ST. IGNATIUS — The community came together on Saturday, Oct. 7, to watch pumpkins drop out of an airplane at the St. Ignatius Airport. The event was held as a fundraiser for next year’s Good Old Days fireworks show. Blackfoot Communication and the Brett Thoft Memorial Foundation sponsored the event along with several others. The Brett Thoft Memorial Foundation was giving out coats for any child who needed one. There were also plenty of things for the kids to do at the event, including face painting. Apple bobbing drew in participants as folks dunked their heads into a barrel of water and attempted to bite into an apple, no hands allowed. Another line was fil...
ST. IGNATIUS — Fire department roof repairs and new police vehicles were discussed during the Oct. 3 St. Ignatius Town Council meeting. The condition of the roof on the St. Ignatius fire department building was first on the agenda. Public Works Director Scott Morton said of the roof: “We...
POLSON — On Friday, Sept. 29, Polson High School junior Bethany Butler received notification that she has been accepted to sing at Carnegie Hall. She will be the first Polson student to ever do so. Joining an elite group of 300 students chosen from applicants in the United States, Canada and G...
As we head into fall, we have a great lineup of programs for kids including Monday Mother Goose for infants and toddlers at 9:15 a.m. and Thursday Story Time for toddlers and pre-school age at 10 a.m. We have several special guests lined up for Story Time for the weekly themes of Mail, Bath Time, Monsters, a...
ST. IGNATIUS — Fall and cool weather is here, and we suggest you get cozy with a good book or doing a puzzle. Come check out the selection of both that we have at the center for people to take and enjoy. Bingo will be played on Oct. 14 at 2 p.m. and we will have a “Guess the candy jar” c...
RONAN — The Mission Valley Senior Center is located cross from St. Luke’s Hospital. We are open Monday, Wednesday and Friday for lunch and other activities. Our menu: Wednesday, Oct. 11: beef Stroganoff, salad, dessert Friday, Oct. 13: liver, onions, salad, dessert Monday, Oc...
ST. IGNATIUS — The Garlic Festival made an official return to St. Ignatius last Friday with plenty to celebrate. Cloudy skies that threatened rain didn’t stop participants from coming out to enjoy festival bounty. Event goers ate soup and greens while listening to live music and shopping...
ELMO — On Wednesday, Sept. 27, the Tribal Health & Fitness Center in Elmo hosted a Harvest Fest to highlight healthy lifestyle choices and programs. Family games and prizes, information about tobacco prevention, food preservation, cancer screenings and more were offered. Tobacco Educati...
The recent spate of headlines about grizzly bear attacks and human-bear conflicts highlights the need for the federal government to return management of grizzlies to the State of Montana. Grizzly bears are still listed under the federal Engendered Species Act despite their populations having been re...
ST. IGNATIUS — The Bulldogs battled it out against the Vikings on a cool Friday night on their home turf. The homecoming game didn’t go in the dogs’ favor, 6-30. The Bulldogs scored their only touchdown in the second quarter with a 65-yard touchdown. The touchdown pass was thrown b...
