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Tribal Council Honors Retiring Interior Senior Attorney
PABLO —The Tribal Council of the Confederated Salish and Kootenai Tribes (CSKT) honored Duane Mecham, who is retiring as a senior attorney with the U.S. Department of the Interior, Regional Solicitor's Office in Portland, Oregon. Duane was involved in negotiating our Water Rights settlement from the very beginning. He...
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Flathead Beacon
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Forest Service seeks public input on Skillet Fire salvage project near Olney
KALISPELL — The U.S. Forest Service is seeking public input on a proposed salvage project in the Skillet Fire area near Olney. The proposal would harvest dead and dying trees on up to 1,550 acres within the fire footprint. The Forest Service says the project could help reestablish forested...
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Local veteran finds community after military service
SOMERS, Mont. — For many veterans, the challenges don’t end when they return stateside. An Army veteran in Somers shared his experience coming home and the importance of finding a supportive community. Gordon Sharbono served in the United States Army from 1968 to 1970, spending his time stationed...
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
Lake County Leader
This week 60 years ago: City Council plans annexation, Rollins postmaster retires, Republican score in county election
The Flathead Courier, November 10, 1966 City Council plans new eastward annexation move Polson's City Council dealt with a variety of subjects at its first November meeting Monday night. The council ordered City Attorney Cal Christian to prepare a new resolution of intent to annex the area east of the village to Burgerville along the south side of the highway. Creation of a special improvement district for sewer construction in the newly annexed area east of the city was discussed with a Morrison and Meierle, consultant. The council was advised that the preliminary plan would cost about $1,000. It was reported that federal funds for planning are not readily available at this time without a long waiting period. Construction grants are available, however, through the OEO. Lakeshore homes would receive about one-third of their federal funds from funds providing for water pollution control and the balance from OEO funds. No definite action was taken on contracting for planning, Monday. The city accepted a donation of three 25-ft. lots from the A. M. Snyder estate for us as a baseball park. The lots are on Fourth Street East near the existing diamonds. The $16 property tax will be paid by the
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The Western News
William “Bill” (Pancho) Titus
William “Bill” (Pancho) Titus July 4, 1950—Oct. 12, 2026 Bill experienced a difficult childhood in Los Angeles, California and joined the Army at the age of 17. He was trained as a radarman but upon arriving in Vietnam was assigned to a LRRP unit. For the next 15 months his only thought was survival. He returned from Vietnam as a highly decorated veteran, but as was common at the time amongst disillusioned vets, he threw all his medals away. The one medal he saved and was proud of was the CIB (Combat Infantryman's Badge). Upon discharge from the Army, Bill moved to eastern Oregon and began a successful career as an auto mechanic and married Marlene. He had an encyclopaedic knowledge of engines, guns and anything mechanical. Bill and Marlene moved to the Astoria area early in the 1980s and started a restaurant called Pancho Villas in Uppertown, Astoria, Oregon. By all accounts it was a very good Mexican restaurant, but his personal life was not going well. Soon the restaurant closed and Bill and Marlene were divorced. He was referred to the VA for help. Bill was reluctant to have anything to do with the VA, but in time