North Fork Community ice skating party, Feb 29th!

Ray Brown has generously rented the Stumptown Ice Den for all North Forkers to skate together on…

This Thursday, February 29th from 10:30 to 12:00!⛸️ Stumptown Ice Den
715 Wisconsin Ave, Whitefish.

If you need rental skates, they are provided!  Ray said come early if you need skates, around 10:00!

Beginners are encouraged to come, you get to use a chair 🪑😊.

Come skate, watch, and/or socialize!  😁

Reminder: North Fork Interlocal Agreement meeting, Feb 14, 10:00am

North Fork Interlocal Agreement Meeting
Wednesday, February 14, 2024
10:00 a.m. to 1:00 p.m.

Meeting Location: Glacier National Park Community Building
Albright Cir, West Glacier, MT 59936
To attend online (via Microsoft Teams), use this link

 Host Organization: Flathead County Continue reading Reminder: North Fork Interlocal Agreement meeting, Feb 14, 10:00am

North Fork Community Ice Skating Party, Feb 29th!

(Posted on Facebook yesterday by Beth Ulrichsen.)

Ray Brown has generously rented the Stumptown Ice Den for all North Forkers to skate together on…

Thursday, February 29th from 10:30 to 12:00!
Stumptown Ice Den
715 Wisconsin Ave, Whitefish

If you need rental skates, they are provided! Ray said come early if you need skates, like 10:00!

Beginners are encouraged to come, you get to use a chair.

Come skate, watch, and/or socialize!

Press release: Glacier National Park 2024 Vehicle Reservations  Open January 25 

Glacier National Park 2024 Vehicle Reservations  Open January 25 

Reservations Required May 24 through September 8, 2024

[Link to official press release posting.]

WEST GLACIER, Mont. [January 23, 2024] – Glacier National Park reminds visitors that advance vehicle reservations become available on Recreation.gov starting January 25, 2024 at 8 a.m. Mountain Time.

Vehicle reservations will be available on Recreation.gov through two types of booking windows; A portion of vehicle reservations will be available 120 days or approximately four months in advance on a daily rolling basis, beginning January 25 at 8 a.m. Mountain Time. Next day vehicle reservations will be available at 7 p.m. Mountain Time for next-day entry, starting May 23, 2024 on a daily rolling basis. Continue reading Press release: Glacier National Park 2024 Vehicle Reservations  Open January 25 

Issues for the 2024 North Fork Winter Interlocal

Rob Davies, Hungry Horse/Glacier View District Ranger, making a presentation at 2023 Summer North Fork Interlocal, July 12, 2023 - W. K. Walker
Rob Davies, Hungry Horse/Glacier View District Ranger, making a presentation at 2023 Summer North Fork Interlocal, July 12, 2023 – W. K. Walker

In case some of you are North Fork residents/landowners, but are not on the Interlocal mailing list, Here’s a copy of a recent email about submitting local issues and concerns for discussion at the meeting…

Hi, folks.

The Winter 2024 Interlocal Agreement Meeting is hosted by Flathead County at 10:00pam, on Wednesday, February 14, at the Glacier National Park Community Building on Albright Circle near the park’s West Glacier entrance. Continue reading Issues for the 2024 North Fork Winter Interlocal

Military exercises in Red Meadow area

Here’s some clarification on the current military presence at the Sapa airstrip on Red Meadow Road from Rob Davies, Hungry Horse/Glacier View District Ranger…

After a little research I have confirmed what this was all about.

Last weekend there was a military, US Special Forces training exercise… These military exercises will be occurring across four National Forests; the Flathead NF, Helena-Lewis and Clark NF, the Lolo NF, and the Kootenai NF.

…I did not have any details about when and where the activity would be occurring. I was generally aware that there was going to be US Special Forces training this winter and some of it would occur in the Whitefish Range but that’s all I was aware of. These military training operations are not intended to be publicly advertised and disclosed for obvious security reasons.

I hope this information helps… at least remove some of the mystery about what was going on.

Almost 70 people attend Christmas dinner at Sondreson Hall

The 2023 Christmas Day dinner at Sondreson Hall, hosted by Mark and Margaret Heaphy, brought neighbors together for hours of fun. The Heaphys were ably assisted by John and Tami Stone, Bernie & Vickie Wiedmann, and Ray Brown. About 70 folks enjoyed the opportunity to overeat and socialize with friends new and old.

Still sorting through the images, but here is the group photo from the event. The crowd was a little restless, so, if you don’t see yourself in one version, check the other . . .

First Annual (?) North Fork Turkey Trot

One last Thanksgiving note . . .

Here are the participants in the First Annual (maybe) North Fork Turkey Trot. It started from the Walker’s place on Thanksgiving morning and ended a couple of hours later on their front porch with coffee and hot chocolate.

First Annual North Fork Turkey Trot participants, Nov 23, 2013 - W. K. Walker
First Annual North Fork Turkey Trot participants, Nov 23, 2013 – W. K. Walker

Thanksgiving for 2013 at Sondreson Hall a big success

Thanksgiving dinner at Sondreson Hall, 2013 - W, K, Walker
Thanksgiving dinner at Sondreson Hall, 2013 – W, K, Walker

Due to the efforts of many people who cooked, cleaned, organized, decorated and, starting at 8:00am on the day-of, did a huge amount of final preparation,  Thanksgiving dinner at Sondreson Hall was a big success. Here are some photos of the final result. (And, yes, I included a photo of a “bear-proof pumpkin” center piece.) . . .

Continue reading Thanksgiving for 2013 at Sondreson Hall a big success