Articles Written By: Kate Haake
PABLO — The Indigo Girls and two-time vice presidential candidate Winona LaDuke held an environmental justice panel in the Johnny Arlee/Victor Charlo Theatre at Salish and Kootenai College on Saturday. The event entitled “Environmental Justice in Montana: Protecting the Land for Future Generat...
RONAN — For Laura Larson, catching an occasional stray canine is not a job — it’s community service. And as Ronan’s unofficial dog catcher, she is happy to volunteer. Her title officially is Community Service Officer, but with that position, she volunteers 26 hours per week, ...
RONAN — In a spirit of community service, the students at the Ronan Middle School found themselves out of the classroom and in the field, participating in a wide array of community-based activities May 26. The event was called One Book, One Community, and for the eighth year in a row, RMS student...
After a day dedicated to the development of future community members, the Ronan Middle School seventh and eighth graders spent Thursday at Kicking Horse Reservoir for the 23rd annual Rendezvous. From horse-shoeing to tomahawk throwing, RMS students got a glimpse of what skills were inherent to their...
RONAN — On May 26, the Lake County road and bridge crew wrenched Bockman Park’s oldest bridge out of its place across Spring Creek and replaced it with a shiny, new addition to Ronan’s city park. Using a crane, manpower and communication, a bright, coppery-orange arched bridge was placed...
RONAN — On Sunday afternoon, Ronan’s graduating class lived up to the class motto — “Stop worrying. Start living.” The graduation marked the end of their high school careers and the beginning of a new life outside of school. Not one student was preoccupied with exams, homewor...
RONAN — Though cold and inconvenient, the rain this Memorial Day was appropriate for Lake County residents who paused to remember those who fought and died for our country. For many veterans, every year Memorial Day serves as a reminder of their own sacrifice and the sacrifices of their comrades in arm...
CHARLO — The entirety of the Charlo Elementary sat anxiously in front of the school on Thursday, anticipating the winners of the third annual bike giveaway. Elementary principal Clair Rasmussen tormented the eager children by prolonging the process of selecting two names from the drawing. A...
Spring has sprung and it’s time for all those gardeners to whip out their shovels and start getting down and dirty in that flower bed. But for some garden novices, the garden/gardener relationship is a bit more complex. We would like to start digging away at that flower bed full of weeds, but ...
For any student, the advice and the attitude of a teacher can make a world of difference. And there is no better example of that then Lake County’s own Marques Jones. This May, Jones graduated from Montana State University with a degree in chemical engineering. As if that’s not impressive enou...
