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🌱 Bigfork community remembers devoted volunteer and friend Jordonna Dores
Bigfork, Montana Patch AM: a 4 min readHello again Bigfork! We’re bringing you the latest town highlights. Don’t miss out, keep going! ☕️️
In today's newsletter:
- Bigfork community remembers devoted volunteer and friend Jordonna Dores
- How Bigfork’s third-year baseball program just captured a state title
- How a new Flathead Lake resort could impact local water systems
Also on today's calendar: Mudslide Charley LIVE at River View Bar and 5 more events.
Today's riddle: What did the carpenter ant say when he walked into the bar? 🤔 (Answer below!)
- Wednesday: Partly sunny and pleasant, with a high of 73 and low of 51 degrees.
- Thursday: A shower and thunderstorm, temps: high: 65, low: 45.
- Friday: Partly sunny and pleasant, with a high of 73 and low of 48 degrees.
📰 News we're reading
• Jordonna Dores, 74 (dailyinterlake.com) — Bigfork residents are invited later this summer to a memorial gathering at the Swanderosa on the Swan River honoring longtime community volunteer Jordonna Dores. She helped with the Bigfork Guitar Festival, fundraising for a new Bigfork library, and accessibility improvements at Yellow Bay State Park, leaving a legacy of creativity, generosity, and connection across the Flathead Valley and beyond. 
• High School State Championships: Bigfork Baseball Wins First A/B Title; Whitefish Tennis Sweeps Team Titles (flatheadbeacon.com) — Bigfork baseball fans can celebrate a historic first-ever Class A/B state championship, as the Vikings capped their season with a 7-2 win over previously undefeated Dillon behind standout senior pitcher-hitter Hayden Mayer. The article also recaps Whitefish’s sweep of the boys and girls Class A tennis team titles, highlighting Flathead Valley dominance to close the 2025-26 high school sports year.
• The Daily Roundup: State to Host Public Hearing on Flathead Lake Club Sanitary Facilities (flatheadbeacon.com) — State environmental regulators are taking public comment Thursday on sanitary and water plans for the new Territory 1889 resort on Flathead Lake, a project that could affect regional infrastructure Bigfork residents also rely on. The same newsletter highlights Bigfork High School’s baseball team winning its first Class A/B state title, along with other Flathead Valley education, food, and recreation stories.
📸 Around Bigfork
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Upcoming Events in
Bigfork
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★ Featured events ★
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Bingo at VFW →
Bigfork VFW Bar & Grill, 8098 Montana Hwy 35, Bigfork
5:30 pm
Thursday June 4
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Other local events
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Graduation set up all day →
Bigfork High School 600 Commerce Street Bigfork, MT 59911
7:00 am -
Mudslide Charley LIVE at River View Bar →
River View Bar, 191 Mill Street, Bigfork
6:00 pm -
Open gym Sliter/McGinnis →
Bigfork 7-8 600 Commerce Street Bigfork, MT 59901
6:30 pm -
Open gym 7/8 grade girls - Kline →
Bigfork 7-8 600 Commerce Street Bigfork, MT 59901
10:00 am -
Bingo at the Bigfork VFW →
Bigfork VFW Bar & Grill, 8098 Montana Hwy 35, Bigfork
1:00 pm -
Opening Day at Wrangler Springs Ranch →
BIGFORK STAGECOACH Wrangler Springs Ranch, 6840 Montana Hwy 35, Bigfork
11:00 am -
Miller Campbell live at A Sip of Montana →
A Sip of Montana, 14509 Montana Hwy 35, Bigfork
8:00 pm
Friday June 5
Saturday June 6
Sunday June 7
📣 Bigfork Shout Outs!
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🗓 Events Nearby
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Whitefish Chamber of Commerce June Business Buzz
Montana West Economic Development Stockman Bank, Whitefish, 6588 Hwy 93, Whitefish, MT, 59937
2:30 am -
Cap and Gown Walk
Fair-Mont-Egan 7-8 Kalispell, MT 59901
10:30 am -
Drop in Fiber Circle →
Fiber Yarn Shop, 7984 Montana Hwy 35, Bigfork
11:00 am -
LEC Graduation
FLATHEAD H S SCHOOL DISTRICT Kalispell, MT 59901
7:00 pm
Thursday June 4
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💬 Chatter
What your neighbors are talking about on social media
- I highly recommend Nick at Mountain tech,.
He was so knowledgeable and quick with my computer! I had been hacked and that shut down my business. He replaced the hard drive. Retrieved and… (Nextdoor Echo Lake)
- Arcadia Home Care and Staffing posted a job opening for Caregiver in Lakeside. Apply here.
- Albertsons Companies, Inc. posted a job opening for Produce Clerk in Polson. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Bigfork here.
🗞 Nearby News
Evergreen
- Legals for June, 1 2026 (dailyinterlake.com)
Kalispell
- Kalispell City Council Adopts New Public Participation Plan (flatheadbeacon.com)
- Legals for June, 2 2026 (dailyinterlake.com)
- Class of 2026 in the World of Artificial Intelligence (flatheadbeacon.com)
Ok Bigfork! So now you're in the loop about what's happening today. Thanks for reading, and see you in your inbox next time! Oh -- and if you like what you're reading, invite a friend to Patch AM!
-- The Patch AM Team
P.S. The answer to today's riddle: Is the bar tender here? (Thank you W. M. for sending it in!)
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