06-07-23 issue

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Lake County’s seniors celebrate graduation

By Taylor Davison / Valley Journal

LAKE COUNTY — Most of the county experienced celebration spirit last weekend as Polson, Ronan, St. Ignatius, and Arlee high schools all held their graduation ceremonies for the class of 2023. Charlo held their commencement the previous weekend.

Ronan

Ronan High School kicked off the week-

end with their ceremony on Friday, June 2, held in the middle school event center due to some rainy weather. This year’s valedictorian was Leina Ulutoa, with salutatorians Isaac Cantlon, Olivia Heiner, and Dylan Schock. The rest of the graduating class consisted of Lathan Anderson, Grace-Linn Baltz, Ridge Barney, Cloe Barron-Hoover, Kaleigh Benson, Sydney Black Weasel, Maizy Blixt, Lakota Brings Yellow, Dale Brueckmann, Tracee Burland, Trenton Burland, Tia

Carpentier, Trinity Carpentier, Caleb Cheff, Mason Clairmont, Dominiq Clark, Lucas Clark, Matthew Coe, Margaret Cordova, Lexis Corum, Tyler Corum, Sierra Cote, Sharissa Couture, JerryLee Daley, Margaret Deming, Kylie DesJarlais, Isabella Devereaux-Trahan, Dylan Dillard, Isabella Dubiel, Kylie Fetui, Skylar Field, and Jaslyn Frost. Also, Jordan Gatch, Hailey Hakes, Joshua Hoskinson, James Kenelty, Gunnar La-

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haug, Logan Lahaug, Hunter Learn, Monique Learn, Isaiah Lefthand, Mystery Little, Chenoa Mathias, Robert McCrea Jr., Sadie Michaud, MiKenzie Morigeau, Tyariah Morigeau, Brett Myers, Angelene Paca, Madison Perry, Novalee Pierre, Jackson Plouffe-Jore, Alyssa Pretty On Top, Destiny Reed, Jesse Richey, Eowyn Rumpel, Natyus Runsabove, Hannah Sander, Kysis Santos, Wyatt Simpson, Jayson Sinclair, Adam Smith, Shania Smith, Molly Spotted Eagle, Remi Stalheim, Harlee Stokes, Mollena Sydnor, Aspen Taber, Eli-

jah Tonasket, Gracie Trahan, Peterson Watkins, LouRasia Weatherwax, Nora Webster, Madison Woodward, Bethany Workman, Jeremy Wyena, Brogan Youngren, Jesse Zepeda, and Luke Zetterstrom.

Polson

Polson High School started off Saturday’s ceremonies with an impressive lineup of eight valedictorians who took turns speaking in various capacities. Addison Quin Bahr and Rylie Cass Dupuis both delivered senior speeches, Jelaysia Elaine Lavonne Forman-Webster and Jarrett Dean Wilson announced awards and distinctions, Piper Lynn Hoxie and Aspen Rose McKee delivered

valedictory speeches while Tia Golden Mercer and Clara Josephine Todd spoke as Masters of Ceremony.

The rest of this year’s PHS Class of 2023 included Ilysia Rae Adams, Kaija Jade Adams, Seth Edward Anderson, Amerie ‘Akluka Askan, Ryken James Bisson, David Keegan Dean Bjorge, Archer Isaac Brown, Tyneesha Rayne Brown, Dagon Stephen Burkhart, Noah Joseph Carlin, Shelby Jesse James Carpentier, Ryder Navidad Catudio, Alexander Gregory Clairmont, Kai Sierra Clifford, Giovanni Christoph Cole, John Patrick David, Shawn Paul Davis, Peyton Scott Devlin, Dominic Joseph DiGiallonardo,

Dawson Alexander DuMont, Rylie Issabella Skyann Dupuis-Shortman, Pietro Durando, Trent Josh Dwelle, Mirakai

Elaine Forman, Matthew Riley

Harbin, Riley Mason Harbin, Mila Angela Rain Hawk, Cassidy Marshall Hendricks, Griffin Alexander Humble, Cymian Craig Kauley, Jaren

William Keene, Christopher

Matthew Lake, Mazzie Marie

Leifson, Austin Allen Leonard, Edward Allen Thomas Little, Braydon Charles Hasting Luikart, Brian Dasan Lyles, and Peyton Xavier Lytton. Also, Emily Roseanna Matt, Owen Patrick McElwee, DelRay Gray McGuire, Gage Thomas McMillan, Shane Triplett Monatukwa, Hope

Aleaha Morrison, Victoria Lyn Niblack, Ansley Kohler Nordberg, Kashton Layne Olson, Alisha Finley Ortlandt, Karli Ann Owens, Isabella Ann Paul, Daniel Shae Peterson, Trey Randy Peterson, Layla Belle Reese, Trista Lova Sue Ricciardi, Hakyla Korenza Riggs, Noah Jacob Roberts, Christian Lawrence Ruther, Brayden James Scott, Bridger Rose Seifert, Grace Lynn Simonich, Madelynn Marie Simpson, Drifter Rye Skillicorn, Kendall Ashden Straub, Lucas Finley Targerson, Dillon James Taylor, Shylei Marie Tenas, Alva Rose

Todd, Casey Stephen Lance Trosper, Noah Bradley Trosper, Lucy Isabella Violett, Ashtyn

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graduations

Taylor Wagner, Aryia

Maylee Wall-Rodriguez, Caitlyn Grace Marie Ward, Tyler Reece Wenderoth, Scout Rya Madison Wenzel, Colter Jay Wilson, Trent Kirby Wilson, Teegan Marie Yonker, and Hollie June Johns Young.

St. Ignatius

Next came St. Ignatius High School’s commencement at noon. Elaina Keast and Cassidy Orr were celebrated as valedictorian and

salutatorian, respectively. The rest of the graduating class of 30 students included Carmine Adams, Chance Bockman, Nirada Courville, Emaurice Flat Lip, Nicholas Frost, Winter Gopher, Natalie Grant, Tre Heath-LaFrombois, Natalie Helser, Cedar Hunt, Zoran LaFrombois, Alexis LaMere, Kadynce Morgan, Isaac Martel, Kellen McClure, Joshua McGonigle, Erich Mitchell-Morigeau, Kenneth Ness, Kooper Page, Leo Pierce, Andrew Rush, Canyon Sargent, Mason Smith, Gabriel

Smith, Kariah Thomas, Lettie Umphrey, Bryce Umphrey, and Matthew Watters.

Arlee

The final school celebrating the weekend of graduations was Arlee High School. Graduates walked the stage to receive their degrees after celebrating their successes two days prior with a graduation pow wow. A pair of twin sisters topped the academic success for their graduating class, with Jerny Rhen Crawford earning

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Valedictorian and Aiden

Rheid Crawford earning Salutatorian.

The rest of the Arlee class of 2023 included

Kolby Ryan Belcourt, Princess Alayciah Jada

Rae Bolen, Tucker Alan

Brown, Patience Valeriana Bunce, Saryn Corbin

Joseph Coates, Jordan

Robert Corona, Charley

Wyn Crawford, Dixie

Dare Cyrus Martinez, Hephation Lee Davidson

Ransom, Karli Brunner

Doerr, Trinity Lynn

Falkenstein, McKaryss

Rontaine Fisher, Joshua

Troy Fuss, Lukus Tylir

Garwood, William David

Ishler, Xaria Cathleen

Jacobson, Brianna Rose

Kellmer, Taeleia Krystale

Means, Garrett Thomas

O’Connor, Hyrum Gregory Osberg, Raven Gloria Parson, Shyla Ilene

Schlieker, Larenz Anthony Smallboy, Luella

Anarayne Swaney, Grace

Marie Sween, Lark

Kathleen Thomas, and Meghan Adeline Upton. Charlo

Finally, Charlo High School celebrated a graduating class of 15 the

prior weekend with ample scholarships awarded. Sidney Bauer was awarded valedictorian, and Hayleigh Smith salutatorian. The rest of the 2023 graduating class included Bennan Andersen, Brody Black, Kemrie Cross, Stephen Ioli, Tucker Love, Nickolas Marquez, Blain Nikiforuk, Keaton Piedalue, Kristy Porter, Cody Posio, Stetson Reum, Augustus Shrider, and Payton Smith.

Congratulations to each and every student in the Class of 2023. You did it! More photos on next page and valleyjournal.net

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Left: Brandon Hakes smiles for a photo while holding his two-monthold baby girl, Hailey. The photo was taken at the 2005 Ronan High School graduation - the first year graduations were covered by the Valley Journal newspaper.

Below: Eighteen years later, Hailey Hakes is a member of the 2023 Ronan High School graduating class. She is pictured below, center, on graduation day with her father Brandon, and her mother Natasha.

Riggs receives scholarship

through the STEM Academy

Salish Kootenai

Upward Bound, high school band and Ground School (Red Eagle Aviation). Hakyla is planning on attending Montana State University and majoring in computer science.

She

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Stories by Jeff Smith of Anderson Broadcasting for the Valley Journal

Wienke pleads not guilty to theft

POLSON — A Ronan man is accused of stealing a car from a business in Ronan. Aaron Robert Wienke, 30, entered a plea of not guilty in Polson District Court on May 31 to felony theft.

According to charging documents, on April 27, a Ronan man reported the theft of his 1998 Ford Explorer from an auto repair shop in Ronan. Ronan Police were able to obtain images of the theft from a nearby business’s surveillance cameras. The images show a

Martin pleads not guilty to criminal mischief

man walking up to the park- ing lot where the Explorer was and the Explor- er drive north a few min- utes later. The vehicle was locat- ed later that evening at the parking lot of NAPA Auto Parts in Polson. The driver, later identified as Wienke, ran from law enforcement when they arrived.

Aaron Wienke

He left his girlfriend behind. She told police that Wienke was her boyfriend and that he had picked her up in the Explorer. She wasn’t sure how he got the Explorer. The man in the surveillance video showing the Explorer drive off appears to be Wienke. Law enforcement located and arrested Wienke the following day.

Judge Molly Owen set this case for trial Nov. 6. Wienke remains in the Lake County Jail with bond set at $50,000.

$725M available to clean up legacy pollution

Funding will create good-paying jobs, catalyze economic revitalization in legacy coal communities

News from the U.S. Dept. of the Interior

WASHINGTON — The Department of the Interior announced on June 1 that nearly $725 million from President Biden’s Bipartisan Infrastructure Law is available to 22 states and the Navajo Nation to create good-paying jobs and catalyze economic opportunity by reclaiming abandoned coal mine lands. The law provides a total of $11.3 billion in abandoned mine land (AML) funding over 15 years, which will help communities clean up dangerous environmental

conditions and pollution caused by past coal mining. This funding is expected to enable reclamation of the majority of current inventoried abandoned mine lands in this country.

This is the second allotment of funding through the program. Nearly $725 million was allocated in the first year. With this funding, states have started planning, hiring and construction, including on projects that will protect homes and infrastructure from subsidence and landslides, create new recreation opportunities, and clean up streams polluted with acid mine drainage.

“The Biden-Harris administration stands shoulder-to-shoulder with states and Tribal Nations in repairing the damage left by legacy coal mining,” said Secretary Deb Haaland. “Through the Presi-

dent’s Investing in America agenda, we are making the largest investment in abandoned mine reclamation in history, which will create good-paying jobs for current and former coal workers, help revitalize local economies, and advance environmental justice. These smart investments will build a cleaner, healthier and more just future for our children and grandchildren.”

“These historic investments are all part of the Administration’s all-of-government approach to support communities as they address the lingering impacts of extractive industries and transition to a clean energy future,” said Principal Deputy Assistant Secretary for Land and Minerals Management Laura Daniel-Davis. “To help address these dangerous hazards and toxic pollution that

continues to have an impact on our communities, we encourage all eligible states and Tribes to submit grant applications.”

AML reclamation projects support vitally needed jobs by investing in projects that close dangerous mine shafts, reclaim unstable slopes, prevent releases of harmful gases including methane, improve water quality by treating acid mine drainage, and restore water supplies damaged by mining. AML reclamation projects also enable economic revitalization by rehabilitating hazardous land so that it can be used for recreational facilities or other economic redevelopment uses like advanced manufacturing and renewable energy deployment.

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POLSON — A Polson man is accused of causing more than $100,000 in damages to a Polson marijuana dispensary. Chadron Thomas Martin, 26, entered a plea of not guilty in Polson District Court on May 31 to felony charges of criminal mischief and tampering with or fabricating physical evidence.

According to court records, on May 17 Deputy Dylan Moll with the Lake County Sheriff’s Office responded to a report of damage to products a dispensary. The store’s owner indicated to Deputy Moll that she suspected it was her former employee. She indicated that Martin may have caused the damage as he had allegedly made sexual advances toward her that she rebuffed, making him upset. She also indicated that the business has many security doors that only her and two other employees had keys to, and Martin was one of them. The other employee witnessed Martin leave the dispensary driving erratically at about 11:45 p.m. or midnight the night before the damage was discovered. The deputy observed marijuana plants cut at the stem and dying in the growing room. The deputy also observed damage to a fan and other equipment as well as dehumidifiers. The fans had been turned off that caused the temperature in the growing room to rise to over 100 degrees. Some fans were destroyed and possibly thrown against the wall. The store’s security camera system was locked, and the password had been changed. The store’s owner estimated damages over $100,000. Martin had already been trespassed from the business. When he returned on May 18, he was arrested and cited for criminal trespass.

Judge Molly Owen set the case for trial. Nov. 6. Martin is at liberty.

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MDT representatives attend Ronan meeting, address construction

By Taylor Davison / Valley Journal

RONAN — Representatives from the Montana Department of Transportation (MDT) attended the Ronan Chamber of Commerce meeting on June 1 to give updates on the construction on US Highway 93 and address concerns from the attending public.

John Schmidt, District Construction Engineer with the Missoula/Kalispell Montana Department of Transportation, shared in his presentation that paving on the highway would be underway in July, and that the estimated completion of the current portion of the highway would be completed in late August or early September. Chip sealing and striping will continue between Pablo and Polson for approximately another week, and maintenance work to smooth Round Butte will begin in mid-July.

The presentation of additional construction on Round Butte Road drew concern from several in attendance, as the back road

is often used to circumvent the existing construction traffic. Schmidt explained that while the construction on the back road will overlap with the highway construction, the Round Butte Road work should only take about a week. The intersection between Round Butte Road and the highway will need construction as well, but Schmidt stated that construction would be on and off to keep traffic going as well as possible.

While tourist season is getting into full swing, Schmidt shared that MDT is using Big Sky Public Relations to help get the message out about construction and traffic expectations as frequently and widely as possible keeping travelers aware of the extra time needed to get where they’re heading. Updates may also include the best route to take when both the highway and backroads are being worked on. He shared his hope that the coordinated messaging might help mitigate some of the problems with the additional seasonal traffic.

Additional attending community members spoke up with their concerns. Small business owners impacted by the construction asked if there was a way to get monetary help for businesses losing money due to construction, or if there were avenues of support for people experiencing massive disruption.

“(MDT) can only spend money on things that are clearly lined out in the federal guidelines,” Schmidt explained. He went on to say he would reach out within the organization, possibly to the planning department, to try and find someone who could point concerned business owners in the right direction.

“If ever there’s a time for PP&E, now feels like the time for PP&E. This is a pretty massive disruption,” one attendee commented.

Eric Larson, owner of Stella’s Bakery and Deli, voiced his frustrations as his business has experienced significant impact and had business access blocked repeatedly by the construction

contractors. With small businesses, Larson said, especially during tourist season, a big hit to income due to construction could spell the end for people.

Larson also explained that the issue ripples out from impacting small businesses as well. “We’re a huge Chamber supporter, but we’re not going to be able to do that this year,” Larson stated. With less support due to businesses struggling, he explained Chamber events would suffer, and a bad year could stop people from coming and participating in the next year. “(You’re) forgetting about the little guy. I can’t believe there isn’t something baked into these programs to help those struggling,” Larson commented.

“We’ve had this conversation (on finances) before, but we haven’t had it in several years,” Schmidt stated. “I will make a phone call, or several, to find someone who can either come to talk to this group of people, or who can provide some support.”

Schmidt also stated that issues such as contractors blocking

business access or not maintaining road drivability during rain are issues that should not be happening, and he would get in touch with the contractors to remind them of these things.

Missoula District Administrator Bob Vossen, who was also in attendance, chimed in to explain that they had not intended to have so many construction projects underway in the area simultaneously. He explained that all the current projects are funded by different sources with different requirements they have to meet, and thanks to a “perfect storm of things not going as planned,” the projects have ended up stacked on top of each other.

“I have family with businesses here in Ronan,” Vossen commented. “We completely feel your pain and will do everything we can to support you.”

Those with questions or those who wish to receive the frequent email updates about the US 93 construction can do so by reaching out to Sloane at: sloane@ bigskypublicrelations.com

valley views A word in response

In a recent op-ed published in several newspapers, Montana Democrat minority leaders claimed, “the harm done by a Republican supermajority drunk on power will continue to be felt for a long time.” The Democrat leaders should remember that it was Montana voters who gave Republicans a supermajority in the legislature, and for good reason.

Montana Democrats still don’t understand that a strong majority of Montanans do not support their woke liberal policies. Montanans also know that talk is cheap. While the Democrat leaders claim their priority was to cut taxes for Montana working families and provide property tax relief, only two Democrats out of 48

actually voted to provide Montana families $2,500 in income tax rebates and over $1,000 in property tax rebates. These rebates will be coming to Montana residents in the fall of 2023 and 2024 thanks to Republican legislators and our Republican governor.

Legislative Notes

Instead of tax relief, Montana Democrats focused on their woke liberal agenda of drag queen story time at your local school or library, pushing puberty blockers and transgender surgery on young kids, and opposing energy projects to advance their Green New Deal dream.

While Democrats wailed about common-

sense Republican bills to protect our families, children, and way of life from a woke, liberal, outof-touch agenda, here’s a short list of just some of the policies Republican lawmakers were busy passing: Further reducing income tax rates, exempting small business owners from business equipment taxes, requiring large out-of-state corporations to pay their fair share of taxes, requiring transparency on local property tax increases;

Providing funding to maintain and repair our state and local roads, funding schools at higher levels, providing incentives to raise starting

teacher pay, providing better health insurance options for school employees, providing more educational choices for students;

Implementing housing reforms to make it easier to build duplexes and other workforce housing, setting up community investment plans and money for affordable housing, accelerating subdivision review processes to increase housing supply; Ensuring election integrity, protecting life, expanding day care options, protecting data and facial recognition privacy, continuing to protect Second Amendment rights, protecting free speech; providing better access to health care and prescription medications; Applying ethics laws to judges, passing tough-on-

The power of nonviolence: myths and reality

Acommonly held myth is that war concludes well with peace. In fact, conflict research shows that the losing side may accept defeat in a public-facing manner, only to fester and plot to get revenge later.

Violence and war generally lead to further violence and war. Although it may lead to short-term

“peace,” violent conflict rarely works to build sustained peace.

The exceptions, writes Princeton professor Jean Arnault, are peace treaties that are not retributive or humiliating:

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crime laws, prohibiting local governments from impeding connections to natural gas and from banning petroleum fuel powered equipment, improving public access to public lands, and protecting our agricultural land and critical infrastructure from intrusion by foreign adversaries.

The above list is only a fraction of the bills that the elected Republican supermajority passed.

Democrat legislative leaders want you to think little was done during this recently concluded legislative session to distract from their own failures and out-of-touch ideologies. Yet the bills successfully passed by Republican lawmakers show how much we accomplished even while having to spend time pushing back

on the liberal woke agenda Democrats are trying to impose on Montana. Republicans delivered on the policies we promised, and we’ll continue to do so.

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substance of the peace agreement as key to the overall process, which will reflect its strengths and weaknesses, virtues and shortcomings. A “good” agreement will result in durable peace; a “bad” agreement will result in delays, setbacks, or even the collapse of the peace process.

But what if the war could have been avoided in the first place?

Haley Morrow PeaceVoice

It is true that conflict is inevitable. War and violence are not. Where violence leaves winners and losers, constructive ends that foster working relationships are never constructed from violence. It is nonviolent action that produces working relationships. Nonviolent

action as a response to conflict is essential to building and sustaining a culture of peace. But what is nonviolence? When has nonviolence been successful? And how does it contribute to building sustainable peace?

Nonviolence is, according to Dr. Martin Luther King Jr., “a courageous

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Sen. Greg Hertz, SD 6, Polson

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letters Shut down Editor,

Lake County commissioners have, for a long time, sought, without a resolution, a solution to the expenses incurred, which they say contribute directly to the inability to find a way to improve our jail system. Luckily, we elected a supermajority of State officials who could stop the ‘woke’ social and personal rights people from diverting funds to stupid stuff like health care and all would be well.

Except the governor, instead of punching out another reporter, this time only had to shut down the work or our commissioners with a veto.

Luckily again, we have those in place with the gumption to not keep their word they would pull out if the issue was not funded, and will continue as always, waiting to see if the courts can help out.

Good thing the issue isn’t over personal rights and is just monetary. We have a chance.

Rich Bell Polson

Non-denominational church needed

Editor,

I perceive that the areas of Polson, Pablo and Ronan have many churches of various denominations, which serve the needs of many people.

I have, for some time, been feeling the need for a non-denominational, community church in this area.

If anyone in your readership feels similarly, and feel gifted by God at reaching out to the lost, without a denominational bias, please give me

a call and let’s talk about the possibilities.

Evening phone: 406-833-0094. Thank you.

Rich Coulson Ronan

Live together Editor,

With our present politics, our democratic system of government is in danger. Our Republican party is seriously divided. Trump’s autocratic leadership style and present campaigning has attracted many supporters and divided this political party. The Trump base is a notably large voting bloc. Within our present elected Republican elected men and women there is great fear of losing votes if they speak out against Donald Trump. Our democracy is at stake here.

Beyond politics, we humans have been acting out in this world with a history of wars, killings, and violence of all sorts. This can and must be changed.

As humans, living together in this world, we have many empowering teachings available to us promoting peace and justice. Jesus, for one, was a perfect human example of how to live life demonstrating the power of love. His teachings continue in the minds and hearts of many who make up our world.

Let’s seek out and pay careful and inspired attention to the spiritual teachings that are available to us. These are healing gifts from God. We are to accept and use these gifts for the good of mankind.

Bob McClellan Missoula

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confrontation of evil by the power of love.” It is the reaction to violence through nonviolent acts. One does not surrender to violence but uses alternative methods in response to it.

Numerous examples point to successful nonviolent movements.

The 1979 revolution in Iran toppled the Shah through nonviolent methods of protesting. Although what came out of the revolution was a theocracy, the revolution itself was nonviolent.

The Egyptian revolution in 2011 ousted Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak. For 18 days, the people of Egypt revolted nonviolently until President Mubarak stood down.

People Power Revolution in the Philippines saw nonviolent demonstrations lead directly to the departure of Ferdinand Marcos, the prevention of a civil war that seemed inevitable, and regaining democracy in their country.

The Cedar Revolution in Lebanon was a series

of nonviolent demonstrations with the goal of forcing Syria to withdraw its military troops from the country. This goal was achieved as Syrian troops left Lebanon on April 27, 2005.

Indeed, there is empirical research by Harvard professor Erica Chenoweth and former State Department official Maria Stephan on the many cases in which nonviolent insurgency overthrew dictatorships at success rate nearly double that of successful violent uprisings.

It is evident here that civil resistance and nonviolence have generated enough power to create change in society.

There are more than 300 different methods of civil resistance or nonviolence. It is more than just protest, but statements, boycotts, strikes, walkouts, teachings, noncooperation, and much more.

Key to nonviolence is the strain it creates on the ruling elites that challenges the dominant structure. Collective social strain forces leaders, militaries, and perpetrators to change their methods. In the Chenoweth and Stephan

study, they found that if 3.5 percent of a population become involved participants in a nonviolent campaign, the likelihood of success is almost guaranteed. Imposing costs on those in power can be done without shooting anyone.

With this, power is taken from the few, and the power is dispersed among the people. Because of this, nonviolence also can contribute to building democratic societies.

Nonviolence is the answer to the increased international crises of the world. One suggestion I can offer is to learn about past and present nonviolent campaigns and teach the people around you. Once the world knows about the power of nonviolence, ideally, they will see it as a viable, and vital, option in the face of conflict.

To quote Martin Luther King Jr., “At the center of nonviolence stands the principle of love.”

Haley Morrow is a Conflict Resolution masters candidate at Portland State University and PeaceVoice Associate Editor.  vj

State tennis champs featured in Memorial Day Parade

POLSON — The Polson tennis state champs waved from atop a float during the Memorial Day Parade in Polson. Those who made the 2023 MHSA Class A Tennis State Tournament included Pol-

son players Piper Hoxie, Clara Todd, and Summer Newman in girls singles. Girls doubles included Hope Morrison and Karli Owens, Katie Smith and Lucy Violett, and Julia Barnard and

Polson, Ronan softball players make All-State, All-Conference teams

LAKE COUNTY — Local softball players who made the 2023 Montana High School Association (MHSA) Class A Northwest Softball All-State, All-Conference, All-Conference second team, and honorable mentions have been announced: Polson juniors Mckenna Hanson and Carli Maley have both made the All-State first team, as well as Ronan senior Kaleigh Benson and sophomore Kaydance Santos. All four will also be going to the All-Conference first team, as well as Polson sophomore Samantha Rensvold.

The All-Conference second team will include Avery Starr and Kailey Smith, both Polson juniors, and Ronan senior Tyariah Morigeau and sophomore Alexis Luedtke. Honorable mentions included Polson senior Tyneesha Brown and Ronan senior Brogan Youngren.

Tia Mercer. Boys singles included Torrin Ellis, as well as Beau Decker from Ronan. Boys doubles included Owen McElwee and Trent Wilson, and Colter Wilson and Tate Barentsen.

Locals named Montana Coaches of the Year for 2023

News from the Montana Coaches Association

MONTANA — Polson tennis coach Bob Hislop won Coach of the Year for both boys’ and girls’ tennis. Polson basketball coach Brad Fisher won Coach of the Year for basketball.

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Governor recognizes Montana schools promoting

Mission Middle School one of three schools to receive fully equipped fitness center

News from the office of Governor Gianforte

HELENA — In partnership with the National Foundation for Governors’ Fitness Councils (NFGFC), Governor Greg Gianforte announced on May 31 the three Montana schools selected to receive fully equipped fitness centers in recognition of their promotion of fitness, healthy living, and nutrition in their schools and community.

“I am proud to support the National Foundation for Governors’ Fitness Councils and thank them for their support of elementary and middle schools across our state that are committed to keeping our kids

healthy,” Gov. Gianforte said. “Congratulations to Lodge Grass Elementary, Mission Middle, and C.R. Anderson Middle Schools. These new fitness centers are sure to have a tremendous impact on our students and their communities.”

The recipient schools, Mission Middle in St. Ignatius, Lodge Grass Elementary in Lodge Grass, and CR Anderson Middle in Helena were selected by the NFGFC DON’T QUIT! campaign as the state’s most outstanding schools for getting and keeping their students fit.

Established in 2012 by NFGFC Chairman Jake Steinfeld, NFGFC awards brand new DON’T QUIT! fitness centers to elementary and middle schools nationwide that demonstrate exceptional promotion of healthy living through fitness and nutrition instruction.

“We had a tremendous response from schools throughout the great state of Montana. None of this would have been possible without the incredible support of Governor Greg Gianforte who helped make this campaign a huge success by putting the health and well-being of children first,” Steinfeld said.

According to the NFGFC, each fitness center is financed through public and private partnerships with companies like The Coca-Cola Company, Elevance Health Foundation, and Nike.

This year, the NFGFC will have gifted fitness centers to 40 states with plans to reach all 50 states in the coming years.

The fitness centers will be unveiled during ribbon cutting ceremonies this fall. For more information about the NFGFC, visit: www. natgovfit.org.

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administration’s unprecedented investments in communities and workers to support an equitable transition to a sustainable economy and healthier environment after the closure of mines or power plants. This effort also advances the President’s commitment to environmental justice and the Justice40 Initiative, which aims to deliver 40 percent of the overall benefits of certain climate and clean energy investments to disadvantaged communities.

The notice of funding opportunity follows the release of final guidance for how States and Tribes can apply for this historic funding. States and Tribes that apply for

the funding are encouraged to:

Prioritize projects that invest in disadvantaged communities that are marginalized, underserved, and overburdened by pollution, consistent with the President’s Justice40 Initiative.

Incorporate public review and comment into the selection of projects to be funded.

Prioritize eligible projects to maximize the amount of methane emissions that can be reduced.

Prioritize the employment of current and former coal industry workers.

Eligibility for the Bi-partisan Infrastructure Law’s Abandoned Mine Land funds in Montana is $4,599,000 for fiscal year 2023.

How to get an application?

• Go to www.CSKT.org, click on the services tab, choose Early Childhood Services, select ECS application

• Call our office at 1-406-745-4509 to have an application mailed

Please include the following documents:

• Copy of your child’s birth certificate

• Proof of income (this can be tax return, W-2’s, current paystub, SSI, TANF, Foster placement)

• No income: contact the office to schedule an appointment (406-745-4509)

Also include:

• updated immunization records

• Tribal enrollment for applicants whom are an enrolled member of a federally recognized tribe.  Mail your applications to:

• Confederated Salish and Kootenai Tribes

• Early Childhood Services

• 35401 Mission Dr.

• P.O. Box 1510

• St Ignatius, MT 59865

Email Applications to:

• Early Childhood Services at headstart@cskt.org

Confederated Salish and Kootenai Tribes Early Childhood Services 35455 Mission Dr., St. Ignatius, MT 59865 (406) 745-4509 main number (406) 745-4510 fax Headstart@cskt.org email

Pedal Pushers

Polson students participate in ‘Healthy Choices’ bike to school event

By Taylor Davison Valley Journal

POLSON — The annual Bike to School event for Cherry Valley and Linderman elementary schools was held last Friday, seeing nearly two hundred kids pedal their way to school.

This year’s event was sponsored by St. Joseph Medical Center and their medical staff took to the sidewalks to wave

and cheer kids on as they zoomed by with their police escorts.

“We had a huge turnout,” Polson Schools’ Tereza Hanson commented. Involved in putting the event together, Hanson explained the schools are looking to emphasize healthy choices for students. “My goal for these kiddos is to empower them with the power of a choice, a

healthy choice, and to kind of champion them along that way.”

She and Erin Rumelhart of St. Joseph’s worked together to gather medical caregivers in front of each school to cheer on the students, which Hanson said made the ride into a celebration for kids.

St. Joseph’s was also able to buy helmets for students without one, and even made stickers

to help celebrate and incentivize kids riding their bikes to school.

“It was fun,” Rumelhart commented. “This is one active way that’s full of fun and also engages parents as well, which I think is really important … It’s such a great community event.”

This was the first year the schools and the medical center worked together for this event, Hanson explained.

This came about when the last school nurse left the position and the facility stepped up with about five nurses volunteering to rotate through to help. “With Erin’s help we were able to get some of St. Joe’s nurses into our schools as school nurses, and just from there we were brainstorming ideas of ways to kind of bridge that gap between education and health, and

this was kind of our first step,” Hanson stated.

“It’s been so rewarding, I can’t even tell you,” Rumelhart said of her work helping out as a school nurse. “It’s so profound, the ability to impact these kids’ lives in a way that I had no idea how much was needed.”

Hanson shared that the annual event is planned to take place

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Teacher Doug Crosby leads the herd of biking students on Jun 2.

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twice next year, once in fall and once in spring, to help continue encouraging kids to get active and bike to school when they’re able. Rumelhart added they hope next year to add some community members and businesses to make another fun event for the kids.

SUMMER GODDARD / VALLEY JOURNAL Andrew and Justin Hoel

SUMMER GODDARD / VALLEY JOURNAL Piper Starkel

SUMMER GODDARD / VALLEY JOURNAL Cora Lozar and Bonnie Peterson

Pride events start for summer

News from SAFE Harbor LAKE COUNTY — Promoting a safe, inclusive, and healthy community is core to the mission of SAFE Harbor. As part of that mission, annually, the agency supports efforts celebrating Pride. Pride celebrations stem from events that took place in New York City in 1969. On a June morning, police raided the Stonewall Inn, a gathering spot for the LGBTQ community. Patrons were roughed up and arrested for no apparent reason. People outside witnessed these events and became enraged. Previously, witnesses to police harassment of members of the LGBTQ community had stood by passively, but this time the crowd pushed back.

Before long some 400 people were rioting. Although police reinforcements dispersed the crowd, riots continued at the bar for the next five days.

“Stonewall riots are considered the spark that ignited the LGBTQ rights movement in the United States,” explained SAFE Harbor Director of Development Dana Grant. “In 1999, June was officially declared Gay and Lesbian Month. The name has changed to include all in the LGBTQIA+ community and is focused on achieving equal justice and equal opportunity for all.” Today, celebrations include pride parades, picnics, parties, workshops, symposia and concerts, and memorials to members of the community who have been lost to hate crimes or

S&K Self Storage expands

News from S&K Self Storage

PABLO — S&K Self Storage is thrilled to announce the expansion of its operations with the introduction of brand new, easily accessible storage units. With this expansion, S&K Self Storage continues its commitment to providing top-notch storage solutions to individuals and businesses in Pablo and Lake County, Montana. The additional storage units are designed and equipped with the latest security features to ensure the safety and protection of customers’ belongings. Whether customers require storage for personal use, business inventory, or any other valuable items,

HIV/AIDS.

“It is a chance for the entire community to join one another in a safe, fun, and affirming environment,” said SAFE Harbor Executive Director Brandi Clark. “This is my first year being part of the celebration and I can’t wait.”

The purpose of the commemorative month is to recognize the impact that LGBTQ individuals have had on history locally, nationally, and internationally. For clarification, LGBTQIA2+ means Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender, Queer and/or Questioning, Intersex, Asexual, Two-Spirit, and any other affirmative ways in which people choose to self-identify.

“Data indicates the extra hurdles this population faces, from housing to violence to

alienation. Over time, these acts of hate and bigotry have contributed to increased levels of suicide, drug addiction, and homelessness within the LGBTQIA2+ community,” Grant said. “Youth suicidology for this group is at an alarming rate in the U.S. and Montana.”

This year, SAFE Harbor, working with the Journey to Wellness, the Salish Kootenai College- Spirit of Many Colors, Reason to Live Native, Mission Mountain Empowerment, and Providence St. Joseph Medical Center will be hosting several Pride activities. On June 16, a fun evening will take place starting at 7 p.m. at the Bickford Building in Polson. The theme is “what belongs together” and attendees are

encouraged to get creative with costumes. It is an 18 and older time with karaoke, appetizers, games, and more. Tickets are $5. The next day, June 17, a Pride Picnic will take place at Bockman Park in Ronan. During the picnic there will be food, fun, games, crafts, a fashion show, and a chance to build community. This is a family time for all. Festivities go from 11:30 a.m. to 4 p.m.

“We appreciate all these great partners and look forward to sharing time together,” Clark added. “This is a chance to build a supportive community, while enjoying a beautiful Montana day.” For information or to get tickets, call 406-240-0640 or email dana@safeharbormt.org.

S&K Self Storage provides secure and convenient solutions.

“Our expansion reflects our dedication to meeting the growing demands of our customers.” said Lisa Stinger, Manager of S&K Self Storage. “We are excited to offer even more storage options in our community. Our new units are designed with advanced security systems and offer the utmost convenience to make storage a hassle-free experience for our valued customers.”

S&K Self Storage invites individuals and businesses in Lake County to take advantage of the expanded storage facilities. With their affordable pricing, secure premises, and a commit-

ment to customer satisfaction, S&K Self Storage is the ideal choice for all storage requirements.

For more information about S&K Self Storage and the new storage units, please visit www. slfcorp.com, or contact Lisa Stinger at 406-883-4391 or lisa@slfcorp.com

S&K Self Storage is a leading provider of secure and convenient storage solutions in Pablo and Lake County, Montana. With a commitment to customer satisfaction, S&K Self Storage offers a range of storage unit sizes, a secure facility and professional customer service. Located at 56749 Hwy 93, Pablo, Montana.

ARLEE — The opening of the Arlee Jocko Valley Museum will feature an exhibit on loan from the Montana Historical Society featuring the travels of Lewis & Clark. The historic church/museum building houses a continuous photo and artifacts display of veteran memorials, homesteaders, and Native Americans. The Arlee Jocko Valley Museum debuts this year’s displays beginning on July 4th from 10 a.m. – 2 p.m. The museum is open for appointments by calling Alvaretta Morin at 406-726-3167. Also, assorted old Arlee High School yearbooks are on sale for $5 and old sports uniforms are free.

Arlee Jocko Valley Museum to open

News from Terry Cable

Ken Burns’ latest chronicles the slaughter and revival of ‘The American Buffalo’

New documentary tells the story of bison, people and land impacted by the iconic mammals.

News from Erika Fredrickson Montana Free Press

FLATHEAD RESERVATION — “The American Buffalo,” Ken Burns’ upcoming documentary, took four years to produce, but the idea behind it can be traced back more than 30 years.

Burns recently found an earlier version of a proposal for a film about bison in his files. It had been written in the mid1990s and in discussion since the late 1980s. The legendary filmmaker, known for his sweeping, multi-part historical documentaries, says sometimes a film idea gets a green light right away and rolls out over a relatively short time. But the story of the bison — and its role in American history — sat on the backburner while Burns made a slew of other big films.

“And I’m now beginning to think that I needed this time — we needed this time — to do this,” he says in an interview with Montana Free Press. “To finish ‘Lewis & Clark,’ to do ‘The National Parks,’ to do ‘The Dust Bowl,’ to do all the other projects we’ve done, and to finally come around to telling this story.”

“The American Buffalo” is a two-part, four-hour series that will premiere on PBS in October, although Burns will be in Missoula for a free preview June 8. It was written by Dayton Duncan, who wrote “Dust Bowl” and other Burns documentaries, and produced by Julie Dunfey, who produced “Country Music,” among others. Much of it was shot in Montana, and the film features scores of interviews with Montana historians. It takes viewers through 10,000 years of North American history to chronicle the iconic creature and the events and people that impacted it.

The film pays particular attention to the late 19th and early 20th centuries,

when bison were brought to near extinction and then, incredibly, revived. Classic western characters make appearances — Buffalo Bill Cody, for instance — and familiar ground is covered, but the film is notably centered on Indigenous experiences, focusing on bisons’ inextricable link to Indigenous people of North America for thousands of years and what happened when that link was attacked. Much of that story is told from Indigenous perspectives, through interviews with scholars, tribal leaders and land experts who provide worldviews and knowledge that disrupt the classic narrative.

“We’ve spent a long time absolutely certain

that only one perspective ever mattered,” Burns says. “Even if it was sympathetic to other perspectives, it nonetheless had its own kind of tyranny. And at this point, we just have to stop and learn from other people.”

When MTFP caught up with Burns, he had just come from working on the film’s audio mix. Rewatching it had him amped up. “It’s occupying every inch of my consciousness,” he says.

Even though he knows every inch of it, he continues to find the reality of the story jarring.

“One thing that stuck in my craw today,” Burns says, “was something (retired University of Montana history professor) Dan Flores says (in his

the film leans into the true horror of it. Rotting carcasses and bones being picked over illustrate the grotesque waste. But the pain of it all is especially relayed through the Indigenous interviews woven into the film that reveal the trauma of it in such a personal way.

interview) about this being the biggest slaughter of animals in the history of the world. Not just obviously the buffalo, but the elk and the antelope and the wolf and the coyote and the, you know, everything. And that’s stunning, if you think about it.”

Burns calls “The American Buffalo” a three-act story. The first act establishes how integrated the bison and Indigenous people were with their landscape. Babies were swaddled in buffalo robes, and when they became old and died, they were swaddled in them again. By the end of the act, when the decimation of bison devastated those complex spiritual and ecological connections,

In one interview, Rosalyn LaPier, a Blackfeet and Métis writer, environmental historian and ethnobotanist who taught at UM’s Environmental Studies Program, explains the wallows — topographic depressions where bison bathed and drank. Wallows served animals on the prairie, but also hosted the growth of medicinal plants. When bison were nearly killed off, unused wallows no longer grew those plants.

But “The American Buffalo” is meant to be a story of hope, and the second act seeks to tell the story of a diverse set of people — each with their own motives and imperfections — trying to bring the bison herds back.

“And the third act is that big question, like, what are we going to do now?’” Burns says. “Yeah, the buffalo is saved, but you know, where’s the ecosystem that supports them? Right? If they’re standing in feedlots, being fattened. If they’re just in protected lands.”

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JARED AMES PHOTO

Buddy Squires photographs buffalo on the CSKT Bison Range in Montana for the upcoming Ken Burns documentary “The American Buffalo.”

Dolly Parton’s Imagination Library now in Lake County

Learn motorcycle safety

News from MT Dept. of Labor and Industry

MONTANA — Now that spring is officially here, motorcycles are an excellent way to get to work. Before we air up our tires, there are several safety concerns to keep in mind.

According to the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA), there were nearly 6,000 people killed in motorcycle accidents in 2021. The NHSTA also states when it comes to miles traveled, the number of motorcycle fatalities is nearly 30 times higher than automobile deaths.

It should come as no surprise that a quality helmet is the most critical piece of motorcycle safety apparel. The Centers for Disease Control (CDC) states helmets are approximately 40% effective in preventing motorcycle fatalities. In addition to helmets, wearing other protective gear such as durable pants, gloves, and a good riding jacket is a good idea.

One of the primary issues with motorcycling is the rider has an elevated center of gravity. Simply put, this means two-wheeled vehicles are inherently unstable and dangerous when turning, braking, or accelerating. In addition, motorcycles have no restraints and little protection from the elements, so it is important to keep road conditions in mind before heading out.

The phenomenon known as “Inattentional Blindness” is a state of mind that causes people to unintentionally miss things their brains aren’t ‘wired’ to see. This especially applies to drivers who avoid seeing motorcyclists on the road.

Some techniques that can help are:

— Stop or slow down at intersections whether they are controlled by traffic signs or not.

— Make eye contact with drivers at controlled intersections.

— Watch for large animals and road debris.

— Make sure your tires are properly inflated, and your bike is otherwise roadworthy.

— Motorcycles are a great alternative to cars when the weather is good. That said, situational awareness is especially important when riding.

POLSON — Dolly Parton’s Imagination Library is available to all children ages birth to age five in Lake County. The North Lake County Public Library kicked-off with a casual first day of registration on Wednesday, May 31, at the library (301 16th Ave. E) with goody bags, cookies and drinks. A more formal Dolly Parton’s Imagination Library launch party will take place on June 21 from 10 a.m.-2 p.m. Many organizations from throughout Lake County will be present to host a fun-filled launch party. There will be giveaways, activities and snacks. Join the party at 301 16th Ave. E (our temporary location in the First United Methodist Church).

You can also register your child anytime online at: www.imaginationlibrary.com or stop in and see us on a different day and we will register your child so they may receive a new book each month, delivered right to their home.

This project was initiated in Montana by First Lady Susan Gianforte and sponsored by the Treasure State Foundation in partnership with The Dollywood Foundation. With the help of the Friends of the North Lake County Public Library, the North Lake County Public Library District is the affiliate for all children in Lake Coun -

ty (except Arlee, which has its own program).

About Dolly Parton’s

Imagination

Library

Since launching in 1995, Dolly Parton’s Imagination Library has become the preeminent early childhood book-gifting program in the world. The flagship program of The Dollywood Foundation, a 501(c)(3) non-profit organization, has gifted over 200 million free books in the United States, Canada, United Kingdom, Australia, and The Republic of Ireland. This is achieved through funding shared by The Dollywood Foundation and Local Program Partners. The

Imagination Library mails more than 2 million high-quality, age-appropriate books each month to enrolled children from birth to age five. Dolly envisioned creating a lifelong love of reading and inspiring children to “Dream More, Learn More, Care More and Be More.”

The program has been widely researched and results demonstrate its positive impact on early childhood development and literacy skills. Penguin Random House is the exclusive publisher for Dolly Parton’s Imagination Library. For more information, please visit: imaginationlibrary.com.

People interested in learning more about the North Lake County Public Library should visit: www.northlakecountylibrary.org

News from the North Lake County Public Library District

The Dolly Parton launch party will take place on June 21 from 10 a.m. - 2 p.m.

Ken Burns’

from page 18 years ago, it could not have documented some of the triumphs bison and Indigenous peoples have recently experienced. In 2020, the National Bison Range — established in 1908 by the federal government on the Flathead Indian Reservation without tribal consent — was restored to the Confederated Salish and Kootenai Tribes. Now called the Bison Range, the 18,000 acres of undeveloped land is home to 350 bison and counting. Germaine White, information and education specialist with the CSKT, was interviewed for the film. She told MTFP the documentary tells an important story that many people — even those who grew up in Montana just a few hours from the bison range — don’t fully comprehend.

“I think the story of bison is one of the most compelling and heartbreaking stories of wildlife in the entirety of American history,” she says. “And I think that the extraordinary, extraordinary efforts that are being made at this point to restore bison herds — it has made me incredibly hopeful for Indigenous people. Restoring bison and bison numbers to the plains is a huge effort in restoring a balance to the natural world in a way that we don’t yet even fully understand.”

For White, the film also holds some hope for the country’s tradition of storytelling about the West. Getting to the core of painful stories, she notes, can pave the way toward restorative solutions.

“It’s like with Nazi Germany,” she says. “What was so incredibly courageous of Germany after World War II is they owned it. I don’t know that this country has ever truly faced our history. It’s a very dark history, and I don’t know that the systematic genocide, land theft, and then subsequent efforts at erasure are a story that’s as widely told. But I think that this is a time where people understand it’s important to tell the complexity of our history. All of it.” Burns agrees.

“It’s about accepting that something and the opposite of a thing — as Wynton Marsalis said to me in our jazz series — could be true at the same time,” he says. “And that’s life. I mean, that’s the genius of Shakespeare. That’s the best poetry, that’s the best films. They’re all complicated and filled with undertow and contradiction. And that’s how you tell it’s a good story. Stories distinguish themselves because they’re not arguments. That’s all we do now is argue. Right? And the novelist Richard Powers said that the best arguments in the world won’t change a person’s point of view. The only thing that can do that is a good story.”

Burns made his 1996 documentary “The West” with a certain determination to avoid buying into the fables and whiteman mythologies of gunslingers and bandits. He wanted to dig deeper. But telling stories better sometimes requires filmmakers to evolve with the times as the culture is changing. There is now a greater push to center Indigenous voices in art and education, not just a seat at the table but a leading role. Burns says foregrounding the perspectives people like White and LaPier, who understand the story on a more personal, ancestral level, gave the filmmaking more depth. The film’s third act, which includes commentary from land expert George Horse Capture Jr., Aaniiih, is an invitation to viewers to entertain a set of values about land, economy, ecology and even storytelling itself.

“I love the West, and I love the buffalo,” Burns says. “And I love to try to tell stories. But I think maybe if I had to boil it down — how I feel about it — it’s in George Horse Capture Jr’s attitude. What he says flies in the face of Manifest Destiny. And he just helps arrest the kind of arrogant momentum of my accumulated knowledge and dissolves it on the spot. What you’re left with is a kind of peaceful silence that comes from him asking you to see things from a different perspective.”

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Thursday, June 8

Watch Chainsaw Carving Rendezvous in Ronan

RONAN — Ronan Chamber of Commerce will host the 4th annual Mission Valley Chainsaw Carving Rendezvous starting at noon on Thursday, June 8, to Sunday, June 12, at 6 p.m. They are excited to present 13 of the most awesome, talented artists coming from across The competition will be at the Lake County Fairgrounds.

Friday, June 9

Chainsaw carving artist show their skills

RONAN — The four-day Mission Valley Chainsaw Carving Rendezvous will hold nightly quick-carve auctions, carvings for sale and craft and food vendors.

Homesteader Days held for the 74th time

HOT SPRINGS — The 74th annual Homesteader Days and Open Rodeo, one of Northwestern Montana’s not-to-bemissed signature events, will be held June 9-11 in Hot Springs. Fun-filled family events begin on Friday at noon and ends at 11 p.m. In the evening enjoy music and dancing.

Grizzly Memorial Tourney held

RONAN — Come join the Mission Mountain Chapter of the Grizzly Scholarship Association at their annual Golf for the Griz Memorial Tournament on Friday, June 9, at the Ronan Golf Course. The four-person scramble begins at 11 a.m. with a shotgun start. Registration fees are $460 per team which includes greens fees, cart, prizes, dinner, and a snack bar buffet. Extra dinner tickets are

available for $25 each. For more information contact the Ronan Golf Club at 406-676-4653.

Saturday, June 10

Full breakfast served up

BIG ARM — The Big Arm Association will host a pancake breakfast at our Big Arm School on Saturday, June 10, from 8:30 a.m.-11 a.m. We will serve pancakes, scrambled eggs, sausage, juice, and coffee. Monetary donations are gratefully accepted. For more information call 406-849-5064.

Glacier Bank Tourney held

POLSON — The Glacier Bank Two-Person Better Ball golf tournament will be held at the Polson Bay Golf Course on June 10 and 11. Contact polsonbaygolfcourse@gmail.com for more information.

View Quilt Show

RONAN — The Mission Mountain Quilt Show will take place on Saturday, June 10, from 9 a.m. to 6 p.m. and on Sunday, June 11, from 9 a.m. to 3:30 p.m., in the High School Gymnasium. Additional quilted items will also be for sale.

Superoval race at Speedway

POLSON — The Mission Valley Speedway Superoval, 1113 N. Reservoir Rd., is the site of the Late Models, Mod 4’s, Hobby Stocks, Hornets and Legends racing. Call 406-2128159 for more information.

Homesteaders continues for day three

HOT SPRINGS — Kids games, vendors, art and crafts shows, a car show and rodeo continue at the Homesteaders Days festival from 9 a.m.-2 a.m. on Main Street. The Home-

steader Rodeo begins at 6 p.m.

Sunday, June 11

Heritage Keeper Benefit held

CHARLO — On Sunday, June 11, from 2-5 p.m. Heritage Keeper Benefit fundraising event will be held. A ticketed event with music, food, a live auction will feature Native speakers Aspen and Cameron Decker of “Xwlxlilt”, (Salish for Alive and Well), along with Salish singing, drumming and hoop dancing. For more information call 406-644-3435 or check out our website and Facebook.

Race Unity Picnic Potluck

RONAN — On Sunday, from 12-3 p.m. in the large pavilion Ronan City Park off Eisenhower Road, join us in developing bonds of friendships as we look towards increasing unity in our community. Hosted by the Baha’is of the Flathead Reservation, everyone is welcome. Call 406-872-2222 for more information.

Carving, quilt auctions ends rendezvous

RONAN — The final Chainsaw Carving Rendezvous auction begins at 1 p.m. A beautiful queen size quilt will be auctioned off on Sunday afternoon as well.

Homesteaders’ final day takes place

HOT SPRINGS — The final day for Homesteader revelers takes place from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. on Main Street. The much-awaited parade begins at noon on Main Street and the second day of the rodeo begins at 2 p.m.

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Monday, June 12

WMCPGA Pro Am played in Polson

POLSON — The 2023 WMCPGA ProAm will be played on the closed 18-hole course from 6 a.m.-5 p.m. Contact polsonbaygolfcourse@gmail. com for more information.

Summer Reading Program begins

POLSON — The North Lake County Public Library will begin their Summer Reading Program on Monday, June 12, at 9:15 a.m. Call 406872-2066 for more informatio. Summer Reading Program activities will take the place of Thursday Story Time.

Thursday, June 15

Make a patriotic bracelet

POLSON — Members of the North Lake County Public Library’s Summer Reading Program are going to make patriotic bracelets to celebrate Flag Day. Join us at our temporary location: 301 Sixteenth Ave. E (First United Methodist Church) at 2 p.m. This program is free. All materials provided. There will be cutting and bending of wire involved, so well supervised children are welcome.

St. Ignatius

By Barb Plouffe for the Valley Journal

ST. IGNATIUS — We want to send a big “Thank You” out to all that have served or are serving in the Armed Forces. You are appreciated for all that you have done and are doing.

You don’t have to be a senior to join and support our center. Everyone is welcome to come and enjoy a meal with us.

Menu:

— Friday, June 30: lunch

- fish (sole), coleslaw, fruit, dessert

— Tuesday, June 6: lunch

- taco salad, re-fried beans, fruit salad, brownies

— Wednesday, June 7: dinner - smothered pork chops, mashed potatoes, lettuce salad, rolls, strawberry-rhubarb crisp

— Friday, June 9: lunch

- chicken bake, broccoli salad, cottage cheese and fruit, rolls, birthday cake

— Tuesday, June 13: chicken salad sandwich, veggie sticks, sliced onion, lettuce for sandwich, soup, dessert

If you are interested in a take-out meal, call 406745-4462, by 10 a.m. If you would like a menu, call and we will email it, or you can pick one up on a regular meal day. There are generally copies of the menu in the entryway at the center.

We invite you to become a member of the St. Ignatius Senior Citizen

Center for a fee of $10 a year.

Bingo is scheduled for June 10 at 2 p.m. Hope to see you there.

The St. Ignatius Senior Citizen Center is looking for a housekeeper. The job entails a once-a-week cleaning that usually last 3-4 hours. This includes mopping the main hall, dusting, cleaning bathrooms, vacuuming the carpet and sofas. All cleaning supplies are supplied. If interested call 406-7454462.

The Foot Hill Club meets the second and fourth Wednesday of each month at 1 p.m. for snacks and cards. Gently Yoga is held on Wednesdays. If interested call 406-22530171. Rates are five sessions for $60.

If you are in the need of a walker, commode, wheelchair and high-rise toilet seat, we have these items to share. Call 406745-4462 to see what we have.

Our St. Ignatius Senior Center is available for renting. If interested, call 406-745-4462.

The senior center has a computer that is available for use by the public on Tuesdays or Fridays between 10 a.m.-1 p.m.

If you need help with other areas of your life such as: transportation, respite, home health services, and other information, call the friendly people at Lake County Council on Aging at 406676-2367.

Polson

News from Pete Mangels for the Valley Journal

POLSON — World Elder Abuse Awareness Day is June 15, 2023.  The Western Montana Elder Justice Council will hold an educational meeting at the Polson Senior Center on June 15 at 10:30 a.m. The United States Attorney’s Office and Adult Protective Services department will discuss several important topics for all ages and races that involve protecting seniors from abuse, neglect, and financial exploitation and how to recognize and report crimes to authorities. No RSVP required; come as you are. Light refreshments will be provided.

Volunteer delivery driver needed ASAP for a twenty-minute route starting at about 10:30 a.m. Monday through Friday.

Additional staff for our food service are needed.  Stop by for an application for both full and part time shifts between 7 a.m. and 4 p.m. with flexibility.

Green plastic bags used by Super One Foods are needed for our food services. Please recycle them by cleaning them first.

Thanks for all the fresh produce that has been donated to the center. Your harvest helps feed the hungry.

We are located at 504 3rd Ave. E and are open from 8 a.m.–3 p.m. on

weekdays. Call 406-8834735 or email us at: polsonseniorcenter@gmail. com. Submit your email address for updates and additional information from the center.

Activities:

Bingo:  $100 payout on blackout guaranteed - bingo played Fridays at 7 p.m. “Playing Card” bingo played on the first and third Wednesday of each month

Exercise: low impact - M-W-F 10:30– 11:30 a.m. - free informal video-assisted self-guidance

Pinochle: Thursdays from noon- 3 p.m. - free cookies, coffee, and good times

Pool: open table from 8 am.-3 p.m. weekdays

Veterans’ Rep: first Friday (July 2) and third Tuesday (June 18) of each month from 10 a.m.-noon

Mahjong: Wednesdays at noon

Menu (subject to change): $5 per Serving from 11:45 a.m.-12:30 p.m. Sit-down or takeout; call before 10 a.m. for delivery.

— Thursday, June 8: sweet/sour meatballs, rice, stir-fry veggies, Asian slaw, peanut butter bars

— Friday, June 9: eggs

Benedict casserole, sausage links, baked apples, peach Jell-O, chocolate zucchini cake.

— Monday, June 12: split pea soup, rhubarb muffin, pear-n-cheese salad, oranges

— Tuesday, June

13: meatloaf, mashed spuds, gravy, mixed vegetables, pickled beets, poked cakes

Ronan

By Donna Daniels for the Valley Journal

RONAN — The Mission Valley Senior Center is across from St. Luke’s Hospital and is open Monday, Wednesday and Friday for lunch and other activities.

Our menu:

— Wednesday, June 7: leftover casserole, salad, dessert

— Friday, June 9: meatloaf, salad, dessert

— Monday, June 12: spaghetti, salad, dessert

— Wednesday, June 14: sloppy Joes, salad, dessert

The Area VI Agency on Aging is having a cookbook fundraiser. To submit a recipe, stop in and get a form.

Pinochle is played every Monday from 3:30-6 p.m.

We have a pool table available on Mondays, Wednesdays and Fridays from 9 a.m.-2 p.m.

We will be doing a raffle for 4th of July. Tickets one for $1 and six for $5. Besides two baskets to raffle off, we also have gift certificates.

Everyone is welcome to join us for our meals. We ask for a $7 donation for our Monday, Wednesday and Friday meals and $10 for our Sunday meal.

If you want a meal delivered call us by 10 a.m.

Budget billing program returns

News from Mission Valley Power LAKE COUNTY —

It’s that time of the year again if you participate in Mission Valley Power’s Budget Billing program. Each year leading up to June, your payment amount is recalculated and adjusted based on your last 12 months’ average usage. At that time, if you owe extra or have accumulated a credit it is also calculated into your payment amount. You may have

noticed this year that your payment has increased more than in previous years, and you aren’t alone. This is the unfortunate effect of several factors that came into play in the past 12 months. In addition to a change in rate structure implemented at the beginning of 2022, Mission Valley Power and its ratepayers are experiencing the effects of an increased cost of wholesale power that was applied in a rate increase, effective October

of 2022. Add to that the near-record number of consecutive cold days and the extreme levels of cold we experienced this winter and now we’ve all experienced a dramatic effect on our power bills. Budget billing is still a valuable tool in spreading your power costs throughout the year and allowing you to anticipate your payment amount each month, especially during unpredictable events such as we faced in the past year.

Library renovation update

News from the North Lake County Public Library District

POLSON — The construction crew had a very successful May and is finishing up the demo process in June. Some construction has already started to take place and more will be starting in the coming weeks. You can see major changes happening outside if you drive by. Both corners have had the windows and frames removed. The new entrance has been cut into the east side of the building and the brand-new windows on the west side of the building will provide great natural light for the new children’s area. We’re so excited to see what happens this month.

As a reminder, the library building is

under renovation. Although doors may be open (so workers can enter and exit easily) this does not mean that you can enter the building. It is a construction site, and it is dangerous for anyone to just walk in. Please respect this and respect the crew that is working.

We’ll share pictures throughout the process on our website and our Facebook page. Check back for updates. Please contact the library with any questions or concerns and visit our FAQ page for more details.

The library is operating Monday-Saturday with regular hours at our temporary location (301 16th Ave. E) and church services continue on Sundays. You can park anywhere in the parking lot and there are two entrances from the street.

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CSKT Early Childhood Services Jobs Available

1 or more Contract Positions (June 15, 2023)

1 or more positions available

• Special Services Aide (Various locations) - $14.33 –$16.47

• Infant/Toddler Teacher (Various locations) - $15.13 –17.39

• Cook (Ronan) - $14.24 - $16.36

• Head Start Teacher Aide (Various locations) - $13.48 –$15.49

• Bus Driver - (Part-Time, Various locations) – $13.73$15.78

• Head Start & Early Head Start Substitute (Various locations) - Wage negotiable depending on education and experience

• Head Start/Early Head Start Aide in Training (Various locations) - $10.82 - $12.44

• Infant/Toddler Lead Teacher/Supervisor (Various locations) - $23.09 – $26.54

• Head Start Teacher/Supervisor (Various locations)$23.48 – $26.99

• Cultural Specialist (Various) - $18.66 - $21.45

• Grandparent (Various) - $12.20 - $14.05

All positions must pass drug test and complete a Criminal Record Check including finger-printing, (no violence against children or individuals, no domestic violence, no sexual abuse or violent acts against children or any person) prior to employment and every 2 years thereafter; subject to random drug testing through the Confederated Salish and Kootenai Tribes’ Personnel Department.

Interested applicants can get a copy of the full position description at the Tribal Personnel Office or at the Early Childhood Services Admin Office in St. Ignatius (Neil Charlo Building). All applicants must submit a completed Tribal employment application. Copy of relevant academic transcript/training certifications. Copy of current valid driver’s license. Completed supplemental background questionnaire. Proof of enrollment from a federally recognized Tribe if other than CSKT. If claiming veteran’s preference, a copy of the DD214 must be submitted. FAILURE TO SUBMIT ALL OF THE ABOVE INFORMATION WILL RESULT IN IMMEDIATE DISQUALIFICATION DURING THE SCREENING PROCESS.

Please contact CSKT Early Childhood Services at 406-745-4509 ext. 5506, or CSKT Personnel at 406-675-2700 ext. 1295 for more information.

WMMHC embarks on a new era

Western Montana Mental Health Center makes changes to better meet the needs of the Montana community

News from WMMHC

MISSOULA — As the nation continues to see a shift in funding for mental health services, Western Montana Mental Health Center embarks on significant changes to better provide and meet the integral need for mental health care in Montana. With the goal of meeting patients exactly where they’re at, these upcoming transitions – including the recent departure of Chief Executive Officer, Levi Anderson – will allow WMMHC to not only continue to provide individual, person-centered care, but to do so in an even more impactful way.

“While we recognize that change can feel daunting and even uncertain at times, it is with a unified voice that we are stepping into a new and exciting era for WMMHC,” said Colleen Rudio, Interim Executive Administrator at WMMHC. “The entire WMMHC team has worked hard to build the organization

into the state’s leading model for community behavioral health, and, together, we will continue to build upon that legacy – working toward increasing funding for client services, developing forward-thinking care programs, and establishing relationships in new communities.”

Since 2017, the cost of service delivery has increased significantly for many health centers across the state – an increase that is further compounded by the complexity of needs that many mental health clients face, such as homelessness. Alongside Colleen and her team at Cascadia Management Group, a regional consulting firm and ongoing partner of WMMHC, the Western Montana leadership team is working diligently to confront rising costs through the allocation of existing resources and rebuilding of programs and partnerships to better meet service objectives.

In addition to a transition in leadership, WMMHC has made the strategic decision to shift its residential substance abuse program for adults from a “3.5 high-intensity” care facility into a “3.1 low-intensity” care facility. While both models provide 24-hour comprehensive care, this new designation

at the Recovery Center of Missoula will enable WMMHC to meet the growing need for these types of services in the area, while also empowering clients to gain employment, develop community-based support, and form healthy community relationships – all with the result of a smoother transition back into their lives.

“As the organization assesses each community’s needs over the next few months, we remain centered by the fact that WMMHC’s success has never been rooted in circumstance, but rather by the individual care and dedication that each of our employees provides to those we serve,” said Colleen. “And that’s not going to change! As we move ahead, our goal is to remain open and transparent – creating a true relationship with the communities we serve and allowing WMMHC to better meet the evolving need for mental health care in Montana.”

With approximately 50 service locations, WMMHC remains steadfast in offering comprehensive health services and housing options to people of all ages facing mental health and substance use disorders. For a full list of patient programs and service locations, visit wmmhc.org.

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Arlee plans 4th of July Parade

News from Terry Cable

ARLEE — “Freedom and Fireworks” is the parade theme of the 71st annual Arlee 4th of July Parade. Registration will be at the Arlee High School entryway, with parade line up beginning in the parking lot. The parade begins at noon, traveling south on Fyant Street turning west onto Bouch before turning north and returning to the high school via Morigeau Street.

Parade categories are: patriotic, clubs and organizations, commercial, western outfit, Indian outfit, vehicle, novelty and humorous.

Trophies will be awarded at the Arlee Jocko Valley Museum following the parade. While waiting for the trophy presentations take a step back in time. The museum will be open on the 4th from 10 a.m.-2 p.m. and by appointment during the summer. For additional parade and museum information contact Alvaretta Morin at 406-726-3167.

FWP issues statement on Wyoming corner crossing case

News from MT Fish, Wildlife & Parks

HELENA — In light of the recent U.S. Federal District Court Decision in Wyoming pertaining to the issue of corner crossing, Montana Fish, Wildlife & Parks, Deputy Director Dustin Temple issued the following statement:

“Corner crossing remains unlawful in Montana, and Montanans should continue to obtain permission from the adjoining landowners before crossing corners from one

piece of public land to another,” Temple said. “Wardens will continue to report corner crossing cases to local county attorneys to exercise their prosecutorial discretion.”

Hear author speak about Angus,

Catherine

McDonald

News from Director Fred Noel, SKC D’Arcy McNickle Library

PABLO — The Salish Kootenai College Library is hosting an “Author Talk and Book Signing” from Alix Christie and her new historical novel about Angus and Catherine McDonald. The author talk is at 5:30 p.m. on Wednesday, June 14, at the Salish Kootenai College D’Arcy McNickle Library. Refreshments will be served. For more information contact the library at 406-275-4875.

Friends of the Library hold book sale

News from Barbara Hammons

POLSON — The North Lake County Public Library District Friends of the Library will hold a used book sale Friday and Saturday, June 16 and 17, from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. Due to renovation of the library in Polson, the book sale will be held at the Presbyterian Church, 301 4th Ave. E (across from Linderman School).

The sale features a large selection of assorted titles, including DVDs and audiobooks, all at bargain prices. Book sale proceeds support the library’s many programs, resources and services available to all in the community.

Lake County Marriages & Divorces for May

Marriages

— Jennifer Jean

Toren and William Arthur Harris

— Randy Michael Smith and Ann Marie Deming

— Maggie Anne

Baueries and Korey

Micheal Green

— Shaughn David Carroll and Julia

Lindsay Carroll

— Russell Lee

Wolfe and Ruschel

Jean Sage

— Lawrence G.

Magnus and Cherry

Ann Itaas

Divorces

— Joseph Castor and Jessica B.

Castor

— Jared W.

Moles and Dawn

M. Moles (Kirby restored)

— Shawn

Stutzman and Kris

Stutzman

— Joseph A.

Gallagher and Robi

K. Gallagher (Davis restored)

— Todd M.

Schauls and Katherine N. Schauls (Goodloe restored)

— Levi D. Trotter and Erin M.

Trotter (Pluff restored)

Public review begins for fish preservation project

WEST GLACIER —

Glacier National Park is seeking public comment by June 14, 2023 on an environmental assessment proposing westslope cutthroat and bull trout preservation in Gunsight Lake. The EA is available for public review and comment for 30 days on the National Park Service (NPS) Planning, Environment & Public Comment (PEPC) website at https://parkplanning. nps.gov/GunsightLake.

Glacier National Park is proposing to remove non-native rainbow trout from Gunsight Lake and establish the lake as secure habitat for native westslope cutthroat trout and bull trout. Action is needed to remove the risk of hy-

bridization to downstream native westslope cutthroat trout, provide westslope cutthroat and bull trout with habitat that is secure from the threats of hybridization and climate change, and support native trout genetics throughout the St. Mary River drainage. Under the proposal, non-native rainbow trout would be removed from Gunsight Lake using an EPA registered and approved fish toxicant, rotenone. While rotenone degrades naturally with sunlight and water movement, detoxification would be hastened with a neutralizing agent. The neutralizing agent, potassium permanganate, is widely used for the treatment of municipal drinking water and wastewater. Both rotenone and potassium permanga-

nate would dissipate with no detectable long-term changes to water quality.

Project activities would begin early September of 2023 with application in late summer or early fall to reduce the likelihood of non-target organisms being present. Native fish, including westslope cutthroat trout and bull trout, are not currently present in Gunsight Lake. The treatment area and Gunsight Pass Trail would be temporarily closed to the public during rotenone application. The Gunsight Lake wilderness campground would be closed to camping Sept. 1 until spring of 2024.

Following the removal of the non-native rainbow trout, genetically pure westslope cutthroat trout and bull trout would be translocated into Gunsight Lake, likely by helicopter.

In 2019, Glacier National Park in partnership with Montana Fish, Wildlife and Parks (MFWP), the US Fish and Wildlife Service (USFWS), and Glacier National Park Conservancy undertook a similar project in the Camas Creek drainage removing non-native Yellowstone cutthroat trout from Camas and Evangeline Lakes and translocating native westslope cutthroat trout

and bull trout to both lakes. The EA evaluates impacts to westslope cutthroat trout; bull trout; amphibians; aquatic macroinvertebrates; zooplankton; grizzly bears; common loons and other water birds; water quality; recommended wilderness; natural soundscapes; and visitor use and experience. Comments can be posted on the NPS PEPC website at https://parkplanning.nps.gov/GunsightLake or sent by mail to Superintendent, Glacier National Park, Attn: Gunsight Lake EA, P.O. Box 128, West Glacier, Montana, 59936.

News from Glacier National Park

PUZZLES

GIANT CROSSWORD

ACROSS

1. Waste piece from metal casting

6. Finely chopped mixtures

12. ___ grecque (cooked in olive oil, lemon juice, wine, and herbs, and served cold)

15. Salad cheese

19. Discover

20. Burning

21. _ Beethoven, 1956

Chuck Berry song

23. Savory jelly

24. Like some humor

25. Share childminding responsibility

26. Add up

27. Confute

28. Edison’s 1,000+

29. Move from workspace to workspace

31. Ozone-depleting compound, for short

34. Fraternity letter

35. “___ we there yet?”

38. Lampblack

39. African cattle pen

41. Arm of the Mediterranean

45. Plunder

47. Parti-colored

48. Alliance acronym

49. Deliver by parachute

51. Current principle

53. Broom of twigs

54. Lifted, so to speak

55. Monopolize

57. Strengthen, with “up”

58. Madison Square Garden, e.g.

59. Delhi dress

Place the digits 1-9 in the grid so that each row, column and 3x3 box contains each digit once only.

60. Not worth a ___

61. Coastal city protection

64. Certain digital watch face, for short

65. Direct

67. Ashes holder

68. Great time

70. Joke

73. Bible letters

75. Illegal hallucinatory drug

76. Brightly colored fish

80. Beside

82. Self-assurance

83. “Fancy that!”

84. Power glitch

85. Africa’s largest city

86. Brazilian neighbor whose capital is Paramaribo

89. Is unsteady

91. Andy’s radio partner

92. Disgust

93. Makes a sound like a snake

94. Extremely earnest

97. Box

98. Barber’s job

100. “Didn’t I tell you?”

101. Drone, e.g.

102. Waiting period, seemingly

103. Let

106. Pirate’s sword

110. Kind of boom

111. Bequeath

115. Fixed

117. Removable locks

118. Broadway backer

119. Playful

120. Laughable

121. Law school class

122. Downhill racer

123. Barbecue offering

___ fly 125. Demagnetize, as a tape

DOWN

1. Bed board

2. Baja bread

3. Absorbed

4. Dickens’s ___ Heep

5. Pen

6. Bob, e.g.

7. Djinn kin

8. Disorderly folks

9. Jewish Festival of Lights

10. Discharge

11. “Wait a ___!”

12. Semicircle

13. Roller coaster feature

14. Some wool

15. “Feels Like the First Time” band

16. 20-20, e.g.

17. Camping gear

18. Song and dance, e.g.

22. Carpenter’s machine

30. ___ list

31. Nautical hauling devices

32. Inactive 33. Can be wiped down 35. Accumulate 36. Indian condiment 37. Overthrow, say 40. Dashboard abbr. 42. Artist’s stand 43. Answer (for) 44. Bedouin 46. Go off script 47. Track 50. Reading method 52. Strongly built 53. Low pitch 56. Contract work 60. Have dinner

61. He introduced the Beatles to America

62. “___ pales in Heaven the morning star”: Lowell

informally

69. Racetrack figures

70. Big dos

71. “Remember the ___!”

72. “Taras Bulba” author 74. Dangerous job 77. Iron

78. Acquiesce

79. “Siddhartha” writer

81. Common name for epistaxis

83. Clock standard: Abbr. 84. Arouse interest 87. “___ a chance”

88. Place for a pint 90. Its quarter says “Birthplace of Aviation Pioneers” 95. Wealth 96. Trojan War figure

Attempters

Go back

Enter

Andrea Bocelli, for one

Gear teeth

___-Altaic languages

Prison sentence

18-wheeler

Breaks down, in a way

Indian tourist city

Docs for dachshunds

“... or ___!” 116. Center of a ball?

Part of an exchange

Can you find all the listed words in the grid? Words may appear horizontally, vertically or diagonally, forwards or backwards.

Boys’ names

PUZZLES

DOT-TO-DOT

Starting at 1, connect the dots in numerical order to complete the picture.

Which of the four images below is the mirror image of the larger one to the right?

98. Triers, 99. Recede,

83. GMT, 84. Stimulate, 87. Not, 88. Alehouse, 90. Ohio, 95. Means,

78. Agree, 79. Hesse, 81. Nosebleed,

72. Gogol, 74. Torero, 77. Press,

47. Dog, 50. Phonics, 52. Well set, 53. Bass, 56. Outsource, 60. Sup, 61. Sullivan, 62. Ere, 63. Lad, 66. Legs, 69. Touts, 70. Galas, 71. Alamo,

36. Raita, 37. Error, 40. Rpm, 42. Easel, 43. Atone, 44. Nomad, 46. Ad-lib,

115. Oriented, 117. Toupee, 118. Angel, 119. Gamesome, 120. Absurd, 121. Torts, 122. Sled, 123. Rib, 124. Tsetse, 125. Erase. Down: 1. Slat, 2. Peso, 3. Rapt, 4. Uriah, 5. Enclosure, 6. Hairdo, 7. Afreet, 8. Slobs, 9. Hanukkah, 10. Emit, 11. Sec, 12. Arc, 13. Loop, 14. Alpaca, 15. Foreigner, 16. Even, 17. Tent, 18. Arts, 22. Lathe, 30. To-do, 31. Capstans, 32. Fallow, 33. Cleanable, 35. Amass,

obituaries

Boyd Foster

POLSON — Boyd

Clyde Foster, age 86, passed away of natural causes on May 27, 2023, at his summer home in Polson. He spent winters in Georgetown, Texas, near Austin, and made that home his permanent residence in his later years. Boyd was born April 2, 1937, in Teigan, Montana, to William and Beatrice (Schultz) Foster.

Boyd earned his BS in Business/Commercial Science from Montana State University and a MS in Economics from Montana State University. Boyd started his own financial advisory and tax accounting firm in Great Falls in 1965 and expanded the firm to Billings and Helena.

Boyd married Peggy Jean Bell and they were married for 58 years.

Boyd was a member of Rotary Club of Polson, an avid golfer, animal lover, landscaper, and wood worker.

Boyd was preceded in death by his brothers, Bob Foster and John Foster both of Reno, Nevada.

Boyd is survived by his wife, Peggy Foster of Georgetown, Texas; sons, Bryan Foster of South

Burlington, Vermont, and Paul Foster of Austin, Texas; and grandson, Amos Foster of South Burlington, Vermont.

Boyd was a strong force. He was frugal and modest, but he had a powerful work ethic and was successful in business. He enjoyed the company of his family and friends, played golf most of his adult life and loved the view of Flathead Lake and the Mission Mountains. His absence will be profoundly felt by those who loved him. His frugality and passion for excellence in all his endeavors will live on through his family.

Messages of condolences may be shared with the family online at: www.lakefuneralhomeandcremation. com. Arrangements are under the care of The Lake Funeral Home and Crematory.

Colleen Kelley

A Celebration of Life

POLSON — Colleen

Rhea Kelley was killed in a traffic accident on Sunny Slope north of Polson on October 20, 2022. She was born in Portland, Oregon, on June 12, 1960.

Colleen is profoundly mourned by her mother, Mary Kelley, formerly of Polson, and

sister, Mary Jean Martin, both of Helena, many nieces and nephews, and dear friends from all times of her life. Her father, Richard H. Kelley of Missoula died five days after her death, and her brother, Robert preceded her in death.

A “Celebration of Life” memorial potluck picnic will be held in Colleen’s honor on June 11, at Boechter Park in Polson from 11 a.m.-3 p.m. A visit to her memorial tree in the park is planned at that time and her ashes will be scattered on her home ground in a private ceremony following. It is hoped that all her friends and acquaintances will join with her family in remembering this “lady with the hat.”

Eugene Leafty

RONAN

— Eugene

(Gene) Furman Leafty, of Ronan, passed away on May 29, 2023, in Missoula. Gene was born to Lewis Leafty and Alta Steele, on Feb. 25, 1934, in Falls City, Nebraska.

Gene joined the Navy while quite young in 1951. He served in Korea and served during the Vietnam war. He was on one of the ships during the blockade of Cuba during

the Cuban Missile Crisis. He retired from the Navy as a Chief Radioman. He faithfully served his country for 20 years. After his Naval retirement, Gene served in many other ways: a police officer, a bus driver/tour guide, a heating and air conditioning technician and instructor.

Gene was a devout member of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints. He served with many responsibilities in the church.

Most of all Gene was a family man. He and his first wife, Lawana Rightenour, had 12 children, all but one was born during his naval career.

Gene was preceded in death by his first two wives, Lawana Rightenour and Eloise Sweeten; his sister, Barbara Fielding; and brothers, Richard Leafty and John Leafty; his sons, Eugene Leafty, James Leafty, John Leafty, and Samuel Leafty.

He is survived by his wife, Gladys Webber; children, La Wana Garduno, Patricia Bigelow, Mary DeLeon, Joseph Leafty, Belinda Boggs (Darrell), Thomas Leafty (AnnaMarie), Barbara Leafty, and George Leafty (Kristie); and numerous grandchildren, great-grandchildren and great great-grandchildren.

A service will be at the LDS Chapel in St. Ignatius on June 10, 2023, at 11 a.m. The viewing will be at 10 a.m. Messages of condolences may be shared

with the family online at: www.shriderthompson. com.

Arrangements are under the care of Shrider-Thompson Funeral Home.

Oscar Baertsch

POLSON — Oscar Baertsch, age 107, 10 months, 20 days, passed away peacefully of a natural death on Friday, May 26, 2023, at St. Luke Extended Care in Ronan. He lived the life of a true Montanan, being born to homesteaders Oscar Author and Bertha (Rowe) Baertsch in Proctor on July 6, 1915. His parents lived on a homestead in Hog Heaven, but he was born at Proctor at his grandmother Etta (Scott) Rowe’s house. After his birth he returned with his mother Bertha to Hog Heaven. His family then moved to Proctor when he was 5 years old to his grandmother Etta’s homestead in 1920. He went to Proctor Grade School until he graduated from the eighth grade. He didn’t start school until he was 7 as he was very sick with his tonsils. His first-grade teacher (was mean) held back the entire class, that

is why he was 20 years old when he graduated from high school in 1935. He stayed in his parents’ house in Polson, (which they purchased in 1929 so their children would have a place to stay when they went to school), while he went to high school. His brothers John and Buck lived with him for a while. In high school, he was in the school band and played the trombone, stunt 2, 3, 4 and Science Club as president. After high school he was in the Polson City Marching Band.

While going to high school, he worked at the following various jobs: split wood for the bakery, ricked wood for different people, worked for farmers, drove utility service truck when they were building the highway from Polson to Pablo in 1934. Also, while in high school during the summer, he would catch a freight train as a hobo and would travel to Collins, harvesting grain in 1934. He also worked in Helena, delivering telegraph messages on a bicycle.

After graduating from high school, he worked at the following: A.M. Davidson in beet fields – haying for farmers, Collins, harvesting grain; in 1936, he worked on the construction of Kerr Dam until January 1938.

He married Ilene Barnes on March 10, 1938, in Kalispell. They were introduced by Stanley Mero, a cousin to Oscar and

see page 27

Boyd Foster

Colleen Kelley Eugene Leafty

Oscar Baertsch

Obituaries

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Vivian Mero’s sister, Ilene. Stanley and Vivian gave a picture of Ilene to him, and they started corresponding for a month before meeting. They went together for nine months before they married. Stanley and Vivian stood up for them at their wedding. After their marriage they moved to Cody, Wyoming, on the 1st of April until June. He was unemployed during that time. They moved to Powell, Wyoming, until August. From Wyoming they moved to Collins and worked harvesting grain that fall. Ilene stayed with her parents during that time. On Oct. 28, 1938, they moved to Charlo. They were on the farm for two years until Oct. of 1940. From there, they moved to Polson in 1940. He built his life on hard work, building several homes and commercial buildings in and around Polson and was foreman for U.S. Plywood in Polson for approximately 15 years. They lived in town in Polson until the spring of 1949 when they moved to about five miles east of town where they leased 115 acres. They raised cattle, horses, pigs, chickens and had a big garden, etc., along with four children while living there. Oscar also continued to work at his

job along with many chores at home. Both Oscar and Ilene worked very hard from early morning until late at night. In the 1950s, they bought 25 acres (one half mile east of the intersection going on the south shore). In 1962, they built their present home and continued to raise cattle and garden.

His great-grandparents and family came over from Switzerland in 1854 to America for better opportunities. His grandfather was 10 years old. They settled in Fountain City, Wisconsin. The Civil War broke out about 10 years later and his grandfather was drafted to fight the war for the North attached to the Wisconsin Regiment under President Lincoln. He was shot in the hip and received a pension of $18 a month for the rest of his life. He died in 1929. Oscar’s father lived to be 96 and his aunt lived to over 100. Oscar had good genes and lived longer than any Baertsch relative.

Dad will be missed as a father and for all the history he knew about the Polson area, Proctor, Lake Mary Ronan, and Flathead Lake. He knew the names of all the homesteaders and where they all lived. During those years when someone passed away, grown-ups and children, they could be buried along a fence

line, under a pine tree or on a hillside. He knew the location of many grave sites. He was a historian and a great mind until he passed.

He was an avid Griz football fan and looked forward to watching the games on TV. He did attend one Griz game at the age of 99.

Oscar was preceded in death by his wife, Ilene (Barnes) Baertsch, (they were married for 67 years); his four brothers and two sisters; granddaughter, Debra Kay Baertsch and great-granddaughter Jesse Baertsch.

He is survived by his son, Gary (Sandy) and grandchildren, Troy and Wes; son, Clint Baertsch (Karon) and grandchildren, Shaunna, Shane, Shoni, step-grandchild Kari; son, Lon Baertsch and grandchildren, Mia, Marci, and Dustin; daughter, Carla Hilton (John) and grandchildren Darcie, Brian and Greg; 21 great-grandchildren, six great great-grandchildren and numerous nieces and nephews, cousins, as well as extended family and many friends.

Funeral services for Oscar will be held on Friday, June 2, 2023, at 1 p.m. at Lake Funeral Home. Burial will follow services at Lakeview Cemetery. Memorial contributions may be made to St. Jude’s for Children. Memories and condolences may

be sent to the family at: www.lakefuneralhomeandcremation.com.

Arrangements are under the care of The Lake Funeral Home and Crematory.

Richard (Dick) Erb

MOIESE — Dick Erb’s life spanned an arc from a 20-acre vegetable farm in New York to a 240acre hay farm in Montana, with a long and accomplished career in international economic and financial affairs in between. Born April 15, 1942, in Wantagh on Long Island, the son of David and Margaret (Becker) Erb, Dick died peacefully at home in Moiese on May 24 with a view of the mountains and his wife, Joanna, at his side. Death was from complications of pancreatic cancer.

Dick gained his tremendous work ethic from working on his father’s farm located just one hour from New York City. In his early teens, Dick launched his own landscaping business and also had a successful newspaper delivery route, earning turkeys for the family on Thanksgiving and a sturdy bike, which sits today in his Quonset hut on the farm in Moi -

ese.

A serious student, Dick was awarded a New York State Regents scholarship to the University of Buffalo, where he initially enrolled as a pre-med student. A course in economics – a subject he had never heard of – changed his life. He changed his major to economics and never looked back. Dick made lifelong friends in speech and debate club, and he served as UB’s student body treasurer and then as its president. While president, he and the student council invited a controversial speaker to campus, which sparked an outcry in in the NY State Assembly. Although forced to delay the event, Dick and his fellow council members stuck to their guns and ultimately hosted the speaker on campus.

Dick continued his studies in economics at Stanford University, with several scholarships covering his full tuition and costs. He earned a Ph.D. in economics in 1967 and was a member of Phi Beta Kappa academic honor society.

Dick began his career with the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System in Washington, D.C., where he served as assistant to Governor Sherman Maisel for two years. But the lure of New York City drew him closer to his roots. He began his work in

the city with the consulting firm Arthur D. Little and then with Henry Kaufman in Salomon Brothers’ bond market research department.

Although Dick loved New York City and the world of finance, when a friend invited him to join the White House staff, Dick jumped at the chance. He served for three years as Staff Assistant to the President and Assistant Director of the Council on International Economic Policy.

Dick’s White House days were followed by a Council on Foreign Relations international affairs fellowship; appointment as Deputy Assistant Secretary of the U.S. Treasury; consulting work with the U.S. Comptroller of the Currency; public policy research at the American Enterprise Institute; and head of President-elect Ronald Reagan’s transition team for the U.S. Treasury, where he served as acting assistant secretary for international affairs.

Dick also co-taught a course at the Johns Hopkins University School of Advanced International Studies, where he met his future wife, Joanna Shelton.

The longest stretch of Dick’s career was spent at the International Monetary Fund in Washington, D.C., first as U.S. Executive Director (representing

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the United States) and then for ten years as Deputy Managing Director (the number two official). Among his many high-level negotiations were his work with member countries and banking groups to resolve debt crises in Latin America and, following collapse of the Soviet Union, with newly emerging countries to speed their financial assistance and IMF membership. He also managed IMF internal operations and its budget and personnel matters. When he left, he was replaced by three deputies.

As Dick was leaving the IMF, his wife was offered a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity to serve as Deputy Secretary General of the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development in Paris, France. Although Dick was negotiating an attractive job in New York City’s financial industry, he turned it down to follow Joanna to Paris, earning her undying gratitude. While there, Dick began a consulting business advising young financial companies in Central Europe seeking private equity finance.

After four years in Paris, Dick and Joanna surprised their friends and colleagues by purchasing a farm in Montana’s Rocky Mountain West, joining Dick’s brother, Bob, and his family in the region. Dick’s early landscaping business helped

him transition to his new occupation of raising hundreds of tons annually of high-quality grass and alfalfa hay for horses, cattle, and bison (for the nearby Bison Range). He quickly earned a reputation of raising the best hay around.

Dick taught courses at the University of Montana for the economics department and School of Business Administration. He also threw himself into community work in the Mission Valley, serving as an elected commissioner on the board of the Flathead Irrigation District; as a firefighter, EMS first responder, and President of the Charlo/ Moiese Volunteer Fire Department; and actively participating in the tribal, state and federal government water rights compact negotiations.

Dick’s most recent community service was as vice chair of the Mission Valley Power board, the area’s tribally managed electric power company. He dedicated himself to that work until one week before he died.

Despite his many professional accomplishments, Dick was humble at heart. A former IMF colleague wrote that “to be competent and decent at the same time is difficult, and Dick was both and beyond.” Another noted that “even when we disagreed, our interactions were pleasant, in no small measure due to his reasonable, equanimous, and friendly personality.”

A UM colleague wrote

that “I didn’t expect such a brilliant, successful person to be so lovely and self-effacing.”

Dick is survived by his loving wife and best friend of 46 years, Joanna Shelton; brother George (Dianne) Erb of the family homestead in Wantagh; sister-in-law Marilyn (Robert) Erb of Helena; brotherin-law John (Wendy) Shelton of Salisbury, Maryland; seven nephews and one niece; and many great-nephews and great-nieces.

No services are planned, but a celebration of life will be held during the summer. Contributions in Dick’s honor may be made to Salish Kootenai College, PO Box 70, Pablo, MT 59855 (www. skc.edu) or the Mission Valley Animal Shelter, PO Box 1644, Polson, MT 59860. (www.missionvalleyanimalshelter. org). Many thanks to Partners in Home Care hospice of Missoula and Lake County for their compassionate care and support. Memories and condolences may be sent to the family at: www. shriderthompson.com.

Arrangements are under the care of Shrider – Thompson Funeral Home.

Tatianna Kimler

PORTLAND, OREGON — Tatianna Nichole Kimler, 33, passed away peacefully on May 25, 2023, in Portland, Oregon, after a five-month valiant fight with a rare

form of acute leukemia. Tatianna made her way home to heaven with her family by her side.

Tatianna was born July 7, 1989, at St. Charles Hospital in Bend, Oregon, to Amy Elizabeth Mullan and Jim Kimler. When she was two years old, she moved with her mother to Stevensville, where they lived with her Papa Dan. While her mother attended college, she was raised alongside her uncles Ryan, Kerry and Keith until she was in third grade. At that time, they moved to Polson, fulltime, where they had spent many summers along Flathead Lake with family, specifically with her cousins Briana, Bethany and Blake at Papa and Grandma Pitt’s cabin.

From 1999-2002, Tatianna was blessed with the loves of her life, her brothers, Taye, Thaiden, and Thatcher. She helped her mother raise her brothers and was viewed as a loving second mother to them. You could always find Tatianna proudly on the sidelines of many sporting events as her brothers’ biggest fan. They all shared a love of basketball and created many memories together on the court.

Tatianna graduated in 2007 from Polson High

School, where she was beloved and made lifelong friendships. During her high school career, she excelled in volleyball and basketball. In 2005 and 2006 she helped her team win back-to-back divisional championships in basketball and was always proud to be a Lady Pirate. After high school, she attended Salish and Kootenai College and was working towards her nursing degree.

Life had different plans for Tatianna when the first love of her life was born, her first daughter, Zailee Hewankorn on Oct. 2, 2008. She then welcomed her second surprise love, Brooklyn Hewankorn, on Sept. 27, 2010. Together with Zailee and Brooklyn, she often referred to them as “three best friends.” Her daughters were the center of her life and she took every opportunity to spend quality time and make long-lasting memories with them. From beach vacations in Cabo to watching sporting events via facetime from the hospital, Tatianna never missed an opportunity to show up for her girls. She was so proud of the women they are becoming and loved to support them and encourage them to be the best they can be. When they were together, there was always an abundance of affection, laughter and love.

Tatianna was a resilient and strong woman and overcame many years of addiction through her own hard work and the

love and support of her family. Her final wake up call to her path of recovery was the birth of the third love of her life, McKinlee Gray, on Jan. 18, 2019. She often would say that Kinlee saved her life. She entered the Mom’s Program through the Oasis Center in Medford, Oregon, under the guidance of and expertise of Dr. Kerri Hecox. This became a turning point in her life, and she was so thankful for the bond she made with Dr. Hecox because it gave her a new direction and passion in her life. She dedicated her career and schooling to help other mother’s turn their lives around and enter recovery. Her own story was so powerful and inspired so many to begin their own path to healing.  After her diagnosis, Tatianna faced every treatment and procedure with the utmost bravery and resiliency. Tatianna’s magnetic and inspiring personality forged a newfound and lifelong friendship with her PA, Nancy Duncan. During her admission in Salt Lake City, she walked alongside Tatianna through every treatment, victory and heartache for the rest of her life. She always had a grateful heart for her medical teams, despite going through the toughest battle of her life.

During her hospitalizations and chemotherapy treatments, she not only maintained her strict workout regimen, she continued to excel

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as a fulltime 4.0 student. She continued to be hard-working and dedicated to improving herself even though her diagnosis gave her every reason not to. She was a fighter in every sense of the word. She was so proud of her accomplishments and was awarded the outstanding student of the year in Human Services this Spring at Rogue Community College by her professors Manny Pacheco and Curt Erickson. In June of this year, she will be honored with two Associate of Science degrees in Human Services from RCC and Southern Oregon University.  Tatianna’s personality and spirit continually lit up every room that she was in. She was truly

one of a kind. She will always be remembered and loved by all those that knew her. She was so grateful for the constant love and support of her mother, Amy, and proudly referred to her as her hero. Tatianna took solace in the fact that her legacy will continue to live on with her three beautiful daughters, Zailee, Brooklyn and McKinlee. She loved them with her entire being and was forever proud to be their mother. Tatianna’s mother’s sentiment will forever and always be true about Tatianna: “To know her is to love her.”  Her funeral service will be held at New Life Church in Polson on Thursday, June 8, at 6 p.m. Please join us in celebrating her beautiful life.

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Lyn Fricker Clerk of District Court

Lake County Courthouse 106 4th Ave E. Polson, MT 59860 (406) 883-7254

MONTANA TWENTIETH JUDICIAL DISTRICT COURT, LAKE COUNTY

IN RE THE ADOPTION OF: KIERRA RAYNE DUFF, Minor Child, JASON WOGSLAND, Petitioner, and JOSHUA JOHN DUFF, Respondent.

Cause No. DA-23-2

Hon. Deborah Kim Christopher SUMMONS BY PUBLICATION

THE STATE OF MONTANA SENDS GREETINGS TO THE ABOVENAMED DEFENDANT JOSHUA

JOHN DUFF

You are named in a petition to terminate your parental rights and for adoption of the above named child by the Petitioner. Unless you respond

in 21 days, the court may decide against you without you being heard and give Petitioner everything asked for in the petition. You must submit your written response to the Clerk of Court and serve a copy on counsel for the Petitioner within 21 calendar days. Counsel for the Petitioner is Justin Kalmbach of Kalmbach Law Office, PLLC, PO Box 249, Polson, MT 59860 (406) 883-1159 ext. 2. The 21-day period starts the day after the last date of publication of this notice. If the final day falls on a weekend or court holiday, you may file your response on the next business day. Failure to appear at the hearing constitutes a waiver of your interest in custody of the child and will result in the court’s termination of your rights to the child.

WITNESS my hand and seal of said Court on this 15th day of May, 2023.

/s/ Lyn Fricker, Clerk of Court

May 24, 31 and June 7, 2023

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Charlo School District 7J Board of Trustees intends to hire Alyssa Cahoon, wife of Trustee Danielle Cahoon, as Assistant Girls Basketball Coach. This hiring will take place at a Regular Board meeting on June 20, 2023 at 8:00 pm in the Charlo School Library.

June 7 and 14, 2023

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Kalmbach Law Office, PLLC Justin Kalmbach, Esq. PO Box 249 1 Fifth Avenue West Polson, MT 59860 Telephone: (406) 883-1159

Fax: (406) 883-1497

Email: justin@polsonlegal.com

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CONFEDERATED SALISH & KOOTENAI TRIBES OF THE FLATHEAD RESERVATION, PABLO, MONTANA

IN RE THE ADOPTION OF: G,M.S.C., Minor Children. HEATHER EDWARDS, Petitioner.

Cause No. 23-0101-A

SUMMONS BY PUBLICATION

THE CONFEDERATED SALISH AND KOOTENAI TRIBES SEND GREETINGS TO THE NATURAL BIRTHMOTHER OF THE ABOVENAMED MINOR CHILD:

YOU ARE HEREBY SUMMONED to answer or otherwise respond to the Petition for Adoption in this action which is filed in the office of the Clerk of Tribal Court. You have fifteen (15) working days exclusive of the day of service, Saturdays, Sundays, and Tribal legal holidays from the last date of publication of this Summons. In case of your failure to answer or appear, judg- ment may be taken against you by default for the relief sought in the Petition. You must file your res- ponse in the office of the Clerk of Tribal Court at P.O. Box 278, Pablo, MT 59855 and serve a copy thereof upon Petitioner’s attorney, Justin Kalmbach, whose address is listed above.

WITNESS my hand and the seal of said Court this 23rd day of May, 2023.

/s/ By: Sarena Montoya DEPUTY CLERK

OF COURT

June 7, 14 and 21, 2023

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School District No. 30

Ronan/Pablo Schools

*PUBLIC NOTICE*

RESOLUTION TO DISPOSE OF REAL OR PERSONAL PROPERTY

In Compliance with 20-6-604, MCA, on May 8, 2023 the Ronan-Pablo Board of Trustees of School District No. 30, resolved to sell/dispose of surplus property which is unsuitable for the school purposes of the District. The District will hold a surplus sale June 21, 2023 from 8:00-9:00 a.m. at the Storage Barn East of the K. Wm. Harvey Elementary School in Ronan.

Items to be sold: Laptops, computer equipment, printers, tables, chairs, desks, old curriculum, etc.

More items maybe added before June 21st.

June 7 and 14, 2023

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Lyn Fricker Clerk of District Court Lake County Courthouse 106 4th Ave E. Polson, MT 59860

(406) 883-7254

MONTANA TWENTIETH JUDICIAL DISTRICT COURT, LAKE COUNTY

IN RE THE ADOPTION OF: KALEB RYVER DUFF, Minor Child, JASON WOGSLAND, Petitioner, and JOSHUA JOHN DUFF, Respondent.

Cause No. DA-23-1

Hon. Deborah Kim Christopher SUMMONS BY PUBLICATION

THE STATE OF MONTANA SENDS GREETINGS TO THE ABOVENAMED DEFENDANT JOSHUA JOHN DUFF

You are named in a petition to terminate your parental rights and for adoption of the above named child by the Petitioner. Unless you respond in 21 days, the court may decide against you without you being heard and give Petitioner everything asked for in the petition. You must submit your written response to the Clerk of Court and serve a copy on counsel for the Petitioner within 21 calendar days. Counsel for the Petitioner is Justin Kalmbach of Kalmbach Law Office, PLLC, PO Box 249, Polson, MT 59860 (406) 883-1159 ext. 2. The 21-day period starts the day after the last date of publication of this notice. If the final day falls on a weekend or court holiday, you may file your response on the next business day. Failure to appear at the hearing constitutes a waiver of your interest in custody of the child and will

result in the court’s termination of your rights to the child.

WITNESS my hand and seal of said Court on this 15th day of May, 2023.

Lyn Fricker, Clerk of Court

/s/ Mary Rensvold Deputy Clerk

May 24, 31 and June 7, 2023 MNAXLP

Montana 20th Judicial District Court, Lake County

In the matter of the Name Change of Tanna Marie Baruso; Tanna Marie Baruso, Petitioner.

Cause No: DV-23-70 Dept. MOLLY OWEN

NOTICE OF HEARING ON NAME CHANGE

This is notice that Petitioner has asked the District Court for a change of name from Tanna Marie Baruso to Tonna Marie Owen. The hearing will be on July 12, 2023, at 10:00 am. The hearing will be at the Courthouse in Lake County.

Date: May 15, 2023

/s/ Lyn Fricker Clerk of District Court

May 24, 31 and June 7, 2023

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William P. Williams, IV FRENCH, GRAINEY & WILLIAMS, PLLC

Attorneys at Law

324 Main SW

Ronan, MT 59864

Telephone: (406) 676-4470

Attorney for Personal Representative bill@fgwilliamslaw.com

MONTANA TWENTIETH JUDICIAL DISTRICT COURT, LAKE COUNTY

IN THE MATTER OF THE ESTATE OF WAYNE FLOYD COE, Deceased.

CAUSE NO. DP-23-31

NOTICE TO CREDITORS

NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the undersigned has been appointed Personal Representative of the abovenamed Estate. All persons having claims against the said deceased are required to present their claims within four (4) months after the date of the first publication of this Notice or said claims will be forever barred as creditors of

the decedent.

A written statement of the claim indicating its basis, the name and address of the claimant, and the amount claimed, must either be mailed to RANDY WADE COE , the Personal Representative, return receipt requested, c/o FRENCH, GRAINEY & WILLIAMS, PLLC, 324 Main SW, Ronan, MT 59864, or filed with the Clerk of the above-entitled Court. DATED this 23rd day of May, 2023.

/s/ R. Wade Coe RANDY WADE COE, Personal Representative

May 31, June 7 and 14, 2023