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St. Ignatius

ST. IGNATIUS — Friends from around the state and country gather at the St. Ignatius Senior Citizens Center annual Good Old Days Pancake Breakfast to renew old acquaintances. The breakfast will be held Saturday, July 18, from 7-11 a.m. It will feature ham, eggs, pancakes, juice, tea and coffee. The cost...

Young poets face audience Young poets face audience

ST. IGNATIUS – Before the poetry reading got started in the Mission elementary school on June 3, fourth and fifth-grade students began negotiating whether or not they were going to read in front of a crowd of people. “I don’t want to read,” Zaquan Bourdon-Winchester, 10, said to Ra...

Arlee Superintendent to finish term

ARLEE – George Linthicum attended his last school board meeting as superintendent of the Arlee School District on Tuesday, and the board thanked him for his work on the budget and advocating for technology in the school. David Whitesell is scheduled to take over the position on July 1. High school s...

Mission graduates ready to tackle future Mission graduates ready to tackle future

Lindsay Johnson noted all the negative things about going to a school in a small town during her valedictory speech at Mission’s high school graduation on Saturday.  Her list included a lack of things to do on the weekends, smaller sports teams that sometimes struggle and the fact that everyone...

St. Ignatius

ST. IGNATIUS — The St. Ignatius Senior Citizens Center is still requesting bids to remove an old storage shed behind the center and construct or move in a 10-foot by 12-foot storage shed. Bids may be dropped by the center or sent to Mack McConnell, Box 811 St. Ignatius MT 59865, phone 406-745-4151.&nbs...

Drug dog demonstrates sniffing skills

ST. IGNATIUS — Zoro the drug dog sniffed out two bags of marijuana in the St. Ignatius Senior Citizens Center. One was under a couch pillow and another in a bookcase. The bags had been placed there earlier by Montana Highway Patrol K-9 Officer Shad Andersen.  The demonstration took place during...

Track, field athletes compete at state

MONTANA STATE – Track and field athletes revved their sprinting engines and tested the spring in their feet as class A, B and C took to the course in Laurel, Kalispell and Anaconda last week. Through the trials and tribulations of State competition, some came out on top while some struggled to reclaim ...

Students sing in spring concert Students sing in spring concert

ST. IGNATIUS — Mission High School students performed several hit songs during their spring concert May 19, even dressing up in bathrobes to sing Rubber Ducky while students performed choreographed dance routines to each number. This is the 10th year teacher Kendal Anderson has organized the event...

St. Ignatius School Board sets calendar for next year St. Ignatius School Board sets calendar for next year

ST. IGNATIUS – The St. Ignatius School Board voted to instate a calendar for the upcoming school year that was almost least popular among a community vote, but will save the school approximately $800 compared to the last school year.  In a 3-2 vote the board voted to institute a school year tha...

'Mother of Normandy' film to be shown at Senior Center

ST. IGNATIUS — The story of a woman’s undying devotion to remembering those who lost their lives liberating Europe in World War II will be shown in the St. Ignatius Senior Citizens Center on Wednesday, June 17. The video “The Mother of Normandy” will be shown on the center’s big...


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