Daily Inter Lake
Heidi Desch is features editor and covers Flathead County for the Daily Inter Lake. She previously served as managing editor of the Whitefish Pilot, spending 10 years at the newspaper and earning honors as best weekly newspaper in Montana. She was a reporter for the Hungry Horse News and has served as interim editor for The Western News and Bigfork Eagle. She is a graduate of the University of Montana. She can be reached at [email protected] or 406-758-4421.
ARTICLES BY HEIDI DESCH
Jewelry designer finds therapy in working with her hands
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Whitefish City Council to vote on increase in boat launch fees
Whitefish City Council on Monday will vote on an increase in boat launch fees at Whitefish City Beach that includes bumping the cost for residents to launch their boat for the day by $5.
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Kalispell retail shop focuses on handcrafted goods
Handcrafted goods are on full display at a new retail shop in downtown Kalispell.
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Increase in boat launch fees for Whitefish City Beach considered
Whitefish is looking to increase the fees charged to launch boats at City Beach.
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Whitefish High School seeks city approval for expansion
An expansion project at Whitefish High School goes before City Council on Monday for approval.
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Children’s book about world’s largest steam tractor aims to inspire
Smoke billows from the stack of the steam-powered tractor as it chugs along, sounding like a train locomotive. At a top speed of just under 6 mph, the 150 Case Road Locomotive moves methodically but is mighty in strength as it’s able to pull 50 plows, carving a large swath …
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Children’s book about world’s largest steam tractor aims to inspire
Smoke billows from the stack of the steam-powered tractor as it chugs along, sounding like a train locomotive. At a top speed of just under 6 mph, the 150 Case Road Locomotive moves methodically but is mighty in strength as it’s able to pull 50 plows, carving a large swath …
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Whitefish Council looks at cell tower contract
Whitefish City Council on Monday will consider a new agreement for a cell tower located at Memorial Park.
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Whitefish hotel expansion goes before City Council
A hotel along the Whitefish River is looking to expand by converting an office building on the same property into lodging.
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Ideas into opportunities: FVCC's entrepreneurship center to support future leaders
Billed as a place to cultivate solutions while fostering business innovation, Flathead Valley Community College on Thursday opened the doors to the Wachholz Innovation and Entrepreneurship Center.
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Whitefish Council discusses change to resort tax relief
Whitefish is examining whether to shift the tax relief that is distributed from the resort tax it collects on certain goods and services purchased in the city.
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Grant for apartment repair before Whitefish City Council
Whitefish is looking at sponsoring a grant for rehabilitation work on the Alpenglow Apartments.
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Montana Supreme Court rules restrictions of vacation rentals allowed under subdivision covenants
Covenants that prohibit commercial activity in a residential subdivision apply to short-term rentals, the Montana Supreme Court has ruled.
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Dancing into words: Kalispell woman hones craft during writing competition in Peru
When Carol Sullivan began penning her memoir, she couldn’t have known the creative endeavor would lead to participating in a reality TV show filmed in Peru.
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