Flathead Beacon: Kalispell, Montana Newspaper

Already Strapped for Cash, Schools Worry About Future Budgets

Three school districts in the Flathead Valley are staring down significant budget shortfalls for the 2010-2011 school year, and officials are worried about even grimmer forecasts looming.

By Molly Priddy
Mar. 21, 2010 | 4:00pm

Whitefish Chamber Tries to Salvage Fireworks Display

Fireworks are important to almost any Fourth of July celebration. But in Whitefish, where thousands gather for the big show each Independence Day, they’re considered absolutely essential.

By Myers Reece
Mar. 21, 2010 | 9:54am

PLACES: Lawrence Park

With the receding snow and the warming weather, Lawrence Park in Kalispell is an ideal place to dust off the bikes and walking shoes.

By Lido Vizzutti
Mar. 21, 2010 | 8:38am

The Other Side of the Table

Diners can be a pretty ugly lot, too. There are now a number of blogs written by waiters and waitresses, and a couple of books have just come out, written by waiters baring their souls about their travails in restaurant dining rooms. Some of you diners are doing some pretty weird and, from what I’ve read, some pretty rotten things.

By Chef Jim Gray
Mar. 21, 2010 | 5:34am