Kenney, Polson top Dillon in girls basketball

COLUMBIA FALLS - Polson (2-0) used a big finish to drop Dillon 49-36 on the final day of play in the Northwest/Southwest Tip-off Basketball Tournament Saturday.

Streaking Wolfpack blast Big Sky

Chery hits five treys, scores 21 points in 30-point victory

Four weeks and eight games ago, the woebegone Wolfpack was in a tailspin, losers of four-straight and unable to find that zeal on offense or defense.

Man accused of running over trooper facing drug smuggling charge

A Rexford man accused of running over a Montana Highway Patrol trooper in February is facing an additional charge for allegedly smuggling methamphetamine into the Lincoln County Detention Center.

Libby falls to Florence in B-C state softball semis

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Basketball Roundup: Sentinel trips Flathead boys

Flathead rallied from a slow start to make up 10 points in the final quarter, but it wasn’t enough in a 52-46 loss to Western AA conference foe Missoula Sentinel on Thursday at Flathead High School.

Legals for October, 5 2023

HD11 candidates talk business and education

The race for House District 11 pits Republican Derek Skees who wants to stimulate the economy and reduce government spending, against Democrat Eileen Bech who wants to make sure public lands remain open to the public, that the state has a quality public education system and that both parties work together for the benefit of Montanans.

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Legals July 2, 2018

No. 25484 NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING On Tuesday, July 10, 2018 at 11:00 AM, a Public Hearing will be held in Room (207) of the Sanders Building, at 111 North Sanders in Helena, for the purpose of receiving comments on the draft Department of Public Health and Human Services "2019 LIEAP State Plan". Draft copies of the proposed application will be available at the Department of Public Health and Human Services, Intergovernmental Human Services Bureau, 1400 Carter Drive, P.O. Box 202956, Helena, MT 59620-2956 on Sunday, July 1, 2018. Written comments must be received by 5:00 PM, Tuesday, July 10, 2018. July 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 2018 MNAXLP _________________________

Legals September 11, 2017

No. 24798 MONTANA ELEVENTH JUDICIAL DISTRICT COURT FLATHEAD COUNTY IN THE MATTER OF THE ESTATE OF Randolph K. Nigg Deceased cause no. DP-16-127C NOTICE TO CREDITORS Notice is hereby given that the undersigned has been appointed personal representative of the above named estate. All persons having claims against the said deceased are required to present their claims within four months after the date of the first publication of this notice or said claims will be forever barred. A written statement of the claim indicating the name and address of the claimant, the basis of the claim and the amount claimed may be filed with the Clerk of District Court, Flathead County, Montana, or mailed, return receipt requested, to the Personal Representative at the following address: Lavern Nigg, 131 N. Cedar Drive, Kalispell, MT 59901. DATED this 24th day of August, 2017. /s/ Lavern Nigg Personal Representative August 28, September 4, 11, 2017 MNAXLP

Flathead, Glacier grapplers post wins at AA Duals

GREAT FALLS — Flathead’s wrestlers placed fifth at the AA Duals on Saturday.

Justices taking up bans on state money to religious schools

WASHINGTON (AP) — A Supreme Court that seems more favorable to religion-based discrimination claims is set to hear a case that could make it easier to use public money to pay for religious schooling in many states.

Letters to the editor Jan. 28

In Helena, the Legislature is just starting to gain some steam. Bills are beginning to move through the House. Of note last week was the K-12 school funding bill which had a hearing in the House education committee. It is a Republican goal this session to get this bill to the governor’s desk early. Local school districts are not able to finalize their budgets until the Legislature does its work. In previous Legislatures this bill has been used as a political football later in the session. The effect of this was that local school districts would be handcuffed finalizing their budgets until as late as May. The Republican leadership wanted to help out our local school districts and get this base budget out early in the process. Schools are not partisan. So putting politics aside, we hope to pass this bill out of the House next week.

Gov. Whitmer closes all Michigan schools amid COVID-19 scare

LANSING, Mich. (AP) — Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer said Thursday that, effective Monday, all of the state's public and private schools will closed for three weeks through April 5 to combat the spread of a rising number of coronavirus cases.

Gov. Evers orders closure of public schools across Wisconsin

MADISON, Wis. (AP) — Gov. Tony Evers on Friday ordered all of Wisconsin's K-12 schools to close by next week in the hopes of slowing the spread of the coronavirus, a move that will affect nearly a million students and their families for at least the next several weeks.

Richard Dick Trinastich, 79

The cutthroat trout of the Hungry Horse reservoir can rest a little easier now that Dick Trinastich has passed away. Dick was born July 10, 1931, to Pete and Florence Trinastich in Great Falls. He graduated from Great Falls High School where he was a standout on the Bison basketball team. Dick received a scholarship to play basketball for the University of Montana. After two years at the University of Montana he enlisted in the U.S. Army and was stationed in Korea and Japan. Upon his return, he married his high school sweetheart, Carol Lindsay, at a ceremony in Massachusetts. They returned to Montana and he enrolled at Northern Montana College where he finished his final two years of basketball eligibility and earned a bachelor s degree in physical education. Dick and Carol moved their family to Columbia Falls when he accepted a job offer from the Columbia Falls School District in 1959. This is where they raised their four children, Bob, Cheryl, Randy and Richard. Dick taught physical education for grades K-8 for the next 25 years. During that time he coached football, basketball and track. His love for basketball (and a way to make some extra money) drew him to refereeing high school games. He officiated many state tournaments for both boys and girls. Dick and Carol moved to Helena in the early 1980s and lived there for many years. Dick loved his home on the top of Rimini Road and took great pride in his beautiful flower gardens there. After Carol s death in 1993, Dick returned to Columbia Falls to be closer to three of his children and their families. Time with family is the thing Dick treasured most. He loved watching the sporting and extra-curricular events of his children, and then eventually his grandchildren. The outdoors is where Dick felt most at home. He was an avid fly fisherman since his youth and spent much of his free time on the water. As the years caught up to him, his focus switched to trolling for trout. Dick spent every summer since his return to the area camping on the east side of the Hungry Horse Reservoir. He was there so much that the Forest Service finally gave him a new job these last few years as a camp host at the Riverside boat launch. Here he met many new people and spent time catching up with old friends. Many hours were spent with family and friends around the campfire, telling stories and jokes. Dick had a great sense of humor and was definitely the life of the party. He could hardly wait every year for the snow to melt so he could get back up to camp, and then he would stay until the bitter fall weather finally forced him to call it a season. He simply loved it there. So, it was quite appropriate that when he passed away on Sept. 12, 2010, he was up at camp. Dick is preceded in death by his parents; his wife, Carol; and his son, Bob. He is survived by his daughter, Cheryl Schweigert and her husband, Val; son, Randy; son, Richard and his wife, Shannon; grandchildren, Kari Peters and her husband, Tyler, Katie Schweigert, Jordan and Tyler Trinastich, and Nathan and Jared Trinastich. He is also survived by his brother, Ron and his wife, Kat; brother, Bob and his wife, Nora Beth; sister, Janet Squires and her husband, Larry; daughter-in-law, Connie Trinastich; and several nieces and nephews. Visitation will be from 1 to 6 p.m. Wednesday, Sept. 22, at the Columbia Mortuary in Columbia Falls. Funeral services will be at 10 a.m. Thursday, Sept. 23, also at the Columbia Mortuary. Memorials can be made in his name to the Wildcat Athletic Endowment Association, P.O. Box 2732, Columbia Falls, MT 59912.

CLASS B FOOTBALL: Bigfork leads 7B with three on all-state team

Conference champion Bigfork placed three players on the Class B all-state team and Troy’s Sean Opland was selected for the third straight year as both all-state and all-conference selections were announced Monday.

Marion School plans smaller expansion

Voters might have rejected Marion School's bond request, but school officials are pressing on with plans to expand the building.