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Police Calls: Road rage all the rage on Tuesday
The police calls section is presented for entertainment purposes and does not reflect the nature or the volume of the calls received by local law enforcement. Sept. 10 A caller heard one gunshot on Whitefish Avenue. After police woke a man in a vehicle parked on Iowa Avenue to check on him, the man said he was fine and didn’t know why they had to wake him. A female was reportedly harassing another woman in a parking lot due to a road rage incident. Two E-bikes were reported stolen from a location on Highway 93. The caller said someone took signs out of his yard...
Plains couple runs popular Island Noodles stand
Since its launch, Northwest Island Noodles has become a beloved fixture at local farmers' markets, festivals, and community events, winning Best of Flathead in the food truck category for multiple years. With just two options — vegan soba noodles and teriyaki chicken soba noodles — the menu is straightforward, allowing the chefs to master the art of the wok stove. “The menu was very intentional,” said owner and operator Debby French. “We are able to provide a fresh noodle batch very quickly. We can feed a lot of people very quickly, which makes us very popular at big music festivals when...
Family thankful for rescue efforts
By CHRIS PETERSONHungry Horse NewsKen Card wants to give a big thank you to Two Bear Air, the Flathead County Sheriff’s Office and the Triple G Resort at Stanton Creek for help in rescuing his son.Card used to own the Stanton Creek Lodge about 20 years ago and is intimately familiar with the Middle Fork of the Flathead River. He once even shot an elk on the banks of the river and floated it back down to his rig in a raft.Card and his son, Kacey Card decided to visit recently (they live in California, now) and Kacey wanted to...
Legals for October, 2 2024
NO. 2783 CITY OF WHITEFISH, MONTANA REQUEST FOR QUALIFICATIONS FOR LOBBYING SERVICES FOR THE 2025 MONTANA LEGISLATIVE SESSION The City of Whitefish, Montana, is seeking Statements of Qualifications from firms or individuals to represent and lobby on behalf of the City and its interests before the Montana Legislature during its 2025 legislative session. The City intends to enter into a professional services agreement with the selected firm or individual to advocate and lobby on behalf of the City before the Montana Legislature. The City seeks a professional lobbyist who has demonstrated effective experience working with the Montana Legislature and whose other clients will...
Yesterdays: Coal Ridge lookout gets a makeover
70 years agoOct. 1, 1954Freezing weather without too much snow was helping logging efforts in the Flathead. The summer had been wet and loggers had been fighting mud for months. The cold weather had frozen the ground. The Polebridge over the North Fork was impassable after a slump. It was estimated it would cost about $10,000 to repair or $50,000 to replace.60 years agoOct. 2, 1964Columbia Falls was certainly the industrial hub of the county, with 1,747 men employed in the aluminum industry and timber industry. The aluminum industry employed more than 1,200 on its own.50 years agoOct. 4, 1974The...
BLOTTER: Kids shooting at pedestrians with airsoft gun
Reports from Flathead County Sheriff’s Office, based in Bigfork.Sept. 20 A grassfire was reported in Bigfork. Sept. 21 A gun was reported lost in Somers. Sept. 22 A store owner reported two customers participating in disorderly conduct over their final sale policy in Bigfork. In Somers, a caller reported they were being harassed by a man on Facebook and over the phone. Sept. 23 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. Sept. 24 A neighbor reported barking dogs in Somers. In Bigfork,...
Local's night at Oktoberfest
Oktoberfest festivities on Thursday, Sept. 26. People dance at local's night on the first day of Oktoberfest in Depot Park. (Kelsey Evans/Whitefish Pilot) Hop Queen Lauren Walton at Oktoberfest in Depot Park. (Whitefish Chamber of Commerce photo) Andrew Benhart hurls a keg at Oktoberfest Saturday while also volunteering at the event. (Whitefish Chamber of Commerce photo)
Filling the gaps: Nonprofit pays off school's bad lunch debt
Hungry Horse NewsA Flathead Valley nonprofit earlier this month gave the Columbia Falls School District 6 a boost, paying the remaining balance of a $55,000 student lunch debt.The $9,971.93 donation by Gap Fillers Flathead wiped out the debt.Gap Fillers has helped students and school districts across the valley erase their school lunch debt, as the debt can impact their ability to actually receive school transcripts in some districts.School Superintendent Cory Dziowgo reached out to the organization shortly after he started working in Columbia Falls. The school lunch program has consistently ran a deficit for years, up until recently.Now the school...
Tree work begins on U.S. 93 West project
The Montana Department of Transportation is planning a reconstruction project on U.S. 93 in Whitefish, starting near the intersection with Mountainside Drive and continuing west for approximately 3 miles and ending just past Livermore Flats. Tree clearing is necessary for utility relocation and road reconstruction. Currently, LTL Enterprises is clearing trees, with no traffic impacts. The state will begin clearing trees in early 2025. The Migratory Bird Treaty Act of 1918 sets a specific timeframe to complete tree clearing work and Montana Department of Transportation schedules activities to avoid active nests, which means vegetation clearing may start well in advance of construction. Planned...
Bulldogs earn season’s first clean sheet
Whitefish scored three goals in the first half and three in the second to top Libby 6-0 on Thursday at Smith Fields. “We are starting to show signs of a more cohesive and organized unit,” Whitefish boys soccer Head Coach Eric Sawtelle said. “We still have a lot of work to do, but this group continues to take positive steps forward each week.” Sawtelle said he was pleased with the collective effort in all areas of the pitch. “With the ball, we were more patient and there were some very nice passages of play in which five to six passes led to scoring...
Mount Brown Hawk Watch event this weekend
Glacier National Park will host its annual Mount Brown Hawk Watch Program on Oct. 5, from 11 a.m. - 3 p.m. near Lake McDonald Lodge. The event will be held at the Golden Eagle interpretative sign near Jammer Joe’s parking lot. Park biologists will teach volunteers how to identify and count migrating raptors. Educators from Montana Wild Wings Recovery Center will also be on site with live raptors from noon - 2 p.m. to provide a close-up on raptor species that migrate past Mount Brown. For the last hour of the event, counting migrating raptors will resume from 2 - 3 p.m....
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