Planning for gold and red tees at golf club

The use of the new shorter and hopefully more enjoyable gold tees has been fairly substantial this season. The board of directors decided to institute the plan for new gold tees and then to monitor utilization before embarking on a plan to actually construct new tees.

Cedar Street Bridge merchants bring holiday cheer

The Cedar Street Bridge has added a festive Grinch-themed experience for shoppers this holiday season with dining, shopping, Whoville photo ops, and family fun.

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Got battery?

Lots of low battery hacks but no quick fix

NEW YORK - At a cozy watering hole in Brooklyn's Bedford-Stuyvesant neighborhood, bartender Kathy Conway counted four different phone chargers behind the bar. Call it the scourge of the red zone, call it battery anxiety. Smartphone users are tired of begging to charge devices behind bars or hunting for hidden electrical outlets in airports and train stations. Where, oh where, is a better battery?

U.S. Forest service program benefits forests in western Montana

An annual report was released on Dec. 19 on the performance of a U.S. Forest Service program, Collaborative Forest Landscape Restoration, revealing returns for forests, jobs, water, and wildlife. The three-year old program invested $40 million in forest restoration at 23 forested landscapes across the country in 2012.

Grizzly bear attacks, kills camper in western Montana

A grizzly bear attacked and killed a person camping in western Montana early Tuesday, triggering an intensive search for the bruin by wildlife officials and law enforcement officers who planned to kill the animal, officials said.

Beautify pre-season with lavish planters of colorful annuals

During the difficult birth of true spring — with labor pains of snow, then rain and mud, then a freeze — followed by maybe one (or even two!) sunny days that may be anywhere between the 20s or near-50s, and often repeated ad infinitum until mid-April — gardeners everywhere gnash their teeth and/or simply grin and bear it. Generally without the grin.

U.S. Forest service program benefits forests in western Montana

An annual report was released on Dec. 19 on the performance of a U.S. Forest Service program, Collaborative Forest Landscape Restoration, revealing returns for forests, jobs, water, and wildlife. The three-year old program invested $40 million in forest restoration at 23 forested landscapes across the country in 2012.

U.S. Forest service program benefits forests in western Montana

An annual report was released on Dec. 19 on the performance of a U.S. Forest Service program, Collaborative Forest Landscape Restoration, revealing returns for forests, jobs, water, and wildlife. The three-year old program invested $40 million in forest restoration at 23 forested landscapes across the country in 2012.

Arizona shuts bars, theaters, parks amid virus resurgence

Arizona's Republican governor shut down bars, movie theaters, gyms and water parks Monday and leaders in several states ordered residents to wear masks in public in a dramatic course reversal amid an alarming resurgence of coronavirus cases nationwide.

Michael A. Meseberg

March 13, 1952 – Dec. 26, 2023

Longtime Grant County resident Michael (Mike) Meseberg, 71, passed away due to complications of his four-year battle with multiple myeloma. Mike was born in Miles City, Montana to Rodney and Alice LaVonne (Anderson) Meseberg on March 13, 1952. The family moved to Seattle when Mike was just 1 week old. He used to quip that he didn’t like Miles City so he hopped a train with his Mom and 11-month-old brother, Dave. Mike’s mom carefully put Mike in a basket for the trip. Mike’s first brush with mortality was when the porter, mistaking the basket for a picnic, tossed Mike, basket and all, off the train. Thankfully, another porter caught it, baby Mike intact. They joined their father in Seattle (Des Moines) where Rod had started a job at Boeing.

Virus casts a dark cloud over once-thriving home market

BOSTON (AP) — When Rebeka McBride and her husband put their home in Washington state on the market in early March, the coronavirus outbreak was just taking hold in the United States. They managed to hold two open houses and a smattering of private viewings before accepting an offer.

Virus casts a dark cloud over once-thriving home market

BOSTON (AP) — When Rebeka McBride and her husband put their home in Washington state on the market in early March, the coronavirus outbreak was just taking hold in the United States. They managed to hold two open houses and a smattering of private viewings before accepting an offer.

Virus casts a dark cloud over once-thriving home market

BOSTON (AP) — When Rebeka McBride and her husband put their home in Washington state on the market in early March, the coronavirus outbreak was just taking hold in the United States. They managed to hold two open houses and a smattering of private viewings before accepting an offer.

Virus Outbreak, ADVISORY

The number of infections with the new virus is nearing 100,000 and economic consequences are spreading around the globe. Asian and European shares are down following a rough day on Wall Street, and halted travel and a broader downturn are threatening to hit already-struggling communities for months to come. The head of the U.N.’s food agency is warning of the potential of “absolute devastation” as the outbreak’s effects ripple through Africa and the Middle East. That comes as the outbreak continues to shift away from Asia to Europe, the Mideast and the United States.

Wellness Tea Bar and Bistro celebrate first year anniversary

A local family is transforming a historic building into a health- focused tea bar and bistro in downtown Bonners Ferry.

Pirates wrestlers hope to utalize break to improve on No. 2 ranking in coaches poll

The Polson Pirates wrestling team has already received validation as one of the top-tier teams in Class A as the Pirates prepare to head into the break to refine their fundamental mechanics.

Kite Festival in Hayden is April 17

HAYDEN - The 4th annual Kite Festival in Hayden at Broadmoore Park is scheduled April 17.

First EAA Huckleberry Pancake Breakfast of the season is Saturday

Local Experimental Aircraft Association (EAA) Chapter 757 will hold the first Huckleberry Pancake Breakfast of this season on Saturday, May 27. The breakfast will be at the Northern Air Hangar at the Boundary County Airport from 8 to 10 a.m.

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