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RONAN — Nine middle school mathematicians sit in a classroom during their lunch break, calculating. Their instructor, Shawn Harris, throws another problem on the screen from her computer, which incites a flurry of activity and scribbling on white boards until one student blurts out an answer. Another disagrees and multiple students comment on the problem until a solution has been reached. Despite the gorgeous weather beckoning each student outside, the mathematicians are content to spend their lunch hour practicing math problems for Montana MathCounts, a statewide competition for math teams in Bozeman on Wednesday. After taking second place in chapter competitions in February, R...
POLSON — The Polson School Board of Trustees welcomed student representative Laura Hart from Polson High School to their meeting on March 8 at 5 p.m. Then the trustees dived right into the agenda. Drew Shealy from First Interstate Bank said School District #23 assets are being moved f...
RONAN — The Ronan High School and Middle School robotics team presented their robots to a room full of interested school board members, administrators and teachers on Monday night at a Ronan-Pablo School Board Meeting. The teams, headed by teachers Jesse Gray and Jessica Johnson, were in attendance ...
POLSON — Pajama pants with puppies or Spiderman, fuzzy bathrobes and slippers were the dress of the day on Cuddle Up with a Good Book day. Held on Friday, Feb. 26 at 9 a.m. at Linderman School. Cuddle Up with a Good Book day was the culmination of a week dedicated to reading and, coincidentally, Dr. Se...
CHARLO — Hippies, swing dancing, the Backstreet Boys, the Spice Girls, the jitter bug and Aretha Franklin all graced Charlo’s stage on Tuesday night for the unforgettable performance “Entertainment that Stands the Test of Time.” Over 35 Charlo Middle School and High School students...
ST. IGNATIUS — The St. Ignatius Town Council voted to add a new Dodge Charger to its police department fleet at last week’s council meeting. So far in the 2009-2010 fiscal year, the town’s revenue is greater than anticipated, particularly due to revenue from court fines and police STEP g...
RONAN — Following a lengthy discussion on the conditions of the sale and growth of medical marijuana, the Ronan City Council restricted the sale and growth of the substance to the highway commercial zone and excluding it from the line of sight from any schools in the area. Medical marijuana providers w...
RAVALLI — A 46-year-old Missoula woman was killed in a crash on her motorcycle early Sunday afternoon on U.S. Highway 93 just south of Ravalli. The wreck happened around 12:45 p.m. when a wheel popped off of a single axle trailer being pulled behind a northbound Ford Explorer, Montana Highway ...
Young watercolorists painted a clump of quaking aspens while other PMS students snowshoed through the pines and snow on Blacktail Mountain. These activities were just a couple of the fun things offered on Healthy Choices Day at Polson Middle School on March 5. According to PMS Counselor Kat...
POLSON — “The baby slept through it all,” Abigail Feiler said. Feiler was talking about an accident she, her children and her younger sister were in on Dec. 23 about four miles south of Niarada. “I was going home on Highway 28 when I hit black ice,” Abigail Fei...
