Women's support group needs a helping hand
"In July, a woman came to us," Loretta Chambers, a long-time volunteer for the Helping Hands fund remembers. "She was a domestic violence victim, trying to get her feet on the ground."
LAKE COUNTY LEADER | UPDATED 10 YEARS, 3 MONTHS AGO
Check fraud plagues valley
For a cashier at a business, it is a difficult position to be in. The gas is in the car and the customer is at the counter, check in hand, I.D. forgotten, ready to pay. There isn't really a choice; the cashier must trust the customer and take the check.
LAKE COUNTY LEADER | UPDATED 10 YEARS, 3 MONTHS AGO
11th annual Water Daze makes a splash
As the mile-long open-water swim entered its 11th year it met record participation in diverse age groups. This year we saw over 20 more participants willing to submerge themselves in Flathead Lake and race from City Docks to Boettcher Park.
LAKE COUNTY LEADER | UPDATED 10 YEARS, 3 MONTHS AGO
Polson wrestler says "g'day" to Australia
When he finished his last match at the state wrestling tournament in February, Polson wrestler and then-junior Cody Hedeen expected his wrestling season to end. But the news he received following the tournament changed all that.
LAKE COUNTY LEADER | UPDATED 10 YEARS, 3 MONTHS AGO
Wild buffalo: The ride of their lives
RONAN – Riding rough stock in rodeo is a dangerous game; even the toughest cowboys take career-ending falls yearly from the backs of bucking bulls and broncs.
LAKE COUNTY LEADER | UPDATED 10 YEARS, 3 MONTHS AGO
Summer camp: It's fun with fundamentals
Mandie Steele was watching a half-dozen kids play football on a recent warm summer day on a grassy field at Cherry Valley Elementary School. A few blocks away, at Riverside Park, more kids were in the river using water guns to squirt at each other.
LAKE COUNTY LEADER | UPDATED 10 YEARS, 3 MONTHS AGO
Kenney signs to Saints' softball
HELENA - Carroll College recently announced that it has signed four more girls to its 2014-15 softball team, including Polson softball star Jaylin Kenney.
LAKE COUNTY LEADER | UPDATED 10 YEARS, 3 MONTHS AGO
Mariners fall short at state tournament
LEWISTOWN—The Mission Valley Mariners State tournament began Tuesday, July 28 in Lewistown in a game against Belgrade. The Mariners scored first in the third inning only to be matched in the fourth byBelgrade. However, the boys were able to rally in the fifth inning to score five runs and make …
LAKE COUNTY LEADER | UPDATED 10 YEARS, 3 MONTHS AGO
8 seconds with Peyton Fitzpatrick
Bull rider Peyton Fitzpatrick recalls his worst injury. It happened about a year ago in Polson.
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Members shooting for national recognition
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Small Fries can't wait to start 4-H experience
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Good ol' Days was the center of beauty
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Ronan gets a Valentine
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Sisler gives back with Eagle project
POLSON — Among the Boy Scouts of America, the Eagle Scout Project is a true marker of growing up.
LAKE COUNTY LEADER | UPDATED 10 YEARS, 7 MONTHS AGO
The road I'm on
I’d never experienced being “starstruck” before I went to Washington, D.C. on March 8 for the U.S. Senate Youth Program.
LAKE COUNTY LEADER | UPDATED 10 YEARS, 7 MONTHS AGO
Hertz visits PHS students
POLSON — Greg Hertz, District 12 representative to the Montana State House of Representatives, visited students at Polson High School on Tuesday, March 18.
LAKE COUNTY LEADER | UPDATED 10 YEARS, 7 MONTHS AGO
ACA forum urges action
PABLO — In the midst of the complicated Affordable Care Act and the approaching sign-up deadline, legislators are urging Flathead Reservation residents to take action.
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Bella Allred, 4, looks to beat leukemia
POLSON — It was a normal Wednesday afternoon that Bella Allred, a 4-year-old Polson girl, went to the doctor’s office after having some stomach problems.
LAKE COUNTY LEADER | UPDATED 11 YEARS, 2 MONTHS AGO
Itching for answers
PABLO— It is every child’s worst summer time nightmare; small, itchy bumps cropping up on their bodies after a day swimming on the lake. The virulent allergic reaction, caused by a parasite native to Flathead Lake, has been reported in considerably large numbers this year, prompting local scientific research groups …
LAKE COUNTY LEADER | UPDATED 11 YEARS, 2 MONTHS AGO
Chili cook-off sizzles
POLSON— For the eighth year in a row, the Polson Rotary Chili Cook-off for youth attracted chili connoisseurs and inventive chefs alike. As 15 competitive groups in Polson set their chili pots to simmer, they were reminded of why their participation at the event was important.
LAKE COUNTY LEADER | UPDATED 11 YEARS, 2 MONTHS AGO
Keepin' it blue
POLSON— After three years of working to establish itself, the Flathead Lake Blues Festival is well on its way to becoming a staple of summertime in Polson.
LAKE COUNTY LEADER | UPDATED 11 YEARS, 2 MONTHS AGO
Lunches live la vida local
The state of Montana, typically a stronghold in American agriculture, is bringing some of that local flavor to its schools, and Lake County is no exception.
LAKE COUNTY LEADER | UPDATED 11 YEARS, 2 MONTHS AGO
St. Ignatius school hires new principal
ST. IGNATIUS—The St. Ignatius school district’s search for a new principal ended with a familiar face.
LAKE COUNTY LEADER | UPDATED 11 YEARS, 2 MONTHS AGO
St. Ignatius waterline gets updated
ST. IGNATIUS—A waterline that was installed in St. Ignatius in the 1940s is being upgraded this summer to meet Department of Environmental Quality standards.
LAKE COUNTY LEADER | UPDATED 11 YEARS, 3 MONTHS AGO
Leaving the Bench
POLSON— In April of 2013, Judge C.B. McNeil announced his retirement as District Court judge of the 20th Judicial District. On Sept. 5, he will officially step down from the bench.
LAKE COUNTY LEADER | UPDATED 11 YEARS, 3 MONTHS AGO
A mile in their suits
POLSON —“The distance is exactly from here to there,” Matt Seeley said as he introduced the 1.1-mile swim course spanning from the KwaTaqNuk resort to Boettcher Park on Saturday, Aug. 3.
LAKE COUNTY LEADER | UPDATED 11 YEARS, 3 MONTHS AGO
Show Stopper
PABLO—Anya Smith was two years old when she enrolled in her first ballet classes, she was five when she auditioned for her first play, and 12 when she began her own theater company, named Glacier Lily Theater Co., and produced her first independent show.
LAKE COUNTY LEADER | UPDATED 11 YEARS, 3 MONTHS AGO
