Bobcats 14th, Griz 25th in preseason football poll

Montana State is ranked 14th and Montana 25th in the STATS FCS Preseason Top 25 football poll released Tuesday.

Hellgate puts freeze on Flathead girls and boys hoops

Shut out in the first quarter and turnover-prone throughout, the Flathead Bravettes had to wait until the second half for positives in their 49-25 girls’ basketball loss to Missoula Hellgate Tuesday.

Workers sue after retirement pay eliminated

Three hospital employees are suing Kalispell Regional Medical Center and Northwest Healthcare, its parent company, for what they say is the unfair elimination of a retirement benefit that allowed them to cash in unused long-term sick time.

Flathead's fast start falls short with Spartans

The Western AA volleyball league is anybody's to claim.

Glacier finishes 3rd; Flathead shares 5th at Electric City tourney

GREAT FALLS — Glacier finished third at the Electric City Invitational volleyball tournament on Saturday by defeating the Class AA defending state champion Helena High Bengals 26-24, 26-24.

Flathead looking for nice round number (20) at seeding tourney

A year ago, on the way to their second straight State AA title, the Flathead Brave Brawlers qualified 24 wrestlers at the Western AA Divisional.

Three-day classical music festival planned

Mozart at McClaren, formerly known as Festival Amadeus, will offer audiences three days of classical music June 24-25.

Man accused of raping, sexually assaulting teen girls out on bail

William James Pillans, 25, was released from the Flathead County Detention Center on May 5. His attorney, Maury Solomon, earlier in the day successfully petitioned District Judge Amy Eddy to lower bail from $150,000 to $25,000.

Today

Red Cross blood drive with the bloodmobile, noon to 5 p.m., today and Oct. 15, at Wal-Mart, Kalispell.

Choose from 2 deals starting at $25 at Outsource Bookkeeping Services, Inc.!

$55 Deal for Full Set Acrylic Nails for $25 at Winx Nail Salon!

Legals September 25, 2018

No. 25668 NOTICE OF SALE FOR STATE SCHOOL TRUST LAND The Dept. of Natural Resources and Conservation (DNRC) will offer the following parcels of state land located in Flathead County for sale at public auction on Tuesday, October 30, 2018 at 2:00 PM at DNRC's Northwestern Land Office at 655 Timberwolf Parkway, Suite 1, in Kalispell, Montana under terms and conditions provided herein. Sale No. 921 Acres: 1.411± Legal Description: Lot 3, McGregor Lake, COS 19909, Sec. 16, T26N-R25W Minimum Bid for Land: $317,000 Value of Improvements on Property: $176,000 Location: 420 McGregor Lane, Marion, MT 59925 Sale No. 923 Acres: 1.365± Legal Description: Lot 12, McGregor Lake, COS 19909, Sec. 16, T26N-R25W Minimum Bid for Land: $323,000 Value of Improvements on Property: $277,000 Location: 520 McGregor Lane, Marion, MT 59925 Sale No. 926 Acres: 1.519± Legal Description: Lot 17, McGregor Lake, COS 19909, Sec. 16, T26N-R25W Minimum Bid for Land, including State-Owned Improvements: $334,000 Location: 570 McGregor Lane, Marion, MT 59925 Sale No. 927 Acres: 1.135± Legal Description: Lot 22, McGregor Lake, COS 19909, Sec. 16, T26N-R25W Minimum Bid for Land: $260,000 Location: 630 McGregor Lane, Marion, MT 59925 Sale No. 928 Acres: 1.277± Legal Description: Lot 23, McGregor Lake, COS 19909, Sec. 16, T26N-R25W Minimum Bid for Land, including State-Owned Improvements: $283,000 Location: 640 McGregor Lane, Marion, MT 59925 Sale No. 930 Acres: 0.646± Legal Description: Lot 23, Echo Lake, COS 18885, Sec. 5, T27N-R19W Minimum Bid for Land: $199,000 Value of Improvements on Property: $55,000 Location: 1894 La Brandt Road, Bigfork, MT 59911 Sale No. 931 Acres: 0.965± Legal Description: Lot 40, Echo Lake, COS 18885, Sec. 5, T27N-R19W Minimum Bid for Land: $312,000 Value of Improvements on Property: $82,000 Location: 1634 La Brandt Road, Bigfork, MT 59911 BID PARTICIPATION A bid packet containing an Offer to Purchase and Bid Deposit Receipt Form and Invitation to Purchase State Land at Public Oral Auction and General Terms & Conditions for Sale is available on DNRC's website, http://dnrc.mt.gov/cabinsitesales or from DNRC upon request. For Open House dates, go to http://dnrc.mt.gov/cabinsitesales. All persons wishing to participate in the auction must submit a bid deposit postmarked by 5:00 PM on Wednesday, October 10, 2018. The bid deposit must be in the form of a certified check made payable to DNRC equal to five percent (5%) of the minimum bid indicated for that parcel and submitted with a completed Offer to Purchase and Bid Deposit Receipt Form. Failure to submit the bid deposit or Offer to Purchase and Bid Deposit Receipt Form as provided herein will prohibit participation in the auction. All Offer to Purchase and Bid Deposit Receipt Forms and payments must be sent to: DNRC, Attn: Renee Kelley, PO Box 201601, 1539 Eleventh Avenue, Helena, MT 59620-1601, (406) 444-4289 or renee.kelley@mt.gov. TERMS OF SALE for SALE Nos. 921, 923, 926, 927, 928, 930, 931: 1. The improvements and any other personal property on the cabin/home sites are owned by the lessee or other 3rd party. The successful bidder shall be required to pay the appraised value of the improvements in addition to the purchase price of the cabin/home site determined by the highest bid at the auction in accordance with MCA §77-2-318. 2. The minimum acceptable bids for the land are the values indicated above. 3. The parcel will be sold to the high bidder of that parcel. However, the current lessee of the parcel shall retain the option to exercise their preference right for purchase by matching the high bid for that parcel. If that right is exercised, the lessee will be deemed the purchaser of the parcel. If the preference right is not exercised, the high bidder shall be deemed to be the purchaser. The high bidder will be responsible to pay the lessee for the value of improvements located on the property. 4. In addition to the purchase price for each parcel and the purchase of the improvement, the purchaser shall also be responsible for the following costs (if applicable to that particular sale) including, but not limited to: Advertising, Appraisal, Filing Fees, Water Right Transfers, Cost of Closing. All inquiries, bid deposits, or requests for forms must be sent to: DNRC, Attn: Renee Kelley, PO Box 201601, 1539 Eleventh Avenue, Helena, MT 59620-1601, (406) 444-4289 or renee.kelley@mt.gov. September 18, 25, October 2, 9, 2018 MNAXLP __________________________

Today

3 Children's Story Hour at 1 p.m., Whitefish Library; 862-6657.

Today

• Flathead County Republican Women meet at noon at the Red Lion Hotel, Kalispell. Speaker is author and founder of Hope Pregnancy Center, Tricia Goyer. Lunch $11. Public welcome. Call Pamala Kasperson, 837-4428.

Daybook

Today, Aug. 29

No. 9 Maryland tops No. 25 Michigan for 3-way title share

COLLEGE PARK, Md. (AP) — Anthony Cowan Jr. had 20 points and eight assists in his final home game at Maryland, and the ninth-ranked Terrapins beat No. 25 Michigan 83-70 on Sunday to earn a share of the Big Ten regular-season title.

Bomb disrupts funeral for 25 Sikhs killed in Afghan capital

KABUL, Afghanistan (AP) — An explosive device disrupted Thursday's funeral service for 25 members of Afghanistan's Sikh minority community who had been killed by the Islamic State group. No one was hurt in the blast, the Afghan Interior Ministry said.

Class AA volleyball: Knights end Glacier's season in play-in match

Glacier had four set points in the second and another in the third.

Pilot error caused crash that killed five

Pilot error led to a plane crash near Marion last May that killed all five people on board, according to a final report published last week by the National Transportation Safety Board.

Libby spikers settle for 3rd in Class A state tourney

BOZEMAN About 30 minutes.