Wednesday, April 30, 2025

ARTICLES BY SALLY FINNERAN

Sharing a legacy: Reflections on life with a famous father

The decor on the walls of Peter and Lynda Ford’s home on Swan Hill Drive are like no other.
DAILY INTER-LAKE | UPDATED 9 YEARS, 6 MONTHS AGO

Bigfork residents weigh in on new library plans

A larger library for Bigfork is on the horizon.
DAILY INTER-LAKE | UPDATED 9 YEARS, 9 MONTHS AGO

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Sally Finneran/Bigfork Eagle Mack Paine exits the stage after receiving her diploma from Bigfork High School on Saturday.
DAILY INTER-LAKE | UPDATED 9 YEARS, 10 MONTHS AGO

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Sally Finneran/BIgfork Eagle Samantha Smit has her photo taken with Bigfork teacher Sue Loeffler after Smit graduated from Bigfork High School on Saturday.
DAILY INTER-LAKE | UPDATED 9 YEARS, 10 MONTHS AGO

Rising lake level stops bridge work

Rising water levels have stopped work on the bridge to Dockstader Island in Flathead Lake.
DAILY INTER-LAKE | UPDATED 9 YEARS, 11 MONTHS AGO

Beast Race joins lineup for Spartan weekend

Two days of Spartan Race events will get underway this weekend just south of Bigfork at Averill’s Flathead Lake Lodge.
DAILY INTER-LAKE | UPDATED 9 YEARS, 11 MONTHS AGO

Man guilty of killing three grizzlies

A Ferndale man has been found guilty of illegally killing three grizzly bears last year.
DAILY INTER-LAKE | UPDATED 10 YEARS AGO

Final phase of Bigfork project mapped out

Plans are moving forward for the final phase of the Bigfork Stormwater Project.
DAILY INTER-LAKE | UPDATED 10 YEARS, 1 MONTH AGO

Students from three rural schools gather at Cayuse Prairie camp-in

After the rest of the students went home on Friday, Cayuse Prairie seventh- and eighth-grade girls rolled out their sleeping bags and waited for new friends to arrive.
DAILY INTER-LAKE | UPDATED 10 YEARS, 2 MONTHS AGO

Journalist reaches plea deal

Two of three charges stemming from the arrest of then-Lake County Leader Editor Vince Lovato were dismissed Monday, and a plea agreement was reached on the remaining charge.
DAILY INTER-LAKE | UPDATED 10 YEARS, 4 MONTHS AGO

Food co-op expands to Bigfork

The Montana Co-op is coming to Bigfork.
DAILY INTER-LAKE | UPDATED 10 YEARS, 6 MONTHS AGO

Crowd turns out for Bigfork green-box issue

A new Bigfork green-box site and improved recycling options attracted broad support at a community meeting Tuesday.
DAILY INTER-LAKE | UPDATED 10 YEARS, 8 MONTHS AGO

Hall Lake: Exploring Northwest Montana through my eyes

The first sign that we were hitting the trail a bit too early in the season came about a mile into the hike. We had already climbed over a few downed trees, but I know better than to expect a perfectly maintained trail at the start of the season.
BIGFORK EAGLE | UPDATED 10 YEARS, 10 MONTHS AGO

Hall Lake: Exploring Northwest Montana through my eyes

The first sign that we were hitting the trail a bit too early in the season came about a mile into the hike. We had already climbed over a few downed trees, but I know better than to expect a perfectly maintained trail at the start of the season.
HUNGRY HORSE NEWS | UPDATED 10 YEARS, 10 MONTHS AGO

Montanans prep for Spartan Race

After four miles and 15 obstacles Emily Callaghan was burnt out, covered in mud and exhilarated. She couldn’t wait for another Spartan race.
THE WESTERN NEWS | UPDATED 10 YEARS, 11 MONTHS AGO

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