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RONAN – Bud Cheff Sr., 96 years old, passed away June 27th at his home from natural causes with his family at his side. Viewing will be July 1 from 1 – 7 p.m. at Shrider-Thompson Funeral Home in Ronan. Services will be held Saturday, July 2 at Ronan High School gym at 11a.m. with burial at Ron...
POLSON – Suzanne Luepke, 77, died peacefully and on her own terms on June 23, after a courageous battle with cancer. Born on February 26, 1934 to Louis and Rosemary (Colletti) Luepke, Suzanne grew up in St. Louis, Missouri. At the age of 17 she entered the convent, earning a bachelor’s degree...
John Michael “Jack” Marrinan, 89, left this earth for the rolling green prairies beyond St. Peter’s gates. He passed away on June 23, 2011 in Ronan after a short illness. The son of an Irish immigrant, Jack was born on October 22, 1921 to Michael and Anna (Holland) Marrinan. He grew up o...
RONAN — Albert Barnier passed on to be with Anna on Jan. 2, 2011. A celebration of life and internment of his ashes with Anna will be held on Saturday, July 2. The internment will be at 2 p.m. at the Ronan Cemetery. The celebration of life will follow at 3 p.m. at the Charlo Senior Citizen Center. W...
Helen Hayner, 77, of Polson passed away on June 22 at her home. She was preceded in death by her husband John. She is survived by her son, David Hayner of Austin, Texas, daughter Janet LaBarge of Lynnfield, Mass., four grandchildren and a sister, Frances Hamm of Polson. No services are planned and crem...
Editor, Twenty-seven dead and still counting, including nurses, doctors, elderly and children. And, as reported by an intelligence official, the hospital may not have been the intended target, because the suicide bomber detonated the device as police tried to stop his car. The tragedy at the Logar hospi...
Editor, T is for thankful. I am extremely thankful for your commitment to the fight against cancer. So far this year, Lake County has raised more than $50,000 for the American Cancer Society's Relay for Life. That is incredible. Thank you. H is for hard work. I know it takes a lot of hard work for everyo...
PABLO – There’s only a few horses grazing in her Pablo pasture, but inside longtime rodeo star Fay Haynes’ home, there’s hundreds. Horses adorn TV trays, mugs, salt and pepper shakers, paintings, photographs, and perch on the pinnacle of trophies. Ribbons line the walls of her indoor ...
Judge Justin L. Bartels dealt with the following cases May 26-June 16: Thomas Wayne McNair , 33, pleaded guilty to an amended offense of reckless driving. He was found guilty and sentenced to four days in jail with all suspended, and fined $300 plus $35 in court costs. McNair also pleaded guilty to faili...
Justice of the Peace Chuck Wall dealt with the following cases June 3-16: Christina Fahlgren , 24, pleaded not guilty to an amended offense of disorderly conduct. She was found guilty, sentenced to 10 days in jail with all suspended, and fined $100 plus $85 in court costs. Fahlgren also pleaded guilty to...
