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Articles with the Tag: Veterans

Polson veteran defied death in Vietnam Polson veteran defied death  in Vietnam

On Veterans Day, flags are raised during the federal holiday to celebrate the many sacrifices veterans make for this country. Retired U.S. Army Chief Warrant Officer Pruett Helm is one of those veterans. For him, the holiday is also the exact day he ended up on the jungle floor in Vietnam paralyzed from the ...

Veterans honored during powwow Veterans honored during powwow

PABLO – Francis Stanger, 87, is one of the last dozen or so World War II Veterans in Lake County. He enlisted in the Marine Corps when he was 17. He served from 1945 to 1947. He remembers being stationed in North China near the China Wall and seeing plenty of combat. During one mission, he remembers...

Briefs for Nov. 4, 2015

WWI film, music night set at museum POLSON — “A Night at the Museum” offers free, fun, family, educational entertainment Thursday, Nov. 12, at 6:30 p.m. at the Miracle of America Museum in Polson. Just one day after Veterans Day, the program will be showing “America Over There...

Program designed to end homelessness for veterans

POLSON — Help is available for veteran families who are literally homeless or imminently at risk of homelessness from the Supportive Services for Veteran Families program through the Community Action Partnership of Northwest Montana. The SSVF will provide eligible veteran families, whose income is 5...

Groups use raffles to support veterans, funerals with honors Groups use raffles to support veterans, funerals with honors

Rogers wins Veterans Honor Guard rifle News from the Veterans Honor Guard POLSON — In March the Veterans Honor Guard began to raffle a Springfield M14 7.62/308. They purchased the rifle at Westland Seed and tickets were sold at $10 each, and the limit was set at only 600 tickets, making for some ...

Happy birthday Happy birthday

  American Legion Auxiliary Unit 138 of Ronan hosted a cake and ice cream social on March 15 for Post 138 of Ronan to celebrate the 96th birthday of the American Legion. Pictured from left to right are: Helen Sorenson; Marge Fay, secretary; Teresa Quakenbush, chaplain; Marilyn Dolezal; Jesse Merwin; ...

Veterans Honoring Banquet: A gift from heart of community Veterans Honoring Banquet: A gift from heart of community

With more than 360 veterans and families in attendance at the Circle of Trust Veterans’ Honoring Banquet our community made a statement: “We are here.”  I was worried that we would have a beautifully decorated space with a lot of empty chairs, a surplus of food left over and a heavy...

Veterans to be honored on Valentine’s Day

RONAN — Veterans and their families are invited to honor and celebrate the service of male and female veterans at a free Valentine Dinner Friday, Feb. 14 from 4-8 pm. at the Ronan Community Center.  Prime rib and salmon will be on the menu, and Indian country’s Kasey Nicholson will entert...

Veteran given mortgage free, specially-adapted home Veteran given mortgage free, specially-adapted home

POLSON — He came home to a hero’s welcome, but now he’s truly home. Lance Corporal Thomas L. Parker, United States Marine Corps — also known as Tomy — was handed the keys to a brand new house on Saturday, mortgage free. The home has more than 150 adaptations to help make t...

Veterans honor veterans

  PABLO — A free community round dance and feed was held to honor veterans on Friday, Dec. 19, at Salish Kootenai College. SKC Veterans Support Group along with local groups and donors sponsored the holiday event. Veterans, military, and law enforcement officials brought their families for a...


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