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Articles with the Tag: St. Luke Community Healthcare

Scholarships again available from St. Luke

  RONAN — Once again, St. Luke Community Healthcare Network is offering $500 college scholarships to high school seniors at seven area high schools. Counselors at Arlee, Charlo, Hot Springs, Polson, Ronan, St. Ignatius and Two Eagle River have received the scholarship application instruction sh...

Fuchs counts down to retirement Fuchs counts down to retirement

RONAN – Wayne Fuchs is a bit anxious for April 15 to get here already. “Seventy-seven days and four hours left,” Fuchs joked in an interview last week as he looked at a clock. “I don’t keep up with the seconds yet.” After a previous career as a radio broadcaster in b...

Collectible silent auction fundraiser underway

  News from St. Luke Community Healthcare RONAN — “Hummel Figurine and Other Collectibles Silent Auction” is being held in the lobby of St. Luke Community Hospital in Ronan. The fundraiser will benefit the St. Luke Extended Care Residents’ Council. Items include porcelain e...

Icy conditions cause problems for schools, ranchers Icy conditions cause problems for schools, ranchers

Heating, cooling and precipitation patterns over the past month have left Mission Valley residents sliding over pastures, corrals, roads, playgrounds, and pathways that feel like ice rinks instead of solid ground.  Precipitation followed a strong Arctic front in December before it became warmer at th...

‘Tis the season of giving ‘Tis the season of giving

News from St. Luke Extended Care RONAN — The St. Luke Extended Care Residents’ Council donated a total of $1,500 to three non-profit agencies in Lake County. The money raised through various activities including raffles, books sales and yard sales was split evenly among the Lake County Council...

Birth announcements for Dec. 25, 2013 Birth announcements for Dec. 25, 2013

Aaliyah May Evertz RONAN — Zachary and Kaylee Evertz are proud to announce that their little sister, Aaliyah May Evertz, was born Dec. 19, 2013, at St. Luke Community Hospital. She weighed 7 pounds, 7 ounces. Parents are Chris and Lyndsey Evertz of Polson. Paternal grandparents are Joy Dahl of ...

Residency program helps fill need for rural family doctors Residency program helps fill need for rural family doctors

News from St. Luke Healthcare Network RONAN — It’s no secret that there is a shortage of family medicine doctors in rural areas of the country such as Montana. According to a study by the Bureau of Health Professions, about 20 percent of the US population — more than 50 million people &m...

Help available to enroll in Health Insurance Exchange

News from St. Luke Community Healthcare  RONAN — Can I do it? Should I do it? Those are questions Montanans are facing as important deadlines for the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act, or Obamacare, loom on the horizon. As it stands now, anyone wishing to have insurance coverage ...

Chinks to raise funds for free screenings

  RONAN — The St. Luke Foundation Employee Giving Program is selling a pair of custom made pink chinks at silent auction. The chinks or cowboy chaps made by Steve Krumm of Muley Bluz have a red yoke adorned with Breast Cancer Awareness Conchos on the scrolls. Bidding closes at 3 p.m., Thursday,...

Organizations stress importance of breast cancer awareness Organizations stress importance of breast cancer awareness

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...


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