TERESA BYRD
Staff Writer
Recent Stories
Back to drawing board for North Fork land regs
The Flathead County Planning Board indefinitely tabled a petition for a zoning amendment by the North Fork Land Use Advisory Committee last week, claiming that some of the language could get the county into legal hot water.
New restaurant opens in familiar location in Hungry Horse
A new eatery has opened in Hungry Horse. The Great Bear Café, located across the highway from the Huckleberry Patch, celebrated its grand opening last week.
Standoff ends after gunfire exchange with woman on Dawn Drive
The standoff ended shortly after 5 p.m. after law enforcement officials tried to negotiate with the armed woman who was holed up in a camper on Dawn Drive, just east of Halfmoon Road.
Kats heading to Butte for state tourney
The Wildkat softball team is headed to the 2021 State Class A Softball Tournament in Butte this week after securing the No. 3 seed for the Northwest A conference.
Boys take second at Western A Divisional tennis; girls fourth
Columbia Falls boys tennis finished second overall at the three-day Western A divisional tennis tournament in Polson that ended on Saturday.
Track sending 36 to state
The results were serendipitous for head coach Jamie Heinz who, on paper, had expected half that amount to qualify.
For Judge, finding answers no trivial pursuit
The winning question at this year’s individual Montana Academic State Championship, in Jeopardy-style format, was along the lines of, ”This foodstuff is common in Hawaii, due to the state’s large military presence creating a military surplus of this foodstuff.”
Club meets and greets with ‘Heroes’
The Columbia Falls Boys and Girls Club gave certificates of appreciation to both the Columbia Falls Police and Fire Departments last week as part of “Heroes Week,” a creation of the local club aiming to “recognize our community’s heroes,” according to the club’s area director Pamela Koller.
Tennis tunes up for divisionals
Wildcat tennis teams’ last week of regular season play was packed with competition after the previous week’s cancellations were pushed back and rescheduled.
Softball blanks Browning
Columbia Falls softball came off a brief but victorious week after competing in one home game that resulted in a 20-0 win against Browning last Tuesday.