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FLATHEAD
VOTING INFORMATION FOR GENERAL ELECTION
The general election is Nov. 4, and Flathead County residents who haven’t voted through mail-in ballots can go to their appointed polling place until 8 p.m. the day of the election and cast a ballot.
The Flathead County Election De- partment is relocated to the Flathead County Fairgrounds for October and November, and absentee and late-regis- tration voters can sign up at the country fair kitchen at the fairgrounds.
Voters should visit www.flathead. mt.gov/election and click the “My Voter Page” app to find out which precinct they belong in. This is encouraged, as redis- tricting may have changed precincts for some voters.
To view the list of polling places for each precinct, visit www.flathead. mt.gov/election/documents/POLLING- FACILITIES.pdf.
For more information on polling places and the general election, includ- ing a sample ballot, visit www.flathead. mt.gov/election or call 406-758-5535.
KALISPELL MEN SENTENCED IN DEER POACHING CASE
Two Kalispell men were fined and lost their hunting privileges for 10 years after being sentenced for poaching 10 white-tailed deer in Kalispell in 2013.
Levi Anderson and Hadyn Johnson were sentenced in Flathead County Jus- tice Court recently for illegally killing deer in the Farm to Market area north of Kalispell in December 2013, according to Montana Fish, Wildlife and Parks.
The deer were shot at night, after the general season had ended and left to waste.
Anderson pleaded guilty and was fined $4,350, ordered to pay $600 in res- titution and lost his privileges to hunt, fish and trap in Montana and 44 states in the Interstate Wildlife Violators Com- pact (IWVC) for 10 years.
Johnson also pleaded guilty and was fined $2,100, ordered to pay $2,100 in restitution and lost his hunting, fishing and trapping privileges for 20 years in Montana and all states in the IWVC.
DOG LICENSING PROPOSAL TABLED
The Flathead County Commission last week voted to once again table the discussion on creating an interlocal agreement between the county and the City of Kalispell regarding dog licensing.
The commission unanimously agreed that the issue “needs more re- view” during an Oct. 23 hearing.
Flathead County health officer Joe Russell urged the commission to pass
the interlocal agreement, which would combine the licensing programs from the county and Kalispell.
Consolidating the dog licensing pro- grams has been on the county’s radar for more than a year; the commission was presented with a plan in April of 2013, and voted against it in May 2013.
MONTANA
NATURECONSERVANCY ACQUIRES 165,000 ACRES OF PLUM CREEK FORESTLAND
Plum Creek Timber Co. announced Oct. 27 it has reached an agreement to sell approximately 165,000 acres of for- estland in Montana and Washington to The Nature Conservancy for $134 mil- lion.
The sale is part of an effort to unite the “checkerboard land ownership pat- terns” of the lands, according to a press release sent by Plum Creek. The agree- ment includes timberlands located at relatively high elevations with slower growing trees. While less productive for timber operations, these lands are de- sired for forest conservation, recreation, public access, and ecological protection. They are among the most ecologically diverse and intact biological systems re- maining in the United States, including lands in the lower Blackfoot Valley near Missoula, located in the Crown of the Continent, and also lands on both sides of Interstate 90 between Snoqualmie Pass and Ellensburg in Kittitas County, Washington, located in the Heart of the Cascades.
“Plum Creek has a strong history of conservation and is pleased to partner in the sale of these lands to accommodate the public interest in securing perma- nent conservation that protects ecologi- cal and recreational values,” said Rick Holley, chief executive officer for Plum Creek. “This is an important conserva- tion project that recognizes the highest benefit these lands offer — protecting ecological values and helping to main- tain public access.”
BROWNING MAN DIES IN CRASH NEAR CUT BANK
A 38-year-old Browning man was killed when the car he was riding in went off the highway near Cut Bank, hit a pow- er pole and rolled at least three times.
The Montana Highway Patrol says a 35-year-old Cut Bank man was driving northboundonSecondaryHighway213 north of Cut Bank at about 6 a.m. Oct. 26. when the car went off the right side of the road.Thepatrolsaysthedriverovercor- rected and the car went off the left side of the road, struck the pole and rolled.
The victim’s name has not been re- leased.
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Daniel King
FOR MONTANA STATE SENATE
CITIZENS OF SENATE DISTRICT 5
I could give you a long and impressive resume of my 40 year professional career but I thought you would prefer to see what I planned to do if elected. My opponent has only voiced his opposition to various aspects of the Federal Government.
IF ELECTED, I WILL INTRODUCE OR SUPPORT LEGISLATION THAT...
... expands Medicaid, granting 70,000 Montanans Health Care and creating 12,000 jobs;
... supports equal rights for women: in the work place, in wages, in the privacy of their health care, and in physical abuse directed at them;
... prevents the forests and public lands from being privatized;
... support efforts to overturn Citizens United and establish that in Montana, corporations are not people;
... funds the efforts to assist homeless teenagers;
... prohibits Public Funds for Education to be spent on anything but Public Schools;
... establishes the avenue for students to refinance their education loans at a minimum rate of interest;
I PROMISE.
VOTE Daniel King.
Educator, author, husband, father, grandfather, friend
Paid for by the people supporting Daniel King, P.O. Box 1228, Bigfork, MT 59911
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