ST. IGNATIUS — With every seat taken and several standing at the back, the St. Ignatius High School auditorium was packed to the brim Saturday afternoon with friends, family and staff all happily wishing the class of 2013 a fond farewell. After a salutatory address by Sara Nerby, a pair of valedictorians, Loren Erickson and Nick Johnson, thanked their parents, teachers and those who’d worked so hard and helped so much during the past four years. The last speaker before awards were passed out, school employee Ben Corral gave a graduation address before singing and drumming the honor song. As his speech ended, students gave him the only standing ovation seen durin...
POLSON —As minutes were being approved at the June 3 Polson City Commissioners meeting, former Polson City Engineer Bob Fulton questioned Mayor Pat DeVries and the city commissioners about the amount of the settlement of Todd Crossett’s lawsuit against the city. Mayor DeVries called upon...
RONAN – For years and years — although no one can really say how many — Ky Bartel and a variety of volunteers have been adding color and cheer to downtown Ronan by hanging pairs of vibrant flower baskets. Last week, Tom Goss saw Bartel and Ronna Walchuk of the Ronan Beautification commit...
News from Salish Kootenai College PABLO –The Salish Kootenai College Board of Directors at SKC announced the selection of Robert DePoe III as SKC’s new president on June 5. On June 4, the final three candidates — DePoe, Sandra Boham and Steve DuPuis — were on campus ...
ST. IGNATIUS — City Council members had much to discuss during the June 4 meeting in St. Ignatius. Due to budget concerns, the council may soon be forced to eliminate the animal control officer position. “I don’t see any way we can keep the animal control officer,” M...
Unless you haven’t been paying attention at all to flowering weeds, you have noticed the white blossoms covering pastures, rangeland, ditch banks, disturbed areas and even cropland this spring in Lake County. However attractive the blossoms are, the plant producing them is a dangerous invader to desira...
News from MSU Lake County Extension Agent Jack Stivers MISSION VALLEY — Unusual chewing damage to both winter and spring wheat has been reported from Ravalli and Lake Counties. Samples have been sent to MSU and the source of the damage is currently unknown. The chewing damage appears as...
BIG ARM — A check for $1,200 came in the mail made out to Cash Sisler, and his parents Matt and Julie knew nothing about the check or what it was for. Turns out Cash, a junior at Polson High School, had applied for and received a scholarship from the American Society for American Military Engi...
POLSON — No sooner had Polson High School seniors graduated on June 1 than the Polson Graduation Matters team gathered to start planning next year’s strategy. Graduation Matters is a program supported by Superintendent of Public Instruction Denise Juneau to help boost Montana&rs...
POLSON — “We went over the (Kerr) dam. We saw Flathead Lake and Wildhorse Island,” Dylan Wisniewski, 10, Ethan McCauley, 9, and Sean Murphree said, all contributing and nodding. “Oh, Pablo Reservoir, too,” they added when prompted by Ethan’s mother. The three b...
