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At an energy conference in Kalispell last week, four panelists from the Flathead Valley discussed the importance and challenges of implementing energy-efficiency programs and upgrades, particularly among low- and fixed-income residents. The NW Energy Coalition, a clean energy policy advocacy association, held its semiannual conference on May 18 at the Red Lion Hotel.


With the days getting longer and warmer, it’s time to start thinking about getting outside and on the water. And the West Shore State Park is one of the best spots to do both along Flathead Lake. Located south of Lakeside along U.S. Highway 93, the park also features a newly rebuilt boat ramp that will improve access for the public.


It was a sunny Monday, around 12:55 p.m., and I was pulling into the college parking lot – just five minutes away from my first culinary class at FVCC. Little did I know, I was about to walk into the introduction of my new life for the next two years. I was the last one into the classroom full of eager faces. At the front sat a woman and a man. Both of them wore serious faces. I knew instantly who they were – Hillary Ginepra and Howard Karp, my new culinary instructors.


1:05 p.m. A one gallon gas can was stolen from a Martin City man. He believes the local children have it. 11:58 p.m. A local boy sent numerous text messages to random Arizona cell phones claiming to have “hid the body.” Arizona law enforcement contacted local law enforcement who then discovered that the 15-year-old got the prank from television show "Tosh.0."


LAKESIDE – There are a lot of reasons why Leslie Knuth is excited for the West Shore Food Bank's move into a new building this summer, but one stands above the rest. “We're going to have straight walls,” Knuth, the food bank’s director, said. “And everyone laughs at me when I say it, but you try doing inventory with these walls!”


As a former small-town journalist, I know that one major role of the news-media – especially in a small community like ours – is to “herald” the outstanding citizens who make this valley the wonderful place that it is. I was disappointed in a recent article that failed to accomplish just that.


The Keystone pipeline debacle is symptomatic of a deep systemic problem in the United States. The federal environmental laws and regulations created since the 1960s act as barriers to progress.


06/08/2012 - 8:30 PM - Venue: Rocky Mountain Roadhouse

06/08/2012 - 8:00 PM - Venue: Symes Hotel

06/07/2012 - 8:00 PM - Venue: Sitting Duck

06/07/2012 - 7:30 PM - Venue: Northridge Lutheran Church

06/06/2012 - 8:00 PM - Venue: Symes Hotel

06/06/2012 - 6:00 PM - Venue: Haskill Station

06/05/2012 - 7:00 AM - Venue: Easthaven Baptist Church Theatre

06/02/2012 - 8:00 PM - Venue: Symes Hotel

06/02/2012 - 8:00 PM - Venue: Rocky Mountain Roadhouse

06/01/2012 - 9:00 PM - Venue: Grizzly Den

06/01/2012 - 8:30 PM - Venue: Rocky Mountain Roadhouse

06/01/2012 - 8:00 PM - Venue: Symes Hotel

05/31/2012 - 9:00 PM - Venue: The Raven

05/31/2012 - 9:00 PM - Venue: The Bandit

05/31/2012 - 9:00 PM - Venue: Great Northern Bar

05/31/2012 - 6:00 PM - Venue: Split Rock Cafe

05/30/2012 - 9:30 PM - Venue: Rainbow Bar and Casino

05/30/2012 - 7:30 PM - Venue: Blue Moon Nite Club

05/30/2012 - 7:00 PM - Venue: Whitefish Lake Restaurant

05/30/2012 - 6:00 PM - Venue: Haskill Station

05/29/2012 - 12:00 PM - Venue: Snappy Sports Senter

05/27/2012 - 9:00 PM - Venue: Great Northern Bar

05/27/2012 - 7:00 PM - Venue: The Docks

05/27/2012 - 4:00 PM - Venue: Symes Hotel

05/26/2012 - 9:30 PM - Venue: Rainbow Bar and Casino

05/26/2012 - 9:00 PM - Venue: Great Northern Bar

05/26/2012 - 8:00 PM - Venue: The Docks

05/26/2012 - 8:00 PM - Venue: Symes Hotel

05/26/2012 - 8:00 PM - Venue: Rocky Mountain Roadhouse

05/26/2012 - 8:00 PM - Venue: Eagles Main Floor Ballroom

05/26/2012 - 7:00 PM - Venue: The Lodge at Whitefish Lake

05/26/2012 - 6:00 PM - Venue: Haskill Station

05/26/2012 - 1:00 PM - Venue: Miracle of America Museum

05/26/2012 - 1:00 PM - Venue: Eagles Lodge

05/25/2012 - 9:00 PM - Venue: Grizzly Den

05/25/2012 - 9:00 PM - Venue: Great Northern Bar

05/25/2012 - 9:00 PM - Venue: Eagles Main Floor Ballroom

05/25/2012 - 8:00 PM - Venue: Symes Hotel

05/25/2012 - 7:00 PM - Venue: The Lodge at Whitefish Lake

05/25/2012 - 7:00 PM - Venue: The Docks

05/25/2012 - 6:00 PM - Venue: Colter Coffee

05/25/2012 - 5:00 PM - Venue: Split Rock Cafe

05/24/2012 - 9:00 PM - Venue: The Bandit

05/24/2012 - 9:00 PM - Venue: Great Northern Bar

05/24/2012 - 6:00 PM - Venue: Split Rock Cafe

05/23/2012 - 9:30 PM - Venue: Rainbow Bar and Casino

05/23/2012 - 7:30 PM - Venue: Blue Moon Nite Club

05/23/2012 - 6:00 PM - Venue: The Lodge at Whitefish Lake

05/23/2012 - 6:00 PM - Venue: Haskill Station

05/22/2012 - 12:00 PM - Venue: Snappy Sports Senter