News briefs, Aug. 19
Polson sues boat driver
POLSON - A man who flipped his boat into city docks two years ago is being sued by the city of Polson for the amount of damage he allegedly caused.
A civil suit filed July 27 by the city of Polson and the Montana Municipal Interlocal Authority (MMIA) in Lake County District Court seeks $4,638 from defendant Sam D. Barber.
Barber was convicted of boating under the influence in Justice Court after the July 27, 2008, accident. The docks Barber allegedly damaged around 2 a.m. that morning have remained closed and off-limits since the incident.
Barber has paid the city of Polson $1,000 in damages, the suit says, but the MMIA paid the remaining $4,638 the dock was worth. The MMIA, an insurance company, now claims Barber is liable for that balance because of two counts: one of negligence and one of subrogation.
-Reporter Sasha Goldstein
Taylor graduates
Air Force Airman Steven J. Taylor graduated from basic military training at Lackland Air Force Base, San Antonio, Texas.
The airman completed an intensive, eight-week program that included training in military discipline and studies, Air Force core values, physical fitness, and basic warfare principles and skills.
Airmen who complete basic training earn four credits toward an associate in applied science degree through the Community College of the Air Force.
He is the son of Jim and Wanda Taylor, of Polson.
-Courtesy of Hometown
News Service
Driver exam hour change
POLSON - All Montana driver license employees will be attending training in Helena during the weeks of Sept. 13 through Sept. 17 and Sept. 27 through Oct. 1.
Due to the resulting staff shortage, hours and services will be limited for those weeks.
No drive tests will be held Sept. 13 through Sept. 17 and services will be closed the week of Sept. 27.
Until further notice, office hours will be 9:30 a.m. to noon and 1 to 3:30 p.m. on Mondays and Tuesdays and will be closed the rest of the week.
-Courtesy of Kim
Christianson
Ronan police public service announcement
RONAN - The Ronan Police Department is proud to once again participate in the "Over the limit, under arrest" Labor Day DUI campaign. As part of this campaign, the Ronan Police Department, along with other area agencies, will be putting out extra officers to enforce DUI and other traffic laws including aggressive driving, speeding and safety belt use to help improve traffic safety during this holiday time. This enforcement period runs from now through the Labor Day weekend.
They would also like to remind everyone that school starts in Ronan on Aug. 26 and extra officers will be put on patrol near school zones and enforce speeding and other violations related to crosswalks and pedestrians.
They wish everyone a safe holiday and end to another wonderful summer.
-Courtesy of Ronan Assistant Police Chief Art Walgren
Charlo BOE adopts budget
CHARLO - The Charlo Board of Education adopted the 2010-2011 budget during its monthly meeting last Tuesday.
The board also discussed the high school math position that was open, but it was filled from within the school.
The BOE is also waiting for final plans from the architect for the covered walkway addition. The walkways will connect the high school and junior high.
Information from the board's Aug. 17 meeting were unavailable at press time.
-Editor Heidi Hanse
Crenshaw returns from leadership training
SSG Charleen Crenshaw has returned from back-to-back training courses on leadership from Camp Parks, Calif., and Fort Jackson, S.C. She left on June 25 for a 29-day assignment to attend the Advanced Non Commissioned Officer Course at Camp Parks.
Her training was focused mostly on honing leadership skills. On graduation day, she was selected to sing the National Anthem for the various leadership and other courses that were graduating that day.
After re-packing and spending a day at home, she went to Fort Jackson for a 19-day course in leadership, where she learned supervisory skills for the Military Post Office.
Leadership in the Army, she has learned, is like leadership anywhere else. It can be taught and you can memorize the best quotes in the world, but the best leadership is internalized and lived as an example to others of what true leadership should be.
All she can further say about that is Hooah (it's an Army thing). Crenshaw returned from her training on Aug. 12.
-Editor Heidi Hanse