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Libby volleyball, golf seniors honored
In a battle to the end, the Libby Loggers volleyball team was a few points shy of winning on Senior Night last week against Ronan. The Loggers took the first two sets, 25-23, 25-21, before the Maidens rallied with wins of 25-5, 25-19 and 15-9. Prior to the match, senior team members Danika Allen, Tessa Purdy, Maddie Willis, Leah Rusdal and Rylee Delmas were honored for their contributions to the program. Team manager Gabi Rose and senior golf team members Dakota Allen and Bailey Haugen were also recognized. Libby traveled to Ronan Thursday evening for a play-in match. Libby volleyball team senior Rylee Delmas. (Photo courtesy Craig Davidson) Libby volleyball team senior Madison Willis. (Scott Shindledecker/The Western News) Libby volleyball team senior Leah Rusdal. (Scott Shindledecker/The Western News) Libby volleyball team senior Gabi Rose. (Scott Shindledecker/The Western News) Libby golf team senior Dakota Allen and volleyball senior Danika Allen. (Scott Shindledecker/The Western News) Libby golf team senior Bailey Haugen. (Scott Shindledecker/The Western News)
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"Tap into Soul" opens Mission Valley Live concert season
Mission Valley Live takes a rhythm-infused leap into the performing arts season Oct. 30 with Solomon Jaye's show, “Tap into Soul.” His show, at 7 p.m. at the Ronan Performing Arts Center, is the first installment in what executive director Trish Rodrique describes as “an incredible, exciting lineup of artists for our 2026-27 season.” The tap-dancing soul singer, backed by a three-piece band, blends multi-octave vocals and world-class tap dancing in a setlist featuring both classic and contemporary chart-topping hits. His cross-genre mashup of music and dance moves seamlessly from James Brown, Al Green and Stevie Wonder to Earth, Wind & Fire, Bruno Mars and Ed Sheeran. The second show of the eight-concert series welcomes the holiday season Dec. 11 with Buzz Brass at the Polson High School Auditorium. The award-winning Canadian quintet has been travelling the world and captivating music lovers for 24 years and has given over 2,000 concerts across North America, Europe and China. Their holiday show blends good cheer with classics such as Tchaikovsky’s Nutcracker suite and the traditional “Silent Night,” as well as more modern repertoire like “Sleigh Ride” and “The Twelve Days of Christmas.” The Trevor Panczak Band lends a country flavor to the
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Feed the Need concert to benefit Flathead Food Bank
Toyota presents the annual Feed the Need benefit concert on Saturday, where all proceeds go to Flathead Food Bank. The concert, held at the Wachholz College Center, brings the community together for live music and a good cause. It is in its fifth year, bringing people together to support the food bank and its work helping neighbors facing food insecurity.
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Glacier Art Museum preserves Montana's history and stories through art
KALISPELL, Mont. — Montana’s beauty has inspired artists for generations, and now a historic museum in Kalispell is preserving the art, history, and stories of the American West. Located in downtown Kalispell, the Glacier Art Museum calls a historic 1903 Carnegie Library home. Built at the turn of...
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Young organist making beautiful music at churches
At age 7 Leif Homme taught himself to play the baby grand piano. At age 9, he taught himself to read music and started playing the organ. “I was able to read music and have had no trouble since then,” he said in a recent interview. By age 15 he was playing the organ for Immaculate Conception in Kalispell, a small Catholic church. He went on to play organ at other churches as well, including St. Richard Catholic Church in Columbia Falls and St. Charles Borromeo in Whitefish. Today, at 25, he his now the music director at both churches. His Saturdays and Sundays are busy, to say the least. Homme loves it. He loves music. His faith, he said, has great influence on his work and his work reflects his faith, full of youth and energy and spirit. “I try to select music that will help lift the minds and hearts of congregation to God at Mass,” he said. Homme also enjoys traveling to other churches and has played the organ at the Cathedral of St. Helena in Helena, the Cathedral of St. Johns in Spokane and even the vaunted Salzburg Cathedral in Austria. “It was fantastic,” he said.
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Bluegrass bands to play in Whitefish this weekend
North Fork Crossing and Silas Herman & The Tone Unit are coming together for a two-night engagement Oct. 23 and 24 at The Second Story in downtown Whitefish. They’ll bring an evening of bluegrass, jamgrass, Americana, psychedelic folk, and old-time string music to an intimate indoor room. North Fork Crossing is a new-age bluegrass band living somewhere between the traditional world of timeless fiddle tunes and ballads and the wide-open possibilities of the jamgrass community. Based in Montana's Gallatin Valley, the quintet of Cade Slayden, Ryan Kelly, Rabi Phelan, Silas Rea and Matt Hickey, is part of a new generation pushing string band music forward without losing sight of its roots. Their recently released sophomore album, "Portland Rose," showcases that evolution with 12 new studio tracks blending traditional bluegrass, old-time music, jamgrass, heartfelt ballads and hard-driving banjo. Joining them is Silas Herman & The Tone Unit, led by the Colorado-born multi-instrumentalist whose music draws from new acoustic, folk, bluegrass, psychedelic and Americana traditions. From intimate acoustic performances to high-energy improvisational sets, Herman has built a reputation for virtuosic playing and deeply soulful performances. Tickets are $35 and are available at buzzhive.info/e/north-fork-crossing-silas-herman-the-tone-unit-2026-10-23.
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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...