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Good Grief: Flathead Lake summer camp offers healing for grieving children

For children grappling with the death of a loved one, Good Grief Camp is a place of healing and remembrance
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Good Grief: Flathead Lake summer camp offers healing for grieving children

For children grappling with the death of a loved one, Good Grief Camp is a place of healing and remembrance
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County green lights illuminated kayak tours despite opposition

The Flathead County Board of Adjustment on Aug. 4 voted unanimously to grant a conditional use permit to the Rocky Mountain Glass Kayak Company for guided sunset kayak tours launching from a private residence on Peterson Lake, despite opposition from other residents on the lake.
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Developer withdraws permit application for Bigfork Bay marina

The developers behind a proposed 97-slip marina in Flathead Lake’s Bigfork Bay have withdrawn their 310-permit application with the Flathead County Conservation District in response to public feedback.
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Ladies Service Club serving up huckleberry shakes at the fair for a good cause

It's mid-august in Northwest Montana, which can only mean one thing: fair week.
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Bigfork Fire Department breaks ground on new station

The Bigfork Fire Department broke ground Monday night on the highly anticipated new Fire Station 31, which will be the future headquarters for the department.
DAILY INTER-LAKE | UPDATED 4 DAYS, 22 HOURS AGO

Does avant garde music have a place in the West? Bigfork's Philip Freeman thinks so

Since moving to Bigfork from New Jersey in 2023, Freeman has established the lone outpost in the West for the genre-bending music that pushes the boundaries of conventional sounds.
BIGFORK EAGLE | UPDATED 6 DAYS, 22 HOURS AGO

Cherry harvest is a family affair at Flathead Lake's orchards

Hidden in the dense foliage, Alma Ruelas was perched on a ladder, hip leaned against a rung, using both hands to swiftly pick Lapin cherries from the trees and plunk them into the basket at her chest strapped around her shoulders. Overflowing with the bright red fruit, the basket weighs …
VALLEY PRESS-MINERAL INDEPENDENT | UPDATED 6 DAYS, 22 HOURS AGO

Bigfork Fire Department breaks ground on new station

The Bigfork Fire Department broke ground Monday night on the highly anticipated new Fire Station 31, which will be the future headquarters for the department.
BIGFORK EAGLE | UPDATED 6 DAYS, 22 HOURS AGO

Frozen Chosen rallies community to renovate wounded veteran's home

What once felt like an impossible dream for Warren Childs to live comfortably in his own home after suffering injuries as a Marine in Afghanistan is now a reality thanks to The Frozen Chosen.
DAILY INTER-LAKE | UPDATED 6 DAYS, 22 HOURS AGO

Developer withdraws permit application for Bigfork Bay marina

The developers behind a proposed 97-slip marina in Flathead Lake’s Bigfork Bay have withdrawn their 310-permit application with the Flathead County Conservation District in response to public feedback.
BIGFORK EAGLE | UPDATED 6 DAYS, 22 HOURS AGO

Lakeside Water and Sewer Board considers 'worst case scenario' rate increases

Lakeside County Water and Sewer District ratepayers could see their monthly water and sewer expenditure increase by as much as $60.64, according to a draft rate study considered by board members at a July 21 meeting. Somers customers could see their monthly rate increase by $76.63 per month.
BIGFORK EAGLE | UPDATED 6 DAYS, 22 HOURS AGO

Foundation takes over lease at Bigfork's Sliter Park

After months of uncertainty, Sliter Park's future is secure for now as the Community Foundation for a Better Bigfork takes over the lease beginning Aug. 1.
DAILY INTER-LAKE | UPDATED 1 WEEK, 4 DAYS AGO

Cherry harvest is a family affair at Flathead Lake's orchards

Hidden in the dense foliage, Alma Ruelas was perched on a ladder, hip leaned against a rung, using both hands to swiftly pick Lapin cherries from the trees and plunk them into the basket at her chest strapped around her shoulders. Overflowing with the bright red fruit, the basket weighs …
DAILY INTER-LAKE | UPDATED 1 WEEK, 5 DAYS AGO

Local action becomes the first line of defense against wildfire

On a blustery day in late May in the shadow of the Rocky Mountains, a group of volunteers was hard at work saving a house from wildfire.
DAILY INTER-LAKE | UPDATED 1 WEEK, 5 DAYS AGO

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