Good morning, Kalispell.

Flathead Electric Cooperative awarded $30,834 in safety grants to nine nonprofits during its recent meeting—funding projects from bear resistant garbage cans to a shade canopy for the senior center.

The Roundup for Safety program encourages members to round up their electric bills and has supported more than 1,600 community projects since 1997.

On Oct. 7, centenarians gathered at Hilton Garden Inn for the 57th Governor's Conference on Aging, where 14 locals were honored with certificates and shared advice on kindness and hard work that spans a century of community life.

Residents in Lakeside led by David Fetveit have proposed a new zoning district to protect lakeshore homes from high-density development—Flathead County Planning and Zoning Board will review the Lakeside Boulevard South Zoning District proposal on Oct.

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Today, a local homeowner cares for his recovering wife, who broke her leg weeks ago, while battling pigweed in his ten-acre garden after a tainted bag of peat moss was used.

He is balancing weeding with other chores like cutting firewood and tending his orchard to keep his harvest thriving.