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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.
Somers man dies in crash on Foys Canyon Road
The Flathead County Sheriff’s Office on Monday identified the motorist killed in a wreck on Foys Canyon Road over the weekend as 44-year-old Shaun Madrazo of Somers.
BLOTTER: Bear in the barn
An angry bear was reported trapped in a Bigfork barn.
Aero Lane mechanic shop will continue to run out of home
Flathead County Board of Adjustments approved a conditional use permit for an after-the-fact home occupation mechanic shop in Bigfork during their Oct. 1 meeting, with recommended changes from Bigfork Land Use Advi…
Volunteers pitch in on Wild Horse Island for National Public Lands Day
“I love public lands because they’re kind of that final defense against a lot of development and human interference. And our access to it is kind of a portal t…
Tamarack Time! takes over Bigfork Saturday
Tamarack Time! is back Saturday, Oct. 12, so bring on your best baking and come to taste the best dishes Bigfork has to offer. Bragging rights are at stake, an…
HAPPENINGS: Homecoming parade, Fall Fest at Wayfarers, Flu clinic
Bigfork High School Homecoming Parade, starting at Bigfork High School and going through Bigfork Village, about 1:45 p.m.
Photos from Flathead Nation students on display at Bigfork library
"What was cool about today is that the students hadn't seen this work [on display] before because only one of them traveled to the festival, so they were prett…
Sister business: Sonder Montana Co offers a place for local women’s work to shine
“It sounds so cheesy, but I feel like Sonder is so much more than a coffee shop and a retail store. We just want to be part of the community that helped raise …
BLUAC hears case for mechanic shop built out of zoning regs
“It just seems to me you put the cart way ahead of the horse. There needs to be conditional use permits before you build something, and you’re already in business,” committee member Jerry Sorensen said.
Saw-whet owl banding at Flathead Lake Biological Station
Join Darcy Thomas and Flathead Audubon on Wednesday, Oct. 2 or Tuesday, Oct. 15 from 7 p.m. to approximately 10 p.m. to observe the Owl Research Institute capt…
BLOTTER: Kids shooting at pedestrians with airsoft gun
In Lakeside, kids were reported shooting an airsoft gun at pedestrians from their vehicle. Also in Lakeside, an electric pole was reported hit by a trailer.
Forecast shows healthy numbers for big game hunting season
Big game survival and recruitment in Northwest Montana showed positive trends this spring, according to a hunting forecast by Montana Fish, Wildlife and Parks,…
HAPPENINGS: Rare carnivore presentation, community firewood day, Chess Club & LEGOs
Rare carnivore monitoring presentation at Swan Valley Community Hall, 5:30 p.m. to 8 p.m. Swan Valley Connection’s quarterly community potluck, featuring a presentation by Luke Lamar and Mike Mayernik, who will bot…
Whited celebrates 25 years at Flathead Lake Biological Station
Diane Whited moved to the Flathead Valley for a one-year research position with the Flathead Lake Biological Station in 1999. Twenty-five years, she’s celebrat…
Care Closet brings community mindset to the classroom
“We’re trying to tell kids, just get to school and we’ll take care of you,” teacher Mandy Fausett said.