Articles Written By: Daniel Martynowicz
RONAN — With high spirits and overflowing emotions, Ronan High School graduated 59 seniors Friday night to a chorus of cheers, applause and tears. In all, the seniors earned approximately $433,840 in college scholarships. After a tearful speech from Salutatorian Sarah Anderson and a conversely...
ARLEE — The Arlee community held a powwow in honor of two Nkwusm Salish Language Institute graduates last weekend, celebrating their achievement with prayer, song, dance, food and drums. Graduates Mars Sandoval and Nicole Perry will attend Arlee High School in the fall, and while both said they were...
RONAN — Dakotah Jenson, a Mission Mountain Golf Course employee and Polson High School graduate, only needs two more wins to be given a spot in next year’s PGA Masters Tournament. The 19-year-old said he’s only been golfing for five years — a surprising statement considering ...
ARLEE — Thirty two of Arlee’s best and brightest moved on to the next chapter of their lives Sunday as they graduated from Arlee High School during a moving and passionate ceremony. Superintendent George Linthicum began the ceremony with a few brief words from the heart, eliciting ...
MISSION VALLEY — Montana Fish, Wildlife and Parks recently held a commission meeting regarding proposed changes for the upcoming 2013-14 wolf hunting and trapping seasons. The proposed changes are numerous and far reaching, “but not final by any means,” said FWP communication and e...
RONAN — Dino Di Giulio started Body Best Collision in Sonoma, Calif. in 1990 when he was 21 years old. Opening the business took every dollar he’d ever saved, but after 20 years in business and lots of growth, Di Giulio decided it was time to give back to his community. “I felt like ther...
RONAN — Whether you’ve always been curious about what happens to an egg when you leave it in Diet Coke for a week, what vegetables rabbits prefer to eat or the best substance for creating homemade bubbles, Ronan Middle School’s annual science fair has the answer. Middle school teac...
POLSON — Thunder cracked the sky, lightning struck the earth and rain pounded the courts during the Montana State Tennis Tournament last week, causing more than six hours of delays and pushing the tournament an extra day into Saturday. Even so, Polson's head coach Bob Hislop said the weather may have h...
CHARLO — The Charlo boys track team took home first place honors last weekend, earning 62 team points — 14 points higher than second place finisher Belt. This was the largest scoring gap between sequential places in the entire tournament. Tyler Delaney took home first place in the 400 meter da...
As confident as Ronan Middle School teacher Crystal Pitts looks behind a bow, a passive observer might never guess that until three years ago she’d never shot a one. An avid pistol shooter, Pitts said archery was something her husband and sons enjoyed, but she’d never had the same app...
