In case you missed them, here are some headlines that broke for the Valley this week! They include Glacier Park International Airport (FCA) completing Phase 1A of a $163 million terminal expansion project, Glacier National Park investing $1.5 million of Inflation Reduction Act funding on furthering the Blackfeet-led effort of bison reintroduction on the east side of the park, and the beginning of a seasonal closure along the north shore of Flathead Lake to support migrating and nesting birds.
Josh Dugan highlights the area teams who made it to the state AA and A basketball tournaments and how our Kalispell schools did at the Western AA divisional tourney. Then we look at how the Griz and Cats men's and women's basketball teams fared over the weekend and close things out with some pro baseball news as the Glacier Ranger Riders made a change to their coaching staff.
Kalispell native Mike Murray joined us with bassist Chris Krager for a show on our press floor. Mike's voice is honest and direct; he embodies the pureness of a classic folk storyteller. His music conveys camaraderie and empathy, drawing inspiration from his family and life experiences growing up in Montana.
Learn more about his upcoming album! Check out our interview with him here - https://bit.ly/mikemurray. And visit his website https://www.mikemurraytunes.com/
Set List:
00:00 - The Cottonwood Song
7:12 - Ain't It Lovely When a Memory Lets You Live It All Again
13:52 - Gone Gone Gone
20:15 - I'm Going Back to Ovando
24:43 - The Devils Rope
30:03 - The Heart of the Matter
35:58 - Winnakee Cabin
42:37 - River Bottom Dawn
49:48 - Bury Me in Montana
Taylor Inman recaps the top headlines from the fourth week of February, which includes Glacier National Park officials looking to public to update the park’s long-term wildfire management plan, Flathead Audubon boosting efforts to protect ospreys, and Kalispell City Council exploring next steps following a judge’s decision to annul the elections of two of its members.
John Steitz and Carol Treadway Steitz have an award winning herd of merino sheep on their farm just outside of Kalispell. The couple have worked together over the years to hone in on their best practices for maintaining the herd while also working to restore the soil on their property.
