Amazing sunrises this week. Red filtered sky over the Swan Range of the Rocky Mountains. Very cold in the morning, sunny and very pleasant afternoons. Finally had our first hard frost this week, so out went the remaining flowers out of the garden. Fall clean-up is complete. Flathead Valle
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10/16/2010
Hockaday Art Museum in Kalispell is hosting a tour of Flathead Valley artists working in their shops today. Tickets are $5 and you can drive between artists locations and see them in action. While taking our sail boat our of Flathead Lake this week, I learned from Jim Leakander the hist
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10/02/2010
Heading to Bigfork today to bid at the Glacier Bank auction on a Flathead Lake condo on behalf of a buyer. VERY low reserve at $136,900, last list price was close to $300k. Should be a fun experience. Hope my clients win the bid. Rain, rain and more rain. We have had some sun this week bu
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09/24/2010
There is snow on the hills! A few more days to take advantage of the Whitefish Mountain Resort season pass discount to get up there and ski. This is an La Nina year so should be lots of snow. I have my pass, do you have yours? Last weekend to drive the Going to the Sun Road in Glacier National Pa
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09/17/2010
Well, a little behind on the blog writing. Got tossed from a horse and typing is difficult with a broken thumb. Glad for the 1st class medical help we have here in the valley. Kalispell Regional got me right in the e.r. without a wait, x-rayed everything and put me back together. Autism
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09/10/2010
Observation: Early a.m. traffic is back to normal with schools starting up. I participate in a small group workout at 7a.m. in Kalispell. The traffic was much increased with the beginning of most Kalispell schools in the last week. An early morning chill confirms that fall is on the way. I fin
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08/28/2010
Highlights this weekend around Flathead Valley: NW MT Fair and rodeo continue in Kalispell thru Sunday Wooden Boat show on Flathead Lake in Lakeside - walk the docks and see the beautiful classics! Alpine Theater Project continues with "A Grand Night for Singing" highlighting Rogers and Hammerste
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08/20/2010
Cherry harvest, Model T's crawling all over the valley, Kalispell by-pass progress. Bigfork will be very busy this weekend. Cherry harvest is in full swing around Flathead Lake.Get them before it is too late! The fun - shut down the streets - art festival is happening in Bigfork this weekend
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08/06/2010
Can you believe July is coming to an end?! The City of Whitefish is once again grappling with Hwy 93 retail expansion. The merchants downtown are fighting it. The flip side is that if Whitefish does not allow such growth, it pushes retail shoppers 15 min. south into Kalispell. Whitefish a
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07/31/2010
2 words: Rebecca Farms! The largest equestrian triathlon in the USA is right here in Kalispell. Starts today and continues thru the weekend. 18 horses were flown in Monday from Baltimore. This event is a qualifier for the World Cup as well as the Olympics. I get goose bumps every time I drive
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07/21/2010