Articles with the Tag: SKC
PABLO — With 31 states where same sex marriages are legal and several more states moving in that direction, the movie “Bridegroom” is especially poignant. If same sex marriage had been legal in 2011, it would have alleviated so much heartache for couple Shane Bitney Crone and Tom Bridegroom...
News from SAFE Harbor It is remarkable. One person can have a major impact on society and culture simply by taking a risk and sharing their life. At least that has been the remarkable journey of Montana native Shane Bitney Crone. On Oct. 21, Crone will be hosting a screening of his ...
PABLO – WNBA All-Star game MVP Shoni Schimmel of the Atlanta Dream will be a guest speaker at Salish Kootenai College on Sunday, Oct. 5, from noon to 3:30 p.m. at the Joe McDonald gym. Schimmel will be at SKC to sign autographs, take pictures, talk about the value of education and “staying off dr...
News from The American Red Cross LAKE COUNTY — The American Red Cross encourages eligible donors to give blood during Liver Awareness Month this October. According to the American Liver Foundation, more than 6,000 liver transplants are performed each year in the U.S., making it the...
PABLO —Salish Kootenai College will now be offering Bachelor and Associates degrees in Wildlife and Fisheries, the first such degree program among the tribal colleges and universities in North America. Students in the Wildlife and Fisheries program will have the opportunity to study the biology, ecolog...
POLSON — Rob McDonald, Confederated Salish and Kootenai Tribal communications director, spoke on the State of the Confederated Salish and Kootenai Tribes at the Sept. 3 Polson Chamber of Commerce luncheon. “Relations between the tribes and the larger community are the best they’ve ...
POLSON — Although it sounds like a movie, this is a story about a girl who loves horses and a young horse who trusts her. It all began with Dixon rancher Jerry Hamel, who bought a mare with a colt at an estate sale. The colt was out of Carl Moss’ stud, Hamel said, and was out of a McConnell...
LAKE COUNTY – The tide of pink that washed over the nation slowly faded out as the days of October dwindled to an end, but two double-mastectomy survivors from Mission Valley are proof that breast cancer is a constant threat, every day of the year. It was April of 2012 when Peggy Sloan, manage...
POLSON — Dr. Frank Tyro, award-winning filmmaker and renowned observer of polar bears, will present a program recounting experiences from the 33 trips he has made to Churchill, Manitoba, the “Polar Bear Capital of the World,” at the Friday, Nov. 8, meeting of the Lake County Pachyderm. E...
FLATHEAD RESERVATION — On average, 24 women are diagnosed with breast cancer in Lake County each year, according to data analyzed by the National Institute for Health. October is the month where the entire nation goes pink in honor of these women and a spotlight is shone on the disease they fight. Brea...
