Articles Written By: Linda Sappington
MISSOULA — It was supposed to be a simple surgery. In one day, out the next. But when Steve Heintz, 61, assistant general manager of Red Lion Inn in Polson, came out of his surgery for prostate cancer on July 11, something wasn’t right. He was running a fever of 103.9 degrees F. “He...
RONAN — Raw talent was interspersed with comedic anecdotes during Friday’s 4-H Open Talent Show held at the Lake County Fairgrounds. It took all the courage 10-year-old Logan Smith could muster to play his recorder in front of a crowd and three judges. “My whole body was quaking ...
The raid of a Lake County puppy mill last week drew attention to Montana’s lack of dog breeding regulations. The Lake County Sheriff’s office obtained a warrant to search LDR Kennel on Dublin Gulch Road after receiving at least three complaints. The most recent complaint reported a terrible od...
POLSON — Like a scene from a movie, artifacts literally came alive in the back lot of the Miracle of America Museum last weekend. Visitors rode in military jeeps, mini trains and climbed into the cockpit of Vietnam-era aircraft. Children scrambled over playground equipment from a simpler era, pumped...
Nearly 100 American White pelicans stopped along their migration route July 13 in a pond west of Highway 93, across from the Mission Mountain scenic lookout. The pelicans return from as far away as California, Mexico and Central America to nest in southern Montana waters on the far side of the Continental Di...
The “We Can Do It” poster associated with Rosie the Riveter was made by J. Howard Miller, a Pittsburgh artist hired by Westinghouse to create the poster. It was displayed for two months in 1943, only to Westinghouse employees in the Midwest — both male and female —as a motivational to...
The Force awakened the crowd gathered along Highway 212 July 4 as an X-Wing Starfighter sprayed water and bellowed out the Star Wars theme song from built-in speakers. Stuart Morton of Stuart’s Napa created the selfpropelled float, which took first place in the adult category. “I found a pi...
RONAN — Ronan School Board trustees accepted the retirement resignation of District No. 30 Superintendent Andy Holmlund at a special meeting held Thursday, July 7. Holmlund, who attended Ronan schools from kindergarten through 12th grade, said his past 13 years serving Ronan as superintendent have been...
YELLOW BAY — A commercial helicopter pilot crash-landed his aircraft in a cherry orchard after possibly making contact with a power line in the Yellow Bay area Saturday afternoon. The engine stuttered, and as the pilot attempted to land, the props may have suffered damage from a nearby fence. The pi...
Hundreds of well-used Old Glorys were retired in a respectful ceremony on Flag Day, June 14. Whether the worn flags were flown above businesses, in front yards or graced a gravestone, the tattered stars and stripes were all burned in a dignified manner in accordance with the U.S. Flag Code. The first flag...
