Culinary program a second career

Louie Bertino didn’t discover his passion until a little later in life. Now, the 45 year-old Columbia Falls man is thriving in the Culinary Arts program at Flathead Valley Community College. Originally from Rochester, New York, Bertino said in a recent interview that he and his wife have come up to the Flathead every summer since the mid-‘90s, and love the area.