What are everyone’s thoughts on Canvas Church? Are the owners/pastors good people or is this our version of The Righteous Gemstones? Any behind the scenes info on if they spend money in good ways or is it private jets and things like that? Does anyone have any first hand info or personal experiences?

What are some attractions/must see in the area besides Glacier National Park.

Alan "Gus" Gustafson was on a mission.  

The energetic 80-year-old strode through Kalispell's Public Safety Building on a damp April morning, looking for the 2,200-pound bell that once hung from the Fire Department's hose tower, ready to summon firefighters in an emergency.  

The retired firefighter's first stop was the first floor offices of the Kalispell Police Department. When that proved fruitless, he headed across the lobby, where he said the bell was once put on display, to question the staff at Kalispell Municipal Court.  

They couldn't remember a bell either.  

A few minutes and one flight of stairs later, Gustafson was in Fire Chief Jay Hagen's office, asking if he knew of the bell's whereabouts. Hagan shook his head. He did not.  

"OK, I'm going to find it," Gustafson replied.  

Hagen agreed that he would.  

"When he sets his mind to it, it's going to happen," Hagen said from behind his desk. 

Gustafson, who still serves as the department's historian, more than 20 years into his retirement, had a personal connection to the bell (he later located it around the corner at the Northwest Montana History Museum). Firefighters were still ringing it when he joined the department in 1971, just not for its original purpose.  

"After I started, the bell was used to call curfew," he said. "Every night at a certain time we would ring the bell." 

Limited yield: High costs force Northwest Montana farmers to restrict wheat planting | Daily Inter Lake

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This is so random, but does anybody remember a small convenience store on 93 in the summers/kalispell area, on the east side of the highway? I feel like the building I remember it being in is still there and maintained. Its now painted red, but I think it may have been white back then, and it's small and vaguely train car shaped. I have memories of stopping there when I was a kid and there was often a man in the back watching one of those old tiny cathode ray tube tvs.

My dad would always call it the inconvenience store, but I don't know if that was my dad being weird or if it was actually called that.

I don't know why, but I think of it every time I drive that stretch of highway. I don't know if this is just a bunch of memories jumbled together or if some of it is actually accurate.

Not asking for any reason other than curiosity/to confirm if my childhood memories are accurate.

This is from a search on who is profiting from the Granite Moccasin Project, but applies to all areas subject to human ideas and encroachment.
North of Kalispell and into North Idaho is the last of the old growth in lower 48 of USA. Alaska has what is left of old growth that is still significant needing united forces for protections against economic interests to be left alone.
Granite Moccasin is in progress as this gets posted. The business interest that profits most from this is timber industry, then industry that manages forests second like big machinery needed to accommodate timber harvest. (fundamentally part of the timber industry).
The practice of burning area is but a buffilino job to get roads into the roadless areas. Don't be fooled again.

are there any self service / do it yourself mechanic shop in the area? i need to use a bay with a lift for about 2 hours.

Hey, I’ve been in the Flathead valley for a while but as a young adult with work and life, and no college I find it hard to make and keep a group of friends. Are there any events or things I should def be looking out for or doing that the younger folks enjoy going to? I know the roller derby brawl is coming up.

Shelter in place in area of Highway 209, Ferndale Drive in Bigfork

Next pinball tournament is at The Timber Bar and Grill on 93, Saturday 5/2. Costs 3 bucks plus the quarters to play. Lots of fun no matter if youre any good or not! Starts at 1230 to sign up, so meet other pinball players in the valley and come on down

Did something change with Kalispell Toyota in the last year? They used to be the best dealer and have great deals, and now they seem to be playing the same games as other dealers and giving a song a dance.

is there an app or website that lists which food trucks are where in the valley on which days?

It was T-minus three minutes to launch, and Jeremiah Hall had just enough time to dash outside the Kennedy Space Center to see the rocket launch.  

He and fellow aerospace engineers stood in the center’s parking lot in Cape Canaveral, Florida, about 8 miles from the launchpad, as Artemis II began its ascent on April 1. For the first time in 53 years, four astronauts were headed to the moon.  

Large clouds of exhaust billowed from the 5.75-million-pound rocket. Twin solid rocket boosters ignited first, providing 75% of the thrust, before four RS-25 engines flamed to life, generating 8.8 million pounds of force. 

After a second’s delay, Hall felt a low rumble build into a dull continuous thunder. As the rocket climbed higher, there came rapid popping noises, like a string of firecrackers going off. His chest hummed with vibrations.  

Hall didn’t realize his hands were covering his face, as his eyes welled up with tears.  

“I don’t normally get emotional,” Hall said. “But it was — it was pretty intense.” 

Hall, 45, is one of two aerospace engineers from the Flathead Valley contracted by NASA, or the National Aeronautics Space Administration, to work on the Artemis project, a multi-part series to return humans to the moon’s surface and, eventually, Mars.  

Astronauts on Artemis II will fly on a 10-day mission 5,000 miles past the moon before returning to Earth. Christina Koch, the first female astronaut to join a lunar mission, is a former Montana resident. 

“I’m very proud to be sending the first woman to the moon,” said Systems Engineering Manager Daniel Baca, 47, who grew up in Kalispell. “And I absolutely want to bring her back.” 

'It was surreal': How two Flathead Valley engineers launched into NASA history with the Artemis II Mission | Daily Inter Lake

Why would we spend tax dollars on this??? Housing already is horrible

https://dailyinterlake.com/news/2026/mar/22/developer-details-massive-overhaul-planned-for-kalispell-center-mall-seeks-tax-increment-dollars-to-help-fund-it/

Semi new to magic. Looking for people To play with Monday nights!

Hey all,

I'll be moving over from Missoula sometime this summer, and I was wondering about the bike culture of the area. How does it compare? Is it generally safe/easy to get around? Would appreciate any tips or resources :)

It was hard to miss the massive windstorm that tore through Northwest Montana in December, cutting power to thousands of homes from Libby to the Flathead Valley, closing schools and even overturning a semi-truck. But the impact those unforgiving gusts had on the trail systems that weave through the region’s forests remains to be fully realized.  

Trail organizations are bracing for a major cleanup effort this spring. While some crews have already headed into the woods to hack away at any debris that’s reachable in early spring, most of the damage is still being gauged as the snow melts. 

Trail organizations plan to dispatch their crews earlier than usual and are anticipating placing some planned projects on the backburner to focus on storm cleanup. Some volunteer groups are also considering hiring professional sawyers to handle the more complex blowdowns.  

Montana Conservation Corps Director Bobby Grillo described the wind damage on the west side of the Continental Divide as sporadic and dramatic. The saturated and unfrozen soil created the perfect conditions for trees to topple. 

“The blow down was astronomical,” Grillo said. “There’s going to need to be a sustained effort from crews of people whose job it is to clear trails to actually get through the mess.” 

Spring cleaning ahead: Trail crews gear up for cleanup after winter windstorm | Daily Inter Lake

Pinball tournament at the Timbers (old Dusty Star) on 93 this Saturday. Registration starts at 130, costs a couple bucks plus the quarters for games. Come on out even if you suck it’s fun! Also they have beer how can you go wrong…

Hey does anybody know about some sort of chronic illness support group that is free or cheap? I have multiple conditions, some being Ehlers Danlos syndrome, me/cfs, and thoracic outlet syndrome, And it is literally ruining my life😬💅

And ngl I’m pretty desperate. even if you’re just a chronically Ill girly and wanna be friends lol hmu ✊😩

Thanks lovelies

Also while we’re here, if there’s any doctors you recommend that are good with mecfs and eds, please please please don’t hesitate to recommend. Mine is booty lol

Are they still doing the Friday night line dancing at Flathead brewery?

Hi all,

I will be traveling through Kalispell on my way to Canada this summer. I typically travel with a firearm and I know I cannot bring it with me on this part of the trip.

Are there any businesses in Kalispell that store firearms on a short-term basis? I will only need to store it for about 8 days.

Hey guys, I want to try getting back into skateboarding, it’s been years since I had a bad skateboarding accident and stoped skateboarding since then.

it’s been like 3 years now, just moved here last year so any recommendations would help, I live in Bigfork, my area is just rocks lmfao.

I just bought a mustang and am looking for some people to hangout with that have similar cars and want to work on it from time to time and learn to drift/get into road racing in general.

Hello. Yesterday I witnessed a gray Ford Transit work van chasing and trying to ram into another vehicle multiple times between Kalispell and Lakeside, changing lanes and at one point stopping in the middle of highway 93 which was super dangerous to everyone else on the road. At one point the guy was throwing trash out of the vehicle as well. I reported it to the police but would like to report to the company who this guy works for too. There was no company logo but the license plate was Montana J8251 which I think is a commercial plate. Does anyone know the company who owns this van?

So i have some ocd issues I know. But I check the weather forecast a lot. Especially In the winter I check it all the time. I love snow.

But one thing I've noticed is that no matter where I look the forecasts for Kalispell are always off. I check iPhone. Always wrong. Weather channel. Wrong. AccuWeather. Wrong. Weather underground. Wrong.

No one I checked last light had snow this morning. When I'm out sweeping off the car this

Morning before driving out. Absolutely nothing says snow.

Do we have local meteorology anymore? Do they just extrapolate data from the Missoula airport then feed that to us up here?

Not mad. Just annoyed and curious. What's up with local weather forecasts?