Another dog eaten by a horse
Another Labrador eaten by a horse
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Books to read in August
These are 10 books to read in August.
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Watchmen gets lots of Emmy nominations
Emmy nominations are announced.
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Jeans are no good
Jeans are uncomfortable and jean manufacturers are going out of business.
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North Valley Hospital tallies numbers from a busy 2019
North Valley Hospital last year recorded more than 45,600 outpatient visits.
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Whitefish aims to improve irrigation water efficiency
Whitefish is looking for ways it can save water in its parks and landscaped rights-of-way in the city.
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Music ambassador: violinist gives year to college program
Though Wai Mizutani has been a musician since age 5, it wasn’t until he moved to Northwest Montana that he could play his violin with a truly joyful heart.
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Juggling Act
When it was formed 10 years ago, the Whitefish-based Alpine Theatre Project had a good reason for its choice of name.
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Singer in the spotlight for 'Sober & Sorry'
Kayla Adams wants her first video to not only showcase her first country single — “Sober & Sorry” — but also be her introduction to the world.
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Artists take a chance on Bigfork
A rainy Monday completely changed the summer of 2014 for two Missoula artists.
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Kalispell logger takes a crew into the wilds of Russia on new Discovery Channel series
Sean Vann said he believes he was born 100 years too late, but working for 17 years in the Russian logging industry has given him the opportunity to feel as if he’s living in the past.
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Creative energy: Dancer shares history of teaching, performing with Flathead
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Musician launches booking agency for local talent
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Jazz Night Out brings together trio of renowned talent
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Local graduate on 'Runway' spinoff
“Project Runway: Under the Gunn” mentor Nick Verreos said on the first episode of the new Lifetime show that he wanted to be “part of the cool group” by having Columbia Falls High School graduate Brady Lange on his design team.
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Polson film festival grows dramatically in second year
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Hockaday Museum offers traveling exhibition of Japenese woodblocks
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Maintenance managers: Michigan firm acquires successful local software company
A Bigfork-area computer software company with corporate clients such as Facebook, Campbell’s Soup and Burlington Coat Factory was purchased by a Michigan firm in December, but founder Paulson Palmer said Upturn Solutions will stay and most likely expand its Flathead Valley presence.
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Conference highlights valley's organic growers
Julian Cunningham has cut down on the number of acres in production on his Creston-area organic farm, but not because there’s a lack of interest in his produce.
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State organic growers organization holds annual meeting at FVCC
Judy Owsowitz’s Montana Organic Association colleagues had long maintained they would never hold the group’s annual conference in the Flathead because, they would tell her, “it’s too far.”
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Thunderbirds to roar into valley Aug. 30-31
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Contract disagreement leads to TV-station blackout
When Northwest Montana DISH Network subscribers turn to the NBC station, instead of programming they now see a static blue screen and a message that begins “Bonten Media Group has blocked your access to this channel.”
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Inspiration on ice
As someone who went on to build a life around ice skating after putting on his first pair of skates at age 2, Glacier Skate International Training Academy Director Chad Goodwin knows the power of starting out young.
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Jesco business thriving in new location
It wasn’t too many months after Jesco Marine and Power Sports took over its new expansive facility south of Kalispell in January that it was breaking ground to add more space.
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Think small: Local entrepreneurs band together for Small Business Saturday
While what happens during the Christmas shopping season can make or break some locally owned small businesses, a technology store such as RadioActive in Kalispell doesn’t have to base its annual success on sales between Thanksgiving and Christmas.
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Music and memories: Kalispell store part of resurgence of records
Connor Crevier has found that some people will pay a good deal to own their favorite music in its most tangible and collectible form.
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The Outlaw: New life for old favorite
Although the Outlaw Hotel & Convention Center was Kalispell’s most illustrious, high-end establishment for many years after it was built in 1973, its newest owners have no illusions that they can bring the site back to its former grandeur.
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Eagle's Nest creates shopping adventure with 14,000-square-foot display of antiques, furniture display
The selection of merchandise at Eagle’s Nest Antiques & Home Decor in Columbia Falls is wide-ranging and takes many turns, just like the background of store owner Kevin Underdahl.
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Investor links firm to Asian markets
The Asian market offers enormous potential for WaveSource Inc., and now the Kalispell-based optometry technology company has a solid advocate in the region.
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Lethbridge connections: City could be business gateway to Canada
A small contingent from the Flathead Valley traveled to Lethbridge, Alberta, earlier this month to begin the process of forging business ties that go beyond luring Canadian shoppers and skiers to Northwest Montana.
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Former Tiebuckers owners open the new Tree Frog Tavern on west side of Kalispell
Julie and Barry Smith incorporated a bit of their now-closed Tiebuckers restaurant into their newly opened Tree Frog Tavern in Kalispell, bringing some repurposed barnwood and an old door from the Tiebuckers building.
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Endurance lifestyle
Pat Caffrey’s years of running long races of 50 miles or more — called “ultras” in the running community — have helped shape his ability to tackle another tough assignment.
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Compatible Manufacturing masters design challenges
Compatible Manufacturing owner Tim Miller has a good idea why a Montana manufacturing group has chosen to tour his firm on Tuesday as part of the Montana Chamber of Commerce annual meeting.
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Woman dreams of community center in vacant store
Eryn Edelen has spent many of the wetter and colder months in Kalispell wondering what to do with her four children, and she realizes that this dilemma may face other Flathead Valley families.
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Honoring tradition - Glacier Prosthetic Care owner aims to carry on service philosophy of his mentor and friend
To Ian Reynolds and Niles Velin, a prosthetic device doesn’t have to be just a utilitarian replacement for a lost limb — it can be a work of art.
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FVCC panel discusses how to 'Lean In'
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New day for New West: Licensed Medicare provider seeing dramatic growth
Not much more than a year ago, New West Health Services was coming back from an antitrust settlement restructuring that forced it to drop the commercial side of insurance, leading to a layoff of some employees in Helena and Kalispell and a 50 percent drop in annual revenue.
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FVCC gets $46 million - Award from German company announced during tour
Due to some bad weather in Washington, D.C., Sen. Max Baucus, D-Mont., was unable to attend a breakfast meeting Friday with ambassadors of four countries and Flathead Valley business leaders at Applied Materials.
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New owners bring manufacturing, business expertise to Kettle Care organic skin-care line
If choosing someone to purchase a company involved traditional job interviews, it seems likely that Klaus and Annegret Pfeifer would be the perfect hires to run Kettle Care Organics, a Whitefish-area company producing a line of therapeutic organic skin-care products.
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Horse event to be richest ever in U.S.
The World Class Bucking Horse Association finals held last fall at Majestic Valley Arena this year will be called the Cinch Bucking Horse Championships and claim the status of being the richest bucking horse event ever held in the United States.
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Luxury real estate auctions increase as vehicle for selling local properties
New York City-based Concierge Auctions will take local auctions to a new level on Tuesday when Endless Sky Estate in Whitefish sells to the highest bidder in an event that promises to be as sophisticated and luxurious as the home itself.
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Fountain of youth: Effects of cancer treatments lead Kalispell entrepreneur to create a new line of natural, anti-aging skin-care products
When the market didn’t provide Susan Nickell with what she needs, she responded in true entrepreneurial fashion — she made the products herself.
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Local businesses more confident on economy climate
A confident mindset is a crucial driver in any business community, and Kalispell’s attitude seems to be overwhelmingly positive heading into the second half of 2013.
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Whitefish Sportsman store gets new look
Sportsman & Ski Haus in Whitefish recently began a complete exterior overhaul of its facility, the first major improvement at the store since Sportsman moved into the south end of the Whitefish Mountain Mall.
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Hilton Suites nears finish line
It’s difficult to turn a corner inside Kalispell’s new Homewood Suites by Hilton without running into one of the dozens of men and women working on all aspects of construction in preparation for an Aug. 15 opening.
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Hostel territory: Valley entrepreneurs offer new affordable lodging for travelers
Hostels are generally appealing to budget-minded, adventurous travelers and often have the reputation as being a bit on the rustic side.
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Valley manufacturer's first product gives new life to older Semitool technology
If you’re looking to build retrofittable control systems for older Semitool equipment, there could be no better place to start than with the people who helped create the equipment in the first place.
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Know Obstacles: Special training course built on fitness facility grounds
Anyone who wants to prepare for next year’s Spartan Race in Bigfork or any other obstacle-racing challenge now will have a training ground in Kalispell.
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Economic leaders share concerns at roundtable
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Start-up aims to help families on vacation
With three children ages 9, 6 and 3, Jenni Cheff has spent many years either hauling awkward child paraphernalia on vacation or making frantic phone calls to pull together everything her children needed to be safe and happy away from home.
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Top Chef
Fabrizio Moroldo, chef and owner at Moroldo’s Fine Italian Restaurant in Bigfork, is more than capable of cooking in styles from around the world.
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Two local restaurant-supply businesses stay busy serving retail and commercial needs
People who love to cook may not be aware of the bounty of kitchen supplies that await them at two stores in the Evergreen area.
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New owners, new identity for Outlaw Inn
Though the Outlaw Inn in Kalispell will probably be known by that name for years to come, its official name soon will be GuestHouse Inn & Suites.
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AERO to raise money that will help bring more flights to valley
The Jackson Hole Airport in Wyoming is serving as a model for much of what some Glacier Park International Airport supporters are hoping to accomplish.
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Fred's Appliance moves to temporary spot before building Kalispell store
After its initial plans to open a store in Evergreen were thwarted earlier this year, Fred’s Appliance is anxious enough to move into the Flathead Valley market to take up a temporary home in the northern part of the Gardner’s RV showroom in south Kalispell.
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Perfect Little Houses - Developer pairs with Washington architect to create cottage-style living on Flathead Lake
Mark Campbell, developer of The Landing at Somers Bay, said he would love to have year-round residents of the Flathead Valley living in his new subdivision.
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Boosting bandwidth: Middle-mile fiber-optic line will move more data at faster speeds
For a company like Vubiquity, broadband access is everything.
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Conservation mission
Montana Conservation Corps regional director Clifford Kipp has to spend much of his time on office-related work, so he has come to truly appreciate the rare opportunities to get out in the field.
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Mat men - Ronan company finds niche building oil-rig platforms
Rigmat owner Travis Jordan says the giant wood and steel platforms that his Ronan-area company produces are the “Swiss army knives of the oil fields.”
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When in Rome now in Kalispell
Even though many people were willing to make the drive from Kalispell to Bigfork for When In Rome’s award-winning pizza, owner Engjell Vrapi said Kalispell customers had long been pushing for a more-convenient location in Kalispell.
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Tourism campaign highlighted
Visitors to Montana are being urged to “Step Out of Bounds” this summer — to cross the line for unexpected moments and embrace a remarkable place.
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Race director says valley offered warm welcome
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Three dimensional: Printer manufacturer poised for major production
A new local manufacturing business is starting out fairly small — but not because its product isn’t in high demand.
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First-time Spartan: One woman's experience in the middle of the pack
As we headed up yet another of the endless hill climbs in Saturday’s Spartan Race south of Bigfork, I was happy to be one of the local participants.
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Organizers gear up for Saturday's Spartan Race
The character of each Spartan Race is somewhat dependent on the terrain, and Todd Sedlak, race director for Saturday’s event south of Bigfork, is taking full advantage of the site’s rugged Montana characteristics.
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Good impressions: Laos Chamber visitor finds much to emulate in Kalispell model
The Kalispell Chamber of Commerce has worked hard to create smooth transitions among the services that promote business and tourism in the Flathead Valley.
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Packed house: 50 firms, 900 job seekers
Parking spots were difficult to find on the Flathead Valley Community Campus on Thursday afternoon as more than 900 people attended the Flathead Valley Job Fair.
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Field of trees
In addition to the natural scenery of the Swan Range, people who drive Montana 35 east of Kalispell are treated to the beauty that results from the hard work of Bob Fink and his staff at Four Seasons Nursery.
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The bus doesn't stop here - Service from Kalispell to Missoula down
Though bus service is resuming to many parts of the state following a shutdown of Billings-based Rimrock Stages, the Kalispell to Missoula route most likely won’t be offered again unless Rimrock returns to operations.
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Vann's hopes to stay in the Flathead
Vann’s electronics and appliances will have to move out of its Evergreen store by June 30, but Chief Executive Officer Greg Regelbrugge hopes to reopen Vann’s at a new site in Kalispell.
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Employers fill up local job fair
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Countdown to Spartan
More than 3,000 people have registered for the May 11-12 running of Montana’s first Spartan Race, an obstacle course event that could feature mud, fire, wall-climbing, spear-throwing, sandbag-carrying, a gladiator throwdown and other challenging surprises.
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Bad Rock Bed & Breakfast takes care of small details to offer ultimate Montana experience
Bad Rock Bed & Breakfast, set in a quiet spot west of Montana 206, offers a grand first impression with its landscaped grounds, log-and-river-rock main house, cabins and guest house.
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College focuses on manufacturing
Flathead Valley Community College’s $3 million advanced manufacturing grant was celebrated during the school’s fourth annual spring luncheon Monday.
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Flathead Area Young Professionals: Career builders
No one should feel too old to join the Flathead Area Young Professionals, says the head of the group’s professional development committee.
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Whitefish man offers tours of Himalayan region
Don Nelson has learned that yaks are not particularly nice animals, but they certainly make trekking through one of the world’s most intimidating mountain ranges a more comfortable experience.
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Sporting goods store sees exponential growth
Rick Walker said there are certain aspects to Replay Sports that are “counterintuitive” to the established retail model, such as keeping a warehouse full of out-of-season merchandise or displaying one piece of “oddball” consignment gear.
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Motor sports' popularity keeps Penco on the move
Keeping a back room of Penco Power Products stocked with hundreds of helmets and an extensive inventory of tires is just one way Vaughn Penrod is fighting to keep people from spending their money outside the Flathead Valley.
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Furniture store to reopen
The Ashley Furniture Home Store in Evergreen will be reopened by two entrepreneurs from Missoula.
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Apple Barrel adds Kalispell location
When shoppers purchased 1,700 bottles of specialty olive oils and balsamic vinegars from a holiday-season kiosk at Kalispell Center Mall, Apple Barrel Fruit Stand owners Dave and Dana Cordell realized that the Flathead Valley has developed a taste for healthy, high-end kitchen ingredients.
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A smarter stove
Jim McCollam didn’t only set out to reinvent himself after the local construction economy took a dive four years ago.
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Popularity of yurt homes expanding
When Beth McDonald wanted to downsize from a 3,800-square-foot home in Massachusetts, she chose the simplicity and portability of an ancient form of living space - the yurt.
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Idled Evergreen mill restarting
Plum Creek Timber Co. announced Wednesday that it plans to restart production at its Evergreen sawmill, aiming for an April 1 opening.
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Internet retailers oppose Marketplace Fairness Act
The prospect of having to deal with state-by-state sales tax collection for Internet transactions is a “nightmare” for Colleen Rast of Great Sky Gifts of Kalispell.
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Yurt business thriving as people search for simplicity
When Beth McDonald wanted to downsize from a 3,800-square-foot home in Massachusetts, she chose the simplicity and portability of an ancient form of living space — the yurt.
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Yurt resident finds freedom in new home
Having the opportunity to see what sort of renewable energy works well in the Flathead Valley has been a major asset for Beth McDonald in her quests to both simplify her life and live off the grid.
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Music One plays on through recession, industry changes
Music One owners Larry and George Miletich have found the path that has allowed their business to stay open through major changes in the music industry, economic recession and competition from the Internet.
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Show created by Bigfork man ready to debut
A reality show whose creator is from the Flathead Valley will make its debut on Saturday on the Travel Channel.
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Glacier Park International puts focus on traveler needs with remodeling project
Travelers flying through Glacier Park International Airport this summer will find spaces increasingly suited to making their terminal time more pleasant.
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Instructor encourages prospective pilots in the relatively affordable world of light sport aviation
In the winter, Joe Angle likes to grab a friend and put in a long day of ice fishing at one of Northwest Montana’s backcountry lakes.
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'Discovery in Every Direction' - Kalispell visitor website creates new image for city
When the Kalispell Convention and Visitor Bureau set out a few years ago to market Kalispell as a tourist destination — rather than a drive-through on the way to Whitefish or Glacier National Park — task No. 1 was to launch a compelling website.
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Fred's Appliance to open store in valley, location TBA
Fred’s Appliance, the largest appliance dealer in Eastern Washington and Northern Idaho, will open a new store in the Kalispell area, possibly by mid-March, general manager Troy Varness said Friday.
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Tom Sullivan has been with chain more than four decades
The end of the world as she’s known it was not Dec. 21, 2012, for Rosauers deli manager Candy Griffin.
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Snow conditions 'phenomenal' at Blacktail
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Hellroaring Saloon gets new lease on life
Though half a decade ago plans were in place to move Hellroaring Saloon to a new location, a series of changes plus public outcry against its disappearance have led to a scenario in which the Whitefish Mountain Resort fixture can stay in place for at least the next 35 years.
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Resort banks on friendliness: Lodging bookings up 14 percent
Dan Graves, president of Whitefish Mountain Resort, gets a lot of good business feedback while talking to people on the lifts, with Canadian skiers especially providing important insight.
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Engineer gives manufacturers tools to succeed
No matter what an entrepreneur is manufacturing, the process can always benefit from what Bill Nicholson calls the “grandma’s cookie recipe” principle.
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Restaurant owners find common ground
No matter what criticisms chef Robert Irvine made of the food at Kalispell’s Rising Sun Bistro during Wednesday night’s episode of “Restaurant: Impossible,” owner Peggy Kirby stands by her kitchen skills.
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Relationships key for sports outfitter
Though you’ll find Dewey Michaels cheering for his oldest son, Bryan, at Glacier High School sporting events, you won’t see him wearing Glacier’s blue and green.
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Eurozone: Evergreen store offers a host of Slavic selections
For the past three years, anyone looking for a bottle of kvass — a fermented non-alcoholic drink that tastes like beer and is made from rye bread — has only needed to drive to Evergreen and stop by the Deli of Europe.
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Annual payroll increasing for gun jobs
If Montana Rifleman can find more of the machinists it needs to keep on top of orders, Flathead County’s third-quarter jobs numbers in the firearms manufacturing sector will outdo even its impressive second-quarter growth.
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Canadians thankful for bargains fill local hotels
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Kalispell technology company aims to communicate consistent customer service with rollout of new logo
Around the first anniversary of Joe Sullivan being named chief executive officer of MontanaSky Networks, the information technology business is getting a facelift.
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Longtime farmer named Great Chief
Though by all accounts he is someone who doesn’t care for the spotlight,
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Real estate market turns a corner
Though Flathead Valley real estate prices may be rising only slightly, the number of real estate transactions has gone up dramatically.
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Mud-soaked race expected to draw crowd
Three miles of mud pits, rope climbs, rock walls, sandbag hauls and more await the expected 3,000 to 3,500 entrants in Montana’s inaugural Spartan Race near Flathead Lake Lodge in Bigfork on May 11-12, 2013.
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Camelina researchers on cutting edge of biofuel, nutraceutical, livestock possibilities
The four partners of Clearwater Biologicals are working to turn a crop popular in the Bronze Age into a 21st-century source of fuel and nutrients — and they are beginning the process here in the Flathead Valley.
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Dragon boat festival adds second day
Sponsors recently decided to add a second day to the second Montana Dragon Boat Festival at Flathead Lake Lodge in Bigfork.
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Business expert shares workplace insights in latest book
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Somers lodge becomes 'hotel with a heart'
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Natural solutions: Mountain Meadow Herbs in new facility
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Local stores not worried about new Cabela's
Though national chains and big box stores can take their toll on local businesses, the two major local sporting goods stores are not feeling threatened by the entrance of Cabela’s into the Flathead Valley retail scene.
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Making youth a priority
Dee Incoronato of Bigfork recently was involved in a conversation with friends in which the talk turned to the things people collect.
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Brewmasters - Business is hopping for craft beer makers
Manager Sandy Clare of Flathead Lake Brewing Co. believes there’s good reason Montana has, per capita, the second-highest number of small breweries.
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Cabela's to build Kalispell store next year
Cabela’s is coming to the Flathead Valley.
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Cabela's to build new store in Kalispell
Cabela’s is coming to the Flathead Valley.
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Colter Coffee owner pulls shots in Seattle contest
Colter Coffee owner Lindsay Macdonald of Kalispell pitted his barista skills against a big name in coffee circles in Seattle last week.
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Retirees contest House race north of Kalispell
A retired teacher and a retired neurosurgeon square off in the race to represent House District 5 north of Kalispell.
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New Chamber starting strong
A check for $3,296.71 was passed on to the newly formed Evergreen Chamber of Commerce at its second meeting on Thursday night, courtesy of the now-defunct Evergreen Business and Property Owners Association.
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Trio of candidates seek House seat
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Tourists, locals keep tables filled at Echo Lake Cafe
If the Echo Lake Cafe is looking for a motto, “nothing succeeds like success” would be more than apt.
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Dragon boats a hit with paddlers, spectators alike
Given that thousands of people spent the day on the grounds of Flathead Lake Lodge for the first Montana Dragon Boat Festival on Saturday, owner Doug Averill and his staff expected to be faced with an overwhelming cleanup job.
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Preparing for a windfall
Eagle Bank in Polson is gearing up for three to five days of long lines and paperwork.On Wednesday, Sept. 12, each of the approximately 7,800 members of the Confederated Salish and Kootenai Tribes will receive $10,000 checks as part of a $1.023 billion settlement with the U.S. government. The Salish …
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Flathead lodging industry reports solid summer season
Montana made its mark in the tourism industry nationwide this summer, topping all 50 states in July with a hotel-room occupancy rate of 84 percent. Flathead Valley hotels certainly weren’t left out of the equation.
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Sope makers focus on local, organic sources
When Brian Cole began working at Third Street Market in Whitefish about three years ago, bars of the Whitefish-made product Sope were almost an afterthought in the store’s promotional scheme, wrapped in a simple paper jacket on an out-of-the-way shelf.
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Sportsman-Ski Haus expanding
Sportsman & Ski Haus in Kalispell has done so well with its sales per square foot that the company has decided to add quite a bit more of them.
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Black Mountain Software keeps customers happy
It wasn’t until about 10 years into its existence that Black Mountain Software lost its first client.
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Local entrepreneurs gain through networking groups
The weekly meetings for the Whitefish chapter of the international business networking organization BNI are, as the saying goes, all business.
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Green power
A giant greenhouse facility in which the regenerative processes of Mother Nature are imitated to create electricity, biofuel, rich organic soil fertilizer and a year-round food harvest will celebrate the official beginning of production with an open house and celebration on Aug. 23.
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'We eat, sleep and breathe the theater'
Spending entire nights at the Whitefish Performing Arts Center in hectic preparation for a recent youth production of "Rent" was not a huge sacrifice for Alpine Theatre Project Executive Director Luke Walrath.
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Copper Mountain goes global
TROY, Mont. - A look at the show listings on the Copper Mountain Band's website is a good indicator of how the Troy country band is holding on to its small-town roots while making a break for the wider world.
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Troy band headed to France
A look at the show listings on the Copper Mountain Band's website is a good indicator of how the Troy country band is holding on to its small-town roots while making a break for the wider world.
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Film crew scurries to finish snow shots
While some Flathead Valley residents were rejoicing at any recent sign of spring, filmmaker Andrew Wiest was hoping for an extension of winter.
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Opening for his (guitar) hero
Ken Sederdahl has been an avid follower of guitar legend Robin Trower most of his life.
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Local band man gets to open for guitar hero
Ken Sederdahl has been an avid follower of guitar legend Robin Trower most of his life.
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Whitefish man took on the mob - and won
When Whitefish's Robert W. Morgan was spending his time in the midst of mafia figures in the 1970s under the pretense of being a filmmaker looking out for their interests, his only fear was for the safety of his daughter.
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Startup theater group fulfills dreams
It was Jim Mohn’s aspiration of writing a play that first drew him to the world of theater 20 years ago.
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'Sylvia' the first production for new troupe
The Stumptown Players didn’t form because of a lack of theater opportunities in the Flathead Valley.
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Bringing classical music to Flathead youth
Every night through Aug. 8, dozens of talented musicians will be entertaining classical music enthusiasts during Festival Amadeus chamber and orchestra concerts in Whitefish and Kalispell.
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Award-winning drum group to play for concerts
When Berta ScabbyRobe is on stage at Flathead High School two nights this week, she will be drawing little from her vocal training with Flathead choir director Kevin Allen-Schmid.
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Sculpture to welcome all to Flathead
The same artist who created the distinctive metal sculptures that mark the entrances to the Blackfeet Reservation has — with the help of four dedicated Flathead High School students — fashioned a similar monument for Flathead.
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Graphic designer aims for 'arresting' artwork
Whitefish has been good to Pete Thomas.
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Brewing up a musical venue
Bars may play an important role in the local music scene, but for acoustic guitarist and singer Jonathan Parkison, the romance is over.
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Acoustic nights give serious musicians chance to perform live
Terry and Judy Fosbery have no fear of playing their old-style American music in front of an audience.
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A 'hero' comes back for round three
Amanda Kimmel’s only 25 years old, but because of a reality television program, she has grown well beyond her years.
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Singing their way through 'South Pacific'
With each new collaboration between the Alpine Theatre Project and Glacier Symphony and Chorale, things just become a bit simpler.
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Robart a crucial part of Flathead, Glacier music departments
Her professional background as a lawyer and a nonprofit manager — and even her college training as a musician and music educator — didn’t completely prepare Nina Robart for her current position as accompanist and general music aide for Flathead and Glacier high schools.
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New road to Oz
When the muted grays and whites of Kansas change into the brilliant hues of the Land of Oz on the O’Shaughnessy Center stage, the children in the audience probably won’t realize that there’s a bit of a message behind the transformation.
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A 'Deal' of a day in Vegas
Stasia Wiggin and her friend Julie Macalister were "bummed" that they were assigned seats apart from each other when they attended a taping of the television game show "Let's Make A Deal" at the Tropicana Hotel in Las Vegas this month.
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New director expands college theater faculty
Rich Haptonstall had long wanted to be part of the Flathead Valley Community College theater department, so for years he had been watching for director Joe Legate "to retire or get fired so I could apply," he said jokingly.
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Holiday queries for the real world
Welcome to the Christmas edition of getting to know your friends. Okay, here's what you're supposed to do, and try not to be a SCROOGE!!! Just copy (not forward) this entire e-mail and paste into a new e-mail that you can send. Change all the answers so they apply to …
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Park worker trained to present Gore's climate slide show
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'A front porch for Whitefish'
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Will storm take its toll on charm?
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Monumental undertaking
Kalispell man urging churches, individuals to display their faith in the Ten Commandments
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Can you give up one week of tube time?
No matter what else you may have planned today, you'd best cancel all outings and plant your kids in front of the television.
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Taking a look at family road trips through 'the ages'
My family is not traditionally a last-minute packing group, but at 8 o'clock on the night before we were supposed to leave on a 15-hour driving trip, we were busy watching the NCAA tournament, tidying up the kitchen, sorting CDs by artist name and color - anything to put off …
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Concerns over crowding go back centuries
When people read the story on projected population numbers in the Flathead Facts insert of the April 3 Daily Inter Lake, there will most likely be any number of reactions including grumbling, joy, denial and anticipation.
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Computer chat can confound a conversation
There are few moments in modern life that make me feel like more of an idiot than those in which I am forced to converse with a computer.
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Mom's music has the power to shame teens
If parents ever grow tired of their children's music tastes - whether it's screeching metal, pornographic rap, bubbly pop songs with inane lyrics - the sure way to change those preferences is to start listening.
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How times have changed on the smoking scene
I was not immediately aware of the coincidence when the Inter Lake ran a front page feature last Monday about the difficulties of one longtime Flathead Valley smoker on the same day the story ran that talk-show host Johnny Carson died.
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There's nothing less cool than comfort
Though it's less than a week until Christmas, a Fourth of July story will be more relevant to the many parents out there trying to get their teenagers through the winter months.
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Shopping for some better holiday tales
Radio reporter: I'm talking with Howard Salesworthy, chairman of the retail consulting firm Salesworthy and Company, about the impact of an unusual story on the Christmas retail outlook.
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A country mouse's guide to city life
During a radio story I heard recently on the importance of rural voters to President Bush's re-election, there was a statement made about how urban dwellers tend to be condescending to country folk.
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Finding a very difference comfort zone
For the comfort of those who receive too much junk mail…
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Chickens have nothing to fear but fear itself
Getting up-close and personal with our chickens - nine hens and two roosters - has led me to believe that fear is not what drives your average chicken.
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