Glacier High School, won the Mountain West Classic cross country meet on Saturday for a second-straight year. (Aaric Bryan/Daily Inter Lake file photo)

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Glacier's Destiny Dachs

Glacier’s Destiny Dachs (right) and Missoula Big Sky’s Nicki Nimlos battle for a header during second half Western AA soccer action at Glacier High School on Saturday. (Aaric Bryan/Daily Inter Lake)

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Glacier's Colton Becker

Glacier’s Colton Becker fights off Missoula Big Sky’s Walker Fromm to get to the ball during Saturday afternoon’s Western AA soccer match at Glacier High School. (Aaric Bryan/Daily Inter Lake)

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Whitefish's Coral Schulz

Whitefish's Coral Schulz lofts a shot on the 14th hole at Buffalo Hill Golf Club during the Kalispell Invitational on Friday. (Aaric Bryan/Daily Inter Lake)

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Glacier's Teigan Avery

Glacier's Teigan Avery launches a drive on the 13th hole of the Buffalo Hill Golf Club during the Kalispell Invitational on Friday. (Aaric Bryan/Daily Inter Lake)

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Flathead's Ryan Keenan smashes a drive from the 18th tee at the Northern Pines Golf Course during the Kalispell Invitational on Thursday. (Aaric Bryan/Daily Inter Lake)

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Glacier's Tommy Mann hits hit ball out of the rough on the 16th hole at Northern Pines during the Kalispell Invitational on Thursday. (Aaric Bryan/Daily Inter Lake)

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Flathead's Jace Darrow jumps over the tackle attempt of Big Sky's Rylan Compton during the first half on Tuesday. (Aaric Bryan/Daily Inter Lake)

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Flathead's Shaye Thompson takes a shot between Big Sky defenders Kayla Farago (6) and Casey Nelson (4) during the first half on Tuesday. Thompson's shot bounced off the goalpost. (Aaric Bryan/Daily Inter Lake)

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Flathead Braves boys soccer

Flathead's Jace Darrow jumps over the tackle attempt of Big Sky's Rylan Compton during the first half on Tuesday. (Aaric Bryan/Daily Inter Lake)

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Miracle League soccer

Hope Schock dribbles the ball during Miracle League soccer practice on Tuesday at Kidsports Complex. (Aaric Bryan/Daily Inter Lake)

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Flathead Braves girls soccer

Flathead's Shaye Thompson takes a shot between Big Sky defenders Kayla Farago (6) and Casey Nelson (4) during the first half on Tuesday. Thompson's shot bounced off the goalpost. (Aaric Bryan/Daily Inter Lake)

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Skyler Shwegel works on his balance during a physical therapy session at The Summit on Tuesday. (Aaric Bryan/Daily Inter Lake)

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Skyler Schwegel takes a break from his physical therapy session at The Summit on Tuesday. (Aaric Bryan/Daily Inter Lake)

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Skyler Schwegel takes a break from his physical therapy session at The Summit on Tuesday. (Aaric Bryan/Daily Inter Lake)

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Skyler Schwegel does a drill with his physical therapist Beth Gunlikson to help him improve his stability at The Summit on Tuesday. Schwegel goes to physical therapy four to five times a week. (Aaric Bryan/Daily Inter Lake)

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With nobody using the waterslides at the moment, Big Sky Waterpark lifeguards Cody Maynard and Maija Ames talk to each other on Wednesday. This Monday will be the last day the waterpark is open for season. (Aaric Bryan/Daily Inter Lake)

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Gwen Oldham, visiting from California, is splashed with water as she rides down the Shredder Extreme at Big Sky Water Park on Wednesday. The waterpark will be open through Monday.

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Glacier goalie Amy Braig is crashed into as she makes a save on a corner kick against Missoula Sentinel on Tuesday. (Aaric Bryan/Daily Inter Lake)

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Colton Becker, 6, is celebrates with Ben Wright after Becker scored in the opening minutes against Missoula Sentinel at Glacier on Tuesday. (Aaric Bryan/Daily Inter Lake)

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Glacier goalie Amy Braig is crashed into as she makes a save on a corner kick against Missoula Sentinel on Tuesday. (Aaric Bryan/Daily Inter Lake)

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Colton Becker, 6, is celebrates with Ben Wright after Becker scored in the opening minutes against Missoula Sentinel at Glacier on Tuesday. (Aaric Bryan/Daily Inter Lake)

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Bigfork running back Matthew Farrier speeds down the sideline for a 36-yard gain during the third quarter on Monday in Bigfork. (Aaric Bryan/Daily Inter Lake)

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The Bigfork Viking defenders drag Florence's Bridger Dragoo down to the ground during the third quarter of the Vikings' 18-13 loss to the Falcons in Bigfork on Monday. (Aaric Bryan/Daily Inter Lake)

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In this file photo, Bigfork running back Matthew Farrier breaks free down the sideline for a 36-yard gain during the third quarter of a game against Florence on Monday, Aug. 31, in Bigfork. (Aaric Bryan/Daily Inter Lake)

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Bigfork Viking defenders gang tackle Florence's Bridger Dragoo during the third quarter of the Vikings' 18-13 loss to the Falcons in Bigfork on Monday. (Aaric Bryan/Daily Inter Lake)

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Glacier's Noah Lindsay is dragged down after hauling in a first-down catch during the first quarter of the Wolfpack's 23-17 season-opening loss to Helena Bengals at Legends Stadium on Friday. (Aaric Bryan/Daily Inter Lake)

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The Wolfpack's Caleb Jones drags couple of Bengal defenders with him for a few extra yards during a return in the third quarter. (Aaric Bryan/Daily Inter Lake)

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Lone Pine is barely visible through the smoke as the Glacier Student Section cheers during the second quarter at Legends Stadium on Friday. (Aaric Bryan/Daily Inter Lake)

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Glacier's Noah Lindsay is dragged down after hauling in a first-down catch during the first quarter of the Wolfpack's 23-17 season-opening loss to Helena Bengals at Legends Stadium on Friday. (Aaric Bryan/Daily Inter Lake)

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The Wolfpack's Caleb Jones drags couple of Bengal defenders with him for a few extra yards during a return in the third quarter. (Aaric Bryan/Daily Inter Lake)

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The Buffalo Wild Wing booths are numbered like stadium sections as part of the overall design. (Aaric Bryan/Daily Inter Lake)

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A Brock Osweiler jersey is part of the memorabilia hanging on the walls at the Buffalo Wild Wings. (Aaric Bryan/Daily Inter Lake)

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The Buffalo Wild Wings in scheduled to open on Sept. 9. (Aaric Bryan/Daily Inter Lake)

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Firefighters perform mop-up duties on the perimeter of the grassfire in Evergreen on Friday. (Aaric Bryan/Daily Inter Lake)

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Jared Warden brings a load of gear to a car as he prepares to leave Essex on Thursday. (Aaric Bryan/Daily Inter Lake)

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A helicopter fills up a bucket with water as the plume from the Marston Fire starts to kick up on Wednesday. (Aaric Bryan/Daily Inter Lake)

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A helicopter fills a bucket full of water from the private Lake Olga while fighting the Marston Fire on Wednesday. (Aaric Bryan/Daily Inter Lake)

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Ben Brown of the FFA brushes his hog Houdini at the Flathead County Fairgrounds on Tuesday. (Aaric Bryan/Daily Inter Lake)

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Ethan Bay of the Montford Egan Eagles 4-H Club holds his sheep Zues and his ribbon for winning the reserve championship in the junior novice showmanship at the Flathead County Fairgrounds on Tuesday. (Aaric Bryan/Daily Inter Lake)

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Bo Modderman of the Swan River 4-H Club shows his sheep Platinum during the Northwest Montana Fair on Tuesday. (Aaric Bryan/Daily Inter Lake)

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Seven-year-old Miley Fritz of the Lasalle Booster 4-H club cleans the stall of her sheep at the Trade Center of the Flathead County Fairgrounds. (Aaric Bryan/Daily Inter Lake)

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Erin O'Neil of the Trailblazers 4-H Club leads her mini Hereford Blaze during the senior novice beef judging on Tuesday. (Aaric Bryan/Daily Inter Lake)

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Jayme Evenson of the FFA smiles after winning the Reserve Grand Champion in the senior novice showmanship during the Northwest Montana Fair on Tuesday. (Aaric Bryan/Daily Inter Lake)

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Dennis Rasmussen sits on a chair that was reupholstered with buffalo hide in the lobby of the Greenwood Village Inn and Suites. (Aaric Bryan/Daily Inter Lake)

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A CH-47 helicopter takes off to attack the Thompson Fire from the helicopter base east of West Glacier on Friday. (Aaric Bryan/Daily Inter Lake)

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A man paddleboards on Lake McDonald as smoke from the fires creeps into the valley. (Aaric Bryan/Daily Inter Lake)

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Mirrer Bain pets Benji as she waits to start the 4-H Dog Show at the Flathead County Fairgrounds on Friday. (Aaric Bryan/Daily Inter Lake)

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Angie Shaw of Cardston, Alberta loads her truck with groceries from Costco on Thursday. (Aaric Bryan/Daily Inter Lake)

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Linda Stewart helps her granddaughter Delcy Stewart with the huckleberry muffin recipe she plans to enter in the Northwest Montana Fair at Stewart's home in the Jewel Basin. (Aaric Bryan/Daily Inter Lake)

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Linda Stewart helps her grandaughter Grace Stewart with her quilt she plans to enter in the Northwest Montana Fair at the Stewart's home recently. Linda's mother, Sherry Caverly, background, was also helping with the projects. (Aaric Bryan/Daily Inter Lake)

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The driver of a vehicle involved in a four-vehicle accident talks on the phone. The accident occurred on U.S. 2 near the bypass. One person was transported to the hospital for apparent minor injuries. The investigation was ongoing at press time. (Aaric Bryan/Daily Inter Lake)

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Fred DeLay takes a photo of the smoke plume of the Thompson Fire near Nyack on U.S. 2 (Aaric Bryan/Daily Inter Lake)

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Chuck Edwards and Margaret Parodi examine the 1952 Chris Craft "Emotion," during the Big Sky Antique and Classic Boat Show in Lakeside on Saturday. (Aaric Bryan/Daily Inter Lake)

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Jerry McManus sits in "Carlyn J," a cruising sailboat from a 2014 CLC Pocketship Kit during the Big Sky Antique and Classic Boat Show in Lakeside on Saturday. (Aaric Bryan/Daily Inter Lake)

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Laura Shea of the Rough Mamas blocks Ashley Hadley's (23) shot during a women's game at the Kalispell Fire Department 3-on-3 Tournament. The Rough Mamas defeated the ALLS. (Aaric Bryan/Daily Inter Lake)1

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Oz Allen of Professional Plastics goes up for a shot as Not You's Caleb Gwynn tries to block the shot during a 9th-10th grade game at the Kalispell Firefighter 3-on-3 Tournament. (Aaric Bryan/Daily inter Lake)

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Columbia Falls' Chase Grilley goes to block Zeb Zahns shot during the men's action at the Kalispell Firefighter 3-on-3 Tournament. (Aaric Bryan/Daily Inter Lake)

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Deb Ellsworth asks about an Eric Reese Photograph during Huckleberry Days Art Festival on Friday. (Aaric Bryan/Daily Inter Lake)

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Linda McCullough of Ronan examines a vase at the Mountain Brook Studio during the Huckleberry Days Art Festival on Friday. (Aaric Bryan/Daily Inter Lake)

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The crew picks up a discarded rim that was used for target practice near the Sylvia Lake Trailhead. (Aaric Bryan/Daily Inter Lake)

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A hard hat and gloves sits on the bed of a truck after the Youth Conservation Corps crew finished with their trail work for the day. (Aaric Bryan/Daily Inter Lake)

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Flathead Electric Co-op Energy Services Supervisor Ross Holter is spearheand the Solar Utility Network, a program where members can purchase a solar panel. (Aaric Bryan/Daily Inter Lake)

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Winston Gray watches his car powered by a ballon speed away during the Science Games at Glacier High School on Wednesday. (Aaric Bryan/Daily Inter Lake)

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Peyton Bicha blows up his balloon as he prepares to test the car he built during the Science Games at Glacier High School on Wednesday. (Aaric Bryan/Daily Inter Lake)

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Compliance officer Heidi Lachenmaier works in the new Whitefish Credit Union operation center in the Forum Building in South Kalispell. (Aaric Bryan)

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Sierra Hubble, a loan processor for Whitefish Credit Union, enters data at the operations center. (Aaric Bryan/Daily Inter Lake)

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Koral Wohlschlegel, left, and Kelly St. Onge of the Whitefish Credit Union member business lending department punch numbers at the credit union's operations center. (Aaric Bryan/Daily Inter Lake)

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The Whitefish Union Credit Union moved their operations center to the Forum Building in South Kalispell. (Aaric Bryan/Daily Inter Lake

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Kalispell Police officer Jason Parce talks with Jim Pigman while working at the MacKenzie River in north Kalispell on Tuesday for the Law Enforcement Torch Run Tip-A-Cop fundraising events. Law enforcement agents worked at the MacKenzie River locations in Kalispell and Whitefish and $1 of all pizza specials were donated …

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Alexandra Tett clears an obstacle in the water as a large crowd watches from Spectator Hill during The Event at Rebecca Farm on Saturday. (Aaric Bryan/Daily Inter Lake)

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Jennifer McFall on her horse High Times sails over a jump and into the water during the CIC3 cross county at The Event at Rebecca Farm on Saturday. (Aaric Bryan/Daily Inter Lake)

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About 450 firefighters are staying at a camp at Chewing Black Bones outside of St. Mary. (Aaric Bryan/Daily Inter Lake)

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Gus Conrad of Grayback Forestry of Missoula grabs dinner after fighting the Reynolds Creek Fire on Friday. Firefighters are fed 6,000 calories of food each day at the camp. (Aaric Bryan/Daily Inter Lake)

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Leo Martinez tends to the blisters on his feet after fighting the Reynolds Creek Fire on Friday. (Aaric Bryan/Daily Inter Lake)

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Firefighters walk to the food tents to get dinner at the Chewing Black Bones campsite outside of St. Mary. (Aaric Bryan/Daily Inter Lake)

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A Glacier National Park Red Bus is pulled off the side of U.S. 89 near St. Mary to give the sightseers a view of the Reynolds Creek Fire on Friday, July 24, 2015. (Aaric Bryan/Daily Inter Lake)

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Rose Sweeney sits atop her horse Jazz at the fairgrounds on Thursday. (Aaric Bryan/Daily Inter Lake)

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Rose Sweeney with horse Jazz at the fairgrounds. Rose is just getting back to horse riding after a back injury. (Aaric Bryan/Daily Inter Lake)

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Carrie Barone serves a beer at Brannigan's Irish Pub. Brannigan's was voted best bar. (Aaric Bryan/Daily Inter Lake)

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Registered nurses Megan Stickney, left, and Kim Reynen look over a patient's information at the urgent care of the Family Health Care walk-in clinic. The clinic is open seven days a week and can do labs and x-ray in house so patients don't have to go anywhere else. (Aaric Bryan/Daily …

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Jeffery Eayrs was voted best massage therapist. (Aaric Bryan/Daily Inter Lake)

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Dr. Brent Kandarian of Glacier Denture Center has been a denturist since 1983. (Aaric Bryan/Daily Inter Lake)

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Dr. Ken Graham of Sunny View Pediatrics has been practicing medicine for more than 20 years. Sunny View Pediatrics recently moved to a new location at 1273 Burns Way. (Aaric Bryan/Daily Inter Lake)

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Ryan Caughlan and Emily Michels of the Flathead Party Bus stand inside Black Betty. Black Betty is equipped with a booming sound system, disco lights and a dance floor. (Aaric Bryan/Daily Inter Lake)

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A martini with a twist sits on the bar at the Red Room in Whitefish. The red room makes traditonal cocktails and also uses their house-infused vodka and gin to make their own creations. (Aaric Bryan/Daily Inter Lake)

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A fisherman casts while on a paddleboard near the Tally Lake Campground. The campground is on the northern shores of the lake an offers dozens of campsites for RVs and tents. (Aaric Bryan/Daily Inter Lake)

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Robyn Fisher and Betawave speed through the water during the CCI1* cross-country at The Event at Rebecca Farm on July 25, 2015. (Aaric Bryan/Daily Inter Lake)

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A Glacier National Park Red Bus is pulled off the side of U.S. 89 near St. Mary to give the sightseers a view of the Reynolds Creek Fire on Friday, July 24, 2015. (Aaric Bryan/Daily Inter Lake)

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Ainsleigh Mitchell clears an obstacle during The Event at Rebecca Farm on Friday. (Aaric Bryan/Daily Inter Lake)

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Alyssa Hammel of Kalispell competes in dressage with her horse Motomaji during the Event at Rebecca Farm on Friday. (Aaric Bryan/Daily Inter Lake)

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Alyssa Hammel of Kalispell competes in dressage during The Event at Rebecca Farm on Friday. (Aaric Bryan/Daily Inter Lake)

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Cindy Marvin of Kalispell and her horse Digleigh clear a hurdle during the Senior Open Novice A cross-country competition at The Event at Rebecca Farm on Thursday. (Aaric Bryan/Daily Inter Lake)

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Heather Matthews is the new owner of the Northern Lights Saloon in Polebridge. (Aaric Bryan/Daily Inter Lake)

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Patrons hang out outside the Northern Lights Saloon in Polebridge. (Aaric Bryan/Daily Inter Lake)

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Paddleboarders enjoy Lake Mcdonald on Wednesday. On the west side of Logan Pass a person could hardly tell there was a fire on the other side. (Aaric Bryan/Daily Inter Lake)

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Jake Clement sets a tent stake as Alex Mouch and Robert Raw look on at Glacier Lodges in Coram on Wednesday. The three were part of the near 60 xanterra employings that have set up temporary camp at the site because of the fire. (Aaric Bryan/Daily Inter Lake)

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About 30 workers at Glacier National Park have set up tents at Glacier Lodges in Coram because of the Reynolds Creek Fire. (Aaric Bryan/Daily Inter Lake)

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Dr. Walter Roberts discusses Plato's The Republic with his Greek in Glacier class at the Square Peg Ranch in Polebridge. (Aaric Bryan/Daily Inter Lake)

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The Greek in Glacier courses meet in a small cabin at the Square Peg Ranch in Polebridge. (Aaric Bryan/Daily Inter Lake)

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Dr. Walter Roberts smiles as he reads Plato during a lesson at the Square Peg Ranch in Polebridge on Friday. (Aaric Bryan/Daily Inter Lake)

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AZ Holbrook, a graduate student in philosophy, reads Plato before the start of class. (Aaric Bryan/Daily Inter Lake)

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Serena Carlson, form left, Finley Putzler, and Ali Putzler enjoy lunch from the Kalispell schools' summer meals program. (Aaric Bryan/Daily Inter Lake)

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First responders transport the driver of semi involved in a one-vehicle rollover to the ALERT helicopter on Tuesday. (Aaric Bryan/Daily Inter Lake)

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Owen Riddle leads the field down the backstretch early in the Montana 200 on Saturday. Riddle started on the pole and led the first 100 laps of the race. (Aaric Bryan/Daily Inter Lake)

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Owen Riddle speeds into the third turn early in the Montana 200 on Saturday. Riddle started on the pole and led the first 100 laps of the race. (Aaric Bryan/Daily Inter Lake)

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A Chevy Scottsdale does a burnout to end the Glacier Rally in the Rockies Parade on Saturday. (Aaric Bryan/Daily Inter Lake)

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The hood of Mark and Pam Cyr's 1954 Hudson Hornet shines under the sund during the show and shine of the Glacier Rally in the Rockies on Saturday. (Aaric Bryan/Daily Inter Lake)

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A food tray hangs from the window of Tom and Noes Watkins 1956 Chevy Bel Air. (Aaric Bryan/Daily Inter Lake)

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A 1957 Nash Metropolitan owned by Craig Hovda leads a parade of cars on Main Street during the seventh annual Glacier Rally in the Rockies on Saturday. Nearly 120 cars and trucks participated in the event, which benefits Flathead CARE. (Aaric Bryan/Daily Inter Lake)

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Debris from the fire that killed a man Saturday morning smolders outside the home on Rose Crossing in Evergreen, Montana. (Aaric Bryan/Daily Inter Lake)

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A helicopter brings a bucket of water to a fire near Little Bitterroot Lake. The fire was estimated at 2.5 acres. (Aaric Bryan/Daily Inter Lake)

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Josie Wathan, 12, smiles as she is helped ashore by Brian Luke after sit skiing at the Dream Adaptive Water Sports Camp at Echo Lake. The camp was three days and participants could water ski, sit ski, kayak, paddleboard, go on an intertube and go on a boat ride. (Aaric …

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A sit ski sits on the dock as a water skier takes off during the Dream Adaptive Water Sports Camp. (Aaric Bryan/Daily Inter Lake)

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Carey Stroup, left, and Donovan Leskovec smile as they wait for an inner tube ride during the Dream Adaptive Water Sports Camp. About 100 people participated in the three-day camp. (Aaric Bryan/Daily Inter Lake)

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The Dream Boat sits at dock prepared to take another group out on Echo Lake. (Aaric Bryan/Daily Inter Lake)

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Sean Richardson smiles as she gets a kiss from a dog. (Aaric Bryan/Daily Inter Lake)

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Tristan Dishon is helped by Jeff Carlson, left, and Mark Drew as he sit skis on Echo Lake. Dishon was paralyzed from the waist down when he was 3 and the Dream Adaptive camp gave him the rare opportunity to try water sports. (Aaric Bryan/Daily Inter Lake)

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Tristan Dishon, 11, laughs as he is helped by Mark Drew, left, and Jeff Carlson on a sit ski during the Dream Adaptive Water Sports Camp on Echo Lake Thursday. (Aaric Bryan/Daily Inter Lake)

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Sydne Putzler enjoys her milk while Bowman Carlson bites into his sandwich during the Kalispell schools' summer meal program at Woodland Park recently. (Aaric Bryan/Daily Inter Lake)

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Kalispell second baseman Brooks Krause throws to first base after scooping up a grounder against Libby on Wednesday. (Aaric Bryan/Daily Inter Lake)

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Jeremy Plummer of Lower Valley Processing is working with to bring local beef to the area's schools. (Aaric Bryan/Daily Inter Lake)

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Derek Skees tells the school board there is no need to change their existing discrimination policy during a the public comment section of the school board's meeting on Tuesday. (Aaric Bryan/Daily Inter Lake)

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Nathan Kosted, the organizing director for Love Lives Here, holds a sign and wears light blue to show supppot for Lesiban, Gay, Bisexual and Transgender students at the Kalispell School Board meeting on Tuesday. (Aaric Bryan/Daily Inter Lake)

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Ben Littefield, right, with his mom Molly Littlefield turns to land the 1942 Boeing Stearman at the Stonehenge Air Museum on Tuesday. (Aaric Bryan/Daily Inter Lake)

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Four Boeing Stearman fly over the Stonehenge Air Museum near Eureka on Tuesday. The planes are with the Puget Sount Antique Aircraft tour and will be at the Kalispell City Airport from 8 a.m. to 3 p.m. on Wednesday. (Aaric Bryan/Daily Inter Lake)

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Lyle Sindlinger guides a Boeing Stearman to a parking spot at the Stonehenge Air Museum on Tuesday. The plane will be one of the nearly 30 planes on display at the Kalispell City Airport on Wednesday. (Aaric Bryan/Daily Inter Lake)

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Rich Alldredge of the Puget Sound Antique Aircraft Club laughs after landing his plane at the Stonehenge Air Museum on Tuesday. (Aaric Bryan/Daily Inter Lake)

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Kalispell Laker Gunnar Marsh slides into third base after tagging up against Medicine Hat on Saturday. (Aaric Bryan/Daily Inter Lake)

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Glacier's Ryan Veneman slides into home during the second inning against the Mead Panthers on Saturday. (Aaric Bryan/Daily Inter Lake)

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Warren Scott sits at his home in Whitefish. Scott enjoys coffee at the Whitefish Community Center almost every weekday. (Aaric Bryan/Daily Inter Lake)

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Alexa Rayes climbs a ladder to get to a cherry. (Aaric Bryan/Daily Inter Lake)

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Rosa Martinez dumps her bag of cherries into a bin. (Aaric Bryan/Daily Inter Lake)

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Rosa Martinez picks cherries at Bowman Orchards on Friday. (Aaric Bryan/Daily Inter Lake)

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Glacier's Colten Parker slides safely into second base for a stolen base against Ferris Saxon during the Twins' opening game of the Sapa-Johnsrud Memorial Tournament on Thursday. (Aaric Bryan/Daily Inter Lake)

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Twins shortstop Jayce Fagerland throws to first as second baseman Vinny Smith looks on during the Sapa-Johnsrud Memorial Tournament. (Aaric Bryan/Daily Inter Lake)

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Ivory Phillips flips through a book as she tries to pick what book to get from the Bookmobile at Canyon Elementary on Thursday. (Aaric Bryan/Daily Inter Lake)

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Ruder Elementary first-grade teacher Amy Hanson helps Brady Bates pick a book from the Bookmobile on Thursday. (Aaric Bryan/Daily Inter Lake)

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Cody Betts leads the flash mob during Thursday!Fest. (Aaric Bryan/Daily Inter Lake)

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Kathy Gerdl laughs as she dances during the flash mob. (Aaric Bryan/Daily Inter Lake)

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Debbie Moon dances during the flash mob. (Aaric Bryan/Daily Inter Lake)

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About 35 people of all ages danced during the flash mob. (Aaric Bryan/Daily Inter Lake)

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Kalispell Laker second baseman Levi Brenneman fires to first for an out during the top of the second inning of the first game against Lethbridge at Griffin Field on Wednesday. (Aaric Bryan/Daily Inter Lake)

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Kalispell's Ryan Porch

Ryan Porch watches his drive on the second hole during the men's derby of the 79th annual Earl Hunt Memorial Fourth of July Tournament at the Whitefish Lake Golf Club on Friday, July 3, 2015 in this file photo. (Aaric Bryan/Daily Inter Lake)

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Kathy Meyer waters her flowers in Kalispell on Friday. (Aaric Bryan/Daily Inter Lake)

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A sprinkler waters a lawn on Fourth Avenue East in Kalispell Friday. (Aaric Bryan/Daily Inter Lake)

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Jesse Rodman watches his drive from the first tee during the Whitefish Lake Golf Club's 79th annual Earl Hunt Fourth of July Tournament. (Aaric Bryan/Daily Inter Lake)

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Gary Geyer cools his feet in Lake Five while staying at the resort with his family. Geyer has been traveling from his home in Big Sandy to Lake Five every summer for more than 20 years. (Aaric Bryan/Daily Inter Lake)

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Lindsey Bennett walks with her daughter Aenea on the beach of Lake Five. (Aaric Bryan/Daily Inter Lake)

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Sloan Uwanzni jumps into Lake 5 while visiting the resort with her family from Alberta. (Aaric Bryan/Daily Inter Lake)

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Life jackets and beach toys line the patio of one of the cabins at Lake 5 Resort. (Aaric Bryan/Daily Inter Lake)

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Cillian Gruenberg shovels in the sand on the beach of Lake Five. The resort's owner Ron Ridenour brings a truck load of sand every year for the kids to play in. (Aaric Bryan/Daily Inter Lake)

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Woden sleeps on the floor of the Lake 5 Resort's office. (Aaric Bryan/Daily Inter Lake)

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A book of J.K. Ridenour poems sits on the bar at Lake Five Resort. (Aaric Bryan/Daily Inter Lake)

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Ron Ridenour adds some details to the display of 1958 Crestliner Speedster. (Aaric Bryan/Daily Inter Lake)

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The original sign for the resort is mounted on a beam in the office.J.K. Ridenour founded the resort in the 1920s and named it Retiro Cabins. (Aaric Bryan/Daily Inter Lake)

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A Kalispell police officer inspects the overturned jeep on Fourth Ave East and Washington Street. (Aaric Bryan/Daily Inter Lake)

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The Black Raptor Fireworks stands and parking lot sit empty of customers on Wednesday. (Aaric Bryan/Daily Inter Lake)

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Mahrias Schulze, left, and Samantha Schaming dance to the music of the Montana Midnight Guitar Trio during Picnic in the Park at Depot Park in Kalispell on Wednesday. The Kalispell Parks and Recreation's Concert Series kicked off this week. The Wednesday lunchtime concerts will run through August 5 and the …

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People view the wooden boats at the docks of the the Lodge at Whitefish Lake during the Whitefish Woody Weekend on Friday. (Aaric Bryan/Daily Inter Lake)

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Glacier Twins B shortstop Ryan Veneman leaps for the ball as Glacier Twins A Derek Kastella steals second base during a game at the 26th Ed Gallo Memorial Wood Bat Tournament on Friday, June 26, 2015. (Aaric Bryan/Daily Inter Lake)

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Beating the heat

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Dr. Randy Beach holds a day-old baby at North Valley Hospital. (Aaric Bryan/Daily Inter Lake)

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Noah Backen, 12, sets a hay bale in place and he and his 10-year-old brother Caleb Farmer helps their parents buck hay in a field off of Whitefish Stage Road on Thursday. (Aaric Bryan/Daily Inter Lake)

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Troy Bruggeman

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Firefighters extinguish the house fire in the Empire Estates on Thursday. (Aaric Bryan/Daily Inter Lake)

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The man that rushed in the house to save the dogs is helped to the ambulance. (Aaric Bryan/Daily Inter Lake)

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The man that rushed into the burning house to save the dogs is treated for smoke inhalation. (Aaric Bryan/Daily Inter Lake)

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Firefighters work to extinguish the house fire in the Empire Estates on Thursday. (Aaric Bryan/Daily Inter Lake)

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John Nahrgang of Kalispell inspects the canola plants during a tour at the Northwestern Agricultural Research Center in Creston on Wednesday. (Aaric Bryan/Daily Inter Lake)

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Montana State University President Waded Cruzado laughs as 5-year-old Jaylynn Buxbaum picks the canola flowers during the Northwestern Agriculture Research Center Field Dasy in Creston on Wednesday. (Aaric Bryan/Daily Inter Lake)

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Miriell Kruger makes the bed at the Best Western Rocky Mountain Lodge on Wednesday. (Aaric Bryan/Daily Inter Lake)

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Kyiah Ingraham of Whitefish folds towels at the Best Western Rocky Mountain Lodge on Wednesday. (Aaric Bryan/Daily Inter Lake)

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Wes and Karen James of Ferndale paddle down the Swan River on Tuesday.

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Runners break from the starting line during the 1-mile kids race at the 2015 Rocky Mountain Bank Summit Classic on Saturday at The Summit. (Aaric Bryan/Daily Inter Lake)

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Robert Hafemeyer, of Kalispell, cruises to the finish line to win the The Summit Classic 10k race on Saturday. (Aaric Bryan/Daily Inter Lake)

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Cathy Garcia's papillon Kira sits atop her cart as she talks to Savlation Army's Mark Tollefson during the fifth annual Project Homeless Connect at the Expo Building at the Flathead County Fairgrounds on Wednesday. A multitude of services were available for the homeless and those at risks of becoming homeless. …

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Eleven-month-old Justin Junior Ellman cries in his dad Justin Ellman's lap as Rebecca Martin of Soucie Soucie Salon cuts his hair during Project Homeless Connect on Wednesday. Hair cutting was just one of many services provided for people that are homeless or at risk of becoming homeless. (Aaric Bryan/Daily Inter …

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Shayla Tweet, right, a volunteer at the fifth annual Project Homeless Connect, shows marilyn Horvath a coat for a baby. (Aaric Bryan/Daily Inter Lake)

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Susan Cahill listens to testimony during the sentence hearing of Zachary Klundt on Tuesday. (Aaric Bryan/Daily Inter Lake)

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Zachary Klundt speaks to his former teacher Lori Nicholas during a break in his sentence hearing on Tuesday. (Aaric Bryan/Daily Inter Lake)

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A Ford truck sits near the street light pole on West Reserve and U.S. 2 on Tuesday. (Aaric Bryan/Daily Inter Lake)

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Brian Nicodemus holds his 2015 Realtor of the Year plaque during the Northwest Montana Association of Realtors awards banquet at Buffalo Hills Golf Course on Wednesday. (Aaric Bryan/Daily Inter Lake)

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Phillippa Labuda, left, receives the 2015 Rookie of the Year award from Jeanie Deetz during the Northwest Montana Association of Realtors at the Buffalo Hills Golf Course Clubhouse on Wednesday. (Aaric Bryan/Daily Inter Lake)

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Larry Wakefield hugs Cindy Lanier as he is awarded the Jean Carter Realtor Spirit Award during the Northwest Montana Association of Realtor awards. (Aaric Bryan/Daily Inter Lake(

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Nine-year-old Nicole Reikofski-Baker holds up the fish she caught during the Cops and Bobbers event at Pine Grove Pond on Wednesday. (Aaric Bryan/Daily Inter Lake)

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Montana Highway Patrolman John Underwood helps Bailey Hylton as he cast during the Cops and Bobbers event at Pine Grove Pond on Wednesday. (Aaric Bryan/Daily Inter Lake)

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John Parsons started Sappphire Resource Connection, which offers employee assistance programs. (Aaric Bryan/Daily Inter Lake)

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Jessica Chery gives a thumbs up after receiving her diploma during the 2015 Glacier High Commencement at the school Saturday. (Aaric Bryan/Daily Inter Lake)

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Glacier graduates throw their caps in the air at the end of the commencement ceremony on Saturday. (Aaric Bryan/Daily Inter Lake)

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Dalton Thomas embraces Glacier teacher Stephanie Hill after receiving his diploma during the 2015 Glacier High Commencement. (Aaric Bryan/Daily Inter Lake)

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Kalispell Emerald catcher Kate Smith tags out Spokane Diamond's Grace Strumbough during a 14U game at the Emeralds Smash Tournament at Kidsports on Saturday. (Aaric Bryan/Daily Inter Lake)

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Dylan Salisbury celebrates after receiving his diploma at the 2015 Flathead High School Commencement. (Aaric Bryan/Daily Inter Lake)

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Amber Bradley smiles as she walks into the gym during the 2015 Flathead HIgh School Commencement at the school on Friday. It was the school's 117th commencement ceremony. Daniel Olszewski was the program leader and Mallorie Mason gave the keynote speech. (Aaric Bryan/Daily Inter Lake)

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Amanda Gerard, center, and Janelle Falk, left, laugh as the greet each other before the 2015 Stillwater Christian High School Commencement. Twenty-one students graduated. Sophia George gave the Salutatory and Sarah Paolini gave the Valedictory speech. (Aaric Bryan/Daily Inter Lake)

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Heather Estrada

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Eva Haven reacts to the cheering crowd as she walks down the aisle at the beginning of the Linderman Education Center Graduation Commencement at the Linderman School on Thursday. Haven also gave a speech at the ceremony. (Aaric Bryan/Daily Inter Lake)

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Jeramey McGinnis waves to the crowd after receiving his diploma during the Linderman Education Center Commencement on Thursday. (Aaric Bryan/Daily Inter Lake)

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Kalispell Lakers AA first baseman Leif Ericksen applies the tag on Mission Valley's Jacob Harrod during a nonconference game at Griffin Park on Wednesday. Harrod was safe on the play. (Aaric Bryan/Daily Inter Lake)

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Colter Norick

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Ryeland Leiby, right, lands a kick in Tracer Gislason's chest during a bout at Montana State Tae Kwon Do Championships at Flathead High School on Saturday. (Aaric Bryan/Daily Inter Lake)

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Kennedy Kanter, left, and Cheyenne Aundt kick each other during a bout at the Montana State Tae Kwon Do Championship at Flathead High School on Saturday. (Aaric Bryan/Daily Inter Lake)

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Rain clouds start to form in the sky during a soccer game for the Three Blind Refs. (Aaric Bryan/Daily Inter Lake)

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Flathead Force's Daniel Camp, right, and Columbia Valley's Jake Swallow battle for the ball during a U-13 game of The Three Blind Refs tournament at Kidsports Complex on Saturday, May 30, 2015 in this file photo. (Aaric Bryan/Daily Inter Lake)

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Bigfork Middle School sixth-grader Gabe Grende pulls weeds at Woodland Park for Bigfork Middle School Community Day on Friday. (Aaric Bryan/Daily Inter Lake)

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Stillwater Christian junior Clayton Hashley dissects a frog during biology class at the school on Thursday. (Aaric Bryan/Daily Inter Lake)

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Glacier Outlaw second baseman Eric Herman attempts to turn a doubleplay in the top of the fifth against the Ellensburg Bulls at Memorial Park on Tuesday. (Aaric Bryan/Daily Inter Lake)

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Track Scott

Troy's Scott Pate crashes into the pit during the long jump at the Class B state track and field championship in Kalispell on Friday. Pate finished in second with a jump of 20 feet, 11.5 inches. (Aaric Bryan/Daily Inter Lake)

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Troy sprinter Sean Opland cruises during the 100-meter finals at the Class B state track and field championship in Kalispell on Saturday. Opland finished second in the 100-meter dash and won the 200-meter dash. (Aaric Bryan/Daily Inter Lake)

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Flathead's Jess Beaman crashes in the pit during the triple jump at the Class AA track and field state championship at Legends Stadium on Saturday. Beaman won the event with a jump of 43 feet, 53/4 inches. (Aaric Bryan/Daily Inter Lake)

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Glacier's Annie Hill

Glacier's Annie Hill leads Billings Senior's Christina Aragon during 3,200-meter race at the Class AA state track and field championship at Legends Stadium. Hill won the race with a time 10:53.17 to help the Wolfpack finish second. (Aaric Bryan/Daily Inter Lake)

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The Bigfork 1,600-meter relay team celebrates their record-breaking win during the Class B state track and field championship at Legends Stadium on Saturday. (Aaric Bryan/Daily Inter Lake)

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Flathead's Jake Perrin pushes to the finish line to win the 1,600-meter at the Class AA state track and field championship at Legends Stadium on Saturday. (Aaric Bryan/Daily Inter Lake)

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Tired track fan

Hudson Worthington takes a nap in the shade Friday as his father, Kirk, watches the 100-meter dash during the Class AA and B state track meets at Legends Stadium in Kalispell. The final day of state events is today. Full coverage of state track starts on Page B1. (Aaric Bryan/Daily …

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Flathead's Chade Gonter just nudges the bar off of the post during the high jump at the Class AA state track meet. Gonter won the event with a jump of 6 feet, 3 inches. (Aaric Bryan/Daily Inter Lake)

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Glacier senior Keyawna Larson throws the javelin at the Class AA state track meet Friday morning at Legends Stadium. Larson won the event for the third-straight year and set a Class AA state record with a throw of 144 feet, 7 inches. (Aaric Bryan/Daily Inter Lake)

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Bigfork’s Bryn Morley starts the final lap of the 1,600-meter run during the Class B state track and field meet and Legends Stadium on Friday. Morley won the event with a time of 4 minutes, 47.76 seconds. (Aaric Bryan/Daily Inter Lake)

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Shawn Whitman of Columbia Falls casts from a rock on Foys Lake on Thursday. Whitman said it was such a nice day that he decided to get out and get some sun. (Aaric Bryan/Daily Inter Lake)

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Glacier Outlaw third baseman Nick Carrillo attempts to apply the tag during the season opener in Whitefish on Thursday. (Aaric Bryan/Daily inter Lake)

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Makena Morley powers down the homestretch of the 1,600-meter run at the Whitefish ARM meet earlier in the season. (Aaric Bryan/Daily Inter Lake)

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Brian Schwartz has been manager of Lone Pine State Park for three months. (Aaric Bryan/Daily Inter Lake)

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Kalispell Laker Brandon Maassen slides into third as Libby third baseman Dylon Lane reaches for a ball during the Lakers' 11-3 win at Griffin Field on Wednesday. (Aaric Bryan/Daily Inter Lake)

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Laker shortstop Logan Decock throws to first for an out in the top of the ninth inning of the Lakers' 11-3 win against Libby. (Aaric Bryan/Daily Inter Lake)

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Max Young winds up for a swing. (Aaric Bryan/Daily Inter Lake)

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Max Young smiles as he takes warm-up swings. (Aaric Bryan/Daily Inter Lake)

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The Blue Team scramble for a grounder during a 4 and 5-year-old T-ball game. (Aaric Bryan/Daily Inter Lake)

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Ellis Fox messes with Cameron Field's helmut as the two stand on third base. (Aaric Bryan/Daily Inter Lake)

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John Wesley Keeton hits the ball off of the tee. (Aaric Bryan/Daily Inter Lake)

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Ellis Fox makes dirt angels during a T-ball game. (Aaric Bryan/Daily Inter Lake)

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Rylee Hamilton, right, races her Rookies teammates to a ball. (Aaric Bryan/Daily Inter Lake)

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The Rookies scramble for a ball during a 4 and 5-year-old T-ball game at the Conrad Complex. (Aaric Bryan/Daily Inter Lake)

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Brent Foley instructs his son Owen before the start of a T-ball game at the Conrad Complex. (Aaric Bryan/Daily Inter Lake)

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Coach Scott Brester watches Owen Foley throw to first base during a 4 and 5-year-old T-ball game. (Aaric Bryan/Daily Inter Lake)

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Logan Cox charges a grounder during a 4 and 5-year-old T-ball game. (Aaric Bryan/Daily Inter Lake)

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John Wesley Keeton of the Ninja Turtles runs to first base after hitting the ball. (Aaric Bryan/Daily Inter Lake)

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John Wesley Keeton takes the field with his dad Kevin Keeton. (Aaric Bryan/Daily Inter Lake)

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Sydney Pitcher plays in the dirt as the game goes on. (Aaric Bryan/Daily Inter Lake)

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Adrian Walsh comes up with the ball after wrestling Max Young for it. (Aaric Bryan/Daily Inter Lake)

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Nate Chute/Daily Inter Lake A young grizzly bear walks along a rocky surface below the West Side Tunnel on Tuesday.

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Scott Novak removes the concrete form panels for the foundation of the Flathead County's historic old jail building. The nearly $4 million renovation and expansion of the building is scheduled to be complete by April 2016.

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Roxy patiently waits as its owner Jeff Howell of All Seasons Property Maintenance works on a yard in Kalispell on Tuesday. (Aaric Bryan/Daily Inter Lake)

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Steve Gniadek points to a bird during the BioBlitz at Flathead Valley Community College on Saturday. (Aaric Bryan/Daily Inter Lake)

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Ryan Symmes searches for birds during the BioBlitz at Flathead Valley Community College on Saturday. (Aaric Bryan/Daily Inter Lake)

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A front-end loader moves debris at the Flathead County Landfill on Sunday. (Aaric Bryan/Daily Inter Lake)

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Smoke fills the air as firefighters hose down a massive fire at the Flathead County Landfill on Sunday. (Aaric Bryan/Daily Inter Lake)

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Flathead's Jenna Jensen smashes a return in her Northern AA semifinal match against Lucia Barbeito at Flathead Valley Community College on Friday. (Aaric Bryan/Daily Inter Lake)

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Lakeside fifth-grader Rylee Milasevich leads her group to the next event during the Family Forestry Expo at Trumbull Creek Experimental Forest on Friday. (Aaric Bryan/Daily Inter Lake)

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Edgerton fifth-grader Abby Garza holds up a crayfish at the fisheries station of the Family Forestry Expo at Trumbull Creek Experimental Forest on Friday. (Aaric Bryan/Daily Inter Lake)

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Zaybin Stewart of Trinity Lutheran plays the tymphanies during the Rural Music Teachers Association Advanced Band Festival at Cayuse Prairie School on Thursday. (Aaric Bryan/Daily Inter Lake)

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Beadwork and fringe were quintessential for dresses in the 1920s. (Aaric Bryan/Daily Inter Lake)

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A women's wool bodice and skirt and a child's silk taffeta dress worn in the 1880s are on display in a bedroom at the mansion. Catherine Conrad was born in 1885 and could have worn a dress like the one on display. (Aaric Bryan/Daily Inter Lake)

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Sarah Safford places a mannequin wearing a child's dress popular in the 1950s. (Aaric Bryan/Daily Inter Lake)

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Teresa Knutson, a volunteer curator for the Conrad Mansion, places a mannequin wearing a style of dress that was popular during the time Charles Conrad first arrived in Montana. The dress is part of the mansion's Celebrating 100 Years of Fashion. (Aaric Bryan/Daily Inter Lake)

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The iridescent buttons on a blouse worn in the 19th century shine as the sunlight reflects off of them. (Aaric Bryan/Daily Inter Lake)

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Sarah Safford, an assistant volunteer curator, holds a fashion plate showing the style of dresses popular during the 1860s and '70s during a rehearsal tour at the Conrad Mansion on Wednesday. (Aaric Bryan/Daily Inter Lake)

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Flathead's Kody Butts leaps in the air to return a ball at the net against C.M. Russell's Jeremy Ormseth at the AA Northern Divisional tennis tournament at Flathead Valley Community College on Thursday. (Aaric Bryan/Daily Inter Lake)

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Amelia Riley Thornton of Dean and Riley belts out Dolly Parton's "Jolene," during the second night of the 2015 Majestic Valley Arena Country Showdown on Saturday night. (Aaric Bryan/Daily Inter Lake)

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Amelia Riley Thornton of Dean and Riley belts out Dolly Parton's "Jolene," during the second night of the 2015 Majestic Valley Arena Country Showdown on Saturday night. (Aaric Bryan/Daily Inter Lake)

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Tim Helnore of Eureka performs a Waylon Jennings song during the second night of the 2015 Majestic Valley Arena Country Showdown. (Aaric Bryan/Daily Inter Lake)

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Glacier's Ahna Kreitinger pushes ahead of teammate Bailey Smith on the homestretch of the 800-meter run during the 2015 Archie Roe Invitational. Kreitinger and Smith finished one-two in the race. (Aaric Bryan/Daily Inter Lake)

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Whitefish’s Jed Nagler attempts to set a school record in the high jump by clearing 6 feet, 8 1/2 inches at the Archie Roe Invitational track meet on Saturday. Nagler missed the record, but won the event by making 6-5. (Aaric Bryan/Daily Inter Lake)

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Glacier’s Keyawna Larson prepares to launch the javelin during the Archie Roe Invitational on Saturday. Her winning distance was 132 feet, 9 inches. (Aaric Bryan/Daily Inter Lake)

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Flathead’s Monica White pulls away from the pack to win the 100-meter dash at the Archie Roe Invitational track meet at Legends Stadium on Saturday in 12.99 seconds. (Aaric Bryan/Daily Inter Lake)

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Glacier shortstop Kayla Russell snags the ball as Columbia Falls Hannah Freeman steals second base during the Wolfpack's 5-2 victory at Kidsports Complex on Friday. (Aaric Bryan/Daily Inter Lake)

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Glacier ace Ali Williams winds up during the top of the third inning against Columbia Falls in this 2015 file photo. (Aaric Bryan/Daily Inter Lake)

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Flathead shortstop Kylee Meredith loads up to throw out a runner at first at Whitefish in the bottom of the first inning. (Aaric Bryan/Daily Inter Lake)

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Glacier's Chazz Upton stretches out to return a ball during the No. 2 doubles match with teammate Johnny DuFour against Flathead's Rydell Welk and Manny Salazar at Flathead Valley Community College. Glacier won the match 6-4. 6-2. (Aaric Bryan/Daily Inter Lake)

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Flathead shortstop Kylee Meredith fires to first base for an out during the Bravettes' 9-1 loss to Columbia Falls Wildkats at Boyle Field on Tuesday. (Aaric Bryan/Daily Inter Lake)

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Columbia Falls' shortstop Lottie Ellis throws out a Bravette runner at first base at Boyle Field on Tuesday. (Aaric Bryan/Daily Inter Lake)

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Flathead's Ellie Berreth smashes a return in her match against Shelby Odell on Tuesday. Berreth won the match 6-0, 6-1. (Aaric Bryan/Daily Inter Lake)

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Ron Durbin of Flathead Electrical sprays powder to put out the fire on the electrical pole on Whitefish Stage Road on Tuesday. (Aaric Bryan/Daily Inter Lake)

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Columbia Falls' Kyler Burns just nudges the bar as he attempt to clear 6 feet in the high jump at the ARM Invitational at Whitefish on Saturday. (Aaric Bryan/Daily Inter Lake)

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Whitefish's Allie Schulz and Columbia Falls' Mary Baker clear the final hurdle in the 100-meter event at the ARM Invitational on Saturday, April 25, 2015. (Aaric Bryan/Daily Inter Lake)

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Dave and Samara Ritter of Columbia Falls play with the puzzle pieces of the ImagineIF Library booth at the Celebrate the Flathead: Earth Day Event at Depot Park in Whitefish on Saturday. (Aaric Bryan/Daily Inter Lake)

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Flathead's Dalton Manning clears the bar at 5 foot, 5 inches during the high jump at Legends Stadium on Thursday. (Aaric Bryan/Daily Inter Lake)

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Flathead's Easton Johnson pulls away from Missoula Sentinel's Jory Breen in the final leg of the 400-meter relay at Legend's Stadium. (Aaric Bryan/Daily Inter Lake)

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Glacier's Cece Williams sprints to the finish line during the 100-meter dash at on Thursday. (Aaric Bryan/Daily Inter Lake)

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Beau McEwen, a Russell Elementary first-grader, leads his classmate down West Washington Street as they pick up garbage for Earth Day on Wednesday. Russell first-graders cleaned up about 20 blocks around the school for Earth Day. (Aaric Bryan/Daily Inter Lake)

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Russell Elementary first-graders Ayla Slama, from left. Mailie Roberts, Olivia LaRoque and volunteer Deedee Roberts pick up garbage pm West Washington Street Wednesday. Russell first-graders picked up garbage on about 20 blocks around the school for Earth Day. (Aaric Bryan/Daily Inter Lake)

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Russell Elementary first-grader Zayta Hill scoops up garbage on Washington Street. (Aaric Bryan/Daily Inter Lake)

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Firefighters work to put out a grass fire south of Kalispell at Ashley Meadows on Wednesday. (Aaric Bryan/Daily Inter Lake)

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The Stonehedge Air Museum has 365 model planes assembled by Bill Brooks. Many of the planes are autographed by famous pilots like James Harold Doolittle. (Aaric Bryan/Daily Inter Lake)

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Stonehedge Air Museum curator Sam Winefordner holds a picture of Charles Lindbergh, left, and Bob Gurney in front of the museum's 1930 Lincoln-Page PT-W. This model of plane was the first plane Lindbergh flew. (Aaric Bryan/Daily Inter Lake)

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The Stonehedge Air Museum's exhibits include the 1992 Montanaair Mustang, the 1944 North American Aviation P-51D Mustang and the 1948 Chance-Vought F4U-5NL Corsair. (Aaric Bryan/Daily Inter Lake)

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The Corsair on display at the museum flew with the Flying Nightmares during the Korean War and later was sold to Honduras. (Aaric Bryan/Daily Inter Lake)

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The 1918 LeRhone Rotary Engine were light and produced a lot of horsepower. (Aaric Bryan/Daily Inter Lake)

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Montana State University College of Nursing student Erin Ramsey watches a video presentation during class at the Kalispell Medical Arts Building on Tuesday, April 14, 2015. Ramsay is one of eight students graduating from the program this semester. (Aaric Bryan/Daily Inter Lake)

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Ryan Murray reads the paper as firefighters work to put out the fire in the home he was renting. Murray was woke up by a group of high school students who saw the fire. (Aaric Bryan/Daily Inter Lake)

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Firefighters survey the fire near the fire pit which is believed to have caused the house fire. (Aaric Bryan/Daily Inter Lake)

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Firefighters work to put the fire out at 715 Sixth Avenue West in Kalispell on Tuesday. (Aaric Bryan/Daily Inter Lake)

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Brent Jackson of Kalispell holds an Oath Keepers sign during the Patriots Day Second Amendment Rally at Depot Park in Kalispell on Saturday. The rally was an open carry event where the participants were encouraged to bring unloaded rifles and handguns. (Aaric Bryan/Daily Inter Lake_

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Flathead's Kaitlin Torgerson is tagged out by Missoula Hellgate's Kathleen Packard as she attempt to steal second in the bottom of the third at Conrad Complex on Saturday. (Aaric Bryan/Daily Inter Lake)

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Flathead second baseman Hailey Gauthier catches the ball behind Missoula Hellgate's Sierrah Hardy on a pick off attempt at first. (Aaric Bryan/Daily Inter Lake)

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Flathead's Daniel Olszewski returns Missoula Big Sky's Rayce Compton's serve during a match at the Kalispell Invite at Flathead Valley Community College on Saturday. Olszewski lost the No. 2 singles match in straight sets. (Aaric Bryan/Daily Inter Lake)

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Glacier's Anna Cecil rips a shot at the net during a doubles match at the Kalispell Invite on Saturday. (Aaric Bryan/Daily Inter Lake)

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Columbia Falls' outfielder Katie Price hauls in a pop fly. (Aaric Bryan/Daily Inter Lake)

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Columbia Falls' shortstop Lottie Ellis waits for the ball as Frenchtown's Shelby Shourds slides safely into second base during the Wildkats' 6-1 Northwestern A softball loss on Friday in Columbia Falls. (Aaric Bryan/Daily Inter Lake)

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Zach, left, and Larry Brosten watch the fire from their tractor on the property they farm next to the salvage yard. (Aaric Bryan/Daily Inter Lake)

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A South Kalispell Fire Department firefighter uses a hose to contain the fire at the A-1 Salvage near Somers on Friday. (Aaric Bryan/Daily Inter Lake)

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South Kalispell Fire Department's firefighter Colter Effertz uses a hose to contain the fire at the A-1 Salvage near Somers on Friday. (Aaric Bryan/Daily Inter Lake)

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Smoke from the A-1 Salvage Yard fills the sky. (Aaric Bryan/Daily Inter Lake)

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Glacier second baseman Kayleena Ikeda attempts to turn a double play as Flathead's Kaitlin Torgerson slides to break it up during the second game of the crosstown doubleheader at the Kidsports Complex on Thursday. (Aaric Bryan/Daily Inter Lake)

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Glacier's Christina DuFour slides safely into third base as Flathead's Grace Cady waits for the ball. (Aaric Bryan/Daily Inter Lake)

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Columbial Falls Colton Sweeney lands a shot on Flathead's Cole Davis during a bout during the sixth annual Crosstown Boxing Smoker at the Flathead County Fairgrounds on Thursday. (Aaric Bryan/Daily Inter Lake)

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Glacier's Harrison Kauffman heaves the discus 142 feet and 4 inches in the crosstown dual at Legends Stadium on Tuesday. (Aaric Bryan/Daily Inter Lake)

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Flathead's Liz Sherwood clears the bar set at 4 feet, 6 inches during a jump-off to win the high jump. Sherwood had cleared 4 feet, 7 inches earlier. (Aaric Bryan/Daily Inter Lake)

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Hedges' fourth-graders Luc Dameron, front, and Jeff Lilliard release a large rainbow trout at Dry Bridge Park on Friday. The Montana Fish, Wildlife and Parks provided 500 rainbow trout near 12 inches and 50 near 24 inches to be released. (Aaric Bryan/Daily Inter Lake)

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Traffic is stopped at the intersection of Second street west and First avenue west as a planer loads a truck on Tuesday. Workers from the Knife River Corporation are repaving First Avenue East and First Avenue West through the downtown area. The work is expected to last about two weeks. …

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Jim Johnson skips across the pond during the 10th annual Pond Skim at Whitefish Mountain Resort on Saturday. Mitch Gilman won the skiing competition and Hugh Black won the snowboard skim. (Aaric Bryan/Daily Inter Lake)

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Images from the 10th annual Pond Skim at Whitefish Mountain Resort on Saturday, April 11, 2015. (Aaric Bryan/Daily Inter Lake)

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Images from the 10th annual Pond Skim at Whitefish Mountain Resort on Saturday, April 11, 2015. (Aaric Bryan/Daily Inter Lake)

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Billy Marcial in his Color me Badness costume splashes water after nearly making it across during the third round of the pond skim at Whitefish Mountain Resort. (Aaric Bryan/Daily Inter Lake)

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David Kellogg of Whitefish looks at an old saw during the 49th annual Creston Auction. The two-day auction benefits the volunteer Creston Fire Department. (Aaric Bryan/Daily Inter Lake)

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Caleb Troyer takes bids during the 49th annual Creston Auction on Saturday. (Aaric Bryan/Daily Inter Lake)

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Brittani Brigham, left, and Shandy Lam move the leather chair they purchased during the Creston Auction on Saturday. (Aaric Bryan/Daily Inter Lake)

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Flathead's Daniel Olszewski returns the serve of Glacier's Hunter Blalack at Flathead Valley Community College on Thursday. (Aaric Bryan/Daily Inter Lake)

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Flathead's Jenna Jensen returns a shot against Glacier's Kali Mathison in the No. 1 seed match at Flathead Valley Community College on Thursday. (Aaric Bryan/Daily Inter Lake)

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Graham McDonald, left, Mara Mercer and Tony Pepe react to getting a question right during trivia night at the Flathead Lake Brewing Co. (Aaric Bryan/Daily Inter Lake)

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Glacier's Nikki Krueger heaves the shot put 34 feet and 10 inches during the Flathead Time Trials at Legends Stadium on Tuesday. (Aaric Bryan/Daily Inter Lake)

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Glacier's Adrian Schnee clears the bar set at 4 feet, 9 inches during the high jump at Legends Stadium on Tuesday. (Aaric Bryan/Daily Inter Lake)

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Leroy Willcut, 3, looks unsure about the egg he picked up during the North Valley Eagles Easter egg hunt at Marantette Park in Columbia Falls on Saturday. (Aaric Bryan/Daily Inter Lake)

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Four-year-old Lilian Brown scrambles to get Easter eggs during the North Valley Eagles Easter egg hunt at Marantette Park in Columbia Falls. Brown ran so fast she kicked off both of her shoes. (Aaric Bryan/Daily Inter Lake)

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Carmin Neess, 6, picks up an egg during the North Valley Eagles Easter egg hunt on Saturday. The Eagles dyed 96 dozen eggs and also had plastic eggs at the hunt. (Aaric Bryan/Daily Inter Lake)

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Victoria Meccia, 8, flies through the air after getting a push on the tree swing from Kylie Carter in Kalispell on Tuesday. (Aaric Bryan/Daily Inter Lake)

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Jim Aker, a lifetime Kalispell resident, still likes to drive a buggy with his horse Yoder. (Aaric Bryan/Daily Inter Lake)

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Jim Aker, a lifetime Kalispell resident, still likes to drive a buggy with his horse Yoder. (Aaric Bryan/Daily Inter Lake)

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Stillwater Christian preschooler Ava Stillo leans into her shovel during the groundbreaking ceremony for the $1.8-million expansion of the school on Wednesday. (Aaric Bryan/Daily Inter Lake)

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Chad Loveless plays guitar and sings on the front steps of his home in Kalispell on Wednesday. Loveless had just gotten of work and said that playing the guitar was his way to relax. (Aaric Bryan/Daily Inter Lake)

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Jackie Johnson keeps her sewing machine feet and bobbin thread neatly organized at her work station. (Aaric Bryan/Daily Inter Lake)

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Doris Field uses her Singer featherweight sewing machine. Field said her sewing machine is from the late '40s or early '50s. (Aaric Bryan/Daily Inter Lake)

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Nora Lafrance irons a piece of her quilt during the retreat on Friday. Lafrance of the Kootenai Valley Quilt Guild said there is more ironing than sewing in quilting. (Aaric Bryan/Daily Inter Lake)

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Emily Berner scales the climbing wall at The Summit on Saturday. (Aaric Bryan/Daily Inter Lake)

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A woman who lives where two people were apparently shot talks on the phone as police investigate the scene southwest of Kalispell on Friday. (Aaric Bryan/Daily Inter Lake)

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The ticket stand of the Midway Drive-in was all that remained standing on Thursday as crews worked on removing debris. (Aaric Bryan/Daily Inter Lake)

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Blake Lindberg picks up Brynn so she can get a better view into the jet at the Glacier Jet Center on Saturday. (Aaric Bryan/Daily Inter Lake)

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A father picks up a copy of "Oh, the Places You'll Go!". After reading the book to their child at the Read to Me Daddy program, the dads bring the book home to add to their family library. (Aaric Bryan/Daily Inter Lake)

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Blake Lindberg picks up Brynn so she can get a better view into the jet at the Glacier Jet Center on Saturday. (Aaric Bryan/Daily Inter Lake)

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A ewe at the H.E. Robinson Agriculture Education Center gave birth to quadruplets. Less than 1 percent of ewe's give birth to four lambs, it's even rarer for all four to survive. (Aaric Bryan/Daily Inter Lake)

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Flathead senior guard Matt Marshall

Flathead's Matt Marshall drives past Missoula Hellgate's Devin Bray during the 2014-15 season in this file photo. (Aaric Bryan/Daily Inter Lake)

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Changing Masks puppet show

The Bamboo Fairy rise from a bamboo flower during a shadow puppet show. The fairy dances to embrace spring. (Aaric Bryan/Daily Inter Lake)

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Brett Allen of Snowghost Music goes over the data of a sound test with Whitefish physics students Michael Voisin, left, and Travis Catina in a practice room in the the Center for Applied Media, Arts and Science on Tuesday. (Aaric Bryan/Daily Inter Lake)

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Flathead's Trae Vasquez

Flathead's Trae Vasquez flips Big Sky's Demo Koures in the 113-pound championship match of the Western AA Divisional Seeding Tournament on February 7, 2015 at Glacier High School. Vasquez won the match 9-2. (Aaric Bryan/Daily Inter Lake)

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A group of the Flying Penguins team jumps into Whitefish Lake during the Penguin Plunge on Saturday. The Flying Penguin team raised the most money for the event. They raised nearly $7,000 for the Special Olympics. (Aaric Bryan/Daily Inter Lake)

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A group of the Flying Penguins team jumps into Whitefish Lake during the Penguin Plunge on Saturday. The Flying Penguin team raised the most money for the event. They raised nearly $7,000 for the Special Olympics. (Aaric Bryan/Daily Inter Lake)

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Adam Bartlett warms up at Big Sky Martial Arts in Kalispell Thursday. (Aaric Bryan/Daily Inter Lake)

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Abby Baldwin laughs as she works on her worksheet at the Stillwater Christian Montessori Preschool on Wednesday. (Aaric Bryan/Daily Inter Lake)

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Kaci Monroe crashes as she attempts to make a turn after a jump during the 11th annual Skijoring World Championship in Whitefish on Saturday. (Aaric Bryan/Daily Inter Lake)

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Flathead's Trae Vasquez

Flathead's Trae Vasquez gets near-fall points on Billy Barrett during the 113-pound match at the 2015 crosstown dual on January 22 at Glacier. Vasquez pinned Barrett in the first round. (Aaric Bryan/Daily Inter Lake)

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Lanny Barton of Kalispell nears the top of "9-mile Hill" on Brown's Meadow Road during the second day of Chilly Con Cheeno. (Aaric Bryan/Daily Inter Lake)

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A group of riders start the descent toward Kila on the second day of the Chilly Con Cheeno. The riders rode for hours in blizzard conditions and near-freezing temperatures. (Aaric Bryan/Daily Inter Lake)

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Flathead County Treasurer Adele Krantz. (Aaric Bryan/Daily Inter Lake)

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Big snow means work and play

Brooklyn, left, and Lucy Ek help each other make a snowman in Somers on Tuesday. Snow depths of nearly 2 feet from a storm Sunday and Monday allowed for plenty of winter fun.

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Marian Tuck, 6, and her 4-year-old sister Emily race down a hill at Woodland Park on Friday. (Aaric Bryan/Daily Inter Lake)

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Five-year-old Grant Lisowski brings his pike to the weighing booth during the 44th annual Kalispell Sunriser Lions Family Ice Fishing Derby. (Aaric Bryan/Daily Inter Lake)

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Bella, a beagle puppy, bays as she sits inside a sled at Smith Lake on Saturday. (Aaric Bryan/Daily Inter Lake)

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Nash Lisowski, 5, fishes with grandfather Bob Lisowski during the 44th annual Kalispell Sunriser Lions Family Ice Fishing Derby at Smith Lake on Saturday. (Aaric Bryan/Daily Inter Lake)

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Jacob Ost, 9, drills a hole in the ice with an auger during the fishing derby on Saturday. (Aaric Bryan/Daily Inter Lake)

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Maddy Smith shovels snow with a ice fishing ladle during the fishing derby on Saturday. (Aaric Bryan/Daily Inter Lake)

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Glacier's Dylan Ruggles

Glacier’s Dylan Ruggles (21) and Whitefish’s Cody Olson dive for a loose ball during the final minutes of a December 20, 2014 basketball game at Glacier High School. (Aaric Bryan/Daily Inter Lake)

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Glacier's Dylan Ruggles drives past Great Falls High’s Kody Torgerson during the second quarter on Friday at Glacier High School. (Aaric Bryan/Daily Inter Lake)

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Creston fourth-grader Cecelia Wink, left, looks surprised as she adds up the cost of groceries as her classmate Geneva Simonson loads up the cart. About 30 Creston were at Super 1 Foods to purchase food for the Samaritan House. (Aaric Bryan/Daily Inter Lake)

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Creston sixth-grader Mark Bartos adds up the cost of his group's groceries. (Aaric Bryan/Daily inter Lake)

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Crossroads third-grader Riley Moen crosses his fingers hoping that Ann Heinz lands on his property while playing Monopoly at the Buffalo Hill Terrace on Friday, Dec. 19, 2014. (Aaric Bryan/Daily Inter Lake)

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Crossroads fifth grader Dale Ogdon shows Del Moore where his ships were after a game of Battleship at the Buffalo Hill Terrace on Friday. (Aaric Bryan/Daily Inter Lake)

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Michelle, left, Jefferson and Sarah Oxford have been delivering the Daily Inter Lake for nearly 30 years. (Aaric Bryan/Daily Inter Lake)

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Hats, sweaters, teddy bears, gloves and other things the Knit Wits make sit on a table ready to be donated to a charity. (Aaric Bryan/Daily Inter Lake)

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Whitefish Mountain Resort ski patrol member Kim Lindstrom puts a pole in the snow to mark the chairlift on Wednesday. The resort opens on Saturday. (Aaric Bryan/Daily Inter Lake)

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Whitefish Mountain Resort ski patrol member Kim Lindstrom puts a pole in the snow to mark the chairlift on Wednesday. The resort opens on Saturday. (Aaric Bryan/Daily Inter Lake)

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Students check out the new greenhouse at the the ribbon cutting ceremony at Cayuse Prairie School on Tuesday. (Aaric Bryan/Daily Inter Lake)

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Glacier LB Tadan Gilman

Glacier's Jaxen Hashley (40) wraps up CMR's Andrew Grinde as Tadan Gilman (3) hits him in this 2014 file photo. (Aaric Bryan/Daily Inter Lake)

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Allen Christopherson and his wife, Danielle, will have to find a new location for the Garden of Eden Thrift and Variety Store in Columbia Falls. (Aaric Bryan/Daily Inter Lake)

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Allen Christopherson speaks with a customer about the Garden of Eden Thrift and Variety Store having to move because a liquor shop is moving into the location. (Aaric Bryan/d

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Danielle Christopherson arranges shoes on a rack at the Garden of Eden Thrift and Variety Store in Columbia Falls on Friday. (Aaric Bryan/Daily Inter Lake)

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Glacier's Kade Deleray is pushed in the back by Flathead's Carter Warnell as they go for a head ball during the second half of the Wolfpack's 1-0 victory at Glacier High School Thursday. (Aaric Bryan/Daily Inter Lake)

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Allen Christopherson and his wife, Danielle, will have to find a new location for the Garden of Eden Thrift and Variety Store in Columbia Falls. (Aaric Bryan/Daily Inter Lake)

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Danielle Christopherson arranges shoes on a rack at the Garden of Eden Thrift and Variety Store in Columbia Falls on Friday. (Aaric Bryan/Daily Inter Lake)

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Nathan Byers leads Paul Amundson, Mike Padgett, Russ Tempes and Phillip Chapin as they clear the inners from the pool area at the Big Sky Waterpark in Columbia Falls on Tuesday. The park's final day of the season was Monday. (Aaric Bryan/Daily Inter Lake)

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Images from the Flathead Braves' 13-12 victory over the Great Falls Bison at Legends Stadium on Friday, Aug. 29, 2014. (Aaric Bryan/Daily Inter Lake)

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Images from the Flathead Braves' 13-12 victory over the Great Falls Bison at Legends Stadium on Friday, Aug. 29, 2014. (Aaric Bryan/Daily Inter Lake)

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Flathead running back Josh McCracken runs for a touchdown on the Braves' opening drive against Great Falls High at Legends Stadium Friday night. (Aaric Bryan/Daily Inter Lake)

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Thunderbird pilot Blaine Jones speaks with the media during a demostration at Glacier International Airport Thursday. (Aaric Bryan/Daily Inter Lake)

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Glacier head football coach Grady Bennett speaks to his team after practice on Wednesday at Glacier High School. The Wolfpack open the season today at Billings West. The kickoff is set for 4 p.m. (Aaric Bryan/Daily Inter Lake)

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Bill Spiess draws an angel during a chalk art demonstration in Bigfork on Tuesday. (Aaric Bryan/Daily Inter Lake)

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Images from the Community Action Partnership of Northwest Montana's Gravelpalooza at the LHC gravel pit in Kalispell on Saturday, Aug. 23, 2014. (Aaric Bryan/Daily Inter Lake)

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Layla Lopez, 6, drives a mini excavator at Gravelpalooza. (Aaric Bryan/Daily Inter Lake)

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Images from the Community Action Partnership of Northwest Montana's Gravelpalooza at the LHC gravel pit in Kalispell on Saturday, Aug. 23, 2014. (Aaric Bryan/Daily Inter Lake)

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Images from the Community Action Partnership of Northwest Montana's Gravelpalooza at the LHC gravel pit in Kalispell on Saturday, Aug. 23, 2014. (Aaric Bryan/Daily Inter Lake)

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Blayke Shenefelt, 4, dumps a scoop of dirt with the help of Dan Hodge during Gravelpalooza. (Aaric Bryan/Daily Inter Lake)

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Jake Ek holds his son Vance, 2, as they watch his other son Reid,6, help drive a front end loader. (Aaric Bryan/Daily Inter Lake)

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Workers move scaffolding on the addition to Peterson Elementary School in Kalispell.

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Class A Boys State Soccer Whitefish vs. Billings Central

Whitefish senior Curran Edland (13) makes his way toward the goal during the Class A Boys State Soccer Championship game against Billings Central on Saturday, October 27, in Whitefish. Whitefish won 4-1.

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One Chip at a Time

Teigan Avery chips onto the green of the fourth hole Thursday during the State Women’s Amateur Tournament third round at Whitefish Lake Golf course.

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Bunker Shot

Morgan Lee from Great Falls digs her way out of the bunker on the sixth hole of the north course at Whitefish Lake Golf course during the State Women’s Amateur Tournament on Thursday afternoon.

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Women's State Tournament

Katelyn Frank, left, from Sydney drives the ball down the fairway of the seventh hole on Thursday at Whitefish Lake Golf course during the third round of the State Women’s Amateur Tournament.

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The Chargers Strike

First baseman Tanner Watson catches the final out of the third inning for the Great Falls Chargers against the Glacier Twins Monday night at Kalispell High School.

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Great Falls Ace

Great Falls Chargers pitcher Dalton Cook throws a pitch during Monday nights match up against the Glacier Twins at Kalispell High School.

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Swan River Slalom

Bigfork Whitewater Festival director, Niki Dezzani, makes her way down the lower slalom during the festival Saturday morning, May 26.

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