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The old Elks Building, home to the college’s administrative and faculty offices, bookstore, cafeteria, theatre, early computer labs and some classrooms. The building, which was across the street from Norm’s News and Western Outdoor, was demolished in the 1990s.

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A TRUE COMMUNITY COLLEGE
March 29, 2017 8:58 a.m.

A TRUE COMMUNITY COLLEGE

In the spring of 1967 when Flathead Valley Community College was first created, Bill McClaren, the newly-anointed dean of students, was expecting about 200 people to enroll in the fledgling school.