Wednesday, April 30, 2025

ARTICLES BY DAVID FLORES

Population kept under control

PABLO - As the anesthetic wore on six-month old Scruffy, his owner Ramona Jewett held him tightly during his last waking moments before he would completely go under for a neuter operation.
LAKE COUNTY LEADER | UPDATED 14 YEARS, 12 MONTHS AGO

Rendezvous at Fort Connah

FORT CONNAH - Buckskins, furs and flintlock muzzleloaders were just a few things of the past to be revived over the weekend at the third Open House and Rendezvous at Fort Connah in two years.
VALLEY PRESS-MINERAL INDEPENDENT | UPDATED 14 YEARS, 12 MONTHS AGO

It's the kids' turn

NINEPIPES - The seventh annual Kids' Fishing Day Tournament was held Saturday at the Ninepipes Pond.
LAKE COUNTY LEADER | UPDATED 14 YEARS, 12 MONTHS AGO

Home of: Maclaen Burningham

POLSON - Maclaen Burningham, a life-long Polson resident and a friendly face to many in the community, recently won first place in a national logo competition put on by the Administration on Developmental Disabilities.
LAKE COUNTY LEADER | UPDATED 14 YEARS, 12 MONTHS AGO

Charlo track

MISSOULA - Charlo boys' track and field team beat a school record April 27 at the 12th annual Russ Plicher/Western Montana Top 10 meet at Missoula County Stadium.
LAKE COUNTY LEADER | UPDATED 14 YEARS, 12 MONTHS AGO

Polson track stays strong

Wins at Top-10 meet propel Pirates
LAKE COUNTY LEADER | UPDATED 14 YEARS, 12 MONTHS AGO

Charlo school board update

CHARLO - The Charlo School Board voted at their April 20 meeting to renew the contracts of tenured employees Clair Rasmussen and Steve Love, keeping them both on as joint principals, despite budget concerns that led the board to question whether it was feasible to keep both educators on the …
LAKE COUNTY LEADER | UPDATED 15 YEARS AGO

Jocko Valley trails preparation begins

ARLEE - The Jocko Valley Trails Committee will be pairing up with five University of Michigan graduate students starting May 10 to begin planning and designing a trail system in the Jocko Valley.
LAKE COUNTY LEADER | UPDATED 15 YEARS AGO

Polson goes one-two at meet

LIBBY - Strong wind gusts exceeding 30 miles per hour couldn't slow down the Polson girls' and boys' track teams last Saturday at the Libby Invitational. The girls had a first-place finish while the boys' team came in second.
LAKE COUNTY LEADER | UPDATED 15 YEARS AGO

Charlo takes fourth of 30

MISSOULA - Contrary to the difficulties other teams had due to bad weather, the Charlo boy's track team saw some of its best marks of the season Saturday at the Seeley-Swan Invitational.
LAKE COUNTY LEADER | UPDATED 15 YEARS AGO

Absences hurt Arlee's track team

MISSOULA - After a good showing last Thursday at the Hot Springs Invitational, the Arlee boys' and girls' track team struggled to place in events Saturday at the Seeley Swan Invitational in Missoula.
LAKE COUNTY LEADER | UPDATED 15 YEARS AGO

Ronan marks personal bests

LIBBY - The Ronan-St. Ignatius girls' track and field team saw a long list of personal best marks Saturday at the Libby Invitational. Nine girls surpassed their old marks in both the running and jumping events.
LAKE COUNTY LEADER | UPDATED 15 YEARS AGO

Photo exhibit displayed in bank

RONAN - As of April 12, Community Bank members will notice a change in the Polson and Ronan bank branches as they make their way through the lobbies.
LAKE COUNTY LEADER | UPDATED 15 YEARS AGO

Local teacher leaves impact

ST. IGNATIUS - Joyce Easter didn't leave her job at the door at the end of the day. Long after the last school bus left, her friends, students and colleagues say the 69-year-old St. Ignatius teacher of 17 years, who died March 26, dedicated herself to her work in ways …
LAKE COUNTY LEADER | UPDATED 15 YEARS AGO

Not your grandma's tea party

POLSON - Local members of the Taxed Enough Already party lined the curb Thursday evening off Hwy 93 in Ducharme Park and peacefully protested government overspending and what they see as disregard for the U.S. Constitution.
LAKE COUNTY LEADER | UPDATED 15 YEARS AGO

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