Page 5 - Flathead Beacon // 1.22.13

FLATHEADBEACON.COM
JANUARY 22, 2014 | 5

NEWS

WORDS
••••
of the Week

AN INDEX OF
RECENT
NEWSMAKERS

CLAIMED
By Russell Miller of Kalispell,
a $1 million Montana

Millionaire grand prize ticket
sold at Mike’s Conoco in
Columbia Falls.

BUDGET

Passed overwhelmingly by
the U.S. House and Senate
last week. The $1.1 trillion
spending compromise funds
the government through
Sept. 30

INSPIRATION

Named one of the “world’s
best ski runs.” A feature on
CNN ranked the Whiteish
Mountain Resort run No. 20
on its list of 100.

Mark E. Flatau has served as the superintendent of schools in the Cle Elum-Roslyn District in Cle Elum, Wash., since 2005.
COURTESY PHOTO
WIND
Longtime Washington Educator
Derailed a container train
west of Helena last week. And
a gust of 66 mph recorded in
Billings tied a record for the Ofered Kalispell Superintendent Post
strongest in January.

Mark Flatau emerges as
FBI FLAP
established new benchmarks for academic the district’s board of trustees.
Between politicians in top candidate to replace
Montana and North Dakota achievement throughout the elementary, After a three-day marathon of inter-
over where permenant FBI Darlene Schottle
middle and high schools.
views and site visits with ive inalists,
agents should be stationed His resume touts a rather impressive Flatau emerged as the chosen successor
pedigree in the education system stretch- to the superintendent of Kalispell’s public
in the Bakken oil patch By DILLON TABISH of the Beacon
ing back 36 years, and it was on full dis- school system. He interviewed for the po-
that crosses both states. play last week in Kalispell as Flatau gave sition Jan. 13 and was ofered the position
The agents are currently in During his nine-year tenure as super- an enthusiastic interview for the top job the next day after the 11-member school
Sidney, but North Dakota
oicials want them moved to intendent in a small school district in cen- in School District 5 along with four other board quickly tabbed him as the suitable
Williston, N.D.
tral Washington, Mark Flatau dealt with inalists.
replacement for Darlene Schottle, who is
budget shortfalls and enrollment declines, In the end, the experience, the strik-
spearheaded two $6 million levies that ad- ing presentation and the “intangibles” put
dressed technology and facility needs and
him over the top, according to members of
See superintendent PAGE 18

Professional
THANKS FOR LISTENING!!!

Skate Sharpening &
1 STATION WEEKENDS
Rentals
#

R
N
E
T
E

VOICE OF THE GRIZ-BRONCOS-WILDCATS
W
ikes!
Fat B

KOFIRADIO.COM
406.257.5808 www.wheatonscycle.com
*EASTLAN FALL 2013 M-F 6AM-10AM ADULTS 18+ CUME