Whitefish News

The British journalist George Holbrook Jackson once said, "Your library is your portrait." If this is true, then the Flathead County Library System is currently the picture of unrest.

It happens every few years - whenever reappraisals of property take effect. Folks in areas where land, home and business values rose faster than the statewide average send up a cry that they are being discriminated against because their property is worth more.

Mark McManus' grandfather "hired out" to the railroad in 1922. His father followed suit in 1936.

The state Supreme Court unanimously upheld the Flathead District Court's ruling that Whitefish violated a couple's right to equal protection under the law after the city denied the couple's building exemption permit.

Hunters have killed 36 out of the quota of 75 wolves in Montana so far this season.

The U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development named a Montana woman as its HUD Manager of the Year for her outstanding efforts in providing housing for low income seniors.

Good morning; on the Beacon today, nearly everybody in Whitefish considers Halloween one of the biggest days of the year for the town, and some stake claim to the holiday as the biggest of all celebrations.

According to local legend, the late Paul Harvey once called Whitefish one of the best places in the nation to be for Halloween.

When Lizzy English couldn't pursue her first passion -- kayaking -- she simply substituted another.

Oct. 21 meeting draws more than 40 Kalispell residents: With Formation of Quiet Skies Committee, Opposition to City Airport Expansion Grows Oct.

Thursday 10/22 10:27 a.m. A man was arrested after repeatedly trespassing on a Somers property and assaulting another individual.

Northwest Montana's cross country tradition is alive and well. From Bigfork to Whitefish, from Class B to AA, the Flathead Valley has no shortage of championship contenders heading into this weekend's state cross country meet.

The U.S. dollar is weakening, but Whitefish Mountain Resort are smiling about the development.

The Flathead County Health Department is holding a free H1N1 vaccine clinic for children in Whitefish tomorrow.

In early November, the city of Whitefish will drill exploratory test holes at 22 different locations in the railway district as part of the first major offsite testing for pollution caused by the Burlington Northern Santa Fe Railway's fueling and repair facility.

Thursday 10/15 8:29 a.m. A supposed burglar on Meadow Hills Drive was actually a friend of the homeowner and was helping him move out of the residence.

Good morning; on the Beacon today, the Whitefish 1979 team is the only state football champion in school history .

The state Class A golf tournament is scheduled to begin Monday in Whitefish. The tournament, which had been scheduled for last Friday and Saturday in Kalispell, was rescheduled due to the weather, and then moved to the Village Greens Golf Course at Whitefish Lake.

While the candidates are quick to distance themselves from such arrangements, it is clear that many people are dividing this year's Whitefish City Council election into two camps: incumbent Frank Sweeney on one side and the three remaining candidates on the other side.

City elections in Flathead County are less than a month away, but absentee voting will start Wednesday.