Flathead ski resorts make up for slow start

While vehicles were slogging through the snow in the valley, skiers and snowboarders were carving up fresh powder at both Flathead ski resorts.
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Voters split on levies

Voters in at least four school districts denied levy requests in Tuesday?s school elections.
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Rooted in agriculture

Flathead FFA Chapter still going strong after 78 years
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Businesses chip in for schools

Over the last several years, local businesses have poured nearly a million dollars into Kalispell's high schools.
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Mush room

Sled dogs pull some fast ones as they go dashing through the snow Saturday at the first Flathead Sled Dog Days race
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Flathead-Glacier

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The air in there Whitefish students study air pollution

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Back to the basics

On most weekday mornings, Kristi Horn is up at 6 a.m.
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Somers schools ask for $7 million bond

This fall, the Somers School District will ask voters to approve a $7.125 million bond to construct a new building on the middle school campus.
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End of the road

During her 5,000-mile, 16-month trek across the West and the Plains one Montanan discovered the heart of America
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Making the move

Changes in the Kalispell schools felt districtwide
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On the rise

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New name, new school

Take the new-school-year jitters, add a map, stubborn lockers and nearly 1,000 people new to the building, and you have Kalispell Middle School's first day of school.
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Crews love the rain

but firefighters weren't so happy with the wind
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School district raises substitute pay

Beginning this week, substitute teachers in the Kalispell school district will get a pay raise - the first raise in eight years.
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Evergreen students participate in science camp activities

Disgusting, but fun.
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Montessori dreamers now hoping for a miracle

Founders of middle school need money to help keep program afloat
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Inversion makes for productive day on fires

The inversion held most of the day Friday, leading to productive days for crews on local fires.
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Star Meadow evacuees take one day at a time

For the last three weeks, Sam McGough has watched the Brush Creek Fire creep steadily toward his Star Meadow home. Even though recent winds have driven the fire north, away from his property, the flames are uncomfortably close to McGough's 80 acres.
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Football player collapses

A Bigfork High School football player who collapsed during practice Monday evening was in "stable but critical" condition Tuesday afternoon.
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Drawing the lines on fires

Calm weather slows growth of blazes in Northwest Montana
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School sites under construction

An update on renovation work across the valley
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Promoting abstinence

It's an inevitable part of growing up: Eventually, children learn where babies really come from.
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Crazy about quilting

The store's back room was brightly colored chaos, strewn with fabric squares and humming with activity.
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Back to nature

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Skyland Fire out of control

20-mile section of U.S. 2 closes as fuel, wind thwart attempts to contain blaze
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Middle-Eastern adventure

The past several weeks of Rebecca Dahl's life can be summed up in a single word: hectic.
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Bigfork School District pursuing upgrade

This fall, Bigfork School District will ask voters to approve $16.6 million in bonds to upgrade and improve its elementary and high-school buildings.
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Ready to read

Nanette Sample's compassion for struggling readers began when she was young.
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School board approves extension to Laser buyer

At its regular meeting Tuesday night, the Kalispell school board approved a 30-day contract extension to the church that has offered to buy the Laser School property.
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'Hands-On' experience Museum taking shape for children

With plenty of sunshine and practically limitless opportunities to play outside, it's good to be a kid during summer in the Flathead Valley. And it's getting even better as a local children's museum begins to take shape.
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Heat wave hits Flathead

Thursday's 97-degree temperature wasn't a record high, but the Flathead may set a record today, with temperatures expected to reach at least 100 degrees.
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School District 5 to begin career cluster curriculum this fall

School District 5 is setting the bar for high schools across the state with its career cluster curriculum, scheduled to begin this fall.
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Flathead Valley a 'rising power'

Chamber speaker addresses local career conference
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Board, parents deadlock

Polson school board rejects settlement
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Perfect attendance

Students rewarded for getting to class
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Kalispell schools to offer all-day kindergarten

The Kalispell School District will implement all-day, everyday kindergarten at its five elementary schools this fall, following the approval of the school board at its regular meeting Tuesday night.
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Moving days for Glacier High

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Changes needed at busy school intersection

Goal is to make Evergreen Junior High safer for students
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Pioneering safe paths to school

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Second chance

A few months ago, Megan Johnson was ready to give up on high school.
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Polson board restructures elementary schools

In a special meeting Tuesday night, the Polson school board unanimously approved reconfiguring the district's two elementary schools. Under the new plan, preschool through first-grade students will attend Cherry Valley Elementary School. Students in second through fourth grades will attend Linderman Elementary.
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Last days of Linderman

'It's been the greatest place to teach'
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Trusteesaward road bid

Goose Bay gets contract for work at Glacier High
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A place 'to learn what life is all about'

North touts value of religious education
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New school campus planned

$15 million project proposed at north edge of Kalispell
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State considers change to distance learning

Education panel will vote Friday on plan to amend accreditation standards
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Kalispell schools celebrate District 5 voters OK elementary, high-school levies

There was much rejoicing - and a sigh of relief - in the Kalispell School District 5 office Tuesday night as numbers from the last reporting precinct, West Valley, came in.
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Rough cuts

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Safety first

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Schools hold elections Tuesday

On Tuesday, voters in all but one of Flathead County's 19 public-school districts will decide whether to increase their annual property taxes to fund levy requests at area schools.
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Ten who dared

Ten Helena Flats eighth-graders will never be the same after a spontaneous skip day in April.
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Roundabout route may be best

Since the Montana Department of Transportation announced plans to build a roundabout at the intersection of West Reserve Drive and Stillwater Road, Breta Duncan has spoken to more than one upset caller demanding to speak to a supervisor.
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The grand tour

Public gets a peek at new Glacier High School
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Horse of a different country

Whitefish couple promotes virtues of Brazilian Marchadors
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Preparing Kalispell schools for a digital world

Trustees award bids for books and upgraded equipment at Glacier High School and KMS
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Faith in resurrection is unshaken

Local ministers see little fallout from 'Lost Tomb' speculation
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High tech bullying

Like almost everything else, tormenting has gone online. But students, parents and teachers are learning how to fight back.
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Word whiz

Ashlin Stahlberg's classmates know she's the one to turn to if they're stumped on a word's meaning.
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Trustees OK elementary levy request

The Kalispell school board approved a $50,679 elementary levy request at a special meeting Tuesday night.
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New brew in town: Mountain Mudd

It's been open just a day, but already the name of one of Kalispell's newest businesses is mud.
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Funding education

District 5 asking community for help supporting school programs
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Glacier High students will dine on campus

Trustees concerned about traffic at U.S. 93 and Reserve, but they may revisit policy after first year
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Fresh Legs

A former student becomes the new director at Northwest Ballet School
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A party with a purpose

Trinity students throw a fundraising fiesta
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If the dam breaks

It was a beautiful, clear Saturday afternoon in June when the Stillwater Dam gave way.
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Hall Monitors

Local schools prepared, vigilant in ongoing quest to keep students safe
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Parents can be the first line of defense

School districts are doing what they can to protect students from violent crimes on school grounds - but some preparation can take place outside the schools.
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Tester visits to discuss bypass

A group of local business owners and Kalispell residents discussed funding for the U.S. 93 bypass west of Kalispell with Sen. Jon Tester Saturday afternoon.
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Buried alive, man survives

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Working to make a difference Uganda

Kalispell man raises money for trip to Uganda to bring clean water to village
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Has ImageSnow job

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'Poi' spells victory in county contest

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Vision Quest

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Schools plan curriculum changes for freshmen

Big changes are in store for high-school students in Kalispell next fall, but the biggest are in the works for a group already in the midst of transition: freshmen.
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Let's jam

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'Crazy' time at Canyon School

Students take stage today for two shows
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New TV reality series starts its engines Friday in Whitefish

Combine "Survivor" with street racing with the ultimate road trip, and you have the premise of Spike TV's newest reality series.
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Healing touches

Alternative treatments gain in popularity with veterinarians
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Music ban makes waves at health club

Three Whitefish residents say action by The Wave raises constitutional questions
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Sitting pretty

Libby man's handmade hickory rocking chairs are built to last
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Fair fare

Options to please every palate - just don't count calories
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Go-to Guy

Kalispell man's company known for completing complex jobs
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Paving starts in August for Kalispell road job

There may be quite a bit of dust in the air at this year's Northwest Montana Fair.
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Makeover in full swing for popular Scotty's Bar

Scotty's Bar will celebrate its 23rd anniversary on July 30. Shortly after that, it may celebrate the finished addition of an upscale steakhouse - but owner Karla Levengood isn't holding her breath.
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No. 1 at the counter

Kalispell pharmacist named Montana's best
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Hail of a storm

Cherry orchards take a pounding during second day of wild weather
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Licensed to sell

If you build it in the Flathead, real-estate agents will come
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Steel bison marks way to state park

Visitors at Madison Buffalo Jump State Park near Three Forks will now be greeted by a life-sized, three-dimensional steel bison, thanks to the work of a Kalispell company.
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Consultant: State needs to woo younger workers

The American workforce has a distinguishing characteristic: its hair.
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Youth movement?

Young people compete with older, wealthier transplants for Flathead jobs
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Mock disaster

'Emergency' situation Mock mass-casualty event gives emergency service personnel a chance to practice
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A thorny problem for local florists?

Big box stores present a challenge to the little guys
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Inventors learn basics of marketing on the market

Eureka!
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Flathead set to add more than 400 new rooms

Overnight lodging in the Flathead Valley is multiplying nearly as rapidly as the area's housing developments.
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Rolling in dough

Business is rising for Main Street bakery
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Eastside Brick

Transformation of Courthouse East building is well under way
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A burning passion for art

When it comes to deciding what they want to be when they grow up, most children - even some adults - go through phases.
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Meridian project pinches off customer traffic flow

To say business is slow at Gina's Cafe is an understatement.
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Invention solves puzzling problem

Man's Puzzle Packer lets jigsaw fans go mobile
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Ancient seeds, modern hope

Local farmers experiment with camelina crops
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'To market, to market' is valley's ag mantra

Chamber of Commerce hosts panel discussion about the future of Flathead farming
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Excuses, excuses

Poor employees can make workplace life difficult
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Monday profile: Jim Moore

Order on the court
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We're No. 9: State climbs tax-climate index

Chamber of Commerce president says ranking shows Montana is a good place to do business
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Happy together

Mortgage collective focusing on West for slow, steady growth
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Realty firm marks decades of growth

All it took was a case of the doldrums to start a legacy.
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Unclaimed tax refunds await those who file past returns

Nearly $5,000 in unclaimed refunds are still waiting for Montana taxpayers to file federal income-tax returns for 2002.
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Smart investments

Montana missing out on opportunities for private equity
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McCulloch says school improvement not finished

The school funding lawsuit might be over as far as Gov. Brian Schweitzer is concerned, but fixing the system is not.
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'Amazing snow' a skier's delight

Ski visits soar along with the snowpack
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Heart of the matter

Polson on a mission to revitalize its downtown
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Man follows brewing ambition

Brewmaster is the title commonly given a microbrewery's head brewer.
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Cherry growers hear mixed news about pests

The good news for fruit tree growers: the Montana Department of Agriculture didn't find any of the seven insects it looked for in its 2005 Cooperative Agricultural Pest Survey.
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County approves deal with label firm

Resource Label Group is poised for expansion, thanks to an agreement with the Flathead County commissioners.
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Film fading fast

Local labs increasing focus on digital photography
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Building bolsters economy

Booming construction has increased more than the number of buildings in the Flathead Valley.
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'Make things happen,' entrepreneur urges

Dream big, then get in the game.
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Two missing in avalanche

The search for two people buried in an avalanche near Red Meadow Lake will begin anew this morning.
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Diesel with a difference

Biodiesel blend available at local gas station
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