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Whitefish local featured on this season of The Voice
WHITEFISH, Mont. — A Whitefish local is competing on The Voice this season and is currently moving on to round three. Ethan Thompson, known on stage as Alt Bloom, grew up singing in choir at Flathead High School and went on to graduate from Berklee School of Music in Boston.
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BobFest returns to Flathead Valley with live music, games and wilderness fun
KALISPELL, Mont. — A little wilderness, a little live music, and a whole lot of Montana fun! BobFest returns to the Flathead Valley, bringing the community together to support stewardship of the Bob Marshall Wilderness. The Bob Marshall Wilderness Foundation’s annual fundraiser is Friday at the Flathead County Fairgrounds...
Char-Koosta News
Stella Standingbear and Foreshadow Pack SKC Theater; Arlee Student Makes Debut
PABLO — A packed house at the Salish Kootenai College theater sang along last Friday night as Lakota hip-hop artist Stella Standingbear and Confederated Salish and Kootenai Tribes hip-hop artist Foreshadow performed for an excited crowd. Foreshadow opened the show, getting the audience fired up before Standingbear took the...
Whitefish Pilot
Photos: Whitefish Oktoberfest caps with record breaking attendance
The second weekend of the Great Northwest Oktoberfest kept Depot Park lively. Attendance records were an all time high for the event held by the Whitefish Chamber of Commerce from Oct. 1-3 and 8-10. The winner of a round of women's steinholding at Whitefish's Oktoberfest on Thursday, Oct. 8. (Kelsey Evans/Whitefish Pilot) The winner of a round of men's steinholding at Whitefish's Oktoberfest on Thursday, Oct. 8. (Kelsey Evans/Whitefish Pilot) The new hop queen was selected at Oktoberfest on Thursday, Oct. 8. (Kelsey Evans/Whitefish Pilot) Hop queens and hop queen contenstants have a round of steinholding at the Great Northwest Oktoberfest in Depot Park on Thursday, Oct. 8. (Kelsey Evans/Whitefish Pilot) A round of men's steinholding at Whitefish's Oktoberfest on Thursday, Oct. 8. (Kelsey Evans/Whitefish Pilot) Dancing at the Great Northwest Oktoberfest on Thursday, Oct. 8. (Kelsey Evans/Whitefish Pilot)
Whitefish Pilot
Logging leaves new look on Big Mountain
A large logging project, underway throughout the summer on Big Mountain, caused hiking and biking detours and will make for a different skiing experience this winter. The Flathead National Forest recently completed the Big Mountain Fuels Reduction Project on the national forest within the Whitefish Mountain Resort boundary. The project included just under 200 acres of active management below and directly adjacent to critical infrastructure on the resort to safeguard operations and utilities. The project aimed to reduce stand density and remove ladder fuels, favoring fire tolerant tree species, while using only existing roads for project implementation. "We are planning to remove accumulated vegetation and dense trees along Chairs 1, 2, and 4 to safeguard resort operations from wildfire.” said Tally Lake District Ranger Bill Mulholland before the project began. The Big Mountain trail crews are currently cleaning up stumps, felled trees and other debris near Chairs 1, 2 and 4. Chad Sokol, public relations manager for the resort, said the crew is making significant headway, but they anticipate some of the work will resume next summer. “The fuels reduction project, along with the efforts of our slopes crew, will significantly improve the skiing experience this winter,” Sokol said. “These
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Flathead Valley Community College to present 'Jerusalem' in October
MISSOULA, Mont. — Flathead Valley Community College's Theatre Department will present six performances of the play "Jerusalem" by award-winning playwright Jez Butterworth in October. The play follows Johnny "Rooster" Byron, a former daredevil living in a mobile home in the woods of Wiltshire, England. Set on St. George's Day,...
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BobFest fundraiser to support wilderness stewardship in northwest Montana
MISSOULA, Mont. — The Bob Marshall Wilderness Foundation will host its annual BobFest celebration and fundraiser Friday, Oct. 16, at the Flathead County Fairgrounds Expo Building in Kalispell. The event will feature live music, dinner, games, raffles and auctions to support the foundation's wilderness stewardship and education programs. Attendees...
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U.S. Air Force band coming to northwestern Montana
The United States Air Force Band and Singing Sergeants from Washington, D.C., is coming to Northwest Montana later this month. The group has embarked on an 11-day community relations tour to Montana. This tour honors the service of Airmen past and present through a showcase of musical excellence. All concerts...
Flathead Beacon
Whitefish High School Girls Golf Team Claims 2026 Class A State Title
It’s been a while, but the Whitefish girls golf team is back on top after its biggest state title drought since the program won its first of 19 total in 1981. “We’ve got high expectations here at Whitefish golf, and this is just the start of something,” first-year Bulldogs coach Danny Neff said. “This is the first year I’m head coach, and I look forward to a lot more of these coming in the future.”
Whitefish Pilot
PHOTOS: Whitefish's Oktoberfest kicks off with Local's Night
Local's night at Great Northwest Oktoberfest in Whitefish on Thursday, Oct. 1. Local's night at Oktoberfest in Whitefish on Thursday, Oct. 1. The festivities continue Oct. 8-10 at Depot Park. (Eric Parker photo) Bayern brews on tap at Oktoberfest in Whitefish on Thursday, Oct. 1. The festivities continue Oct. 8-10 at Depot Park. (Eric Parker photo) Competitors take park in stein holding at Oktoberfest in Whitefish on Thursday, Oct. 1. The festivities continue Oct. 8-10 at Depot Park. (Eric Parker photo) Down to the final competitors in stein holding at Oktoberfest in Whitefish on Thursday, Oct. 1. The festivities continue Oct. 8-10 at Depot Park. (Eric Parker photo) Local's night at Oktoberfest in Whitefish on Thursday, Oct. 1. The festivities continue Oct. 8-10 at Depot Park. (Eric Parker photo)
Whitefish Pilot
Whitefish girls win, boys third, in state golf tourney
The Whitefish girls golf team won the state tournament this weekend at the Marias Valley Golf and Country Club in Shelby this weekend. The boys team took third place. The team shot 352 in the first round and 358 in the second for a total of 710 and the first place trophy. Fergus took second place with 745, and Corvallis finished third with 749. Whitefish’s Karlee Brown’s score of 158 was just ten strokes behind the first-place individual player, Cameron Burnett from Hamilton. Rhylee Scott tied for sixth place, shooting a 169. Jillian Wagner earned ninth place with a 175. Mary Hannah Smith shot 208 and Baylee Hyland, 230. The Whitefish boys finished in third place at the state tournament with score of 636. Billings Central won the event with 597 and Polson earned second place with 602. Bulldog Mason O’Neil tied for third place in the individual standings with 135 over the two rounds. Teammate Zach Schmid-Sommer secured 14th place with 158 and Ashton Taylor tied for 21st place with 162. Nick Schmid-Sommer and Wyatt Scott tied, each shooting 171. The Whitefish boys golf team won third place at the state tourney. (Photo provided) The Whitefish golf teams after
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Whitefish girls, Billings Central boys win first team titles since 2015 at Class A State Golf Tournament
SHELBY — The Billings Central boys and Whitefish girls took home the team championships, and Polson's Max Milton and Hamilton's Cameron Burnett won the individual titles at Marias Valley Golf & Country Club on Saturday in Shelby. Burnett shot a 69 on Saturday, which was the best round of...
Hungry Horse News
The 2026 Columbia Falls Homecoming Parade, in Pictures
The 2026 Columbia Falls Homecoming Parade, in Pictures The Ruder PTO float. You can never be too safe. Young football players. The weather was perfect. The cross country team rallies. Cheering cheerleaders. The drumline performs. The soccer team was feeling bubbly. Students ride on a float.
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Kootenai Harvest Festival celebrates local food, art and community in Libby
MISSOULA, Mont. — The 12th annual Kootenai Harvest Festival will bring local food, art, music and family activities to Riverfront Park in Libby on Saturday, Oct. 3. The festival runs from noon to 6 p.m. at Riverfront Park along the south bank of the Kootenai River on Highway 37.
Lake County Leader
A father’s coaching helps push his son to another state golf tournament
It’s a chilly, sunny day and leaves start to fall all over the Polson Bay Golf Course, where high school golf teams from all over western Montana gathered for the Western A Divisionals on Saturday, Sept. 26. Local Polson Pirates golf had success, with the boys team taking first with a final score of +15 (303). The ladies team placed second with a score of +89 (377). Player Max Milton won the individual boys division for Polson with a score of -7 (65).