Their voices are still that of young boys. They squeak when they cheer and holler. But their athletic ability shows they’re becoming something more: young men. These young people stand on the threshold of innocence, that special, magical place where youth sports is still just that. Youth. Sports. They might boot a grounder, drop a […]

Kalispell’s Regional Hazardous Materials Team didn’t have to hold its scheduled drill today. It had the real thing instead. The HazMat team responded this morning to an unknown liquid spillage at the intersection of West Reserve Drive and Whitefish Stage Road. No one was injured. Evergreen Fire Marshal Wayne Evert said the milky liquid was […]

When Whitefish native Joel Rosenberg graduated from the University of Montana with a finance degree in 2003, he couldn’t get so much as an interview for a job at a bank in the Flathead Valley. Even his dad, president of Valley Bank, didn’t think he was qualified. Four years later, though, the local job market […]

Sometimes a green thumb can get you in trouble. Kalispell police officers looking for an armed robbery suspect Tuesday morning instead found 68 marijuana plants growing in an apartment building at 333 College Ave. Armed with a search warrant, officers searched 38-year-old Richard Schmid’s home. There, they allegedly found a hydroponic growing operation, which is […]

With U.S. Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice wading into the issue, Montana has called in the big guns to combat the proposed Cline coalmine project in the headwaters of the Flathead River’s North Fork in British Columbia. At the urging of Sen. Max Baucus, D-Mont., Rice pressed the Canadian federal government last month to invoke […]

It’s easy to say you love living in the Flathead Valley for all the obvious reasons: views of snow-capped peaks set against a deep blue sky, pristine lakes and rivers, friendly people, one of the most beautiful regions in North America, blah, blah, whatever. But you can’t spend all your time hiking and fishing. You’ve […]

“I wish it were more tidied up, I’ve been working on it all day,” said Mollie Glendening, who is helping pour, patch, and polish the new Flathead Valley Montessori Academy for it’s grand opening. Glendening is aiding her son and daughter-in-law to get the new Montessori Middle School up and running. Jeff and Stephanie Pernell […]

The Kalispell City Council Tuesday night backed off from annexing 8.5 acres sandwiched between Sunnyside Drive and the proposed Highway 93 bypass for the “Ashley Heights” subdivision. The developers pushed for denser zoning than the city planning board recommended, arguing that they simply could not sell more expensive homes on larger lots that would eventually […]

At Whitefish’s City Council meeting Monday night, North Valley Hospital officials brought in 126 written complaints from people who couldn’t find the hospital due to a lack of signs. “Somebody will die if they can’t find the hospital,” Dr. Ken McFadden said. After about an hour of discussion, the council unanimously approved a temporary signage […]

With the skateboard park, there’s more happening at Amory Park than team sports these days. And there’s soon to be even more. In the next several weeks, the Flathead Fat Tires should begin construction on their bicycle dirt jump park. “People are aware of kids needing more outlets,” said Tyler Tourville, founder of Flathead Fat […]

Something’s brewing in Flathead’s beer business. A growing microbrewery trend is spreading throughout the Flathead Valley. It’s here to stay and it’s easy to explain. “People like good beer,” said Sarah Courtney, tasting room manager at Flathead Lake Brewing Company. Microbrewing, a form of “craft brewing,” is nothing new. But Flathead brewery owners say there […]

Somehow, I missed them when I first drove up to the high school, but the cheers turned my head as I hopped out of the car. I was about to grab an armload of computer gear and scan photos for the Class of 2007 Senior Party slide show, but the little guys distracted me. Scanning […]

With the school year’s last day (June 8) rapidly approaching, opportunities to enjoy the musical talents of the CFHS Class of 2007 are dwindling fast. Unless you are attending graduation ceremonies for the Class of 2007, you’re left with 3 opportunities… Tuesday, May 22 – A Night of Percussion Tuesday, May 29 – Senior Choir […]

As spring eases into early summer, the days grow longer and boys’ minds turn to…football? In this photo series, Columbia Falls football players get out and have a little Sunday evening fun tossing the ball around. Several different quarterbacks tried their hand, each of them did a good job of moving the ball down the […]

It ain’t over, as the saying goes, until it’s over. That is, unless you’re talking about the 2007 Montana Legislature – the failure of which to come up with a two-year state budget necessitated a special session. And even after the special session adjourned, House Republicans gathered one last time to take care of some […]