Host Taylor Inman reads some of the previous week’s top stories, including how firefighters battled a blaze in a three-story hotel on Kalispell’s west side, why local Whitefish residents are increasingly at odds with the tourism industry’s impact on the city, and the details of an upcoming work session requested by Kalispell City Councilor Chad Graham, who wants to take a look at the Flathead Warming Center’s conditional use permit.
Read these full stories:
Kalispell hotel fire damage estimated at $4 million
Local’s sour on tourism’s impact on Whitefish
Work session on shelter should be limited to council, Graham says
Read more local and state news:
Donald Trump Jr. to campaign with Gianforte, Zinke in Missoula
Drunk driver sentenced to 20 years for death of Kalispell pedestrian
Native UM student works to create missing persons database
Glacier Park’s Sun Road plowed beyond the Loop
On Friday, April 5th, Izaak Opatz joined us for a lunchtime show on our press floor. From tales of borrowing toiletries to the bewildering dating scene, Izaak's show weaved us from the good and bad of LA to memories of Radar Ridge in East Glacier.
Put best by himself, Izaak's music is "an ungulate in life’s winter pasture, chewing on and metabolizing disappointment, heartbreak, and the other tough stuff into enjoyable musical carbohydrates". He uses "wry humor, thoughtful simile, and close observation - a therapeutic process of narrativizing his own life that, almost as a byproduct, turns out savory nuggets of literate, confessional pop".
Read or watch our interview before the show! Learn more about Izaak and his upcoming shows on his website, and discover his music on Spotify.
In case you missed them, here are some headlines from the Flathead area this week. The re-do election for two Kalispell city council seats is scheduled for May 7th, Flathead County Library (formally known as ImagineIF) is looking for a new logo design, and we outline construction projects and closures for Glacier National Park’s 2024 season.
Read more from this week’s show:
Glacier National Park's Construction Schedule
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Taylor Inman sat with the Kalispell Chamber of Commerce Workforce and Special Initiatives Director Jennifer Cronk and Neal Drakage with the Montana Department for Labor and Industry. They discussed the Spring Job Fair coming up on April 11th at the Flathead County Fairgrounds. It’s a fantastic opportunity for local businesses to hire full-time, part-time, and seasonal employees. On the flipside, it’s a great place for anyone to explore their opportunities in a career shift.
More information here about the job fair.
For business signups as employers/exhibitors, click this link.
Taylor Inman Zooms in with musician Izaak Opatz. They talk touring, going back to school for a master's in environmental journalism, getting inspiration from a couple of Johns, dreaming of writing songs about friendship, and a cosmic country alien band. Izaak will play on the Daily Inter Lake press floor on April 5th, 2024. Tickets to the show
