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Christmas carnival planned in St. Ignatius

News from St. Ignatius Tribal Health ST. IGNATIUS — The town of St. Ignatius is excited to announce a Christmas Carnival will be held on Dec. 4 at the St. Ignatius Elementary School at 1 p.m. Santa and the Grinch will be there and Santa will be handing out prizes to the kids this year. We have over 10 booths set for games as well as face painting, a cake walk, cookie decorating, and we will have a raffle as well. At 5:30 we will have our tree lighting and caroling and a parade of lights at the town tree. We will raffle off three more prizes and have chili and hot chocolate for people. The 12 days of Christmas event begins on Dec. 13  and continues through Dec. 24 here in St....


‘Shop small’ Saturday and all season long

By M.S. Sacry  for the Valley Journal With the U.S. supply chain facing unprecedented backlogs this holiday season, shoppers have been warned that major suppliers of holidays gifts may have bare shelves this year. But one industry’s bust can always lead to another’s boom. Local retaile...


RHS unveils mural dedicated to historic CSKT figures RHS unveils mural dedicated to historic CSKT figures

RONAN — There’s a brand new mural in Ronan thanks to the hard work of Mission Valley artist Cameron Decker. A dedication ceremony held Friday afternoon welcomed the new mural that spans the wall leading into the Ronan High School’s main entrance. It honors historic chiefs of the Kootenai...


Children bring Johnny Appleseed to stage in Arlee Children bring Johnny Appleseed to stage in Arlee

ARLEE — A group actors from Arlee Elementary brought the fruitful story of Johnny Appleseed to life as they transformed the Arlee High School gymnasium stage into a frontier apple orchard Saturday evening during a Missoula Children’s Theater production.  “With just a week of rehears...


Polson schools hire staff, consider expulsion in flurry of special meetings Polson schools hire staff, consider expulsion in flurry of special meetings

Prior to last week’s regular meeting, the Polson School Board held three special meetings, one for hiring staff and teachers, another to change a bus route and a third to consider expulsion for a student who brought a weapon to school. The latter meeting, held Oct. 14, was closed to the public due t...


St. Ignatius Middle and High School honor roll first quarter 2021-22

Sixth grade  4.0: Aiden Courville, Kiran Thomas, Aiden Umphrey   3.5-3.99: Adley Larson, Tristan Sheridan, Kaiven Patten  3.0-3.49: Gunner Courville, Colt Hammond, Revelin Hammond, Brier Morigeau, DJ Stops, Kurtis Wood, Jermaine Appelt  Seventh grade  4.0: David Br...


Dixon seniors for Nov. 24, 2021

DIXON — Dixon Senior Center continues to serve our community and hopes everyone is staying happy and healthy. All are invited to come enjoy dinner and/or pinochle. Meals will be served Monday and Thursday evenings, at 5 p.m. Meals are $4 per serving and are deliverable to Dixon residents upon request. ...


St. Ignatius seniors for Nov. 24, 2021

ST. IGNATIUS — Our Thanksgiving dinner at the center was wonderful last week. Good friends, good food, good cheer. It is so wonderful to see families come and enjoy dinner together. We wish everyone a very happy Thanksgiving. The  community drive-thru dinner will be from 12:30 p.m.-2 p.m. on Thank...


Fall Mack Days ends with 14,036 total lake trout entries Fall Mack Days ends with 14,036 total lake trout entries

News from CSKT Natural Resources FLATHEAD LAKE — The 2021 Fall Mack Days Fishing Event on Flathead Lake concluded with a total of 14,036 lake trout entries. There was a total of nine weeks of lake trout fishing with a total of 445 anglers entered.  One hundred twenty-eight anglers turned in o...


Ronan Revitalization Committee undertakes multiple projects Ronan Revitalization Committee undertakes multiple projects

The Ronan Revitalization Committe, a subcommittee of the Ronan Area Chamber of Commerce, tackled a variety of agenda items at their Nov. 15 meeting, all with the purpose of improving the town and making it a more enjoyable place for those who call it home. Held at the Boys and Girls Club, progress on curr...


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