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Articles with the Tag: Dixon

Strong family bonds bring five sisters home Strong family bonds bring five sisters home

ST. IGNATIUS – Ella Gilchrist, 89, sat in a rocking chair in her home and jokingly said most people would rather kill their siblings than ever have to live with them as adults.  She looked at her four sisters sitting around her in the living room last week, and they laughed together. The statem...

Charlo wins back to back academic bowl competitions Charlo wins back to back academic bowl competitions

RONAN – In a show of academic smarts, middle school students participating in the Lake County Academic Bowl last week answered complicated questions within seconds.  Dixon, Polson, Mission, Charlo and Ronan participated in a series of academic challenges throughout the year before the final rou...

CSKT Council approves free-use permit for club

News from the Confederated Salish and Kootenai Tribes PABLO – The Confederated Salish and Kootenai Tribes have long supported the Boys and Girls Club of the Flathead Reservation for its dedication to area families and children. Recently, CSKT’s Council approved a free-use permit that allows ...

Handmade bread shop opens in quiet town Handmade bread shop opens in quiet town

DIXON – A charming little bread shop opened last weekend at 147 A Street in a building built in 1912. With an exterior the color of cotton candy, colorful art decorating the interior walls, and a wheelbarrow full of wood waiting next to the stove, Backerei Provincial (German for Provincial Bakery) offi...

Honor roll winter 2017

Local named to Dean’s List at Young Harris College YOUNG HARRIS, Georgia — Young Harris College President Drew Van Horn, Ph.D., is pleased to announce that Nicholas Crawford of Arlee has been named to the Dean’s List for the fall 2017 semester. Students who achieve a 3.5 grade point av...

New chair elected to CSKT tribal council

News from the Confederated Salish and Kootenai Tribes PABLO – Ron Trahan, who has served on the Confederated Salish and Kootenai Tribal Council for a total of 14 years, was elected chairman on Friday, Jan. 5. Trahan had served as chairman once before in 2014. The previous chairman was Vernon Fi...

Dixon Elementary District first trimester honor roll for 2017-18

Fourth grade: Kaelynn P. Bixby - 3.13, Mark A. Ioli - 3.46, Katie Porter - 3.75, Adele E. Ranney - 3.79, Rylee J. Swensen - 3.17, Abbigail R. Wagner - 3.34   Fifth grade:  Charlie A. Elverud - 3.38, Jayna N. Hale - 3.81   Sixth grade: Brittan A. Griego - 3.81, Haley R....

SKC marks 40th anniversary by honoring founders SKC marks 40th anniversary by honoring founders

CORWIN (CORKY) CLAIRMONT “Art provides a powerful connection to our culture and gives us a way to share it with the world.” Corwin “Corky” Clairmont is an enrolled member of the Confederated Salish and Kootenai Tribes. Clairmont was born in Saint Ignatius, and currently resi...

Briefs for Oct. 18, 2017

Enter National ‘Letters About Literature’ competition Letters About Literature: Read. Be inspired. Write back. Montana’s Center for the Book, a program of Humanities Montana, will be giving Montana students a chance to submit to the national Letters About Literature competition agai...

New farmers market open in St. Ignatius New farmers market open in St. Ignatius

ST. IGNATIUS – The Mission Falls Farmers Market is just getting started this year and it’s growing well, according to Market Master Rose Bear Don’t Walk.  She said the market started out with three vendors and a couple more vendors drop in each week on Fridays from 5-7 p.m. It&rsquo...


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