ST. IGNATIUS — Folks flocked together for a weekend of fun during the Good Old Days events last week. The weekend was named for the nostalgic times when communities gathered to connect and play games for some old fashioned fun. When asked how this weekend compared to past events, one woman leaving a bingo game at the Senior Citizen Center, said the good old days don’t seem that far away anymore. “This weekend was like we used to be before the pandemic,” she said. “We were able to gather as a community like the good old days of a few years ago.” Last year, the event was canceled for the first time is about four decades due to concerns about spr...
RONAN — The 2021 Lake County Fair, themed “Yee Haw Mardi Gras,” got underway earlier this week and will continue through the weekend at the fairgrounds in Ronan. On Wednesday, July 21, a family-style dinner is on tap at 5 p.m., followed by the market livestock weigh-in and open-cla...
ST. IGNATIUS — Planes and pancakes were back at the St. Ignatius Fly-In on Sunday morning after the pandemic put a hold on the event last year. The event has been held annually for 14 years, not including last year, as a way to end the Good Old Days weekend and bring people out to the airport...
MONTANA — In recent years, the effect of trauma on students’ educations has become more widely recognized, but Montana State University researcher Christine Stanton says an important question remains: How can education research help when education itself is traumatic for many students? Stanton...
POLSON — Getting muddy was unavoidable and precisely the point for more than 50 mud-caked volleyball players that participated in Saturday’s inaugural Bump, Set, Splat! Mud Volleyball Tournament held at the Polson Fairgrounds. Hosted by the Boys and Girls Club of the Flathead Reservation...
RONAN — Good morning. How many of you are tired of this heat and worry every time the fire whistle goes off? Me too. We will be voting for the “Senior of the Year” this week, so watch the blackboard for the names that have been nominated. It’s nice to see all the new faces coming to e...
POLSON — Activities at the Polson Senior Center include exercise classes on Mondays, Wednesdays and Fridays from 10:30-11:30 a.m. Bridge is played on Tuesdays at 12:30 p.m. The veterans’ representative visits the center every first Friday of each month. Each week on Wednesdays Mahjong is played a...
ST. IGNATIUS — Here’s to keeping cool and safe in this difficult weather. I hope everyone had a wonderful time at the Good Old Days celebration as we enter the last two weeks of July. Our menu: — Wednesday, July 21: 5:30 p.m. dinner - roast turkey, rolls, pot...
DIXON — The Dixon Senior Center continues to serve our community and hopes everyone is staying happy and healthy. All are invited to come enjoy dinner, and/or pinochle. We are also accepting take-out meal requests. Meals will be served Monday and Thursday evenings at 5 p.m. Meals are $4 per serving and...
Handmade quilts were back on the auction block this year during the Amish Community Auction held on Saturday in St. Ignatius to raise money to run the school house. “It looks like we might have a record crowd here today,” said organizer Marty Miller, as he looked out across the field on Foothi...
