Articles Written By: Tetona Dunlap
RONAN—Kandi Davis told her son Cody that if he got into trouble again at school, she would spank him. Cody got into trouble and Davis made good on her word, giving him three swats with a wooden spoon in front of his fifth grade class at K.W. Harvey Elementary School. Now Davis is the one who’s i...
ST. IGNATIUS—Peter Reuthlinger walks under a canopy of crimson, aqua and amber pear-shaped hummingbird feeders suspended overhead by rope tied to a rack. The rain hitting the aluminum roof of his studio, the Rainbow Studio, sounds like millions of grains of rice falling from the sky as he checks the ov...
MISSOULA—Junior Brady Potts had never picked up a shot put before this track and field season. Now he finds himself standing on the coveted podium at the State A,C track and field meet in Missoula. Potts threw his personal best of 45 feet, seven inches to place sixth at state. This was a huge ...
MILES CITY—The Lady Pirates repeated as state champions at the State Class A Softball Tournament last weekend for the second consecutive year with a final win over Frenchtown 7-1. The Lady Pirates have also won state titles in 2001, 2002, 2004, 2007, and 2010. In the first championship game, F...
MISSOULA—The Charlo boys’ track and field team won the Class C State title for the first time since 1972 at last weekend’s state tournament. Head Coach Bret Thompson handed out suckers as a reward to his athletes as the entire Charlo track and field team posed for photos. They ende...
RONAN—For Ron Couture, maintaining an active lifestyle is a family affair. Couture and his four children recently participated in the Flathead diabetes program called “Walking the Rez.” Participants tracked the number of steps they took in a day with a pedometer, then phoned in the...
ARLEE—Jim Polk, keynote speaker, gave the 2011 graduating class the acronym FIRE to help guide their lives. Polk, a social studies teacher, former coach and athletic director, said FIRE stands for faith, industry, responsibility and education. “Take this heat and your talents and set...
The girls’ team has led the Arlee track and field team all season, according to head coach Russ Baker. Juniors Becca Nelson, Rachelle Meidinger, Jenna Pablo and freshman Whitney Malatare have scored the most points all season long and at the Montana Western B, C Divisional Tournament May 20-21 in Mi...
MISSOULA—Charlo’s boys’ track and field team won the divisional title and the girls’ took second at the B,C Divisional Tournament. On both sides athletes took home numerous individual titles. For four years it was Chance Rosenbaum’s goal to beat his uncle Scott Smith&rs...
MISSOULA—Senior Spencer Ahlborn of St. Ignatius repeated as boys’ singles champion. He defeated Josiah Petersen of Valley Christian 7-5, 4-6, 6-3 in the state championship match. Not only was it the first repeat win for St. Ignatius but also the first time tennis boys coach Kimimi As...
