Panel mulls future of Whitefish High School

When it comes to planning for a new high school, the Whitefish School District is starting from scratch.

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Teacher's impact spans three decades

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Cayuse Prairie seeks OK for new gym

Two million dollars might sound like a lot of money to build an elementary school gym, but officials at Cayuse Prairie School say that building now could save taxpayers nearly $1.2 million.

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Boys need 'right stuff' to pique reading interest

Boys can be fairly typical across cultures.

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Winning the big dance: Local riders earn national honors at O-Mok-See

Two young Kalispell riders put Smith Valley Saddle Club on the map recently at the 2009 National O-Mok-See Championships.

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Bigfork teacher earns Ypulse technology award

Even after more than 25 years in education, there has never been a time when technology wasn't an important part of Mike Roberts' classroom.

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Former Kalispell man breaks world mark for hands-free cycling

The key to a record-breaking, no-handed bicycle ride is simple: You have to be comfortable sitting for a long time.

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Schools race clock to spend energy money

Three school districts in Flathead County are in a race against the clock.

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Schools to get $1.7 million for maintenance

Flathead County's public schools will receive nearly $1.7 million in stimulus money for maintenance- and energy-related projects.

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Schools divvy up federal funding

Flathead County schools will receive about 8 percent of the stimulus money allocated for Montana special services programs.

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Millions in stimulus money to schools

Flathead County schools are set to receive more than $6 million in federal stimulus money.

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Long education career wraps up

The 2008-09 school year began like any other for Kent Paulson.

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Layoff forces grad's dad to move

This is the third in a series of stories about Class of 2009 graduates who have been impacted by the economic recession.

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Queen of Hedges relinquishing throne

In a few weeks, the queen of Hedges School is relinquishing her throne.

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To dance with my father

Navy officer returns from Iraq to escort daughter to sock hop

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Four-day weeks get passing marks

Depending on the outcome of a school board vote next week, West Glacier Elementary's 24 students may have Fridays off beginning next fall.

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Tea'd off

In the spirit of 1773, hundreds gathered Saturday to protest federal spending, taxes

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Church saves stranded day care

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West Glacier school: Four-day week is proposed

District also may add junior high

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Making the band: Evergreen fifth-graders

Help from residents was instrumental

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'Bubble has burst'

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'Hungry for hope'

Church attendance increases as people search for faith, reassurance

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Bank optimism: 'Next year will be a good year'

Local institutions steady during financial turmoil

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People pitch in to help school buy defibrillators

The Bigfork School District received $1,620 Friday to purchase portable automated external defibrillators.

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Monday Profile:Barney Stucker

You never know where life will take you.

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Family tradition reins supreme

Clan of horse lovers continues custom of 4-H competition at the fair

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Garden For All

Jill Hoxmeier's face lights up when she talks about food.

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Cheering for leadership Local cheerleading gym offers more than athletic conditioning

It's more than just pom-poms and pep.

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Camp memories lure teacher back

For most of the year, "home" for Dinah Helgeson is in Thailand at International School Bangkok, where she has been a high school choral teacher for the last seven years. When she and her husband return to the United States, home is Vashon Island, Wash.

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New kids on the block

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Kidsports field work rolls along

With field construction under way and fundraising nearly complete, the first pitch on the most unique field at Kalispell's Kidsports Complex may be just months away.

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Schottle one of 2 finalists

Kalispell Schools superintendent interviews today for Spokane job

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Wreath wrangler

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Group launches campaign to back school bond

Friends of Whitefish Schools, a newly formed ballot issue committee dedicated to promoting Whitefish High School's requested $21.5 million bond issue, has launched its public outreach campaign.

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Bond ambitions Districts are looking at expansion options

Starting this spring, several school districts are going to ask taxpayers to help them improve and expand their school buildings.

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Fire claims Bigfork home

A Bigfork home suffered "extensive damage" in a fire that began New Year's Eve.

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A Christmas most special

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Schools fear lack of funding

Unless the Montana Legislature intervenes, many of the state's school districts are months away from disaster.

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Making music matter Lawrence known locally as director, teacher, musician

Don Lawrence has been blowing his own horn nearly all his life. Literally.

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School employee resigns over embezzlement

A Kalispell Public Schools employee resigned recently after embezzling $17,500 from high school activity funds.

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Prioritizingtechnology

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New school wired (and wireless) for the future

Jon Kaps hears a common refrain from visitors to Glacier High School: "I wish we had that when I was in high school."

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Education on the big screen

Every morning, Sean Kelly's fifth-graders start their math lesson with five warm-up questions.

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Somers school bond fails

Voters rejected the Somers School District's $7.125 million bond request Tuesday, quelling district officials' hopes for a new school building by 2010.

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Father spreads message of kindness

Kindness and compassion will change the world.

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Board approves report's release

Troy Bowman always carries a rock in her pocket.

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Class work a joy for ex-firefighter

Ask Charles "Chuck" Perkins why he left his comfortable retired life to become a para-educator at Canyon Elementary School, and he'll give you a simple, heartfelt reason: He gets a rush when he helps people.

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Elementary school bond approved in Bigfork

Bigfork voters approved the school district's requested $5.5 million elementary bond but denied an $11.1 million bond for the high school.

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Family cheers for both sides

Flathead principal's son plays for Glacier High

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Laser School property gets a little bigger

The old Laser School property soon will get a little bigger - and in the future likely will have its own parking lot.

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Winds rip roof from local arena

Violent winds ripped through Carpenters Arena south of Kalispell on Wednesday evening, tearing off the roof and killing one horse. No people were seriously injured.

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Polson schools OK reconfiguring, again

For the second time in six weeks, the Polson school board unanimously approved reconfiguring the elementary district.

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Mighty winds wreak havoc

High winds ravaged Northwest Montana on Friday night as a pair of storms blew across the area, felling trees and power lines and resulting in at least one serious injury.

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Energy rates to drop

Beginning in January, all Flathead Electric Cooperative customers will see a rate decrease in their monthly energy bills.

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Fires cast haze across Flathead

A 400-acre fire near Big Arm - which cast a pall of smoke across Flathead Lake Saturday afternoon - is burning on timberland owned by the Salish and Kootenai Tribes.

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Charges unlikely in death of alligator

No one has been charged with animal cruelty for attempting to kill an alligator discovered at the Shady Lane fishing pond Monday afternoon.

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The Gator Hole

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Market's the pits for cherry growers

Harvest is in full swing for most cherry orchards in the Flathead, which means some growers barely have time to snag an evening meal before collapsing into bed.

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Anatomy of a crime scene

"That's got to be a grave."

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How to recruit and retail top-quality employees

Finally.

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