Articles Written By: Tetona Dunlap
ARLEE — On Nov. 4, Montana adopted the Common Core State Standards for English language arts, literacy and mathematics. This new standard developed by Montana educators and sponsored by the Council of Chief State School Officers and the National Governor’s Association emphasizes what educators be...
News travels fast in small towns, sometimes turning hometown people into local legends in a matter of days. Dustin Burckhard and Timothy Ranel learned this first-hand after a quick, and maybe foolish decision, that's being heralded as heroic. On Jan. 9, around 5 p.m., Burckhard, 29, was at work at his ...
ST. IGNATIUS — Marine Johnson and Ray Frey took their oaths of office and their seats at the St. Ignatius City Council table during the Jan. 3, meeting. Frey replaces Ray Jensen, who was presented with a plaque for his service. City council members voted to keep Rod Arlint as council president. Jenn...
ST. IGNATIUS — The Bulldog basketball squad lost 46-42 to nearby opponent the Arlee Warriors on Jan. 5 at home. Junior Sansavere scored five of his 11 points in the third quarter to guide the Warriors and cage the Bulldogs late in the game. Austin Durglo led the Bulldogs’ with 12 points. Again...
ST. IGNATIUS — The Mission girls’ basketball team lost two hard battles on Jan. 3 and 7 against Bigfork and Loyola. The Bigfork Vals were in front at the half 25-14, and though Mission surged back late in the third, the Lady Bulldogs lost 50-36. Stephanie Lewandowski paced Mission with nine po...
PABLO — The Eagles soared to a dominating 63-21 win over the St. Regis Tigers on Jan. 6. The Eagles were in command from the beginning and ended the half ahead an impressive 40-4. Artie Mendoza scored eight of his 12 points in the first quarter. Also in double figures were Marcus Brown with 12 and Skyl...
ARLEE — After the holiday break, the Scarlets’ basketball team faced their first test of the New Year against the Lady Red Devils and improved their record 2-5 with a 38-33 win over Noxon. The Scarlets also move to 2-1 in District 14-C play with the win. Mahalia Hendren and Whitney Malatare...
RONAN — The St. Ignatius grapplers finished a strong fourth at a marathon wrestling meet in Ronan on Jan. 6 and 7. In round one, Mission faced off against Libby but lost 45-39. However, several wrestlers walked away with wins. In the 105-division, Morgan Schultz pinned Dylan Roby of Libby in 2:56; S...
Several new and some not-so-new faces joined the ranks of the Confederated Salish and Kootenai Tribal Council for the new year. Four out of the five incumbents up for re-election were voted out during tribal council elections in December. Joe Durglo of St. Ignatius was elected unanimously as chairman d...
RONAN — In 1950, 70 percent of all food Montanans ate was grown in state. Today, that number is closer to 5 percent, according to some studies. But a committee of local producers and consumers are trying to close the gap by forming an online food co-op called the Montana Food Co-op, that will give M...
