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Articles with the Tag: St. Ignatius

Malatare sentenced for assault Malatare sentenced for assault

POLSON — A St. Ignatius man was sentenced at District Court in Polson on Dec. 1 to the Montana State Prison for 5 years on a domestic assault charge. Shawn Wayne Malatare, 54, entered a plea of guilty to felony partner or family member assault during an earlier court appearance. That was just before th...

Local auto technician receives national award Local auto technician receives national award

News from Automotive Service Excellence (ASE) Leesburg, VA — Andrew Jensen, an ASE Certified automotive technician from St. Ignatius, Montana, was recently honored with a national achievement award as the ZF/ASE Aftermarket Master Automobile Technician of the Year. 52 automotive professionals were...

Local auto technician receives national award

News from Automotive Service Excellence (ASE) Leesburg, VA — Andrew Jensen, an ASE Certified automotive technician from St. Ignatius, Montana, was recently honored with a national achievement award as the ZF/ASE Aftermarket Master Automobile Technician of the Year. 52 automotive professionals were...

St. Ignatius seniors for Dec. 7, 2022

ST. IGNATIUS — As I look out my window today, winter is upon us. Please stay warm, dry, safe and be careful of falls. Christmas is fast approaching. —  Friday, Dec. 9: lunch at noon - chicken, potatoes/gravy, veggies, fruit, rolls, lemon cake —  Tuesday, Dec. 13: lunch at no...

Soul Food Soul Food

LAKE COUNTY — Communities throughout Lake County came together on Thanksgiving Day to ensure that no one went without a meal.  In St. Ignatius, the community dinner comes together largely by word of mouth. Local Kimimi Ashley doesn’t remember the date when it started, but it began when pe...

St. Ignatius prepares for Christmas Carnival St. Ignatius prepares for Christmas Carnival

ST. IGNATIUS — St. Ignatius will be welcoming back its Christmas Carnival the first Saturday in December at 2 p.m. in the new high school gym.  Put on by the Chamber of Commerce and technically started back in 2003, the town used to put on raffles with the number of tickets dependent on the amo...

St. Ignatius seniors for Nov. 30, 2022

ST.IGNATIUS — We hope your Thanksgiving was joyful with friends and family. With the cold weather that we are having we are wishing all a warm place to be. Menu for the upcoming weeks: Lunch is at noon and dinner is at 5:30 p.m. If you wish to have a take-out meal, please call by 10 a.m. for lunc...

Wildlife fencing to be placed near St. Ignatius

News from MDT ST. IGNATIUS — The Montana Department of Transportation (MDT) and Montana Fencing have begun work near St. Ignatius on roadside safety improvements to reduce wildlife collisions. This project is located along US Highway 93 (US 93), beginning about two miles south of St. Ignatius a...

St. Luke Community Healthcare employees donate holiday fare to local food banks St. Luke Community Healthcare employees donate holiday fare to local food banks

News from St. Luke Community Healthcare RONAN — St. Luke Community Healthcare employees recently held a month-long food drive to collect 1,571 pounds of non-perishable food and almost $1,000 to donate to the food banks in Ronan, St. Ignatius, and Polson so they would have essential holiday items o...

Huskies beat Bulldogs in state championship Huskies beat Bulldogs in state championship

Story and Photos by Porter Counts / Valley Journal ST. IGNATIUS — The Mission Bulldogs hosted the Belt Huskies in the Montana Eight-Man football state championship on Saturday, Nov. 19, losing 52-24. Both teams came into the championship game undefeated. This was Mission’s first football champ...


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