Wednesday, October 27
Polson pirates dismantle chiefs
For the Polson High football team, the waiting game now begins. Ronan, on the other hand, begins planning for next season.
A postcard from Iraq
Editor's note: Six months ago John Powers, son of John and Judy Powers of Polson, took a temporary civilian assignment in Iraq. The Leader asked John, via email, to share some of his experiences with us. This is what he wrote:
Accountability goes with choice
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No injuries in logging wreck
Late Monday afternoon, a freightliner jack-knifed at the junction of Highway 35 and Fulkerson Road sending a logging truck into the ditch.
Viking gridders take conference title
It wasn't the best way to prepare for the playoffs, but Charlo High's football team certainly proved it's ready for a challenge.
Voting: a hard-won privilege
On Nov. 2, if you're registered, please vote. This year let's not do what we did four years ago. This is not a comment on the current administration. This speaks to those folks who'd make a dentist appointment before they'd ever get themselves to the polls.
Plains-Hot Springs wins but Mission avoids shutout
Although its playoff fate had already been sealed, the St. Ignatius football team hoped to conclude the season on a positive note Oct. 20 at Plains-Hot Springs.
Jean Senecal
ST. IGNATIUS o Jean Senecal, 47, went to join the ancestors on Friday, Oct. 15.
Friday, October 22
Jean Senecal
ST. IGNATIUS o Jean Senecal, 47, went to join the ancestors on Friday, Oct. 15.
State tries to stop meth use
HELENA - State Supt. of Public Instruction Linda McCulloch and Attorney General Mike McGrath have announced a new pilot program to prevent the use of methamphetamine among Montana's young people.
Richard L. "Dick" Hertz died peacefully Thursday, Oct. 14, 2004, at his home in Polson.
He was born in Bridger on July 10, 1933, at the home of his parents, Adam and Helen Hertz. Dick grew up in Billings.
Wednesday, October 20
Pirates take second at the Northwest divisional conference Championships
Kelsy Delaney
Groundbreaking marks U.S. 93 construction start
A groundbreaking ceremony Oct. 14 at the Jocko Bridge reconstruction area at Mile Marker 19 marked the beginning of construction of Highway 93 between Evaro to Polson.
State tries to stops meth use
HELENA - State Supt. of Public Instruction Linda McCulloch and Attorney General Mike McGrath have announced a new pilot program to prevent the use of methamphetamine among Montana's young people.
Tribal police ask for help in violent offender search
PABLO - After exhausting every other possible lead, Tribal Police Chief Craige Couture is asking the community for assistance with the search for violent offender Douglas Harvey Garfield. Garfield, a convicted felon, is wanted on a $100,000, nationally recognized warrant for arrest after fleeing from Tribal police officers during a routine traffic stop near Pablo.
Undefeated Pirates still without a blemish
For those anticipating a quick tone-setter during a pivotal Northwestern A football battle between Polson and Whitefish Thursday night, they didn't have to look further than Kevin Owen's first carry of the night.
Ronan x-c brings home Divisional championship
So much for that nagging pain from his Achilles heel. Ronan High's Zanen Pitts shrugged it off and ran away with the boys' Northwest A divisional title last Saturday at Libby.
Thursday, October 14
Supports Jore
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Elijah Allen Alexander Peone
RONAN - Elijah Allen Alexander Peone, 26, of Ronan died at St. Luke Hospital in Ronan on Oct. 10, 2004, to be with his Creator and loved ones gone on before him.
Oil surges may be reflected at the pump
Gas prices are going up again after crude oil surged above $54 a barrel last week.
They've made a mess
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Younkin found lacking
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James W. Aznoe
James W. Aznoe joined his Lord and Savior on October 9, 2004, as a result of congestive heart failure.
Rein in tax and spend mentality
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Polson Pirates tame Wildcats 34-14 Homecoming night
POLSON - For the Polson Pirates, it's six down and two to go. Or perhaps even more important, three down and two remaining.
Time to turn it around
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Jen Orchard wins state girls' golf title
Polson High's Jen Orchard knew what was at stake when she lined up an eight-foot putt on the final hole of the Class A state golf tournament last Saturday at the Sidney Country Club. That's why Orchard's knees were buckling some.
Doris M. Anderson
RONAN - Doris M. Anderson, 81, died Aug. 19, 2004, at the St. Luke Nursing Home in Ronan.
Courts address three rape cases, one sexual assault
POLSON - District Judges C. B. McNeil and D. K. Christopher processed a total of 60 District Court cases last week, playing catch-up from some recent weeks when court sessions were not held.
Taxpayers foot the bill
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Marie Lundvall
Marie Lundvall was born Oct. 1, 1919, to Oscar Sr. and Ruth Elizabeth Browning Lundvall in Round Butte. She was named Ellen W. She attended school at Round Butte and Ronan.
Lake County appeals for flu vaccine rationing
On Oct 6, announcements were made throughout the country that the flu vaccine ordered by United States health officials from Chiron, was contaminated. As a result an estimated 54 million doses are available, according to the Centers for Disease Control (CDC).
ADHD discussed
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Lady Pirate golfers received support
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Thursday, October 7
Larsen faces criminal charges again
Patrick Michael Larsen, 18 and three others were arrested and cited with common scheme criminal mischief the last week of September in Flathead County. Larsen faced juvenile rape charges last fall when he raped and assaulted a 15-year old Bigfork girl in Ferndale in October 2003.
College style basketball is coming to Ronan
RONAN - Ronan Activity Center director Gale Decker announced this week that the Western Montana College basketball team has been challenged by a group of former college basketball players to a pre-season scrimmage Thursday, Oct. 16, at 7 p.m. in the Ronan Activity Center at the Ronan Middle School.
Unique opportunity for voters of Montana HD 12
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Pirates down Libby to remain undefeated
POLSON - The Polson Pirates kept their undefeated season record intact at Libby Sept. 24, but the Loggers made them work for it.
Football
BIGFORK - It was perfectly evident that Polson running backs Kevin Owen and Terry Lundeen more than complement one another on the football field. They also flourish together.
An example of opportunity lost
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Annual bison roundup has become a widely anticipated spectacle.
The Annual Bison Roundup began bright and early Oct. 4 in Moiese. What was never intended as a public event has become one of the area's most anticipated spectacles. One of the last great vestiges of the Old West was the roundup from a range area covering over 18,000 acres. The purpose was to thin the herd and monitor bison health.
Lack of leadership brings hunger
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The agony of this year's election
Somewhere between the confusion as to whether or not President Bush's National Guard memos were real, or if he actually shirked his military duties 30 years ago, along with questions of Kerry's military record, the public is drowning by the pointing fingers of each side and is struggling again to grasp the issues of this campaign.
Green Party may have the best outlook
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Democrats can't do any worse
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Homecoming
POLSON - After seven months in Iraq, Marine L/Cpl. John Sorensen breathed in fresh, clean Mission Valley air as he enjoyed a homecoming dinner at Grandma Frances Abbey's farm home on Back Road, west of Pablo, last Sunday.
Friday, October 1
Mt. St. Helens erupts
MOUNT ST. HELENS, Wash. (AP) - Mount St. Helens belched a thick plume of white steam and ash today,
