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Magazines for Troops hopes to provide for additional 6,000 servicemembers Magazines for Troops hopes to provide for additional 6,000 servicemembers

RONAN — An email last week from aboard the USS Harry S. Truman made Esther Gunlock excited, and a bit worried. More than 6,000 service people aboard ship requested reading material from Magazines for Troops, for which Gunlock volunteers.  “Oh my gosh, what are we going to do? We don&rsquo...

Ribbon cutting to celebrate completion of Skyline Drive project

 POLSON — During city manager comments at the Aug. 19 city commission meeting, Interim City Manager Karen Sargeant said she attended the first meeting of the Skyline Drive grand opening committee. The group plans a ribbon cutting and a meet-and-greet for the completion of the $12-million project.&...

First responders search for missing man

POLSON — A man and his two dogs went for a boat ride on Aug. 25 at about 10:30 a.m. The boat left shore at Paradise Cove, a RV resort with cabins on the east shore of Flathead Lake, according to the man’s wife. What happened after that is a mystery since a female who lives on one of the island...

Polson kids head back to school

POLSON — Polson schools open Tuesday, Sept. 3, but all the schools will hold events this week to welcome kids and their families back to school.  • Cherry Valley Elementary School will hold an open house on Friday, Aug. 30, from 11:30 a.m. to 1 p.m. for parents  meet Cherry Valley tea...

Festival for Youth serves up chili and fun Festival for Youth serves up chili and fun

POLSON — When the whistle blew at 8 a.m. on Aug. 24, 15 groups of chefs began chopping, sautéing and stirring so their chili would be ready for judging and sampling at 11 a.m.  The cooks were all competing in the Rotary Festival for Youth’s chili cook-off at Riverside Park.   ...

Yellow jacket populations more aggressive this summer Yellow jacket populations more aggressive this summer

LAKE COUNTY — Late summer conditions normally trigger aggression in bees, yellow jackets, and hornets, but drought has exacerbated food supply shortages for the insects and caused an unusual jump in local pesticide sales.  “Usually people come in and buy a bottle (of spray). This year the...

Wold to speak on Islamic views

News from Lake County Republican Women POLSON — Polson attorney Doug Wold will be presenting “Islamic World View: Core Differences in Religion, Laws and Goals” Monday, Sept. 9, in the Community Room of the North Lake County Public Library, beginning at 7 p.m. This is the first in a se...

Shelter relies on Doggy Dash fundraiser Sept. 7 Shelter relies on Doggy Dash fundraiser Sept. 7

News from the Mission Valley Animal Shelter POLSON – The Mission Valley Animal Shelter Doggy Dash 2013 will be held this year on Saturday, Sept. 7, at the Linderman Track in Polson, rain or shine. Anderson Broadcasting/750 KERR/Big 100 is sponsoring the event. The Doggy Dash 2013 kicks off with r...

Fund to help Allred family

POLSON — A support fund has been set up for the family of 4-year-old Bella Allred. The daughter of Jake and Jessica Allred was diagnosed Aug. 21 with acute lymphoblastic leukemia, and must undergo extensive chemotherapy treatment for more than two years. The family will be traveling to and from Spokane...

Wings make wishes come true Wings make wishes come true

POLSON — “I’ve loved planes since I was little,” Clark Hymas said, eyes on the plane flying into the cloudy sky and hands on the controller.  Hymas, from Richland, Wash., flew his plane, built 35 percent scale of a full size plane, over Chuck Mangel’s field east of U.S. ...


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