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News from the Salvation Army LAKE COUNTY — From the Friday after Thanksgiving to the day before Christmas, volunteers braved the cold and sometimes inclement weather, standing in the lobbies of Ronan Harvest Foods, Pablo Quality Foods, Super One Foods, and Walmart to ring the bell for the Salva...

News from Ninepipes Museum of Early Montana CHARLO — As chairman on behalf of the Board of Directors for the Ninepipes Museum of Early Montana, Rod Wamsley would like to thank those that attended the 14th annual fundraiser on Jan. 16. Many individuals and businesses also supported the museum with ge...

News from North Lake County Public Library POLSON — North Lake County Public Library in Polson reminds the community that two collections of digitized historical materials have been placed online at the Montana Memory Project. Both are accessible to the public and pertain to the local Polson area. ...

News from Lucky Strike Lanes RONAN — Lucky Strike Lanes will host the Ladies Scratch Classic Saturday and Sunday, Feb. 8-9.  The best women bowlers in Montana, northern Idaho and eastern Washington have been invited to the first-ever open scratch tournament for women, according to Tim Corbet...

POLSON — Providence St. Joseph Medical Center has been recognized as a Level 3 Patient Centered Medical Home (PCMH) by the National Council on Quality Assurance (NCQA). What, exactly, does that mean? NCQA sets specific standards for primary care practices to use in organizing care around patients, w...

News from the National Commission on Certification of Physician Assistants  POLSON — Tim Thornton, PA-C, a physician assistant who works at Providence St. Joseph Medical Center, is one of only 108 certified physician assistants (PA-Cs) nationally to recently earn a specialty credential called a...

News from the Montana Department of Environmental Quality HELENA — January is Radon Awareness Month, and the Montana Department of Environmental Quality is urging Montanans to protect their health by testing their homes for radon gas.   Radon is an invisible, odorless gas that occurs natural...

  DIXON — Do you know that just a few miles down the road, on the way to Missoula (and when you get there) it’s been in the 40’s and bright sunshine? I was there when it was 45 degrees and by the time I got to Arlee it was 25 degrees. It’s often just the opposite and I’m...

  ST. IGNATIUS — The St. Ignatius Senior Citizens Center will celebrate on Mardi Gras Phat Tuesday during the lunch on Feb. 4 with beads and treats. Activities in the center for the rest of January and February:  Lunches begin at noon.   Quilters quilt in the center most Mond...

  RONAN — Here we are at the end of January and that means that it is time for our birthday dinner. Come in and join us this Friday, Jan. 30, for a wonderful roast beef dinner. Hopefully the band will be here once again to play live music for us. It’s also time to think about getting o...