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Legals for July, 3 2024
PUBLIC NOTICE Housing Solutions, LLC, PO Box 2099, Missoula, Montana 59806, Phone (406) 203-1558, a for-profit organization, hereby notifies all interested persons of Polson, Montana that we are planning to develop, Polson Gardens an affordable multi-family rental housing complex consisting of six four plex buildings on the site between 7th Ave. E. and 5th Ave. E. behind Immaculate Conception Catholic Church Polson, Montana 59860. This complex will consist of 12 one-bedroom units and 12 two-bedroom units for elderly persons. This Project will not be exempt from property taxes. An application will be submitted to the Montana Board of Housing for...
John Joseph Peregoy, 69
It is with deep sorrow that we announce the passing of John Joseph Peregoy. He died at home in Polson on April 13, 2024, at the age of 69.John is preceded in death by his mother Donna Meyers, a Salish-Kootenai Flathead tribal member, father “Buzz” Peregoy and brother Robert “Bob” Peregoy, a Salish-Kootenai Flathead tribal member. John and his brother, Bob, were born and raised in California and they returned to the Flathead reservation later in life to be with family and community.John studied at Montana State University and went on to receive a Ph.D from Syracuse University in multicultural...
Open burning season closes
Fire officials with the Confederated Salish and Kootenai Tribes Division of Fire have restricted outdoor burning starting Monday, July 1. Open debris burning will resume after fire season starting Oct. 1.People who burned this spring should go check on their piles to make sure they are fully extinguished. While there are no restrictions at this time, people are urged to be careful with campfires and check for restrictions before recreating in the outdoors.Fireworks are prohibited on all state and federal classified forest lands.“Wildfire season is just around the corner,” says spokesperson C.T. Camel. “Be ‘Fire Safe’ and do your part to prevent wildfires on the Flathead Indian Reservation.”
Polson house fire controlled, cats rescued
The Polson Volunteer Fire Department was paged out at 12:29 p.m. June 25 to a structure fire at 11th Ave. on June 25. A neighbor called in the fire.“The initial fire started in the basement of the house and went up the wall into the attic,” PVFD Chief Clint Cottle said. “The resident of the house was not at home, and the cats in the home were rescued.”Additions to the house, built in 1910, led to unusual attic spaces that were difficult to access. There was damage to the building, but it was not a total loss, according to the chief. The fire was declared out at approximately 3:30 p.m., Cattle said.The cause of the fire is still under investigation, The Polson Rural Volunteer Fire Department, the Ronan Volunteer Fire Department, and the Finley Point Volunteer Fire Department assisted.
Fourth festivities stretch from Arlee to Polson
POLSON: The Polson Chamber lights up the south shore of Flathead Lake with fireworks at dusk July 3 at Riverside Park. The community pays homage to Red, White and BBQ with the Independence Day Parade, noon July 4 on Main Street.Parade entries may be registered online in advance at form.jotform.com/Polson_Chamber/2024-4thjulyparade and cost $25 each.The Polson Minutemen will, once again, put up a defense against the Red Coats at the VFW on July 4. Those interested in joining the resistance, are encouraged to arrive at the VFW by 11 a.m. and head upstairs. Spots are limited.Following the parade, the Polson VFW will...
Veritas Grill offers fun summer food at Boettcher
Does a smash burger with bacon, cheese, and grilled onions fire up your appetite? How about a Philly-cheese steak sandwich?The Veritas Grill at Boettcher Park in Polson can fix you up with either. Chef Michael Tomolea-Atwood said when a friend mentioned the concession building at Boettcher Park was available, he was intrigued with the opportunity to prepare quality food in that location. He recruited chef Tommy Fitzgerald, and together, they found Kina Nelson and her boyfriend Andrew Hoffman to help out. Then, the chefs picked their two favorite park foods – a smash burger and a Philly-cheese steak sandwich –...
Sen. Tester makes campaign stop at Pache
Fresh from a meeting with the Confederated Salish and Kootenai Tribal Council, U.S. Sen. Jon Tester breezed into the park at Pache Home Sites in Ronan at 3 p.m. Sunday.It was a picnic atmosphere; Tester, a Democrat who hopes to retain his seat in the U.S. Senate, greeted people and posed for many pictures as Gen Huitt, a well-known Native musician, sang and played her guitar. Volunteers registered voters under one tent, and another tent housed Aunties’ Awesome Eats. The aunties, Franella and Jamila, who will also be at the Arlee Powwow, were making frybread for Indian tacos and preparing toppings. The...
Yes, there is a fireworks ordinance
Most residents of City of Polson do not know there is a fireworks ordinance. There is. Among the salient points: Fireworks may be discharged within the city limits only on private property of the owner, or with the owner's permission, or on paved city streets which are not arterial streets or collectors when such discharge is in a safe and sane manner. Fireworks in the city limits are restricted to the July 4 holiday only: between 12 p.m. (noon) July 3 and 12 a.m. July 4; between 12 p.m. July 4 and 1 a.m. July 5; and between 12 p.m. July 5 and 12 a.m. July 6; and for the New Year's Day holiday only from 11 p.m. Dec. 31 until 1 a.m. Jan. 1.Last year fireworks were shot from June 22 through end of July. It’s not right for people's sleep nor our wildlife and many pets of all sizes go crazy and suffer trauma during extended unlawful use.– Leonard PrescottPolson
Polson man charged with felony partner assault
A Polson man, with prior convictions of domestic abuse, is accused of assaulting the same victim again. Bryce Wyatt Jordan, 23, entered a plea of not guilty in Polson District Court June 19 to felony partner or family member assault.According to court records, on June 6, a deputy with the Lake County Sheriff’s Office responded to a Polson residence on a report of a domestic disturbance. The alleged victim told the responding deputy that her boyfriend had mixed alcohol with his medication and became violent.She told the deputy that their altercation started with him harassing her before it escalated to...
Inmates plead not guilty to attempted escape
Two inmates at the Lake County Jail are facing trials for a failed attempt to escape custody.Justice Raven Nicolai, 28, of Ronan and Leland Juniper Ambrose Redcloud, 24, of Polson, each entered pleas of not guilty to felony charges of assault on a peace officer and attempted escape. Redcloud’s arraignment was held before Judge John A. Mercer June 6. Nicolai pleaded not guilty to identical charges before Judge Molly Owen June 19.According to court records, on April 5, a Lake County Detention Officer was attempting to retrieve a mop and bucket from a restricted area in the jail when Nicolai...
Mission Valley Mariners end week at 10-10
Dawson DuMont lifts Mission Valley past BitterrootMission Valley’s A Team scored two runs in the bottom of the eighth for a 5-4 victory over the Bitterroot Red Sox in Polson on Tuesday, June 18, in American Legion Baseball action.Dawson DuMont homered and drove in two runs with two hits while pitching the first four innings of the game, allowing no hits and striking out eight.Bitterroot led 1-0 after three innings, but Mission Valley tied it up in the bottom of the fourth. Both teams exchanged a run in the fifth.Bitterroot pulled ahead 3-2 in the top of the seventh, but...
Council schedules meeting on MREC annexation
The saga of the Mission Range Event Center continued last Wednesday as the Ronan City Council unanimously passed resolution 2024-48 approving the purchase of the MREC property from Lake County.A public hearing to address annexation and the request by Pioneer Days that the council lift the ag restriction on this property will be held at 5:30 p.m. July 10 prior to the city council meeting.Mayor Chris Adler delivered a check for the property to Lake County on June 20, which has already been repaid by Pioneer Days. Ronan City Attorney Ben Anciaux noted that “it’s a hybrid situation. The city will...
Men required to pay restitution for jail flooding
Trials set for two inmates of the Lake County Detention Center, accused of intentionally flooding the jail, were vacated after their cases were resolved by separate plea agreements.Keilon James Adams, 27, and Cameron Scott Asencio, 33, were in jail for violating probation. They were charged with felony counts of criminal mischief and tampering with or fabricating physical evidence.According to charging documents, on Feb. 29, sewage backed up into the back office, hallways, cells and kitchen of the jail. Video surveillance of the jail appears to show the two men putting up a blanket in front of the toilet, cutting off...
Dolores Carlson, 67
Dolores “Dee” Elaine Carlson of Polson, age 67, passed into the arms of our Lord and Savior, Jesus Christ on June 19, 2024. Her physical life on earth is over but it is the beginning of an eternal and beautiful journey for her in Heaven.Dee was born Feb. 22, 1957, in Polson. She graduated from Polson High School in 1975 and that same year, she married Michael Virga and two children were born from this union. However, they divorced in 1989.In 1997, Dee met her soul mate and love of her life, Dale Carlson, and they were united in marriage.Dee...
Round-trip ticket to Gaza anyone?
Thank for the informative article about the Lake County Commissioners’ letter to President Joe Biden. I would like to thank the Lake County Commissioners for reaching out to our President with concerns about lake levels on Flathead Lake.I'm exceptionally thankful for the way you went about it, meeting with the Tribal Council the same day you sent the letter, but never mentioning one word about it. Thank you for giving us a fine example of MINO (Montanan in Name Only) behavior. With behavior like that one has to wonder, are all of you related to Hunter Biden, Bill Clinton or...
The Game is Afoot: Port Polson Players launch season with "Baskerville"
The Port Polson Players open their 49th season of Summer Theatre with Ken Ludwig's “Baskerville – A Sherlock Holmes Mystery,” based ever-so-loosely on Sir Arthur Conan Doyle’s “Hound of the Baskervilles.”This classic mystery, laced with plenty of comedy, plays July 5-21. Show times are 7:30 p.m. Thursdays, Fridays and Saturdays and 2 p.m. Sundays (no performance July 4).Neal Lewing plays Sherlock Holmes while Jim Siragusa clocks in as Doctor Watson. Anna Loehrke, daughter of Players producers Karen and Neal Lewing, flew back from Cleveland to her old stomping grounds to direct the show and play 14 roles as the only...
Circus brings animals, clowns, exotic acts to Ronan
Wendell is a teenage lion, but he weighs in at 450 pounds. He and lioness Delilah are head-lion-ers for the Culpepper & Merryweather Circus, which performed two shows Sunday in Ronan. Aerialist Miss Elizabeth dangled by her hair high above the arena, while the Loyal family rode their horses bareback and dazzled the audience with their dexterity. The circus set up a big top tent at the Ronan fairgrounds for performances at 2:30 and 4 p.m. This is Culpepper & Merryweather’s fifth visit to Ronan. Safe Harbor hosts the circus and sets up a carnival for children headed to the big show. Community...
Mischaracterizing public nonprofits hurts communities
As the executive director of the Montana Nonprofit Association, a membership association that supports more than 850 organization across the state, I’m dismayed by multiple recent incidents of political leaders and influencers casting local public charities across Montana as “dark money” groups and as organizations at the center of broader political flashpoints.The nonprofit sector functions on trust – trust from families and households that organizations will respond to needs, trust from funders and supporters that resources are being stewarded well, and trust from the broader community to recognize that nonprofits can and should lean into spaces where government and business...
Mission Valley B Team trounces Libby
Mission Valley B Team trounces LibbyThe Mission Valley B Team opened the week with a 14-7 victory over Libby’s B team in Polson on Tuesday, June 18.Liam Wills started the game on the mound and struck out four in three innings of work, allowing no hits and giving up just one earned run. Wills also had two doubles in the game and drove in four runs.Aiden Courville pitched three innings while also having two hits, a double, and driving in a run.Mission Valley led 8-1 after three innings, and added three more in the top of the fifth. Libby responded...
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