Whitefish Winter Carnival is picking up speed in its fun and funny ways, and the revelers have crowned their King Ullr and the Queen of the Snows for this year's festivities.
(If you need a primer on what I'm talking about, read this article on last year's carnival.)
Richard and Carol Atkinson were crowned as this year's king and queen of the carnival. Here's a little more about the Whitefish royalty.
King Ullr
Queen of the Snows
By the way, this year's theme is "Fiesta Pescado Blanco." For more information on upcoming events, check out the website.
Read (If you need a primer on what I'm talking about, read this article on last year's carnival.)
Richard and Carol Atkinson were crowned as this year's king and queen of the carnival. Here's a little more about the Whitefish royalty.
King Ullr
Born in Middletown, CT, Rich graduated from College High School in Montclair, NJ. He attended Wesleyan University in Middletown, CT and flunked out after his first semester of his junior year. Rich joined the U.S. Army and graduated from the Army Language School in Monterey, CA. He served as an Intercept Operator in Bad Aibling, Germany. After completing his military service, he graduated from the University of Colorado in Boulder, CO. Married, he and the family (sons Douglas and Michael) moved to Bowie, MD where his daughter Sharon was born. He worked at nearby NSA as a cryptologic mathematician and cryptanalyst from 1963-1981. There he met his current wife Carol and they now have 11 grandchildren and 1 great-granddaughter.
In 1979 he and his brother started the highly successful, upscale travel publication, Andrew Harper's Hideaway Report. In 1981 they added The Harper Collection. That same year, tired of government service, he and Carol devoted full time to nurturing and expanding the publications while traveling the world. In 1985 they discovered Whitefish, MT, purchased a home and moved there in 1986.
Rich has been involved in several fundraising projects in Whitefish, starting with the outdoor Ice Rink in 1988 and ending with the completion of a $5.2M Performing Arts Center in the Whitefish Middle School in 2011. He served on the Glacier National Park Fund Board and the Beacon Advisory Board. He also started the girls' soccer program at Whitefish High School and coached in 1992 and 1993. His first real introduction to Winter Carnival was 2007 when he and Carol were the Grand Marshalls of the Winter Carnival Parade after receiving the Great Whitefish Award in 2006.
Queen of the Snows
Born in Catasauqua, Pennsylvania, Carol graduated from Penn State University with a BA in Liberal Arts and from the University of Maryland with a Masters in Educational Technology. She spent close to twenty years at the National Security Agency as an Education and Training Officer and Cryptanalyst. Her second career took her all over the world as a writer and copy editor for Andrew Harper's Hideaway Report. She and her husband Richard moved to Whitefish in 1986.
With over twenty years of fundraising and philanthropic endeavors in this community, Carol is honored to take on the title of Queen of the Snows. Her fundraising efforts have included both ice rinks, the WAVE and the Whitefish Middle School Auditorium Project. Previous Board appointments have been to the Flathead Festival, Glacier Symphony and Chorale, Glacier National Park Fund and Flathead Beacon Advisory Board.
Currently, Carol serves as the President of the Whitefish Community Foundation and she chaired the Grants Committee for five years. She is the founder of the Whitefish Arts Council and volunteers for the Whitefish Theatre Company and Tamarack Grief Resource Center Summer Camps. In addition, Carol has served as a fundraising consultant for Glacier Symphony and Chorale, Tamarack Grief Resource Center, Shepherd's Hand Clinic, Alpine Theatre Project, Whitefish High School Campus Redevelopment Project and the Anaconda Community Foundation. Carol and Richard were given the Great Whitefish Award in 2006 and served as Grand Marshalls of the Winter Carnival Parade in 2007.
By the way, this year's theme is "Fiesta Pescado Blanco." For more information on upcoming events, check out the website.
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Whitefish isn't the only place celebrating winter this weekend as the Lakeside/Somers Chamber of Commerce and Blacktail Mountain host the annual Winterfest on Saturday. From a pancake breakfast to live music, sleigh rides and a pig roast, there is something for everyone.
Festivities will kick off bright and early at 7 a.m. with a pancake breakfast at the Lakeside Chapel. Tickets are $5 per person or $15 for a family and all proceeds from that helps the Lakeside Chapel Youth Group.
After that people can register and participate in the 10th Annual Family Cup Ski and Snowboard races on Blacktail Mountain. Registration takes place at the mountain lodge between 9:30 and 10:30 a.m. and races start at 11 a.m. on Emmons Ridge. Besides races up on the mountain, there will be sporting clays in Somers and, depending on weather, a snowmobile poker run from the Lake Mary Ronan Lodge to Muley's at Blacktail Mountain. And once competitors arrive at Muley's they can enjoy music by Danielle Oliver at 2:30 p.m. Sleigh rides will be available up on the mountain throughout the day.
The entire day wraps up at the Tamarack Brewing Company for a pig roast at 5 p.m. and live music by 20 Grand at 7 p.m. For more information about the event call the brewery at (406) 844-0244, Blacktail Mountain at (406) 844-0999 or the Lakeside/Somers Chamber of Commerce at (406) 844-3715.
Read Festivities will kick off bright and early at 7 a.m. with a pancake breakfast at the Lakeside Chapel. Tickets are $5 per person or $15 for a family and all proceeds from that helps the Lakeside Chapel Youth Group.
After that people can register and participate in the 10th Annual Family Cup Ski and Snowboard races on Blacktail Mountain. Registration takes place at the mountain lodge between 9:30 and 10:30 a.m. and races start at 11 a.m. on Emmons Ridge. Besides races up on the mountain, there will be sporting clays in Somers and, depending on weather, a snowmobile poker run from the Lake Mary Ronan Lodge to Muley's at Blacktail Mountain. And once competitors arrive at Muley's they can enjoy music by Danielle Oliver at 2:30 p.m. Sleigh rides will be available up on the mountain throughout the day.
The entire day wraps up at the Tamarack Brewing Company for a pig roast at 5 p.m. and live music by 20 Grand at 7 p.m. For more information about the event call the brewery at (406) 844-0244, Blacktail Mountain at (406) 844-0999 or the Lakeside/Somers Chamber of Commerce at (406) 844-3715.
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Operated by the Stumptown Historical Society, the Whitefish Museum is located in the train depot on Depot Street in Whitefish. Inside the historic structure, built by the Great Northern Railway in 1927, are numerous historic artifacts and displays that depict the town’s and the railroad’s early history. Pictures of what Whitefish looked like more than a century ago and an old railroad telegraph system are displayed as well.
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I love pork! No matter what cut I am using, whether it be a nice tenderloin, baby back ribs or some thick cut chops, pork is very affordable and easy to cook. Pork sirloin is probably my favorite because it is very lean and super versatile.
In this recipe we will use the center cut of the sirloin to create a simple yet sophisticated dish that is great for an easy weekday meal or for a nice dinner party that will be sure to please your guests.
Read In this recipe we will use the center cut of the sirloin to create a simple yet sophisticated dish that is great for an easy weekday meal or for a nice dinner party that will be sure to please your guests.
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The Flathead Valley is a veritable theater hub in Northwest Montana, with plenty of playbill options in Whitefish and Bigfork. Now, a theater collective is branching out to Kalispell, creating more opportunities for local actors and audiences.
The Stumptown Players, who formed in Whitefish but also have Kalispell members on their board of directors, will host “Mere Mortals: Six One-Act Plays” by David Ives for two weekends this month at the KM theater in Kalispell.
Read The Stumptown Players, who formed in Whitefish but also have Kalispell members on their board of directors, will host “Mere Mortals: Six One-Act Plays” by David Ives for two weekends this month at the KM theater in Kalispell.
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The trigger for creativity is different for every artist, and can come from nearly anywhere. Still, the spark behind Kalispell photographer Kurt Markus’ new film is especially unique: it was a dare from rock and roll superstar John Mellencamp.
“He dared me to make a good film. He said, ‘Kurt, you know I expect this to be a Sundance film,’” Markus said. “He’s got a very aggressive and challenging demeanor … I think he was just trying to light a fire and that was cool.”
Read “He dared me to make a good film. He said, ‘Kurt, you know I expect this to be a Sundance film,’” Markus said. “He’s got a very aggressive and challenging demeanor … I think he was just trying to light a fire and that was cool.”
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| Fireworks explode over a crowd at Whitefish Mountain Resort during the torchlight parade and New Year's Eve celebration on December 31, 2008. - File photo by Lido Vizzutti/Flathead Beacon |
Anyone with plans on ringing in the New Year in the Flathead will have plenty of options as Kalispell and Whitefish ramp up for their traditional, family-friendly events.
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Despite budget challenges familiar to many throughout the valley, First Night Flathead is back for another year of alcohol-free family fun. Event organizer Patrice Manget said the evening’s festivities would not have been possible without the community support First Night received this year.
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Despite budget challenges familiar to many throughout the valley, First Night Flathead is back for another year of alcohol-free family fun. Event organizer Patrice Manget said the evening’s festivities would not have been possible without the community support First Night received this year.
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No matter how busy I get when Christmas comes around, the lights, the music and the tree always seem to rekindle that special feeling we had when we were children, as do those holiday culinary delights that excite our senses and fill our bellies. One of my favorites is good old-fashioned eggnog. And, as always, anything homemade is the best. So take some time with friends and family and enjoy some of Aunt Loise’s nog.
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