Articles Written By: Tetona Dunlap
As a child, Bernie Lovell didn’t get many gifts during the holiday season. Lovell, the fifth child out of a family of 12, remembers all of the money from her father’s two jobs going towards Christmas dinner. So now as a grandmother of hundreds of grandchildren, some by blood but most “adopt...
ST. IGNATIUS — All 11-year-old Bronco Branson wants for Christmas is his television back. And that is what he hopes will happen if he shares his story: perhaps whoever broke into his home on Dec. 17 will return it. Bronco and his family were the victims of one of several home burglaries that Miss...
Six of Arlee’s eight Warrior wrestlers who competed in the Buzz Lucy Memorial in Eureka came home with medals. The Arlee grapplers finished with 112.5 points to place behind champions Columbia Falls (180), second place Eureka (133), and Libby (117) in Eureka. Columbia Falls defended its title in the 10...
ST. IGNATIUS — St. Ignatius/Charlo wrestling team finished second with 127 points, 151 points behind the powerhouse first-place Corvallis team, at the Glyn Brawley Classic in Corvallis on Dec. 17. Barret Sargent (189) and Chadd Anderson (215) won their divisions. Sargent beat Hamilton’s Forest...
ARLEE — After leading half the game, the Warriors fell in a bittersweet loss to the Superior Bobcats. “It was a great game,” head coach Dustin Keltner said. Arlee’s Junior Sansavere continued to prove his scoring power by netting 15 points. “Junior is a pure scorer. He ...
ST. IGNATIUS – It only takes seconds to change the course of a game. Thanks to a layup by Mission’s Jarred Smith-Brown with 15 seconds left, the change was for the better as the Bulldogs edged Deer Lodge on Dec. 15, 46-44. Austin Durglo and Dylan Evans scored 13 points apiece. The Wardens t...
ARLEE — Utilizing fast break opportunities early in the game helped Superior build a quick lead of 36-18 at halftime, and they never looked back, taking the game 83-48. Superior’s Cary Chamberlain scored 17 of her game-high 21 points in the second half. Kelsey Stenberg and Kaitlynn Koke joi...
PABLO — Two Eagle River boys’ basketball team is proving to be a force to reckon with. On Dec. 16, the Eagles nixed Noxon 76-66 in Pablo. The team had an impressive three players with double-doubles. Skylar Rossbach led with 19 points and 10 rebounds. Marcus Brown tallied 17 points and 10 rebo...
ARLEE — Most children might spend a Friday morning watching television or sleeping in, especially if they don’t have to go to school. On a frosty day, around 30 students from Arlee and Nkwusm schools gathered to spread a little holiday cheer at local businesses. Bundled in brightly colored coa...
ARLEE — Girls wearing festive holiday dresses made of red velvet or cream silk take their place on stage next to young boys in striped vests and slick hair. In small voices, smiling faces, and the occasional wave to a familiar face, they sing beloved Christmas songs to an audience of parents, friends a...
