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POLSON — Billy Dale Achenbaugh, 75, of Polson passed away on Jan. 9, 2012, at St. Patrick Hospital. Billy was born on Oct. 8, 1936, in Red Bluff, Calif. He received his education in Westwood and Roseville, both in Calif. He married Ellen Louise Sipes in Las Vegas, Nev. on Oct. 8, 1962. Billy served ...
Editor, Once again, “Custer’s ghost” has surfaced in our CSKT Tribal Council Chambers. Genocide is taking place behind closed doors in Council chambers, further exterminating our Tribal/Indian blood degree on the Flathead Indian Reservation. The Tribe has 7,841 enrolled members, and only...
Editor, MSU Flathead Reservation Extension would like to extend our sincere thanks to Tribal Council and to our community volunteers and educators who have given their support, time and expertise to our programs in 2011. With all this support, we know that our programs in 2012 will be even more successful...
Editor, Terry Backs has everything but the black helicopters descending on us, and Sen. Carmine Mowbray claims with 50 million people uninsured, and tens of thousands more bankrupted ever year due to medical problems even if they are insured, that we have the best healthcare delivery system in the world. ...
Editor, A press release provided by City Attorney James Raymond on Nov. 5, 2009, states, “Polson is relatively rare among third-class cities in having set out and adopted specific local rules that take all the public participation mandates into consideration.” I believe the “rar...
Editor, I am writing to tell all the secret Santas, secret elves, layaway angels, bell ringers and anyone else that donates their time, services or goods, thank you for all you do. I am blown away by all the generosity that people have in making sure that happiness is spread throughout for the holiday sea...
Editor, We all are truly blessed to live in such a beautiful and caring community like the Polson area. The Polson Loaves and Fish Food Pantry is truly a community asset available to those in need. The Polson Loaves and Fish Food Pantry clients, volunteers and board are especially thankful and apprecia...
Editor, Once again it is open season for any self-selecting fool with $15 (I know, because I speak from personal experience), and good hair, (okay, I don’t have that), to decide to become our “leader” at the biannual campus for the criminally insane in Helena. Too many of our fine candid...
Editor, With tongue in cheek, a great interest in football and fear for its future, I offer the following: Consider Tim Tebow, the great Denver Broncos quarterback and his “Tebowing” posture. Tim getting down on one knee in a praying posture after a good play creates a very interesting dile...
Winter season is again upon us, and the City Street Department is looking forward to early mornings on the snowy streets of Polson. It is the time of year to remind ourselves of the City’s snow removal plan and ordinances. The plan is developed on the premise that public need for safe streets is gre...
