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St. Ignatius seniors for April 7, 2021

ST. IGNATIUS — We are open, yay! While we still maintain social distancing and masking when not eating, we are able to have lunches and dinners at the center. However, for the time being, there will be no buffet so people will be served. This can be good, as folks can choose portion sizes and the foods that they like and we will serve you your drinks and clean up your dishes and cups. If you would like to volunteer to help serve or clean up, we would welcome your help. Please call with your preferred days and times to volunteer. Our Meals-on-Wheels program will still deliver Tuesday and Friday lunches. Please remember to call the center by 10 a.m. to cancel meal delivery. There wil...


Dixon seniors for April 7, 2021

DIXON — The Dixon Senior Center continues to serve our community and hopes everyone is staying happy and healthy. We have opened the doors for eating in, continuing to adhere to social distancing precautions. This way our friends and neighbors can spend some time visiting with each other. We are also a...

COVID-19 vaccine available for all in Lake County COVID-19 vaccine available for all in Lake County

As of Thursday, April 1, every Montanan age 16 and older is eligible to receive a COVID-19 vaccine. Whether they can secure appointments remains to be seen.  According to Emily Colomeda, director of Lake County Public Health, “Lake County currently has ample supply among all of the vaccination ...

UCC urges every resident to get a COVID-19 vaccine

LAKE COUNTY — The shots are safe and effective. Millions of people in the United States have received COVID-19 vaccines under the most intense safety monitoring in U.S. history.  The Centers for Disease Control also recommends that people get a COVID-19 vaccine as soon as they are eligible. As of ...

St. Ignatius seniors for March 31, 2021

ST. IGNATIUS — We are excited to reopen on Tuesday, April 6, for in-house dining. We will resume our schedule of Tuesday and Friday lunches at noon, and the first and third Wednesday evening dinners at 5:30 p.m. Of course you can still order take-out meals. Please call the St. Ignatius Senior Center by...

Dixon seniors for March 31, 2021

DIXON — The Dixon Senior Center continues to serve our community and hopes everyone is staying happy and healthy. We have opened the doors for eating in while continuing to follow social distancing precautions so our friends and neighbors can spend some time visiting with each other. We are also accept...

St. Patrick’s Day parade returns to Ronan St. Patrick’s Day parade returns to Ronan

RONAN — The streets of downtown Ronan were lined with Irish spirit late Wednesday afternoon as the St. Patrick’s Day parade made its return after being canceled in 2020 due to the COVID-19 pandemic.  “We are not Irish but my kids were so excited that there was actually going to be a...

MSU Extension offers Alzheimer’s disease awareness storybooks for children

MSU News Service MONTANA — Montana State University Extension is offering an Alzheimer’s disease awareness program for children that provides a storybook and a reading guide for parents or guardians, teens, aunts, uncles or grandparents who want to help young children understand the disease....

Relief money impacts local governments Relief money impacts local governments

Windfall is defined as a sudden and unexpected bounty, as when the wind knocks ripe apples or plums from a tree so you don’t have to reach for them or when the federal government promises to send an estimated $2.7 billion in COVID-19 relief money to Montana’s state, local and tribal governments a...

St. Ignatius seniors for March 24, 2021

ST. IGNATIUS — Happy spring. Our dinner on March 17 was very well attended and we are looking forward to reopening on April 6. We will have our usual Tuesday and Friday lunches and first and third Wednesday evening meals. Starting in April, we will no longer be delivering meals on Wednesdays. Takeout w...

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