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St. Ignatius seniors for March 31, 2021

ST. IGNATIUS — We are excited to reopen on Tuesday, April 6, for in-house dining. We will resume our schedule of Tuesday and Friday lunches at noon, and the first and third Wednesday evening dinners at 5:30 p.m. Of course you can still order take-out meals. Please call the St. Ignatius Senior Center by 10 a.m. for a lunch pick-up, and by 2 p.m. for a dinner pick up. There will be regular deliveries on Tuesdays and Fridays for our Meals on Wheels participants, and there are no meal deliveries on Wednesdays. The menu: —  Friday, April 2: tuna fish casserole, sides, dessert   —  Tuesday, April 6: beef Stroganoff, sides, dessert   —  ...


Dixon seniors for March 31, 2021

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 accept...

St. Patrick’s Day parade returns to Ronan St. Patrick’s Day parade returns to Ronan

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 Extension offers Alzheimer’s disease awareness storybooks for children

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....

Relief money impacts local governments Relief money impacts local governments

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 seniors for March 24, 2021

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 seniors for March 24, 2021

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 ...

Support program for kids continues after COVID shutdown Support program for kids continues after COVID shutdown

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 ...

COVID-19 vaccine dispersement continues, some hesitate COVID-19 vaccine dispersement continues, some hesitate

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...

Community supports local athlete battling rare cancer Community supports local athlete battling rare cancer

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...

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