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Articles with the Tag: Charlo

Hoops tournament returns June 19

RONAN — The 22nd annual Decker’s Tournament, a summer high school basketball tournament played in Ronan and Charlo, hits the hardwood Friday and Saturday, June 19-20. According to tournament director Gale Decker, the 40-team tournament is nearing its limit for signups in boys’ and girls&...

Local Vietnam veterans’ photos still needed

Hawaii resident Janna Hoehn is intent on remembering and honoring those who lost their lives in the Vietnam conflict and she’s on mission to put a photograph to every face on the names etched into the Vietnam Veterans Memorial Wall in Washington, D.C. So far she’s found photographs of seven of...

Area softball players honored

Several local athletes were named to all-state and all-conference softball teams following their postseason runs. For Polson, Lady Pirate Taylor Brackey, a senior, was selected for the Northwestern A all-state team. Brackey and fellow senior Kaelen Wall were also named to the all-conference first team. Ca...

Fish Tales Fish Tales

CHARLO — A rainy start to the annual Kids Fishing Day at Ninepipe Pond didn’t dampen young anglers’ spirits, and the drizzly weather may even have helped the 118 youngsters who turned out to haul in 132 fish on Saturday. As parents baited hooks and supervised casting, organizer Jason McDona...

McElderry changes plea in homicide of wife McElderry changes plea in homicide of wife

POLSON – A Charlo man has changed his plea in the shooting and killing his wife, 29-year-old RaeLynn Charlo in November 2014.  Adrian McElderry, 32, agreed to plead guilty to mitigated homicide and obstructing justice on May 21. He faces up to 40 years in prison and a $50,000 fine plus an addit...

Olsen to display work at Ninepipes Olsen to display work at Ninepipes

  CHARLO – During the 2014 season, the Ninepipes Museum of Early Montana initiated the “First Saturday” program for local artists to bring artwork to display throughout the day and be on hand to for the public to meet them in person. This was a popular event with visitors and museum...

Charlo Boy Scout holds concert, cares for hungry Charlo Boy Scout holds concert, cares for hungry

CHARLO – Charlo Boy Scout Josiah Pettit hopes his talented fingers will tickle beautiful tunes from the piano to draw in a big enough crowd to make a dent in hunger in Lake County.  The 11th grader and Life Scout is hosting a concert as part of his Eagle Scout project with his sister, Rachael, ...

Track, field athletes compete at state

MONTANA STATE – Track and field athletes revved their sprinting engines and tested the spring in their feet as class A, B and C took to the course in Laurel, Kalispell and Anaconda last week. Through the trials and tribulations of State competition, some came out on top while some struggled to reclaim ...

McElderry changes plea McElderry changes plea

POLSON – A Charlo man has changed his plea May 21 in the shooting and killing of his wife, 29-year-old RaeLynn Charlo in November 2014.   Adrian McElderry, 32, agreed to plead guilty to mitigated homicide and obstructing justice. Sentencing was set for July 2. McElderry was initially char...

MAC attack MAC attack

After battling through a windy Western B-C Divisional tournament Friday and Saturday, Mission-Arlee-Charlo softball clinched the Divisional title in a nailbiter against the Maidens in Ronan. Heading into the final inning with MAC up by two, Maidens slugger Amanda Morency singled in a run, but it wasn&rsqu...


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