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Members of the Broussard family break ground on the new Rebecca Chaney Broussard Center for Nursing and Health Science at Flathead Valley Community College on Tuesday morning. - Justin Franz/Flathead Beacon |
It was overcast and windy on May 22, and heavy rainclouds hovered above the Flathead Valley Community College campus, but none of that could dampen the spirits of the crowd gathered to celebrate the groundbreaking.
FVCC administration, staff, supporters and community members cheered as the shovels hit the soil, marking the beginning of construction on the Rebecca Chaney Broussard Center for Nursing and Health Sciences.
Read FVCC administration, staff, supporters and community members cheered as the shovels hit the soil, marking the beginning of construction on the Rebecca Chaney Broussard Center for Nursing and Health Sciences.
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| Troy Mayor Donald Banning is seen in his office at Troy City Hall. - Lido Vizzutti/Flathead Beacon |
A political dispute that consumed the tiny Northwest Montana town of Troy is over. Donald Banning was recalled as mayor on Thursday night and on Friday was awaiting official notification that he was relieved of his duties.
Lincoln County election officials counted mail-in ballots late Thursday evening and the unofficial results were 190 for the recall, 123 against.
Read Lincoln County election officials counted mail-in ballots late Thursday evening and the unofficial results were 190 for the recall, 123 against.
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| No Excavation Required: Rod Herrick attaches the bursting head to a section of pipe being installed in a building in Kalispell during a demonstration. Lido Vizzutti/Flathead Beacon |
Replacing a broken sewer pipe, like the one at a Kalispell business recently, would normally require uprooting the entire line through excavation. The playground and part of the back alley would need to be torn apart in order to fix the collapsed sewer. But Rod Herrick replaced the entire stretch of line 110 feet underground without tearing up the ground above.
“When we left you never would have known we were there,” said Herrick, founder and owner of Roddie, Inc.
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| As her son, Elias Haynes, left, plays on the floor of their West Valley home, Tawny Norton talks about the importance of the 24/7 Sobriety Program passed by the state Legislature last year. Lido Vizzutti/Flathead Beacon |
On March 23, 2009, Montana Highway Patrol Trooper Michael Haynes was driving on U.S. Highway 93 south of Kalispell when a drunken driver traveling in the wrong lane crashed head on into his patrol car. The intoxicated driver died instantly. Haynes, who was known for his enforcement of DUI laws, died four days later.
Haynes’ highly publicized death came less than a year after fellow Trooper Evan Schneider was killed in an alcohol-related accident on U.S. Highway 2, also in Flathead County. The troopers’ deaths intensified a statewide conversation about Montana’s widely documented problem of alcohol-related car accidents.
Read Haynes’ highly publicized death came less than a year after fellow Trooper Evan Schneider was killed in an alcohol-related accident on U.S. Highway 2, also in Flathead County. The troopers’ deaths intensified a statewide conversation about Montana’s widely documented problem of alcohol-related car accidents.
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| Signs of Summer: Businesses in Lakeside get ready for the season, including The Docks, which was looking for help last week. Lido Vizzutti/Flathead Beacon |
LAKESIDE – The docks at Lakeside Marina are empty now, but that won’t be the case in a few weeks.
As summer quickly approaches, businesses around Flathead Lake are gearing up for peak season for tourism, which has become the state’s second-largest industry, only behind agriculture. Last year, 10.5 million people visited Montana and spent $2.77 billion.
Read As summer quickly approaches, businesses around Flathead Lake are gearing up for peak season for tourism, which has become the state’s second-largest industry, only behind agriculture. Last year, 10.5 million people visited Montana and spent $2.77 billion.
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| Support Group: Public health nurse Holly Jordt, front center, plays with 3-month-old Kassandra Brockel, while meeting with Victoria Mooney, Savannah Gibson, Nakita Mulligan, Sara Ferren and Fallon Smith during a teen pregnancy group at LASER Alternative School in Kalispell. Lido Vizzutti/Flathead Beacon |
Sitting in a classroom in the old Linderman School building, the group of five teenage girls talked to each other about boy problems, clothes and their upcoming finals.
But for these teens, boy problems meant trying to communicate and figure out life with their respective baby’s father, clothes talk meant wondering where they could find inexpensive or free clothes for their babies, and class stress meant, in their words, the difference between beating expectations for teen mothers or ending up as a statistic.
Read But for these teens, boy problems meant trying to communicate and figure out life with their respective baby’s father, clothes talk meant wondering where they could find inexpensive or free clothes for their babies, and class stress meant, in their words, the difference between beating expectations for teen mothers or ending up as a statistic.
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| Kalispell Mayor Tammi Fisher listens to a member of the public during a debate over the future of the city's airport. Justin Franz/Flathead Beacon |
After years of lengthy meetings, indeterminate studies and caustic public debate, Kalispell's city council balked when the time came to decide the municipal airport's fate. Now residents will be asked in the November election to settle one of the most contentious topics in recent history.
In a surprising turn of events on May 21, the council passed a motion 5-4 to have residents choose what to do with the municipal airport in a citywide vote. The exact wording that will go on the ballot will be determined within a month and likely brought before council to approve June 18, according to City Attorney Charles Harball. Only residents within Kalispell city limits will be allowed to vote, according to city staff.
Read In a surprising turn of events on May 21, the council passed a motion 5-4 to have residents choose what to do with the municipal airport in a citywide vote. The exact wording that will go on the ballot will be determined within a month and likely brought before council to approve June 18, according to City Attorney Charles Harball. Only residents within Kalispell city limits will be allowed to vote, according to city staff.
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| A group of horseback riders cross McDonald Falls north of Lake McDonald in Glacier National Park. - File photo Lido Vizzutti/Flathead Beacon |
As park officials described it, with both optimism and concern, preserving and protecting the Crown of the Continent is a constant effort.
Aquatic invasive species continue to threaten Glacier National Park. Federal funding is drying up nationwide while lawmakers grapple over a transportation bill. As the top attraction in the state, the park’s escalating popularity is beginning to overwhelm resources and trails.
Read Aquatic invasive species continue to threaten Glacier National Park. Federal funding is drying up nationwide while lawmakers grapple over a transportation bill. As the top attraction in the state, the park’s escalating popularity is beginning to overwhelm resources and trails.
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