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Kayci Anastar Madman

ARLEE — Kayla Dix and George Madman of Arlee are proud to announce the arrival of their first child, Kayci Anastar Madman who was born July 8, 2012 at Providence St. Joseph Medical Center. She weighed 5 pounds, 15 ounces. Paternal grandparents are Cheryl Madman and Billy Littleplume of Browning...

Paisley Michelle Ann Williams

POLSON — Jordan Morgan and Seth Williams of Polson are proud to announce the arrival of their first child, Paisley Michelle Ann Williams, who was born on July 10, 2012, at Providence St. Joseph Medical Center.  She weighed 7 pounds, 8 ounces. Paternal grandparent is Julia Williams and grea...

Lala Ashanti Yellow Owl

POLSON — Aron and Desara Yellow Owl are proud to announce the arrival of their daughter Lala Ashanti Yellow Owl on June 27, 2012. Lala weighed 7 pounds, 8 ounces, was 20 inches long and joins sister Wenona Patten-Tenas Yellow Owl. Maternal grandparents are Verla Smith of St. Ignatius and Fred P...

Lake County Justice Court news for July 18, 2012

Justice of the Peace Chuck Wall dealt with the following cases July 6-12: Jill Mainard , 58, pleaded not guilty to the amended offense of operating with alcohol concentration of .08 percent or greater, first offense. She was found guilty, sentenced to 180 days in jail, all suspended, and fined $400 plus ...

Lake County District Court news for July 18, 2012

Judge C.B. McNeil dealt with the following case Wednesday, July 11: Michael Westmark , 63, Bigfork, was sentenced to the Department of Corrections for 13 months followed by five years suspended for driving under the influence of alcohol or drugs, a felony. According to court documents, charges stem from ...

City politics lacking

Editor, City politics appears to leave a little to be desired if its processes are not (or cannot be) understood by the population it represents, in general. Exactly, by what process, are city council agenda items actually put on the agenda; at the city manager’s discretion? Really? One individua...

Magazines for Troops seeks support

Editor, Magazines for Troops is appealing to Mission Valley businesses and citizens for help with out Adopt-a-Box Program for our deployed troops. We are a volunteer nonprofit organization dedicated to sending appropriate new and/or gently used magazines, paperback books and DVDs to deployed troops overse...

Courthouse needs tribal flag

Editor, I was recently at the Lake County Courthouse and couldn’t help notice that there isn’t a tribal flag anywhere in or around that building (even though the basement of that building is usually filled with tribal members.) I was thinking to myself how disrespectful not to fly the flag ...

Check out back country horsemen

Editor, Have you ever taken a gravel road toward the mountains or the river and have come to the end, only to see a dirt ramp, a wooden coral and a hitching rail all set out with a dirt trail going out? Going where? To what? Those are the questions that our Mission Valley Back Country Horsemen can answer,...

Teacher grateful for opportunity, sad to leave

Editor, I would like to say “thank you” to all the Ronan and Pablo schoolchildren who I have had the pleasure of working with in the drama program. Over the last few years, we have worked on many plays (five in 2011 and eight in 2012, to be exact). I have seen such wonderful talent, excitement...


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