Articles Written By: Linda Sappington
I was just 21 when my dad passed, suddenly, from an apparent heart attack. Early that same year, my mother spent four weeks in intensive care, fighting a stubborn pneumonia that took her life. Two minutes later, she came back to the living and felt a peace she had never before experienced. She recalled...
A subtle patina veils the aged wooden floor at the North Crow Clubhouse, where neighbors gather for the annual Christmas program. The furnace slumbers quietly near the kitchen, warmth from flannel-clad bodies keeping the quaint meeting place a cozy temperature. Christmas lights twinkle on a tree in ...
Nearly 25 volunteers showed up to help make the free annual Ronan Community Thanksgiving dinner as warm and comfortable as a family gathering. It also took 22 turkeys and 35 pies to feed more than 400 people, and when guests were stuffed, only three pies and a trace of turkey remained. “I think e...
Western Montana’s abundant fir, spruce and pine trees in the Flathead and Lolo National Forests provide a great opportunity to cut your own Christmas tree this season. A short scenic drive, a sharp saw, some twine and a $5 permit are all that’s necessary. The permit is required for each tree t...
RONAN — Children in kindergarten through second grade performed “Mrs. Claus is Missing,” an original play written and directed by drama instructor Rita Tingey, last weekend in Ronan. About a dozen high school students helped out as characters and as group leaders for the young students. Thi...
POLSON — When Standing for the Fallen and Magazines for Troops were both spreading the word about their causes at the Polson Flathead Cherry Festival, Standing for the Fallen’s USMC Sgt. Chuck Lewis decided to split the donations he gathered with Magazines for Troops. The funds will be used to pa...
RONAN — A report of a car in the canal sent emergency crews rushing to the corner of Terrace Lake Road and Timberlane Road just before noon on Thursday. Responders found a small red Subaru nearly submerged under the Terrace Lake bridge. Ronan volunteer firefighters secured the vehicle before searching ...
PABLO — Sunday’s damaging thunderstorm cut through a narrow swath of Lake County Sunday, with most of the havoc hitting Pablo. Just before noon, a strong gust of wind downed 20 trees in the Pablo area. One uprooted tree landed on a house southwest of Clairmont Road and U.S. Highway 93. Another...
RONAN — At age 10, Kurt McPherson started his own cattle business. That’s when the Ronan youngster changed his neighbor’s irrigation pipe and was paid a heifer calf for his effort. The following year he earned a bred heifer by helping his mom with herd work. Seven years later, the teenag...
Western Montana’s abundant fir, spruce and pine trees in the Flathead and Lolo National Forests provide a great opportunity to cut your own Christmas tree this season. A short scenic drive, a sharp saw, some twine and a $5 permit is all that’s necessary. The $5 permit is required for each tree...
