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The following note is from Bill Walker … I’d like to remind everyone that Bob Lee is giving his very popular and extremely useful First Aid/CPR/AED class at Sondreson Hall on Tuesday, May 29. It starts at 9:00am and should wrap up around 3:30 or 4:00pm. Bring your own lunch and drinks.

Class size is limited to 10 people. Contact Bill Walker, wkwalker@nvdi.comor 406-407-2764, to reserve a place.

Cost is $45 (the $35 listed in the newsletter is an error). Bob accepts cash or checks.

The course includes American Heart Association certification in basic first aid, CPR and use of Automated External Defibrillators (AEDs). Also, Bob throws in helpful advice on the sort of supplies to keep on hand in remote areas like the North Fork.

We’re holding this first course fairly early in the season (there’s another in August) because many folks have summer jobs with the Forest Service, Park Service or other outdoor-related organizations. Most of these outfits require basic first aid certification every two years. Bob’s course fulfills this requirement.

**NOTE: If you already made reservations and did not hear back from me, try again. There was an email outage a few days ago that caused some messages to go astray.**

Here’s a message from Rob Davies, District Ranger for the Flathead National Forest who is hosting this year’s winter interlocal.

The meeting will be held at the Glacier National Park, Community building, (the usual winter spot) in West Glacier, instead of the Hungry Horse Forest Service Conference room.

Date: Wed Feb 21
Place: Community Building, Glacier Ntl Park, West Glacier, MT
Time: 10:00 am to 1:00 pm

Tap here to get the agenda.

Tap here to get a draft of the questions that will be covered.

I’ll bring some snacks, coffee and tea. If you wish to bring additional snacks, treats, and potluck items, ……. That would be greatly appreciated.

See you there.

Rob

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Flathead National Forest, Hungry Horse – Glacier View Ranger Districts
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PO Box 190340
Hungry Horse, MT, MT 59919
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NOTE: THIS IS LOCATION IS DIFFERENT FROM AN EALIER ONE, SO DON’T GO TO THE WRONG PLACE.

The 2018 winter North Fork Interlocal Agreement meeting will be held Wednesday, February 21 at the Glacier Park Community Center in West Glacier. Start time is 10:00 a.m. The meeting usually lasts abut three hours.

The Interlocal Agreement provides for face-to-face contact with representatives of agencies whose policies and actions affect the North Fork. Interlocal Agreement meetings are held in the winter (in town) and summer (at Sondreson Hall). Agency attendees include Montana Fish, Wildlife & Parks Montana Department of State Lands, U.S. Border Patrol, Glacier National Park, Flathead National Forest, U.S. Fish &Wildlife Service and Flathead County.

Message from Treasurer Chris Heitz… Our last NFLA meeting of the season is Sunday, Oct 8.  Larry Wilson will be showing some of his wonderful slides at 7PM, and the meeting will be at 8PM.  We are asking our members to bring donations of canned goods for the Food Bank or the Veterans Pantry, and of course, monetary donations are also welcomed.  This 70th Anniversary summer has been one of the best and we hate to see it end, but our new Board is already planning events for next summer!  If anyone has ideas or suggestions for next year, please email Chris Heitz at treasurer@nflandowners.org and they will be forwarded to the Social Committee.  Thank you so much for your past support, and we look forward to seeing you on Sunday, October 8, and next year.

At 7 PM the Two Bear Search & Rescue Helicopter will arrive and speak on their important work here in the North Fork. It will be interesting and informative!

At 8 PM the election of officers will occur and we need interested members to join the board.

Also, don’t miss voting on a by-laws amendment changing the day of the business meetings to the 2^nd Sunday of each month (as opposed to the current 1^st Saturday).

The purpose of this proposed and to be voted on change is to allow greater involvement of community members for whom Saturday poses an impossibility to attend.

Bring a neighbor and see you Saturday @ Sondreson Hall @ 7 PM.

Tim Manley from the FWP will be giving a talk on grizzly bear management at Sondreson Hall on July 1 before the NFLA’s Business Meeting. His talks starts at 7PM. The Business Meeting starts at 8PM.

Tim was born in Great Falls, MT and went to college at Colorado State University where he graduated with a degree in Wildlife Biology. He moved back to Montana in 1981 and started mapping grizzly bear habitat for the Forest Service on the Kootenai in 1982. In 1984 Tim began working on the Cabinet Mtns grizzly program based out of Libby. Then in 1989, he started on the South Fork Grizzly Project.

Since 1993, Tim has been the Grizzly Bear Management Specialist for Montana FWP where he has been doing a great job minimizing conflicts between people and bears.

Come join your neighbors and friends to learn from Tim about grizzly bears in general, bears in our area, and get some tips on how to remove bear attractants.

The Daily Inter Lake has an article about the upcoming hearing. It begins… The zoning proposal to regulate short-term rental housing throughout much of Flathead County is the focus of a public hearing next week before the county commissioners. The hearing will begin at 10 a.m. Thursday, June 1, in the commissioners’ chambers on the third floor of the county courthouse in Kalispell.

The article goes on to say… The proposal no longer includes the North Fork area because guest cabins are a permitted use in the North Fork Zoning District.

Read the full Daily Inter Lake article here. For more information on what this is about, see Flathead County Short Term Rental Regulation Proposal – Summary

Although the May 30th 1st Aid and CPR training has been filled, openings are still available in the June 20th class.

On June 20th, Bob Lee is providing 1st Aid and CPR training with certification beginning at 9AM at Sondreson Hall, lasting most of the day. Please bring your lunch and drinks. The cost is $35. This class is limited to 10 individuals. Please contact Randy Kenyon at 752-5935 or kenyonnorthfork@gmail.com to reserve a spot.

UPDATE: Chris H. and some others pointed out that we failed to look at the back page of the agreement. So… we’ve added page two. You’ll want to check it out.

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A message from Mark Mussman, CFM, Director dated January 5, 2017 and from Flathead County Planning and Zoning…

The Northwest Montana Association of Realtors has submitted a zoning regulations text amendment to allow short-term rentals, or vacation rentals, with the approval of an Administrative Conditional Use Permit in the following zoning districts: AG _ 80, AG-40, AG-20, SAG-10, SAGoS, R-2.S, R-I, R-2, R-3, R-4, R-S, RC-I, RA-I, Ashley Lake, Labrant/Lindsey Lane, Lakeside, North Fork, Rogers Lake, and West Valley.

The Flathead County Planning Board will conduct a public hearing on Wednesday, February 8, 2017 at 6:00 P.M. in the 2nd floor conference of the South Campus Building located at 40 11th Street West, Kalispell, MT to consider this request. I have attached the proposed standards for Short-term Rental Housing submitted with the application for your review.

Please feel free to attend the hearing and submit comments. You may also submit written comments to the Department. If you have any further questions, do not hesitate to contact me.

Click here for a pdf version of the amendment.