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ARTICLES BY TERESA BYRD

Back to drawing board for North Fork land regs

The Flathead County Planning Board indefinitely tabled a petition for a zoning amendment by the North Fork Land Use Advisory Committee last week, claiming that some of the language could get the county into legal hot water.
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New restaurant opens in Hungry Horse

The Great Bear Cafe, located across the highway from the Huckleberry Patch in Hungry Horse, celebrated its grand opening last week.
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New restaurant opens in familiar location in Hungry Horse

A new eatery has opened in Hungry Horse. The Great Bear Café, located across the highway from the Huckleberry Patch, celebrated its grand opening last week.
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Ruder Elementary expansion nears completion

The new addition to Ruder Elementary School is getting closer to completion.
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New furniture shop nods to Columbia Falls' past

A new furniture and home decor shop named Monaco has recently opened on Nucleus Avenue, becoming one of Columbia Falls' latest additions to the town's growing business community.
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Standoff ends after gunfire exchange with woman on Dawn Drive

The standoff ended shortly after 5 p.m. after law enforcement officials tried to negotiate with the armed woman who was holed up in a camper on Dawn Drive, just east of Halfmoon Road.
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Kats heading to Butte for state tourney

The Wildkat softball team is headed to the 2021 State Class A Softball Tournament in Butte this week after securing the No. 3 seed for the Northwest A conference.
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Boys take second at Western A Divisional tennis; girls fourth

Columbia Falls boys tennis finished second overall at the three-day Western A divisional tennis tournament in Polson that ended on Saturday.
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Track sending 36 to state

The results were serendipitous for head coach Jamie Heinz who, on paper, had expected half that amount to qualify.
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For Judge, finding answers no trivial pursuit

The winning question at this year’s individual Montana Academic State Championship, in Jeopardy-style format, was along the lines of, ”This foodstuff is common in Hawaii, due to the state’s large military presence creating a military surplus of this foodstuff.”
HUNGRY HORSE NEWS | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 10 MONTHS AGO

Club meets and greets with ‘Heroes’

The Columbia Falls Boys and Girls Club gave certificates of appreciation to both the Columbia Falls Police and Fire Departments last week as part of “Heroes Week,” a creation of the local club aiming to “recognize our community’s heroes,” according to the club’s area director Pamela Koller.
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Tennis tunes up for divisionals

Wildcat tennis teams’ last week of regular season play was packed with competition after the previous week’s cancellations were pushed back and rescheduled.
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Softball blanks Browning

Columbia Falls softball came off a brief but victorious week after competing in one home game that resulted in a 20-0 win against Browning last Tuesday.
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Track squads fine tune performances, hosts divisionals this week

Columbia Falls track and field began the week on firm footing when both the girls and boys teams overshadowed Polson by more than 40 points each at the brilliantly sunny home-dual meet against the Pirates on Thursday.
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Planning board OK's Twin Peaks zone change

The Columbia Falls city-county planning board again recommended for approval a request for a zone change on a 10 acre plot of land east of Columbia Falls Tuesday.
HUNGRY HORSE NEWS | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 11 MONTHS AGO

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