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A BETTER
A DECADE AFTER THE FLATHEAD VALLEY’S BUSTLING BUILDING BOOM, CONTRACTORS AND PLANNERS WHO ENDURED THE CRASH WELCOME A MORE SUSTAINABLE UPTICK
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An excavator moves dirt
at the site of a future Hampton Inn & Suites on the south end of Whitefish. GREG LINDSTROM | FLATHEAD BEACON
JUNE 17, 2015 // VOL. 9 NO. 24
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A Wild Dream Realized Adventuring Into the Andes Seattle’s Newest Southpaw
Christine Carbo publishes her first suspense novel PAGE 44 Barbara Schwarz is looking to conquer over 30 peaks PAGE 60 Pistorese is ready to make the jump to pro ranks BACK PAGE GLACIER’S 100 MILLIONTH VISITOR 10 | GENDER BIAS SUIT 11 | STATE-OF-THE-ART BATTERIES 34
