Articles with the Tag: St. Ignatius
MISSION — As any grade school teacher will tell you, an auditorium filled with silent and attentive second-graders is a rare sight. “If they’re this quiet, you know they’re having fun,” said Frenchtown second-grade teacher Lane Long. And Long knows a thing or t...
ST. IGNATIUS — The St. Ignatius City Council met last week to discuss several issues. The St. Ignatius Police Department has been accepting applications for an open officer position and has decided to interview four viable applicants. Council members did not have an exact date for the intervie...
MISSION — The Mission Bulldogs volleyball team graduated seven seniors last year. Coach Kendal Anderson said of the 11 on her team this year, only four had been on the team the year prior. Of these four, only three had playing experience. “At the beginning, before the season even started...
MISSION VALLEY — Track and field has roots dating back to Ancient Greece, the birthplace of the Olympics. From discus throwers to sprinters, the first organized sports competitions in human history carry through to today’s competitive arena in the form of modern Olympic games. An importa...
ST. IGNATIUS —Assistance in reviewing and changing Medicare related plans will be available in the St. Ignatius Senior Citizens Center on Tuesday, Nov. 27. Consultations will be available by appointment only beginning at 9:30 a.m. The Area VI Agency on Aging is providing the service. To sign up f...
Les Rice has coached one St. Ignatius sport or another for the past 33 years. This season marks his 22nd straight year as the girls’ varsity basketball coach, but this year he’s facing his toughest challenge yet: cancer. Doctors discovered a tumor in Rice’s chest in July. Currently under...
HELENA — Mission harrier Paden Alexander took second at the state Class B cross-country meet last weekend in Helena. The senior Bulldog finished in 16:43; his best time of the season was 15:19, which he ran Sept. 15 at the Ronan Invitational meet. “This isn’t Paden’s best time, but...
ST. IGNATIUS —The St. Ignatius Senior Citizens Center encouraged those coming to lunch on Tuesday, Oct. 23, to wear pink for “Pink for Cancer Day.” Donations to fight cancer were accepted. There will be no meal on Wednesday, Oct. 31, and pinochle is on Oct. 29 rather than the Oct. 31. ...
RONAN — Mission Valley United Methodist Church congregation would like to take this opportunity to introduce our new pastor, Derf Bergman and his wife Jay Bergman to the Mission Valley. Derf grew up in Bath, Ill. He is a lifelong Methodist and now a United Methodist. He received his Bachelor of A...
MISSION — Football is, by definition, a team sport. This simple fact has not changed since the sport’s invention, and it remains a powerful deciding factor as to whether or not a team will succeed. It is a widely accepted fact that skill level, age, and athletic ability are minimal facto...
