Articles Written By: Melea Burke
You may have heard of it, but to most people, the term is still foreign. Since its creation in 2000 by a computer consultant in Portland, Ore., geocaching has grown to involve more than 5 million participants worldwide. So what’s all the fuss about? According to geocaching.com, all you need to get s...
RONAN — One year ago, Ronan Middle School student Jacob Broughton was eliminated in the sixth round of the Lake County Spelling Bee when he misspelled “llama.” He finished in fourth place, just out of the trophies. Fast forward to last month: Broughton won Ronan’s bee and qualified...
ARLEE — Nearly nine years ago, a revolution started in Arlee. It began when the Nkwusm Salish Language Revitalization Institute opened its doors, and it continues today as a dedicated group of teachers and students work to revive the Salish language on the Flathead Reservation. “The number of ...
ST. IGNATIUS — Veterans, their families and friends packed Doug Allard’s Buffalo Ranch Café for a birthday celebration last Tuesday evening. The American Legion turned 92 this year, and St. Ignatius’ American Legion Post 106 celebrated its own 64th birthday with a dinner and presenta...
DAYTON — Waldo never hid this well. A quagga mussel, known also as an aquatic hitchhiker, an invasive species and a deadly threat to Montana’s lakes and rivers, made it more than 1,000 miles, through four states and two boat inspections before it was finally discovered Saturday, March 5, on a ...
POLSON — Never tell Julie Stringer that miracles don’t happen. She found one waiting in her mailbox just a few days before Christmas and says her life will never be the same. At first, the white envelope looked like it contained just another holiday greeting, but the return address was in Cali...
ARLEE — For the past year-and-a-half, a small group of Arlee residents have gathered at the Nkwusm Salish Language Institute two evenings a week to do something they weren’t allowed to do when they attended school: speak Salish. “We’ve come full circle,” student LeAnne Hunter...
RONAN — Even if no rains come down this spring, Lake County can expect to see floods come up, authorities say. Snowpack across Western Montana is currently 115 percent of average — higher than it’s been in more than a decade, according to Ray Nickless, a hydrologist with the National Wea...
ST. IGNATIUS — Tune in to “The Price Is Right” on Friday, and you might just see some familiar faces on your television screen. One of them might even be a winner. Sporting lavender “Moms And Daughters for Drew” T-shirts, St. Ignatius residents Joan Krantz, Donna Morton,...
A growing number of tribal members are being targeted by collection agencies after their insurance failed to pay medical bills, according to Confederated Salish and Kootenai tribal health director Kevin Howlett. The tribes issued a release last week attempting to clear up some of the confusion surrounding th...
