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POLSON — Aiden Thomas Johnson was born October 10, 2011 at 1:57 p.m. at St. Joseph Medical Center. He weighed 8 pounds, 1 ounce. Parents are Samira and Chase Johnson. Paternal grandparents are Kurt and Traci Johnson. Great –grandparents are Alice and Dwayne Johnson. Maternal grandparents are Trin...
RONAN — Tyrell and Marisa Smith of Ronan are proud to announce the arrival of their first child, Nichole Hope Smith, who was born October 10, 2011 at St. Luke Community Hospital. Nichole weighed 8 lbs. 4 ounces. Paternal grandparents are Tom Smith and Tori Moore of Montana. Great-grandparents are Rosel...
Editor, Another successful spay/neuter clinic was held here in Lake County on Oct. 1-2 in Elmo. It was reported to me that initial count for animals spayed or neutered was 233 in two days. Project volunteer coordinator Ophie Keene said, “Everyone did a marvelous job, and our volunteers are really app...
Editor, We need oil, and it is critical. Prices at the pump are out of control. “Drill, baby, drill.” The cry goes on and on, and in light of the great emotional outcry it is very easy to just fall into the mindset that we are beholden to the Middle East on oil, and anything we can do to inc...
Editor, My husband and I experienced Christmas this summer, compliments of the weekly Community Supported Agriculture food baskets that were supplied by Jayna Brown, the daughter of Farmer Frank and Dana Brown from Ronan. I had known the Brown family for quite some time, and when I discovered that thei...
Justice of the Peace Chuck Wall dealt with the following cases Sept. 30-Oct. 6: Joseph A. Routzen , 21, pleaded guilty to failure to carry proof or exhibit insurance in vehicle, first offense. He was found guilty and fined $150 plus $35 in court costs. Monette F. Bernier-Shely , 57, pleaded not guilt...
Judge C.B. McNeil dealt with the following cases Wednesday, Oct. 5: John Hendrickx, 42, Ronan, was sentenced to 13 months in the Department of Corrections, following which he is sentenced to five years in the DOC or Montana State Prison, all suspended. The sentences are to run consecutively. Ac...
I was privileged to join the Montana Manufacturing Extension Service tour of several Kalispell enterprises recently, fueling my passion for Montana business. We learned of Semi Tool’s new million-dollar investment in their Kalispell properties and toured their surgically clean assembly and R&a...
101 boys and girls ages 6-15 participated at the Western Montana Sectional competition of the NFL Punt Pass & Kick program held Oct. 9 in Missoula. Butte 7-year- old Kenley Leary of set a state record in both kicking event and overall score for his age group. Competition was fiercest in the girls&r...
POLSON – Kraig Randall Myers, 37, passed away in Summerville, S.C. on Oct. 5, 2011. A 1992 graduate of Ronan High School, Kraig is survived by his daughter Ashleigh of Great Falls, his parents Rob and Jan Myers of Ronan, his brother Kevin and nephew Brett of Ronan, his special friend Zarella Butler ...