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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.
HAPPENINGS: Genealogy classes, Science on Tap, poet lecture series
Geared toward individuals and families aged 13 and older, learn personal researching skills, connect with family history groups, and get expert help navigating genealogical sites from instructors Diane Denney and S…
Teenager held for Halloween shooting in Kalispell
Authorities arrested a 14-yearold boy on a pending attempted deliberate homicide charge following a Halloween shooting in Kalispell that left another teenager hospitalized.
BLOTTER: Campaign worker knocked down in driveway
A caller doing campaign work in Lakeside was allegedly knocked to the ground by the resident of a house they were visiting.
Man who killed eagles on Flathead Indian Reservation gets nearly 4 years in prison
The defendant and others killed at least 118 eagles, 107 hawks and as many as 3,600 birds overall, prosecutors said.
Contract in place for Holland Lake Lodge sale
Eric Jacobsen, a private equity investor who splits his time between Park City, Utah, and Whitefish, announced earlier this month that he has secured a contrac…
Bigfork Art and Cultural Center to move into old library space
Bigfork Art and Cultural Center has received the lease from Community Foundation for a Better Bigfork for the space next door that used to house Bigfork’s libr…
Bigfork Food Bank part of Town Pump fundraising campaign
As increasing food costs and other everyday expenses push more Montanans to local food banks for help, the Town Pump Charitable Foundation is matching over $1.…
Katie Hicks celebrates a year of good neighbors
National Good Neighbor Day, Sept. 28, has its roots in Lakeside. One Bigfork business has worked to grow that tradition, and this September celebrated one year…
Last chance to see ‘The Play that Goes Wrong’
The comedy will have its final performances at Bigfork Center for the Performing Arts this weekend, 7:30 p.m. on Friday and Saturday and a matinee at 2 p.m. on…
Where to Vote: Bigfork polling locations
Polling locations include: Precinct 46, 53, 54, 55 – Bethany Lutheran Church, 8559 MT Highway 35 BEA 1 – Bear Dance Club House, 19269 MT Highway 35 FER 1 – Ferndale Fire Department, 100 Ferndale Drive …
Late season trip to Snowbird Mine
Snowbird Mine, in the Bitterroots, was started as a fluorite mine in 1956 and only used through 1957. Fluorite has historically been used for iron smelting and…
BLOTTER: Dogs, dogs, dogs
A caller reported they had video footage of their neighbor’s dog chasing their cows in Bigfork. In Lakeside, a man reported he was bit by a dog; another call was received regarding an aggressive dog in Lakeside.
PHOTOS: Fall band concert
Bigfork Middle and High Schoolers put on a show in the gym Monday night for their Fall concert.
Migration Mystery: ORI seeks to track saw-whet owls’ journey through Montana
At 7:20 p.m., a northern saw-whet owl call pierces through the forest at Flathead Lake Biological Station. Although these little owls are some of the more comm…
Ronan woman missing from Buffalo Bridge area
Lake County law enforcement officers are looking for information about a Ronan woman who has not been seen since early October.