Articles Written By: Tetona Dunlap
ARLEE — One of the first things junior Skyla Perry learned in her driver’s education class at Arlee High School saved her life. Before adjusting her mirrors or making sure she signaled before making a left; the most important step was to always buckle up. It was a habit Skyla and Shaylee practice...
ARLEE — The Arlee School District will have two open seats on the Board of Trustees in May: one seat for a one-year term and one a three-year term. Vice-chair Jeanine Pendergrass announced at the monthly meeting that she is leaving her position because she has accepted a new job in Roy, Mont. &ldquo...
Diana Cote believes her daughter Tasheena Craft sometimes leaves her pennies throughout the day. “Pennies from heaven” is what Cote calls them — small reminders of a young life cut short. Recently, Cote was at Kinko’s in Missoula making copies of photographs of her daughter. The sa...
ST. IGNATIUS — For a first time cross-country runner, sophomore Kaylie Durglo has been very successful in a short amount of time. “I tried cross-country for the experience; it sounded fun,” she said. She soon realized that not only was running fun, she was good at it. “Kaylie...
ARLEE — The Arlee Warriors went 1-2 against three tough foes last week to close the regular season 5-7 and 8-10. The first test came against the Two Eagle River Eagles. The Warriors and the Eagles were pretty even most of the game Feb. 9 in Pablo. But Two Eagle made a surge in the third outscorin...
ST. IGNATIUS – The Bulldogs (3-14) and the Lady Bulldogs (4-14) wound down their seasons with well-played games at home and on the road. The Mission boys hosted Troy Feb. 11, falling by one point, 48-47, in the final two seconds of the game. Troy’s Creede Garcia went 1-1 from the free throw li...
PABLO — The Two Eagle River Eagles ended the regular season the same way they started: with high flying and high scoring. Against Arlee on Feb. 9, the Eagles had four players in double digits to soar above the Warriors 59-51. Arlee also had balanced scoring from Josh Reed and Brandon Hergett with 11...
BILLINGS – In a rematch of the Western B-C Divisional final between Philipsburg’s Barrett Stanghill and St. Ignatius-Charlo’s Jacen Petersen, Stanghill again came out on top, earning his second consecutive State Champion title in the 160-division and finishing with a 34-0 record. Joining...
ARLEE — Paper plates rich with portions of cakes called “Chocolate Overload” and “Blackout” fed even the most insatiable sweet tooth. Everything from cheesecakes to suckers to even chicken was drizzled and dipped in chocolate. And after all was baked, dished and devoured, the...
ST. IGNATIUS — At the Feb. 7 city council meeting, Mayor Charles Gariepy appointed Rick Newman to the Lake County Joint Airport Board, Hoss Frazzini as fire chief, and Willy Long as assistant fire chief. Gariepy will arrange interviews with applicants for the city attorney position before making an app...
