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Letters to the editor

Support for Campbell

Polson senior selected for state advisory board

Note from the Newsroom: New kid on the block

I may be new to Lake County, but not entirely. My parents, Rudy and Nancy, lived in Arlee when I, their first-born child of three, was born in Missoula. We bounced around shortly thereafter, with my brother Luke being born 15 months later in Dover, N.H., my mom’s hometown. When I was 6, we moved to Spokane where the youngest of the three boys, Isaac, was born in 1995, and settled down. For the last 20 years, that’s where I’ve been.

Name of the game: Bingo for Books

PABLO — Many parents struggle to get their children to put down games and pick up a book. Ironically, Pablo Elementary uses a classic game to reach their objective and get kids to read.

TIGER/Skyline Drive Project Weekly Update

Griffith Howell Davies V

Glen R. Dupre

Ella E. (Borntrager) Yutzy

Ella E. (Borntrager) Yutzy, 81, passed away Oct. 19, 2011 in Missoula.

Donald H. Willard

Donald was born to Leroy Willard and Flora Chase Willard at home in Plummer, Idaho on June 28, 1923. He passed away Oct. 16, 2011 at Kadlec Hospital in Richland, Wash. of medical complications after living a long, good life. He loved, was loved and will be missed by many.

Ronan Chiefs headed to the playoffs

VOLLEYBALL: POLSON PICKS UP TWO TOUGH VICTORIES

Lady Pirates defeat Dillon and outlast tall Stevensville team in

Bring on the postseason

Charlo thumps Seeley-Swan to clinch playoff berth

SENIOR NIGHT SHOOTOUT

Arlee Warriors finish season with three-game winning streak and

Scarlets heat up for district tourney

It's always a good idea to head to the postseason playing your

Lady Vikings heading into district tourney

Charlo had a tough schedule to finish the season as they faced undefeated Supeior and Mission Valley rival Arlee in their last two matches.

Sex offender gets five years

POLSON — In District Court last Wednesday, a Polson man was sentenced to five years in jail after pleading guilty to sex crimes against minors. Forty-two-year-old Robert Deneault was committed to the department of corrections for five years and 30 days in the Lake County Jail on two counts.

Community calendar

Community meal

A LANDMARK VICTORY

Eagles fly high in win over St. Regis, racking up 370 passing

Senior news

Arlee

Living locally, dreaming for London

POLSON — Standing in front of a crowd of community members that had just participated in the 2011 Live Locally 5K to help raise money for her quest to reach athletic greatness, Polson’s own Melinda Owen told everyone what she intended to do before the 2012 London Olympics.

Lady Bulldogs take their swings

Mission clinches No. 2 seed for district tournament, gives

Football: Jack attack pushes Ronan to win

Humphreys’ 95-yard touchdown run sparks 34-12 win over Lake

Maidens fall just shy in quest for districts

The Ronan Maidens continued to make strides in the right direction, but fell in three matches against stiff competition last week and once this week to conclude their season.

CHAMPIONSHIP CALIBER

Polson soccer headed to state championship game

Football: Pirates wrap up perfect regular season

Polson crushes Browning 40-0 to improve to 8-0 heading into the

National Teen Driver Safety Week

National Teen Driver Safety Week was established by Congress in 2007 to focus attention on the nation’s epidemic of teen car crashes and to find solutions.

Dan Lake earns ag award

RONAN — Dan Lake of Ronan has been named 2011 Outstanding Ag Leaders by the College of Agriculture at Montana State University. The award is given to individuals across the state who are well-respected in the agricultural community, with accomplishments that impact many; have a lifetime of achievement in agriculture; are industry leaders or upcoming innovative producers; and are actively involved in the agricultural community in Montana.

Off In The Woods, out in the open

POLSON — Individually, Sean Burress is a baker, Nathan Noble is a waiter, Jon Schumaker is a store manager and Layne McKay is an electronic engineering student at the University of Montana. Together, however, these Polson High School graduates are known as Off In The Woods, a scintillating band with a myriad of styles.

Among Other Things: 'Monsters' and more!

Hadn’t heard much about the Flathead Lake monster sightings for a few years until the past couple weeks. Then, just days apart, two instances popped up albeit the sightings were years ago.

Stand Down aims to help vets

ARLEE — Veterans and their family members were given the chance to ask questions and connect with the national, state and local organizations at the Arlee Powwow Grounds last Friday and Saturday.

Edington makes it count

RONAN — In his 44th year as a teacher, Dave Edington has had a dramatic impact in changing the lives of his students. As a woodshop and drafting instructor for Ronan School District’s grades 7-12, Edington instills knowledge of real-life handiwork to his pupils while interweaving a respect and understanding of history as well.

Lady Vikings stand up to tough schedule

CHARLO - It was three matches in three days, but Charlo

LADY BULLDOGS PICK UP TWO WINS

Mission defeats Lake County rival Arlee and picks up important

Sports Photos (Oct. 20)

Here are the sports photos of the week from the Lake County Leader.

Volleyball: Scarlets defeat district foes

After five-set thriller against Mission, Arlee downs Noxon and

MVCA EXCELS ON THE PITCH

Both boys and girls squads have plenty of young talent and play

Football: Haynes powers Warriors to victory

Christian “Slash” Haynes scores five touchdowns in 72-24 win

COOLING OFF THE DEVILS

Vikings thump Noxon 42-6, Tra Ludeman scores five touchdowns

Football: Two Eagle battles back

After slow start, Eagles refuse to go away against Valier

Lake County Municipal Candidate Surveys

Candidates for Lake County municipal seats were given the opportunity to introduce themselves to you, their constituents, before the Nov. 8 election.

Volleyball: Maidens fall to Loyola, Florence

RONAN - Several players filled the stat sheet this week for the

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Arlee

Football: Bulldogs win second straight

DEER LODGE - They say winning is contagious. If so, don't give

Lady Pirates match up to AA schools

Polson has strong showing at Missoula City Invitational

Community Calendar

Festival cancelled

Farm-to-school efforts ramp up in Lake Co.

POLSON — Students showed up at Polson school cafeterias for lunch on Monday, Oct. 17 and noticed something on their trays that hadn’t been there before: lentil burgers.

Girls' soccer: Polson ends successful season

Lady Pirates mix experience and youth with positive attitude for

Football: Chiefs fall to Florence

Ronan outgains conference foe but mistakes hurt them

Polson FB: Making it Rain

Loggers’ operation gets shut down, Pirates win Northwestern

CC: Mission girls, Ronan boys first in Pablo

PABLO - Saturday was a good day for Lake County cross country

CC Divisionals: Polson girls take first, boys take second

POLSON - Things are clicking for the Lady Pirate cross country

Boys' soccer: Polson in the semi-finals

Pirates’ defense gets them the 1-0 road playoff victory over

Law enforcement and court records

Lake County District Court, Judge McNeil presiding

Bontrager completes basic training

ST. IGNATIUS — Navy Seaman Recruit Brandon J. Bontrager, a 2011 graduate of St. Ignatius High School and son of Tina S. and Glenn R. Bontrager of St. Ignatius, recently completed U.S. Navy basic training at Recruit Training Command, Great Lakes, Ill.

Defeating Diabetes, one ride at a time

RONAN — You think riding 100 miles on a bike is tough? Well, it is. But for Ronan’s AnnaMarie Leafty, it’s also an example.

Food for thought

RONAN — What’s not to like about retaining millions of dollars in western Montana while simultaneously allowing individuals and businesses to prosper?

Walk to Bike to School

RONAN — Ronan Parks Superintendent Jennifer Rolfsness knows that real change takes time, but that doesn’t mean she’s waiting around for it to happen.

Community Calendar

Veteran assistance

Two Eagle plays hard against Alberton

PABLO - The Two Eagle River Eagles are struggling through their

Soccer: Lady Pirates' mindset pushes them to succeed

Before the season started for the Polson Lady Pirates soccer

Boy's soccer: High-power offense ready to take on the state's best

Last year, the Polson Pirates sported the best defense in the

Lady Vikings continue teamwork

Charlo gets victory over Seeley-Swan, makes semifinals of Arlee

Warriors pile up the offense

ARLEE - On the ground, though the air, the Arlee Warriors had no

Built Polson Tough

Conference-leading Lady Pirates show resolve in dramatic victory

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Ronan

Football: Charlo runs past Phillipsburg

Sophomore Jacen Petersen rushes for three touchdowns in first

Volleyball: Taking Troy to the limit

Maidens show tons of improvement, look to peak at tournament

PAIR OF VICTORIES FOR LADY BULLDOGS

Mission has battle with Arlee, gets revenge victory over

Football: Ronan Rising

Chiefs down another top team in the state, now 2-0 in

Ronan CC takes third

Chiefs and Maidens have best Class B finish at Whitefish

Strength in the face of adversity

POLSON — While pole vaulting is an individual sport, Polson’s Melinda Owen has found that there’s a whole team supporting her quest to go to the 2012 Olympics in pole vaulting.

Volleyball: Scarlets spike it at home tourney

Arlee plays strong in busy week of matches and Spike It

Mission Football: Big Blue comes through

Bulldogs take down Troy for homecoming victory

NO MERCY: Polson Homecoming

Pirates ransack 42-6 for homecoming victory

Man sentenced to 40 years

POLSON — A Pablo man was sentenced to 40 years in jail for sex crimes against a minor after walking into a police station and declaring himself “a sexual predator” and admitting to having physical sexual contact with a 12-year-old girl for more than six months.

Fighting on all fronts

POLSON — On July 11, 2007, 15-year-old Christian McCurdy woke up with double vision. The Polson student didn’t think much of it and promptly scheduled a visit to the eye doctor.

Oh my gourd!

POLSON — That’s a lot of pie.

Rowdy Roundup

MOIESE — Ten feet in the air, with hundreds of people standing on it, a thin, steel platform starts to rumble. Rather than panic or flee, people smile, laugh, take pictures and watch in amazement as thousands of pounds of animal trample only feet beneath them. It’s just another Bison Roundup at the National Bison Range in Moiese.

Granting an opportunity

POLSON — The city of Polson has been named one of five finalists from the Rocky Mountain West region to receive a $100,000 grant from the Orton Family Foundation to help with triggering change within communities.

Letters to the editor

Addiction

Polson MS cross country

Oct. 6, 2011, Kerr Dam Fields

Q&A: Polson's BIG THREE talk teamwork

Polson’s Big Three know a thing or two about teamwork. This core group of veteran cross country runners has proven time and again that greatness can come to those who balance personal glory with doing what’s best for the team. They’ve run as a ferocious pack for most of the season, and much of last year — each race pushing their peers to reach new frontiers and inspiring the guys behind them to strive to be part of the group.

Man pleads guilty to dealing meth in Pablo

POLSON — A Ronan man pleaded guilty to criminal distribution of dangerous drugs in Lake County district court last Thursday after he was caught selling straws with meth in them in Pablo.

Tomy Parker - Living his LIFE

Local hero proves that attitude is everything

Guts & Glory: Hard work in Hamilton

HAMILTON — It took plenty of guts for two Lake County runners to earn the glory last weekend at the Hamilton Invitational.

This is Public Health

Oct. 1 of this year marked the 6th anniversary of Montana’s Clean Indoor Air Act.

Girls soccer: Quest for the postseason

POLSON - Polson faced two of the top teams in the Northern A

Vball: Arlee downs St. Regis

ST. REGIS - Led by Becca Nelson's 10 kills and Cortney Dix's six

Polson goes 2-0 against Whitefish

WHITEFISH - After going to five games and winning against Whitefish in the opening match of the season, Polson downed their conference foe 3-1 last Saturday behind 17 kills by senior Riley Kenney.

Loyola downs Dawgs

Mission matches up against Troy for homecoming this week

Vball: Lady Bulldogs defeat Plains

Jenn Larsson leads team with 15 kills in 3-1 victory over

Charlo thinking pink

The Charlo Lady Viking volleyball and Viking football teams are kicking off Breast Cancer Awareness month starting Oct. 3. Both teams will be looking for donations. On Oct. 13, volleyball senior night, it will also be "pledge a player" night, pledge money per ace, dig or kill. On Oct. 13 and Oct. 19, Viking football senior night, there will be a cake raffle and bake sale and Breast Cancer Awareness items for sale and donation balls. All monies raised will be divided between St. Luke Hospital for free mammograms and the Cheerful Heart organization to help pay for their services.

City waives impact fees for Mission Valley Aquatics

POLSON — Monday night, the Polson City Commission voted unanimously to waive $66,688 in previously paid impact fees for the non-profit entity Mission Valley Aquatics, which has begun construction for a community indoor swimming pool in Polson.

SKC battles mold in family housing

PABLO — Due to record groundwater this season in Lake County, Salish Kootenai College is currently battling a mold issue in their family housing facilities.

Boys Soccer: Pirates clinch playoff berth

POLSON — With a 6-2 victory over Columbia Falls last Thursday,

VBall: Lady Vikings twice as nice

NOXON — Charlo bounced back from its first loss of the season

Skyline Drive/TIGER Project update

POLSON — Most of the utility work is completed. Upper Skyline drive prepped for curb and gutter construction which will start later this week. The paving crew is expected to begin immediately after that. Additional road detours and closures will be necessary to stay on schedule. Winter conditions are just around the corner and crews are hustling to beat the freeze.

Senior news

Arlee

Chiefs lock down Wardens

RONAN - There are strong defensive performances and then there's what the Ronan Chiefs did to Deer Lodge last Friday night. Somewhere, the 1985 Chicago Bears are applauding.

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Soup’s on

Harvesting Fun

RONAN — Though you may have been fooled by the 90-degree temperatures last weekend, it is almost October. Leaves are changing color and falling to the ground and those aforementioned temperatures are plummeting, sure signs that fall is here. Another sign that fall has arrived: Ronan’s Harvest Fest.

Spokane woman pleads not guilty to dealing meth

POLSON — A 26-year-old Spokane woman pleaded not guilty in Lake County District Court last Wednesday to charges of criminal possession with intent to distribute after meth was discovered in her vehicle when she was pulled over on U.S. Highway 93 near Ronan, in August.