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HAPPENINGS: Bridge open house, Elves Decorating Day, Tree lighting
SATURDAY, November 23 is Bigfork Elves Decorating Day, meet in front of the Bigfork Inn at 8 a.m.
Bigfork Fire lieutenant dismissed following misconduct investigation
The Bigfork Fire District Board of Trustees held a special meeting Thursday night for a disciplinary decision regarding Lieutenant Sean Reffner, who faced alle…
Bigfork school board reviews four-day week feedback
Of the feedback received, 68.4% of total parents were in favor of a four-day week. Sixty-six percent of staff responded to the survey, with a 79% vote for four days.
‘The Nutcracker’ coming to Bigfork
The Northwest Ballet Company will perform “The Nutcracker” at Bigfork Center for the Performing Arts over Thanksgiving weekend, a holiday staple in the Flathead Valley for years.
Single-hook restriction expanded for Flathead River
A regulation change in 2020 limited anglers to using only single-point hooks on the three forks of the Flathead River, upstream of the Teakettle Fishing Access…
Choirs Collide: High school conductor brings new opportunities to Christmas production
Bigfork Community United Methodist Church is cooking up their third annual Christmas cantata, this year in partnership with Bigfork schools’ choir director Eri…
Fire knocks out radio station’s transmitter building near Creston
A fire engulfed local radio station KOFI’s AM transmitter building early Saturday morning.
Bigfork Playhouse Children’s Theatre holding auditions for ‘White Christmas’ musical
Auditions will be at Bigfork Playhouse Children’s Theatre Afterschool Arts CENTER, 833 Grand Ave on Tuesday, Nov. 19. Grades 3-4 will audition from 4:30 p.m. t…
MDT to host open house for Bigfork Bridge ahead of construction
The Montana Department of Transportation (MDT) will begin work to replace the Bridge Street Bridge with a new single-lane steel truss bridge this winter and is…
HAPPENINGS: Thanksgiving food drive, Decorating Prep Day, BLUAC
Thanksgiving food drive, Berkshire Hathaway HomeServices Montana Properties 425 Grand Dr Suite B, Bigfork, 3 p.m. to 6 p.m. Everyday needs include canned items, pasta, peanut butter, cereal, rice and beans. Thanksg…
Bigfork Fire lieutenant faces sexual harassment allegations
The Bigfork Fire District on Monday held a due process meeting for Lt. Sean Reffner on the allegations at Bigfork High School. Reffner, a member of the Bigfork…
Montana Poet Laureate Chris La Tray to visit Bigfork Library
Flathead County Library kicks off a Montana Poet Lecture Series Nov. 8 with a presentation by Montana Poet Laureate Chris La Tray as part to the Montana Conver…
Elves needed for Christmas preparations next weekend
The day will kick off with a free breakfast at the Garden Bar at 8 a.m. From there, Lead Elf Michelle Mank will give further instructions and split up the grou…
Bigfork seeks community input on four-day school week
In an effort to gauge interest in a four-day school week, Bigfork School District has released an online survey open to parents, community members and staff. …
‘Montana Legends’ food donation for vets on Friday
The Montana Legends Memorial Run for the Vets annual food donation to the Northwest Montana Veterans Food pantry will be this Friday, Nov. 8 at noon at Bigfork Harvest Foods on HWY 35 in Bigfork.