Thursday, February 22
A Ronan Resurgence Fisher guides Ronan wrestlers back to prominence
Zach Urness — Leader Staff
Arlee girls advance to divisionals after solid performance
Zach Urness - Leader Staff
Among Other Things: Lois Hubbard: A life well lived
By Paul Fugleberg
Local students are winning war on meth
By Dan Drewry, Publisher
Montana Meth paints a disturbing portrait
By Nate Traylor - Leader Staff
Mission girls win district tourney, roll into divisionals
Zach Urness - Leader Staff
Little Bulldogs meet big mountain lions
By Karen Peterson - Leader Staff
Arlee parent arrested for punching basketball coach
By Ethan Smith - Leader Staff
Russell E. Cone
ST. IGNATIUS — Russell E. Cone, 85, went to be with the Lord, Monday, Feb. 12, 2007.
Thursday, February 15
Raymond D. Baylor
RONAN — Raymond “Cub“ Baylor, died of cancer in Ronan on Wednesday, Feb. 6. He was born and raised in Montana in a large family of four sisters and three brothers. He joined the Army with his brother Bob and served in Korea. In the army he met his wife Avis Studt. They were married for over 25 years and raised three boys.
Thanks for the memories
I would like to take this moment to say “Thank You” to the Polson community to serve you for the past 23 years.
Goldie Leone Brondum Knuppel
ST. IGNATIUS — Goldie Leone Brondum Knuppel, 88, died of natural causes Thursday, Feb. 8, 2007, at her residence in St. Ignatius.
A Little Off the Top: A New Year's resolution you can really use
By Ethan Smith
Lois Arline Hubbard
POLSON — Lois Arline Hubbard died peacefully Feb. 9, 2007, at Community Hospital in Missoula. Although she had a rare form of lung disease for many years, she had only been hospitalized briefly when she succumbed to unrelated complications.
Word from Helena: Budget 'cuts' are really cuts to increases
By Janna Taylor, Representative HD 11
There is a basic answer to problems
Editor,
Gene Arnold Fisher
RONAN — Gene Arnold Fisher, 77, died peacefully at his Round Butte home on Jan. 28, 2007, with family at his side.
Adeline Paul Abraham Mathias
DAYTON — Adeline Paul Abraham Mathias, 96, of Dayton moved on Monday, Feb. 12, 2007, surrounded by her family at home in Dayton. Wake services will started Wednesday in the Elmo Hall, with Rosary on Thursday, Feb. 15, at 8 p.m. Funeral mass will be held on Friday at 10 am in the Elmo Hall with burial to follow at the Dayton Cemetery.
Sincere questions are not racist
Editor
Pirates battle for third-place finish at state
Torgison, Morigeau and Picard win titles
Couture gets life sentence
By Nate Traylor, Leader Staff
Ronan wrestlers place sixth at state
Zach Urness, Leader Staff
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Mission girls grab district title with win over T-Falls
Zach Urness, Leader Staff
Crash scene help was valuable
Editor,
Iris Louella Page
ST. IGNATIUS — Iris Louella Page, beloved mother, grandmother, great-grandmother, sister and aunt went peacefully into the hands of God on Friday, Feb. 9, 2007, at St. Patrick Hospital of natural causes.
Indianapolis Colts step up for SKC
By Nate Traylor, Leader Staff
Donna L. Norman
POLSON — Donna L. Norman, 71, of Polson died of natural causes Tuesday, Feb. 6, 2007, at St. Luke Hospital in Ronan.
Melton D. 'Monty' Montgomery
MISSOULA — Melton D. “Monty” Montgomery, 84, died Feb. 11, 2007, at the Village Health Center, Missoula.
Teddy 'Ted' M. Johnson
MISSOULA — Teddy “Ted” M. Johnson, 74, died Thursday, Feb. 1, 2007, at the Village Sub-Acute Rehab Center in Missoula ending his six-month struggle to get back to work.
Book documents Saddam's WMDs
Editor,
Sherman hit-and-run bills move through Legislature
By Ethan Smith, Leader Staff
Thursday, February 8
Mission man's body found - Had been missing since Oct., 2005
By Ethan Smith - Leader Staff
Kenneth E. Hickel
BILLINGS — Ken Hickel, a Flathead Lake summer resident, was received by his Lord Jesus on Saturday, Feb. 3, 2007, from his earthly home at St. John’s Moorberg Cottage. Ken had been lovingly cared for at the Moorberg Cottage since August 2005 as he dealt with advancing Alzheimers Disease.
Simply perfect, Charlo girls dominate through 18-0 season
Zach Urness, Leader Staff
Edna Freeman Dickson
POLSON — Our beloved mother, grandmother, and sister passed into the loving arms of Jesus on Sunday morning at 5:30, Jan. 28, 2007, after a long illness, at the age of 86.
Stand-off ends peacefully
A Polson man was taken into custody early Tuesday morning, following a stand-off that ended after the county’s Special Response Team was able to subdue the man without injury.
Lynn Collette Shelby
ARLEE — Lynn Collette Shelby, 53, went to be with the ancestors on Thursday, Feb. 1, 2007, following injuries received in an auto accident near Evaro Hill.
Frances Jesse Liebig
KALISPELL — Former Lake County school teacher Frances Jesse Liebig, 97, died Monday, Jan. 29, 2007, at Kalispell Regional Medical Center. She was born Oct. 15, 1909, in Kalispell to Frank F. and Lulu Mae (McMahon) Liebig.
Doug Brown
POLSON — Doug Brown, 67, of Big Arm, died at his home on Sunday, Feb. 4, 2007.
Blanche Mae (Vold) Olsen
RONAN — Blanche Mae (Vold) Olsen, 87, died Feb. 2, 2007. She was born March 4, 1919, to Albert and Rose Vold in St. Paul, Minn. They moved to northeast Montana shortly thereafter.
Breaking the ice - Dozens volunteer for ice rescue training
By Nate Traylor - Leader Staff
Polson wins divisional title, qualifies 12 for state
Zach Urness Leader Staff
H. Kleis Larsen
H. Kleis Larsen, 93, died of prostate cancer in Grants Pass, Ore., Jan. 27, 2007.
Charles Felsman
ST. IGNATIUS — Charles Felsman, 54, died peacefully at his home in St. Ignatius on Feb. 3, 2007.
Among Other Things: No storms like this in recent years
By Paul Fugleberg
Bessie Edna (Bates) Finley
ST. IGNATIUS — Bessie Edna (Bates) Finley, 98, was born the only child to Platte and Mabel Bates in Minden, Neb., on March 24, 1908. She had one adopted brother, Robert Stewart. She married Claude E. Finley in Buffalo, Wyo., on May 20, 1928, and graduated from high school the following year with a perfect average in arithmetic.
Alan J. Chasing Hawk
POLSON — Alan J. Chasing Hawk, 35, of Polson., died peacefully at St. Patrick Hospital in Missoula on Jan. 27, 2707, following a lifetime illness. Alan was a recipient of services through Mission Mountain Enterprises, Inc. of Polson.
Phyllis Jean (Archibald) Norton
ST. IGNATIUS— Phyllis Jean (Archibald) Norton, 81, died on Feb. 1, 2007.
A modern Good Samaritan situation
Editor,
Bulldogs bounce back, Go 2-0 on the week
Zach Urness - Leader Staff
Word from Helena: Public Defender system is expensive
By Jana Taylor, Representative HD11
