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Articles with the Tag: St. Ignatius

Choir works to help save murals Choir works to help save murals

ST. IGNATIUS – The Mission Catholic Church held a concert to raise money to help save the crumbling murals on Saturday, Dec 12. “We are trying everything we can,” said Nancy Plant, Mission Church secretary. The Treasure State Chorale traveled from Missoula to donate their time to help...

Students help those in need Students help those in need

ST. IGNATIUS – Into the woods the Dogs With Wings went to collect limbs from trees in an effort to help those in need on Thursday, Dec. 3., and they need community support to finish their project.  The group is a school-sponsored club from the Mission Middle School that buys gifts for children ...

Businesses put on holiday wonderland for community Businesses put on holiday wonderland for community

ST. IGNATIUS – Aodhan Umphrey, 6, held very still while he transformed into Santa Clause at the St. Ignatius Christmas Carnival on Saturday at the Community Center. With a painted white beard and a cherry red nose, Aodhan hopped down from the face painting station to move about the carnival. Glenda ...

Volunteers provide free holiday meals Volunteers provide free holiday meals

Chatter mingled with music on Thanksgiving Day as volunteers throughout the county made sure no one went home hungry. Twenty-eight of the estimated 51 million turkeys eaten on Thanksgiving Day across America were roasted for Polson’s free annual event at the Polson Senior Center, where the salad tab...

Community supports small businesses for holiday season Community supports small businesses for holiday season

Small Business Saturday, a national advertising campaign that supports all small businesses in response to Black Friday, had 23 Polson businesses consciously take part this year, their second year doing so.  Mission Valley businesses saw mixed results to the Shop Small campaign. All In Stitches, a...

St. Ignatius

The foot care volunteer will be in the St. Ignatius Senior Citizens Center on Tuesday, Dec. 15. Drop by or call the center for an appointment.  The center will have its Christmas ham dinner on Wednesday, Dec. 16, at 5:30 p.m.  Activities at the center for December are:  —  ...

Needing to be saved Needing to be saved

The sky is literally falling, and folks at the historic Mission Catholic Church are trying hard to keep it together. “We just let the Lord know that we are in trouble,” Father Andrew L. Maddock said, adding that he hopes for some divine intervention to help fix the problem. The murals insid...

Two shows, two towns, one script Two shows, two towns,  one script

Every week dozens of actors in pairs of two go into schools across the country as directors to help children experience theater for one week with the Missoula Children’s Theater. Last week two different sets of directors went into Arlee and St. Ignatius. Both schools performed “Aladdin” ...

Pinehaven a ‘kids and cattle ranch’

ST. IGNATIUS — On an 11,020 acre ranch southwest of St. Ignatius, troubled kids are taught Christian values along with their regular elementary and secondary classes. Pinehaven founder Pastor Bob Larsson told the St. Ignatius Neighborhood Watch Chapter Nov. 15 that the children on the “kids and c...

St. Ignatius serves up turkey dinner

ST. IGNATIUS — St. Ignatius Community’s Thanksgiving Day Free Dinner will be held on Thanksgiving Day from 3:30-5:30 p.m. It will be served at the St. Ignatius Schools Middle School Commons. Anyone is invited that would like to enjoy a home-cooked Thanksgiving Day dinner sponsored by various...


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