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RONAN — Two local non-profit organizations were the recent beneficiaries of donations from the St. Luke Extended Care Resident Council in Ronan. Verna Drowatzky, President of the Council, presented a check for $500 to Auggie Peterson with the Ronan Senior Center Meals on Wheels Program and another check for $500 to Nancy Hemphill with the Mission Valley Animal Shelter to aid both agencies. The Council holds events throughout the year – such as book sales, quilt raffles, and yard sales – to help raise funds for local organizations and causes. Then they get together to decide how the money can best be used for the benefit of the community or the facility.
POLSON — The Polson Senior Center is open from 8 a.m. to 3 p.m. on weekdays. Lunch is available from 11:45 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. weekdays. We deliver meals to qualified persons. Call 406-883-4735, Email: polsonseniorcenter@gmail.com, or visit us at 504 3rd Ave. E. We have air conditioning during hot summe...
ST. IGNATIUS — Our menu for the week: — Friday, Aug. 12: chicken dinner, mashed potatoes and gravy, rolls, veggies, fruit, cake — Tuesday, Aug. 16: baked fish, rice, veggies, fruit, lemon bars — Wednesday, Aug. 17: dinner - barbecue pulled pork s...
RONAN — We hope everyone was able enjoy the Lake County Fair and Pioneer Days in spite of the hot days. Just wait, in a few months it will 60 degrees colder.Congratulations to our Donna Daniels for being elected Senior of the Year. If you get a chance, stop at the Mission Valley Senior Center and...
News from the Port Polson Players POLSON — Driving Miss Daisy, Alfred Uhry’s Pulitzer Prize winning comic drama, wraps up the Port Polson Players 47th summer season August 11-28. Curtain times for this masterful theatre classic are 8 p.m. Thursdays, Fridays, and Saturdays, with Sunday matine...
ELMO — As of Sunday, July 31, a wildland fire burning along Montana Hwy. 28 has burned more than 10,923 acres northwest of Elmo. The Elmo Fire was discovered Friday, July 29 at 6:30 p.m. in the Big Draw north of Hwy. 28. An evacuation order was issued for Chief Cliff estates (about three dozen homes...
News from the office of Senator Jon Tester BIG SANDY — U.S. Senator Jon Tester today continued his push to support Montana small businesses across the state grow and create good-paying jobs by securing $61,327,969 for Montana’s State Small Business Credit Initiative through the American Resc...
LAKE COUNTY — More than 40 cases filed by inmates of the Lake County Jail have been combined into a single, class-action lawsuit in federal district court, alleging unlivable conditions in the Lake County Dentention Center. County officials have denied culpability for most conditions in the ja...
RONAN — Mission West Community Development Partners, along with remote work program Trepademics, has conducted a feasibility study for creating a coworking space and more remote worker opportunities in the tri-county area. Zen Parry of Trepademics has worked remotely all over the world for aro...
Statement from Frank Szollosi of Montana Wildlife Federation MONTANA — Today we are thrilled with news of a legislative breakthrough that will boost Montana wildlife, fisheries, forests and communities and reduce our carbon emissions 40% by 2030. And by lowering energy costs, we reduce inflation. ...
