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🌱 Where to see rare Marge Dodge works in Kalispell this month
Kalispell, Montana Patch AM: a 5 min readMorning Kalispell! We've got the scoop on the latest happenings in town. Read on to get looped in. ☀️
In today's newsletter:
- Where to see rare Marge Dodge works in Kalispell this month
- How a 95-home Birchwood project could reshape housing off the bypass.
- When will the Bozeman Symphony play for free in Kalispell?
Also on today's calendar: Pierogi Making Class at Waters Edge Winery and Bistro and 5 more events.
Today's riddle: What do sweet potatoes wear to bed? 🤔 (Answer below!)
- Friday: A shower and thunderstorm, with a high of 65 and low of 42 degrees.
- Saturday: Periods of sun, temps: high: 69, low: 37.
- Sunday: Partly sunny and pleasant, with a high of 74 and low of 46 degrees.
📰 News we're reading
1. A Montana Modernist View of the West exhibit features the work of Marge Dodge (dailyinterlake.com) — You can currently see “A Montana Modernist View of the West,” featuring Marge Dodge’s work, at a gallery in the Kalispell Center Mall through June 27. Many pieces were recently shown at a Kalispell museum and some haven’t been public in decades. The exhibit highlights her emotionally rich modernist paintings, sculptures, and mixed media, with hours Wednesday through Saturday afternoons. 
2. Kalispell Planning Commission Reviews Proposed 95-Home Affordable Housing Development Off Highway 93 Bypass (flatheadbeacon.com) — Kalispell officials are weighing a 95-home Birchwood development off the U.S. 93 bypass that could add a mix of Habitat for Humanity and market-rate housing. The 21-acre project faces engineering, noise, and traffic questions, including over 1,000 new daily trips on Northland Drive, and is headed for a July 14 public hearing under the city’s new land use review process.
3. Bozeman Symphony to bring free summer concerts to communities across Montana (nbcmontana.com) — Free Bozeman Symphony chamber concerts are coming to Kalispell this August as part of a statewide summer tour, giving locals a no-cost way to enjoy live classical music. The Far Afield series pairs many shows with Montana Shakespeare in the Parks and focuses on bringing professional performances to rural and underserved communities. Full dates and details are available online.
4. Teen girl submerged for nearly 10 minutes in rafting accident near Glacier (billingsgazette.com) — A 17-year-old Ohio girl injured in a late-May rafting accident near Glacier is in an induced coma at a Kalispell hospital after being submerged for about 10 minutes. Family friends say she was rescued by her boyfriend’s family, given 45 minutes of CPR, and airlifted here for intensive care. A GoFundMe reports she’s making slow, steady progress with strong local medical support.
5. Flathead County Agriculture Extension Agent (montana.edu) — A new full-time MSU Extension agriculture agent position is based at the Flathead County Extension Office in Kalispell, focusing on horticulture, agriculture, natural resources, and 4-H support. The role will work closely with local producers, small-acreage landowners, and youth programs, with applications starting to be screened June 25, 2026.
📸 Around Kalispell
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Upcoming Events in
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★ Featured events ★
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Kalispell Farmers Market at Flathead Valley Community College →
Flathead Valley Community College, 777 Grandview Dr, Kalispell
9:00 am
Saturday June 13
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Other local events
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Trail & Packing Owl Creek
Flathead County Extension Services 1108 S Main St #4, Kalispell, MT 59901 -
Veteran's Home Parade
Flathead County Extension Services Columbia Falls, MT 59912, USA -
Live Hog Showmanship/Fitting Clinic
Flathead County Extension Services Flathead County Fairgrounds, 265 N Meridian Rd, Kalispell, MT 5
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Pierogi Making Class at Waters Edge Winery and Bistro →
Waters Edge Winery & Bistro Kalispell, 2593 U.S. Hwy 2 E Ste 8, Kalispell
12:00 pm -
5-6th Grade Basketball Camp (3:00-5:00pm)
Fair-Mont-Egan 7-8 Kalispell, MT 59901 -
7-8th Grade Basketball Camp (5:00-7:00pm)
Fair-Mont-Egan 7-8 Kalispell, MT 59901 -
City Council Meeting - Work Session →
City of Kalispell Meetings The City Council meets the 1st and 3rd Monday of each month for a regular meeting and the 2nd and 4th Monday of each month for a work session. The City Council does not meet on 5th Mondays of the month. When Federal Holidays occur on a Monday, Cit
7:00 pm
Saturday June 13
Monday June 15
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🗓 Events Nearby
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Halfway Into the Woods by Lakeside Dance Studio →
Flathead High School, 644 4th Ave W, Kalispell
5:30 pm -
Flathead Farmers Quarterly project meeting
Flathead County Extension Services Whitefish Community Center, 121 E Second St, Whitefish, MT 5993
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Trail & Packing Owl Creek
Flathead County Extension Services 1108 S Main St #4, Kalispell, MT 59901 -
Veteran's Home Parade
Flathead County Extension Services Columbia Falls, MT 59912, USA
Friday June 12
Saturday June 13
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💬 Chatter
What your neighbors are talking about on social media
- FREE organic Vegetable Glycerine from Wildly Organic.
Full box of liter sized bottles. If you’re making soap or natural face care products, you’ll love this. I ordered it by mistake and not worth paying… (Nextdoor East Kalispell) - Our Siberian Irises have started to bloom.
Very pretty shade of purple this year. #not-an-ad (Nextdoor Evergreen)
- Disabledperson, Inc posted a job opening for Stocking Team Associate at Walmart in Kalispell, Montana in Kalispell. Apply here.
- The Home Depot, Inc. posted a job opening for Customer Service/Sales in Kalispell. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Kalispell here.
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-- The Patch AM Team
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