Articles Written By: Daniel Martynowicz
Somebody once said, “Dan, you’re a smart, sexy, well-built, intelligent, educated man. If you could have one superpower, what would it be?” Ok, so maybe “somebody” didn’t say that to “me.” Now that I think about it, I don’t think anyone has. W...
RONAN —Huge smiles, black suits and dancing clients were the order of the day during Mission Mountain Enterprises’ eighth annual Spring Fling. Mission Mountain Enterprises in Ronan is a private, nonprofit corporation seeking to provide “high-quality, community-based services to i...
An 81-year-old Florida woman claimed the second-largest lottery jackpot in U.S. history last month, opting for the quick lump-sum payment of $370 million rather than the $590 million lifetime payout. Interesting side note: A patron of the same convenience store actually let the winner cut in line. C...
RONAN — Hundreds of runners and walkers showed up en masse last weekend as Ronan hosted a Lake County 4-H 5K run, breaking the ice of a chilly winter and spring while driving the running and walking enthusiasts outdoors once more. One runner, Polson resident Greg Collins, said he had just finished a se...
Do you ever watch “Inside the Actors Studio?” I think it’s a great show, and what makes it so breathtaking is how simple the premise is. James Lipton, an accomplished actor, writer, composer, teacher and Dean Emeritus at Pace University (where the show is filmed) sits down with sup...
POLSON — Nathan Adam Butler, the Arlee teen accused of stabbing his 51-year-old stepfather to death and injuring his mother and another man last November, will be tried as an adult. Butler is charged with deliberate homicide, attempted deliberate homicide, and assault with a weapon, all feloni...
DIXON — Nathan Calvert, a Missoula resident charged in the grisly home invasion and murder in Dixon last winter, will argue that he suffers from a mental disease or defect and lacked specific intent when he allegedly murdered Doug Morigeau and slit Morigeau’s wife’s throat. Two psy...
RONAN — Several current and former University of Montana Grizzlies football players assisted in Ronan High School’s summer football camp this year. The camp is in it’s second year and comprised players from Plains, Thompson Falls, Eureka, Bigfork, Deer Lodge and two teams from Idah...
Do you ever watch “Inside the Actors Studio?” I think it’s a great show, and what makes it so breathtaking is how simple the premise is. James Lipton, an accomplished actor, writer, composer, teacher and Dean Emeritus at Pace University (where the show is filmed) sits down with sup...
MISSION VALLEY — Four students from the Mission Valley will soon travel to Cambodia for a one month as part of the U.S. State Department American Youth Leadership Program. The program is run through the Maureen and Mike Mansfield Center at the University of Montana. The center recently receive...
