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RONAN — Jasmine Fisher and Michael Brown of Arlee are proud to announce the arrival of their fourth child, Serenity Leyna-Lynn Brown, who was born Nov. 17, 2011, at St. Luke Community Hospital. Serenity weighed 5 pounds, 5 ounces and joins siblings Michael, Jr., Christopher and Dasan Brown. Paternal gr...
What is an MSU Lake County Master Gardener, and how do I become a Master Gardener? Originally, the Master Gardener program was started by the Washington State Cooperative Extension Service in 1972. Developing out of a need to meet an enormous increase in requests from home gardeners for horticulture informat...
Gifts purchased for Share the Spirit Holiday Assistance program need to be returned by Thursday, Dec. 15, to a tree location or taken to STS Santa Headquarters in the former DRS building on South Hills at the top of Polson Hill. Tags for children ages 12 and under are hanging on Christmas trees located in...
RONAN — Ralph E. Bick passed away Nov. 30, 2011, in Williams Lake, B.C. He was born April 14, 1923, at home near Broadview, Mont., the second child of Clarence and Evelyn Bick. His childhood was spent on farms in the Broadview and later Creston areas and finally the family moved to the Mission Valley i...
POLSON —Merle Jo Murray, 90, of Polson, Mont., died on Dec. 8, 2011. Merle Jo was born in Forsyth, Mont., on Oct. 6, 1921. She married Clarence Murray and became mother to his three sons. Merle and Clarence had seven children, three of whom died prior to birth. She is survived by her children, daughter...
Editor, Law enforcement in Lake County has been getting some bad press lately. The press is based upon various allegations towards certain law enforcement officers of several agencies throughout this great county. I am not writing to speak to those allegations but am writing to talk about all the other la...
Editor, The family of Viola Herak would like to thank the community for your kindness and expressions of sympathy. To all who attended the vigil and funeral; all who were there in spirit; all who sent cards, flowers, and memorial donations; and all who helped make the vigil and funeral memorable, we are f...
Editor, On Dec. 9, Undersheriff Karey Reynolds graduated from the Montana Law Enforcement Academy. Reynolds was presented the Jim Karro Award for his outstanding academic achievement during the 12-week training. I would also like to congratulate Polson Police Office Jim Atkins for his recent graduation ...
The Montana Taxpayer's Association has been around since Joseph Dixon was Governor. In 1921, Montana's total revenue was around $3 million, but the state went a million in the red. "Montax" was formed, and has worked ever since as a nonpartisan resource for tax and government spending information. ep. Dan...
POLSON — As part of a three-year FEMA map modernization program, the Department of Natural Resources and Conservation and the Lake County Planning Department invited the public to check out new draft floodplain maps of Lake County last week. A lengthy study of floodplains in the area led to the inclusi...
