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FVCC renames two campus buildings to honor donor, longtime president

How much did Broussard donate for Trades Institute expansion?. How many major construction projects did Karas oversee at FVCC?. The Flathead Valley Community College Board of Trustees has approved renaming two campus buildings to honor a major donor and the college's longtime president. The FVCC Trades Institute will become the...

Kalispell, MT · 21h

Montana Sports

Montana volleyball adds 5, including Frenchtown's Rachel Walls

The Montana volleyball program has announced five new players joining the program for the 2027 season. The Griz are bringing in two players from Colorado, twins from Oregon, and one from Frenchtown.

Frenchtown, MT · 1d

Hungry Horse News

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Columbia Falls Ladies Night is coming up next week

Columbia Falls Ladies Night 2026 is Tuesday, Nov. 17 from 5 p.m. to 9 p.m. in downtown. This event is an evening of cocktails, food, fun, music, sales, shopping and raffle giveaways of almost $10,000 combined with 110 participating businesses. Dress for the weather, you won’t want to miss this once a year event. Last year thousands came out to shop and walk around downtown Columbia Falls. Stop and visit each participating business and get one raffle ticket at each business. Earn extra raffle tickets when you bring all your receipts (digital or print) from the evening to the cashier’s booth located at the Monaco on Nucleus. This year will also feature a Gold Ticket Drawing and Photo Booth Poker Run. So now is the time to purchase any holiday gift items, gift cards, or book a service to earn extra raffle tickets for the drawings. Plan an evening with your co-workers, family, friends or favorite gal pals. Free shuttle service along the route with public parking at the Nite Owl/Back Room or the north end of Nucleus Avenue open lot on the east side.

Columbia Falls, MT · 1d

Whitefish Pilot

Stella Hobbs has dream race to end cycling series season

Local cyclist Stella Hobbs crushed the Elite Women's Big Sugar Gravel race in Arkansas on Oct. 17, riding alone in the lead for the last 15 miles and finishing almost 2 minutes ahead of her nearest competitor. It was the kind of race many athletes dream of. The Life Time Grand Prix is a multi-discipline race series that attracts riders from around the world. It comprises six races, each with different terrain, equipment and distances. The shortest race is about 40 miles and the longest is around 200. Races are completed with either gravel bikes or mountain bikes. "The multi-disciplinary series is just such a cool way to diversify the training and diversify the racing," she said. "It puts all the athletes in this kind of really cool humble place of always having to rise to the occasion and it being different most of the time." Big Sugar is a gravel race of about 101 miles with 6,400 feet of elevation gain. Not only did Hobbs win the race, she did it in a dominating fashion, pulling away from the field with 15 miles to ride. No one reeled her in. No one came close as she crossed the finish

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Zach Bryan, Kacey Musgraves, Nathaniel Rateliff, Brandon Flowers, The Wallflowers, Dawes, The Devil Makes, Infamous Stringdusters and More Confirmed for Under The Big Sky

Zach Bryan, Kacey Musgraves and Nathaniel Rateliff are among the acts slated to headline Under The Big Sky. The three-day festival will return to Whitefish, Montana’s Big Mountain Ranch from July 16-19. Taking place on the 350-plus-acre Big Mountain Ranch, the event will also boast a full rough stock rodeo, a rarity for a live music gathering of this type. Other confirmed acts include: Sam Barber, Brandon Flowers, Midland, Buffalo Traffic Jam, Paul Cauthen. The Dead South, The Wallflowers, Dawes, The Devil Makes Three, Evan Honer, Jonah Kagen, The Infamous Stringdusters, Futurebirds, Josiah and the Bonnevilles, Wade Forster, Laci Kaye Booth, Allah-Las, The White Buffalo, Lily Fitts, Chaparelle, Big Richard, Hogslop String Band, Two Runner, Jess Williamson, Shelby Stone, Badger Hound, Branlin Shockey, Cash Muretta, Cascadel, Chloe Gendrow, Denim Gold, Joe Martinez, Nicole Croteau, Radio Ranch, Sterling Drake, Tim Helnore Band and Tomara.

Whitefish, MT · 3d

Hungry Horse News

Several logging projects OK’d on Flathead Forest

Nearly 5,000 acres of forestland along U.S. 2 have been cleared for a variety of treatments that Flathead National Forest officials say will reduce wildfire risk and improve ecological health. Officials described the stretch of forest between West Glacier and Summit as “overstocked, disease-prone and increasingly vulnerable to insects and wildfire” in a final decision notice signed Oct. 6. The Forest Service has prescribed a patchwork of commercial and precommercial thinning, clearcuts, whitebark pine restoration and prescribed burns to remedy the issue, which it has collectively titled the Granite-Moccasin Project. Commercial treatments make up 2,397 acres of the 4,930-acre treatment area, while noncommercial treatments account for 2,402 acres. Another 131 acres will be thinned to expand an existing utility corridor. About 8 miles of new Forest Service roads will be constructed during the project, most of which will be made impassable once activities cease. The Granite-Moccasin Project was first proposed in December 2025 and reviewed under an emergency action determination that the Trump administration introduced last year, which allows the Forest Service to forgo the typical objection period for projects in areas considered to be at high risk for catastrophic wildfire. A singular public comment period in January 2026 elicited

West Glacier, MT · 1d

Whitefish Pilot

Looking Back: Palm Hotel undergoes complete reconstruction

A look back at past Pilot articles by Julie Engler 50 Years Ago Nov. 11, 1976 A complete reconstruction is underway in the Palm Hotel on Central Avenue. Virtually an empty shell downstairs at the moment, owner Fraiser Baalim has some definite changes planned. The floor plan on the main floor will house a card room, casino, discotheque, bar, game room with electronic games and hotel lounge. The dancing floor of the discotheque will be most unusual for Whitefish. Made of plexiglass Baalim will be installing various colored lights under the floor which will pulsate with the beat from the electronic music. The seating around the dance floor will be of different levels and will be accented by two fireplaces. Decorating will be done primarily with stained glass plants old brick and antiques from the days when the Palm Hotel used to be the Hori Hotel and Cafe. 40 Years Ago Nov. 12, 1986 Winter blasted its way into the North Valley with sub-zero temperatures and near record snowfall. Record cold temperatures throughout the state preceded over nine inches of snow in the Whitefish area earlier this week. Roads remained open early Tuesday afternoon but forecast calling for strong winds

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Local veteran finds community after military service

SOMERS, Mont. — For many veterans, the challenges don’t end when they return stateside. An Army veteran in Somers shared his experience coming home and the importance of finding a supportive community. Gordon Sharbono served in the United States Army from 1968 to 1970, spending his time stationed...

Somers, MT · 1d

Whitefish Pilot

Logging projects moving more quickly under new federal forest policy

Flathead National Forest announced the Big Mountain Fuels Reduction Project on Feb. 20. A mere two months later, machinery was rolling, and timber was being harvested from the slopes at Whitefish Mountain Resort. Now, the project is nearly wrapped up as snow starts to fall ahead of ski season. A two-week public comment period was provided ahead of the 200-acre project, intended to protect the ski resort's infrastructure from wildfire risk. Deemed by forest officials to not have significant environmental effects and seen as addressing a high-risk area, the project was categorically exempt and authorized as an emergency. It represents just one of many local timber projects that are moving forward more quicky and with a narrower opportunity for public scrutiny following policy changes at the federal level. Locally, foresters say the new rules are generally proving to be more efficient, while conservationists express concern over environmental effects and a rushed public participation process. In March 2025, President Donald Trump signed an executive order directing the immediate expansion of timber production in national forests. Secretary of Agriculture Brooke Rollins followed the order with an April 2025 memorandum declaring a wildfire emergency across 59% of national forest land. Emergency authorizations were

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For 50 Years, RMO Has Carved a Cultural Niche in the Flathead Valley

In 1976, after a young Don Scharfe was kicked out of the University of Montana for his lack of participation and after he worked for the U.S. Forest Service clearing Idaho’s trails, he showed up in downtown Kalispell with a $7,000 loan from his parents. He sold his truck and put a down payment on the 3,000-square-foot shop at 135 Main Street that had been housing Eagle Shoe Store since the building was erected at the turn of the 20th century.

Kalispell, MT · 1d

Whitefish Pilot

Local baseball athletes sign with colleges

A summer of hard work, travel and exposure is paying dividends for four Whitefish High School baseball players as they prepare for their senior season. Four Whitefish Bulldogs and one Lincoln County Lion will take their baseball careers to the next level after signing college commitments this fall, marking another successful chapter for the Kalispell Sluggers summer baseball program. Bulldog seniors Logan Stewart, Reyd Hobart, Finn Ryan, Drew Queen, and Tyce Van Orden from Eureka, have all committed. Stewart, a right-handed pitcher, will join the Umpqua Community College Riverhawks in Oregon. Hobart, a catcher, has committed to Columbia Basin College in Washington. Finn Ryan, known to teammates as "Big Red," will play first base and designated hitter for the Phoenix College Bears in Arizona. Queen, a versatile middle infielder and third baseman, will continue his career at Paradise Valley Community College in Arizona. Van Orden from Eureka has committed to Wenatchee. All five players have one more important season ahead of them as they enter their senior year with the Whitefish Bulldogs and Lincoln County Lions, eager to compete for a Class A-B state championship. The athletes all played with the Kalispell Sluggers over the summer. The Sluggers regularly face