Stories for April 2007

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Friday, April 27

Edwin Kendall
April 27, 2007 midnight

Edwin Kendall

Edwin Winfield Kendall, of Troy, died April 21, 2007, in Butte surrounded by family and friends.

Transformer to be moved
April 27, 2007 midnight

Transformer to be moved

By Kyle McClellan Western News

Photo by Paul Sievers
April 27, 2007 midnight

Photo by Paul Sievers

A River Road ruminant pauses its grazing to consider the photographer's distance.

April 27, 2007 midnight

Public reading held

Several individuals who are writing their life stories recently met at Cabinet Books and Music in Libby for a public reading.

Dan Waylett
April 27, 2007 midnight

Dan Waylett

Former Libby resident Dan King Waylett, 70, of Hampton, Va., died April 17, 2007.

April 27, 2007 midnight

Brush fire spreads to burn more than three acres

By Kyle McClellan Western News

April 27, 2007 midnight

Lincoln County has state's highest unemployment

By GWEN ALBERS Western News

Marjean Orr
April 27, 2007 midnight

Marjean Orr

Marjean J. Orr, 48, died Tuesday April 24 at Kalispell Regional Medical Center of injuries received in a vehicle accident near Libby.

Wednesday, April 25

Kevin Wood
April 25, 2007 midnight

Kevin Wood

Kevin Wood, 40, died Monday, April 23, 2007, in Libby. He had continual health problems since an accident left him paralyzed over three years ago.

April 25, 2007 midnight

Asbestos cleanup begins in Troy

By GWEN ALBERS Western News

April 25, 2007 midnight

Wings Week gears up to help cancer patients

By KYLE McCLELLAN Western News Reporter

April 25, 2007 midnight

Achievements Inc. receives compassion award

By CAROL HOLOBOFF Western News

Don R. Chambers
April 25, 2007 midnight

Don R. Chambers

Don R. Chambers, 75, died Sunday, April 22, 2007, at home.

Mark Tanner
April 25, 2007 midnight

Mark Tanner

Mark Tanner, 50, of Deer Park, Wash., died Tuesday, April 10, 2007, from melonoma cancer.

April 25, 2007 midnight

Gambling addictions become worse with more new casinos

To the Editor:

Betty Jane 'Susie' Johnson
April 25, 2007 midnight

Betty Jane 'Susie' Johnson

Former Libby resident Betty Jane "Susie" Johnson Sorochuk, 64, died Wednesday, April 18, 2007, in Randolph, Utah, after a valiant battle with cancer.

Photo by Carol Holoboff
April 25, 2007 midnight

Photo by Carol Holoboff

Carol Camp, a technician with Achievements in Libby, gives Shon Foote a hug. Camp nominated the nonprofit agency for The Compassionate Friends 2007 Compassionate Employer Recognition Award.

Friday, April 20

Lovonne Foote
April 20, 2007 midnight

Lovonne Foote

Lovonne D. Foote, 68, of Libby died Tuesday, April 17, 2007, at Libby Care Center from natural causes.

April 20, 2007 midnight

Investors offer to buy high school

By GWEN ALBERS Western News

April 20, 2007 midnight

Thanks to vehicle that stopped to let pedestrian cross

To the Editor:

April 20, 2007 midnight

Missing Troy man found dead

By GWEN ALBERS Western News

Joseph Fennessy
April 20, 2007 midnight

Joseph Fennessy

Joseph Francis Fennessy Jr., 90, died Wednesday, April 18, 2007, at his home in Libby surrounded by family.

April 20, 2007 midnight

Wasn't America once the leader in alternative energy?

To the Editor:

April 20, 2007 midnight

Legislator seeks help from constituents

By GWEN ALBERS Western News

April 20, 2007 midnight

Friends, family come to aid of Libby man

By KYLE MCCLELLAN Western News Reporter

Loree Larson
April 20, 2007 midnight

Loree Larson

Loree A. Larson, 56, of Libby, died Monday, April 16, 2007, at St. John's Lutheran Hospital from cancer.

Daniel Ove Larson
April 20, 2007 midnight

Daniel Ove Larson

In Loving Memory of Daniel Ove Larson

Harold Snyder
April 20, 2007 midnight

Harold Snyder

Harold E. Snyder, 80, a longtime resident of the Pipe Creek area, died Tuesday, April 17, 2007, at his home.

Wednesday, April 18

Gwen Riggleman
April 18, 2007 midnight

Gwen Riggleman

Gwen Blackwell Riggleman, 88, died Wednesday, April 11, 2007 at her home in Libby.

Ralph Goodman
April 18, 2007 midnight

Ralph Goodman

Ralph E. Goodman, 73, died Wednesday, April 11, 2007 at Libby Care Center.

April 18, 2007 midnight

Thieves shouldn't steal items from daughter's memorial

To the Editor:

April 18, 2007 midnight

Libby man sentenced for bomb

A Libby man will serve three years in prison for planting a pipe bomb at the U.S. Forest Service office in Troy.

April 18, 2007 midnight

Troy biomass facility ready to operate

By KYLE McCLELLAN Western News Reporter

April 18, 2007 midnight

Petition drive started to get Montana TV

To the Editor:

April 18, 2007 midnight

Vandalism suspects in custody

Libby police have arrested a 15- and 18-year-old in last week's downtown burglary and vandalism spree, said Police Chief Clay Coker.

Margaret Brincken
April 18, 2007 midnight

Margaret Brincken

Margaret Wormell Brincken, 97, died Friday, April 13, 2007 at Libby Care Center.

Michael Puffer
April 18, 2007 midnight

Michael Puffer

Michael A. Puffer, 56, of Libby, died Monday, April 9, 2007, at St. John's Lutheran Hospital in Libby from natural causes.

Frank Finkbiener
April 18, 2007 midnight

Frank Finkbiener

Frank H. Finkbiener, 71, died Thursday, April 12, 2007 at Libby Care Center following an extended illness.

Benjamin Lindsey
April 18, 2007 midnight

Benjamin Lindsey

Former Libby resident Benjamin Lindsey, 70, of Trego, died Monday, April 9, 2007, at Brendan House in Kalispell.

April 18, 2007 midnight

Youths should join the military

To the Editor:

Robert Sullivan
April 18, 2007 midnight

Robert Sullivan

Former Libby High School English teacher and football coach Robert "Bobby Joe" Joseph Sullivan, 63, of Hood River, Ore., died on Thursday, March 29, 2007, at his home.

Friday, April 6

April 6, 2007 midnight

City moving ahead on Cabinet Heights sewer

By BRENT SHRUM Western News Editor

Leona Benefield
April 6, 2007 midnight

Leona Benefield

Leona M. Benefield, 89, died Tuesday, April 3, 2007, at St. John's Lutheran Hospital in Libby.

April 6, 2007 midnight

Tours always available at Troy Mine

To the Editor:

April 6, 2007 midnight

On the Right Track

The Libby Rod and Gun Club and Libby Archery Club are on the right track with their proposal to designate an area along Libby Creek for archery hunting only.

Bill Holder
April 6, 2007 midnight

Bill Holder

Walter William "Bill" Holder, 65, died March 21, 2007.

April 6, 2007 midnight

Court ruling could delay forest plan

By BRENT SHRUM Western News Editor

April 6, 2007 midnight

Archery-only hunting proposed for Libby Creek area

By BRENT SHRUM Western News Editor

Field spruced up for tourney
April 6, 2007 midnight

Field spruced up for tourney

Libby will host its first Class A American Legion state baseball tournament this year from Aug. 1-5.

Wednesday, April 4

New license plates available for Libby Logger fans
April 4, 2007 midnight

New license plates available for Libby Logger fans

By GWEN ALBERS Western News Reporter

Jimmie Peterson
April 4, 2007 midnight

Jimmie Peterson

Jimmie P. Peterson, 76, died Thursday, March 29, 2007, at Libby.

Pat Hawkins
April 4, 2007 midnight

Pat Hawkins

Patrick Kelly Hawkins, 49, died Friday, March 30, 2007, at his home in Libby.

April 4, 2007 midnight

Richard Wood, Mark Osteen inducted into LHS Hall of Fame

By GWEN ALBERS Western News Reporter

April 4, 2007 midnight

Trustees plan counteroffer on old school

By GWEN ALBERS Western News Reporter

Club organizing for off-roaders
April 4, 2007 midnight

Club organizing for off-roaders

By GWEN ALBERS Western News Reporter

Ruby Amundson
April 4, 2007 midnight

Ruby Amundson

Ruby Pavola Amundson, 90, of Troy, died Wednesday, March 28, 2007, at Libby Care Center.