BOZEMAN — A Montana State University doctoral student has been awarded an international prize for his experimental study of dinosaur nesting strategies. Jason Hogan, a student of paleontology in the Department of Earth Sciences in MSU’s College of Letters and Science, received the Alfred Sherwood Romer Prize from the Society of Vertebrate Paleontology after presenting his research at the society’s 2023 annual meeting. There, he described the experiment he devised to explore a possible evolutionary transition from the crocodile-like nesting habits of reptiles to those of modern birds. Professor David Varricchio, head of MSU’s earth sciences department and Hogan&...
POLSON — Leap Day is Feb. 29. The extra day added every four years at the end of February allows the human made calendar to “catch up” to the actual orbit time of the earth around the sun (365.25 days). You cannot fool Nature, it runs on astronomical time, not Mountain Standard Time. Person...
ST. IGNATIUS — A special “Thank You” goes to all that came and played bingo on Saturday, Feb. 10. The blackout prize was a $100 this time. We will have our next bingo event on March 9 at 2 p.m. We are still looking for a site manager. Some of the job’s respon...
RONAN — The Mission Valley Senior Center is across from St. Luke’s Hospital. We are open Mondays, Wednesdays and Fridays for lunch and other activities. Our menu: — Wednesday, Feb. 28: Salisbury steak, salad, dessert — Friday, March 1: tuna casserole, salad, desse...
ST. IGNATIUS — After 10 rounds of competition between 32 students, Apollonia Hall, a fifth grader from Charlo Schools, was named the 2024 Lake County Spelling Bee champion. Apollonia spelled cupidity and methane correctly to take top honors and qualify for the state spelling bee in Bozeman on March 10....
Officials in Lake County say the clock is ticking for the state to assume felony law enforcement duties on the Flathead Indian Reservation, but so far they’ve heard nothing from Gov. Greg Gianforte. In November, the Lake County Commission sent a letter to Gianforte informing him that the local...
POLSON — Applications are now being accepted for the position of Program Director for Nutrition, wage DOE. Forms are available at the center. Shifts are Monday-Friday; 7 a.m.–3 p.m. … full-time cook starting mid-April. The Polson Senior Center is providing AARP Tax Assistance thro...
ST. IGNATIUS — There will be an increase in the cost of the meals by $1 in February due to the increased cost of food supplies, power, heat, and other supplies. If you would like a takeout meal, call 406-745-4462 by 10 a.m. on Tuesday and Friday and by 2 p.m. on Wednesday. Times of meal...
RONAN — The Mission Valley Senior Center is located across from St. Luke’s Hospital. We are open Mondays, Wednesdays and Fridays for lunch and other activities. Our menu: — Wednesday, Feb. 14: hamburger vegetable or cream of tomato soup, sandwiches, dessert — &nbs...
PABLO — In support of families and their babies, CSKT Early Childhood Services held their annual Baby Fair at the Salish Kootenai College on Saturday, Feb. 3. CSKT Early Childhood Services Director and event founder Jeanne Christopher said: “ I wanted to start the largest baby shower to help s...
