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Tuesday, January 06, 2009
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Winter warnings issued for Flathead County
The National Weather Service in Missoula is predicting heavy rains during the second half of the week that could cause snow loading issues on roofs and minor flooding, according to NWS meteorologist Peter Felsch. The weather service issued a winter storm warning for Tuesday afternoon into Wednesday for Flathead County because of the potential for large snowfalls at high elevations and freezing rain and icy conditions in the Valley. The county was also put under a flood watch. "It's a very messy situation we're getting into," Felsch said on a conference call with reporters and emergency personnel Tuesday afternoon. [ Full Story ] [ More Breaking News ] | |
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Alex Strickland/Bigfork Eagle
Firefighters from Creston and Bigfork pull down pieces of a burning exterior wall in an effort to fully extinguish a house fire north of Bigfork.
Another Bigfork-area home goes up in smoke
Snowflakes mixed with ash on Monday afternoon as a home on Winterhawk Drive north of Bigfork was engulfed in flames.
Firefighters from Creston, Badrock and Bigfork fire departments responded to the blaze at about 1:40 p.m., but not in time to save the structure.
“It was very involved when we got there” said Bigfork Fire Captain Katie Edwards. “When we pulled up on scene the roof had already collapsed and was in flames.”
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No let up in winter weather expected
Keep those shovels handy and the snowblower gassed up, there’s plenty more of the white stuff headed for the Flathead.
While skiers and snowboarders around the region rejoice, fender benders and bruised bottoms remain the norm as Western Montanans continue sliding around on snow and ice. The National Weather Service in Missoula is calling for more snow all the way through the weekend to add to last week’s storms that ensured a very white Christmas.
On Monday, the service issued a Winter Weather Advisory for the region, with the hardest-hit area expected to be in the immediate vicinity of Flathead Lake. Mother Nature did not disappoint, with up to five inches recorded in Bigfork.
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Give the gift of wilderness next Christmas
Next year, at this time, Montana’s Congressional Delegation can lay a wonderful gift under our Christmas tree — wilderness.
Montana’s few remaining unroaded lands deserve protection and the vast majority of our citizens want these lands to remain just as they are: wild and free. All of us realize that our state is now undergoing, and will continue to undergo, significant changes in our population and economy. But, as best we can, we should preserve as much of Montana’s traditional life style as possible.
Out our way the land is significant to that life style. The great wild sweep of our prairies, valleys, ramps, and summits, the rush of our rivers’ lifeblood, the last of the nation’s great migrating land animals, the spectacular scenery; all of this and more define us. For our grandchildren’s grandchildren Montanans want to keep it just the way it is: wild, unroaded, and free. It is not an accident that we still have wild places in Montana. Many of those before us worked to achieve it.
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Big snows get Blacktail off to strong start
Whether or not the sun was shining last week, faces were shining brightly on Blacktail Mountain, with both the skiers and Blacktail staff grinning from ear to ear over the highly anticipated Christmas Eve opening and near perfect conditions that prevailed throughout the weekend.
“It’s been wonderful,” Blacktail manager Steve Spencer said. “It’s been really good. We’ve had good crowds, every day and we’ve had snow every day. Obviously, everybody is happy. You just about couldn’t ask for much more.
“It’s hard to get a handle on just how many people are here from day to day, because there are a lot of season pass holders and they are enjoying their passes too. All I can say is that it’s been good, and we still have a lot of out-of-town people who are here, staying through the fourth, when we go back to our Monday and Tuesday closure.”
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2009: Where to go from here
Alex Strickland
As I write this column on the verge of 2009, I suspect I speak for many in my assessment of the outgoing year: Good riddance to bad rubbish.
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