Articles with the Tag: University of Montana

POLSON – Last Wednesday marked the most important day in the lives of many prep football players across the country. On National signing day, players sign letters of intent, declaring where they will play at the college level. It is a festive event that marks the end of an athlete’s high school c...

POLSON — Famed former University of Montana women’s basketball coach Robin Selvig will headline this month’s Boys and Girls Club Great Futures Breakfast. The third annual affair will be held at Kwa- TaqNuk Resort and Casino Feb. 15 and features a free continental breakfast. Open to ev...

HELENA — The Governor’s Office of Community Service, Montana Campus Compact, and Reach Higher Montana welcome applicants for the 2017 Youth Serve Montana Scholarships. The deadline to apply is Jan. 31, 2017. Youth Serve Montana Scholarships reward students who have volunteered at least 100 hou...

RONAN – One outstanding music student in Ronan was chosen for a grand honor. Ronan High School senior Jenaya Burns is set to attend the All-Northwest Wind Symphony program where 1,000 students from Alaska, Idaho, Montana, Oregon, Washington and Wyoming are scheduled to gather in Bellevue, Washington...

News from the University of Montana YELLOW BAY – The University of Montana’s Flathead Lake Biological Station has been awarded a $2 million grant to study diversity among insects, crustaceans and other arthropods in river floodplains and how they might be affected by climate change. The f...

Dave Fauss always wanted to hike over the Bob Marshall wilderness, back behind the Mission Mountain Range, and cross the experience off of his bucket list. At 75 years old, a plan started to fall into place. One of his friends, Mark Lewing, 70, was planning a trip, and Fred Friesz, 70, also wanted to go, ...

PABLO – Learning to garden connects children to their community, the food they eat, and encourages a healthier lifestyle, according to Salish Kootenai College Community Health and Development Coordinator Mike Tryon. SKC earned a grant from the United States Department of Agriculture that led to a co...

News from Ninepipes Museum of Early Montana CHARLO — Janet McGahan is the featured artist at the Aug. 6 “First Saturday” event at Ninepipes Museum of Early Montana. McGahan will be on hand to meet visitors and discuss her artwork from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m.  She will have numerous pri...

News from the Montana Board of Regents LAKE COUNTY — Four school districts located within the Flathead Reservation — Polson School District, Ronan School District, St. Ignatius School District and Two Eagle School District — have been awarded a five-year, renewable Talent Search grant...

RONAN — Jessica Johnson, an eighth-grade teacher from Ronan School District, received the Montana Statehood Centennial Bell Award honoring the Montana History Teacher of the year for the seventh through 12th grade level. Born and raised on a family ranch near St. Ignatius, Johnson comes from homeste...