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Articles with the Tag: Flathead Lake

Briefs for July 29, 2015

Shooting under investigation  RONAN — A juvenile was airlifted from St. Luke Community Hospital with serious injuries Saturday evening after being shot in the abdomen.  Sheriff Don Bell couldn’t release further details pending an ongoing investigation, but he said that the Ro...

Ronan approves highway couplet Ronan approves highway couplet

RONAN — At a July 20 meeting, city councilmembers approved a 2018 Highway 93 construction project that will create a four-lane highway system that passes through Ronan. Mayor Kim Aipperspach said signing off on the proposed couplet system was routine business for the ongoing process of the highway&r...

Water Daze contestants have perfect day for swim Water Daze contestants have perfect day for swim

  POLSON — With warm temperatures and not much wind, it was a good day for a 1-mile swim for the annual Water Daze on Aug. 1. Times were fast for 83 swimmers who entered the water near Salish Point and swam to the point at Boettcher Park. All age groups were represented, from high school kids t...

Illegal campfire burns five acres on Wild Horse Island Illegal campfire burns five acres on Wild Horse Island

WILD HORSE ISLAND — An illegal campfire is the cause of a five-acre fire that burned on Wild Horse Island State Park last week. The fire started Wednesday, July 22, at about 4 p.m. on the west side of the island.  Several agencies responded to fight the fire from both the water and air. No indi...

Preventing an invasion Preventing an invasion

RAVALLI – The sneaky little pests are the stuff of nightmares. Well, maybe, mostly the nightmares of those with the Aquatic Invasive Species team, which is part of Montana Fish, Wildlife and Parks.  Those pests can hitch a ride on any watercraft. The idea is to catch them before they escape int...

Remembering 4 World War II vets, all siblings Remembering 4 World War II vets, all siblings

 The switchboard lit up in Kalispell on Dec. 7, 1941. With their fingers flying, telephone operators Shirley Frazier and her co-worker frantically connected calls. The girls knew something was up, something major, so they violated company policy and listened in to hear about the bombing of Pearl Harbor,...

Wet, wonderful Water Daze will be Aug. 1 Wet, wonderful Water Daze will be Aug. 1

POLSON —It’s a mile swim in Flathead Lake on a summer day, and it benefits the Flathead Lake Monsters swim team. What’s not to like about the 13th annual Water Daze?  The swim race will be held Saturday, Aug. 1, with registration at 11 a.m. at Boettcher Park and start time at 1 p.m....

A wild and windy ride A wild and windy ride

A windsurfer takes advantage of a choppy day on Flathead Lake to ride the swells in Polson Bay.

Illegal campfire burns five acres on Wild Horse Island State Park Illegal campfire burns five acres on Wild Horse Island State Park

WILD HORSE ISLAND — A twenty-man fire crew is mopping up the Wild Horse Island fire today, according to Devlin LaFrombois, fire investigator and fire prevention officer for the Confederated Salish and Kootenai Tribal Division of Fire. The fire started Wednesday, July 22, at about 4 p.m. on the ...

Dancers, drummers enjoy Standing Arrow Powwow Dancers, drummers enjoy Standing Arrow Powwow

ELMO — The Standing Arrow Powwow brought dancers, drummers, vendors and visitors from many states to Elmo.  The weather remained about 40 degrees cooler than the Arlee Celebration on the Fourth of July, so the dancers were happy.  With its new arbor in use only a few years, the old arbo...


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