Articles Written By: Linda Sappington
In 1964, three days before his 25th birthday, Ronan High School graduate Eddie Peschel was severely injured in a car wreck, causing him to be in a coma for several months. Doctors thought if Eddie ever came to, he’d be brain dead. But a loving family and dedicated sister didn’t buy into ...
OLSON — The Polson Loaves and Fish Pantry is searching for a volunteer to help pick up food at local supermarkets, according to Bryan River, pantry manager. The work would require about an hour on Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday and Saturday to pick up donations of food from Safeway. “We h...
POLSON — Residents are encouraged to attend a meeting at 6 p.m. Tuesday, Aug. 26, in City Council Chambers to ask questions and offer suggestions regarding proposed development code changes for Polson and nearby county areas. The City-County Planning board has been reworking the current Polson Devel...
FINLEY POINT — A tree felled by strong winds around 5:30 p.m. Wednesday, Aug. 13 knocked down a power pole and power lines on South Finley Point Road, causing residents on Finley Point and other points south to Fulkerson to lose power, according to Kerry Wiedrich, engineering manager for Mission V...
Creekside grasses were high, but so were the spirits of small anglers tucked along Spring Creek Friday morning for the 5th annual Fishing Derby, sponsored by the Ronan VFW. Conrad Todd brought 10 youths from the Boys and Girls Club of the Flathead Reservation and Lake County, and spent much of his t...
RONAN — More than 30 cars faced off Saturday on the Community Bank lawn for the Ronan Pioneer Days annual car show. A red and white mini-me toy car held its own against a matching 1955 Crown Victoria owned by Marvin and Marie Taber of Whitefish. A similar-colored cherry red ’57 Thunde...
Tucked away behind a Main Street sidewalk, a bit off the beaten path, young entrepreneur Lexie Gauthier and her friend Anna Vert enticed thirsty Cherry Festival visitors to buy their lemonade. The homemade stand was somewhat shaded by an umbrella turned inside-out by Saturday’s wind gusts. The breez...
Triathlete Rob LaBair slogged through last years inaugural mud run for a first-place finish. He had so much fun that he chose to help plan this year’s race. He collaborated with event organizer Lowell Tyler, and together they invented harder obstacles that mirror the Montana Spartan Sprint race the fri...
ST. IGNATIUS – The Good Old Days weekend kicked off Friday afternoon with a pageant for boys and girls where Lola Schock, 7, was crowned Little Miss Good Old Days. Later that evening, Lola’s mom, Mrs. Montana 2013 Alyssa Schock, passed her crown on to Mrs. Montana 2014, Cindy Archer.&nb...
Smoke from wildfires raging in Washington drifted over and filled the Flathead and Mission Valleys late last week, creating unhealthy air quality but interesting skies. By Saturday afternoon, the wind and rain helped clear valleys in Lake County.
