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RONAN — Head Start celebrated its students and families with the return of its annual powwow at the Ronan School District Event Center on April 28. Though this is the first powwow held for the program since 2019 due to COVID, the student celebration has been a staple in the community for decades. Andrea “Ondi” Adams, a Head Start teacher since 2006, has also been a Head Start student and parent herself. She’s seen the powwow evolve over the years. “It’s really grown,” Adams explained. “It used to be we’d have it at different venues a long time ago. As a parent I remember it being in the Arlee Community Center, it was in...
ST. IGNATIUS — On April 24, the Lake County Sheriff’s Office received a request from a citizen to aid him in a welfare check. At about 2:30 p.m. a deputy went to the residence on Cold Creek Lane with the citizen. Shortly after their arrival, the person who was the subject of the welfare check br...
FLATHEAD RESERVATION — Spring burning by permit season started Monday, May 1. To burn from May 1 to June 30 you will need a burn permit. You can apply for one at the Division of Fire website: csktfire.org Burning is a great way to clear dead vegetation and clean up. Before you light your...
LAKE COUNTY — The Montana Department of Transportation (MDT), in partnership with Riverside Contracting, announced a pavement preservation and safety improvement project occurring on and around US Highway 93 (US 93). A safety project is taking place near Pablo on Glover Road, just west of US Hwy 93. I...
Committee tables bill for one-time stabilization for struggling nursing homes Lawmakers have tabled a bill that would have given a one-time emergency stabilization payment of $5 million from the state general fund to the Department of Public Health and Human Services for nursing ho...
FLATHEAD RESERVATION — Over ten First Nations and Tribes are calling on Canadian officials to address the growing crisis of industrial mining in British Columbia. In a letter sent to Prime Minister Trudeau and B.C. Premier Eby last week, the coalition of First Nations and Tribes condemn the government...
The Library will be closed Friday, May 12 for a Staff Training Day. We will be open Saturday May 13 from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. Our digital library is always open. Go to our website at www.northlakecountylibrary.org to browse magazines, download e-books and audio books or stream videos using Kanopy. ...
Fishermen, Perch are biting at East Bay. We caught 200 and I’m filleting 80 right now. Also, lake trout at Big Arm in 50 feet and up at the Delta. Caught on Rattle D Zastor. I’ve got a new setup: a dropper below a flat jig. Trolling at Angel Point West. Swan and Lake Mary are st...
PABLO — Jade Dempsey, SKC TRIO SSS Scholar and Elementary Education Student, is one of 12 Montana College Students awarded the 2023 Montana Student Volunteer Award. Dempsey is involved in many community service projects, all involving collecting donations for a community organization. Fo...
POLSON — Students from grades five through 12 strutted their stuff on stage last week in the Polson High School Theater Department’s rendition of Mary Poppins Jr. A Disney and Cameron Mackintosh show, the one act play acts as a shortened version of the classic Broadway Marry Poppin...
