Letters to the editor - Feb. 20

Support Issue I-168

New Ninepipe corridor plan significantly cuts costs

Representatives from the Montana Department of Highways and Robert Peccia & Associates consulting firm were on hand last Wednesday to discuss a new feasibility study for the 4.5-mile stretch of Highway 93 between Gunlock Rd. and Brooke Lane.

Cherry growers get juice plant in Yellow Bay

A new cherry juice plant should make a splash this summer in the growers community along Flathead Lake.

Robert (Bob) William Cook

Robert (Bob) William Cook passed away on Dec. 4, at Brookdale Senior Living Center in Missoula, at the age of 94.  

Home of: Edna Wheeler

ST. IGNATIUS — A pioneer, mother, worker, outdoorsman, tough country woman and combater of bears. Edna Wheeler has been a number of things over her 98 plus years of life, 94 of which have been right here in the Mission Valley.

Rodriguez

On June 20, 2008 Larry Michael Rodriguez, 50, passed away at Community Medical Center due to complications from diabetes.

Advance tickets for Flathead River Rodeo on sale

The Indian National Finals Rodeo Tour event is set for Aug. 26-28 at the Polson Fairgrounds.

Hockey, anyone?

I'm a little out of the loop when it comes to hockey.

Donor visits National Bison Range to don historic coat

When Courtney Gimbel came across a buffalo fur coat hanging on the wall of a general store in the Peace River Valley of Alberta, Canada, in 1955, he was intrigued enough to offer $60 for the piece. It wasn’t for another 60 years, when Gimbel was cleaning out his closet, that the coat’s true value set in.

Births, Feb. 4

Wayman, Old Shoes, Calderon, Trenton, Hammer, Fischer

Lacrosse program growing up

Three years into its history, founder and key seniors leaving 10Sticks in better shape than they found it

Alex Alviar, program director and founder of 10Sticks Lacrosse, began the team with a single thought.

Going the Distance

Local adventurer Bree Fuqua attempts to tackle the Pacific Crest Trail in a cross-country race against time

Bree Fuqua grew up in Polson, attended college in Oregon, and now teaches math at Glacier High School in Kalispell.

Twice as nice

Second installment of FLIC exceeds expectations

POLSON — The success of a film festival can be reflected in the numbers and Flathead Lake International Cinemafest (FLIC) exceeded all expectations in online sales, attendance, numbers of films screened, and the number of filmmakers and crew members in attendance.

Ronan gathering offers up peace and love

Under the shade of a tent near the banks of the Flathead River and just across Sloan’s Bridge on the road from Ronan to Hot Springs, was a gathering of community members joined in faith and fellowship. Most of the attendees were native people, but all were welcome.

David M. Moffitt, 75

David M. Moffitt, 75, died peacefully in his sleep June 27, after a short illness.

Community calendar

Thyme for herbs

Flathead Lake 3 on 3 is slamtastic

Leader Staff

Birds of a Feather

Tribal Wildlife Management Program sees a successful reintroduction of Trumpeter Swans

Climate Conversation: Predictions from the 1990s are coming true

Watching the vice-grip of climate change take hold, I’m beginning to understand how our grandparents must have felt in the 1930s as something equally horrible, fascism, took hold in Europe and Asia, and the world slowly marched to a war that would kill 38 million people. I have kids and grandkids, and I’m increasingly afraid for their future.

Polson to host film festival for second year in a row

The Flathead Lake International Cinemafest (FLIC) premieres its sixth annual winter film festival during the weekend of Jan. 26-28, 2018 at the Showboat Cinema on Main Street in Polson.