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From Northwest Montana's longest-running newspaper, welcome to Inter Lake News Now. Your source for local news, sports and entertainment for the Flathead Valley and beyond.

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Local Events - Storytellers, Songwriters, BC/DC, Bigfork Whitewater Fest, Flathead Pride Festival

May 21, 2024

Here are a few upcoming listings from our events calendar to give you some inspiration for your Memorial Day weekend planning! This week you've got to catch local storytellers, listen to aspiring songwriters to benefit North Valley Music School, jam out to a raucous cover band, and witness a tradition like no other in Bigfork.

Featured events this week:Tuesday, May 21st - Flathead Story Concerts at Sacred Waters Brewery

Friday, May 24th - Songwriter Night at Slow Burn Records

Saturday, May 25th - BC/DC at Happy's Inn

May 24th - May 26th - Whitewater Festival in Bigfork

And mark your calendar for Glacier Queer Alliance's Pride Week festivities coming up on June 6-9th! Click here for a list of events.

To see all local event listings, please visit dailyinterlake.com/events. Want to include your event? It's free! You can ticket and promote your events with Daily Inter Lake, click here to learn more.

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Alleged attempted teen kidnapping, more Montana families choose homeschooling, and voters approve levy requests

May 17, 2024

Another week in beautiful northwest Montana and the Daily Inter Lake is here to bring you news important to your community. This week we’ll hear about an arrest made after an alleged attempted kidnapping of a 16-year-old boy in Kalispell, school enrollment data that shows more Montanans are choosing to homeschool their children, and how voters in Evergreen and on Big Mountain approved levy requests in Tuesday’s election.

Attempted kidnapping article -https://dailyinterlake.com/news/2024/may/09/alleged-kidnapper-arrested-in-kalispell/

School enrollment data article - https://dailyinterlake.com/news/2024/may/04/more-kids-are-being-homeschooled-in-montana/

Evergreen and Big Mountain approved levy request article - https://dailyinterlake.com/news/2024/may/08/special-election-evergreen-fire-levy-approved-big-mountain-resort-tax-gains-support/

Read more local and state coverage from this week:

https://dailyinterlake.com/news/2024/may/08/may-2024-school-election-results/ https://dailyinterlake.com/news/2024/may/08/gabriel-nunnally-returned-to-kalispell-city-council-in-special-election/

https://dailyinterlake.com/news/2024/may/07/montana-records-largest-drop-in-childhood-medicaid-coverage-from-pre-pandemic-figures-study-shows/ https://dailyinterlake.com/news/2024/may/07/bigfork-hotel-whitefish-school-before-county-board-of-adjustment/

https://dailyinterlake.com/news/2024/may/06/kalispell-police-officer-carlee-brown-recognized-as-officer-of-the-year/

https://dailyinterlake.com/news/2024/may/05/teens-wish-granted-with-refurbished-pickup-following-cancer-treatment/

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Northwest Montana Lawmakers Border Tour, Library Controversy, Glacier Park Plans Unveiled

May 16, 2024

In this week’s episode, we learn about a tour of the southern border, provided by an anti-immigration group for two northwest Montana state lawmakers. Tensions rose between the State Library Commission and the Montana Library Association after a commission member compared the group to the Ku Klux Klan last week. And Glacier National Park officials outline their spring operations, as the pilot vehicle reservation is about to start and snow plows near Logan Pass.

Read these full stories from the Daily Inter Lake:
Northwest Montana state lawmakers tour of the southern border
Montana Library Association
Glacier Park update

Read more of this week’s local coverage:

https://dailyinterlake.com/news/2024/may/14/west-valley-will-recount-ballots-in-technology-levy-election/

https://dailyinterlake.com/news/2024/may/15/council-discusses-revoking-warming-shelters-permit/

https://dailyinterlake.com/news/2024/may/15/volunteers-wild-horse-island-trails-for-summ/

https://dailyinterlake.com/news/2024/may/15/juveniles-arrested-for-vandalism-at-columbia-falls-wrestling-academy/

https://dailyinterlake.com/news/2024/may/14/yeats-family-easement-grants-protection-for-acres-of-land/

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Local Events - Live Music, Hide Tanning, Plant Swap, Silent Book Club, History Museum's Walking Tour

May 13, 2024

Join host Melissa Wells for local events in Northwest Montana! We've highlighted a few listings from our events calendar, and hopefully give you some ideas about what happenings you could check out. This week offers a medley of live music and some educational opportunities!

Featured events this week:

Tuesdays May 14, 21 & 28 - Silent Book Club - https://dailyinterlake.com/events/?_evDiscoveryPath=/event/2386919-b-y-o-book-club-a-silent-book-club-for-introverts

Friday, May 17th - Kelly Diane performing at the Boat Club - https://dailyinterlake.com/events/?_evDiscoveryPath=/event/2398380-live-music-at-the-boat-club-bar-featuring-kelly-diane

Saturday, May 18th - Kelly Diane performing at Water's Edge Winery - https://dailyinterlake.com/events/?_evDiscoveryPath=/event/2371590-live-music-with-kelly-diane

Saturday, May 18th - Keeping it Country - https://dailyinterlake.com/events/?_evDiscoveryPath=/event/147102x-kalispell-keepin-it-country-with-darryl-worley-andy-griggs-special-guest-john-dunnigan

Saturday, May 18th - Fortepiano Concert at the Conrad Mansion - https://dailyinterlake.com/events/?_evDiscoveryPath=/event/2256378-fortepiano-concert-at-the-conrad-mansion

Sunday, May 19th - Hide Tanning at Bias Brewery - https://dailyinterlake.com/events/?_evDiscoveryPath=/event/2404808-traditional-hide-and-tanning-presentation

Monday, May 20th - Plant Swap at Bias Brewery - https://dailyinterlake.com/events/?_evDiscoveryPath=/event/2386908-house-plant-swap

Monday, May 27th thru September 30th  - Northwest Montana History Museum's Walking Tour - https://flatheadtickets.com/organizations/northwest-montana-history-museum

To see all local event listings, please visit dailyinterlake.com/events. Want to include your event? It's free! You can ticket and promote your events with Daily Inter Lake, click here to learn more.

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Local Events this Week - Ladies Night, Mother's Day, Run Wild, Flathead Food Truck Festival

May 7, 2024

Join host Melissa Wells for the latest addition to our News Now podcast - local events in Northwest Montana! Every week, we will highlight a few listings from our events calendar, and hopefully give you some ideas about what happenings you could check out.

Featured events this week:

Kalispell Downtown Association's Ladies' Night
Run Wild 5k and Fun Run
Flathead Food Truck Festival
...and there's a bunch of fun Mother's Day activities to choose from this Sunday!

To see all local event listings, please visit dailyinterlake.com/events. Want to include your event? It's free! You can ticket and promote your events with Daily Inter Lake, click here to learn more.

About Inter Lake News Now

From Northwest Montana's longest-running newspaper, welcome to Inter Lake News Now. Your source for local news, sports and entertainment for the Flathead Valley and beyond.