Calling all North Forkers! Austin and Katie (owners of the Northern Lights Saloon) are hosting a series of Pint Nights this summer. $2 from every draft beer sold on June 12 from the hours of 5-9pm will graciously be donated to the NFLA. It’s a double win since Thursdays are also barbecue/smoker night!
Everyone needs a ‘Genuine McKibbon’ You can get yours at the NFLA Auction, July 18, 5:00pm, at Sondreson Hall. There’s sure to be other once in a lifetime treasures you didn’t know you need.
Mark your calendars!
Get out and pick up trash along the North Fork Road during the week of June 6 – 13!
Drop your 13 gallon black bags off at Home Ranch Bottoms (HRB) to be collected and tallied and taken to the landfill. HRB has extra bags if you need them. Check here or on the North Fork Facebook page for tallies. $25 gift certificate to HRB to be presented to the top collector at the Last Friday Pizza Party on June 17.
For more information, contact Home Ranch Bottoms at (406) 888-5572 or on Facebook or Instagram. Or just drop by their place at 8950 North Fork Road.
Bob Lee’s popular First Aid/CPR/AED Class was well attended. Eight folks showed up on May 20 at Sondreson Hall to renew their certifications and, as usual, to ask lots of questions.
Bob Lee will be giving his well-regarded First Aid/CPR/AED class in the North Fork again this spring. The class offers two-year AHA certification in First Aid, CPR and AED usage.
(Note: Due to popular request, this edition is for people who have taken the course before, but need to re-certify their skills. If you’ve never taken the class or it has been a long time since you did so, you should sign up for the July 22 session.)
The course starts at 9:00am and should wrap up just after lunch (although it could be a little earlier). The date is Tuesday, May 20. Cost is $45/person. The course will be held at Sondreson Hall. Bring your own lunch and drinks. Class size is limited to 10 people.
Contact Bill Walker, 406-407-2764 or wkwalker@nvdi.com to sign up for the course.
A few photos from last Friday’s International Dinner. Great fun!
Here are some photos from the Interlocal meeting on February 14, 2025. Lots of familiar faces, both from the local community and the various governmental agencies…
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…
The Winter 2025 Interlocal Agreement Meeting is hosted by the Montana Department of Natural Resources and Conservation (DNRC) at 10:00am, on Friday, February 14, in the Main Conference Room, Flathead Forest Supervisor’s Office, 650 Wolfpack Way, in Kalispell.
Please note that the meeting is on Friday, Feb 14, not Wednesday, Feb 12 as originally scheduled.
For those of you new to this, Interlocal meetings are held twice each year, winter and summer. These semi-annual get-togethers are intended to encourage open discussion between North Fork landowners and neighbors, and local, state and federal agencies. In other words, it’s a big deal if you have an interest in the North Fork.
As a convenience (it’s not required), I’m serving as a central point of contact for issues that North Fork organizations and individuals would like to see addressed by the various government agencies represented at the meeting. If you’ll send me your issues via email to wkwalker@nvdi.com by the afternoon of Wednesday, January 29, I’ll see to it that they get passed on to the various organizations in enough time for them to prepare their presentations.
Please feel free to get in touch if you have any questions.
Bill
UPDATE! The Interlocal Issues were compiled and submitted to the agencies on January 29th. View the list here.
We’re starting to see some real movement on the Comprehensive River Management Plan (not so affectionately known as the CRMP). The text of the official press release follows, but here are the highlights…
There are two informational meetings. The first is on Tuesday, January 21st, the second is on Wednesday, January 22nd. Both are being held from 6 to 8pm at the Flathead Valley Community College, Arts and Technology building, room 130 (AT-130). There is a listen-only virtual option for the presentation portions of the meeting.
From the official press release . . .
Here are some updates from the North Fork Patrol courtesy of Mark Heaphy:
1). During the last week of this past general hunting season a hunter illegally shot two cow elk in the vicinity of Whale Creek road; the truck and license plate were reported by some landowners. Although the case is still ongoing, the patrol voted to give an award to the landowners; this award is split between the patrol and the NFLA. Thanks to all who continue to keep an eye out for their neighbors properties.
2). The patrol also added Kevin Ulrichsen to its patrollers. After the required background check and briefing he is starting to help check on signed up properties. Kevin is an EMT, former fireman and a great addition to the NF patrol.
3). There have been a few medical incidents these last few months and folks have since asked what they should do. The very first thing one should always do in any emergency is to somehow contact 911; if you don’t have phone service figure out who near you does and have them do so. Be sure to have your address and pertinent info available (things can get stressful so write it down beforehand if possible) for example: 12345 NF road, 120 year old man with pacemaker, high blood pressure, diabetic with history of…etc). By making this call the ball gets rolling and available resources are notified, such as park rangers, law enforcement, SAR, border patrol, hospital etc. Next, you can contact other neighbors, professionals, north fork patrol etc. Typically you can expect both a truck from Blankenship Fire and Three Rivers ambulance, or/and (depending on the emergency) a helo from ALERT or 2Bear. As necessary (to save time), you can always transport the subject down the NF road with flashers on to meet an ambulance en-route. If possible, have an extra person available to mark your entranceway for an ambulance. You can also have little “go bag” ready if you’re going to stay the night at a hospital or in the valley.
These are just basic steps to help during an unexpected emergency.
4). Currently there are about 125 properties signed up for the patrol.
5). The annual winter North Valley SAR training is scheduled for Saturday, 8 Feb. It will be conducted in the Kintla Ranch/Trail Creek area and possibly state section 16.
6). If there are any questions, folks are always welcome to contact Mark at 406-890-5043.
Thanks!