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🌱 Sheriff asks for tips after alleged shooting between Hungry Horse neighbors
Coming up: 7/8th MSVB Smith Valley@St. Matthew's on the Hungry Horse Patch calendar

Greetings Hungry Horse! Your go-to source for what's happening in town is here. Stay in the loop and read on. ☀️
In today's newsletter:
- Sheriff asks for tips after alleged shooting between Hungry Horse neighbors
- Remember when a 1,000-home subdivision was pitched for Hungry Horse?
Today's riddle: What do you call a belt that is made of watches? 🤔 (Answer below!)
- Thursday: Partly to mostly sunny, with a high of 63 and low of 42 degrees.
- Friday: Mostly sunny and delightful, temps: high: 67, low: 39.
- Saturday: Partly sunny, with a high of 69 and low of 37 degrees.
📰 News we're reading
• Hungry Horse man arrested after allegedly shooting at neighbor during dispute (nbcmontana.com) — An alleged neighborhood dispute in Hungry Horse Tuesday evening led to the arrest of Reginald Walker Jr., who is being held on attempted deliberate homicide and related charges. Deputies and detectives from the Flathead County Sheriff's Office are still investigating and are asking anyone with information or surveillance footage to contact their detectives unit.
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• Yesterdays: CFAC announces profit sharing with employees (hungryhorsenews.com) — Local readers get a nostalgic look at decades of Flathead Valley history, including a 2006 proposal for a 1,000-unit affordable subdivision in Hungry Horse that was never built. The column also recalls everything from trail work in the Bob Marshall to profit sharing at the Columbia Falls Aluminum Co. and a 100-mile Glacier hike by the Hungry Horse News editor.
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🗓 Events Nearby
- 7/8th MSVB Smith Valley@St. Matthew's
Smith Valley Elementary Kalispell, MT 59901
4:00 pm - Girl's Volleyball-Home Game VS. Whitefish Christian
Fair-Mont-Egan Elementary Kalispell, MT 59901
4:15 pm - Barrel Club - October →
Glacier Distilling Company, 10237 U.S. Highway 2, Coram
5:00 pm - 5/6th MSVB Smith Valley@St. Matthew's
Smith Valley Elementary Kalispell, MT 59901
5:00 pm - Barrel Club →
Glacier Distilling Company, 10237 U.S. Highway 2, Coram
5:00 pm - Barrel Club | Glacier Distilling Company →
Glacier Distilling Company, 10237 Hwy 2 E E, Coram
5:00 pm - 2026 Updates in Cardiovascular and Pulmonary Disease Conference →
The Lodge at Whitefish Lake, 1380 Wisconsin Avenue, Whitefish
11:55 am - Homecoming Parade
Columbia Falls Jr HS Columbia Falls, MT 59912
4:00 pm - latin social dance: merengue! →
Rio Dance Studio, 5068 U.S. 93 South, Whitefish
7:00 pm - latin social dance + lesson →
Rio Dance Studio, 5068 U.S. 93 South, Whitefish
7:00 pm - Badrock Farmers Market (Sundays) →
Badrock Farmers Market, 320 Nucleus Avenue, Columbia Falls
10:00 am - Badrock Farmers Market →
Badrock Farmers Market, 320 Nucleus Avenue, Columbia Falls
10:00 am
Thursday October 1
Friday October 2
Sunday October 4
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💬 Chatter
What your neighbors are talking about on social media
- Kroger posted a job opening for Courtesy Clerk/Grocery Bagger in Columbia Falls. Apply here.
- State of Montana posted a job opening for Aggregate Licensed Practical Nurse 2 in Columbia Falls. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Hungry Horse here.
🗞 Nearby News
Columbia Falls
- Columbia Falls Eyecare welcomes new doctor (hungryhorsenews.com)
- Girls soccer gets back on the winning track (hungryhorsenews.com)
- Stockman Bank grand opening Oct. 7 (hungryhorsenews.com)
Whitefish
- New Whitefish Rotary president outlines priorities for lasting impact (whitefishpilot.com)
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-- The Patch AM Team
P.S. The answer to today's riddle: A waist of time. (Thank you Martin L. for sending it in!)
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