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Kenneth Lloyd "Ken" Good

Kenneth Lloyd "Ken" Good of Whitefish passed away on Sept. 21, 2004, as the result of injuries sustained in a plane crash on Mount Liebig, while in the pursuit of one of his many passions, the repair and maintenance of communications equipment in the Bob Marshall Wilderness as an employee of the U.S. Forest Service.

Davita Michelle Colker Bryant

Davita Michelle Colker Bryant, 32, of Whitefish, passed away Monday, Sept. 20, 2004, after the plane in which she was traveling crashed into Mount Liebig in the Great Bear Wilderness.

Miraculous survival

This week, we present readers with what amounts to a front-page correction. Last week, we said that all five people on a Forest Service plane died in a fiery crash. That, obviously, wasn't the case. Two survivors were found just a few hours after the Hungry Horse News went to press on Wednesday.

Noxious mine

To the editor,

Krag the Ram revisited

To the editor,

James Long

James H. "Jim" Long Jr., of Columbia Falls, passed away Monday, Sept. 27, 2004, as a result of an airplane accident in the Great Bear Wilderness. He was 60 years old.

Samuel Bakshas

Samuel E. Bakshas went into the loving arms of his Lord on Sept. 8, 2004, in Spokane, Wash.

Shirley Mae (Breitenfeldt) Barrow

Shirley Mae (Breitenfeldt) Barrow, retired, died at the Kootenay Boundary Regional Hospital, in Trail, British Columbia, on Sept. 22, 2004, at the age of 74.

Hertha Moore

Hertha Ann Moore was called peacefully into the arms of Jesus on Sept. 16, 2004, at the age of 87.

Bissell School relies on community support

As we begin a new school year at Bissell, we are hoping to enrich our curriculum by providing our students experiences outside the walls of our classrooms.

Homecoming brings out the best in school spirit

I'm getting ready to go to my youngest son's 8th grade football game and I'm excited about that. I always love going to his and his older brother's events, no matter what they are, but this week is different. It's Homecoming week and I have actually felt school pride in the air from these kids… from 8th grade on up through high school. I had the pleasure of attending the high school boys and girls soccer homecoming against Bigfork, on Tuesday night and I had a wonderful time. Not only was it great to sit amongst my friends, something I don't do near enough but more importantly, there it was, in the air… that sense of pride for our kids, our school, our town. The game was very exciting and my hands actually "hurt" after the game, from so much clapping. I also found myself looking down on that field at those young boys and girls and felt a little tug of the old heart now and then. A lot of those kids I have known most of their lives and now they are on the edge of adulthood and will soon be out on their own. Yes, there's that old lump in the throat.

When fish fly

There are not many things more surprising to the average human than being clobbered by a fish from the sky. Remember when somebody up at Whitefish got smacked by a good-sized rainbow trout from heaven? Can't recall who or when, but it seems to me the person was hurt badly enough to require medical care. It happened sometime since they built the Whitefish mall because experts determined the trout was one of those planted in that kiddie fishing pond they dug there.

'Phenomenal!' Whitefish boys, girls win Flatfish tourney

Golf coach Terry Nelson used words like "phenomenal" and "unbelievable" to describe the Bulldogs' efforts at the annual Flatfish Invitational Monday and Tuesday, where both the Whitefish boys and girls came out on top.

Friends who come and go

Whitefish is a wonderful community. I really do love everything there is to love about Whitefish. The people, the beautiful surroundings, the community encompass so many appealing things.

Letters to the editor

Tough decisions await education funding

The getaway

Went out to the big bear controversy last week in Hungry Horse. Got a call that there was a bear up a tree. Turn right at the light, the caller said. You can't miss it.

George Mattheisen

George Griffin Mattheisen, age 84, passed away Sept. 22, 2004, at his home in Kalispell. He was born April 21, 1920, in Columbia Falls, the son of George and Katie Mattheisen.

Learn from the past

To the editor,

Who shot who

There weren't too many times in his adult life when my grandfather missed the six o'clock news. If he did miss it, then he caught the McNeil/Lehrer report at 7 on PBS.

A good customer

We're encouraged by the community effort to secure the Columbia Falls Aluminum Co. more Bonneville Power Administration power.

BCA thank you

The Bigfork Community Advocates would like to thank all that showed their support through their encouragement and generous donations. It is only through individual contributions that we will continue to be an active and vital presence in protecting Bigfork from developers who discover our quaint little village.

Jerome Larson

Jerome (Jerry) Larson, 67, died Sept. 12, 2004, at his home on Flathead Lake following a courageous battle with cancer.

Mad Hatter's court

To the editor,

Good Samaritans

To the editor,

Wake up, U.N. conspiracy

To the editor,

In response

Regarding Catherine Haug's letter of Sept. 16. I would like to know what cave she has been living in for the last 30 years?

LeRoy Diemert

LeRoy Walter Diemert, 74, of Las Vegas, Nev., and formally of Columbia Falls, died Aug. 31, 2004, due to complications of surgery.

Girls lose to Hellgate 3-1, face Libby

The Columbia Falls girls soccer team lost to non-conference AA Missoula Hellgate Saturday, but the game was closer than the score suggests.

Cats battle Hellgate to a 1-1 tie

It was a tie, but they'll take it.

Enough wilderness

To the editor,

Aldine Charles Kauffman

Aldine Charles Kauffman died Saturday, Sept. 11, 2004, of cardiac arrest at his home on Lake Blaine Road east of Kalispell.

The Krag Krinklehorn mystery

G. George Ostrom

One last time

Barbara elvy Strate

Wolverines and street girls

G. George Ostrom

Falling apart

Barbara elvy Strate

Frederick Henry Salter

Frederick Henry Salter, age 82, died Friday September 3, 2004 at his home of Foothill Road. He was born August 19, 1922 in Gulph Mills, Pa. to Frederick Evan and Ethel M. (Jordan) Salter.

Paul Thomas Lambert

Paul Thomas Lambert, 52, passed away on Friday, Sept. 3, 2004 at the Kalispell Regional Medical Center. He was born June 1, 1952 in Charleroi, Penn. To Paul and Margaret (Ledna) Lambert.

Dear commissioners

You have offered a 30-day comment period for the proposed amendment to the Bigfork Area Land Use Plan for the Pierce property. I hope you will take note of the community response to this amendment.

That particular day

September 11-it has become a date that Americans all ask "Where were you when…?" I was in my apartment in Riverside, Calif., getting ready to brave the traffic to my job at the Inland Valley section of the LA Times. My pager started beeping at just after 7 a.m. There was no way I was going to answer my pager that early in the morning. Then my phone started ringing. It was a coworker and fellow photographer. "You have to get to the Ontario airport right away to cover grounded planes," he said. "What's up?" I asked. "The twin towers have been bombed." "Well, that's in New York and we're in LA, so what is the urgency?" "You haven't turned on the TV yet, have you?" he asked. With that I flipped on my television and replied "I'll be there in 15 minutes."

Ray Dale Zinke

Ray Dale Zinke died Aug. 29, 2004, as a result of a tragic aircraft accident in Kalispell.

Carlo "Barp" Gallo

Carlo "Barp" Gallo died peacefully at his home in Whitefish on Sept. 4, 2004.

Leonard Howell

Leonard H. "Len" Howell, 85, died Aug. 30, 2004, after a short illness.

Frederick Salter

Frederick Henry Salter, 82, died Sept. 3, 2004, at his home on Foothill Road in Kalispell.

Wolverines and street girls

A recent issue of the Hungry Horse News contained a picture of the wolverine trap near Fishercap Lake. If you studied the inside of one, you'd have a good idea of how powerful those huge weasels are. The logs are seven to 10 inches thick and many of them are chewed and clawed almost completely through. If the researchers don't get to the trap soon after a wolverine is caught, it might just tear the thing apart.

Community teamwork helped make soccer trip possible

I would like to take this opportunity to thank our wonderful community for support they afforded our team in our efforts to travel to Europe this last July. In a town where small businesses are constantly being asked to support our youth, these same businesses once again stepped forward to sponsor our trip to Czech Republic and Holland.

Dean F. Schneider

Dean F. Schneider, 79, passed away Monday, Aug. 16, 2004, at Greeley County Hospital in Tribune, Kan.

For my brother

It was a warm summer night in San Francisco, California, and the sky was crystal clear at SBC Park. In the Bay Area, clear summer nights are extremely rare as June, July, and August usually bring a fog so thick you can eat it with a spoon, but tonight was a special occasion.

Gridiron victory comes with a high price

Righetti tears ACL; likely out for the season

Soccer teams do well on the road, girls look solid

A little scare on a road trip was a good thing.

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'Nuff said

To the editor,

The end is near

To the editor,

Shaky form

So the other night I was planning out my future with my daughter, Olivia, who is 8-and-15/16ths-years-old. She turns nine exactly six days from today.

Principal principles

In regards to the new Swan River School principal-in the last six years my kids have been going to Swan River School and they have had a new principal almost every year. What is going on in this school district that they keep leaving? Sure each one of them had their own reason, but the most common thing is money. Swan River never has any of their levies pass when Bigfork schools have all of them pass. I think all of the schools in Flathead County should have the same privileges and pay scale. This is a very bad example on the kids when the principal of their school keeps leaving just when they are getting use to them. Maybe someday all of this will change.

Rain, fire and huckleberries

It is Aug.30 as I write the column, and it has rained an inch or two this past week. Not much sunshine, hardly any blue sky, and a few people are complaining. For those with short memories, let's visit Aug. 30 last year.

C.F "Smokey" Sorensen

C.F "Smokey".Sorensen died Wednesday, Aug. 25, 2004, at his home on the shore of Flathead Lake in Woods Bay.

Charles Joseph Schott

Dr. Charles Joseph Schott, age 81, passed away Sunday, Aug. 22, 2004 at his home on Swan Lake near Bigfork. He was born November 28, 1922 in New York City to Charles J and Lena (Matzner) Schott.

Ten months in 'Nam

To the editor,

Steve Crawford

Steve Curtis Crawford 59, loving husband, father and friend, passed away Aug. 27, 2004, at North Valley Hospital in Whitefish due to heart failure.

Five acres of dock

To the editor,

Violet Freese

Violet Maish Freese, 80, passed away on Aug. 21, 2004, at her home in Kalispell.

Marian F. Abbott

Marian F. Abbott, 101, died Sunday, August 29, 2004 at Lakeview Care Center in Bigfork, Montana. She was born February 12, 1903 in Butte, Mont. to Henry A. and Jenny W. (Ayers) Fitzpatrick.

In search of inspiration

Bigfork Eagle

Planning fee unfair

Like many communities in the county, the North Fork neighborhood will start the planning process all over again soon by creating a new neighborhood plan. It promises to be a rocky road.

Outrage over assault

After reading your article on the front page about Patrick Larson last week, and his admitted guilt to sexual assault (RAPE) of a teenage girl in Bigfork, I want the unpublished facts and truths to be printed so all the parents of young girls in Lake and Flathead counties can know that their children are not protected by the judicial system.

William Ladenburg

William Michael "Bill" Ladenburg, 48, passed away Aug 25, 2004, at his home in Milan, Ill., after a nine-month battle with brain cancer.

Violet Maish Freese

Violet Maish Freese, 80, passed away on Saturday, Aug. 21, 2004 at her home in Kalispell. She was born on Oct. 24, 1923 in Blackduck, Minn. to William Sherman and Charlotte (Horton) Maish.

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