Mike Kordenbrock

6 days ago | flatheadbeacon.com | Mike Kordenbrock

Sponsored by Three Rivers Bank Excitement high as rodeo finals set for return to Majestic Valley Arena in Kalispell By Mike Kordenbrock May 31, 2025 Montana’s high school rodeo community is gearing up for its crowning event, as the Montana High School Rodeo Association (MHSRA) prepares for its finals competition to kick off June 2 at the Majestic Valley Arena in Kalispell.

2 weeks ago | flatheadbeacon.com | Mike Kordenbrock

Sports Even amid changing trends, changing gear, and changing people, in all the years the festival has stayed afloat, the Swan River and its storied mile of whitewater has remained the centerpiece of it all By Mike Kordenbrock May 22, 2025 As a local paddler born and raised in Bigfork, Dave Meyers thinks it’s “pretty sweet” to play a role in keeping the tradition of the Bigfork Whitewater Festival alive.

2 weeks ago | flatheadbeacon.com | Mike Kordenbrock

Nonprofits In the last fiscal year the nonprofit provided a little over $33,000 in funding for events, programs and projects in the Flathead Valley By Mike Kordenbrock May 19, 2025 It’s been a little over a month-and-a-half since Humanities Montana learned that a loss of federal grant funding had eliminated about 90% of its annual budget, and the nonprofit, which supports humanities programs, events and projects in the Flathead Valley and statewide, is continuing to try and plan for an...

2 weeks ago | flatheadbeacon.com | Mike Kordenbrock

This summer in the Flathead features a full slate of live music, rodeo, festivals and other events to keep you entertained throughout the sunny season. While trails and rivers may beckon, it never hurts to make time to check out the rich pool of local and national talent that grace stages and fill venues throughout the county. The below is a primer of notable events happening in the Flathead this summer.

3 weeks ago | flatheadbeacon.com | Mike Kordenbrock

Sports The National Park Service had previously claimed the baseball team's logo was too similar to its own By Mike Kordenbrock May 14, 2025 The Department of Interior (DOI) in early April withdrew its opposition to the Glacier Range Riders’ arrowhead logo, drawing to a close a dispute between the Flathead Valley Pioneer League baseball team and the federal government that has played out over the last few years in legal filings with the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office’s Trademark Trial and...