Ellington

Maidens stumble against Lady Loggers, but get a second chance

The two teams meet again Wednesday for a spot in Divisionals

Giving back to a community that ‘saved her life’

St. Ignatius couple makes leap from helping neighbors to launching a nonprofit

St. Ignatius couple makes leap from helping neighbors to launching a nonprofit

Letters: Daines fails Supreme Court test

Letters to the Editor: Oct. 29

Legals for October, 29 2020

County hires new election administrator

Toni Kramer has accepted the position as Lake County’s new election administrator.

Local briefs: COVID rent, mortgage assistance deadline is Nov. 10

Montanans who have lost income due to the COVID-19 pandemic may be eligible for rent and mortgage payment assistance.

Halloween celebrations abound

Halloween is one tradition that will carry on in Lake County, even in the unusual circumstances many have experienced in 2020.

Q&A: Lake County early voting

Early voting has never been as crucial as it is in 2020, the year of the pandemic and political upheaval.

COVID concerns complicate volleyball postseason scenerios

Mission Valley area volleyball teams will embark upon postseason play this week with four conference tournaments utilizing three different formats.

County announces 2 more COVID deaths

Lake County recorded 127 new confirmed cases of COVID-19 during the week of Oct. 19-26, and health officials on Monday announced a third death related to the pandemic.

An early taste of winter

Technically speaking, winter is still two months away.

John Wesley DeYoung, 76

John Wesley DeYoung passed away Sept. 27, 2020, in Mesa, Ariz.

Lois Adell Ashley, 80

Lois Adell Ashley, 80, of Pablo, passed away Oct. 19, 2020 in Missoula.

Orville Bjorge, 97

On Sunday, Oct. 11, 2020, in Hot Springs, 10th Mountain Infantry Division, World War II veteran Orville Bjorge climbed his last ridge and crossed his last valley.

Sports Calendar/Scoreboard Oct. 27 to Nov. 4

Lake County varsity high school athletics events and results.

September marriages

From Lake County District Court

2020 Fall Mack Days Week 7 results

There are three weeks left in the 10-week 2020 Fall Mack Days at Flathead Lake, which ends Nov. 15.

CWD sampling stations to replace big game check stations in northwest Montana for 2020

Montana Fish, Wildlife & Parks will provide chronic wasting disease sampling stations to assist hunters at select locations across northwest Montana during the upcoming general hunting season.

Bulldogs storm Charlo

Mission rallies in second half on the road to secure playoff spot

Mission rallies in second half on the road to secure playoff spot

Ronan's Heiner claims medal at state cross country

Ronan’s Brant Heiner had his sights set on a championship at last week’s Montana Class A cross country meet.

Five area 7B harriers reap postseason honors

Mission runners Thomas Nuila and Andrew Rush received all-state honors with top-15 finishes.

Volleyball Roundup: Kats stay sharp with win over Polson

The undefeated WildKats of Columbia Falls swept the Lady Pirates in Polson on Saturday. It was Polson’s final regular-season game.

Football Roundup: Chiefs cool Corvallis in Snowfest

The Chiefs (3-6) defeated the visiting Corvallis Blue Devils (1-7) 18-13 in both teams’ season finale in a winter wonderland.

Photos: 'Nexus of Evil' premiere party

Members of the cast and crew of "Nexus of Evil," a horror film shot locally by Polson-based Second Wind Productions, gathered Thursday night at Showboat Stadium 6.

Flathead National Forest seeks input on winter recreation events and guiding services

The activities would take place between Dec. 1 and April 30.

Hesse sentenced to 80 years for Ronan man's beating death

William Lowrey Hesse, 54, of Denver, was convicted of deliberate homicide and tampering with evidence in relation to the death of 63-year-old Gyme Kelley in Kelley’s fifth-wheel trailer at Mission Meadows RV Park.

Legals for October, 22 2020

Remodeled Showboat enters new phase of movie magic

The modern, brand-new seats are cozier, the seating is steeper and there’s a new-theater smell in the air at Showboat Stadium 6 on Main Street in Polson.

Dynamic duo: Homegrown film company brings local horror movie to the big screen

Homegrown film company Second Wind Productions brings local horror movie to the big screen

Homegrown film company Second Wind Productions brings local horror movie to the big screen

Letters: Pavlock the right choice for HD93

Letters to the Editor: Oct. 22

COVID-19 cases surging in Lake County, state

Second Lake County death reported; first cases emerge at county jail

Second Lake County death reported; first cases emerge at county jail

Sports Calendar/Scoreboard Oct. 22-24

Lake County varsity high school athletics events and results.

Nov. 3 election: Key dates and registration information

Early voting begins Friday.

Authorities investigating suspicious death near Hot Springs

Deputies and EMS personnel were dispatched at 8:40 p.m. Oct. 20 to a business on Camp Aqua Road.

St. Ignatius claims School Board of the Year award

The St. Ignatius School District No. 28 School Board recently was recognized as “2020 School Board of the Year” by School Administrators of Montana.

Polson teen claims national literacy award

Sophomore Colter Wilson is among 15 students across the country to receive a 2020 National 180 Student Award.

Pirates surge past Maroons

Polson’s football matchup with visiting Butte Central on Friday had a familiar feel.

Bulldogs travel to Charlo with football season on the line

The winner of both teams' regular season finale advances to 8-man playoffs.

Photos: Polson Boys and Girls Club opens new facility

Development of the project began in 2016.

Volleyball Roundup: Pirates swat Yellowjackets

At Polson, Stevensville and the Lady Pirates played a closely contested match that was rescheduled after a Polson homecoming cancellation.

Cross Country Roundup: Heiner siblings sizzle at Western A Classic

At Whitefish on Saturday, the Mission Valley saw a quintet of its harriers accentuated with accolades as they finished among the top tier of runners at the Western A Classic cross country divisional race.

8-man Roundup: Warriors rally past Blackhawks

Charlo slows Bluehawks' offense, but falls on the road

Chiefs hit a wall at Dillon

The Ronan football team faced a tall order on the road Friday at Dillon.

Local briefs: Job Service Polson introduces weekly online recruiting events

“Hot Jobs” also will be featured after the employer presentation. These are jobs that need to be filled immediately.

Eula Mae Turnage, 87

Eula Mae Turnage, 87, passed away peacefully on Oct. 17, 2020 in her residence at St. Joseph Assisted Living in Polson.

Dave Samuelson, 75

At his home with his family by his side, Dave Samuelson died peacefully Oct. 3. He had struggled with prostate cancer for 10 years; it finally won.

Week 6 Fall Mack Days Results

The fall weather quickly changed out on the water over the sixth weekend of the 2020 Fall Mack Days fishing event on Flathead Lake.

5 COVID-19 cases confirmed at Lake County Jail

Four inmates and one staff member have tested positive, sheriff says. Multiple tests pending.

Marissa Susan Atkins (McElvain), 34

Marissa Susan Atkins (McElvain), 34, passed away suddenly Oct. 2, 2020, after suffering a stroke.

Trial set for man accused of group home assault

A Polson man charged in the severe beating and choking an elderly wheelchair-bound woman at a group home in February is set to go on trial.

Ronan woman involved in Highway 93 crash returned to county jail

Stacy Leana Markus, 51, is lodged in the county jail on $100,000 bond after being charged with negligent vehicular assault.

Graphics: Lake County COVID-19 by the Numbers

Lake County Public Health data through Friday, Oct. 16.

Sports Calendar/Scoreboard Oct. 15-20

Sports Calendar, Oct. 15-20

Macman Report: Pulling perch from Elmo Bay

How pleasant has this fall been with its extended Indian summer?

Alpine Sections of Sun Road close for the season

Glacier National Park officials announced Wednesday that the alpine sections of Going-to-the-Sun Road will remain closed for the season due to weather conditions.

Community treasure

Polson Boys and Girls Club to open new 23,000-square-foot facility next week.

Letters: Daines should vote against filling Supreme Court seat

Letters to the Editor: Oct. 15

Legals for October, 15 2020

MHSA delays start of winter sports to January

The Montana High School Association decided Tuesday to move the start of winter sports for state high schools into January, with practices beginning Dec. 7.

Fall Mack Days Week 5 Results

Week 5 of 2020 Fall Mack Days is in the books with a total of 9,469 lake trout entries.

Local briefs: Fish and Wildlife Board meeting Wednesday

The Flathead Reservation Fish and Wildlife Board will meet via Zoom at 10 a.m. Wednesday, Oct. 21.

Bigfork outguns Pirates

Following some cancellations and some quick rescheduling, Class B Bigfork and Class A Polson met in a unique non-conference matchup Friday night between contrasting styles of offense.

Volleyball Roundup: Charlo takes first loss

Charlo played host to the Lady Bluehawks of District 7B Thompson Falls on Thursday for their Homecoming match and were handed their first loss of the season in four sets.

Cross Country Roundup: Area harriers prep for postseason

Mission Valley cross country teams wrapped up their final meets of the regular schedule this past week.

Football Roundup: Mission mows down Plains

Clark Fork coasts past Arlee.

Postseason bid slips away from Polson soccer

Kaden Nelson got the Pirates on the scoreboard early off an assist from Cade Lanier in the second round of the Battle of the Bays series in Polson, but Bigfork netted the equalizer off a direct kick that veered on the Polson keeper, knotting the contest even at one apiece.

Reverent Clancy Williams, 75

Born in Missoula on Jan. 15, 1945, the seventh of eight children of Mary and Cecil Williams, Clarence G. Williams loved people and he loved Montana.

Investigators have new leads in Sanders County cold-case murder

Western Montana law enforcement officials said a joint investigation into the murder of a Sander County man has developed new leads.

Man charged with deliberate homicide in Hot Springs death

A Hot Springs man has been charged with deliberate homicide in the alleged beating death of another man.

Dan Salomon, Republican incumbent, Senate District 47

Dan Salomon grew up in Ronan and still works the family farm where he grew up.

Devin Braaten, Libertarian candidate for Senate District 47

Devin Braaten is tackling the world of politics earlier in life than most.

Chase Porter Gay, Democratic candidate for Senate District 47

Chase Porter Gay did not respond to multiple interview requests from The Lake County Leader.

Vikings light up the scoreboard

Charlo celebrates homecoming with blowout win over Victor

CHARLO — A week after taking their first loss of the season, the Charlo Vikings bounced back in a big way with a monster win over visiting Victor in an 8-man West Conference clash Friday night.

Pot proposition: Voters to decide whether to legalize recreational marijuana

In Montana, medical marijuana was legalized in 2004 through a ballot initiative. This time around, voters will decide if marijuana should be legalized for recreational use among adults 21 and older.

Lake County COVID-19 by the Numbers

Lake County Public Health data through Friday, Oct. 9.

Whitefish Mountain Resort sets new record for season pass sales

The total is 10% ahead of last winter, according to the resort. Adult season pass sales had the biggest increase compared to last year up by 15%.

Column: Montana is ready to vote by mail

The recent lawsuit alleging that Montana’s mail-in elections are risky discredits Montana’s election administrators.

Polson homecoming football back on with last-minute agreement

Stevensville School Board suspends athletics following positive COVID-19 test.

Peggy Marie (Krantz) Delaurenti, 76

Peggy Marie (Krantz) Delaurenti was born May 28, 1944, in St. Ignatius to Hyram Franklin Krantz and Barbara Jakes Krantz.

2020 Teresa Veltkamp award goes to Polson teacher

Amy Williams, a special education teacher at Polson Middle School, was the recipient of the 2020 Teresa Veltkamp award for excellence in Indian Education for All.

Speaking for the silenced

Mission Bulldogs football players spread the word about Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women

With the help of good friend and teammate John Komotios, Cedric McDonald found his voice and a way to help others understand the seriousness of the issue.

Kvelve's Comments: Richard Nixon, yes I said Richard Nixon!

I’ve been in some strange situations in my life with equally strange outcomes.

Letters: Cooney will serve all Montanans

Letters to the Editor: Oct. 8

Lisa Pavlock, Democrat for House District 93

Lisa Pavlock has spent her entire career in education, both teaching and coaching. She and her husband, Ben Kestner, run Glacier Lake School in St. Ignatius, a private school they founded in 2014.

Joe Read, Republican incumbent, House District 93

Joe Read is a man of many talents. He has farmed and raised cattle in Ronan most of his life. He ran an automotive repair business, and taught welding and mechanics at Kicking Horse Job Corps.

Legals for October, 8 2020

Grass fire west of Elmo scorches 470 acres

Fire was mostly contained by noon Thursday.

Sports Calendar/Scoreboard Oct. 8-13

Sports Calendar, Oct. 8-13

Polson commissioners appoint Ward 2 representative

Members appointed Patricia Corrigan-Ekness to fill the Ward 2 seat last held by Bob Martin, who resigned Sept. 9 due to a move out of his district to Swan Lake.

Investigation of 2018 Sanders County homicide continues

Western Montana law enforcement officials are seeking the public's help as they continue to investigate William Patrick Conko Camel's death.

Birth Announcements

Oct. 8, 2020

Bulldogs roll past rival Warriors

Injuries leave Arlee without reserves late in the game

Bulldogs sophomore QB Kellen McClure threw three touchdown passes and Mission (3-3) rushed for four TDs, including a pair by senior Layne Spidel.

Maidens counter with home win over Pirates

Polson and Ronan volleyball teams parried and parlayed with precision in their seesaw second round Rez rivalry wrangle at the Ronan Events Center on Friday.

Polson’s Thiel, Emerson earn all-state golf honors

Thiel improved her second day score by seven strokes to move up three spots.

Soccer Roundup: COVID-19 case ends Lady Pirates' season

The boys’ homecoming contest with Bigfork was unaffected and still a go.

Volleyball Roundup: Maidens saddle Broncs, stung by Yellowjackets

Charlo wins two to remain unbeaten.

Broncos outgun Pirates in gridiron shootout

Polson QB Wilson passes for 5 TDs and more than 400 yards at Frenchtown.

Cross country runners honing their edge as regular season winds down

Three meets were run this past week that featured area cross country runners.

Chiefs cruise to road win at Stevensville

Caleb Cheff and Girma Detwiler each scored twice.

Local briefs: Western Native Voice announces $100k in COVID relief aid

LCCDC lands rural business grant.

Photo: Williams makes her case in Polson

Six-day tour across Montana includes Polson visit Monday for Democratic candidate for Montana's lone seat in the U.S. House of Representatives.

Photo: Liftoff

Canada geese take flight Sunday morning near the southwest shore of Flathead Lake.

Fall Mack Days Week 4 results

Four weeks into the 10-week Fall Mack Days, a total of 8,422 lake trout had been entered by 117 anglers. The fourth week yielded 1,398 entries.

Death Notice: Ada A. McCay, 78

Ada A. McCay, 78, of Pablo, passed away Oct. 1. Service arrangements are pending.

Polson woman dies following Highway 93 crash in Pablo

Authorities say Kalispell woman in stolen vehicle ran a red light.

Norma J. McAlear, 87

The beloved and beautiful Norma Jeanne McAlear passed away Aug. 9, 2020, in Portland, Ore., at age 87.

Glacier Symphony offering November concerts online

November’s concerts for the 38th season of the Glacier Symphony, Orchestra and Chorale will be presented in a digital-only format.

Donald Joseph Violette, 85

On Sept. 24, 2020, Donald Joseph Violette, a loving father and husband, passed away at age 85 in his home due to natural causes.

Thomas Lance Lapke, 72

Thomas Lance Lapke, 72, of Polson passed away due to a torn aorta Thursday, Sept. 24, 2020.

View from the Library: Hotspots? We've got you covered

We now have 10 T-Mobile wi-fi hotspots available for a seven-day checkout with a North Lake County Public Library card.

Cultural healing

Volunteers help preserve precious artifacts damaged in fire at The People's Center

Collections nearly ready for storage at Ninepipes Museum.

Schools keeping COVID-19 in check so far

Polson set to move to four-day schedule as state reports nine cases in county’s districts

Two cases within the Ronan School District prompted contact tracing and isolation protocols.

Legals for October, 1 2020