Wednesday, July 28
Felix F. Moran, Jr.
POLSON - Felix F. Moran, Jr., 88, of Polson died of complications associated with heart surgery July 25, 2004, at Saint Patrick Hospital, Missoula,
Cleo Helen Kimmons
POLSON - A memorial service for Cleo Helen Kimmons, 45, of Kalispell, formerly of Polson, will be held on Thursday, July 29, 2004 at 1 p.m. in the Lakeview Cemetery. Cleo died Feb. 5, 2004, in Kalispell,
Next year's parade views will be better
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Rene 'Baby Girl' Lafley
ST. IGNATIUS - Rene "Baby Girl" Lafley 42, of Arlee died Friday, July 23, in an auto accident near Dixon. Funeral services were held Wednesday in the Jocko Catholic Church. Foster & Durgeloh Mortuary was in charge of arrangements. A full obituary will appear in next week's paper.
Thousands attend first annual PRCA rodeo in Polson
POLSON - The first annual Mission Mountain PRCA Rodeo was by all accounts a rip-roaring good time and tremendous success.
Helitack crews attack Crow Canyon, Wild Horse fires
A Helitack crew contracted through the Division of Fire for the Confederated Salish and Kootenai Tribes responded Monday morning to a lightning-caused wildland fire high in the Mission Mountains south of North Crow Canyon. The North Crow fire burned only one-tenth of an acre as a crew of five firefighters were flown by helicopter to the site to fight the flames, aided by the helicopter's water bucket.
Jerry Siroky
HELENA - Former Mission Valley resident Jerry Siroky, 87, died peacefully July 26, 2004, at The Waterford in Helena. Services will be held at 2 p.m., Monday, Aug. 2, at the Retz Funeral Home Chapel in Helena.
SD 30 kitchen staff was appreciated
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Lloyd 'Sonny' Burland
RONAN - Lloyd "Sonny" Burland, 83, died Tuesday, July 26, at St. Luke Hospital. Funeral arrangements are pending with Foster & Durgeloh Mortuary, St. Ignatius. A full obituary will appear in next week's paper.
Earth is getting out of balance
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Listen, keep minds open on issues
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Mark W. Nordahl
POLSON - Mark W. Nordahl, 43, of Ferndale, died of natural causes on Sunday, July 25, 2004. Arrangements will be announced by Grogan Funeral Home, Polson.
Cartoon criticized for negtivism
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Niles Kinnick
POLSON - Niles Kinnick, 52, of Polson, and Ontario, Calif., died at St. Joseph Hospital on Monday, July 26, 2004.
So much fun, so little time
So much for the lazy days of summer. There's so much to do in our own backyard you practically need a planner.
Picchietti finishes fourth at NHSRF
GILLETTE, Wyo. - Jessica Picchietti led Mission Valley rodeo athletes with a fourth place finish in the All Around Rookie Cowgirl competition of the National High School Rodeo Finals in Gillette, Wyo. Picchietti earned 230 points.
Allen L. 'Pete' Peters
POLSON - Allen L. "Pete" Peters, 75, of Polson at St. Joseph Hospital on Thursday, July 22, 2004.
Swan Smith sentenced to life in prison, plus 20 years
POLSON - Swan Delavergn Smith, 34, of Charlo was sentenced last Thursday to life in prison plus 20 years.
Kathryn Emily Schall Doherty
ST. IGNATIUS - Kathryn Emily Schall Doherty, 80, of St. Ignatius died of natural causes July 24, 2004, at St. Luke Extended Care Facility, Ronan.
Leon E. Skjoldager
POLSON - Leon E. Skjoldager, 69, of Polson, died peacefully at his home on Saturday July 24, 2004. Lee was born in Chicago on Nov. 11, 1934. He spent his childhood and adult years in Minnesota and upon retirement relocated to Polson in 1999.
Fredrick 'Fred' Wayne Rockwell, Jr.
POLSON - Fredrick "Fred" Wayne Rockwell, Jr., 71, of St. Ignatius died of cancer on July 25, 2004, at St. Luke Hospital.
George Lefthand
POLSON - George Lefthand, 71, of Hot Springs, died at his home on Friday, July 23, 2004.
George A. Brown
POLSON - George A. Brown, 87, of Polson died July 19, 2004 in Polson.
Lady Griz's Jasi Acharya wins state amateur title just one stroke ahead of future UM teammate Britney Hayes
RONAN - The University of Montana's ladies golf team swept the top spots in the women's amateur division as Mission Mountain County Club hosted their first Women's State and Senior Amateur Golf Championship last week.
Bowman Orchards: predictably nuts over cherries
YELLOW BAY - For Jerry and Marilyn Bowman, cherry harvest season lasts all summer long.
Thursday, July 22
Gertrude May McKenzie Nielson
HAMILTON - Gertrude May McKenzie Nielson, 83, died July 15, 2004, in Hamilton.
Scholarship event's name is misleading
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Wilma M. Loney
ST. IGNATIUS - Wilma Margaret Loney, 88, died July 14 in Ronan.
Do you know where your children are?
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Carole Patricia Charlo 'Princess' Sorrell
EVARO - Carole Patricia Charlo "Princess" Sorrell, 63, the daughter of the last recognized Chief of the Bitterroot Salish, and granddaughter of the last Traditional Chief, Chief Charlot, went to join her ancestors on July 13 while surrounded by her loving family.
Defense, speed lead Purple Rain to state title
ANACONDA - The Polson Purple Rain U-16 girls' softball team capped off a stellar ASA softball season with a state championship last weekend.
Salish Point planning moves forward
POLSON - With the public comment period over, the paperwork part of the Salish Point improvement project is moving forward, with other parts due to follow next spring - depending on funding.
Bear sign
Conservationists develop baseline for grizzly bear population
Summer traffic is in full bloom
"Be careful. There's a lot of stupid people out today."
Teamwork makes Mariners champions
Escaping the intense heat under umbrellas and distant shade trees, fans were treated to a slugfest Saturday as they watched their Mission Valley Mariners secure a conference-clinching 13-10 win over Libby at O'Maley Field.
In spite of the planning board's rejection
Commissioners give Forman Road subdivision green light
Albert C. Cochrane Jr.
BIGFORK - Albert C. Cochrane, 74, of Bigfork died Monday, July 19, 2004 surrounded by his loving wife and sons after a long and valiant battle with progressive supranuclear palsy (PSP).
Sports Briefs
'Loose change' is cost of Ronan girls' hoop camp
Ernest 'Ernie' Goss
BIGFORK - Ernest "Ernie" Goss, 88, died on July 18, 2004, in Bigfork. He was born on March 27, 1916, in Elmdale, to Willard 0. Goss and Bessie Hullings Goss. He grew up on the homestead and attended schools in the Elmdale community in eastern Montana, graduating from the Sidney High School.
Things look better in election year?
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Subdivisions take their toll
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Robert Odell Anderson
SWAN LAKE - Robert Odell Anderson died on Sunday, July 11, 2004, at his home in Swan Lake. A memorial service was held July 16 at Bethany Lutheran Church in Bigfork. A second memorial service will be held at Nordland Lutheran Church in rural Paynesville, Minn., on Saturday, July 24, at 1:30 p.m.
George N. Brown
POLSON - George N. Brown, 87, of Polson died outside his Jette Lake area home Monday afternoon, July 19, after lightning struck near him.
Wednesday, July 14
Fairgrounds expansion project awaits close of escrow
RONAN - A longtime dream to expand the Lake County Fair in Ronan is just a hog's breath away as officials from the Confederated Salish and Kootenai Tribes, City of Ronan and Lake County eagerly await the close of escrow on a 62-acre parcel.
Polson planning has been compromised
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Arland (Bud) Henry Etter
POLSON - On July 8, 2004, Bud Etter, 78, died of natural causes at St. Luke Extended Care in Ronan.
Student's poem ponders early deaths of area youth
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How does the new complex help the tribal members?
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William 'Tav' McIntosh Armstrong
POLSON - William "Tav" McIntosh Armstrong, 54, of Polson died at his home on Thursday July 8, 2004.
Mariners muscle through winning week
Streaking through a winning season, the Mission Valley Mariners improved their record to 38-21 last weekend by clinching four games and losing only one to end up in third place in the round-robin tournament in Kalispell.
Geoffrey John Gardner
POLSON - Geoffrey John Gardner, 19, of Polson, died on July 6, 2004, from a haying accident.
Mission Pantry appreciates diocese donation
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National Bison Range controversy rekindled
ust in time for fire season, along comes the draft Annual Funding Agreement for the National Bison Range.
Seven locals head to National Finals
GILLETTE, Wyo. - Nobody remembers when so many cowboys and cowgirls qualified for the National High School Finals Rodeo, let alone how many actually managed to attend.
Rev. Alfred Morrison
CHESTER - The Rev. Alfred Morrison, 95, the man who founded the Assembly of God Church in Polson, died May 25, 2004, of an apparent heart ailment in Benefis E. Medical Center in Great Falls.
Jess (Jack) Arden Miller
POLSON - Jess (Jack) Arden Miller, 74, of Polson, died of natural causes on Thursday, July 1, 2004, at St. Joseph Hospital in Polson.
Robert O. Anderson
SWAN LAKE - Robert O. Anderson, 75, died Sunday, July 11, 2004, at his home.
It's time to speak up on National Bison Range issue
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P. Keith Gregg
A memorial celebrating the life of P. Keith Gregg will be held at the family's Flathead Lake home Saturday, July 24, at 3:30 p.m. Keith died in Chicago on March 30, 2004.
Bison Range draft AFA raises questions, concerns
MOIESE - Released last week, the draft Annual Funding Agreement for the National Bison Range Complex, between the Confederated Salish and Kootenai Tribes of the Flathead Reservation and the Fish and Wildlife Service, raised questions regarding the budget associated with the agreement, what will happen to current employees of the bison range, and who will be responsible for supervising the cost of specific duties assigned to the Confederated Salish and Kootenai Tribes.
Keep parked cars off parade route
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Sports Briefs
Good Old Days includes hoops tourney
Teaching tradition
Camp schools teachers on native culture
Tuesday, July 13
Our neighborhoods are evolving
Somewhere along the line "subdivision" turned into a dirty word.
Lake Mary Ronan friends file appeal
POLSON - Last week, the group opposed to the 26-lot Northridge subdivision - slated for the northwestern shore of Lake Mary Ronan - took its battle against the project into the legal/procedural arena.
Clifford Lewis Burke, Sr.
POLSON - Clifford Lewis Burke, Sr., 85, of Missoula died June 27, 2004 at St. Patrick Hospital of a prolonged illness.
Betty Heliker Adele Forbes
POLSON - The friends and family of Betty Heliker and Adele Forbes will gather to remember their lives on Sunday, July 11, at 1 p.m. on Polson Bay. Call 883-3458 for directions.
Joseph Pasquale Del Balzo
ST. IGNATIUS - Joseph Pasquale Del Balzo, 18, of St. Ignatius died June 14, 2004, in Las Vegas, Nevada.
The beat goes on
106th Arlee Powwow and Celebration draws attendees from across North America
Steve Rodriguez Jr.
HOT SPRINGS - Steve Rodriguez Jr., "Junior," 53, went to be with his ancestors who left before him on June 22, 2004, in Missoula.
Appreciated 26 years of support
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Connie Jean F. Spotted Blanket
ST. IGNATIUS - Connie Jean Finley Spotted Blanket, 44, went to join the ancestors late Friday evening, July 2, 2004, in Polson after suffering from a failing liver.
Lois Farnum
POLSON -A memorial service will be held at 1 p.m., Friday, July 9, for Lois Farnum, 85, at the Good Shepherd Lutheran Church with Rev. Paul Rowold officiating Inurnment will follow at the Lakeview Cemetery. Mrs. Farnum died Oct. 14, 2003.
Seeley finishes 2nd at Ironman Coeur d'Alene
Polson triathlete Matt Seeley finished second at Ironman Coeur d'Alene on June 27, after leading the race at the end of the bike and for most of the run.
We are not 'going it alone'
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Jess Arden Miller
POLSON - Jess Arden Miller, 74, of Polson died of natural causes on Thursday, July 1, 2004, at St. Joseph Hospital in Polson. Arrangements will be announced by Grogan Funeral Home, Polson. The full obituary will be printed next week
Local riders haul off the winnings in Arlee
Despite mid-afternoon thunder and showers, the rodeo action was fast and furious at Sunday's Arlee 22nd Annual Fourth of July Open Rodeo at the rodeo grounds just east of town.
Don't remove memorial flowers
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Terrorism solution proposed
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Bison Range: Formal draft funding agreement released
The heavily-negotiated draft Annual Funding Agreement was officially released Tuesday by the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service and the Confederated Salish and Kootenai Tribes.
Mariners sparkle in Firecracker Tournament
POLSON - Pouring rain doused the grand finale at the Mission Valley Mariners' Firecracker Tournament by canceling Sunday's championship game after the first inning. Leading 3-1 against the Libby Loggers, the Mariners were pronounced the champions with the Loggers finishing second followed by Cranbrook, B.C., Kalispell, and Salmon, Idaho.
Georgia Fox Kidd
CEDAR RAPIDS, Iowa - Former Polson resident Georgia Fox Kidd, 61, died June 1, 2004, in Cedar Rapids after a short illness. She was born March 4, 1943, in Belleville, Ill., the daughter of George and Dorothy Parent Fox. She grew up in Iron Mountain, Mich., until the family moved to Scottsdale, Ariz., where she graduated from high school and attended Arizona State University.
Brook Anna Thomas
POLSON - Our precious angel, Brook Anna Thomas, 23, went to dance with Jesus on July 2, 2004, following an automobile accident near Plains.
Donald Francis 'Dick' Ogden
POLSON - On Tuesday, June 29, 2004, Papa-Donald Francis "Dick" Ogden, 72, of Polson took his final Caterpillar ride to the sky, after putting up one hell of a fight against lung cancer.
