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                                                                   EXHIBIT 10(F)

     EMPLOYMENT AGREEMENT

     AGREEMENT between Glacier Bancorp, Inc., hereinafter called "Company", and
Michael J. Blodnick, hereinafter called "Executive",

                                    RECITALS

A.   Executive has served as President and Chief Executive Officer of the
     Company.

B.   The Company desires Executive to continue his employment at the Company
     under the terms and conditions of this Agreement.

C.   Executive desires to continue his employment at the Company under the terms
     and conditions of this Agreement.

                                    AGREEMENT

1.   EMPLOYMENT. The Company agrees to employ Executive and Executive accepts
     employment by the Company on the terms and conditions set forth in this
     Agreement. Executive's title will be President and Chief Executive Officer
     of the Company. During the term of this Agreement, Executive will serve as
     a director of the Company and of the Banks.

2.   TERM. The term of this Agreement ("Term") is one year, beginning on January
     1, 2006.

3.   DUTIES. The Company will employ Executive as its President and Chief
     Executive Officer. Executive will faithfully and diligently perform his
     assigned duties, which are as follows:

     (a)  Company Performance. Executive will be responsible for all aspects of
          the Company's performance, including without limitation, directing
          that daily operational and managerial matters are performed in a
          manner consistent with the Company's policies.

     (b)  Development and Preservation of Business. Executive will be
          responsible for the development and preservation of banking
          relationships and other business development efforts (including
          appropriate civic and community activities).

     (c)  Report to Board. Executive will report directly to the Company's board
          of directors. The Company's board of directors may, from time to time,
          modify Executive's title or add, delete, or modify Executive's
          performance responsibilities to accommodate management succession, as
          well as any other management objectives of the Company. Executive will
          assume any additional positions, duties and responsibilities as may
          reasonably be requested of him with or without additional
          compensation, as appropriate and consistent with Sections 3(a) and
          3(b) of this Agreement.

4.   EXTENT OF SERVICES. Executive will devote all of his working time,
     attention and skill to the duties and responsibilities set forth in Section
     3. To the extent that such activities do not interfere with his duties
     under Section 3, Executive may participate in other businesses as a passive
     investor, but (a) Executive may not actively participate in the operation
     or management of those businesses, and (b) Executive may not, without the
     Company's prior written consent, make or maintain any investment in a
     business with which the Company or its

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     subsidiaries has an existing competitive or commercial relationship.

5.   COMPANY BOARD. During the term, the Company will use its best efforts to
     nominate and recommend Executive for election to the Company's board of
     directors.

6.   SALARY. Executive will receive an annual salary of $300,000.00, to be paid
     in accordance with the Company's regular payroll schedule. Subsequent
     salary increases are subject to the Company's annual review of Executive's
     compensation and performance.

7.   INCENTIVE COMPENSATION. During the Term, the Company's board of directors
     will determine the amount of bonus to be paid by the Company to Executive
     for that year. In making this determination, the Company's board of
     directors will consider factors such as Executive's performance of his
     duties and the safety, soundness and profitability of the Company.
     Executive's bonus will reflect Executive's contribution to the performance
     of the Company during the year, also taking into account the nature and
     extent of incentive bonuses paid to comparable senior officers at the
     Company. This bonus will be paid to Executive no later than January 31 of
     the year following the year in which the bonus is earned by Executive.

8.   INCOME DEFERRAL. Executive will be eligible to participate in any program
     available to the Company's senior management for income deferral, for the
     purpose of deferring receipt of any or all of the compensation he may
     become entitled to under this Agreement.

9.   VACATION AND BENEFITS.

     (a)  Vacation and Holidays. Executive will receive four weeks of paid
          vacation each year in addition to all holidays observed by the Company
          and its subsidiaries. Executive may carry over, in the aggregate, up
          to four weeks of unused vacation to a subsequent year. Any unused
          vacation time in excess of four weeks will not accumulate or carry
          over from one calendar year to the next. Each calendar year, Executive
          shall take not less than one (1) week vacation.

     (b)  Benefits. Executive will be entitled to participate in any group life
          insurance, disability, health and accident insurance plans, profit
          sharing and pension plans and in other employee fringe benefit
          programs the Company may have in effect from time to time for its
          similarly situated employees, in accordance with and subject to any
          policies adopted by the Company's board of directors with respect to
          the plans or programs, including without limitation, any incentive or
          employee stock option plan, deferred compensation plan, 401(k) plan,
          and Supplemental Executive Retirement Plan (SERP). The Company through
          this Agreement does not obligate itself to make any particular
          benefits available to its employees.

     (c)  Business Expenses. The Company will reimburse Executive for ordinary
          and necessary expenses which are consistent with past practice at the
          Company (including, without limitation, travel, entertainment, and
          similar expenses) and which are incurred in performing and promoting
          the Company's business. Executive will present from time to time
          itemized accounts of these expenses, subject to any limits of the
          Company policy or the rules and regulations of the Internal Revenue
          Service.

10.  TERMINATION OF EMPLOYMENT.

     (a)  Termination by the Company for Cause. If the Company terminates
          Executive's employment for Cause (defined below) before this Agreement
          terminates, the Company will pay Executive the salary earned and
          expenses reimbursable under this Agreement incurred through the date
          of his termination. Executive will have no right to receive
          compensation or other benefits for any period after termination under
          this Section 10(a).

     (b)  Other Termination by the Company. If the Company terminates
          Executive's employment without Cause

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          before this Agreement terminates, or Executive terminates his
          employment for Good Reason (defined below), the Company will pay
          Executive for the remainder of the Term the compensation and other
          benefits he would have been entitled to if his employment had not
          terminated.

     (c)  Death or Disability. This Agreement terminates (1) if Executive dies
          or (2) if Executive is unable to perform his duties and obligations
          under this Agreement for a period of 90 consecutive days as a result
          of a physical or mental disability arising at any time during the term
          of this Agreement, unless with reasonable accommodation Executive
          could continue to perform his duties under this Agreement and making
          these accommodations would not pose an undue hardship on the Company.
          If termination occurs under this Section 10(c), Executive or his
          estate will be entitled to receive all compensation and benefits
          earned and expenses reimbursable through the date Executive's
          employment terminated.

     (d)  Termination Related to a Change in Control.

          (1)  Termination by Company. If the Company, or its successor in
               interest by merger, or its transferee in the event of a purchase
               in an assumption transaction (for reasons other than Executive's
               death, disability, or Cause) (1) terminates Executive's
               employment within 3 years following a Change in Control (as
               defined below), or (2) terminates Executive's employment before
               the Change in Control but on or after the date that any party
               either announces or is required by law to announce any
               prospective Change in Control transaction and a Change in Control
               occurs within six months after the termination, the Bank will
               provide Executive with the payment and benefits described in
               Section 10(d)(3) below.

          (2)  Termination by Executive. If Executive terminates Executive's
               employment, with or without Good Reason, within three years
               following a Change in Control, the Company will provide Executive
               with the payment and benefits described in Section 10(d)(3)
               below.

          (3)  Payments. If Section 10(d)(1) or (2) is triggered in accordance
               with its terms, the Company will: (i) pay Executive in 36 monthly
               installments in an amount equal to 2.99 times the Executive's
               annual salary (determined as of the day before the date
               Executive's employment was terminated) and (ii) maintain and
               provide for 2.99 years following Executive's termination, at no
               cost to Executive, the benefits described in Section 9(b) to
               which Executive is entitled (determined as of the day before the
               date of such termination); but if Executive's participation in
               any such benefit is thereafter barred or not feasible, or
               discontinued or materially reduced, the Company will arrange to
               provide Executive with either benefits substantially similar to
               those benefits or a cash payment of substantially similar value
               in lieu of the benefits.

     (e)  Limitations on Payments Related to Change in Control. The following
          apply notwithstanding any other provision of this Agreement:

          (1)  the total of the payments and benefits described in Section
               10(d)(3) will be less than the amount that would cause them to be
               a "parachute payment" within the meaning of Section 280G(b)(2)(A)
               of the Internal Revenue Code;

          (2)  the payment and benefits described in Section 10(d)(3) will be
               reduced by any compensation (in the form of cash or other
               benefits) received by Executive from the Company or its successor
               after the Change in Control; and

          (3)  Executive's right to receive the payments and benefits described
               in Section 10(d)(3) terminates (i) immediately if before the
               Change in Control transaction closes, Executive terminates his
               employment without Good Reason, or the Company terminates
               Executive's employment for Cause, or (ii) three years after a
               Change of Control occurs.

     (f)  Return of Bank Property. If and when Executive ceases, for any reason,
          to be employed by the Company, Executive must return to the Company
          all keys, pass cards, identification cards and any other property of
          the Company. At the same time, Executive also must return to the
          Company all originals and

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          copies (whether in memoranda, designs, devices, diskettes, tapes,
          manuals, and specifications) which constitute proprietary information
          or material of the Company and its subsidiaries. The obligations in
          this paragraph include the return of documents and other materials
          which may be in his desk at work, in his car, in place of residence,
          or in any other location under his control.

     (g)  Cause. "Cause" means any one or more of the following:

          (1)  Willful misfeasance or gross negligence in the performance of
               Executive's duties;

          (2)  Conviction of a crime in connection with his duties;

          (3)  Conduct demonstrably and significantly harmful to the Company, as
               reasonably determined on the advice of legal counsel by the
               Company's board of directors; or

          (4)  Permanent disability, meaning a physical or mental impairment
               which renders Executive incapable of substantially performing the
               duties required under this Agreement, and which is expected to
               continue rendering Executive so incapable for the reasonably
               foreseeable future.

     (h)  Good Reason. "Good Reason" means only any one or more of the
          following:

          (1)  Reduction of Executive's salary or reduction or elimination of
               any compensation or benefit plan benefiting Executive, unless the
               reduction or elimination is generally applicable to substantially
               all Company employees (or employees of a successor or controlling
               entity of the Company) formerly benefited;

          (2)  The assignment to Executive without his consent of any authority
               or duties materially inconsistent with Executive's position as of
               the date of this Agreement;

          (3)  The material breach of this Agreement by the Company, or

          (4)  A relocation or transfer of Executive's principal place of
               employment outside Flathead County, Montana.

     (i)  Change in Control. "Change in Control" means a change "in the
          ownership or effective control" or "in the ownership of a substantial
          portion of the assets" of the Company, within the meaning of Section
          280G of the Internal Revenue Code.

11.  CONFIDENTIALITY. Executive will not, after the date this Agreement was
     signed, including during and after its Term, use for his own purposes or
     disclose to any other person or entity any confidential business
     information concerning the Company or its business operations or that of
     its subsidiaries, unless (1) the Company consents to the use or disclosure
     of confidential information; (2) the use or disclosure is consistent with
     Executive's duties under this Agreement, or (3) disclosure is required by
     law or court order. For purposes of this Agreement, confidential business
     information includes, without limitation, trade secrets (as defined under
     the Montana Uniform Trade Secrets Act, Montana Code Section 30-14-402),
     various confidential information on investment management practices,
     marketing plans, pricing structure and technology of either the Company or
     its subsidiaries. Executive will also treat the terms of this Agreement as
     confidential business information.

12.  NONCOMPETITION. During the Term of this Agreement and for a period of three
     years after Executive's employment with the Company has terminated,
     Executive will not, directly or indirectly, as a shareholder, director,
     officer, employee, partner, agent, consultant, lessor, creditor or
     otherwise:

     (a)  provide management, supervisory or other similar services to any
          person or entity engaged in any business in counties in which the
          Company or its subsidiaries may have a presence which is competitive
          with the business of the Company or a subsidiary as conducted during
          the term of this Agreement or as conducted as of the date of
          termination of employment, including any preliminary steps associated
          with the formation of a new bank.

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     (b)  persuade or entice, or attempt to persuade or entice any employee of
          the Company or a subsidiary to terminate his/her employment with the
          Company or a subsidiary.

     (c)  persuade or entice or attempt to persuade or entice any person or
          entity to terminate, cancel, rescind or revoke its business or
          contractual relationships with the Company or its subsidiaries.

13.  ENFORCEMENT.

     (a)  The Company and Executive stipulate that, in light of all of the facts
          and circumstances of the relationship between Executive and the
          Company, the agreements referred to in Sections 11 and 12 (including
          without limitation their scope, duration and geographic extent) are
          fair and reasonably necessary for the protection of the Company and
          its subsidiaries confidential information, goodwill and other
          protectable interests. If a court of competent jurisdiction should
          decline to enforce any of those covenants and agreements, Executive
          and the Company request the court to reform these provisions to
          restrict Executive's use of confidential information and Executive's
          ability to compete with the Company to the maximum extent, in time,
          scope of activities and geography, the court finds enforceable.

     (b)  Executive acknowledges the Company will suffer immediate and
          irreparable harm that will not be compensable by damages alone if
          Executive repudiates or breaches any of the provisions of Sections 11
          or 12 or threatens or attempts to do so. For this reason, under these
          circumstances, the Company, in addition to and without limitation of
          any other rights, remedies or damages available to it at law or in
          equity, will be entitled to obtain temporary, preliminary and
          permanent injunctions in order to prevent or restrain the breach, and
          the Company will not be required to post a bond as a condition for the
          granting of this relief.

14.  COVENANTS. Executive specifically acknowledges the receipt of adequate
     consideration for the covenants contained in Sections 11 and 12 and that
     the Company is entitled to require him to comply with these Sections. These
     Sections will survive termination of this Agreement. Executive represents
     that if his employment is terminated, whether voluntarily or involuntarily,
     Executive has experience and capabilities sufficient to enable Executive to
     obtain employment in areas which do not violate this Agreement and that the
     Company's enforcement of a remedy by way of injunction will not prevent
     Executive from earning a livelihood.

15.  ARBITRATION.

     (a)  Arbitration. At either party's request, the parties must submit any
          dispute, controversy or claim arising out of or in connection with, or
          relating to, this Agreement or any breach or alleged breach of this
          Agreement, to arbitration under the American Arbitration Association's
          rules then in effect (or under any other form of arbitration mutually
          acceptable to the parties). A single arbitrator agreed on by the
          parties will conduct the arbitration. If the parties cannot agree on a
          single arbitrator, each party must select one arbitrator and those two
          arbitrators will select a third arbitrator. This third arbitrator will
          hear the dispute. The arbitrator's decision is final (except as
          otherwise specifically provided by law) and binds the parties, and
          either party may request any court having jurisdiction to enter a
          judgment and to enforce the arbitrator's decision. The arbitrator will
          provide the parties with a written decision naming the substantially
          prevailing party in the action. This prevailing party is entitled to
          reimbursement from the other party for its costs and expenses,
          including reasonable attorneys' fees.

     (b)  Governing Law. All proceedings will be held at a place designated by
          the arbitrator in Flathead County, Montana. The arbitrator, in
          rendering a decision as to any state law claims, will apply Montana
          law.

     (c)  Exception to Arbitration. Notwithstanding the above, if Executive
          violates Section 11 or 12, the Company will have the right to initiate
          the court proceedings described in Section 13(b), in lieu of an
          arbitration proceeding under this Section 15.

16.  MISCELLANEOUS PROVISIONS.

     (a)  Entire Agreement. This Agreement constitutes the entire understanding
          and agreement between the

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          parties concerning its subject matter and supersedes all prior
          agreements, correspondence, representations, or understandings between
          the parties relating to its subject matter.

     (b)  Binding Effect. This Agreement will bind and inure to the benefit of
          the Company's, its subsidiaries' and Executive's heirs, legal
          representatives, successors and assigns.

     (c)  Litigation Expenses. If either party successfully seeks to enforce any
          provision of this Agreement or to collect any amount claimed to be due
          under it, this party will be entitled to reimbursement from the other
          party for any and all of its out-of-pocket expenses and costs
          including, without limitation, reasonable attorneys' fees and costs
          incurred in connection with the enforcement or collection.

     (d)  Waiver. Any waiver by a party of its rights under this Agreement must
          be written and signed by the party waiving its rights. A party's
          waiver of the other party's breach of any provision of this Agreement
          will not operate as a waiver of any other breach by the breaching
          party.

     (e)  Assignment. The services to be rendered by Executive under this
          Agreement are unique and personal. Accordingly, Executive may not
          assign any of his rights or duties under this Agreement.

     (f)  Amendment. This Agreement may be modified only through a written
          instrument signed by both parties.

     (g)  Severability. The provisions of this Agreement are severable. The
          invalidity of any provision will not affect the validity of other
          provisions of this Agreement.

     (h)  Governing Law and Venue. This Agreement will be governed by and
          construed in accordance with Montana law, except to the extent that
          certain regulatory matters may be governed by federal law. The parties
          must bring any legal proceeding arising out of this Agreement in
          Flathead County, Montana.

     (i)  Counterparts. This Agreement may be executed in one or more
          counterparts, each of which shall be deemed to be an original, but all
          of which taken together will constitute one and the same instrument.

     Signed this 28th day of December, 2005.

                                        GLACIER BANCORP, INC.


                                        /s/ John S. MacMillan
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                                        John S. MacMillan, Chairman


Attest:


/s/ James H. Strosahl
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James H. Strosahl, Secretary


                                        EXECUTIVE


                                        /s/ Michael J. Blodnick
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                                        Michael J. Blodnick