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) With a population of approximately 5,000 residents, Polson is in Northwest Montana on the southern end of Flathead Lake. The town is on the Flathead Indian Reservation, home to the Confederated Salish and Kootenai Tribes. Its also one of Montanas best small towns and a base camp for tasting and discovering this adventurous Northwest region. As the largest freshwater lake west of the Mississippi River in the lower 48, Flathead Lake is the primary backdrop for any Polson vacation. Several acc...

David was born in Bigfork, MN, January 1936 to the late Florence and George Davis. He graduated from Bigfork HIgh School in 1954. During his teen years, he worked at his dad’s lumber mill and the first potato farm. He enlisted in the army in 1955 and was sent to Germany in the fall of 1956. While there, he met his future wife, Anna A. Upon returning to Minnesota, David began his career with the Forest Service, retiring in 1985 after 26 years. During this time, he and his family gradually s...

Local businesses must decrease hours of operation because they cannot find employees Itasca County proclaimed the week of May 2-8, 2021 as National Travel and Tourism Week. The proclamation came during the Itasca County Board work session on Tuesday.  Travel and tourism have been a consistent driver of Itasca County’s economy and workforce. Last year, government shutdowns following the corona virus pandemic devastated the travel industry, including Itasca County.  According to the pr...

Bigfork High School may be small, but its robotics team is mighty. On Saturday, April 17, the team traveled to Bemidji to compete in the Northern Minnesota Robotics Conference (NMRC). There, they upset the number one seed to take home the first place trophy. “The team and their alliance members battled hard and overcame many obstacles to pull off this win. It is well deserved,” said Erin Pocquette Robotics Team advisor and Bigfork High School math and science teacher. The team pulled ...

‘Top Chef’ Portland contestant Gabriel Pascuzzi thinks the show will help boost the city’s image Updated 5:45 PM; Today 5:25 PM Portland chef and restaurant owner Gabriel Pascuzzi, right, discusses his plan for a dish with "Top Chef" Portland head judge Tom Colicchio, left, and guest diner and judge Richard Blais, center. (Photo: David Moir/Bravo)David Moir/Bravo Facebook Share For Gabriel Pascuzzi, one of two Portland-area chefs competing on “Top Chef” Season 18, having the show fi...

Special to the Daily Eagle County Schools has hired Beau Wielkoszewski to fill the position of chief technology officer. The position has remained open for most of the school year, with Assistant Superintendent Katie Jarnot serving as interim chief technology officer while the district conducted its search. Wielkoszewski comes to Eagle County from the Bigfork School District in Montana where he has served as the direct of technology since 2017. Previously, Wielkoszewski worked in IT positions f...

Daily Inter Lake, Kalispell, Mont. In the 1970s, if you had a medical emergency in Bigfork, you were likely in for a long wait while the ambulance crew from Kalispell made its way south. For some residents, waiting wasnt an option, and without a doctor in town, theyd head to Dr. Doug Smiths dental practice for help. A dentist by trade, Smith also had some training in general medicine, learned in part through dental school, followed by an internship in the emergency room at Denver General Hospit...

David T. Davis Ann is mourning the death of her beautiful husband, David T. Davis of Solway Twsp. He died Dec. 13, 2020 at St. Marys Hosp. in Duluth after ten days of fighting the Covid-19 virus. David was born in Bigfork, MN on January 26, 1936 to the late Florence and George Davis. He graduated from Bigfork high school in 1954. During his teen years he worked at his dad’s lumber mill and the Jirik potato farm. He enlisted in the army in 1955 and was sent to Germany in the fall of 1956....

May 4, 1901-Bicyclists in Grand Rapids again are being warned not to ride on sidewalks. May 4, 1901-Owing to the publishing of the delinquent tax list and other advertising matter this week, local news is crowded out of the Herald-Review.   1911 May 3, 1911-With the addition of three new cars that are expected this week, there will be a total of 14 cars owned and operated in the village. May 3, 1911-Ralph Lane was burned to death in a fire at Ball Club which destroyed the 20-room hotel condu...

Western Native Voice will fight Montana bill that limits ballot collection Keila Szpaller View Comments Organizers for Western Native Voice are paid to collect ballots, but that’s just one part of their job, said Keaton Sunchild, political director for the nonpartisan voting and civic engagement nonprofit based in Billings. But this week, those organizers have been handing out coronavirus survival kits, which include items such as masks, he said. They earlier completed health care appreciatio...