From 5 p.m. to 10 p.m.
Friday Night at the Northwest Montana Fair
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Press play or on the photograph above to see an audio slide show of the Northwest Montana Fair. Photographer Lido Vizzutti spent five hours, from 5 p.m. to 10 p.m., exploring the diverse sights and sounds reverberating through the fair on a Friday night.
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Audio Slide Show: 2008 Federation of Fly Fishers Conclave
Never Ending Source of Friendship
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Press play or the photo above to see an audio slide show on the 2008 Federation of Fly Fishers Conclave at Whitefish High School featuring local fly tyer Jim Johnson from Bigfork.
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Cat-Dog Smoker dates back to 1975
A Boxing Rivalry Steeped in Tradition
The crowd gathers around a ring in the outfield of Memorial Field in Whitefisht o watch William Joubert and Nicholas Donovan box. - Lido Vizzutti/Flathead Beacon
Click here for more photos from the 2008 Cat/Dog Smoker.
Click here to watch an audio slide show of last year's smoker.
WHITEFISH – They have nicknames like Elk Slayer, Raider and Hurricane. What they lack in formal boxing training they make up for in unyielding tenacity, youthful vigor and relentless haymakers.
For these high school scrappers, there are no bad punches, just missed punches.
2008 Beacon All Star Picks
Best of Preps: All Star Basketball Team, Wrestling and Swimming
Brock Osweiler - Lido Vizzutti/Flathead Beacon
Click here for slide show of the Beacon’s best of preps picks.
Click here for full story by Myers Reece.
The 2008 Best of Preps highlights the Beacon's All Star basketball team, Flathead High School wrestler Tyler Wells and Glacier High School swimmer Philip Rempe. Follow the links above for a gallery of portraits of each all star and for the full story.
[read more]Former Massachusetts Governor wins State with 38 percent
Flathead Valley’s Republican Caucus 2008
Sen. Greg Barkus, R-Kalispell, far right, talks to a crowd of Republicans during Tuesday night's GOP caucus at the Outlaw Inn in Kalispell. - Lido Vizzutti/Flathead Beacon
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While supporters of Ron Paul dominated the Flathead County Republican caucus with signs, cheering and supporters, former Massachusetts Gov. Mitt Romney ultimately emerged the winner, taking 36 of the 75 votes cast. Read the story by Dan Testa.
Whitefish Winter Carnival XLIX
Carnival Tradition Marches On
Princes Freya, Jade Hansen, Miss Montana USA, Tori Wanty, Nick Polumbus and Prince Frey, Anders Hanson, left to right, enjoy the warm water of a hot tub after taking the Penguin Plunge. - Lido Vizzutti/Flathead Beacon
Click here for more photos from the plunge, parade and snow skating: Winter Carnival XLIX.
After nearly two years, downtown bakery still growing
Ceres Bakery: Kalispell’s Boulangerie
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For the first two months after opening Ceres bakery, Rick Grimm and Hannah Bjornson were each other’s only employees.
They each worked 16- to 18-hour days, developing recipes for breads and pastries, baking, making deliveries, doing maintenance, keeping the books, and working the front counter. The married couple was so fried that when they finally took a day off, they rushed to Glacier so fast they forgot their coats.
At a Loss for Words
Flathead’s Bookstores Hang on Through Changing Times
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In an age when many people prefer to research the Lewis and Clark Expedition on Wikipedia rather than thumb through 500 pages of “Undaunted Courage,” Flathead’s independent bookstore owners tenaciously cling to one enduring belief: There will always be enough people who want the whole reading experience – ink stains on the fingers, dust on the spine and books on the shelf.
And with Borders looming on U.S. 93, they must also believe there will always be enough people who want to shop local. But it’s not easy.
