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Articles with the Tag: St. Ignatius

Tribal council soon to hold primary elections Tribal council soon to hold primary elections

PABLO –Twenty-six candidates are vying for five of the 10 seats on the Confederated Salish and Kootenai Tribal Council this year during the primary election set for Oct. 17. “The primary election will narrow down the candidates to two in each district unless the votes are really close,” ...

Fundraiser to support service for new moms

News from The Nest POLSON — The Nest is hosting a “Fall Fest to Feather The Nest” featuring a “Nest Jam” with Gladys Friday and Friends, Native Games and kids games, a pig roast and picnic with all the fixin’s, and a silent auction that will include something for everyo...

St. Ignatius

ST. IGNATIUS – The St. Ignatius Senior Citizens Fall Rummage and Bake Sale is under way. The event is being held Tuesday-Friday, Oct. 6 -9. The bake sale will be held on Friday, Oct. 9. The sale hours will be from 10 a.m.-4 p.m. The Lake County Health Department will provide flu shots in the center on ...

Local Realtors support food banks

NORTHWEST MONTANA — The National Montana Association of Realtors Charitable Foundation recently donated $4,800 to food pantries across northwest Montana. The Foundation donated to the Polson Loaves & Fish Pantry, the Ronan Breadbasket, the Mission Valley Food Pantry in St. Ignatius, the Flathead Fo...

Native American Chef teaches students how to cook Native American Chef teaches students how to cook

Sioux Chef Shawn Sherman visited the Mission Valley last week to teach students how to cook Native American style food the old way. “This is what my grandparents ate,” he said. Students from Ronan, St. Ignatius, Missoula, Bozeman and Kicking Horse Job Corps gathered in the kitchens at Ronan...

Blood moon casts crimson glow Blood moon casts  crimson glow

Blood moon sounds like the title to a vampire movie rather than the beautiful and rare celestial event that it is. Sunday evening’s super lunar eclipse presented the first such event since 1984 and another won’t take place again until 2033. A lunar eclipse occurs as the earth passes between...

St. Ignatius

St. Ignatius – Donated items are sought for the St. Ignatius Senior Citizens Fall Rummage and Bake Sale. The event is on Tuesday-Friday, Oct. 6-9. The bake sale will be held on that Friday. The sale hours will be from 10 a.m.-4 p.m.  The Lake County Health Department will provide flu shots in t...

Local wins Paint the State Local wins Paint the State

ST. IGNATIUS – Briar Ahlborn, 19, won the Montana Meth Project’s Paint the State contest in the celebrity artist category with her “Pass the Peace Pipe, Not the Meth Pipe” mural located on U.S. Highway 93 at mile marker 33.  “I didn’t believe it when I won,” ...

Principal reports closed achievement gap in middle school

ST. IGNATIUS – Administration positions at all levels changed this year in the Mission School District with former high school principal Jason Sargent coming in as the new superintendent. Dan Durglo became the new elementary principal moving from his position as the middle school principal. Shawn Hendr...

Bear sightings persistent in towns

News from the  news from St. Ignatius Neighborhood Watch Chapter ST. IGNATIUS — Grizzly and black bears have always wandered through Ronan and St. Ignatius and probably always will. Dan McClure, administrative sergeant for Tribal Fish and Game, explained to the St. Ignatius Neighborhood Watc...


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