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Black bear caught trashing Bigfork library branch waste container
By HANNAH SHIELDS,
2026-09-30The mysterious scoundrel who knocked over a trashcan outside the Bigfork branch of the Flathead County Library on Monday night turned out to be a small black bear in search of a midnight snack. A chaotic scene of garbage strewn around a fallen trash bin greeted Head Librarian Tony Edmundson when he arrived at the library early Tuesday morning. His review of security camera footage revealed a bear moseying down the sidewalk at 10:15 p.m., Sept. 21. The culprit stood up on its haunches when it reached the black plastic bin near the parking lot and wrestled with it until it knocked over. Then it nuzzled open the lid and stuck in its head to peruse the contents. Flathead County Library trustees chuckled as the head librarian recounted the tale at their Thursday meeting. "He just Yogi Bear'd down there and had a picnic," Edmundson said. "It was a mess." The bear sighting was reported to Montana Fish, Wildlife and Parks, Edmundson said, and he ordered a bear-resistant container from the library's garbage disposal contractor. Board Chair David Ingram suggested posting a clip of the tape on the library's social media page. "May be fun," Ingram said. "You know, funny
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