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News from Carroll College HELENA — Carroll College in Helena, named area students listed below, to its 2020 fall semester dean’s list. To be included on the dean’s list, a student must receive a 3.5 grade point average or higher on a 4.0 scale and take at least 12 graded credits in a semester. A complete, sortable list of fall 2020 dean’s list recipients can be found at: www.carroll.edu/deanslist. Charlo: Bellicia Hawk Polson: Robin Erickson, Reagan McDermott, Josie Salois, Hope Unger Ronan: Brooklyn Kenelty, James Normandeau
Maeva Schamp RONAN — Maeva Jo Schamp was born on Jan. 7, 2021, at St. Luke Community Healthcare’s New Beginnings Birth Center. She weighed 6 pounds, 12 ounces. Parents are Gauge Schamp and Ma-lee Bigcrane of Polson. Paternal grandmother is Jessie Cook of Polson. Maternal grandparents are Kae...
ST. IGNATIUS — We are already heading into the end of January, which seems unbelievable to me. We are still unsure as to the opening of our center for meals, and our delivery numbers are going up. We are so grateful to our participants and are very glad to be able to keep cooking for you. Our evenin...
LAKE COUNTY – A winter windstorm blew through the valley on Wednesday, Jan. 13, damaging homes and cars, downing power lines and toppling massive trees. The National Weather Service reported wind gusts across northwestern Montana moving up to over 90 mph during the day. Mild damage included a slew o...
News from SAFE Harbor RONAN — January marks the 17th National Stalking Awareness Month, an annual call to action to recognize and respond to this traumatic and dangerous crime. It is critical to raise the issue of stalking as its own form of violence as well as a crime that frequently predicts and...
News from CSKT On Dec. 27th, 2020, Congress took the historic action of legislatively restoring the lands of the National Bison Range to federal trust ownership for the Confederated Salish and Kootenai Tribes, following the signing of the Montana Water Rights Protection Act (Public Law #116-260) and, si...
News from the office of Governor Gianforte HELENA — Governor Greg Gianforte recently issued a new directive to replace several complicated directives related to the pandemic. “Improving our response to the pandemic has been my top priority,” Governor Gianforte said. “Tod...
My hope for my students is that they will recall that they know more than they think. The hard part is rolling out their mat and getting on it (no small feat, I can attest to that). I suggest that people set up a space that can stay prepped for spontaneous yoga, perhaps in a designated room or in a ...
Social isolation has as much impact on a person’s health as smoking and alcohol consumption, according to the Centers for Disease Control, but maintaining connections can be difficult during a pandemic. “Public health actions, such as social distancing, can make people feel isolated and...
In what opponents say is part of a larger push this session to pass laws favorable to the tobacco industry, legislators discussed a bill proposal that would prevent local governments from regulating nicotine products ingested through devices like electronic cigarettes and vape pens. The proposal, HB 137, ...
