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ST. IGNATIUS – The St. Ignatius School District opened the doors to the public on Thursday evening for the annual Community Showcase to give people the opportunity to see all the great things students of all grade levels have been working on this year.  In the schools, the walls were filled with projects, including enchanted animal drawings, 3D ancient Greek monuments, wind-driven energy models, insect replicas, wood-based furniture, intricately painted shoes and much more.  Fourth grader Kanana Couture, 10, said the bugs hanging by strings in the elementary school hallway were made of cardboard and paper mache. She created a replica of a grasshopper to complete her as...

News from St. Ignatius School District   ST. IGNATIUS – The St. Ignatius School District is among the top 50 schools in the running to win a $75,000 art education donation thanks to the Vans Custom Culture competition.  Students need your help to rally the community to help them become...

RONAN – On Friday, Ronan City crews received some help cleaning up the city streets from more than 100 student volunteers from various Ronan High School extracurricular and athletic groups.  According to Ronan High School student advisor Heather Gray, teaching students to take ownership of the ...

News from the Governor’s Office of Community Service HELENA – The Governor’s Office of Community Service, in partnership with Reach Higher Montana and Montana Campus Compact, awarded $1,000 scholarships to 100 Montana high school seniors, the agency announced today. The Youth Serve ...

News from                                     Montana Fish, Wildlife & Parks KALISPELL — Montana Fish, Wildlife & Parks is offering a free wolf trapper education and certification course near Kalispell ...

ST. IGNATIUS St. Ignatius Mission Church Summer visiting hours for St. Ignatius Mission Church begin Memorial Day weekend. Visitors are welcome to visit from 9 a.m.-7 p.m. daily. Visitors may also explore The Sisters of Providence cabin built in 1864, as well as the original Jesuit cabin built in 1...

News from Mission Valley Aquatics and Fitness  POLSON – Mission Valley Aquatics and Fitness would like to share the benefits of group exercise. The center has many group exercise classes located on both water and land to choose from. Classes run monthly, so people can come and sign up for May...

After graduating from high school in Oklahoma, Charles “Chuck” Whitson went to college on a basketball scholarship. But at that time, lots of guys were being drafted. Joining the military seemed like the thing to do. So on Jan. 15, 1953, he enlisted in the Army for three years. Chuck got his f...

News from the Office of Public Instruction The Montana Office of Public Instruction announced that report cards for Montana schools, districts and the state are now publicly available. The federal Every Student Succeeds Act requires state, district and school-level data to be displayed on report cards i...

RONAN —  Mother Nature has sure been fickle lately. We don’t know what to expect from day to day. One day the weather is beautiful and the next it is cold and raining.  On Wednesdays after lunch there are crafts; so, if you have a craft project bring it and work on it with the other ...