Rivers could reach flood-stage by Sunday
Bigfork Eagle
Flathead County officials have begun emergency planning as the National Weather Service projected flood levels on area rivers by Sunday, May 18.
Cool spring weather and continuing snowfall in recent weeks has led to higher-than-normal snow levels in the mountains. The mountain snowpack in the Flathead Basin is at 126 percent of the 30-year average for this time of year.
-- Full Story
-- comments 0
More News
Highway 35 from the truckers' view
Barry "Spook' Stang
Executive Vice President
Montana Motor Carriers Association
This is in response to the column written by Don Schwennesen in regard to trucks and Highway 35 and his implication that the Montana Motor Carriers Association (MMCA), and its members do not care about safe highways in Montana. That simply is not true!
In our on going effort to promote motor carrier safety in Montana, the MMCA has been the chief advocate for primary seat belt enforcement, reporting of failed drug tests on motor vehicle records, additional training for drivers of Longer Combination Vehicles and other issues such as no open container laws. In 1999, MMCA was successful in passing legislation that would limit truck speeds in Montana to 65 mph. In addition to supporting these laws we also have provided safety training that is available to all truck drivers and company officials including non-members, to help improve the safety of our roads.
-- Full Story
-- comments 0
|
Faith Moldan/Bigfork EaglVikings split week's matchups; Vals win two against Whitefish
By FAITH MOLDAN / Bigfork Eagle
Amidst the shuffling of feet on the tennis courts, and the occasional "good game," or "nice serve," Bigfork High School tennis fans heard a dog's bark. They also felt the bite.
The Whitefish Bulldogs boys tennis team blanked the Bigfork Vikings 7-0 in conference action May 9 in Bigfork. Bigfork came back after the loss to defeat the Libby Loggers 6-1 the following afternoon.
-- Full Story
-- comments 0
More Resources
A belated Mother's Day story
I -- mercifully -- never had the kind of mother who yelled at my coaches as I grew up playing sports or got into a tiff with my teachers after a less-than-glowing parent-teacher conference night. If I got benched or was squeaking by with a C in Algebra, my mom knew whose fault it was, and she was looking at him.
Rather, my mom was the kind who would brag a bit if given the chance and she and my father both took opportunities in my high school years to do a little embarrassing when the time was right. I have the kind of mom who might send a note in a lunch bag (not often) and the kind who still tries to write comments on the Eagle's Web site praising some story I wrote. Her limited computer skills usually work in my favor there.
-- Full Story
-- comments 0
Extra postage on absentee ballot
I discovered this morning that Montana's Primary Absentee ballots cost 59 cents to mail (not the standard 42 cents), because of the extra weight of enclosing the unused Republican or Democratic ballot. Postage rates just went up one cent on Monday.
The election officials have not indicated this anywhere on the ballot envelope, and the post office was unsure as to what would happen with the ballots if the postage was not sufficient, i.e. it is possible that they could go uncounted.
-- Full Story
-- comments 0
|
