ARTICLES BY ELSA ERICKSEN
Flathead Valley’s first scholastic chess club flourishes in Bigfork
On Wednesday nights at the Community United Methodist Church, the constant click clack of plastic chess pieces is punctuated by triumphant but restrained declarations of “Check!”
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Shannon Bagley named recipient of 2026 Big Hat Award
Shannon Bagley wishes there was more time in the day to dedicate to her volunteer work, which might come as a surprise to anyone who has seen her already lengthy list of community involvement.
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Swan River School fifth grade teacher says goodbye after 28 years
In Shelley Emslie’s fifth-grade class at Swan River School, students listened with rapt attention while Emslie explained the rules of her traditional end-of-year auction. As the bidding began, the students squealed with excitement and flashed the multicolored money they had earned over the course of the school year.
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Echo Lake's guardian police car to be replaced after vandalism
Mark Herman felt sick to his stomach when he first saw the vandalized dummy police car outside Echo Lake Cafe on the morning of June 2.
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Senior Spotlight: Bigfork senior chases Air Force dreams for a decade
At the ripe old age of 8, Nic Gustavson knew he wanted to fly planes, and he knew he wanted to fly planes with the U.S. Air Force.
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Woman drowns in Flathead Lake
Authorities identified the body pulled from Flathead Lake on May 27 as Gale Dal Molin Eversole, 72, of Bigfork.
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‘He’s a rare kid’: Bigfork senior chases air force dreams for a decade
Nic Gustavson has a photograph of the moment he realized what he wanted to do with the rest of his life.
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Authorities identify body found floating in Flathead Lake
Authorities identified the body pulled from Flathead Lake on Wednesday as Gale Dal Molin Eversole, 72, of Bigfork.
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Local advocacy groups launch “community treasure hunt” for alternative wastewater treatment facility locations
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Diamond anniversary: Couple celebrates 75 enchanted years
John Donoghue and Margie Throm, now Mrs. Donghue, glided in step with the music as the words from “Some Enchanted Evening” drifted through the air.
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Authorities identify body found floating in Flathead Lake
Authorities identified the body pulled from Flathead Lake on Wednesday as Gale Dal Molin Eversole, 72, of Bigfork.
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A champion for veterans in Northwest Montana, Allen Erickson dies at 86
A U.S. Navy Veteran who served from 1957 to 1963, Erickson was the visionary founder of the Northwest Montana Veterans Food Pantry and the annual Libby Stand Down event. He died May 23 at the age of 86.
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Collaborative effort brings bear-resistant trash cans to downtown Bigfork
Luke Lamar recalls an incident a few years ago when Montana Fish, Wildlife and Parks trapped a grizzly bear, not deep in the backcountry of the Bob Marshall Wilderness, but wandering around the gift shops of downtown Bigfork’s Electric Avenue.
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Woman’s body found floating in Flathead Lake near Bigfork
A woman’s body was pulled out of Flathead Lake near Bigfork on Wednesday after being discovered by a wake surfing class.
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