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PHOTOS: Parade of Lights
Pictures from Bigfork's Parade of Lights Saturday, Dec. 7. (Avery Howe/Bigfork Eagle)
Bigfork Fire Department to seek bond for new station on May ballot
Bigfork Fire Department will attempt to get a new fire hall on the May ballot in hopes of beating an ongoing struggle with funding.
State Supreme Court upholds ruling on Flathead Reservation criminal jurisdiction
The Montana Supreme Court on Tuesday upheld a district court ruling against Lake County, which had argued the State of Montana should reimburse the local government for federal criminal oversight on the Flathead Re…
BLOTTER: Paid to clean someone else's house
A caller in Bigfork reported fraud, claiming they paid to have a residence cleaned and arrived to find another family living there.
Wreaths Across America in Bigfork, CFalls
Bigfork area community members are invited to participate in Wreaths Across America, on Saturday, Dec. 14. Volunteers will meet at the Little Brown Church at 125 Swan Hwy at 9 a.m. to help place wreaths on local ve…
Blacktail ski area to open for season on Friday
The ski area will be open Friday, Saturday and Sunday from 9 a.m. - 4 p.m., with the Olympic Chair, Thunderhead Chair to the midway station and the Magic Carpe…
SVC teaches winter tracking and sign classes
Participants will learn about gait patterns, measuring the stride and straddle between tracks, signs other than tracks to be on the lookout for, and gain knowl…
Bigfork Playhouse Children’s Theatre presents ‘White Christmas’ this week
Performances will be held Dec. 13, 14, 20, 21 at 7:30 p.m. and Dec. 15 at 2 p.m.
Ho Ho Ho project back in action
Distribution day is Tuesday, Dec. 19, and Ingram plans to take donations up until the day before.
Robin Wall Kimmerer keynote speaker at SKC climate symposium
A regional climate symposium held at Salish Kootenai College on Nov. 21 gathered representatives from state, federal, tribal, and non-government organizations …
Intoxication, speed suspected in fatal crash near Bigfork
Alcohol, drugs and speed are all suspected factors in a head-on crash that killed a Kalispell man Sunday evening near Bigfork.
Bigfork man accused of firing assault rifle
A Bigfork man is accused of firing rounds from an assault rifle during a domestic disturbance with his girlfriend. Andres Michael Russell pled not guilty in District Court in Polson Nov. 19 to misdemeanor partner o…
Parade of Lights Saturday
Bigfork’s annual Parade of Lights will light up the night Saturday, Dec. 7, starting at 6 p.m.
Christmas concerts around the corner
The grade 5-8 choir concert will be held Tuesday, Dec. 17 in the Middle School gym at 6 p.m.
HAPPENINGS: Avalanche awareness, Bell Ringing Competition, Shopping Spectacular
City Bell Ringing Competition at Harvest Foods, 10 am. to 6 p.m. Time to show the Flathead Valley who gives the most, Bigfork!