Articles with the Tag: Lake County
After a 212-year lifespan of illuminating darkness, the U.S. federal government pulled the final plug on standard incandescent light bulbs Jan. 1. Manufacturers will no longer be able to produce 40-watt or 60-watt incandescent bulbs. Stronger 100-watt and 75-watt bulbs were phased out over the past couple of...
News from Northwest Montana AARP LAKE COUNTY — Seniors are reminded that as of January 2014 the new AARP Drivers Safety Course has been renamed to the “AARP Smart Driver Course,” and that the fee for the course has also been increased from $12 for AARP members and $14 for non-members to ...
RONAN — There are six senior citizens’ centers located in Lake County and in conjunction with the Lake County Council on Aging, we are putting together a petition to get a mil levy on the ballot in June. This mil levy will be to raise funds to allow the centers and the LCCOA to keep the...
News from the Lake County Board of Health POLSON — Nominations for the 5th annual Virginia Reber Board of Health Award are now being accepted. This award honors a county resident or entity that has furthered public health principles in Lake County and the Flathead Reservation. The award is ...
Three contestants from Lake County participated in the State Make It With Wool Contest on Dec. 7 in Billings in conjunction with the Montana Wool Growers Association annual convention. Each participant constructed garments from fabric with a minimum of 60 percent wool. They were judged on style, construction...
LAKE COUNTY – From smartphones to tablets and desktop computers to iPods, Christmas 2013 provided the perfect opportunity to splurge on gadgets. The Internet puts the entire world at the fingertips of users, but sometimes the most useful virtual tools are ones that build on networks in real life. The f...
News from Lake County Republican Women’s Club POLSON — The newest member of the Mission Mountain Drug Taskforce, a canine named Llop, will make his debut at a public meeting being held at the North Lake County Public Library in Polson on Monday, Jan. 13 at 7 p.m. Everyone is invited...
One frequently asked question about the proposed water compact among the Confederated Salish and Kootenai Tribes, the State of Montana and the United States of America is “Who owns the water in Montana?” “Under the Montana Constitution, the State of Montana owns all the water in th...
Many Lake County property owners were in the courthouse during the month of November to pay the first half of their taxes for 2013. Needless to say, a number of folks were unhappy with the amount of money that Lake County was extracting from them. Some also added notes with their payments and we would like t...
LAKE COUNTY — After a high speed chase, Confederated Salish and Kootenai Tribal Police took 24-year-old Luis Denobrega, of Olympia, Wash., into custody on Dec. 10 for multiple offenses, including a Dec. 7 drive-by shooting in Pablo. According to Tribal Chief of Police Craige Couture, officers ...
