Wallace E. Mac McCulloch, 91

Wallace E. Mac McCulloch, 91, passed away Aug. 29, 2010, at Kalispell Regional Medical Center in Kalispell. He was born in Staples, Minn., Aug. 20, 1919, to George and Anna McCulloch. Wallace s mother died when he was 4 years of age. In 1925 his father moved to Livingston and married Mary Evert. Wally graduated from Dawson County High School in 1937. He lettered in basketball and football. His father worked for the Northern Pacific Railroad and Wally went to work for them as a boilermaker s apprentice after high school graduation. In February of 1942 he enlisted in the Army Air Force. He served in the 12th Tow-target Squadron in California until transferred to the Dutch Indies. He was discharged as a master sergeant in December of 1945. In 1949, he graduated from Bemidji State College in northern Minnesota. He received his master s degree from Colorado State in Fort Collins, Colo. Wally s first teaching position was in Idaho Springs, Colo., in 1949 and in 1951 he became the auto mechanics teacher at Flathead County High School. During his tenure at FCHS, he started a local boys club that was active in repairing and redistributing children s toys at Christmas. He later was a charter sponsor of VICA (Vocational Industrial Clubs of America). He served as president of the Montana State Vocational Association and was a member of the Governor s Vocational Advisory board for six years. In 1977 he retired from teaching. After retiring, he stayed busy building four houses and fine furniture for his family and friends. He loved the challenge of figuring out how something was done or put together, and made all the pieces for a spinning wheel, a tea cart and a muzzle loader just to see if he could. He was a member of Bethlehem Lutheran Church and served as a deacon, trustee and president of the congregation. He sang in the church choir and was a member of a barbershop quartet. In 1975 he, with his wife, Olen, served in the mission field for two months in Arusha, Tanzania, Africa. He was involved with training mechanics who kept the mission vehicles running. On their return to the States they visited their daughter, Colleen, in Okinawa, thus circling the globe. It was the first of several trips to foreign ports. In later years they spent their winters in Borrego Springs, Calif. He loved his family, hunting, fishing, golf and his workshop. When in high school, Mac wrote the motto for the class yearbook of 1937, If you must hammer, build something. The family deeply appreciates the thoughtfulness of their friends and staff at Buffalo Hill Terrace. He is survived by his wife, Olen, of 66 years; his sister, Kay Brumbaugh, and her husband, Gaylord, of Spokane; his daughters, Margie and Larry Simpson of Kalispell, and Colleen and Hugh T. Greenway of Rancho Santa Fe, Calif.; his grandsons, David and Ann Lee Simpson of Asheville, N.C.; and Michael and Heidi Simpson, and great-grandchildren, Alexander and Olivia, of Boise, Idaho; John Greenway of Macon, Ga., and William Greenway of Rancho Santa Fe, Calif. Funeral services for Wallace will be at 11 a.m. Saturday, Sept. 4, at Bethlehem Lutheran Church, with burial at C.E. Conrad Memorial Cemetery. There will be no visitation. The family suggests donations be sent to The Yellowstone Boys and Girls Ranch, P.O. Box 8087, Billings, MT 59108-0807, or Bethlehem Lutheran Church, 603 South Main St., Kalispell, MT 59901. Johnson-Gloschat Funeral Home is caring for Wallace s family. You are invited to go to www.jgfuneralhome.com to offer condolences and view Wallace s tribute wall.

Softball: Whitefish softball drops pair in Cut Bank

CUT BANK — The Whitefish Bulldogs softball team dropped a pair of nonconference contest in Cut Bank on Tuesday, falling to Shelby 18-7 before losing to Cut Bank 20-10.

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Rams trip Pirates in semifinal

The Billings Central Rams topped the Polson Pirates 58-49 Friday to advance to the State A championship game.

Woods Bay assailant sought

The Lake County Sheriff’s Office is asking for the public’s help in locating a man who assaulted another man near the Raven Bar in Woods Bay at about 2:15 a.m. Tuesday morning. The suspect is described as a Native American man in his early 20s, 5-foot-7, 150 pounds, with short unkempt black hair. Before law enforcement arrived on scene, the suspect took off southbound on Montana 35 toward Polson in a small white car with a loud exhaust. The suspect was accompanied by a white man and a Native American woman, both in their early 20s. The victim was taken by ambulance to Kalispell Regional Medical Center where he remains hospitalized with significant injuries. Anyone with information regarding this case is asked to call the Lake County Sheriff’s Office at

Polson man charged with murder in Colorado

A Polson man residing in Aurora, Colorado, was taken into custody Sunday morning and charged with first-degree murder following the death of a 20-year-old woman, also of Polson.

Today

• Bigfork Eastern Star Chapter No. 128, 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. today and Saturday, Bigfork Masonic Lodge, 23586, Montana 35. Proceeds go to charities.

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Legals March 26, 2019

No. 26089 Montana Eleventh Judicial District Court Flathead County In the Matter of the Name Change of PeggyAnne Hendricks Jewell: PeggyAnne Hendricks Jewell, Petitioner Cause No. DV-19-232C HEIDI J ULBRICHT Notice of Hearing on Name Change This is notice that Petitioner has asked the District Court for a change of name from PeggyAnne Hendricks Jewell to Anne Hendricks Jewell. The hearing will be on May 15, 2019 at 1:30 p.m. The hearing will be at the Justice Center in Flathead County. Date: March 20, 2019 PEG L. ALLISON Clerk of District Court By: /s/ Rachael Mitchell Deputy Clerk of Court March 26, April 2, 9, 16, 2019 MNAXLP _________________________

Today

13th annual Trego Christmas Bazaar 10 a.m. to 8 p.m. today and Saturday; 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. Sunday, Trego Civic Center.

How should the valley grow?

County hopes for broad participation in series of growth-policy meetings

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Makena Morley takes first place at Western B divisional cross country meet

RONAN — Bigfork’s Makena Morley stayed perfect on the cross country season by winning the Western B divisional meet for Districts 6 and 7 on Friday at Mission Mountain Golf Course.

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Forum to share ways to build Troy-area economy

A forum aimed at creating a better economy in the greater Troy area is planned by the Yaak Valley Forest Council Thursday, Oct. 26.

COMMUNITY BRIEFS: Food for Fines

Kalispell Municipal Court is offering defendants a chance to reduce their existing fines or citations during Food for Fines, Dec. 1 and 2.