Articles Written By: Daniel Martynowicz
POLSON — An Amber Alert was issued Saturday night for a Polson toddler, who was found Sunday in Hot Springs. Lillianah BigCrane, 2, was unharmed and the Amber Alert was canceled. BigCrane was allegedly kidnapped by Jamie Finley, BigCrane’s aunt. According to the alert, Finley is a 34-yea...
MISSION VALLEY — Big Brothers Big Sisters, a nonprofit organization and presence on the Flathead Indian Reservation for the past 37 years, disaffiliated from BBBS in October of last year. Now known as Friends Forever Mentoring, executive director Julia Williams says that while the name might have chang...
ST. IGNATIUS — In 14 years as a shop teacher, St. Ignatius High School’s Matt Young has seen thousands of students learn, grow and excel both as individuals and within their respective trades. Even so, Young said he’s never had a student place higher than third at the state level.&...
POLSON — Now in his second year as Polson’s track and field head coach, Mike Ellis said what his team lacks in quantity they make up for in quality. “The season is going pretty well,” said Ellis, who teaches at Polson Middle School. “We’re down in numbers and I&rs...
The Confederated Salish and Kootenai Tribes celebrated gifts of life, travel and beauty during the 26th annual Lower Flathead River Honoring last week. “A lot of this is in a cultural context,” said CSKT Wildland Recreation Work Project Coordinator Terry Tanner. “Our people, the Sal...
PABLO — As dancers and spectators lined up outside Salish Kootenai College’s gymnasium doors Friday, Spirit of the Bison student organization president ShiNaasha Pete let slip a modest smile. “I’m proud, but I’m not just proud of myself,” she said. “I’...
ST. IGNATIUS — Between several water system improvement projects, dog and cat licensing and ongoing construction at the St. Ignatius Airport, city council members had much to discuss during last week’s meeting. Lake County Joint Airport Board Chairman Rick Newman gave the annual airport ...
RONAN — While this is his first year coaching Ronan softball, head coach Brad Benson believes his girls have what it takes to make it to the state tournament. “As far as the season, we’ve been doing really well,” Benson said. “We went down to the Frenchtown tournament a...
MISSION VALLEY — The Montana Coop started two years ago as a first-of-its-kind, web-based consumer and producer owned cooperative. The idea is to connect local food producers and consumers directly over the Internet, eliminating the need for much of the costly logistical work that goes into starting a ...
PABLO — On a beautiful Saturday afternoon, Mother Nature cooperated for a few hours during this tumultuous spring and allowed blue skies and sunshine to win the day during the fifth annual Ronan Walks and Rolls Earth Day event. However, according to extension director Virgil Dupuis, “fif...
