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Ronan seniors for Feb. 2, 2022

RONAN — The Ronan Senior Center is open and serving meals three times a week. On these cold winter days, come in and join us for a hot delicious meal, a game of pool or just have a cup of coffee and socialize with the group before lunch. I am sure you will enjoy the company. Tax season is upon us, so, if you need to have your taxes done by an AARP representative, bring your taxes to the Ronan Senior Center and they will be taken to Polson to their senior center and then returned back to Ronan, just like we did last year. Our menu for the week: —  Wednesday, Feb. 2: soup and sandwiches, salad, dessert —  Friday, Feb. 4: meatloaf roast potatoes, salad, ...


Polson seniors for Feb. 2, 2022

POLSON — Tax assistance by trained personnel is available at no charge at the Polson Senior Center from 10 a.m.-3 p.m. on Mondays and Thursdays through April 14. Bring all tax information with you. Kleenex is valuable. Masks are almost always available. Call us with your questions at 406-883-4735, stop...


St. Ignatius seniors for Feb. 2, 2022

ST. IGNATIUS — We are gearing up for our Valentine’s bake sale on Feb. 12. The St. Ignatius Senior Center will be open from 10 a.m. for those of us seeking goodies for our friends and loved ones. Then, at 2 p.m. we will host a rousing afternoon of bingo with a blackout jackpot of $50 for one luck...


Dean Meeks Dean Meeks

RONAN — Dean Russell Meeks was born on Jan. 14, 2022, at the St. Luke Community Healthcare New Beginnings Birth Center. He weighed 6 pounds, 12 ounces. Parents are Paul and Kiersten Meeks of Ronan. Paternal grandparents are Ron and Denise Meeks of Florence. Maternal grandparents are Kim Blair of Elgin,...


Cattlemen join CI-121 lawsuit

News from the MCA VAUGHN — The Montana Cattlemen’s Association (MCA) is joining the lawsuit seeking to stop Constitutional Initiative -121 which would freeze property taxes for wealthy, largely out-of-state, homeowners. The suit was initially brought by the Montana Federation of Public Emplo...


$48M to protect communities from wildfire, restore ecosystems, improve drinking water

News from the USDA  BOZEMAN — USDA is committed to working across land ownership boundaries to reduce risks before disasters occur. Building on the announcement of the Forest Service’s 10-year strategy and implementation plan for confronting the wildfire crisis, today USDA is announcing...


ST. IGNATIUS – Seventeen months after a devastating arson caused fire engulfed the Confederated Salish and Kootenai People’s Center in Pablo, eight historic works of art damaged by soot, smoke and extreme heat have been returned, rejuvenated to their former glory. On Thursday, Joe Abbrescia, a...


Flathead Reservation Water Management Board holds first meeting Flathead Reservation Water Management Board holds first meeting

RONAN — Watching last week’s inaugural meeting of the Flathead Reservation Water Management Board was like watching an egg crack open after five years in a turbulent nest. The hatchling was predictably a little disoriented, but absolutely committed to finding its footing and moving forward. Th...


Sheriff’s office investigates possible homicide-suicide

  News from the Lake County Sheriff’s Office BIG ARM — On Jan. 19 around 4 a.m., Lake County 911 received a report of a possible homicide-suicide at a residence in the Big Arm area.  79-year-old Florence Brown was shot and killed, and her son, 48-year-old Kirk Brown, had been...


AmeriCorps groups seek affordable housing for service members AmeriCorps groups seek affordable housing for service members

UNITED STATES — In March of 2017, in a parking lot with snow piled up outside of a Missoula church, I loaded everything I owned into 1960s model Dodge Cobra motorhome that was so rusted you could not tell where the orange paint ended and auburn rust spots began. I named it “Old Crusty.”&nbs...


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