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Articles with the Tag: Big Arm

Grinchy fun abounds in Big Arm Grinchy fun abounds in Big Arm

The Grinch visited the historic Big Arm Schoolhouse on Dec. 13. It was so “Grinch-y” in the building, people could swear they saw a tuft of the Grinch’s acid-green fur disappear around a corner. Kids were invited to decorate a cupcake, already frosted green; string some beads for a neckl...

Anglers reeling in whitefish near Big Arm

  FLATHEAD LAKE — As of Friday, anglers were beginning to catch whitefish at Dead Man’s Point above Big Arm.  “We are not sure what is going to happen yet,” Paula Zimmer of Zimmer Tackle said. “(We) will know in a few days, but Dead Man’s Point is giving up...

Cleaning house: 50 years of possessions sold at auction Cleaning house: 50 years of possessions sold at auction

RONAN — From a box of vintage green-handled kitchen tools to a 26-foot, 1967 Rawson sailboat, items collected and accumulated during a lifetime were up for auction Saturday, filling the Ronan Community Center and a 40-foot by 60-foot tent behind the building — plus the surrounding lawn. After ...

Communities create Easter fun with egg hunts Communities create Easter fun with egg hunts

  If children picked up their toys as quickly as they snatched up Easter eggs on Saturday, busy moms would clearly be less fried. The Easter Bunny was also a busy critter throughout Lake County Saturday, leaving eggs lying around grassy fields in at least six communities and posing for portraits. ...

Deadline passes, many remain without health coverage Deadline passes, many remain without health coverage

LAKE COUNTY – Last week the Obama administration extended the deadline to mid-April for people not quite finished registering for healthcare under new law, but that won’t help an estimated 70,000 Montanans who find themselves without coverage because of the state legislature’s decision not ...

Camp hosts improve camping experience Camp hosts improve camping experience

POLSON — “Good mornin’,” Dave Gray calls in a Louisiana drawl to a couple walking towards Flathead Lake. Gray works at Big Arm State Park, operated by the Montana Fish Wildlife and Parks Department, as a camp host.  Big Arm State Park has 41 campsites and three yurts, two l...

Polson couple killed in Big Arm crash

BIG ARM — Two Polson residents were killed in a two-vehicle wreck near mile marker 74, just north of Big Arm on July 9 about 7:30 p.m.  According to Montana Highway Patrol Trooper Eric Thoreson, a northbound car drifted into the southbound lane and crashed into a vehicle with a driver and a pas...

Polson couple killed in two-vehicle wreck near Big Arm

BIG ARM — Two people were killed in a two-vehicle wreck near mile marker 74, just north of Big Arm on July 9 about 7:30 p.m. According to Montana Highway Patrol Trooper Eric Thoreson, a northbound car drifted into the southbound lane and crashed into a vehicle with a driver and a passenger. Helen...

Big Arm teen to attend engineering seminar Big Arm teen to attend engineering seminar

BIG ARM — A check for $1,200 came in the mail made out to Cash Sisler, and his parents Matt and Julie knew nothing about the check or what it was for.  Turns out Cash, a junior at Polson High School, had applied for and received a scholarship from the American Society for American Military Engi...

Challenge issued in water war

Editor, It is that time of year again when the Big Arm community comes together to host a Family Fun Day for all local communities. July 14 between 11 a.m. and 3 p.m., the Big Arm school will be the site of the day’s activities to be enjoyed by attendees of all ages. The day’s event is a fundr...


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