Valley Journal
Valley Journal

Articles Written By: Tetona Dunlap

Bigfork, Florence muzzle Bulldog teams

ST. IGNATIUS — The Bulldogs lost a 10-point lead in the first quarter against Florence Jan. 28 at home to lose 54-44. The Falcons crept back in the second quarter, outscoring the Bulldogs 13-6 to enter the second half of the game 22-25. The Bulldogs were again outscored in the remaining quarters of the...

Teachers camp out after students read 1,443 books

ST. IGNATIUS — Elementary students at St. Ignatius were given a unique opportunity to reverse roles with their teachers, and all they had to do was read. Students read 1,443 books, an average of six books per child, enough to make five of their teachers, the elementary principal Cherie Stobie and su...

St. Ignatius resident appeals sentence

ST. IGNATIUS — Howard Peone, 62, is fighting a sentence he received on Dec. 15, 2011, according to his attorney Matthew Stevenson, who said the case would now likely go to sentence review in early May. A three-district judge panel in Deer Lodge, an arm of the Montana State Supreme Court, would then eva...

Mission residents voice community concerns

ST. IGNATIUS — The first of five community meetings held by Lake County, its community partners and the Lake County Community Development Corporation took place Jan. 26 at the St. Ignatius School District Office. About seven people attended the meeting and voiced concerns on issues from lack of housing...

Arlee basketball teams sidestep St. Regis, trip over Sacred Heart

ARLEE — The Warriors and Scarlets hosted a pair of games on Jan. 26 and 28 with similar outcomes. First, both teams fell to visiting Loyola Sacred Heart, and next made quick and easy work of the two St. Regis Tiger teams. The Warriors lost 54-38 to Loyola but won handily 64-18 over St. Regis. Loy...

Molding Peace

Driving down the snow-packed dirt road leading to the EWAM Garden of 1,000 Buddhas, the colorful 25-foot statue of Yum Chenmo emerges from the white fields, bright and bold, against the stark mountainside in the distance. Also known as the “Great Mother,” or the perfect manifestation of the perfe...

St. Ignatius-Charlo takes Ted Kato Invitational

THOMPSON FALLS — Three points was all the difference between first and second place Jan. 21 at the Ted Kato Invitational. St. Ignatius-Charlo slipped past Eureka to win the Ted Kato Invitational 150.5 to 147.5 points. Arlee also placed well, earning third place with 135 points. Scotty Gilleard (1...

Warriors extinguish Savage Heat, 57-38

ARLEE — Sometimes looks can be deceiving. The Warriors looked good Friday as they jumped out to a 6-1 lead, causing the Superior Bobcats to call a timeout with 3:53 left in the first quarter. But the quick break was enough to give the Bobcats the composure they needed to outscore the Warriors in the ne...

Scarlets scorch Hot Springs, 62-37

Alexis Shick scored a team-high 18 points in the Scarlets’ 75-44 loss to the Lady Bobcats in Superior Jan. 20. Joining Shick in scoring was Mahalia Hendren with 12, but their combined 30 points couldn’t carry the team past the duo of Nicole Stroot and Cary Chamberlain, who scored 18 each for S...

Wardens jail Bulldog teams

The Bulldog teams fought the law, and the law won, as the Deer Lodge Wardens put away the Mission boys 61-58 and the girls 37-20. At Deer Lodge, Stuart Grant had a game-high 25 points in the loss. The two teams were neck-and-neck throughout the game, but Mission was edged in the final quarter, 16-19. T...


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