DIXON — The Dixon Senior Center continues to serve our community and hopes everyone is staying happy and healthy. We have opened the doors for eating in while continuing to follow social distancing precautions so our friends and neighbors can spend some time visiting with each other. We are also accepting take-out meal requests. Meals will be served Monday and Thursday evenings, at 5:30 p.m. Meals are $4 per serving and are deliverable to Dixon residents upon request. The menu: — Monday, April 5: French dip, potatoes, salad, dessert — Thursday, April 8: chili cheese fries, salad, dessert Feel welcome to call 406-246-3310 to place an or...
RONAN — The streets of downtown Ronan were lined with Irish spirit late Wednesday afternoon as the St. Patrick’s Day parade made its return after being canceled in 2020 due to the COVID-19 pandemic. “We are not Irish but my kids were so excited that there was actually going to be a...
MSU News Service MONTANA — Montana State University Extension is offering an Alzheimer’s disease awareness program for children that provides a storybook and a reading guide for parents or guardians, teens, aunts, uncles or grandparents who want to help young children understand the disease....
Windfall is defined as a sudden and unexpected bounty, as when the wind knocks ripe apples or plums from a tree so you don’t have to reach for them or when the federal government promises to send an estimated $2.7 billion in COVID-19 relief money to Montana’s state, local and tribal governments a...
ST. IGNATIUS — Happy spring. Our dinner on March 17 was very well attended and we are looking forward to reopening on April 6. We will have our usual Tuesday and Friday lunches and first and third Wednesday evening meals. Starting in April, we will no longer be delivering meals on Wednesdays. Takeout w...
POLSON — We are lucky to live in a small town in a state with a small population. Friends and family in big population areas are having problems getting vaccinated - no matter their age. Take any opportunity to get vaccinated. As usual, we cannot guarantee your safety from COVID at the Polson ...
Claudia Hewston radiates optimism, and it’s contagious. On a chilly day in February, she’s at the Polson Boys and Girls Club for a weekly mentoring session. During a session, one of the high school mentors in the 4-H National Mentoring Program that Hewston oversees is helping her mentee ...
Brits accurately refer to shots as jabs. Well, I received my second jab Friday of the Moderna vaccine, and am already looking at my world with a rosier gaze. As of Friday, I was one of 132,785 Montanans and more than 33 million Americans who are now fully immunized. Happily, I had virtually...
CHARLO — The Mission Valley community is wrapping its collective arms around a former Charlo High School three-sport-athlete and wrestling state champion who is battling an extremely rare form of vascular cancer. In February, Montana Tech Oredigger freshman Isaiah Allik’s dreams of Satur...
As we begin the second half of the 67th legislative session, I would like to highlight some very important bills that we can all support for the benefit of Montana. Senate Bill 101 provides permanent authorization of Direct Patient Care in Montana law. Dr. Harrop’s Pure Health DPC in Polson is an ex...
