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Financial Planning and the Joys of Generosity
The people of the Flathead Valley are well known for their kindness and generosity. Not everyone, however, knows about the mechanisms that make generosity result in real-world action. Financial planning is one of those mechanisms, and one that can enhance the impact of giving. Planning the finances of generosity can seem different from the emotional or spiritual drive toward generosity, but for local Financial Advisor Michelle Clary, the financial planning and implementation of charitable giving is quite emotional and, more importantly, joyful. Here she shares both practical and emotional lessons that she has gleaned from this work. In particular, she shares lessons from the life and generosity of Paul D. Wachholz, who passed away recently but whose legacy of generosity is evident in the Flathead Valley, from the Wachholz College Center and Wachholz Innovation and Entrepreneurship Center on the campus of Flathead Valley Community College to the Stillwater Christian School and beyond.
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Flathead Timber Tour gives inside look at the industry
COLUMBIA FALLS, Mont. — Montana's forests play a big role in the local economy. During Montana Forest Products Week, the annual Flathead Timber Tour brought community members out to see the process firsthand. From the forest to the mill, the timber industry involves a process many people may not...
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Whitefish Credit Union Promotes Four Leaders as Montana Expansion Continues
Whitefish Credit Union has announced four leadership promotions as the member-owned financial cooperative expands into new Montana markets and serves more Montanans through online and mobile banking. Scott Bolster has been promoted to Executive Vice President & Chief Financial Officer and Colleen Murphy to Executive Vice President & Chief Operating...
Whitefish Pilot
Haskill Creek group seeks permit to host events at Voerman Road property
A property formerly host to Haskill Creek Farms on Voerman Road in Whitefish has applied for a Flathead County conditional use permit for a “recreational facility” with the intention of hosting small-to-medium sized events. The conditional use permit is on the agenda for the Flathead County Board of Adjustment meeting at 6 p.m., on Oct. 27 at 40 11th Street West in Kalispell. There will be no public hearing as there was one in May. Haskill Creek Farms has hosted events in the past that match the descriptions of their conditional use permit application, including small “Haskill Wednesday” gatherings and the Whitefish Food and Wine Festival in 2024 and 2025. The 75-acre property is within the Rural Whitefish Zoning District and zoned SAG-10 Suburban Agricultural. The permit is requested by Scot Chisholm of Haskill Creek Property Group. The group purchased the Voerman property in 2020 and remodeled its farm-style home into a health and wellness and cannabis shop, which opened in June 2022 and closed in 2024. The group has also dedicated itself to a nonprofit, Save Farmland. About 40 acres of the property were donated to Save Farmland with intentions to grow produce in collaboration with other local nonprofits.
Flathead Beacon
Urban Renewal Agency Advances Kalispell Center Mall TIF Request to City Council
The Texas-based developer who owns Kalispell Center Mall is back with a request for city funds to transform the shopping center. Parkline Partners, an affiliate of the SHOP Development Company, pulled its original application for Tax Increment Financing (TIF) district funds earlier this year after shrinking the request from $23 million to $16.9 million. The new application, which the city’s Urban Renewal Agency (URA) unanimously recommended Thursday, asks for $13.9 million.
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Kalispell Center Mall TIF request to go in front of city council
Hungry Horse News
If Pursuit gets permit to cross BPA power lines, it would be a first for the administration
If Pursuit is successful in securing the permits and building a tram up Columbia Mountain, it might be the only structure of its type that transports humans over Bonneville Power Administration transmission lines, a BPA spokesman noted last week. In addition to any Forest Service permits the company could need, it will also need permits from the BPA to cross over the high voltage transmission lines that run from the Hungry Horse Dam along the base of the mountain. While it’s fairly common for power lines to cross each other at safe distances across the BPA power grid, the administration did not have “any other scenario where we have public conveyance above our transmission lines,” noted BPA spokesman Kevin Wingert. Unlike the transmission line that goes to one’s house, BPA lines have no insulation and instead are insulated by the air and distance. Structures need to be at least 50 feet from BPA’s poles, structures or guy wires, whether it be vegetation, roads, fences, utilities, pipelines, or any other improvements. There also needs to be at least 25 feet of clearance from the top of any vegetation and the lowest point of BPA’s wires. In this case, the BPA maintains
Hungry Horse News
Columbia Falls welcomes Stockman Bank
Columbia Falls welcomed Stockman Bank in a grand opening last week, with more than 150 people attending. More than two years under construction, the new financial institution promises to be a Columbia Falls landmark for decades to come, with its brick facade and domed windows that look out onto the Swan Range. “This is a substantial investment by Stockman Bank in Columbia Falls,” branch manager Mark Johnson said in during a recent tour of the facility. Founded in 1953, Stockman is headquartered in Miles City, providing personal, business, agricultural, and real estate services. William “Bill” Coffee is the bank’s CEO and has been its board chairman since 2008. It is a Montana-only bank, with 45 branches across the state. Stockman is a full service bank, with checking, savings, money markets, consumer, real estate, agriculture and commercial loans available. It has a 24-hour ATM and drive up service as well. In addition, it offers wealth management like individual retirement accounts, trusts and other financial services as well as insurance services to its customers. Johnson’s staff is made up of local talent, including Claudine Johnson in wealth management, Tiffany Lee in insurance, Abby Hader in real estate loans, Justin Lovitt in consumer
Lake County Leader
Opinion: Farmer looks to Bradford to put constituents first in HD 13
As a fourth-generation Western Montana farmer and a sixth-generation American farmer, I’ve always considered myself a conservative Republican. But with today’s toxic political environment I find more solace thinking of myself as an Independent. When I consider a candidate nowadays, I look for quality of character first and...
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Kalispell Farmers Market wraps outdoor season, plans holiday market
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Proposed gravel operation draws opposition in Kalispell
KALISPELL, Mont. — On Oct. 6, the Flathead County Board of Adjustment will consider a proposed gravel operation in Kalispell, as neighbors raise concerns about the project's potential impact on their community. Residents say the proposed operation would cover about 160 acres and include more than gravel extraction. They...