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.
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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
Click here for more photos from Tuesday's Republican Caucus.
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.
Flathead vs. Glacier
Audio Slide Show: Under the Lights
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Click play or on the photo to see and hear Glacier and Flathead high schools' first game at Legends Field.
Training for the Event
Adolescent Equestrians
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At 4 years old, Ashlynn Meuchel had a hard time controlling her pony. So when Snowflake, her trusty but hungry horse, spotted an enticing patch of weeds, her little arms couldn’t steer the animal away from lunchtime.
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