Articles Written By: Karen Greene
RONAN – Students at Glacier View School spent a few months studying military history and talking to veterans to create a thankyou program for veterans held Thursday, Nov. 9. “We wanted to say ‘thank you’ for your service to the veterans,” said Glacier View student Noah Carlso...
It might be possible to attend three community dinners from St. Ignatius to Polson on Thanksgiving Day in a two-hour span. Just be careful not to hurt yourself. Folks can prepare for the waistband- stretching day with a meal a few days earlier in Big Arm. Starting out in St. Ignatius, a full homemade dinn...
ST. IGNATIUS – During the election, Steve McCollum earned the most votes, making him the next “unofficial” mayor. McCollum will be sworn in and take the seat in January. The Lake County Election Office counted the ballots for the St. Ignatius Municipal General Election on Tuesday, Nov. 7...
ST. IGNATIUS – Little monsters and other scary creatures roamed the halls of the St. Ignatius High School on Oct. 30 after the last bell rang for the day. Students Serving Community club members invited children to dress up in their Halloween costumes for an evening of trick or treating. The event w...
ARLEE – The holiday season kicked off on a snowy Saturday morning last week as the third annual Arlee Bazaar began. Paula Wofford, one of the event coordinators, said Christmas shopping in early November might be a bit too early for some, but the Arlee Brown Building Committee hosting the event was ...
POLSON – Mission Valley Rises: Democracy Engaged! is a new non-partisan community-led group bringing people together to talk about local and national issues, and Montana’s budget was the focus of their discussion on Tuesday, Oct. 24. The group developed after the 2016 presidential election lef...
RONAN – Glow sticks and flashlights turned on as the sun went down and people took off for the third annual Light the Night 5K and one-mile race on Friday. Organized by Your Life Matters Project (YLM) volunteers, the event brings awareness to suicide prevention and serves as the group’s ...
PABLO – Dozens of people from across Lake County attended the 200th birthday celebration for the creator of the Baha’i faith at the Salish Kootenai College on Sunday, Oct. 22. The Baha’i of the Flathead Reservation organized the event. They were celebrating the 200th year since the...
RONAN – S&S Sports is rebuilding after a fire destroyed the 10,000 square-foot shop, containing recreational vehicles, watercraft, tools, and other things. On March 14, 2016 a thick plume of smoke rose up over the S&S building and moved east across U.S. Highway 93, a few miles south of Ronan...
POLSON – In order to get around prohibitive costs, Lake County Office of Emergency Management Director Steve Stanley organized a local training session for his dispatch crew and first responders last week. Stanely, who said he wants to offer his 911 emergency dispatch crew and other emergency respon...
