Linton slogs past North Knox Nov 1, 2009
started in 1989 in the backroom of a weekly newspaper in Bigfork, Montana. But don't let the name fool you. (Vincennes Sun Commercial, IN)
Stocks appear headed for slide Nov 1, 2009
started in 1989 in the backroom of a weekly newspaper in Bigfork, Montana. But don't let the name fool you. (Vincennes Sun Commercial, IN)
Don't weaken Lincoln's football schedule Nov 1, 2009
started in 1989 in the backroom of a weekly newspaper in Bigfork, Montana. But don't let the name fool you. (Vincennes Sun Commercial, IN)
No to daylight-saving time; yes to all of Indiana on same time Nov 1, 2009
started in 1989 in the backroom of a weekly newspaper in Bigfork, Montana. But don't let the name fool you. (Vincennes Sun Commercial, IN)
News > Local News Nov 1, 2009
started in 1989 in the backroom of a weekly newspaper in Bigfork, Montana. But don't let the name fool you. (Vincennes Sun Commercial, IN)
More of this story Oct 29, 2009
Bigfork 42, St. Ignatius 19. Huntley Project 42, Townsend 13. (Cut Bank Pioneer Press - Golden Triangle, MT)
Cabin-site leaseholders don't like Land Board solution Oct 27, 2009
"I can handle it, but a lot of people I know cannot," says Dan Fillinger of Helena, who has a lease on Echo Lake near Bigfork. His family uses it as a vacation site. (Montana Standard, MT)
UPDATED 2 p.m.: MT Sen. Barkus faces 3 felonies in boat crash (53) Oct 8, 2009
An affidavit filed Wednesday morning by Flathead County Attorney Ed Corrigan alleges that Barkus had two Scotches and some wine the night of the Aug. 27 accident, and the boat was likely traveling at between 40 and 45 miles per hour when it ran onto the rocks at Wayfarers State Park near Bigfork, badly injuring all aboard. "I think I'm turned around," Barkus allegedly said shortly before the crash, and then turned the boat toward the right, the affidavit says. (Montana Standard, MT)
Montana legislator faces 3 felonies in boat crash Oct 8, 2009
"According to Ms. Smith, at one point during the trip the defendant appeared to be confused about their direction of travel 'I think I'm turned around' and believed they were heading toward the river rather than Bigfork," prosecutors wrote. "At that time he made a 'big' course correction to the right.". (San Francisco Chronicle -- Crime)
Maroons mangle Rangers, 44-27 Sep 26, 2009
Eureka 62, Bigfork 26. Fairfield 44, Conrad 6. (Montana Standard, MT)
More of this story Sep 17, 2009
Conrad 44, Bigfork 28. Townsend 29, Cut Bank 21. (Cut Bank Pioneer Press - Golden Triangle, MT)
Boat crash probe: Barkus getting special treatment Sep 17, 2009
The group was returning to Bigfork from a dinner on the lake around 10:30 p.m. and they struck an outcropping of rocks in the dark. Rehberg's blood alcohol level was released within days and he was well within the guidelines. (Montana Standard, MT)
Campers recount night of boat crash (37) Sep 15, 2009
BIGFORK The sound was awful a crashing, crunching noise so loud it could make a heart more than 100 yards away skip a beat ... "Then he shut his eyes," Kay Godowski says, "and Laura thought, Oh no.' " (BREAK) As they tended to the five crash victims, it also occurred to the campers that the entrance to Wayfarers, a 69-acre state park just south of Bigfork, would have been locked at 10 p.m. ... The congressman said he does not recall Barkus drinking that night, and that Barkus did not appear at... (Montana Standard, MT)
Copperheads hosting tip-off tourney Sep 11, 2009
9 a.m. Bigfork vs. Anaconda; Columbia Falls vs. Corvallis ... 11 a.m. Bigfork vs. Corvallis; Libby vs. Frenchtown ... 3 p.m. Bigfork vs. Frenchtown; Columbia Falls vs. Hamilton. (Montana Standard, MT)
Rehberg, Tester, Baucus: What's their insurance? Sep 6, 2009
The accident occurred the evening of Aug. 27, when the powerboat owned by Barkus ran up onto the rocky shoreline at Wayfarers State Park, just south of Bigfork, throwing its occupants onto the rocks. The group was returning to Bigfork after having dinner in Lakeside on Flathead Lake's west shore. (Montana Standard, MT)
Officials: Boat driver Barkus was drinking Sep 5, 2009
"Yes," confirmed Flathead County Undersheriff Pete Wingert, "we believe he was drinking the night of the boat crash." The boat ran aground at high speed south of Bigfork, near Wayfarers State Park, at about 10:20 p.m. on Aug. 27. The group had gathered for dinner at a waterfront restaurant in Lakeside, and was returning to Rehberg's resort rooms in Bigfork when the accident occurred. (Montana Standard, MT)
Rehberg released Sep 1, 2009
Greg Barkus the Kalispell Republican and Senate majority whip who was driving the powerboat when it crashed into the rocky shoreline near Bigfork and his wife Kathy also remain hospitalized. The investigation into the cause of the 10:20 p.m. accident continues. (Montana Standard, MT)
Mont. Rep. released from hospital after boat crash Sep 1, 2009
Iverson said Rehberg remembers much of what led up to the accident, when the party of five was using the boat to travel from the restaurant where they had dinner to their resort near Bigfork. The crash _ which left the boat fully out of the water and perched on the side of a steep rock outcropping _ happened shortly after 10 p.m.. (Montana Standard, MT)
For the record Sep 1, 2009
Grandparents: Vern and Stada Fox, Bigfork, Jim Johnson, Divide, Terry Johnson and Mike Burge, Bigfork. Great-grand-parents: William and Esther Fox, Bigfork, Carol Johnson, Woods Bay, Nathan and Kathrine Miller, Sidney. (Montana Standard, MT)
BOAT CRASH UPDATE: Rehberg mending; Barkus retains attorney (12) Sep 1, 2009
"That kind of gives you vintage Denny. He's a super guy, and he's doing really well." The late-night crash into a steep outcropping of rocks at Wayfarers State Park near Bigfork landed all five occupants of the boat, including a state senator and his wife, in the hospital ... They were returning to Bigfork, on the northeastern shore, about 10:20 p.m. when the boat ran head-first into the steep and rocky shoreline. (Montana Standard, MT)
Spokesman says congressman's hospital release near Aug 31, 2009
Bigfork Eagle, Alex Strickland. AP Photo - In this Aug. 27, 2009 photo, authorities investigate near the scene of a boat crash in Bigfork, Mont. (Fresno Bee -- Nation)
Rehberg group returning from dinner across lake before crash Aug 30, 2009
Denny Rehberg was returning to the Marina Cay Resort in Bigfork late Thursday night after having dinner at The Docks, a Lakeside restaurant on Flathead Lake's west shore, when the boat he was riding in ran head-first into the steep and rocky shoreline at Wayfarers State Park on the east side of the lake, near Bigfork ... " The 15- to 20-minute boat ride back across Flathead ended in the dark about 10:20 p.m., less than a mile from the entrance to Bigfork Bay, and only a few feet from sheer rock... (Montana Standard, MT)
All people identified in Rehberg boat crash (88) Aug 29, 2009
Bigfork Fire responded. One person was taken to the hospital by medical helicopter and the other four arrived by ambulance, Oliverson said. (Montana Standard, MT)
Montana rep. hospitalized after boat crash Aug 29, 2009
Palmer said campers at the park heard the wreck, and the Bigfork Fire Department was immediately called to help. He said the state's top boat crash experts were on the scene. (MSNBC -- Politics)
Rep. Rehberg in Stable Condition After Boating Accident Aug 29, 2009
Last night, Congressman Rehberg and two members of his staff were passengers in a boat that was involved in an accident on Flathead Lake near Bigfork. Denny is in stable condition and is doing well. (Roll Call)
Rehberg hospitalized after boat accident Aug 29, 2009
in stable condition Friday after surgery for broken ankle By Vince Devlin and Michael Jamison of Montana Lee Newspapers BIGFORK A powerboat carrying U.S. Rep ... Bigfork Fire and Ambulance responded, and the Alert helicopter from Kalispell set down near the campground host's site ... Mike Dennison, a Missoulian State Bureau reporter who is on vacation in Bigfork and was boating in the same area Thursday evening, said there was little boat traffic, a light breeze, and the lake was calm at about... (Montana Standard, MT)
Harry Clifford Branson Aug 21, 2009
He is survived by his wife of 69 years, Esther Branson, of Hudson, Wisconsin; children, Roger Branson of Hudson, Scott Branson of Bigfork, Montana and Bonnie Branson of Ruidoso, New Mexico. Cliff was a wonderful husband, father, grandfather and friend to many. (Lindstrom Chisago County Press, MN)
Montana man makes paddles that perform Aug 17, 2009
Bill Tarr says he almost stopped making the paddles until the clubs in Whitefish and Bigfork began requesting the paddles a few years ago. The 72-year-old has been making the paddles as a hobby for 30 years. (Montana Standard, MT)
WESTERN MONTANA LIVES: Mike Ketcher lit up every room he walked into Aug 11, 2009
Eventually, Ketcher traveled back into Montana, put down near Bigfork, and took a shining to the neon business, Dave said. Seems he d been up in Port Angeles, Wash. (Missoulian, MT)
Get ready to run Aug 11, 2009
Participating locations include: Bigfork, Billings, Ennis, Forsyth, Great Falls, Hamilton, Havre, Helena, Lakeside, Lolo, Malta, Missoula, and Ronan. More information about Miracle Treat Day and locations of participating restaurants can be found online at. (Helena Independent Record)
Sellers hope Flathead 'absolute' auction busts ‘logjam' in real estate Aug 7, 2009
BIGFORK A Flathead Lake home, listed for sale at 3 ... 5 acres south of Bigfork. (Missoulian, MT)
Auction reveals stagnant market for upscale homes Aug 7, 2009
5 acres south of Bigfork ... Stober vacations with his family in the Flathead every summer and owns property on Bigfork harbor. (Montana Standard, MT)
STATE SENIOR AM: Missoula's Gray brings home title Aug 7, 2009
Dennis Yarbrough, Bigfork 88-88-94 270 ... Carl Henry, Bigfork 77-78-79 234 ... Jim Hansen, Bigfork 98-90-84 272. (Missoulian, MT)
Backyard explorers - Wildlife expert Jack Hanna and crew film in Montana for TV series Aug 6, 2009
The Hannas rolled into Steve Smith and Alayne Marker's animal sanctuary from their summer home in Bigfork in Jack's three-quarter-ton pickup ... We've got 22 people staying with us (in Bigfork) right now, Hanna said. (Missoulian, MT)
Shelby standout tops Senior golf tourney Aug 5, 2009
Dennis Yarbrough, Bigfork 88 ... Carl Henry, Bigfork 77 ... Jim Hansen, Bigfork 98. (Montana Standard, MT)
Flathead Lake: Absolute sale - Home up for grabs at no-holds-barred auction Aug 2, 2009
BIGFORK John Thornton, an out-of-state Flathead Lake homeowner, has been trying to sell his lakefront property for two years ... Thornton's expansive property, which is about 10 miles from Bigfork, can be split into parcels, and that may be what happens at the auction, Bone said. (Missoulian, MT)
Weeklies Reader: Glut causes drop in cherry prices Aug 1, 2009
BIGFORK A glut of cherries has softened the market for Flathead Lake fruit farmers, pushing prices down and forcing some growers to leave trees unpicked. The market is bad, cherry grower Marilyn Bowman told Alex Strickland of the Bigfork Eagle. (Missoulian, MT)
ProLife Coalition turns in revised initiative proposal Jul 30, 2009
The Montana ProLife Coalition, based in Bigfork, turn in a modified proposed initiative to state officials Tuesday that addresses some, but not all, of the legal concerns raised by an attorney with the Legislative Services Division. The revised proposed ballot measure now goes to Attorney General Steve Bullock for his review. (Helena Independent Record, MT)
Wildflower Walks - Mountain pasqueflower Jul 24, 2009
Recently seen: Black Lake trail in the Jewel Basin, east of Bigfork, and Logan Pass at Glacier National Park. The walk: The main trailhead for the Jewel Basin, Camp Misery, is accessed via Echo Lake Road, 73 miles north of Seeley Lake on Montana Highway 83. (Missoulian, MT)
New crews tackle Bielenberg; Kootenai Creek fire grows Jul 22, 2009
Flathead National Forest investigators and Flathead County law enforcement officers are still hunting for information about suspected arson fires on the North Fork Road near Big Creek Campground and on Chapman Hill Road south of Bigfork. The fires started July 8. (Missoulian, MT)
Forest officials investigate string of arson fires Jul 21, 2009
Officials think those blazes are related to another fire on the same day on private land south of Bigfork, near Chapman Hill Road. Investigators with the U.S. Forest Service are looking for information about a dark blue SUV that is believed to have been in the area when the fires started. (Montana Standard, MT)
Forest fire season likely ‘average' Jul 8, 2009
Fire danger signs between Missoula and Bigfork ranged from moderate to extreme Sunday as firefighters marched into the woods above Crane Mountain to snuff a 6-acre blaze south of Flathead Lake's Woods Bay. (See related story. (Missoulian, MT)
BREAKING NEWS: Flathead County man killed in late-night boat crash on Flathead LakePosted on July 5 (1001) Jul 6, 2009
Patrick Hill wrote on Jul 6, 2009 1:14 AM:" sounds like prople who were watching the fireworks in lakeside at 11 pm and returning to bigfork by crossing the lake in the dark. ". . (Missoulian, MT)
On the hunt for treasure - Customers flock to antique shops as Columbia Falls rediscovers itself with help from the past Jun 30, 2009
Bigfork is considered the arts capital in part because the scenic backdrop there is a work of fine art. Whitefish is the playground because the backdrop is ski runs and gleaming lakes. (Missoulian, MT)
Angling for all: Fishing Without Barriers Day on Flathead reels in trout - and a tale Jun 26, 2009
But the Bigfork woman still went out on one of the Fishing Without Barriers boats and enjoyed a morning on the lake while the other participants caught lunch for everyone ... A resident of Lake View Care Center in Bigfork, Seccombe s age isn t her only eye-popping number: Born Nov. 17, 1901, in San Bernadino, Calif ... So John Fraley, information and education program manager for FWP s Region 1, returned to Bigfork a few days later and took her to the dock at Wayfarers State Park and put a pole... (Missoulian, MT)
PETA: Remove chicken from nursing home menu Jun 26, 2009
Meantime, Clairmont said Alex and Carlita will make their second appearance as therapy birds Friday, at Lake View Care Center in Bigfork. I guess my birds are famous, Clairmont said. (Missoulian, MT)
Missoulian wins awards at state Better Newspaper Contest Jun 21, 2009
The Bigfork Eagle, the Dillon Tribune and the Flathead Beacon each earned top honors in the three weekly newspaper divisions. Among the state s largest newspapers, awards to the Great Falls Tribune included best editorial writing and best front page. (Missoulian, MT)
In for the long haul Jun 18, 2009
A popular resupply point at Swan River (mile 354) was discovered to be burned down, likely causing a number of racers to go off-route to Bigfork. Additionally, bad storms ripped through the Mission range, dumping hail on Matthew Lee and forcing him to wait out the storms off his bike Chris, Joe and Kurt likely encountered the same storms and forced them to get off their bikes as well. (Helena Independent Record, MT)
Advantage Butte hunting for more tournaments Jun 17, 2009
With Bigfork dropping to Class B for the next school year, Dillon will be the only Class A school not fielding a softball program. The tennis plan will have Anaconda back in the Southwestern A after vying in the Central A with Butte Central, Livingston, Lewistown and Havre this season. (Montana Standard, MT)
Montana Cup set to kick off Jun 6, 2009
Bracket B Ravalli United, Bigfork Bandits, Miles City Posse ... 12:30 p.m. Bigfork Bandits vs. Miles City Posse ... 5 p.m. Ravalli United vs. Bigfork Bandits. (Montana Standard, MT)
Abraham Makano Jun 5, 2009
Camelina is a member of the mustard family that can be used to produce bio-diesel with low inputs, which is exactly what The Camelina Company, based in Bigfork, Mont. plans to do, according to Duane Johnson, vice president of agricultural development. (Great Falls Prairie Star, MT)
Class of 2009: Beat by beat - Bigfork graduate helped school get defibrillators after friend's death Jun 4, 2009
Cheyne Valentine, who graduated from Bigfork High School last weekend, led an effort to get defibrillators on the football field after his friend Jeffrey Bowman collapsed two years ago during practice and died ... BIGFORK They bonded over, of all things, lacrosse ... When Cheyne Valentine graduated from Bigfork High School over the weekend, 20 long months had passed since his friend Jeffrey Bowman had been buried. (Missoulian, MT)
Class of 2009: Beat by beat - Bigfork graduate helped school get defibrillators after friend's death Jun 3, 2009
Missoulian: Class of 2009: Beat by beat - Bigfork graduate helped school get defibrillators after friend's death ... Class of 2009: Beat by beat - Bigfork graduate helped school get defibrillators after friend's deathBy VINCE DEVLIN of the Missoulian ... Cheyne Valentine, who graduated from Bigfork High School last weekend, led an effort to get defibrillators on the football field after his friend Jeffrey Bowman collapsed two years ago during practice and died. (Missoulian, MT)
Even Odds: A speedy weekend Jun 3, 2009
Taking a look at teams from the region that have won a state championship (Flathead, Ronan, Polson, Seeley-Swan, Whitefish, Bigfork and Flathead County in 1907) there have been 24 boys' titles and 32 girls titles. Considering the girls' state meet has only been running 41 years and the boys' has been going since 1904 (except 1917 for World War I and 1943-1945 for World War II), that's pretty impressive for the girls in the Flathead region. (Montana Standard, MT)
Corvallis, Belgrade take titles (76) May 31, 2009
5; 7, Libby, 22; 8, Dillon, 21; 9, Lewistown, 13; 10, Belgrade, 12; 11, Billings Central, 12; 11, Hamilton, 12; 11, Ronan, 11; 11, Stevensville, 12; 15, Bigfork 11; 16, Glendive, 10 ... 3, Garrett Pewe, Bigfork, 6-04 ... 6, Donny Tudahl, Bigfork, 48-06. (Montana Standard, MT)
Butte woman wins log cabin May 31, 2009
Big Sky Event in Bigfork and even a Pennsylvania company charge less than 1,000 for everything and the couple receives a legal proxy marriage certificate. For it to work, the bride and groom provide proof of identity and fill out the marriage application. (Montana Standard, MT)
News updates from the AP May 26, 2009
(AP) The Flathead County Sheriff's Department says two Bigfork men died in a weekend crash on Montana 209 near Ferndale. The department identified them as 50-year-old Mitchell Kopczyk and 56-year-old Richard Fliehler. (Montana Standard, MT)
Alcohol's toll: Despite tougher laws, drinking and driving remain entrenched as part of Montana ‘culture' (82) May 24, 2009
Vandersloot had a new job, taking care of the odds and ends at a Bigfork bowling alley, but he knew it wasn't a career move ... His black Volkswagen Jetta blended into the night as he drove the cut-across between Bigfork and Highway 93. (Missoulian, MT)
Dillon duo claims 4th at state tourney May 23, 2009
Billings Central 31, Havre 26, Whitefish 21, Fergus 15, Columbia Falls 13, Corvallis 13, Bigfork 9, Park 4, Dawson 3, Hamilton 3, Stevensville 1, Libby 0 ... Scott Taylor, Bigfork, 6-3, 6-1; Matt Harris, Whitefish def ... Havre 29, Billings Central 27, Libby 19, Dillon 15, Corvallis 10, Hamilton 9, Polson 7, Fergus 7, Park 5, Custer 5, Dawson 3, Whitefish 2, Stevensville 1, Anaconda 0, Bigfork 0. (Montana Standard, MT)
Dillon duo wins at State A May 22, 2009
Jade Bosic, Bigfork, 6-1, 6-4 ... Jade Bosic, Bigfork, 7-5, 6-0; Mollie Morrow, Livingston, def ... Spencer Fehr, Corvallis, 6-4, 6-7, 6-3; Scott Taylor, Bigfork def. (Montana Standard, MT)
PREP NOTEBOOK: Playoffs loom for Missoula's AA softball squads May 21, 2009
Only seven Montana prep athletes have ever won state titles in the 800, 1,600 and 3,200 in the same track season, including Bigfork's Brooke Andrus, who did it in both 2005 and 2006 ... 1) Brooke Andrus, Bigfork (Class A girls) ... 1) Brooke Andrus, Bigfork (Class A girls). (Missoulian, MT)
Proposal could ban abortion in state May 21, 2009
Jore couldn't be reached for comment, but Roland Horst of Bigfork, a member of the board of directors of the ProLife Coalition, said the group is testing the waters with several proposed constitutional amendments before settling on a single one. The goal is to amend the constitution so that we do have a footing to give people rights, Horst said. (Missoulian, MT)
STATE B-C TENNIS: Tigers try to move to top of B-C chain May 21, 2009
Bigfork, a Class A team for several years that is heading back to Class B this fall, won the first eight girls' crowns, and Superior won the next two (1998-99), and is the last Western Montana girls' team to take state. Bigfork (six) and Valley Christian (six, including 1998-2001) shared the first 12 B-C boys' crowns, before Cut Bank started its current streak. (Missoulian, MT)
TENNIS ROUNDUP: Harris, Mee claim singles titles May 17, 2009
Singles champion Matt Harris paced the Bulldog boys to a total of 58 points, which was 31 more than Bigfork and Columbia Falls, who tied for second ... Harris posted a 6-0, 6-3 victory over Scott Taylor of Bigfork for the boys' singles title ... The Pirates scored 62 points and were followed by Libby (40), Bigfork (28), Whitefish (22) and Columbia Falls (9). (Missoulian, MT)
Weeklies reader - Business owners OK tax in Bigfork May 16, 2009
BIGFORK If no one else will tax them, why then the businesses of Bigfork will tax themselves. Alex Strickland of the Bigfork Eagle reports that a recent meeting of Bigfork business owners revealed nearly unanimous support for a voluntary 1 percent tax, with revenue going to enhancing the unincorporated village ... They're calling it a contribution, and it would be used to promote Bigfork and make downtown improvements. (Missoulian, MT)
