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Hearing aid clinic coming to Polson Senior Center

POLSON — Happy Easter! The bunnies, chicks, candy and colored eggs make it all fun but, of course, you know it’s not really about them. Hope you all had a very happy Easter.  Last week there was a power outage on our block. My computer was down, of course, and my laptop battery needed a c...

Roast beef birthday dinner to be served at Ronan Senior Center

RONAN — I didn’t get the column into the paper, but I have a good excuse. Sick husband. (Ladies, do I need to say more?) The new flooring is in and looks great and the pantry looks better than it ever has. It’s amazing what a coat of paint and new flooring will do. We also have all the n...

Donations needed for St. Ignatius Senior Center silent auction

ST. IGNATIUS — The St. Ignatius Senior Citizens Center will host an AARP driving education course on Monday, May 12, at 9 a.m. The four-hour course is oriented toward aging drivers but is open to everyone. Montana law mandates an insurance rate discount for those who have taken the course. The class co...

Runners brave crazy weather for a cause Runners brave crazy weather for a cause

Cold rain didn’t stop Bob Hayes, 87, from running a 10K in this year’s Buttercup Run to help raise money for Arlee students.  “I’m so darned old. If I stop running, I’ll fall over,” he said. He competed in the first race to raise funds for the school more than t...

Job Corps students learn culinary skills Job Corps students learn culinary skills

RONAN – As Joseph Martinez rested in a hospital bed recovering from alcohol poisoning, he thought there had to be something better he could do with his life.  “It scared the h--- out of me,” he said about coming close to death. He decided he’d had enough near death experien...

School board candidates to speak at forum School board candidates to speak at forum

RONAN — The Ronan Pablo Education Association will be hosting a candidate forum on Wednesday, April 23 at 7 p.m. in the Ronan Performing Arts Center for the upcoming Ronan School District #30 school board trustee election. All community members are welcome and encouraged to attend. The Student Council ...

Trumpeter Swan shooters sentenced Trumpeter Swan shooters sentenced

News from the Confederated Salish and Kooteani Tribes PABLO — Last week careful collaboration between Tribal Conservation Officer and Investigator Mike McElderry and Montana Fish Wildlife and Parks Warden Ron Howell resulted in citations of two Polson residents in the incident of the Trumpeter Swan ...

NASA workshop, curriculum available for teachers

News from Montana State University BOZEMAN – Montana State University is one of four national sites hosting a NASA workshop for teachers on Saturday, April 26. The workshop, called “The Scale of Discovery,” covers distance, time, size, models, comparative planetology and more as parti...

Budgets polar opposites in Arlee school district

ARLEE – Next year’s budget looks to be tight at the Arlee High School due to low enrollment numbers, but elementary numbers are up, allowing for the expansion of the music and art programs. “It was a bone of contention last spring when we dropped music,” Superintendent George Linth...

Honor rolls announced

Charlo Schools third quarter honor roll for 2013-14  High School Seniors: Trinceton Brown, Connor Daugherty, Cassie Deardorff, Tyler Delaney, Alyssa Doty, Shirley Firestone, Mackenzie Foust, Ryan Fullerton, Shaelyn Herron, Tonya Hertz, Lilly Jensen, Abigail Knight, Michaela Krahn, Jordan Ludeman, ...


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