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KALISPELL
1. Missing Bow Hunter Found Dead, Autopsy Planned
An eight-day search for a Kalispell man who went missing during a bow hunting trip in the Beaverhead-Deer- lodge National Forest ended over the weekend with the discovery of his body about a mile uphill from his pickup truck.
Beaverhead County Sheriff Frank Kluesner said the body of 53-year-old Robert Carter Jr. was found shortly before 2:30 p.m. on Sept. 27 in the Big Hole National Battlefield area west of Wisdom.
Kluesner says the cause of death was not immediately obvious. An autopsy was planned.
Carter’s wife last heard from him on Sept. 16 and reported him missing on Sept. 19. Dozens of people joined the search that began the next day.
Carter worked for Plum Creek Timber Co. and was a pole vault coach at White- fish High School for the past 13 years.
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2. Former Chief Justice Jean Turnage Dies at 89
Jean A. Turnage, former chief justice of the Montana Supreme Court, has died in Ronan. He was 89.
The Lake Funeral Home & Crematory said Turnage died Sept. 27 at St. Luke Extended Care. The cause of death was not immediately available.
Turnage began his career in public service in 1952 as Lake County attorney. He practiced law and served two years in the House followed by 20 years in the state Senate. He served as Senate pres- ident during the 1983 session. In 1984, he ran for chief justice of the Montana Supreme Court. He served two terms, retiring in January 2001.
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3. Former Tribal Firefighter Sentenced for Arson
A former firefighter with the Confed- erated Salish and Kootenai Tribes has
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been given a 20-year suspended sentence with the Department of Corrections after pleading guilty to setting several fires on the Flathead Indian Reservation in 2013 and 2014.
Lake County Attorney Steve Eschen- bacher tells KERR-AM that Phillip Cody Haynes’s sentencing Sept. 24 included a requirement that he pay about $100,000 inrestitution.
Haynes pleaded guilty to felony arson inJuly.
Court records say a fire near Arlee in July 2013 burned over two square miles and forced the evacuation of 21 homes and several campgrounds. More than 300 firefighters battled that blaze.
MISSOULA
4. City Considers Background Checks for All Gun Sales
The Missoula City Council is consider- ing requiring background checks on gun buyers before all sales, including those between private parties.
The Missoulian reports that the City Council’s Public Safety and Health Com- mittee last week approved an ordinance that will require criminal background checks for all gun sales and transfers within city limits, with the exception of transfers between family members or the transfer of antique firearms between collectors.
Currently only federally licensed fire- arms dealers are required to run back- ground checks on buyers.
The full City Council will do the first of two readings of the ordinance Oct. 19.
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5. Double-digit Health Insurance Rate Hikes Approved
Montana’s insurance commissioner says there will be double-digit rate hikes for health insurance purchased through the online exchange created by President Barack Obama’s health law.
Commissioner Monica Lindeen’s office says the average rate increase for all plans next year will range between
HOCKEY
IT’S NOT JUST A SPORT FOR KIDS
Adult hockey participation is growing throughout the country and includes adults of all ages.
ROOKIE ADULTS PROGRAM
For adult beginners with little or no skating experi- ence. Wednesday evenings from 7:30 to 8:30 PM, sessions start Nov. 4. Men and women encouraged. CONTACT
Sam Harworth [email protected]
WOMEN’S TRY-IT NIGHT
Attend a special women’s only Try-It Hockey Night on Sunday, Nov. 1, at 6:15pm (Gear and coaching provided,)
CONTACT
Heidi Gaiser or
Julie Stetter kalispellwomenshockey@ gmail.com
A/B LEVEL DROP-IN
Mondays 8:45pm
For advanced adults
CO-ED C LEVEL DROP-IN
A fun session of scrimmaging for men and women is on Saturday nights at 7:30pm Beginner friendly. (Bring your own gear.)
WOMEN’S ONLY SKILLS AND DRILLS
This group meets
Sunday evenings 6:15pm Starting Nov. 8 CONTACT
Heidi Gaiser
kalispellwomenshockey@ gmail.com
WOMEN’S LEAGUE
Refereed Women’s League
is on Wednesday evenings at 8:45 p.m.
CONTACT
Julie Stetter kalispellwomenshockey@ gmail.com
Check out the Adult Hockey link at www.flatheadflames.org
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