Schools
POLSON – Voters in the Polson School District last week rejected a two-bond measure that would have garnered a combined $61 million for the district’s elementary, middle and high schools. Polson School District Superintendent Rex Weltz said the issues that needed to be addressed have not gone away, and it will be up to the school board to decide how to proceed. Weltz said, “the district looks forward to working with the community” to address the educational needs of the children. The proposed 25-year elementary bond measure failed by a margin of 243 votes. A total of 1,690 “no” votes were counted to 1,447 “yes” votes, accordi...
Children of all ages filled the stage in the St. Ignatius Elementary School to tell the story of “Johnny Appleseed” with the help of the Missoula Children’s Theater. The kids practiced their lines for several hours after school for one week to get ready for the show. On Saturday, the cur...
Fourth grade: Jordan Boye, Dylann Elverud, Robert Howard, Bryce Roberts, Reese Swensen Fifth grade: Tyler Boye, Amelya Delay, Mark Ioli, Benjamin Matt, Katie Porter, Adele Ranney, Rylee Swensen, Abbigail Wagner Sixth grade: Charlie Elverud, Jayna Hale, Oakley Castello ...
News from Olivia Clairmont for the FFA The Mission Valley FFA recently traveled to Bozeman to compete in the eighth annual John Deere Ag Expo and did very well. The Junior Farm Business Management team placed sixth, with Kiara Sherman in first and Olivia Clairmont in 10th. The Junior Hor...
ARLEE – Aliens, robots, giants and a bumbling space explorer took the stage at this year’s Missoula Children’s Theater performance. The show was “Gulliver’s Travels,” set in space. The play told the story of the explorer Gulliver navigating space and meeting the locals ...
Arlee High School Straight As: Kiya Ironshell, Rheid Crawford, Jerny Crawford High Honor Roll 3.7 & above Seniors: Peyton Lammerding Juniors: Noah Coulson Sophomores: Noel Johnson Freshmen: Meghan Upton, Xaria Jacobson, Patience Bunce Regular Honor Roll 3.3 to ...
News from U.S. Department of Agriculture MONTANA – Montana state director Charles Robison for the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Rural Development program announced that the USDA is investing in a University of Providence project that will improve distance-learning education at Salish Koot...
MISSOULA – Photos Leanna Powell took over a year ago near her home in St. Ignatius have brought her to a show at the People’s Center in Pablo, to a prestigious show in New York and now to the new Zootown Arts Community Center Gallery in Missoula. “I had no idea it would go this far,&rdqu...
ARLEE – Lunchtime meetings at the Arlee School District give girls and non-binary youth an opportunity to explore their unique strengths. Using Their Strength is a program facilitated by the YWCA of Missoula. The program has existed in Missoula for over 20 years. Two years ago, it was established in Ar...
RONAN — On Tuesday, Dec. 3, at 5 p.m., a “Taco Tuesday” dinner and silent auction fundraiser will be held at the Ronan Event Center along with an “Orange and Black Basketball Scrimmage.” Games begin at 6 p.m. The $1 taco feed begins with a team challenge and a community challeng...
