POLSON — March has been described as coming in like a lion and out like a lamb. March 19 is the first day of Spring (9:06 p.m. MST). It is okay to say March 20 is the first daylight of Spring. “March Madness” begins, a term describing the various basketball tournaments on TV. All those political ads are driving me mad. Applications are now being accepted for the position of Director for Nutrition, full or part time. Office and site management, food service experience preferred, but we will train. The Polson Senior Center is providing AARP Tax Assistance through April 15 on Mondays or Thursdays. Call for an appointment time: 10 or 11 a.m. ...
ST. IGNATIUS — We have a bookkeeper on staff but are still looking for a site manager/nutrition director. This job would be 10-15 hours a week. We are also looking for a housekeeper to work two hours a week to mop and vacuum the mainroom of the St. Ignatius Senior Center and clean two bathrooms once...
POLSON — The North Lake County Public Library reopened its doors last week following the completion of a near year-long renovation project. Library Director Abbi Dooley performed ribbon-cutting honors at 9 a.m. Feb. 14 before welcoming community members into the newly renovated building. Held ...
POLSON — Community members and law enforcement officers plunged into ice-cold waters last Saturday in an effort to raise funds for Special Olympics athletes. A signature Law Enforcement Torch Run® event, the cold-water plunge held at Riverside Park on Feb. 17 was attended by at least 50 people. ...
POLSON — The Flathead Lake International Cinemafest opened last weekend for the 12th year with three days full of films at the Showboat Stadium 6 movie theater. Full-length narrative and documentary features, shorts, animation and student films are screened at FLIC events. This year, more than...
BOZEMAN — A Montana State University doctoral student has been awarded an international prize for his experimental study of dinosaur nesting strategies. Jason Hogan, a student of paleontology in the Department of Earth Sciences in MSU’s College of Letters and Science, received the Alfred Sherw...
POLSON — Leap Day is Feb. 29. The extra day added every four years at the end of February allows the human made calendar to “catch up” to the actual orbit time of the earth around the sun (365.25 days). You cannot fool Nature, it runs on astronomical time, not Mountain Standard Time. Person...
ST. IGNATIUS — A special “Thank You” goes to all that came and played bingo on Saturday, Feb. 10. The blackout prize was a $100 this time. We will have our next bingo event on March 9 at 2 p.m. We are still looking for a site manager. Some of the job’s respon...
RONAN — The Mission Valley Senior Center is across from St. Luke’s Hospital. We are open Mondays, Wednesdays and Fridays for lunch and other activities. Our menu: — Wednesday, Feb. 28: Salisbury steak, salad, dessert — Friday, March 1: tuna casserole, salad, desse...
ST. IGNATIUS — After 10 rounds of competition between 32 students, Apollonia Hall, a fifth grader from Charlo Schools, was named the 2024 Lake County Spelling Bee champion. Apollonia spelled cupidity and methane correctly to take top honors and qualify for the state spelling bee in Bozeman on March 10....
