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Yesterdays: It’s a good pattern for a safe runoff ... a few weeks later, the Flood of '64
70 years agoMay 21, 1954A large ad in the newspaper touted one-piece swimsuits called the “Catalinas” as “Two Ways to a Man’s Heart.” They were meant to slim down the body, the ad said. While there was flooding in Libby from the Kootenai River, there was none here. The Hungry Horse Dam was credited for stemming floodwaters.60 years agoMay 22, 1964Front page story said the Flathead River at Columbia Falls was seeing high water, but not at flood stage. “It’s a good pattern for a safe runoff,” the story said. A few weeks later, the Flathead River would reach historic...
They’re RINOs
Don’t be fooled by the PAC of liberals calling themselves Conservatives4MT sending out post cards attacking our well known conservative Republicans. This PAC is nothing more than a liberal pack of RINOs. A little research on this PAC shows they raised around $180,000. Dark money PACs including Guarantee PAC out of Washington D.C. and the MHA PAC State Fund out of Helena, donated the majority of the money to this PAC. MHA stands for Montana Hospital Association. The PAC also received $25,000 from well known Flathead County RINO Bruce Tutvedt. Instead of attacking actual conservatives, this liberal PAC of RINOs should join all of us to get rid of Tester and Biden and the radical Tester/Biden agenda that is destroying our country right before our eyes. The Tester, Biden disastrous border invasion, inflation, out of control spending, war on energy and attacks on women’s sports is destroying our country.Please reject liberal Conservatives4MT PAC pack of RINOs. Vote for true conservatives in the primary, which include Regier, SD5; Kelly, HD9; Mitchell, HD5, Byrne HD11. Also please join me and thousands and thousands of Montanans in rejecting Tester and Biden and their radical liberal agenda. Jeff H. LarsenKalispell
Likes Sheehy, Smith
Voting is our opportunity to keep our freedom and make sure our government is fiscally responsible. Our county and state balance their budgets, but the federal government is running on borrowed money. It would have been great if Sen. Jon Tester would have led an effort to stop the crazy spending rather than adding to it. Tim Sheehey is my choice. I endorse Tanner Smith for governor because he has enthusiasm and ideas on how to redo our property taxes so that people do not lose their homes or water rights out of the Flathead River. Randy Brodehl, who is...
Should city review government structure?
On the June primary ballot, Columbia Falls voters are being asked to decide if they want a government review to examine the structure of city government. The local government review is constitutionally required every 10 years as in Article XI, Section 9 of the 1972 Montana Constitution. The City Council was required to put the question before voters on whether they’d like a review. Election Day is June 4. This is an opportunity for citizens to review their city’s power and form of government and to make recommendations for changes to their structure of government. Cities that choose to participate will elect...
The Blotter: Person living on roof?
May 13 A call came in and a child could be heard yelling, “I don’t want to go to jail.” No one went to jail and the kid went out to the car to calm down. Police were investigating a check scam that used the school district as its address. A guy threatened he would shoot police if he was arrested again. He was armed — carrying a 9 mm pistol in his back pocket.May 14 Drunk driver out of Minnesota reported. Someone stole a wallet from a vehicle. Possible drunk driver at auto parts store. Alcohol overdose reported on Bills Lane.May...
At end of June, city will lose its ‘doughnut’
The doughnut will soon be no more. The Columbia Falls City Council recently learned that by the end of June, the city will no longer have extraterritorial planning jurisdiction in the county, commonly referred to as the “doughnut.”The doughnut was a contested subject last year when developers proposed large subdivisions east of the Flathead River. Some folks who lived outside the city limits saw it as unfair that the city had a say in the proposed developments, because they couldn’t vote for city officials.The jurisdiction, roughly a mile from the city limits, also extended north to Meadow Lake Resort, where...
Legals for May, 22 2024
NO. 1785 PUBLIC NOTICE Good Housing Partnership located at 106 E Babcock Street, Suite 1E, Bozeman, MT 59715 – 406.414.6500, a for-profit organization working with the Northwest Montana United Way, a non-profit organization, hereby notifies all interested persons of Columbia Falls, Flathead County, that we are planning to rehabilitate Columbia Villas which is an affordable multi-family rental housing complex on site located at 700 7th Street W, Columbia Falls, MT. This Project will consist of 36 units consisting of two bedrooms and three bedrooms for individuals and families. This project will be exempt from property taxes. An application will be submitted to...
Glacier National Park plows at Oberlin Bend
Glacier National Park Plow crews are now at Oberlin Bend, after spending a couple of days clearing snow this week on lower sections of the highway so they could get back to heavy equipment that was trapped by avalanches at Rim Rocks.Oberlin Bend is about a half mile below Logan Pass.The week before saw heavy snow, then very warm weather in Glacier. Temperatures then tumbled back down Friday as a cold front swept through the region.The east side crew is between No Stump and the East Tunnel.The east side saw bad weather on Friday, which dropped the public closure down to Rising Sun because of wintry conditions in higher terrain.More secondary roads have opened in the park. The Two Medicine Road is now open for the season, as is the Cut Bank Road, though the campground is closed at Cut Bank.
Community Market in bigger, better location; starts Thursday
The Columbia Falls Community Market kicks off this Thursday (May 16) at its new larger and more spacious location adjacent to St. Richard Catholic Church.Featuring more than 100 vendors, the market will have a tent and seating for folks to sit and eat and enjoy chatting with neighbors. Parking will be available at the church. Folks are asked to not park on the grass.The market will run every Thursday through Sept. 26 from 5 p.m. to 8 p.m.There will be beer and other alcoholic beverages available as well as a host of food trucks just as in past years.Director Melissa...
Kats on a tear as postseason begins
Hungry Horse NewsThe Columbia Falls softball team ended the regular season at 17-3 as they won five in a row last week. The team is super hot heading into the Western A Divisional playoffs this week in Polson.The Wildkats dropped Ronan at home on a chilly night 4-1 last Tuesday, then beat Laurel 12-3, Lockwood 9-0, Hardin 16-10 and Manhattan 7-2 at the Laverne Combo tourney in Butte over the weekend.The Kats open the divisional tourney Friday at 5 p.m. against the winner of the No. 5 seed from the Northwest against No. 4 team from the Southwest.The home game...
Quilts for a Cause
Hungry Horse NewsA host of Columbia Falls-made quilts and other amenities will help folks in less fortunate and often war-torn countries in the coming weeks. Our Savior’s Lutheran Church made 260 quilts, 98 baby care kits, 330 personal care kits and 266 school kits for what is part of the annual Lutheran World Relief Drive.The local women spent a year making the quilts and putting together the supplies, Dawn Baumgartner, local president of the Women of the Evangelical Church of America, said. They also made backpacks for children.Every Wednesday the women gather at the church to sew quilts from fabric...
More thoughts on CFAC
In a recent acronym-filled letter published by the Hungry Horse News, I wrote about the ongoing effort of the Coalition for a Clean CFAC to address 50 years of pollution at the retired Columbia Falls Aluminum Company plant. In that letter I quoted a report that misstated the role of the City of Columbia Falls. A 2023 (here we go again with the acronyms) EPA TANA report (Environmental Protection Agency Technical Assistance Needs Assessment) stated the City of Columbia Falls had explored applying for a $50,000 EPA TAG (Technical Assistance Grant) to hire an independent contractor. The role of this...
Planning Commission OK’s public participation plan
Following a public hearing Thursday night, the Columbia Falls Planning Commission approved a public participation plan for future planning projects in the city.The public participation plan is one piece of a larger puzzle the city and the commission are working on in the compliance of Senate Bill 382, also known as the The Montana Land Use Planning Act.The Act “front loads” the planning process, with most of the public input being taken when land use maps are created and zoning is overlayed on top of that.The idea is to avoid rancor when individual projects come before the commission and in...
Yesterdays: Lodge at St. Mary nearly completed
70 years agoMay 14, 1954Columbia Falls two new wells were producing 1,600 gallons of water a minute without a drawdown. Carpenters working on the Anaconda Aluminum Co. plant were considering a six-day work week in lieu of a pay raise. The workers were in their sixth week of a strike. Hugh Black’s Lodge in St. Mary just outside of Glacier National Park was almost completed.60 years agoMay 15, 1964The annual “Show Me” Day in Glacier National Park was well attended. The annual event allowed the general public to watch the snowplowing effort on the Going-to-the-Sun Road. The Park Service has...
Former salon now The Hub
Hungry Horse NewsA local businesswoman has opened a new gathering place for rent. The Hub at First Avenue East in Columbia Falls is a great place to have a birthday party, a small wedding or other event.The venue was originally a Jehovah Witness Church back in the 1970s, noted owner Andrea Taylor, but it was most recently En Vogue salon.Taylor closed the salon and remodeled the building into a gathering venue. The total square footage is about 2,000 square feet with a large community area of about 1,000 square feet. It has a basic kitchen, with a refrigerator and sink, but no stove.There is also a projector and screen available.Tables and chairs are provided. It is currently being rented out in the mornings by the Yoga Hive, but is available anytime after that. The basic price is $100 an hour with a cleanup fee if necessary.Learn more at The Hub Downtown on Facebook or Instagram.
16 years later, couple informed their Columbia Heights home is on a toxic site. EPA considering making it a formal Superfund site
When the Sterling family bought their home in Columbia Heights in 2008 they figured they had a little bit of paradise.They had a little pond in the backyard where the deer grazed with an expansive view of Columbia Mountain. The lot was big enough to where they had planned to put in some rental cabins for extra income.But what Luke and Leslie Sterling didn’t know up until a few weeks ago was that the soil in their yard was contaminated with dioxin, a known carcinogen and what the Environmental Protection Agency calls a persistent organic pollutant, meaning they take a...
Death Notices for May 15, 2024
Alan Alstad, 63Alan Brice Alstad died May 5, 2024 in Kalispell. A celebration of Al’s life is being planned for a later date. Darlington Cremation and Burial Service is caring for his family.Rose Marie Carvey, 76Rose Marie Carvey died May 9, 2024 in Eureka . A memorial will be held June 1st at 2 p.m. on the back side of Sophie Lake, Eureka. To send online condolences, please visit www.columbiamortuary.com. Irene Clark, 87Irene Nelson Clark died May 6, 2024 in Kalispell. Private family services are being planned for a later date. Darlington Cremation and Burial Service is caring for her family.Frances Pletcher, 76Fran Pletcher died May 12, 2024 in Kalispell. Family services are being planned. Darlington Cremation and Burial Service is caring for her family.Robert Francis Prescott, 76Robert Francis Prescott died May 7, 2024 in Eureka. Services will be held privately at the convenience of the family. To send online condolences, please visit www.austinfh.com.
St. John lends personal touch to health care
By CHRIS PETERSONHungry Horse NewsFamily nurse practitioner Angela St. John has a personal touch for sure. While you may get stuck in a phone tree just trying to make a medical appointment at many places, St. John’s patients can reach her on her cell phone and she’s more than happy to return calls.St. John has been practicing medicine for 22 years and she specializes in the treatment of diabetic patients.St. John has personal experience in dealing with diabetes, she’s had Type I diabetes since she was 6 years old, she said during a recent interview.She wasn’t always planning to be...
Cats take conference title, face Broncs to open state
Hungry Horse NewsIn just the second year of its program, the Columbia Falls baseball team won the Northwest A crown last week with a 9-1 conference record and a 15-2 regular season record overall.The Cats took the title by beating Eureka 6-2 on the road last Tuesday. They then came from behind to drop Polson 9-6 at the Sapa-Johnsrud tournament Friday in a game that was ended by a time limit. On Saturday the paid back Whitefish for an earlier season loss and walloped the rival Bulldogs 15-1 at the Sapa-Johnsrud tourney at Glacier Bank Park in Kalispell.Against Lincoln County...
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