Tuesday, December 30, 2025

ARTICLES BY PHOTO CHUCK BLAIR

Old Photo 5-28-13

Patient Care Ted E. Bear gets first class treatment from Susan Horelick, R.N., St. JohnÕs Lutheran Hospital education coordinator. Watching intensely is Amber Nixon, second grader at Asa Wood, visiting St. JohnÕs with classmates during National Hospital Week. Chuck Blair photo from the May 19, 1993, files of The Western …
THE WESTERN NEWS | UPDATED 12 YEARS, 7 MONTHS AGO

Old Photo 5-14-13

Licking the Heat What do you do in Libby on a summer-like afternoon? Find the biggest frozen ice cream cone in town and take a break. ThatÕs just what Sox and his Amish master are doing at the Dairy Queen on Monday when temperatures reached the mid-80s. Chuck Blair photo …
THE WESTERN NEWS | UPDATED 12 YEARS, 7 MONTHS AGO

Old Photo 3-19

Mallards Marching What do you do with seven drakes and four ducks blocking traffic in the Empire Foods parking lot? You offer them bread and lead them to safety in your back yard. ThatÕs what four-year-old Katie Marshall and her parents did Saturday. If youÕd like to claim your ducks …
THE WESTERN NEWS | UPDATED 12 YEARS, 9 MONTHS AGO

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Corey Andersen, Libby's high scorer goes for two over the top of Ronan defenders. The Loggers edged Ronan by one point for the second time. The 8-7 Loggers play their final two road games this weekend with a game Friday at Troy and Saturday at Polson. Libby needs two wins …
THE WESTERN NEWS | UPDATED 12 YEARS, 10 MONTHS AGO

Old Photo 3-21

Wearing of the Green In literature, a leprechaun is a little man who reveals the location of a hidden crock of gold to anyone who catches him. In the McGrade school yard, at recess on St. PatrickÕs Day, students ÒcaughtÓ their very own leprechaun (building custodian Rick Hunting), whose crock …
THE WESTERN NEWS | UPDATED 13 YEARS, 9 MONTHS AGO

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