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Lake County Leader
More than a ride: Horse assisted therapy helps patients
Off Baypoint Road in Polson stands a large horse farm, with equines greeting every car that drives down the gravel entrance road. Inside the barn sit saddles and helmets that are accompanied by toy bowling pins, Velcro balls and miniature bean bags. Here, horses Koda and Trixie anxiously await their patients for the day. Hobby Horse Place is a therapy center utilizing horses for horse-assisted therapy. Offering physical and occupational treatment, staff incorporate the horse's movement with the patient to help with therapy goals such as regulation, core strengthening, body awareness, balance and improved gross motor function. Debbie McGuinness, a registered physical therapist, opened Hobby Horse Place two years ago with the help of Wendy King, a certified occupational therapist assistant. Joining them is Shannon Harris, a master of occupational therapy, who has a background in working with horses and a therapy career with kids. “We both are therapists, we both work with horses, and we knew the benefits that this could offer for kids,” McGuiness said. Three years ago, the American Hippotherapy Association came to Montana and got it in writing for Medicaid, that gave me the green light.” Hippotherapy is a term for equine movement being included in
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Trotters realize net dream; advance to State B tournament
FLORENCE – Volleyball dreams can come true, if you believe, and perform best when it really counts. Now true believers in themselves after performing their best at the very best time, look who is going to State. The Plains Trotters exorcised the volleyball demons of tournaments past in Florence last week, ending a 27-year state tournament drought in Plains, winning second place and the west’s No. 2 seed into the State B portion of the Montana All-Class tournament at Brick Breeden Fieldhouse in Bozeman later this week. It is Plains’ first State B volleyball berth since way back in 1999. The Trotters open State B play at 4 p.m. Thursday against Shelby in the fourth match of the tournament. If the Trotters win versus Shelby they will face the winner between Jefferson County and Fairfield at 8 p.m. Thursday at the Brick. In the end, last week’s Western B tournament was not about that 27-year drought Plains had endured, it was about this year’s talented Trotters. Turns out that it was also a dream come true, a dream the team had dared to talk about before the season even began. “We have a large experienced group of seniors,” coach Kim
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CSKT Tribal Council Appoints New Pablo Representative
PABLO — On Tuesday, November 10, 2026, Levi Hewankorn was sworn into the Pablo representative seat on the Confederated Salish and Kootenai Tribal Council that had recently been vacant. Tribal Chief Judge Brad Pluff was there to witness and sign the documents. After being sworn in, Hewankorn gave a...
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Bose speaker batteries, Vanderhall off-road vehicles recalled over safety hazards
MISSOULA, Mont. — The U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission has announced two recalls involving Bose speaker batteries and Vanderhall electric off-road vehicles due to fire and crash hazards. Bose speaker battery recall. Bose is recalling approximately 634,759 lithium-ion battery packs used in its S1 Pro and S1 Pro+ portable...
Lake County Leader
City Commission establishes fee waiver for seasonal nonprofits' water and sewer minimum charges
The Polson City Commission approved the first reading of an ordinance establishing a fee waiver for seasonal nonprofits’ water and sewer minimum monthly charges during off-season disconnect. According to the agenda item summary, local nonprofits with seasonal operations have asked to establish this waiver. These nonprofits close during the off-season and operate with limited financial resources. City Attorney Dave Michie, who presented the ordinance to the commission, said that seasonal nonprofits struggle during the winter months. Currently, a base rate or a monthly minimum fee accrues after owners shut off their municipal water and sewer utilities. This ordinance would remove that base rate during the off-season for nonprofits that do not shut off utilities for more than five months. Michie said that the city wants to look out for everyone and recognizes that nonprofits exist in the community. Claire Swenson, president of the Polson Flathead Lake Museum, spoke during public comment and said her museum has seen a decline in visitors since COVID-19, meaning it is also seeing a decline in donations. She added that they don’t have much excess money, so this ordinance removing that fee would be “wonderful” for them. The second reading of this ordinance will be