Tuesday, August 30
Whitefish kicks off season with win at Bigfork
BIGFORK — Whitefish senior Haley Nicholson will be the center of attention for opposing defenses all year for the Bulldogs girls soccer team.
Monday, August 29
Bigfork music teacher reflects on her journey
Two weeks before Bigfork Schools first day of class in 2009, the future music teacher caught wind of a band teacher job opening.
Friday, August 26
Preserving parks for next 100 years
After serving as president, Theodore Roosevelt exhorted:
Eureka, Bigfork coast in football openers
ST. IGNATIUS — Austyn Sherwood, Cannan Smith and Garrett Gollahan scored two touchdowns each as Eureka leveled St. Ignatius 61-0 on Friday in Class B football action.
Thursday, August 25
Bigfork's reign in District 7B to be tested
By ANDY VIANO
Bigfork green-box fee a done deal
The Flathead County commissioners on Wednesday unanimously approved a resolution creating a special fee district for the new green-box garbage collection site in Bigfork.
Wednesday, August 24
The Park Service centennial, and the upside of crowds
“The early Greek philosophers looked at the world about them and decided that there were four elements: fire, air, water, and earth. But as they grew a little wiser, they perceived that there must be something else. These tangible elements did not comprise a principle; they merely revealed that somewhere else, if they could not find it, there was a soul of things — a Fifth Essence, pure, eternal, and inclusive.” —Freeman Tilden
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BIGFORK — The Piper Fire — located in the Piper Creek drainage within the Mission Mountains Wilderness — remains active after two weeks, but is limited to 11 acres at this time.
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BIGFORK — The Piper Fire — located in the Piper Creek drainage within the Mission Mountains Wilderness — remains active after two weeks, but is limited to 11 acres at this time.
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BIGFORK — The Piper Fire — located in the Piper Creek drainage within the Mission Mountains Wilderness — remains active after two weeks, but is limited to 11 acres at this time.
Tuesday, August 23
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Powerful, gusting winds fanned the flames of a new wildfire in a thickly wooded residential area west of Lakeside on Monday, pushing the fire across 80 acres and threatening an estimated 75 to 100 structures within a half-mile of the fire.
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Powerful, gusting winds fanned the flames of a new wildfire in a thickly wooded residential area west of Lakeside on Monday, pushing the fire across 80 acres and threatening an estimated 75 to 100 structures within a half-mile of the fire.
Monday, August 22
Hearing set Wednesday over fees for Bigfork boxes
A public hearing for the Bigfork special district that will collect fees for the green-box collection site will be held at 10:45 a.m. Wednesday at the Flathead County commissioner chambers in the Courthouse.
Monday, August 15
Meeting looks at Bigfork bridge options
After months of planning, the Montana Department of Transportation will meet with people in Bigfork on Tuesday to present options to restore or rebuild the Swan River Bridge.
Thursday, August 11
County to expedite Bigfork green-box fees
Bigfork residents will get charged $47.84 per residence for their new green-box garbage collection site starting with the current tax year, the Flathead County commissioners decided Tuesday.
Wednesday, August 10
Bigfork man back in prison for further violations
Jason Scott Hill, 35, of Bigfork, was transferred to Montana State Prison in Deer Lodge on Tuesday for breaking the terms of his probation and bail-jumping.
Tuesday, August 9
Bigfork man charged with sexual assault for allegedly touching girl
A Bigfork man has been charged with felony sexual assault after being accused of inappropriately touching a 6-year-old girl in 2013.
Thursday, August 4
LETTER: Stopping bridge on Flathead Lake is priority
Recently, the media has reported as “completed” the bridge to Dockstader Island on the north shore of Flathead Lake, near Bigfork. On or before Aug. 15, Flathead District Court will rule on the validity of the permit that allowed the bridge to be built in the first place. This ruling will determine fundamentally whether Montana’s Lakeshore Protection Act provides meaningful protection for any lake anywhere in Montana.
Wednesday, August 3
Fred Fellows Jr., 54
Fred Fellows Jr. passed away Saturday night, July 30, 2016, at Kalispell Regional Medical Center.
