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St. Ignatius seniors for June 14, 2023

 ST. IGNATIUS — Thank you to all that came for Bingo on June 10. It was a fun time. Gardens have started to produce and fresh vegetables are healthy for each of us. If you have a garden and find yourself with extra veggies and or fruit, remember the senior centers and your local Food Pantries. I know everyone enjoys these items. The center has been gifted with 1000 piece puzzles. We have over 50 I believe. If you are interested in taking one for home or someone you know could use a pastime activity, come to the center and we will give you one or more. We are open the days that meals are served. We would love to have old neighbors and new neighbors come and enjoy our m...


Polson seniors for June 14, 2023

POLSON — World Elder Abuse Awareness Day is June 15, 2023. The Western Montana Elder Justice Council will hold an educational meeting at the Polson Senior Center on June 15 at 10:30 a.m. The United States Attorney’s Office and Adult Protective Services Dept. will discuss several important topics ...

Ronan seniors for June 14, 2023

RONAN — The Mission Valley Senior Center is located across from St. Luke’s Hospital. We are open Monday, Wednesday and Friday for lunch and other activities. Our menu: —  Wednesday, June 14: sloppy Joes, salad, dessert —   Friday, June 16: liver, onions, salad, d...

Lake County’s seniors celebrate graduation Lake County’s seniors celebrate graduation

LAKE COUNTY — Most of the county experienced celebration spirit last weekend as Polson, Ronan, St. Ignatius, and Arlee high schools all held their graduation ceremonies for the class of 2023. Charlo held their commencement the previous weekend.  Ronan Ronan High School kicked off the weeke...

Valley Views

A commonly held myth is that war concludes well with peace. In fact, conflict research shows that the losing side may accept defeat in a public-facing manner, only to fester and plot to get revenge later.  Violence and war generally lead to further violence and war. Although it may lead to short-term...

Pedal Pushers Pedal  Pushers

POLSON — The annual Bike to School event for Cherry Valley and Linderman elementary schools was held last Friday, seeing nearly two hundred kids pedal their way to school.  This year’s event was sponsored by St. Joseph Medical Center and their medical staff took to the sidewalks to wave a...

Ken Burns’ latest chronicles the slaughter and revival of ‘The American Buffalo’ Ken Burns’ latest chronicles the slaughter and revival of ‘The American Buffalo’

FLATHEAD RESERVATION — “The American Buffalo,” Ken Burns’ upcoming documentary, took four years to produce, but the idea behind it can be traced back more than 30 years. Burns recently found an earlier version of a proposal for a film about bison in his files. It had been written i...

MDT representatives attend Ronan meeting, address construction

RONAN — Representatives from the Montana Department of Transportation (MDT) attended the Ronan Chamber of Commerce meeting on June 1 to give updates on the construction on US Highway 93 and address concerns from the attending public.  John Schmidt, District Construction Engineer with the Missou...

Ronan seniors for June 7, 2023

RONAN — The Mission Valley Senior Center is across from St. Luke’s Hospital and is open Monday, Wednesday and Friday for lunch and other activities. Our menu:  —  Wednesday, June 7: leftover casserole, salad, dessert  —  Friday, June 9: meatloaf, salad, de...

Polson seniors for June 7, 2023

POLSON — World Elder Abuse Awareness Day is June 15, 2023.  The Western Montana Elder Justice Council will hold an educational meeting at the Polson Senior Center on June 15 at 10:30 a.m. The United States Attorney’s Office and Adult Protective Services department will discuss several import...

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