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POLSON — Timothy Lear Johnson, beloved son, brother, cousin, nephew and friend, passed away unexpectedly in his sleep on Wednesday, June 13, 2012 in Missoula, Montana. A resident of Missoula, he was 45. His family and friends knew Tim as a claymation animator, master of the creative thinking word &ldqu...
ST. IGNATIUS —Exie Marguerite (Polen) Hafele, age 90, went to be with the Lord on June 2, 2012 at the Wibaux County Nursing Home in Wibaux. Memorial services will be held at 2 p.m. on Saturday, June 30, at the Mission Valley United Methodist Church in St. Ignatius, with Reverend Jill Borden officiating...
Justice of the Peace Chuck Wall dealt with the following cases June 15-21: Leroy Francis Toupe , 30, pleaded guilty to partner or family member assault, first offense. He was found guilty, sentenced to 365 days in jail, 360 suspended, and fined $200 plus $85 in court costs. He will receive credit for time...
Editor, A couple of questions I would like the Democrats to answer for me, “Who died and left them God? Who told them to rewrite the Bible?” Their stand on the same sex marriages is against God and Bible. Their stand on the same sex marriages is against God and all He stands for. Nowhere in ...
Editor, Time is running out to get nominations into the Polson Chamber of Commerce for the Polson in Bloom contest. Deadline is noon on July 6. The nominations can be e-mailed to the chamber at: info@polsonchamber.com or dropped off at 418 Main St. in Polson. Forms are available at the following nurseri...
Editor, Someone needs to explain to me how “we the people” can be expected to live just about every minute of our lives by the rules and laws that are enacted, at an astronomical rate, every year, while our government officials are allowed to pick and choose those they will or will not abide b...
Editor, As a registered Republican, I thank Carol C. for her excellent letter defaming those Democrats. She, like Janna in the same issue, points out the importance of the first amendment, although I think Carol missed the part where it also protects the government from religious intrusion. Besides men...
Editor, Thanks to those members of the community who attended the David Rovics concert on June 16. We also want to thank David Rovics, Mark and Krysti Reichman, Polson High School and staff, and our co-sponsors and many individual donors for supporting our efforts in establishing a hate-free zone on the r...
Editor, The Caye family wants to thank friends, family, cooks, servers, prayer leaders, singers and all the people who brought the beautiful bouquet of flowers in our time of loss. June loved flowers. The Caye family would also like to thank the pallbearers, cross bearer and the volunteers who carried the...
Editor, Dayton Proctor Park Association would like to thank everyone who bought a tree during our Tree for the Park fundraiser. Sixteen trees were sold, and the proceeds were used to expand the watering system and a nest egg for the next park improvement project. We would also like to thank everyone who c...
