![A bird’s eye view of Flathead Salvage car junkyard in Somers on Jan, 29, 2021. Hunter D’Antuono | Flathead Beacon](https://format.creatorcdn.com/5b783be8-67a0-4a9f-a963-c07898a0a5ed/0/0/0/0,0,3643,2429,3643,1200/0-0-0/7aa2f906-e497-4cb1-9c68-ce328eb4d4bc/1/1/20210129_JUNKYARD_065.jpg?fjkss=exp=2040698933~hmac=cdd6cc70fa22bf1c4214726facaa70e2c9de91eb948da88e7c4245fe27bc461d)
A bird’s eye view of Flathead Salvage car junkyard in Somers on Jan, 29, 2021. Hunter D’Antuono | Flathead Beacon
![Uphill skiers at Whitefish Mountain Resort on Dec. 3, 2020. Hunter D’Antuono | Flathead Beacon](https://format.creatorcdn.com/5b783be8-67a0-4a9f-a963-c07898a0a5ed/0/0/0/0,0,2538,3486,1600,3486/0-0-0/ae50a505-474a-45c9-9ac5-d73ff704b309/1/1/20201203_WF_RESORT_316.jpg?fjkss=exp=2040698933~hmac=36a449f25e8fa0936d59a73ed150986c005040117c783ad4560a143305bd45d2)
![Hundreds dive into the new decade with a frigid dip into Flathead Lake for the 26th annual Polar Bear Plunge at The Raven in Woods Bay on Jan. 1, 2020. Hunter D’Antuono | Flathead Beacon](https://format.creatorcdn.com/5b783be8-67a0-4a9f-a963-c07898a0a5ed/0/0/0/0,0,3618,2446,3618,1200/0-0-0/202c82d4-29f8-4a69-9f74-b80af5446296/1/1/200101_POLAR_PLUNGE_308.jpg?fjkss=exp=2040698933~hmac=5b25a14a89c3cbd0fb310cdf02db97827dc3d8a548043db44e4f1653fa0b68b8)
![A dog sled team bursts out of the starting gate during the Flathead Classic dog sled races in Olney on Feb. 29, 2020. Hunter D’Antuono | Flathead Beacon](https://format.creatorcdn.com/5b783be8-67a0-4a9f-a963-c07898a0a5ed/0/0/0/0,0,3542,2498,3542,1200/0-0-0/e6d6ecba-653b-49b9-9e2f-76d27667bb51/1/1/20200229_DOG_SLEDDING_0242.jpg?fjkss=exp=2040698933~hmac=ed1a6da2e3ccdcf1929ff808436f5abe41912e2c3fc607bab56b92612a41e20f)
A dog sled team bursts out of the starting gate during the Flathead Classic dog sled races in Olney on Feb. 29, 2020. Hunter D’Antuono | Flathead Beacon
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Rick McIntyre spends a Valentine’s Day away from home in the ICU of Livingston HealthCare in Livingston, Montana on February 14, 2018. An anonymous donor ensured every inpatient in the hospital received balloons and chocolates for the holiday.
![Highland heifers peer from the shadow of their shaded shelter at Flathead Farms off of West Valley Drive in Kalispell on August 28, 2019. The Scottish breed’s distinctive thick, wooly coat makes cover from the sun essential for these cattle during the sum](https://format.creatorcdn.com/5b783be8-67a0-4a9f-a963-c07898a0a5ed/0/0/0/0,0,3596,2461,3596,1200/0-0-0/9b142731-c9f5-44f3-9aa9-22a41abf81df/1/1/20190828_HIGHLAND_CATTLE_498.jpg?fjkss=exp=2040698933~hmac=59d4c2cb316117940dd7f5239cc0296b77a1b68efeef8dd25cd56fbccf3a68b1)
Highland heifers peer from the shadow of their shaded shelter at Flathead Farms off of West Valley Drive in Kalispell on August 28, 2019. The Scottish breed’s distinctive thick, wooly coat makes cover from the sun essential for these cattle during the summer months. Hunter D'Antuono | Flathead Beacon
![The seasonal launching of the historic DeSmet by the Glacier Park Boat Co. on Lake McDonald in Glacier National Park on May 8, 2019. The DeSmet is the company’s flagship vessel in its fleet of wooden touring boats. It has cruised the waters of Lake McDona](https://format.creatorcdn.com/5b783be8-67a0-4a9f-a963-c07898a0a5ed/0/0/0/0,0,3774,2344,3774,1200/0-0-0/9fd32a37-169f-4d4a-a72f-050047fe7b26/1/1/20190508_DESMET_GLACIER_BOATS_1429.jpg?fjkss=exp=2040698933~hmac=0e8f9a2e85c808fae7392ed34022fe157e25559051e3ae3997c5aacb342f44b7)
The seasonal launching of the historic DeSmet by the Glacier Park Boat Co. on Lake McDonald in Glacier National Park on May 8, 2019. The DeSmet is the company’s flagship vessel in its fleet of wooden touring boats. It has cruised the waters of Lake McDonald for nearly 90 years.
![Dave August waves at passing traffic wearing a Donald Trump mask at a small rally at Depot Park in downtown Kalispell on Oct. 31, 2020. Hunter D’Antuono | Flathead Beacon](https://format.creatorcdn.com/5b783be8-67a0-4a9f-a963-c07898a0a5ed/0/0/0/0,0,3632,2436,3632,1200/0-0-0/faf2d82f-6b1d-482e-bfe9-2b70b42eb2c9/1/1/20201031_RALLY_288.jpg?fjkss=exp=2040698933~hmac=e9a255bb7ef74b94a74ca429b448b83804d8dba074113cf4340d7c078286eb6b)
![Ryan Lamb wipes away tears as he gives his testimony in Flathead County District Court on June 10, 2017 on day six of his trial. Ryan Lamb is charged with felony deliberate homicide after being accused of stabbing his partner Ryan Nixon on Aug. 5, 2018. H](https://format.creatorcdn.com/5b783be8-67a0-4a9f-a963-c07898a0a5ed/0/0/0/0,0,3588,2466,3588,1200/0-0-0/46945496-ab79-4ab5-a44b-58e9cb20b98b/1/1/20190610_RYAN_LAMB_TRIAL_DAY6_903.jpg?fjkss=exp=2040698933~hmac=2e5486f689d83c7913209ab6950c67da07e7641c4f674bf455612e622efe8956)
Ryan Lamb wipes away tears as he gives his testimony in Flathead County District Court on day six of his trial on June 10, 2019. Ryan Lamb is charged with felony deliberate homicide after being accused of stabbing his partner Ryan Nixon to death on Aug. 5, 2018.
![Crowds watch fireworks over Whitefish Lake on July 4, 2019. Hunter D’Antuono | Flathead Beacon](https://format.creatorcdn.com/5b783be8-67a0-4a9f-a963-c07898a0a5ed/0/0/0/0,0,3578,2473,3578,1200/0-0-0/06e8a497-cc64-47d1-aa70-5573cf4e966f/1/1/190704_FIREWORKS_WHITEFISH_318.jpg?fjkss=exp=2040698933~hmac=40fb711aef1c710777927aeb3265e808f880dbc451d7b1dad2bb757a6c989525)
Crowds watch fireworks over Whitefish Lake on July 4, 2019.
![A kayaker competes in the Expert Slalom event during the 44th annual Bigfork Whitewater Festival on a foamy section of the Swan River known as the “Wild Mile” on May 25, 2019. Hunter D’Antuono | Flathead Beacon](https://format.creatorcdn.com/5b783be8-67a0-4a9f-a963-c07898a0a5ed/0/0/0/0,0,2902,3048,1600,3048/0-0-0/18f601ce-fde9-411b-a1a7-47e3bd029b53/1/1/20190525_WILD_MILE_930.jpg?fjkss=exp=2040698933~hmac=e494d85e7d4d40f19b91c9a1227547fcb745f1a5b829c66bad54ca8f03bdab71)
A kayaker competes in the Expert Slalom event during the 44th annual Bigfork Whitewater Festival on a foamy section of the Swan River known as the “Wild Mile” on May 25, 2019.
![Lynnea Woody rides her horse Prince Eric in Cross Country at The Event at Rebecca Farm on July 27, 2019. Hunter D’Antuono | Flathead Beacon](https://format.creatorcdn.com/5b783be8-67a0-4a9f-a963-c07898a0a5ed/0/0/0/0,0,3664,2415,3664,1200/0-0-0/47f75df5-1ff8-4757-8d99-10687fd74073/1/1/190727_THE_EVENT_370.jpg?fjkss=exp=2040698933~hmac=b13032370f383888d5586bc2fa802ac8e9dc6763a1e2648d4ac4e06e6fe3d922)
Lynnea Woody rides her horse Prince Eric in Cross Country at The Event at Rebecca Farm on July 27, 2019.
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Jordan Roberts, a young butcher for Matts Meats cleans up a garage floor where wild game carcasses hang during the height of hunting season in Livingston, Montana on November 2, 2017.
![Isak Soyland catches air on the jump hill at Whitefish Mountain Resort on Jan. 18, 2020. Hunter D’Antuono | Flathead Beacon](https://format.creatorcdn.com/5b783be8-67a0-4a9f-a963-c07898a0a5ed/0/0/0/0,0,2983,2151,2983,1200/0-0-0/74796c0b-1475-4ea9-aad7-07829d39e65b/1/1/20200118_FREESTYLE_BIG_AIR_0147.jpg?fjkss=exp=2040698933~hmac=29c651c45f4084fd3944da3e86d9eed84cf05e422f88a87b4e34f0e348973917)
![Flathead High School’s Cade Troupe wrestles Glacier High School’s Hunter Magness at Flathead High in Kalispell on Jan. 10, 2020. Hunter D’Antuono | Flathead Beacon](https://format.creatorcdn.com/5b783be8-67a0-4a9f-a963-c07898a0a5ed/0/0/0/0,0,3643,2429,3643,1200/0-0-0/8a7e01b3-1d93-4b39-9ded-05266416e9f0/1/1/20200110_WRESTLING_XTOWN_1422.jpg?fjkss=exp=2040698933~hmac=cdd6cc70fa22bf1c4214726facaa70e2c9de91eb948da88e7c4245fe27bc461d)
![Sophia Burrough performs in Christmas on Ice at Stumptown Ice Den in Whitefish on Dec 21, 2019. Hunter D’Antuono | Flathead Beacon](https://format.creatorcdn.com/5b783be8-67a0-4a9f-a963-c07898a0a5ed/0/0/0/0,0,3549,2493,3549,1200/0-0-0/7d530f8b-549e-493a-9945-3914560c2653/1/1/191221_XMAS_ON_ICE_1489.jpg?fjkss=exp=2040698933~hmac=3d89ca03ff48b2704f92b31b425613db2fcd5a540bcb3d044e66e73c1c04f6c5)
![The carnival by night at the Northwest Montana Fair in Kalispell on August 15, 2019. Hunter D’Antuono | Flathead Beacon](https://format.creatorcdn.com/5b783be8-67a0-4a9f-a963-c07898a0a5ed/0/0/0/0,0,3776,2343,3776,1200/0-0-0/81521b70-0579-4d7c-b1fa-cfe386540384/1/1/20190816_FAIR_CARNIVAL249.jpg?fjkss=exp=2040698933~hmac=573e2428b496b2dfc0d8bd2d1958a7ac0a54b8f4b43f5e3e9eb71c1f3ed3fc9d)
![Taylor Brisendine of Glacier High School competes in long jump in the Montana AA/B state track and field meet in Legends Stadium in Kalispell on May 24, 2019. Hunter D’Antuono | Flathead Beacon](https://format.creatorcdn.com/5b783be8-67a0-4a9f-a963-c07898a0a5ed/0/0/0/0,0,2738,3231,1600,3231/0-0-0/809bfb2f-1d63-4b28-8e2c-c61a9539e085/1/1/20190524_STATE_TRACK_818.jpg?fjkss=exp=2040698933~hmac=95c24a529fe2ee9a5f438e496a5cbe4d9f39e0b53b517f71aaa65d93e29b62e6)
Taylor Brisendine of Glacier High School competes in long jump in the Montana AA/B state track and field meet in Legends Stadium in Kalispell on May 24, 2019. Hunter D’Antuono | Flathead Beacon
![Eighth-graders from Cayuse Prairie School launch their rocket, dubbed “1-800-AMERICA,” into the sky during the fourth annual Flathead Valley Rocket Rally at Glacier High School on May 23, 2019. Hunter D’Antuono | Flathead Beacon](https://format.creatorcdn.com/5b783be8-67a0-4a9f-a963-c07898a0a5ed/0/0/0/0,0,2777,3186,1600,3186/0-0-0/2a15aff3-bf59-48d4-8e9e-193a3f8fd2bd/1/1/20190523_ROCKET_RALLY_361.jpg?fjkss=exp=2040698933~hmac=9aa63675dc834d88f3b7103a57604ad7146ee9f3162226a6699fdd1faf12e386)
Eighth-graders from Cayuse Prairie School launch their rocket, dubbed “1-800-AMERICA,” into the sky during the fourth annual Flathead Valley Rocket Rally at Glacier High School on May 23, 2019.
![A Merino sheep stands in a pasture on the Steitzof Merino sheep farm on July 17, 2019. Steitzof Merino produces Merino wool and sheep breeding stock in Whitefish, Montana. Hunter D’Antuono | Flathead Beacon](https://format.creatorcdn.com/5b783be8-67a0-4a9f-a963-c07898a0a5ed/0/0/0/0,0,3191,2773,3191,1200/0-0-0/d8d08726-8c98-4fae-80aa-2cda199d2b99/1/1/190717_MERINO_WOOL_184.jpg?fjkss=exp=2040698933~hmac=e6bf97e565bb685630ab388f2714b6405e3137aee176a27427a777df3fe57213)
A Merino sheep stands in a pasture on the Steitzof Merino sheep farm on July 17, 2019. Steitzof Merino of Whitefish took home a national award for the quality of its wool, winning out over 500 other fleeces from all over the West.