Articles Written By: Linda Sappington
POLSON — It may look like asphalt, but the material recently poured at the intersection of Mud Lake Trail and Highway 93 is made of recycled tires — and that makes Vern Reum pretty excited. “I’m always trying to find things for recycling tires,” said Reum, owner of Tire Depot...
NORTHWEST MONTANA —Because all plants on National Forest Service lands — from tiny lichens to the largest trees — belong to the American public, collection limits and fees are in place to assure sustainable resources for the future. With that in mind, Western Montana’s abundant fir...
It was difficult to find a dry eye in Linderman Gym Saturday as an entire community bid final goodbyes to respected Polson police officer William Ray Cleveland. Cleveland, 50, passed away Nov. 15 after a valiant battle with esophageal cancer. Fundraisers in recent months helped the family with medic...
RONAN — The nippy temperature climbed slowly toward 32 degrees Thursday morning as young artists bundled up to paint festive wintry scenes throughout downtown Ronan. “It’s great not to be at school, but it’s freezing,” Ronan High senior Carsten Rhine said as she created snowf...
Sit-ups and push ups aren’t the only way to get in shape, kindergarten and fourth-grade students learned last week at K. William Harvey Elementary as their physical education class became a lesson in Native dance. Third-grade student Stanley Pablo entered the gym just to have his school picture taken, ...
Sit-ups and push ups aren’t the only way to get in shape, kindergarten and fourth-grade students learned last week at K. William Harvey Elementary as their physical education class became a lesson in Native dance. Third-grade student Stanley Pablo entered the gym just to have his school picture taken, ...
Linderman Elementary School students listened attentively as local veterans and their families shared stories on Veterans’ Day. “We are here today to honor their courage and dedication, and say thank you for their sacrifices,” organizer and paraprofessional Eileen Evertz told students be...
POLSON — While Montana may be a beautiful destination for tourists, it also leads the nation in suicides, according to National Vital Statistics reports and the American Association of Suicidology. Nationwide, suicide has surpassed car accidents as the most common cause of injury-related death. ...
RONAN — Close to 300 pairs of hand-crafted and beaded moccasins are being lovingly created for children in the Flathead Indian Reservations’ Head Start program, just in time for their annual powwow Friday at the Ronan Event Center. Usually the local artisans create personalized patterns by ske...
RONAN — It all started with spuds and a kitchen. Forty years later, Mission Mountain Enterprises is still working to provide a better quality of life and greater independence for people with disabilities. While it’s true the organization delivered baked potatoes to businesses in the early y...
