Kate Heston

Flathead Valley, Montana

News Reporter at Daily Inter Lake

Reporter: @DailyInterLake | previous: @news21, @uiowa_sjmc, @thedailyiowan | [email protected]

Articles

Plan for new Kalispell library branch hits funding snags

1 day ago | dailyinterlake.com | Kate Heston

Funding worries have temporarily shelved the purchase of land near the Kalispell Center Mall for a future library branch. “We’re feeling pretty insecure right now about funding,” said Flathead County Library Trustee Jane Wheeler at Tuesday’s meeting of the board’s facilities committee. “It looks like the county will not release anything ...
Online cooking show aims to revive indigenous traditions in the kitchen

1 day ago | yahoo.com | Kate Heston

May 14—Mariah Gladstone pulls a butternut squash out of her bag and places it on a cutting board in a classroom at Flathead Valley Community College. The keynote speaker for the annual Earth Day expo, Gladstone owns Indigikitchen, an online cooking show dedicated to re-indigenizing diets by providing knowledge on how to find and prepare foods for health, but in the case of Natives also for the added benefit of cultural revitalization. The name comes from combining Indigenous, digital and kitchen.
Online cooking show aims to revive indigenous traditions in the kitchen

2 days ago | dailyinterlake.com | Kate Heston

Mariah Gladstone pulls a butternut squash out of her bag and places it on a cutting board in a classroom at Flathead Valley Community College. The keynote speaker for the annual Earth Day expo, Gladstone owns Indigikitchen, an online cooking show dedicated to re-indigenizing diets by providing knowledge on how to find and prepare foods for health, but in the case of Natives also for the added benefit of cultural revitalization. The name comes from combining Indigenous, digital and kitchen.
Author weaves journey of motherhood into novel

4 days ago | yahoo.com | Kate Heston

May 11—Motherhood is beautiful and challenging, a concept many mothers may resonate with, Sierra Zemke says. A mother of two young children, Zemke, has taken her experiences with motherhood as inspiration in writing her first fiction novel. Sitting in a Kalispell park, while her children Elijah and Cherish played on the monkey bars Zemke talks about the book, along with the difficulties and joys that come with motherhood that ultimately inspired the book. "It's worth it," she says of being a mom.
New coffee shop Glacier Grinds brews up in Kalispell

5 days ago | yahoo.com | Kate Heston

May 11—On a sunny Friday morning in April, Glacier Grinds, one of Kalispell's newest coffee shops, is full of energy. The espresso machine grinds behind the shop's bar counter as baristas make variations of coffee and energy drinks. A mom sits at the bar, talking to the baristas as they work, while her daughter sits to the side and makes her own coffee on a toy coffee machine. It's the sort of place owner Hailey Owens hoped to eventually see and one she hopes to continue to grow.
Transformation of Kalispell Center Mall aims to make it a downtown destination

5 days ago | yahoo.com | Kate Heston

May 11—Future plans for the Kalispell Center Mall include redesigning the Main Street property to include an event space, new retail spots, restaurants, and potentially adding a national grocery chain as part of a vision to make it an "active18-hour spot.""It's an asset that's been under-utilized for a good bit of time," said John Doubleday with SHOP Companies, the Texas company that acquired the mall last year.
New coffee shop Glacier Grinds brews up in Kalispell

5 days ago | yahoo.com | Kate Heston

May 11—On a sunny Friday morning in April, Glacier Grinds, one of Kalispell's newest coffee shops, is full of energy. The espresso machine grinds behind the shop's bar counter as baristas make variations of coffee and energy drinks. A mom sits at the bar, talking to the baristas as they work, while her daughter sits to the side and makes her own coffee on a toy coffee machine. It's the sort of place owner Hailey Owens hoped to eventually see and one she hopes to continue to grow.
Transformation of Kalispell Center Mall aims to make it a downtown destination

5 days ago | dailyinterlake.com | Kate Heston

Future plans for the Kalispell Center Mall include redesigning the Main Street property to include an event space, new retail spots, restaurants, and potentially adding a national grocery chain as part of a vision to make it an “active18-hour spot.” “It’s an asset that’s been under-utilized for a good bit of time,” said John Doubleday with SHOP Companies, the Texas company that acquired the mall last year.
New coffee shop Glacier Grinds brews up in Kalispell

5 days ago | dailyinterlake.com | Kate Heston

On a sunny Friday morning in April, Glacier Grinds, one of Kalispell’s newest coffee shops, is full of energy. The espresso machine grinds behind the shop’s bar counter as baristas make variations of coffee and energy drinks. A mom sits at the bar, talking to the baristas as they work, while her daughter sits to the side and makes her own coffee on a toy coffee machine. It’s the sort of place owner Hailey Owens hoped to eventually see and one she hopes to continue to grow.
Author weaves journey of motherhood into novel

5 days ago | dailyinterlake.com | Kate Heston

Motherhood is beautiful and challenging, a concept many mothers may resonate with, Sierra Zemke says. A mother of two young children, Zemke, has taken her experiences with motherhood as inspiration in writing her first fiction novel. Sitting in a Kalispell park, while her children Elijah and Cherish played on the monkey bars Zemke talks about the book, along with the difficulties and joys that come with motherhood that ultimately inspired the book. “It’s worth it,” she says of being a mom.