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Arlee CDC holds community dinners

  ARLEE — A series of community dinners are bringing families, friends and neighbors together in Arlee. “We’ve all been through a period of isolation recently,” said Shelly Fyant, Food Sovereignty Coordinator at the Arlee Community Development Corporation. “The Arlee CDC is focusing on ways that we can gather and connect with each other again. We hold a community dinner every three months, and they’ve become very popular.”   The dinners are held in conjunction with a series of cooking classes offered by the Arlee CDC. Students attend a series of three classes taught by chef Addie Steele, then assist her in preparing a dinner with ...


St. Ignatius senior news for May 3, 2023

ST. IGNATIUS — We are having a Mother’s Day Basket Raffle. Some of the items included are a $30 gift certificate to Bev’s Bloomers, yard decorations, handmade potholders, kitchen items with more are coming in. We have been selling raffle tickets since April 19.   We will be hav...

Polson senior news for May 3, 2023

POLSON — May 5 brings us the “mesmerizing flower” full moon. I call it the sneezing pollen allergy moon.   Commodity food for those in need are distributed on a monthly basis. You can help us by recycling your clean and gently used Super One Foods green plastic grocery bags. We...

Ronan senior news for May 3, 2023

RONAN — The Mission Valley Senior Center (across from St. Luke’s Hospital in Ronan) is open Monday, Wednesday and Friday for lunch and other activities.   Our menu is the following: - May 5:  Mexican Day, salad and dessert - May 8:  Stroganoff, salad and dessert - Ma...

Deadline reminder for hunting applications

HELENA — The deadline to apply for moose, bighorn sheep, mountain goat and bison is Monday, May 1. The deadline to apply for elk B, deer B, and antelope is Thursday, June 1. All applications must be completed online or at an FWP office. Most FWP offices with license sales are open Monday through ...

Business clinic to be held at Ninepipes Lodge

CHARLO — The Lake County Job Service Employers’ Committee (JSEC) and Job Service Polson invite you to the 2023 Assistance for Business Clinic (ABC) on Thursday, May 18, at Ninepipes Lodge from 8 a.m.-5 p.m.   The ABC is a great opportunity to learn more about the regulations that imp...

Births for the week of May 3, 2023 Births for the week of May 3, 2023

Adeline Bridgeford   RONAN — Adeline Rose Bridgeford was born on April 18, 2023, at the St. Luke New Beginnings Birth Center. She weighed 6 pounds, 11 ounces and measured 19 inches long. Parents are Brad and Blakely Bridgeford of Polson. Paternal grandfather is James Bridgeford of Lewistow...

Cowboy Ball raises funds for fairgrounds Cowboy Ball raises funds for fairgrounds

POLSON — The 31st annual Cowboy Ball rang in areas’ events season at the Polson Fairgrounds on Friday.  Started in around 1990, Una Rose Graham of the fairgrounds said the event has gotten bigger every year. Involved since nearly the beginning, Graham explained that the earliest events st...

Additional St. Ignatius HS Honor Roll Student

St. Ignatius — St. Ignatius High Schools 11th grade student, Sheldon McCloud, earned High Honor roll, 3.5-3.9, for the third quarter of the 2022-23 academic school year.

Upcoming 5K honors missing, murdered indigenous people Upcoming 5K honors missing, murdered indigenous people

PABLO — Organizations, both local and nationwide, have come together to honor Missing and Murdered Indigenous People (MMIP) and their families by holding the “Step By Step … We Remember” 5K out of the Salish Kootenai College in Pablo on May 6.  Held in conjunction with Nation...

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