Thanks for support

The 17th annual Columbia Falls Chamber of Commerce 3-on-3 basketball tournament was very successful again this year. Without the support of the community and sponsors, this event would not have happened.

We at the Chamber would like to express our thanks and appreciation to all the monitors, scorekeepers, Montana High School Association officials, Columbia Falls city departments for providing sound system and use of portable bleachers, Columbia Falls Fire Department for use of pumper truck and manpower to fill baskets, Columbia Falls Library Association for use of their business space, Glacier Bank for use of storage space, Western Building Center for moving bleachers, Smith’s Food and Drugs and Super 1 Foods for donation of water and refreshments, and Troy Bowman (athletic trainer) for taking care of our participants injuries.

A special thank you to the corporate sponsors: Back Room and Nite Owl Restaurants, CenturyLink, Columbia Falls Clinic, Columbia Falls Mini Storage, Edward Jones Investments (Bob Pearce), Flathead Electric, Freedom Bank (Don Bennett), Glacier Bank (Gary Sparr), Glacier Park Inc., Hagadone Directories, Kalispell Regional Medical Center, Les Schwab Tires (Columbia Falls), Meadow Lake Resort, Melby’s Home Interiors, Montana National Guard, North Valley Hospital, Orthopedic Rehab Inc., Park Side Federal Credit Union, Plum Creek, Rocky Mountain Images, State Farm (Lyle Mitchell), Western Building Center and Whitefish Credit Union. Rocky Mountain Images/Plum Creek, Glacier Bank and Freedom Bank donated prizes for first, second and third places respectively.

Columbia Falls is fortunate to have such dedicated community members and businesses.

Bill Brunett

Chamber Sports

Education Committee