Articles with the Tag: SKC
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...
News from Salish Kootenai College PABLO — The Medical Office Clerk Certificate program at Salish Kootenai College has added an Electronic Health Records course to its one-year curriculum. The 46-credit curriculum became effective this fall, and includes a two-credit Electronic Health Records course ...
PABLO —Three juvenile suspects were taken into custody Thursday afternoon and charged with vandalism of Salish Kootenai College. Lake County undersheriff Dan Yonkin said offices were broken into and small vehicles were damaged during the crime that was discovered early Thursday. Colle...
The bumper stickers on the back of Frank Tyro’s truck can tell you a lot about what he feels passionately about, but the capital letters and vibrant colors cause more of a fuss than the quiet professor does in person. “It’s just his way of observing the world,” his wife, Lori...
PABLO — “Our 200-year-old math game fits in the new math curriculum,” Karyn Gagnon said. Gagnon, of Metis ancestry, teaches Native American games in 18 Catholic schools in Edmonton, Alberta, Canada. The district has a high percentage of aboriginal and Metis children, and they...
PABLO — “It takes a village in nursing education,” Dr. Katherine Willock, PhD., RN, head of Salish Kootenai College’s nursing program said as she spoke to graduates at the June 7 pinning ceremony. A part of that village is mothers, fathers, children, significant others and fr...
Deadlines are approaching for the Salish and Kootenai high school all-star basketball team selections to attend and participate in the AMERIND All West Native American Basketball Classic April 4-7 in Denver, Colo. It is not too late to show your interest. If you are interested in playing on the 2013 teams...
