Friday, October 28
Consider pool issue facts and not scary Halloween stories
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Joseph 'Big Joe' Hall
Joseph Theron "Big Joe" Hall died Oct. 17, 2005, at Post Falls, Idaho, with three brothers at his side.
Early detection emphasized for breast cancer
By ROGER MORRIS Western News Publisher
New stove
You won't regret getting one of the new catalytic woodburning stoves.
Leonard Edington
Leonard L. Edington, 70, a resident of the Kootenai Valley for the past 20 years, died Tuesday evening, Oct. 25, at this home near Libby.

Program stoves remain available
A program to replace old, polluting woodstoves in the Libby area with new, more efficient models has hit the 100-installation mark, county sanitarian Ron Anderson told the county commissioners on Wednesday.
Vote no against the spend-happy Libby Parks Board
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Troy voters to elect mayor
By Roger Morris Western News Publisher
Two Yaak grizzlies dead
State and federal law enforcement officers are investigating the deaths of two grizzly bears in the Yaak.
Friday, October 21
Cynthia Lester
Cynthia Renee Lester, 39, died Oct. 14, 2005 in Minot, N.D., due to complications of diabetes.
KNF proposal on wilderness baffles local business owner
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PK gives Lake City title
Kremer scores match's only goal and Timberwolves' defense does the rest
NORTHWEST NOTES
State-qualifying cross country meets today
A few points
We need to set the record straight on the old school debate.
Cd'A, LC clinch if Viks win
Lewiston visits Viking Field tonight; Post Falls tries not to get 'trapped'
PREP ROUNDUP
4A REGION 1 BOYS SOCCER: Sandpoints needs shootout to clip Trojans
Viks spiked by LC
Timberwolves earn trip to state; Cd'A must win play-in

READY FOR VOTING
— Harriett Johnson, Barbrara Hoff, Lois Skranak and Barb Hoeltzel prepare ballots for mailing in the election to decide funding for a proposed aquatic center in Libby. Voters will approve or reject a $2.8 million bond issue and $275,000 annual maintenance levy for the swimming pool complex. Ballots will be mailed to all voters in the Libby Park District — with boundaries matching the Libby School District — on Friday, Oct. 21. The ballots must be returned by Nov. 15, when they will be counted and the election decided.
Revitalization of Libby starts with old historic high school
EDITOR'S NOTE: The following letter was sent to the Libby School Board.
'Old school' proposal back on agenda
By STEVE KADEL Western News Reporter
City OKs water-sewer rate increase
By BRENT SHRUM Western News Reporter
Bob Dennis
Robert 'Bob' Eugene Dennis, 66, of Rapid City, S.D., died Tuesday, Oct. 18, at Rapid City Regional Hospital.
Wood-burning fair slated at ball park Oct. 27
A "Burn Smart Fair" is being planned for Thursday, Oct. 27, at the city-American Legion ball park to share information on proper wood burning techniques for maximum heat and efficiency with minimal pollution.
General big game season opens Sunday
Hunters across northwest Montana will head to the field Sunday, Oct. 23, for the opening of the general deer and elk hunting season.
Wednesday, October 19
Sooner
OK — so it's sooner.
Pool opened things economically in another community
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USFS proposed plan nixes wilderness
By STEVE KADEL Western News Reporter
'Krafty' local Yankee fan threatens baseball revenge
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Pool's heavy tax burden to weigh on small number of people
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Trustees warned that state, federal advice triggers preservation
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Port revolving loan fund needs applicants
Lincoln County economic development authorities are looking for applicants to take advantage of the more than $200,000 currently available in a revolving loan fund for new and expanding businesses.

Landlord vermiculite cleanup forces business to shut down
By STEVE KADEL Western News Reporter
Cirian becomes EPA's full-time go-to guy
Libby residents have a new ally in efforts to remove vermiculite asbestos from homes and businesses.
Friday, October 14
Animal cruelty defendant treated "like a child molester"
By BRENT SHRUM Western News Reporter
Old Libby High School drama provides great entertainment
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Bob DeRosia
Robert L. DeRosia, 74, known to many as "Montana Bob" died on Oct. 11, 2005, at Sunrise Hospital in Las Vegas.
Thanks
Jim Christiansen is a long way from finished with Libby.
Children should be under constant supervision
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Verna Cox
Verna V. Cox, 74, of Libby, died on Monday evening, Oct. 10, 2005, at her home.

North Fork operates on cutting edge
By STEVE KADEL Western News Reporter
EPA to provide future cleanup details
By STEVE KADEL Western News Reporter
Underage drinking crackdown under way
By STEVE KADEL Western News Reporter
Wednesday, October 12
Richard Shelley
Richard S. Shelley, 68, died on Oct. 9, 2005, at his home in Libby.
The Top News
Neither the conservative right's verbal storm over Harriet Miers' nomination to the Supreme Court nor continuing woes in New Orleans in the aftermath of Hurricane Katrina nor a 20-inch snow storm in Colorado resonates with this son of a Brooklyn Dodger fan like the Yankees losing 5-3 in the deciding game of their post-season playoff series.

Rita victims heading back to Texas
By STEVE KADEL Western News Reporter
Methane documentary portrays worrisome land practices
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Helene Dauphine
Helene Edith Dauphine, 92, of Libby, died Oct. 8, 2005, at her home.
Another lovely new parking lot
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Jacqueline Thomen
Jacqueline R. (Jacque) Thomen, 68, of Troy, died on Oct. 8, 2005, at St. John's Lutheran Hospital in Libby.
Nellie Riddle
Former Libby resident Nellie Mae Riddle, 97, died on Oct. 1, 2005, at Newport, Ore.

SPARKLING WORK
Central School senior Stephen Kujawa welds metal lettering onto a directional stone sign at the corner of Idaho Avenue and U.S. Highway 2 on Oct. 6. He and Central School classmates Aaron Edwards, Melissa James and Brandon Martell made the sign.

Forest Council, HCI honored by USFS
Two Lincoln County projects are among 15 honored nationwide by the U.S. Forest Service's National Rural Community Assistance Awards program.
New griz wanders westward
By STEVE KADEL Western News Reporter
Friday, October 7
Wildlife officials to keep public informed on grizzlies
By STEVE KADEL Western News Reporter
Meeting of meetings
The EPA meeting open Tuesday night at the Memorial Center is being touted as the one meeting community members should attend if they haven't attended a Superfund cleanup-related meeting in Libby since 1999.
Is something missing here?
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Day will come when Grace, lawyers will face the judge
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Longtime resident not ready to accept school board decision
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Libby will miss Velma Fenimore
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City council approves annexation of Creek View Estates
By BRENT SHRUM Western News Reporter
Diane Wickersham Barley
Former Troy resident Diane Wickersham Barley, 65, died of cancer on Sept. 1, 2005, at Spokane.
Trevor Seaman
Trevor Jesse Seaman, 28, died on Sept. 28, 2005, at Westchester, Pa., after a brave battle against Hodgkin's Lymphoma.
Subdivision pace called overwhelming
By STEVE KADEL Western News Reporter
Peter Landis
Peter Donald Landis, 58, of Troy, died on Oct. 3, 2005, at St. John's Lutheran Hospital in Libby.

GIVE' EM A HAND
Marie Parker, owner of Kootenai Karpets and Vinyl, stands in front of a "handy" Homecoming window Libby High School seniors painted on Monday. The window display won first place in a contest among the LHS classes. The Homecoming parade down Mineral Avenue will be Thursday at 7 p.m., with a bonfire and pep rally at 7:45 p.m. at Logger Stadium.
School buildings with character can never be replaced
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Wednesday, October 5
EPA schedules progress meeting
The Environmental Protection Agency will hold a public meeting from 6:30 to 8:30 p.m. on Tuesday, Oct. 11, at the Memorial Center to bring area residents up to date on the progress of the agency's Superfund cleanup operations in Libby.
Frances Stout
Frances R. Stout, 94, of Libby, died on Sept. 29, 2005, at St. John's Lutheran Hospital.
Robert Fuller
Robert Keith Fuller, 74, died on Oct. 1, 2005, at his home in Libby.
KNF timber sales put on temporary hold
By STEVE KADEL Western News Reporter

Grizzly sow released in West Cabinets
By STEVE KADEL Western News Reporter

Vets line up for annual Stand Down
By STEVE KADEL Western News Reporter
Come high water
Don't put away your life preservers or waders.
Asbestos victim looks forward to Grace response to letter fiasco
EDITOR'S NOTE: The following letter is a response by an asbestos victim to a letter from Health Network of America.
Is sentence for animal cruelty indicative of community values?
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