In the surreal and sometimes grimy Achy Bones Co. universe, snowboarding skeletons and undead gnomes exist side-by-side with yetis and flying saucers

The competition is focused on generating designs that could fit the need for "missing middle" housing in Whitefish

The council approved parking restrictions for portions of East Eighth Street, Karrow Avenue, Woodside Lane and Shiloh Avenue

As 20,000 festivalgoers converge in Whitefish for the three-day event, temperature highs recorded at Glacier Park International Airport are about 10 degrees above average for this time of year

This summer, the fair will go from Aug. 13 through Aug. 18

Although Earl Reynolds can't disclose the results of his televised challenge to take on the celebrity chef, which airs tonight, he teases that he "gave Bobby hell"

Chef Andy Blanton is replacing Howard Karp, the longtime executive chef at Flathead Valley Community College's Culinary Institute of Montana

A version of the budget submitted to the council explains the need for increasing property tax mills due to municipal wages that are lagging compared to the market, and a decrease in revenue from the city’s resort tax

The council’s vote ran counter to the recommendation of the city’s community development board, which voted against the project in March despite city staff recommending conditional approval

Topics covered include the creation of defensible space, the home ignition zone, implementing fire resistant landscaping, developing a wildfire preparedness plan and home insurance questions related to wildfire risks.

The Whitefish show will be Childers' second show at Big Mountain Ranch in the last three years

The council's approval of the project also came with an additional condition of approval emphasizing that the city's architectural review board consider public concerns with the site plan layout

The mercantile sells supplies, food, groceries, local art work, and includes a hot deli

The shows planned for two Whitefish bars involve performers who are also playing at this year's festival

This summer the Flathead Valley will play host to activities appealing to wide range of interests and age groups