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Veterans lead life lessons in Mission

ST. IGNATIUS — Four United States Armed Forces veterans visited St. Ignatius High School last Wednesday afternoon to share a story, give students insight to the true meaning of the flag draped coffin and to teach students the little-known specifics on how and why the military folds the American flag 13 times for its fallen soldiers’ widows and widowers.

Permanent chlorination

ST. IGNATIUS — The town of St. Ignatius will permanently chlorinate its water supply, public works director Ray Frey confirmed last week.

Mission Mountain movies: Due Date

Ahh, winter. A time of snow, cold, early darkness and the holidays. But more inside time also means more movie time, to cuddle up and watch your favorite flick, or visit your local theater, the Showboat in Polson or Entertainer in Ronan, to see some of the hottest new films out.

Law enforcement and court records

Lake County District Court, Judge McNeil presiding

Cops corner

What a community and surrounding area we live in. More blessings than I deserve come from my living and working here. Especially in the way of friendships.

Letters to the editor

Thank you

Salomon heads for Helena

PABLO — Election day was just like any other day for Dan Salomon.

Proposed cell tower rattles residents

POLSON — Jim and Janie Blodgett don’t use Verizon as their cell phone service providers and they don’t want “America’s most reliable wireless provider” building a cell tower just feet from their housing development.

Carl Franklin Carpenter obituary

SACRAMENTO, CALIF. — Frank Carpenter died suddenly of a massive heart attack on Oct. 3 in a hospital near his home in Sacramento, Calif. He went directly into the presence of his Lord and Savior Jesus Christ. He accepted Christ as his personal savior over 50 years ago (absent from the body is to be present with the Lord).

More than just a game

PABLO — Piles of long wooden sticks, buckets of sand, string, skins, rocks, paints, needles and beads… all were materials scattered across the tables and floor of the Joe McDonald Health and Fitness Center cafeteria Thursday and Friday in Pablo. Instructors with the International Traditional Games Society, based in Great Falls, visited the college for a two-day workshop that highlighted 63 traditional Native games from all across the country. Teachers, students and family members from Arlee to Elmo participated in the certificate program, which required them to study the complete curriculum of each game: it’s rules, equipment, stories and songs. Then, it was time to make all the pieces from scratch and play.

Sargeant steals the show at PCC meeting

POLSON — Parks department director Karen Sargeant was the star of Monday night’s city council meeting, earning various recognitions and giving a positive report on the city’s budding recycling plan.

Home of: Helen Smith

RONAN — Military veterans dot the Mission Valley, and all were celebrated during last Thursday’s Veterans Day. The celebration got off to an early start Wednesday afternoon when Chuck Lewis and Homer Courville presented Helen Smith, 88, with a beaded poppy for her service time and lifetime membership in the American Legion.

Ringing the centennial bell

ST. IGNATIUS — Mission Middle School history teacher John Fleming believes that history can’t just be learned from reading a book, and in his 37th year of teaching at St. Ignatius, he should know.

Senior news

Dixon

Engagement

Donald and Cynthia Northrup of Evanston, Wyo. are pleased to announce the engagement of their daughter Brittany Dawn Northrup to Michael Ray Forsman.

Permanent chlorination

ST. IGNATIUS — The town of St. Ignatius will permanently chlorinate its water supply, public works director Ray Frey confirmed last week.

SKC Basketball 2010: Open Range

PABLO - If there's one thing that you can take from this weekend's split with Montana-Western, it's that this year's SKC Bison are going to be one entertaining bas-ketball team.

Lady Pirates drop two at state

Polson defeats Stevensville, drops matches to Laurel and

Savage Horsemen ride for last time

HOT SPRINGS - The Mission Bulldogs could see a big shake up in

Success in Class B

Bigfork made transition two years ago and has excelled

Griz-Cat game: Showdown for the Sky

The Lake County Leader talks with the voice of the Griz about

Plenty to do for Courville

ST. IGNATIUS - High school can keep kids busy with homework,

Sports Briefs for Nov. 18

Bagnell signs with Oklahoma State

POLSON - Polson sports fans shouldn't be too alarmed that

Two wide: Bagnell and Mohr

Seniors Bagnell and Mohr were dangerous threats for Polson this

Arlee's shorter school week works

ARLEE - Two years ago, Arlee wrestlers missed seven Fridays of

Lady Bison drop two to Western

PABLO - Poor shooting hampered the SKC Lady Bison in their home

The "Mounties" Fall Sports Awards

While I don't have the budget to host my own awards ceremony or

Peaks and Valleys: Banners, kickers and Griz-Cat

Here's a look at the highs and lows in Lake County sports last

Bank robber sought

The man who robbed a Lakeside bank and is believed to have escaped on a motorcycle last Wednesday afternoon is still at large.

Among other things

Told you so!

News briefs

Young skater okay

Home of: Monika Frame and Claire Bick

POLSON — They say if you don’t jump, you’ll never know if you can fly.

Spay/neuter clinic: cutting for a cause

RONAN — Hundreds of household pets and their owners streamed into the Glacier View Christian School’s gymnasium for a simple surgery that will have profound effects in local towns.

Local meeting spotlights wolves

RONAN — Stockgrowers, hunters, meat processors and taxidermists came out in droves Monday evening for a meeting on recently re-listed gray wolves.

Couple celebrates 68th anniversary

POLSON — Many things have changed in the last 68 years, but for Robert and Dorothy Kelly, one thing has remained constant: each other.

No. 3 North Idaho College downs SKC Bison

PABLO, Mont. - Freshman Jake Owsley had 18 points and five

Mission Valley Taekwondo

Here are some photos from four students' promotion to black belt and the Big Sky Martial Arts Championships in Kalispell last Saturday.

Bowling Scores for 11/2

Main Street makeover

Births

Hayden Lee Ogden

Robber hits Lakeside bank, PPD responds

The Polson Police Department stopped at least one vehicle on U.S. 93 in Polson yesterday in an attempt to apprehend the suspect in a robbery at the Glacier Bank in Lakeside.

Polson at Divisionals

Here are some images from Polson at the Northwestern A Divisionals in Columbia Falls.

Charlo-Chinook Playoffs

Here are some photos from Charlo's quarterfinal playoff game against Chinook last Saturday.

Polson volleyball: Bozeman Bound!

Polson volleyball heads to the state tournament for the third

Ronan moves to Class B

RONAN - After weeks of discussion and feedback from alumni, students, parents, board trustees, coaches and community members, the Ronan School Board voted to compete in Class B for the next two years during Monday's monthly meeting.

Class C Football: Charlo falls to Chinook in slugfest

Hard running Sugarbeeters knock Vikings out of the playoffs with

Ronan Volleyball: Just one win away

COLUMBIA FALLS - The best time to turn some heads and make a

Lady Bulldogs place third

SUPERIOR - The Lady Bulldogs ended their season playing their best volleyball. A week after sweeping through the district tournament for the Western 7B championship, Mission won three games in the Western B divisional tournament, placing third.

Way of the Warrior

Four Mission Valley Taekwondo students promoted to black belt

Lady Vikings end sucessful season

Charlo knocked out of divisional tournament with two losses

Scarlets drop two at divisionals

Arlee wraps up successful volleyball season

Maroons stop Pirates

BUTTE - Polson's season may have come to an end last Saturday

Sweet Agony: Polson runners experience death by doughnut

POLSON - There's probably no mile more har-rowing than the

Charlo showed class in defeat

Vikings have nothing to hang their heads about after hard-fought

Engagements

Polson's Monster Mash

Photos from the Monster Mash 5K and 1-mile fun run on Saturday, Oct. 30 in Polson.

Halloween

A Lake County Halloween

Charlo Playoff Football

Here are some images from Charlo's 58-50 victory over White Sulphur Springs.

Class C Volleyball: District Duel

Arlee and Charlo meet twice in district tournament and battle

Charlo FB: Vikings survive first-round scare

CHARLO - A hush fell over the crowd in Charlo last Saturday. Their football team's leader, the multi-talented quarterback Chico Stipe, limped off the field in the first quarter against White Sulphur Springs in a game that couldn't be going any worse.

Polson football wins in 2OT thriller

FRENCHTOWN - All season, the young Polson Pirates football team

Lady Bulldogs VB: Mission rises to the occasion

THOMPSON FALLS - Every game, Lady Bulldogs head coach Kendal Anderson rates her team's passes on a scale from 0-3, with three being the highest compliment. Last Thursday in their opening district tournament match against Plains, a 3-0 sweep, Anderson said her team's passing had a myriad of 0s and 1s. However, in their second-round match up against Bigfork, the No. 2 seed and a squad that had beaten them twice in the regular season, it was 3s across the board.

Playing for Dad

POLSON - Senior middle hitter Sallie Sams steps onto the court

Class A Volleyball: Ronan, Polson ready for divisionals

POLSON - Four years ago, Polson head coach Jan Toth made her

Out but not down

CHARLO - Junior Stephen Delaney was looking forward to a starting spot on the Charlo Vikings football team this season.

2010 Mission Football Recap: Bulldogs' turnaround year

ST. IGNATIUS - The Mission Bulldogs started their season with a nine play, 68-yard drive that resulted in a touchdown by senior running back Lane Wheeler.

Arlee falls to Twin Bridges in playoffs

TWIN BRIDGES - Twin Bridges jumped out to a 22-0 lead in the

Mission middle school football goes undefeated

ST. IGNATIUS - There's plenty of football talent coming down the

Polson boys soccer season recap: The Big D

POLSON - Libby may have won the state championship in soccer,

Are you ready for winter?

News briefs

Pursuit yields weapons

Law enforcement and court records

Lake County District Court, Judge McNeil presiding

Rockets fly at NASA camp

PABLO — A little rolled up paper and some scotch tape provided area middle schoolers with about as much fun as they could handle Saturday at NASA camp in Pablo.

Roadside geology lesson

POLSON — First Lady Nancy Schweitzer and Montana Department of Transportation Director Jim Lynch met with 5th grade students from Polson Middle School and featured speakers Seth Makepeace, a Confederated Salish and Kootenai Tribal hydrologist and Tony Incashola, Director of the Salish-Pend d’Oreille Culture Committee, last Tuesday at the Highway 93 pull-out on Polson Hill for the official unveiling of “The Beaver’s Dam” roadside geology marker and a day of learning in “Montana’s classroom.”

Senior news

St. Ignatius

Scouts learn to stay put

RONAN — Cub Scouts from Pack 56 of Ronan and Charlo learned valuable lessons in wilderness survival from Project Kid Care founder Tara Carvey and members of the Lake County Search and Rescue team at their October monthly meeting last Wednesday night in Ronan.

How does your garden grow?

As snow begins to descend on the Mission Mountains and the air grows chill, those who love plants are saying good-bye ‘till next year or getting ready to keep them alive through the cold months. It doesn’t take a huge business operation to keep plants and vegetables alive all winter. It just takes some ingenuity and hard work.

Home of: Ron Hanson

RONAN — In business, a savvy entrepreneur knows that a little capital can go a long way. Ronan High School business and technology teacher Ron Hanson knows that firsthand after writing for and receiving a $6,000 grant to buy equipment and software to give his students new opportunities in web design.

Among other things

About Carl Seifert:

Letters to the Editor

Polson, you’re awesome!

Polson man seeks truth

POLSON — Despite what some media outlets have reported, William John Matt is not a convicted killer. He has been convicted of accountability for robbery, a felony, and he has served prison time. But he hasn’t killed anyone.

It's officially unofficial, Jay Doyle wins Lake County Sheriff with 38% of voters.

It's officially unofficial, an impressive 68% voter turnout in Lake County put to bed a controversial election season in Lake County. Jay Doyle won the position of Lake County Sheriff with 38% of voters' support.