Whitefish
Places: The Summit at Whitefish Mountain Resort
A mountain biker cruises down Big Mountain under Chair 1 as visitors ascend to the summit at Whitefish Mountain Resort. - Lido Vizzutti/Flathead Beacon
For any outdoor enthusiast, the vistas from the summit at Whitefish Mountain Resort are world class.
Load your mountain bike on the Big Mountain Express/Chair 1 and enjoy the ride up, or lace up your hiking boots and explore the Danny On Trail, a 3.8-mile hike from base to summit. Any age or ability is welcome to take Chair 1 with the options of a regular chairlift or gondola.
Negligent Homicide Sentencing
Whitefish Teen Sentenced for Traffic Death
A Whitefish teenager convicted of negligent homicide for a 2007 traffic death has been placed on probation until he is 25.
A judge Friday sentenced 16-year-old Phillip J. Wisnewski as a juvenile, but imposed a parallel sentence applicable if he violates terms of his probation when he's an adult.
Whitefish Safeway
Whitefish Safeway to Close During Remodel
The Safeway store in Whitefish plans to close Sept. 1 for an eight-month, $17 million remodeling and expansion project.
Store officials had planned to stay open during the remodeling, but decided to close in the interest of employee and customer safety.
Census Report
Whitefish, Kalispell Fastest Growing Cities in the State
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Downtown Whitefish. - File photo by Lido Vizzutti/Flathead Beacon |
HELENA – New census statistics show that Whitefish is the fastest growing Montana city since the start of the decade, while Billings remains the largest.
The population of Whitefish increased by 60.6 percent from the 2000 census to 8,083 residents by the summer of 2007. But it is still only the 11th largest city in Montana.
Billings, with an estimated population of nearly 102,000, topped the population list. It grew by 13.4 percent over the same time frame.
The other fastest growing places by percentage are: Kalispell (42.7), Belgrade (40.5), Columbia Falls (40.3) and Bozeman (38).
Annual Quilt Show and Benefit
Quilts Celebrate Women
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"Songs in the Desert" by Louise Moon of Whitefish is an original design selling for $135. - Becky Lomax, for the Beacon |
“My house looks like a little quilt factory,” says Sally Glutting. “People keep dropping stuff off.” For six years, Glutting has collected quilts for the Celebrate Women fundraiser for the local Violence Free Crisis Line and Abbie Shelter.
Throughout July and August, the Celebrate Women 2008 quilt show revolves its displays on the walls of Loula’s in downtown Whitefish. Rather than traditional bed quilts, the show features unique contemporary art pieces. Many are original designs, instead of patterns, sewn mostly by Kalispell and Whitefish quilters. “We want to showcase what quilters are doing,” says Glutting. “It’s great for the public to see the variety and breadth of what you can do with quilting today and an opportunity for quilters to experiment with new techniques.”
The Skeeter Scourge
Flathead Suffers From Five Years Worth of Mosquitoes at Once
Jacqueline Hadorn uses a small cup to collect samples of mosquito larvae and pupae from a section of standing water off Auction Road south of Kalispell. - Lido Vizzutti/Flathead Beacon
A mosquito swarm has descended on the Flathead, the likes of which hasn’t been seen in years. Arriving with the warm weather, the gossamer-winged pests have burdened every barbecue with their buzzing bloodlust. The attack of the “skeeters” forces those who wish to enjoy the long summer evenings to choose between fleeing indoors or suffering the red, itching bites left in the wake of these irritating insects.
Related: Surviving the Swarm
American Legion Baseball
Batter Up for Annual Tourney
Marty Guettinger, the final batter for the Pullman Patriots from Washington, readies for the pitch in yesterday's game that the Patriots lost to the Chino Reds from California. --Becky Lomax for the Beacon
It may not be the World Series, but it’s one of the best local baseball tournaments. Over 130 baseball players descended yesterday on the Glacier Twins Stadium at Memorial Park in Whitefish for day one of the 24th Annual Sapa/Johnsrud Memorial Tournament. The five-day invitational tournament drew nine teams from Alberta, Oregon, Washington, California, Saskatchewan, and Flathead Valley.
Both the Kalispell Lakers and Glacier Twins compete in the tournament. “Sometimes baseball scouts come out to watch,” says tournament director Pat Sapa. “You’re seeing some kids who go on to play pro and have a future in baseball.”
Glacier challenge funds Flathead Attention Home
Adventure Race for Youth Home Funding
Seth Schmautz and Will Schmautz, front left to right, paddle upstream on the Whitefish River with fellow kayaker Steve Muller. - Lido Vizzutti/Flathead Beacon
Most nonprofit organizations rely on banquets, auctions or even car washes and bake sales to raise funds to finance their work. For the Flathead Attention Home, though, sending athletes running, biking and paddling through 55 miles of Montana scenery has proved the trick.
The Glacier Challenge is a six-leg multi-sport race that’s perennially the biggest fundraiser for the attention home, a non-profit dedicated to caring for young people who are at risk or who face family crises. This year’s race begins at 7:30 a.m. on July 12 at Whitefish’s Riverside Park.
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