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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 lucky player. We would love to see lots of folks here at the center. Those of you receiving home delivered meals, please take note: starting this week we will be delivering meals about an hour later. Our delivery driver, Gary Plouffe, will leave the center at 11:30 p.m. If you have any concerns, please call 406-754-4462. This way we can ensure that those wonderful patrons who come eat in per...
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,...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
UNITED STATES — All residential households in the U.S. are now eligible to receive four at-home COVID-19 rapid antigen tests for free. Announced last week by the White House and fulfilled by USPS, the ordering site has now gone live: special.usps.com/testkits One order of four tests can be made per ...
FLATHEAD RESERVATION — The Young Voices of the Mission Mountains, a creative writing residency program for Salish and Kootenai students, has just received $30,000 in funding through a Grant for Arts Project award. Orchestrated by the Missoula Writing Collaborative, the grant will fund the payr...
