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ST. IGNATIUS – Sisters Ann Deister and Jinnie Streamer checked flying in a small airplane over the Mission Mountains off their list of things to do this summer during the annual Fly-In. The sisters, both in their seventies, are getting in as much fun as they can. “We went white water rafting o...
RONAN — Former Ronan police chief Dan Wadsworth said he intends to appeal a July 16 decision that effectively bars him from serving as a police officer for the next 15 years. The decision, handed down by Montana’s Public Safety Officer Standards and Training Council, alleges Wadsworth falsified c...
ARLEE – Community members like Dawn Mollica objected to the school board’s decision not to hire an elementary music teacher to fill the currently vacant position. “I can’t stress enough the importance of creativity in the lives of students,” she said. “This is a short s...
ST. IGNATIUS — There is a mid-term position vacant on the St. Ignatius Town Council. Anyone interested in being appointed to the town council through December 2015 should send a letter of interest to Mayor Gariepy, P.O. Box 103, St. Ignatius before Aug. 6. Only one person filed for the two tow...
POLSON — Frank Tyro, an award-winning filmmaker, general manager and chief engineer of KSKC and a professor at Salish Kootenai College since 1984, will be the featured speaker at the Friday, July 26 meeting of the Lake County Pachyderm Club. He will present a brief history of television, public and edu...
News from the Confederated Salish and Kootenai Tribes PABLO — The Confederated Salish and Kootenai Tribes implemented a new rule prohibiting non-Tribal members from berry and mushroom picking on March 1, 2012. A Tribal member may have non-member children and spouse accompany and ass...
RONAN — Is it hot enough for you, yet? I sure hope it cools down some, as I don’t do well in the heat. With fire season off to a good start, we could sure use some rain. There were 18 people here to play cards on July 15. Sharon Guenzler had the high score, Mary Howell had the low score, Deann...
News from the Confederated Salish and Kootenai Tribal Division of Fire The three fires ignited on the Flathead Reservation — Rattlesnake, Gunbarrel and Arlee Pines — are now in patrol status, according to Curt Matt, Confederated Salish and Kootenai Tribal Davison of Fire. The fires wi...
ST. IGNATIUS – It was another traditionally hot Good Old Days celebration with a slew of exciting events including sack races, picnics, tug-of-war competitions — and plenty of cold drinks. Leila Marsh, 13, started her own early morning tradition by winning the one-mile race at the annual Buffa...
ST. IGNATIUS — Fifty years ago the Vietnam War was a reality, the Beatles were beginning to write hit songs and the Mission High School seniors of 1963 were graduating. The class planned their reunion with the Good Old Days celebration. The first item on their agenda was to build a float. &...
