🌱 How would a Columbia Mountain tram change life in Hungry Horse?

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• How would a Columbia Mountain tram change life in Hungry Horse?

Today's riddle: Why did the girl pig break up with the boy pig? 🤔 (Answer below!)

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Weather forecast:

• Friday: Mostly sunny and delightful, with a high of 70 and low of 37 degrees.
• Saturday: Partly sunny and pleasant, temps: high: 69, low: 37.
• Sunday: Radiant sunshine and warm, with a high of 74 and low of 38 degrees.

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📰 News we're reading

• Proposal for tram from Hungry Horse up Columbia Mountain moves ahead (kpax.com) — A major tourism proposal could bring a year-round tram from Hungry Horse up Columbia Mountain, offering sweeping views and new visitor facilities at both ends. The Flathead National Forest has accepted the proposal for initial screening, which will include public input and environmental review, and developers estimate about 230 jobs tied to construction and operations if it moves forward.
   

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🗓 Events Nearby

Friday October 2

• 2026 Updates in Cardiovascular and Pulmonary Disease Conference →
  The Lodge at Whitefish Lake, 1380 Wisconsin Avenue, Whitefish
  11:55 am
• Homecoming Parade
  Columbia Falls Jr HS Columbia Falls, MT 59912
  4:00 pm
• latin social dance + lesson →
  Rio Dance Studio, 5068 U.S. 93 South, Whitefish
  7:00 pm
• latin social dance: merengue! →
  Rio Dance Studio, 5068 U.S. 93 South, Whitefish
  7:00 pm

Sunday October 4

• Badrock Farmers Market (Sundays) →
  Badrock Farmers Market, 320 Nucleus Avenue, Columbia Falls
  10:00 am
• Badrock Farmers Market →
  Badrock Farmers Market, 320 Nucleus Avenue, Columbia Falls
  10:00 am
• ecstatic dance →
  Rio Dance Studio, 5068 U.S. 93 South, Whitefish
  10:30 am

Monday October 5

• 7/8th MSVB Tournament @Cayuse Prairie Oct 5-8
  Smith Valley Elementary Kalispell, MT 59901
  4:15 pm

Tuesday October 6

• Adult Education Class - Love and Logic
  Evergreen Elementary Kalispell, MT 59901
  6:00 pm
• Libby at Whitefish →
  1143 East 4th, Whitefish
  7:15 pm

Thursday October 8

• Bigfork Chamber of Commerce October Sundowner
  Bigfork Food Bank, 7535 MT Hwy 35, Bigfork
  11:00 am

Friday October 9

• 5/6th MSVB Tournament @Deer Park/Helena Flats Oct 9-10
  Smith Valley Elementary Kalispell, MT 59901
  4:00 pm

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💬 Chatter

What your neighbors are talking about on social media

• Kroger posted a job opening for Grocery Clerk in Columbia Falls. Apply here.
• Pizza Hut, Inc. posted a job opening for Restaurant General Manager - Salary in Columbia Falls. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Hungry Horse here.

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🗞 Nearby News

Columbia Falls

• Columbia Falls Eyecare welcomes new doctor (hungryhorsenews.com)
• Columbia Falls woman dies after crash at highway intersection (dailyinterlake.com)
• Stockman Bank grand opening Oct. 7 (hungryhorsenews.com)

Whitefish

• New Whitefish Rotary president outlines priorities for lasting impact (whitefishpilot.com)

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-- The Patch AM Team

P.S. The answer to today's riddle: "Why did the girl pig break up with the boy pig?" — Because he was such a boar! (Thank you Theresa H. for sending it in!)
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