🌱 How would removing Bigfork Dam change the Swan River “Wild Mile”?

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In today's newsletter:

• How would removing Bigfork Dam change the Swan River “Wild Mile”?

Today's riddle: What is seen in the middle of March and April that can’t be seen at the beginning or end of either month? 🤔 (Answer below!)

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Weather forecast:

• Wednesday: Partly sunny and warmer, with a high of 87 and low of 58 degrees. 🌶 Hot!
• Thursday: A t-storm around in the p.m., temps: high: 91, low: 58.
• Friday: A t-storm around in the p.m., with a high of 92 and low of 59 degrees.

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📰 News we're reading

• The Daily Roundup: Whitefish Community Foundation Announces 89 Participants in Great Fish Community Challenge (flatheadbeacon.com) — Plans to decommission the Bigfork Hydroelectric Project could reshape recreation on the Swan River’s “Wild Mile,” potentially lengthening the whitewater boating season while leaving the fate of 277 acres of public access land uncertain. Local boaters and experts are weighing in on what a post-dam future might mean for river users, nearby land, and Bigfork’s outdoor economy.
   

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📸 Around Bigfork

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🗓 Upcoming Events in Bigfork

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★ Featured events ★

Saturday August 1

• Festival of the Arts →
  Bigfork Area Chamber of Commerce, 8155 Montana Hwy 35, Bigfork
  9:00 am

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Other local events

Saturday July 18

• Open gym 7/8 grade girls - Kline →
  Bigfork 7-8 600 Commerce Street Bigfork, MT 59901
  10:00 am

Monday July 20

• Vball- open gym →
  Bigfork High School 600 Commerce Street Bigfork, MT 59911
  5:30 pm

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📣 Bigfork Shout Outs!

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🗓 Events Nearby

Wednesday July 15

• Urban Renewal Agency Board Meeting →
  City of Kalispell Meetings City Hall - 201 1st Avenue E Kalispell MT 59901
  4:00 pm
• Fair-Mont-Egan Board Board Trustees Regular Meeting
  Fair-Mont-Egan 7-8 Kalispell, MT 59901
  5:30 pm

Thursday July 16

• Flathead Lake Cruise with Flathead Lake Bio Station →
  Far West Boat Tours, 7007 U.S. 93 S, Lakeside
  5:00 pm

Monday July 20

• City Council Meeting - Work Session →
  City of Kalispell Meetings The City Council meets the 1st and 3rd Monday of each month for a regular meeting and the 2nd and 4th Monday of each month for a work session. The City Council does not meet on 5th Mondays of the month. When Federal Holidays occur on a Monday, Cit
  7:00 pm

Tuesday July 21

• FLATHEAD 4-H SUMMER CAMP AT LOON LAKE
  Flathead County Extension Services Loon Lake 4H Camp, 29906 Loon Lake Rd, Bigfork, MT 59911, USA
• Business Improvement District Board Meeting →
  City of Kalispell Meetings Kalispell Chamber of Commerce Conference Room, 2nd Floor2 South Main Street - Kalispell MT 59901
  8:30 am
• Conrad Mansion Museum Board of Directors Meetings →
  City of Kalispell Meetings - Conrad Mansion Museum 330 Woodland Ave Kalispell MT 59901
  4:00 pm
• Riverbend Roots N Shoots Club meeting
  Flathead County Extension Services Flathead County Library Bigfork, 186 Bridge St, Bigfork, MT 599
  4:45 pm

Sunday August 9

• Hannah King & Jed King →
  Harbor Grille, 7135 U.S. 93 S, Lakeside
  6:00 pm

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💬 Chatter

What your neighbors are talking about on social media

• Track the latest developments and discussions that are shaping our community.
  Simply head to our link at https://flathead.mt.gov/department-directory/commissioners-office/current-minutes to access the current minutes and… (Nextdoor )

• 1 Legacy, Inc. posted a job opening for Speech Language Pathologist (SLP) in Bigfork. Apply here.
• First Interstate Bank posted a job opening for Senior Community Branch Manager in Lakeside. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Bigfork here.

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🗞 Nearby News

Lakeside

• Bio Station Finds ‘Forever Chemicals' and Pharmaceuticals in Flathead Lake Watershed (flatheadbeacon.com)

Kalispell

• Kalispell is Montana's fastest-growing city, census data shows (dailyinterlake.com)
• Habitat Flathead's North Kalispell subdivision proposal up for public hearing (dailyinterlake.com)
• 117 Peaks View Loop, Kalispell, MT 59901 (zillow.com)

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-- The Patch AM Team

P.S. The answer to today's riddle: The letter “R.” (Thank you Manuela A. for sending it in!)
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