Matt Edwards

DAILY INTER-LAKE | UPDATED 11 YEARS, 4 MONTHS AGO

Larry Janoff

Larry Janoff takes a look at his handmade sculpture of Wimley the Worm, modeled after the hero of his first children's book in his art studio near Woods Bay.

DAILY INTER-LAKE | UPDATED 12 YEARS AGO

Fairy Tale Ball

The Bigfork Elementary School cafeteria was packed with students and parents dressed as fictional characters at the Fairy Tale Ball on Feb. 13.

DAILY INTER-LAKE | UPDATED 12 YEARS AGO

Bigfork costume ball

Bigfork High School students Sylena Morgan, Eliza Reichner and Dylan Schmidt capture a moment at the ball.

DAILY INTER-LAKE | UPDATED 12 YEARS AGO

Vikings wrangle the Cowboys 42-0

WHITEFISH PILOT | UPDATED 12 YEARS, 6 MONTHS AGO

Vikings wrangle the Cowboys 42-0

BIGFORK EAGLE | UPDATED 12 YEARS, 6 MONTHS AGO

Vikings wrangle the Cowboys 42-0

HUNGRY HORSE NEWS | UPDATED 12 YEARS, 6 MONTHS AGO

Morley places first in Ronan, BHS cuts time

BIGFORK EAGLE | UPDATED 12 YEARS, 6 MONTHS AGO

Morley places first in Ronan, BHS cuts time

WHITEFISH PILOT | UPDATED 12 YEARS, 6 MONTHS AGO

Morley places first in Ronan, BHS cuts time

HUNGRY HORSE NEWS | UPDATED 12 YEARS, 6 MONTHS AGO

Candidate Bucy campaigns in valley

HUNGRY HORSE NEWS | UPDATED 12 YEARS, 6 MONTHS AGO

Candidate Bucy campaigns in valley

WHITEFISH PILOT | UPDATED 12 YEARS, 6 MONTHS AGO

Candidate Bucy campaigns in valley

BIGFORK EAGLE | UPDATED 12 YEARS, 6 MONTHS AGO

An old friend's visit adds new perspective

I’ve lived here for nearly eight months and I finally made the time to go to Glacier National Park.

BIGFORK EAGLE | UPDATED 12 YEARS, 7 MONTHS AGO

An old friend's visit adds new perspective

I’ve lived here for nearly eight months and I finally made the time to go to Glacier National Park.

HUNGRY HORSE NEWS | UPDATED 12 YEARS, 7 MONTHS AGO

An old friend's visit adds new perspective

I’ve lived here for nearly eight months and I finally made the time to go to Glacier National Park.

WHITEFISH PILOT | UPDATED 12 YEARS, 7 MONTHS AGO

Independence is a funny thing

Independence is a funny thing.

HUNGRY HORSE NEWS | UPDATED 12 YEARS, 8 MONTHS AGO

Independence is a funny thing

Independence is a funny thing.

WHITEFISH PILOT | UPDATED 12 YEARS, 8 MONTHS AGO

Bachelors and bears, a proposed documentary

I don’t watch TV, but I love to stream documentaries online. Anything from polar bears to ancient civilizations to the more bizarre ones about UFOs.

BIGFORK EAGLE | UPDATED 12 YEARS, 10 MONTHS AGO

Bachelors and bears, a proposed documentary

I don’t watch TV, but I love to stream documentaries online. Anything from polar bears to ancient civilizations to the more bizarre ones about UFOs.

WHITEFISH PILOT | UPDATED 12 YEARS, 10 MONTHS AGO

Bachelors and bears, a proposed documentary

I don’t watch TV, but I love to stream documentaries online. Anything from polar bears to ancient civilizations to the more bizarre ones about UFOs.

HUNGRY HORSE NEWS | UPDATED 12 YEARS, 10 MONTHS AGO

BES first-grade teacher Sharon Lamar retires with friends, 'Life is good'

Editor’s note: This is part of a series the Bigfork Eagle is doing to highlight the careers of seven staff members retiring from the Bigfork School District at the end of the 2011-12 school year. The Eagle will run an article featuring a different retiring staff member each week.

WHITEFISH PILOT | UPDATED 12 YEARS, 10 MONTHS AGO

BES first-grade teacher Sharon Lamar retires with friends, 'Life is good'

Editor’s note: This is part of a series the Bigfork Eagle is doing to highlight the careers of seven staff members retiring from the Bigfork School District at the end of the 2011-12 school year. The Eagle will run an article featuring a different retiring staff member each week.

HUNGRY HORSE NEWS | UPDATED 12 YEARS, 10 MONTHS AGO

Swan River School takes on pertussis

Flathead County has 19 confirmed cases of pertussis, or more commonly known as whooping cough, and as of May 12 four cases of pertussis have been confirmed at Swan River School, three from the second grade class and one from the fourth grade. Pertussis is a highly contagious bacterial infection …

BIGFORK EAGLE | UPDATED 12 YEARS, 10 MONTHS AGO

Swan River School takes on pertussis

Flathead County has 19 confirmed cases of pertussis, or more commonly known as whooping cough, and as of May 12 four cases of pertussis have been confirmed at Swan River School, three from the second grade class and one from the fourth grade. Pertussis is a highly contagious bacterial infection …

WHITEFISH PILOT | UPDATED 12 YEARS, 10 MONTHS AGO

Swan River School takes on pertussis

Flathead County has 19 confirmed cases of pertussis, or more commonly known as whooping cough, and as of May 12 four cases of pertussis have been confirmed at Swan River School, three from the second grade class and one from the fourth grade. Pertussis is a highly contagious bacterial infection …

HUNGRY HORSE NEWS | UPDATED 12 YEARS, 10 MONTHS AGO

Bigfork Elementary teacher set to retire after 33 years

WHITEFISH PILOT | UPDATED 12 YEARS, 10 MONTHS AGO

Bigfork Elementary teacher set to retire after 33 years

HUNGRY HORSE NEWS | UPDATED 12 YEARS, 10 MONTHS AGO

Bigfork Elementary teacher set to retire after 33 years

BIGFORK EAGLE | UPDATED 12 YEARS, 10 MONTHS AGO

Care center closes to visitors because of flu

WHITEFISH PILOT | UPDATED 12 YEARS, 10 MONTHS AGO

Care center closes to visitors because of flu

BIGFORK EAGLE | UPDATED 12 YEARS, 10 MONTHS AGO

Care center closes to visitors because of flu

HUNGRY HORSE NEWS | UPDATED 12 YEARS, 10 MONTHS AGO

School Board discusses tech benefits

WHITEFISH PILOT | UPDATED 12 YEARS, 10 MONTHS AGO

School Board discusses tech benefits

BIGFORK EAGLE | UPDATED 12 YEARS, 10 MONTHS AGO

School Board discusses tech benefits

HUNGRY HORSE NEWS | UPDATED 12 YEARS, 10 MONTHS AGO

Swan River Schools seeks trustees and school upgrades

BIGFORK EAGLE | UPDATED 12 YEARS, 10 MONTHS AGO

Swan River Schools seeks trustees and school upgrades

HUNGRY HORSE NEWS | UPDATED 12 YEARS, 10 MONTHS AGO

Swan River Schools seeks trustees and school upgrades

WHITEFISH PILOT | UPDATED 12 YEARS, 10 MONTHS AGO

Ferndale author nominated for Agatha Award

WHITEFISH PILOT | UPDATED 12 YEARS, 10 MONTHS AGO

Ferndale author nominated for Agatha Award

HUNGRY HORSE NEWS | UPDATED 12 YEARS, 10 MONTHS AGO

Ferndale author nominated for Agatha Award

BIGFORK EAGLE | UPDATED 12 YEARS, 10 MONTHS AGO

Seven of Bigfork School District's staff set to retire

BIGFORK EAGLE | UPDATED 12 YEARS, 11 MONTHS AGO

Seven of Bigfork School District's staff set to retire

HUNGRY HORSE NEWS | UPDATED 12 YEARS, 11 MONTHS AGO

Seven of Bigfork School District's staff set to retire

WHITEFISH PILOT | UPDATED 12 YEARS, 11 MONTHS AGO

Bigfork school lunch prices to increase by 25 cents this fall

BIGFORK EAGLE | UPDATED 12 YEARS, 11 MONTHS AGO

Bigfork school lunch prices to increase by 25 cents this fall

HUNGRY HORSE NEWS | UPDATED 12 YEARS, 11 MONTHS AGO

Bigfork school lunch prices to increase by 25 cents this fall

WHITEFISH PILOT | UPDATED 12 YEARS, 11 MONTHS AGO

Samaritan House hopes to raise $45,000 at annual auction

BIGFORK EAGLE | UPDATED 12 YEARS, 11 MONTHS AGO

Samaritan House hopes to raise $45,000 at annual auction

HUNGRY HORSE NEWS | UPDATED 12 YEARS, 11 MONTHS AGO

Samaritan House hopes to raise $45,000 at annual auction

WHITEFISH PILOT | UPDATED 12 YEARS, 11 MONTHS AGO

Specialists to address water quality

WHITEFISH PILOT | UPDATED 12 YEARS, 11 MONTHS AGO

Specialists to address water quality

HUNGRY HORSE NEWS | UPDATED 12 YEARS, 11 MONTHS AGO

Specialists to address water quality

BIGFORK EAGLE | UPDATED 12 YEARS, 11 MONTHS AGO

Bigfork's new neighbor's career was out of this world

HUNGRY HORSE NEWS | UPDATED 12 YEARS, 11 MONTHS AGO

Bigfork's new neighbor's career was out of this world

BIGFORK EAGLE | UPDATED 12 YEARS, 11 MONTHS AGO

Bigfork's new neighbor's career was out of this world

WHITEFISH PILOT | UPDATED 12 YEARS, 11 MONTHS AGO

Cyclists to pedal for two charities

BIGFORK EAGLE | UPDATED 12 YEARS, 11 MONTHS AGO

Cyclists to pedal for two charities

HUNGRY HORSE NEWS | UPDATED 12 YEARS, 11 MONTHS AGO

Cyclists to pedal for two charities

WHITEFISH PILOT | UPDATED 12 YEARS, 11 MONTHS AGO

Local cancer patients need volunteer drivers

BIGFORK EAGLE | UPDATED 12 YEARS, 11 MONTHS AGO

Local cancer patients need volunteer drivers

HUNGRY HORSE NEWS | UPDATED 12 YEARS, 11 MONTHS AGO

Local cancer patients need volunteer drivers

WHITEFISH PILOT | UPDATED 12 YEARS, 11 MONTHS AGO

Scholarship established in memory of veteran son

WHITEFISH PILOT | UPDATED 12 YEARS, 11 MONTHS AGO

Scholarship established in memory of veteran son

BIGFORK EAGLE | UPDATED 12 YEARS, 11 MONTHS AGO

Scholarship established in memory of veteran son

HUNGRY HORSE NEWS | UPDATED 12 YEARS, 11 MONTHS AGO

Bigfork native aspires to a professional baseball career

HUNGRY HORSE NEWS | UPDATED 12 YEARS, 11 MONTHS AGO

Bigfork native aspires to a professional baseball career

WHITEFISH PILOT | UPDATED 12 YEARS, 11 MONTHS AGO

Bigfork native aspires to a professional baseball career

BIGFORK EAGLE | UPDATED 12 YEARS, 11 MONTHS AGO

Ravenwood raises scholarship funds

BIGFORK EAGLE | UPDATED 12 YEARS, 11 MONTHS AGO

Ravenwood raises scholarship funds

WHITEFISH PILOT | UPDATED 12 YEARS, 11 MONTHS AGO

Ravenwood raises scholarship funds

HUNGRY HORSE NEWS | UPDATED 12 YEARS, 11 MONTHS AGO

BHS to get new heating system

BIGFORK EAGLE | UPDATED 12 YEARS, 11 MONTHS AGO

BHS to get new heating system

HUNGRY HORSE NEWS | UPDATED 12 YEARS, 11 MONTHS AGO

BHS to get new heating system

WHITEFISH PILOT | UPDATED 12 YEARS, 11 MONTHS AGO

Bigfork Schools explore new tech

WHITEFISH PILOT | UPDATED 12 YEARS, 11 MONTHS AGO

Bigfork Schools explore new tech

BIGFORK EAGLE | UPDATED 12 YEARS, 11 MONTHS AGO

Bigfork Schools explore new tech

HUNGRY HORSE NEWS | UPDATED 12 YEARS, 11 MONTHS AGO

Bigfork speeds through Seeley Invitational

WHITEFISH PILOT | UPDATED 12 YEARS, 11 MONTHS AGO

Bigfork speeds through Seeley Invitational

BIGFORK EAGLE | UPDATED 12 YEARS, 11 MONTHS AGO

Bigfork speeds through Seeley Invitational

HUNGRY HORSE NEWS | UPDATED 12 YEARS, 11 MONTHS AGO

Eagle Bend golf season has a cold, wet start

BIGFORK EAGLE | UPDATED 12 YEARS, 11 MONTHS AGO

Eagle Bend golf season has a cold, wet start

HUNGRY HORSE NEWS | UPDATED 12 YEARS, 11 MONTHS AGO

Eagle Bend golf season has a cold, wet start

WHITEFISH PILOT | UPDATED 12 YEARS, 11 MONTHS AGO

USDA approves “pink slime” meat additive for schools

WHITEFISH PILOT | UPDATED 13 YEARS AGO

USDA approves “pink slime” meat additive for schools

BIGFORK EAGLE | UPDATED 13 YEARS AGO

Preparedness group works to educate community for disaster

BIGFORK EAGLE | UPDATED 13 YEARS AGO

Preparedness group works to educate community for disaster

WHITEFISH PILOT | UPDATED 13 YEARS AGO

Preparedness group works to educate community for disaster

HUNGRY HORSE NEWS | UPDATED 13 YEARS AGO

Flathead Lake to host Montana's first dragon boat race

BIGFORK EAGLE | UPDATED 13 YEARS AGO

Flathead Lake to host Montana's first dragon boat race

WHITEFISH PILOT | UPDATED 13 YEARS AGO

Flathead Lake to host Montana's first dragon boat race

HUNGRY HORSE NEWS | UPDATED 13 YEARS AGO

Barter network built to promote local business

WHITEFISH PILOT | UPDATED 13 YEARS AGO

Lt. governor candidate Zinke discusses plans

BIGFORK EAGLE | UPDATED 13 YEARS AGO

Lt. governor candidate Zinke discusses plans

WHITEFISH PILOT | UPDATED 13 YEARS AGO

Lt. governor candidate Zinke discusses plans

HUNGRY HORSE NEWS | UPDATED 13 YEARS AGO

Try something new this grilling season, Bacon Explosion

HUNGRY HORSE NEWS | UPDATED 13 YEARS AGO

Try something new this grilling season, Bacon Explosion

WHITEFISH PILOT | UPDATED 13 YEARS AGO

Try something new this grilling season, Bacon Explosion

BIGFORK EAGLE | UPDATED 13 YEARS AGO

Flathead Lake to host state's first dragon boat race

BIGFORK EAGLE | UPDATED 13 YEARS AGO

Flathead Lake to host state's first dragon boat race

WHITEFISH PILOT | UPDATED 13 YEARS AGO

Flathead Lake to host state's first dragon boat race

HUNGRY HORSE NEWS | UPDATED 13 YEARS AGO

Robbery beating saves man's life by revealing his leukemia

HUNGRY HORSE NEWS | UPDATED 13 YEARS AGO

Robbery beating saves man's life by revealing his leukemia

WHITEFISH PILOT | UPDATED 13 YEARS AGO

Juveniles succeed with alternative justice

WHITEFISH PILOT | UPDATED 13 YEARS AGO

Juveniles succeed with alternative justice

HUNGRY HORSE NEWS | UPDATED 13 YEARS AGO

Juveniles succeed with alternative justice

BIGFORK EAGLE | UPDATED 13 YEARS AGO

Applications for special hunting permits due early

WHITEFISH PILOT | UPDATED 13 YEARS AGO

Applications for special hunting permits due early

BIGFORK EAGLE | UPDATED 13 YEARS AGO

Applications for special hunting permits due early

HUNGRY HORSE NEWS | UPDATED 13 YEARS AGO

North Lake Planing and Zoning makes changes to proposal

BIGFORK EAGLE | UPDATED 13 YEARS AGO

North Lake Planing and Zoning makes changes to proposal

WHITEFISH PILOT | UPDATED 13 YEARS AGO

North Lake Planing and Zoning makes changes to proposal

HUNGRY HORSE NEWS | UPDATED 13 YEARS AGO

Keenan runs for lieutenant governor

Ducks in the oven, the fire place blazing, and the tables are set at the Bigfork Inn. Owner Bob Keenan has a lot of plates spinning at once, and on Feb. 8 he added one more when he announced his candidacy as lieutenant governor with Republican gubernatorial candidate Corey Stapleton.

HUNGRY HORSE NEWS | UPDATED 13 YEARS, 1 MONTH AGO

Keenan runs for lieutenant governor

Ducks in the oven, the fire place blazing, and the tables are set at the Bigfork Inn. Owner Bob Keenan has a lot of plates spinning at once, and on Feb. 8 he added one more when he announced his candidacy as lieutenant governor with Republican gubernatorial candidate Corey Stapleton.

WHITEFISH PILOT | UPDATED 13 YEARS, 1 MONTH AGO

Keenan runs for lieutenant governor

Ducks in the oven, the fire place blazing, and the tables are set at the Bigfork Inn. Owner Bob Keenan has a lot of plates spinning at once, and on Feb. 8 he added one more when he announced his candidacy as lieutenant governor with Republican gubernatorial candidate Corey Stapleton.

BIGFORK EAGLE | UPDATED 13 YEARS, 1 MONTH AGO

Political hardball

Are you a Democrat or a Republican?

HUNGRY HORSE NEWS | UPDATED 13 YEARS, 1 MONTH AGO

Political hardball

Are you a Democrat or a Republican?

WHITEFISH PILOT | UPDATED 13 YEARS, 1 MONTH AGO

Political hardball

Are you a Democrat or a Republican?

BIGFORK EAGLE | UPDATED 13 YEARS, 1 MONTH AGO

Swan River schools dip into reserves

The Swan River School Board adopted a budget amendment to use roughly $20,000 from their reserve funds for teaching equipment, repairs around the building and expenses that aren't already in their budget at their Feb. 7 meeting.

WHITEFISH PILOT | UPDATED 13 YEARS, 1 MONTH AGO

Swan River schools dip into reserves

The Swan River School Board adopted a budget amendment to use roughly $20,000 from their reserve funds for teaching equipment, repairs around the building and expenses that aren't already in their budget at their Feb. 7 meeting.

HUNGRY HORSE NEWS | UPDATED 13 YEARS, 1 MONTH AGO

Swan River schools dip into reserves

The Swan River School Board adopted a budget amendment to use roughly $20,000 from their reserve funds for teaching equipment, repairs around the building and expenses that aren't already in their budget at their Feb. 7 meeting.

BIGFORK EAGLE | UPDATED 13 YEARS, 1 MONTH AGO

New pastor arrives at Crossroads

Bigfork will grow a little bigger this week when pastor Mel Haug begins work at Crossroads Christian Fellowship on Feb. 5. Haug is moving to Bigfork along with his wife, Denise, from the tri-cities in Washington and is bringing 29 years of music education and a lifetime of ministry work …

BIGFORK EAGLE | UPDATED 13 YEARS, 1 MONTH AGO

New pastor arrives at Crossroads

Bigfork will grow a little bigger this week when pastor Mel Haug begins work at Crossroads Christian Fellowship on Feb. 5. Haug is moving to Bigfork along with his wife, Denise, from the tri-cities in Washington and is bringing 29 years of music education and a lifetime of ministry work …

WHITEFISH PILOT | UPDATED 13 YEARS, 1 MONTH AGO

New pastor arrives at Crossroads

Bigfork will grow a little bigger this week when pastor Mel Haug begins work at Crossroads Christian Fellowship on Feb. 5. Haug is moving to Bigfork along with his wife, Denise, from the tri-cities in Washington and is bringing 29 years of music education and a lifetime of ministry work …

HUNGRY HORSE NEWS | UPDATED 13 YEARS, 1 MONTH AGO

New café coming soon to Bigfork

Overturned tables, empty booths, ladders, and tools clutter the front half of an empty restaurant with a new sign outside that reads “Tammy's Café.” In the back, booths and tables are neatly lined up as two women sit at a table surrounded by notes, a laptop, and their “mascot,” an …

BIGFORK EAGLE | UPDATED 13 YEARS, 1 MONTH AGO

New café coming soon to Bigfork

Overturned tables, empty booths, ladders, and tools clutter the front half of an empty restaurant with a new sign outside that reads “Tammy's Café.” In the back, booths and tables are neatly lined up as two women sit at a table surrounded by notes, a laptop, and their “mascot,” an …

HUNGRY HORSE NEWS | UPDATED 13 YEARS, 1 MONTH AGO

New café coming soon to Bigfork

Overturned tables, empty booths, ladders, and tools clutter the front half of an empty restaurant with a new sign outside that reads “Tammy's Café.” In the back, booths and tables are neatly lined up as two women sit at a table surrounded by notes, a laptop, and their “mascot,” an …

WHITEFISH PILOT | UPDATED 13 YEARS, 1 MONTH AGO

Soroptimists use romantic fundraiser to help women

Chocolates and champagne are synonymous with Valentine's Day, and for the Soroptimist International Club of Bigfork they are also a great way to raise funding for organizations that help women all over the world and help local couples have a romantic evening together.

HUNGRY HORSE NEWS | UPDATED 13 YEARS, 1 MONTH AGO

Soroptimists use romantic fundraiser to help women

Chocolates and champagne are synonymous with Valentine's Day, and for the Soroptimist International Club of Bigfork they are also a great way to raise funding for organizations that help women all over the world and help local couples have a romantic evening together.

WHITEFISH PILOT | UPDATED 13 YEARS, 1 MONTH AGO

High school football players sign with colleges

Three Bigfork High School seniors will trade in their Viking helmets for college football careers in the 2012 season.

BIGFORK EAGLE | UPDATED 13 YEARS, 1 MONTH AGO

High school football players sign with colleges

Three Bigfork High School seniors will trade in their Viking helmets for college football careers in the 2012 season.

HUNGRY HORSE NEWS | UPDATED 13 YEARS, 1 MONTH AGO

High school football players sign with colleges

Three Bigfork High School seniors will trade in their Viking helmets for college football careers in the 2012 season.

WHITEFISH PILOT | UPDATED 13 YEARS, 1 MONTH AGO

All dogs require registration

All dogs in Flathead County require registration, including those in the country and unincorporated towns. Between intake fees of $30 and $25 per day for kenneling, a lost dog taken to Flathead County Animal Shelter would cost $130 after four days. The fees and the distress of losing a pet …

HUNGRY HORSE NEWS | UPDATED 13 YEARS, 1 MONTH AGO

All dogs require registration

All dogs in Flathead County require registration, including those in the country and unincorporated towns. Between intake fees of $30 and $25 per day for kenneling, a lost dog taken to Flathead County Animal Shelter would cost $130 after four days. The fees and the distress of losing a pet …

WHITEFISH PILOT | UPDATED 13 YEARS, 1 MONTH AGO

Losing weight takes patience

The fitness center where I work out is looking pretty empty lately compared to when I moved to Bigfork about a month ago. I'm guessing the post-New Year's trend of giving up on resolutions to lose weight, get in shape or just make a healthy lifestyle change is starting to …

BIGFORK EAGLE | UPDATED 13 YEARS, 1 MONTH AGO

Losing weight takes patience

The fitness center where I work out is looking pretty empty lately compared to when I moved to Bigfork about a month ago. I'm guessing the post-New Year's trend of giving up on resolutions to lose weight, get in shape or just make a healthy lifestyle change is starting to …

WHITEFISH PILOT | UPDATED 13 YEARS, 1 MONTH AGO

Losing weight takes patience

The fitness center where I work out is looking pretty empty lately compared to when I moved to Bigfork about a month ago. I'm guessing the post-New Year's trend of giving up on resolutions to lose weight, get in shape or just make a healthy lifestyle change is starting to …

HUNGRY HORSE NEWS | UPDATED 13 YEARS, 1 MONTH AGO

Milk builds strong bones and igloos

After three weeks of collecting 530 milk jugs, Bigfork Elementary's kindergarten class completed their milk jug igloo this week for their winter themed lessons. Kindergarten is taught by themes, and winter typically has an arctic theme, so the class had to get creative due to this year's lack of snow.

WHITEFISH PILOT | UPDATED 13 YEARS, 1 MONTH AGO

Milk builds strong bones and igloos

After three weeks of collecting 530 milk jugs, Bigfork Elementary's kindergarten class completed their milk jug igloo this week for their winter themed lessons. Kindergarten is taught by themes, and winter typically has an arctic theme, so the class had to get creative due to this year's lack of snow.

HUNGRY HORSE NEWS | UPDATED 13 YEARS, 1 MONTH AGO

Milk builds strong bones and igloos

After three weeks of collecting 530 milk jugs, Bigfork Elementary's kindergarten class completed their milk jug igloo this week for their winter themed lessons. Kindergarten is taught by themes, and winter typically has an arctic theme, so the class had to get creative due to this year's lack of snow.

BIGFORK EAGLE | UPDATED 13 YEARS, 1 MONTH AGO

Local artist's "beautifully dark" creations

“My dog, my phone, my jeans, everything has paint on it; I'll buy something nice and say I'll keep it nice, but within two days it will have paint on it,” local artist Shana Smith said while chiseling pieces of paint and other debris from her studio off her laptop.

WHITEFISH PILOT | UPDATED 13 YEARS, 1 MONTH AGO

Local artist's "beautifully dark" creations

“My dog, my phone, my jeans, everything has paint on it; I'll buy something nice and say I'll keep it nice, but within two days it will have paint on it,” local artist Shana Smith said while chiseling pieces of paint and other debris from her studio off her laptop.

BIGFORK EAGLE | UPDATED 13 YEARS, 1 MONTH AGO

Local artist's "beautifully dark" creations

“My dog, my phone, my jeans, everything has paint on it; I'll buy something nice and say I'll keep it nice, but within two days it will have paint on it,” local artist Shana Smith said while chiseling pieces of paint and other debris from her studio off her laptop.

HUNGRY HORSE NEWS | UPDATED 13 YEARS, 1 MONTH AGO

Bigfork ahead of the game for Shape Up Montana

Montana's Big Sky State Game's three-month-long interactive team competition to encourage healthy eating physical activity called Shape Up Montana begins Feb. 1 and goes until May 1. Bigfork's schools are already ahead of the game thanks to changes in cafeteria food, yoga classes, health fairs, and improved nutrition education brought …

WHITEFISH PILOT | UPDATED 13 YEARS, 1 MONTH AGO

Bigfork ahead of the game for Shape Up Montana

Montana's Big Sky State Game's three-month-long interactive team competition to encourage healthy eating physical activity called Shape Up Montana begins Feb. 1 and goes until May 1. Bigfork's schools are already ahead of the game thanks to changes in cafeteria food, yoga classes, health fairs, and improved nutrition education brought …

BIGFORK EAGLE | UPDATED 13 YEARS, 1 MONTH AGO

Bigfork ahead of the game for Shape Up Montana

Montana's Big Sky State Game's three-month-long interactive team competition to encourage healthy eating physical activity called Shape Up Montana begins Feb. 1 and goes until May 1. Bigfork's schools are already ahead of the game thanks to changes in cafeteria food, yoga classes, health fairs, and improved nutrition education brought …

HUNGRY HORSE NEWS | UPDATED 13 YEARS, 1 MONTH AGO

All dogs require registration

All dogs in Flathead County require registration, including those in the country and unincorporated towns. Between intake fees of $30 and $25 per day for kenneling, a lost dog taken to Flathead County Animal Shelter would cost $130 after four days. The fees and the distress of losing a pet …

BIGFORK EAGLE | UPDATED 13 YEARS, 1 MONTH AGO

Donating wings to local cancer patients

Susan Taylor of Bigfork sat just inside the main entrance to Harvest Foods on Jan. 20 gathering donations to Wings, a charity organization that helps cancer patients with expenses not covered by insurance such as travel, food and housing as they receive treatment.

HUNGRY HORSE NEWS | UPDATED 13 YEARS, 1 MONTH AGO

Donating wings to local cancer patients

Susan Taylor of Bigfork sat just inside the main entrance to Harvest Foods on Jan. 20 gathering donations to Wings, a charity organization that helps cancer patients with expenses not covered by insurance such as travel, food and housing as they receive treatment.

BIGFORK EAGLE | UPDATED 13 YEARS, 1 MONTH AGO

Donating wings to local cancer patients

Susan Taylor of Bigfork sat just inside the main entrance to Harvest Foods on Jan. 20 gathering donations to Wings, a charity organization that helps cancer patients with expenses not covered by insurance such as travel, food and housing as they receive treatment.

WHITEFISH PILOT | UPDATED 13 YEARS, 1 MONTH AGO

NAPA moves down the street

Bigfork's NAPA auto parts store is moving just down the street from its current location at 7915 Hwy 35 to 7515 Hwy 35 and will be closed Jan. 23 until the 30th. The new location will have improved parking, truck access, freight security, highway access and more room.

BIGFORK EAGLE | UPDATED 13 YEARS, 1 MONTH AGO

NAPA moves down the street

Bigfork's NAPA auto parts store is moving just down the street from its current location at 7915 Hwy 35 to 7515 Hwy 35 and will be closed Jan. 23 until the 30th. The new location will have improved parking, truck access, freight security, highway access and more room.

WHITEFISH PILOT | UPDATED 13 YEARS, 1 MONTH AGO

NAPA moves down the street

Bigfork's NAPA auto parts store is moving just down the street from its current location at 7915 Hwy 35 to 7515 Hwy 35 and will be closed Jan. 23 until the 30th. The new location will have improved parking, truck access, freight security, highway access and more room.

HUNGRY HORSE NEWS | UPDATED 13 YEARS, 1 MONTH AGO

Dog falls through ice on Swan River

The Ferndale Fire Department and Ferndale Fire and Animal Control responded to a call about a dog that had fallen through the ice on Swan River near Kirby Lane at approximately 9:03 a.m. on Jan. 19.

HUNGRY HORSE NEWS | UPDATED 13 YEARS, 1 MONTH AGO

Dog falls through ice on Swan River

The Ferndale Fire Department and Ferndale Fire and Animal Control responded to a call about a dog that had fallen through the ice on Swan River near Kirby Lane at approximately 9:03 a.m. on Jan. 19.

WHITEFISH PILOT | UPDATED 13 YEARS, 1 MONTH AGO

Dog falls through ice on Swan River

The Ferndale Fire Department and Ferndale Fire and Animal Control responded to a call about a dog that had fallen through the ice on Swan River near Kirby Lane at approximately 9:03 a.m. on Jan. 19.

BIGFORK EAGLE | UPDATED 13 YEARS, 1 MONTH AGO

Pastor emeritus unlike the rest of us

Pastor Emeritus like the rest of us

WHITEFISH PILOT | UPDATED 13 YEARS, 1 MONTH AGO

Pastor emeritus unlike the rest of us

Pastor Emeritus like the rest of us

HUNGRY HORSE NEWS | UPDATED 13 YEARS, 1 MONTH AGO

Pastor emeritus unlike the rest of us

Pastor Emeritus like the rest of us

BIGFORK EAGLE | UPDATED 13 YEARS, 1 MONTH AGO

Don't need no directions

If ever there was a contest for navigational prowess, I would be first in line. As a runner, former resident of Alaska and the mountains of Wyoming, and as a notoriously stereotypical male, I pride myself on being able to find my way around without asking directions…that is, until I …

BIGFORK EAGLE | UPDATED 13 YEARS, 2 MONTHS AGO

Four BHS musicians honored

Four Bigfork High School (BHS) students were honored for their musical talents last week when three were invited to perform at the Rocky Mountain Invitational Honor Band and two were invited to perform in Montana's All State Jazz Band.

WHITEFISH PILOT | UPDATED 13 YEARS, 2 MONTHS AGO

Four BHS musicians honored

Four Bigfork High School (BHS) students were honored for their musical talents last week when three were invited to perform at the Rocky Mountain Invitational Honor Band and two were invited to perform in Montana's All State Jazz Band.

HUNGRY HORSE NEWS | UPDATED 13 YEARS, 2 MONTHS AGO

Four BHS musicians honored

Four Bigfork High School (BHS) students were honored for their musical talents last week when three were invited to perform at the Rocky Mountain Invitational Honor Band and two were invited to perform in Montana's All State Jazz Band.

BIGFORK EAGLE | UPDATED 13 YEARS, 2 MONTHS AGO

Water and sewer district making progress

Bigfork's Water and Sewer District board discussed energy efficiency, the bay sewer main near downtown and some other upcoming and ongoing projects during their meeting on Jan. 11.

BIGFORK EAGLE | UPDATED 13 YEARS, 2 MONTHS AGO

Water and sewer district making progress

Bigfork's Water and Sewer District board discussed energy efficiency, the bay sewer main near downtown and some other upcoming and ongoing projects during their meeting on Jan. 11.

HUNGRY HORSE NEWS | UPDATED 13 YEARS, 2 MONTHS AGO

Water and sewer district making progress

Bigfork's Water and Sewer District board discussed energy efficiency, the bay sewer main near downtown and some other upcoming and ongoing projects during their meeting on Jan. 11.

WHITEFISH PILOT | UPDATED 13 YEARS, 2 MONTHS AGO

Swan River Schools to form homeschooling policy

Swan River Schools to form homeschooling policy

BIGFORK EAGLE | UPDATED 13 YEARS, 2 MONTHS AGO

Swan River Schools to form homeschooling policy

Swan River Schools to form homeschooling policy

HUNGRY HORSE NEWS | UPDATED 13 YEARS, 2 MONTHS AGO

Swan River Schools to form homeschooling policy

Swan River Schools to form homeschooling policy

WHITEFISH PILOT | UPDATED 13 YEARS, 2 MONTHS AGO

Pick's loses liquor license

Pick's Bowling Center will lose its liquor license due to violating the settlement agreement established in 2009 involving other violations including the death of Highway Patrol Trooper Michael Hayes and Columbia Falls resident Travis Vandersloot.

WHITEFISH PILOT | UPDATED 13 YEARS, 2 MONTHS AGO

Pick's loses liquor license

Pick's Bowling Center will lose its liquor license due to violating the settlement agreement established in 2009 involving other violations including the death of Highway Patrol Trooper Michael Hayes and Columbia Falls resident Travis Vandersloot.

BIGFORK EAGLE | UPDATED 13 YEARS, 2 MONTHS AGO

Pick's loses liquor license

Pick's Bowling Center will lose its liquor license due to violating the settlement agreement established in 2009 involving other violations including the death of Highway Patrol Trooper Michael Hayes and Columbia Falls resident Travis Vandersloot.

HUNGRY HORSE NEWS | UPDATED 13 YEARS, 2 MONTHS AGO