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  RONAN — Brrrrr. It’s cold out there. But, I guess that you had already noticed that. When you go outside, make sure that you (and your pets) are properly dressed for the weather. Despite the extremely cold weather, our attendance numbers have been good, but we haven’t had many ...

  ST. IGNATIUS — The St. Ignatius Senior Citizens Center thanks Ray Jensen for plowing its lot after recent heavy snows. The center still has petitions for people to sign to get on the ballot an increase in the county mill levy for senior citizens services. The levy would increase the tax bill ...

News from Confederated Salish and Kootenai Tribes Natural Resources Department PABLO — Registration for the Spring Hunter Education Course will be Friday, Feb. 28 in Room 116 of the Beaverhead Math and Science building on the Salish Kootenai College campus in Pablo.  Classes begin Wednesday,...

News from Polson Heart & Soul POLSON — Polson area residents have been speaking about what they love about Polson, and the Polson Heart & Soul project staff and volunteers have been listening. That has resulted in eight themes and corresponding value statements that Heart & Soul believes...

ST IGNATIUS – It’s catching on again. “We are seeing a resurgence of interest in culture and traditional sewing,” said Myrna DuMontier, cultural coordinator for the Salish Kootenai Tribes.  With that observation, DuMontier organized Traditional Sewing Nights where sewing ex...

Polson forensics, Ronan speech teams fares well at state meet News from Polson and Ronan schools HAMILTON — Competing with the best of the best from across the state, Polson High School speakers and debaters finished in fourth place at the Montana Class A Speech, Debate and Drama meet held in Ham...

 News from the Montana Quality Education Coalition  HELENA — On Monday, the Montana Quality Education Coalition Board selected Dianne Burke as the new executive director to lead the board and the membership through the 2015 legislative session. “The Board had a tough choice among som...

News from Mission Valley Christian Academy POLSON — The Mission Valley Christian Academy will again be providing singing valentines throughout the valley on Friday, Feb. 14. Orders can be made by picking up forms at MVCA, the New Life Christian Center office or Mission Valley Printing in Ronan. Sing...

ARLEE – The sixth graders played the old switcheroo and became the teachers, just like some of the trickster-themed books they taught last Monday to kindergartners at the second Community Night of the year. The young teachers unveiled the Indian Reading Series as the new take home school project for ki...

News from the University of Missoula MISSOULA — The following Lake County students earned honor roll status at the University of Montana for the fall semester. Students with a double asterisk earned a grade-popint average of 4.0; those with one asterisk earned a GPA of 3.5 to 3.9. This semester, 2,7...