News briefs for Jan. 23, 2019
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Restore the Ronan Arch Committee offers update
RONAN — In September of 2018 the replacement logs from Dupuis Lumber were cut and delivered to Access Montana to be peeled by Ronan High School students. The Ronan sign was removed in October. In December RHS students recreated the sign to be hung under the restored arch. On February 28, 2019, the Ronan Arch will be deconstructed with help from the City of Ronan and local businesses: Access MT, Jason Delaney Engineering, Gary Cote, Jennison Tree Service, Mission Valley Power and Western Building Center. In May 2019 the Ronan Arch will be restored on Main Street.
The Restore the Ronan Arch project has raised over $40,000 from fundraising, private donations and grants from Montana Department of Commerce Tourism, Dennis and Phyllis Washington Foundation, MEDA Mini-grant, and Lower Flathead Valley Community Foundation.
The Restore the Ronan Arch Committee is made up of community members, business members, city government officials and Ronan High School students and staff. The iconic arch is the entryway to Main Street Ronan, and known as the longest public arch in Montana. The original arch was built by the Ronan High School Senior Class of 2002 and as it has deteriorated the students and the community have come together for this project, including the retired teacher who was the class advisor in 2002. The students have helped develop the budget, written grants, created a 3-D model, made a promotional video, peeled logs, and rebuilt the Ronan sign and they are not done yet.
‘Adopt-A-Book’ happens in February
POLSON — To celebrate February being “I Love to Read Month,” the library is offering its annual Adopt- A-Book program. During the month of February, you may “adopt” a children’s book and present it to the library’s collection. Community members can purchase a book to honor a special person or event, or to remember a loved one. Each hardback volume is $15. After a book is purchased, a plaque will be inscribed and placed inside. For more information, call the library at 406-883-8225 or stop by the circulation desk.
Lake County Clerk offering state scholarship applications News from Lake County Clerk
LAKE COUNTY – The Montana Association of County Clerks and Recorders is sponsoring a $1,000 and a $500 scholarship for two Montana graduating high school seniors who will be attending a Montana university, college or vocational-technical school.
Applications are judged on the basis of work experience, school and community activities, goals, unusual circumstances and scholastic performance. One applicant from each county in Montana is selected in the initial judging and those applicants advance to the district level. Each of the seven districts then select one applicant for consideration at the state level. The scholarships are awarded from among the applicants advancing through the county and district levels.
Application forms are available from the high school counselors of all high schools in Lake County, from the Lake County Clerk and Recorders website at www.lakemt.gov/ clerkrecorder/clerkrecorder.html or at the Clerk and Recorder’s office at the Lake County Courthouse. Students who attend school within Lake County should submit completed applications to Lake County Clerk and Recorder Paula Holle, postmarked no later than March 15.
PAT invites you to join family yoga
POLSON — The Parents as Teachers Home Visiting program invites you to the latest Group Connections event at the North Lake County Public Library on Monday, Jan. 28. Family yoga, with guest teacher Mary Ann Ewert, is scheduled for six times in the coming weeks. Anyone with young children may participate in this free activity.
We will follow the Monday, 10:30 a.m. Mother Goose Story Hour with Family yoga at 11 a.m. and there will be another session following the Monday Makerspace event, at 4:30 p.m. The morning class is for the youngest ones, and the afternoon class is for all ages. No experience is necessary and you will not need a yoga mat. Snacks will be provided, and those who attend three or more classes will receive a children’s yoga book, courtesy of Lake County Public Health.
Additional classes will take place at the same times on Feb. 4 and 11. Come to any or all. Call 406-883-7288 for more information.
‘Mission Valley Has Talent’ registration deadline approaches
POLSON — Register by Feb. 15 for the Mission Valley Has Talent contest. The 2019 event is scheduled for March 15.
Talent in all shapes and sizes entertained a packed Polson High School Auditorium at the March 2018 contest. The winner, a hoop dancer, epitomized the diversity of contestants who included individuals and groups performing as pianists, vocalists, instrumentalists, spoken-word artists and gymnasts.
One major change in the talent show format is the addition of age categories. Contestants between the ages of 5 and 95 can compete within age categories: 5-12, 13-17 and 18-95.
Cash prizes will be awarded in each category: first place winners get $250, second place $150, and third place $100.MVHT is a fundraiser for the Helping Hands Fund. Talent show rules and registration forms are available at: www.missionvalleyhastalent.org.
Call 406-883-8256 for more information.
