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Briefs for Sept. 28, 2016

Invasive species council to hold listening session PABLO — The Montana Invasive Species Advisory Council has drafted a statewide plan to manage invasive species and is inviting all interested partners to join in a discussion on Thursday, Oct. 6 from 1-4 p.m. in the Camas Room of the Joe McDonald H...

Lives lost in September 11 Benghazi attacks honored Lives lost in September 11 Benghazi attacks honored

Editor's note: Edits were made to this article online Sept. 29. BIGFORK — As rain fell like tears, relentlessly dripping from the enormous tent that shielded those attending the Benghazi Memorial on Sunday, Sept. 11, the lives of four warriors who died in those attacks were honored. In the e...

2016 Fall Mack Days opens 2016 Fall Mack Days opens

News from the Confederated Salish and Kootenai Tribes FLATHEAD LAKE — The 2016 Fall Mack Days Fishing Event sponsored by the Confederated Salish and Kootenai Tribes began Sept. 23 and continues through Nov. 13. Anglers can eat, sleep and breathe fishing for 45 days — what more could an an...

Perch, bass biting

Fishermen, In my last report I predicted good perch and bass fishing in the Polson area above the dam and good bass fishing below the dam. Well “good” has progressed to beyond “better,” on the verge of “best.” Saturday the 4th of September while fishing for bait fish...

Lake levels average for August

POLSON – Representatives from Energy Keepers, Inc., NorthWestern Energy, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, the Confederated Salish and Kootenai Tribes and the Bureau of Indian Affairs conferred on Aug. 23 regarding current and projected operation of the Seli’š Ksanka Qlispe (formerly Kerr) Pro...

Les Baldwin’s memory honored Les Baldwin’s memory honored

News from the Montana Cowboy Hall of Fame and Western Heritage Center POLSON — Lester Powell (Les) Baldwin has been chosen as the 2016 District 10 posthumous inductee into the Montana Cowboy Hall of Fame and Western Heritage Center. Baldwin, a man who shook hands to seal an agreement, always n...

Renowned oceanographer joins Bio Station

News from the University of Montana YELLOW BAY – One of the nation’s preeminent oceanographers will soon join the faculty of the University of Montana’s Flathead Lake Biological Station. FLBS recently hired Matthew Church as a microbial ecologist. He will leave his post at the Univ...

Riders escape to Flathead Lake Riders escape to Flathead Lake

POLSON — With the mountain backdrop and the slight turning of fall colors, the Polson Fairgrounds was packed with horses, bulls, spectators and Indian National Final Rodeo competitors on Thursday, Aug. 25-27. Rider Casey Stone traveled from Oklahoma for the Flathead River Rodeo in hopes to gain more...

One last splash for area triathletes One last splash for area triathletes

POLSON – Training in the clear water of a pool as a competitive high school lap swimmer is where 16-year-old Missoula native Matthew Fritz spends most of his time and energy, but during the Fifth Annual Polson Triathlon, he swam 1.5km in the open water. “It was a lot different than a pool and ...

Contest of contrasts Contest of contrasts

Note Aug. 10, 2016 : This story has been updated with additional information, plus overall and age-group results.   POLSON — Gregory Rempe, 22, didn’t finish first in Saturday’s 1-mile Water Daze swim event, but he did finish slightly before the first woman swimmer, and he swam ...


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