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Fatal fire believed accidental (posted 5/7/08)
Kootenai Valley Record
The fatal fire that destroyed two apartments over a laundromat next to Empire Foods early Friday is believed to have been accidental in nature and to have originated in the apartment of the deceased victim, according to Steve Lauer, assistant fire marshal with the Libby Volunteer Fire Department.
Travis Anderson, 26, died in the fire. Two men and one woman in the second apartment were injured in the fire and were treated at St. John’s Lutheran Hospital, Lauer said. All three have been released from the hospital.
Firefighters responded to the call around 2 a.m. and spent several hours at the scene. The specific cause of the fire remains under investigation, Lauer said.
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Editor’s Note: See the May 5, 2008 edition of the Kootenai Valley Record for the printed version of this story. The Kootenai Valley Record publishes once a week, on Monday, in Libby, Montana. They are a locally owned community newspaper, located at 403 Mineral Avenue in Libby. For in-county and out-of-county subscription information, call 406-293-2424, or e-mail kvrecord@gmail.com.
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Ben Graham Memorial Golf Tournament May 17-18 (posted 5/7/08)
At Cabinet View Country Club in Libby
Kootenai Valley Record
The 2008 Ben Graham Memorial Tournament will be held Saturday and Sunday, May 17-18 at Cabinet View Country Club.
The golf tournament opens with an optional practice round on Friday, May 16, and a derby to follow at 6 p.m.
Saturday’s round will have tee times starting at 8 a.m. Players can arrange their own groups and tee times by calling or signing up at the golf course.
A dinner will be provided Saturday night at 6:30, followed by a live auction.
The final round will be Sunday with tee times starting at 8 a.m. Playing groups will be determined by players’ scores and flights from Saturday.
Entry fees are $50 for members and $70 for non-members. The payout will be based on the number of players in the tournament and will be in “Libby Bucks” to be used at any business that is a member of the Libby Area Chamber of Commerce, including CVCC.
There will also be a $100 award for closest to the pin on hole 7 during Saturday’s play, donated by Advantage Seal and Stripe.
This year there will again be a “Logger Legends” award for the lowest male and female former Logger golfers. Parents of past Logger golfers are invited to encourage their sons and daughters to come and play in the tournament that makes Libby High School golf possible.
The late Ben Graham was a 1973 graduate of Libby High School and an NCAA All-American for the golf team at California State University. Proceeds from the annual tournament help fund high school and youth golf in Libby. Time and money have been given by many local businesses and individuals in support of the tournament.
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Editor’s Note: See the May 5, 2008 edition of the Kootenai Valley Record for the printed version of this story. The Kootenai Valley Record publishes once a week, on Monday, in Libby, Montana. They are a locally owned community newspaper, located at 403 Mineral Avenue in Libby. For in-county and out-of-county subscription information, call 406-293-2424, or e-mail kvrecord@gmail.com.
Rebo, Hensler elected to Libby School Board (posted 5/7/08)
KLCB 1230 AM Libby News Radio
An interesting nearly four-way split in the Libby School Board Election. Two, three-year seats were open.
The voting ran between 21 and 25 percent of the vote going to each candidate.
Voters returned incumbent, Paula Darko-Hensler, to her seat on the board with a second place finish in the totals.
First was Tony Rebo with 472 votes, only 22 votes ahead of Hensler. Hensler was only 9 votes ahead of Ray Eanes, who was only 40 votes ahead of Anne Weber.
Only 940 voters turned out for the election.
The finals: Rebo 472; Hensler 450; Eanes 441; and Weber 401.
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Story by KLCB 1230 AM Libby News Radio, www.todaysbestcountryonline.com
Aircraft flips on landing at Libby airport (posted 5/5/08)
KLCB 1230 AM Libby News Radio
An aircraft accident occurred at the Libby airport Saturday afternoon about 3:15 pm, according to the FAA.
A 1940 vintage Stinson 108 piloted by Jon Dunham of Libby flipped over while attempting a landing according the Federal Aviation Administration incident report.
Dunham reportedly received some injuries in the mishap, but the FAA Northwest Mountain Region Operations Center indicated that there was significant damage to the tail-wheel aircraft.
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Story by KLCB 1230 AM Libby News Radio, www.todaysbestcountryonline.com
Apartment fire claims Libby man (posted 5/5/08)
KLCB 1230 AM Libby News Radio
One person died in an apartment fire in the early hours of Friday morning. Travis Anderson, 26, died in what fire officials say seems to have been an accidental fire.
Occupants of a second apartment located above a laundromat in South Libby, managed to escape. One man was admitted to St John's Hospital with broken bones from jumping from a balcony, and a woman and another man were treated and released.
The fire department says both apartments are a total loss.
The specific cause of the blaze remains under investigation by Libby fire officials. It took 25 firefighters several hours to suppress the fire.
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Story by KLCB 1230 AM Libby News Radio, www.todaysbestcountryonline.com
Libby
lies in the northwest corner of Montana and is nestled in a valley carved by the
Kootenai River on the flank of the majestic Cabinet Mountain Range and Wilderness
Area. Today
about 2,800 people live within Libby proper. The main industries are lumber and
wood products, mining, tourism and recreation. The movies "The River Wild" and
"Always" were filmed here. Contact the Libby
Chamber of Commerce for brochures, info on lodging and events, general area
information, and contact information for local businesses and services.
SUMMER
When the weather warms and the mountain
snows melt away, the Kootenai National Forest comes alive with over 2.2
million acres of public land as a playground. Mountain trails and lakes
open up, beautiful wildflowers come in bloom, and wildlife have their young.
Libby is the basecamp for the Cabinet Mountains Wilderness Area, 90-mile
long Lake Koocanusa, the Northwest Peaks Scenic Area, and the Ten Lakes
Scenic Area. There is good access to most of the Forest and plenty of room
to get away from it all!
WINTER
Winter in Montana means snow, and lots
of it! For those who love to play in the deep powder, the Libby area offers tremendous
winter fun. Turner Mountain Ski Area, located
just 22 miles from Libby, offers challenging downhill skiing with a beautiful
view. Their slogan is "steep, deep and cheap", and Turner definitely
lives up to that. It's still fairly undiscovered, so you can escape the crowds
and get the cheapest lift tickets around. For those who love snowmobiling,
there are hundreds of miles of backcountry roads to sled on in the Kootenai National
Forest. Cross-country skiers and ice fishermen also can find solitude on a lake
and miles of quiet forest trails to enjoy the outdoors. Those who are a bit on
the wild and crazy side will love the antics of the Libby Polar Bear Club.
Members take winter-time "swims" in frigid Libby Creek every Sunday
from October to April. Plungers have ranged in age from 3 to 61. As long as the
ice can be broken on the creek, if it has formed, the group will take their plunge,
no matter the temperature.
These people must be
craaaazzzzzy!
Libby
Polar Bear Club
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