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Articles with the Tag: Pablo

Tribal culture shared with local, Missoula students Tribal culture shared with local, Missoula students

PABLO — A deer hide with grayish white hair was ready to be scraped, and students from the Missoula International School, a Spanish immersion school, were eager to try.  Randy Michel, who teaches hide tanning at the People’s Center, talked about hides and how they go from hairy and wet to...

Volleyball Volleyball

Arlee The Scarlets split the week’s games, picking up a win in St. Regis on Thursday before dropping a home match with Plains on Saturday. In St. Regis, Arlee had a little trouble with the Tigers in the second set but locked in the win 25-15, 26-24, 25-17. Carly Hergett led the Arlee attack wit...

Looking to the future: Tribes celebrate Salish Kootenai Dam Looking to the future: Tribes celebrate Salish Kootenai Dam

PABLO — When Confederated Salish and Kootenai Tribal Council Chairman Vernon Finley said, “Let’s name it after the owners of the dam — The Salish Kootenai Dam,” the crowd at the dam acquisition ceremony smiled and applauded. After 30 years of litigation and negotiation, the C...

HHR secretary announces funding for Native language, early education HHR secretary announces funding for Native language, early education

aPABLO — Meeting with leaders and young people from the Confederated Salish and Kootenai Tribes, visiting the People’s Center for a demonstration of fancy, traditional and jingle dancing, learning a round dance and lunching on Indian tacos were all part of Health and Human Services Secretary Sylv...

Tribes event to commemorate Kerr Dam acquisition Tribes event to commemorate Kerr Dam acquisition

PABLO — The Confederated Salish and Kootenai Tribes invite the community to participate in an upcoming event to commemorate the tribal acquisition of the Kerr Hydroelectric Project on Saturday, Sept. 5, from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. in the Joe McDonald Gymnasium at Salish Kootenai College. The tribal commu...

Life lessons Life lessons

Eight-year-old Samantha Rensvold didn’t realize all the accomplishments the tall man, teaching her to dribble with her head up, had made in his life. But she did learn the most important thing in basketball — have fun. “Be focused, be serious, but have fun,” said Otis Birdsong, a f...

On strikes On strikes

One major fire and several smaller ones were burning on the Flathead Reservation Monday, after thunderstorms and persistent high winds hit day after day in a weeklong barrage that put stress on local fire resources.  Governor Steve Bullock declared a State of Emergency on Sunday.  “Mont...

Ronan, Pablo fall hunters education class scheduled

PABLO — The Ronan-Pablo Fall Hunter Education course will begin Tuesday, Aug. 25, in Room 118 of the Beaverhead Math and Science building on the Salish Kootenai College campus in Pablo. Interested students are required to register online now at fwp.mt.gov. All classes are free of charge and open to hun...

Seeing green Seeing green

It can take a lot of work to earn a buck, but a cute face, polite manners, good employees, and a top-of-the line product helps rake in the cash, 9-year-old Kolton Thorson learned as he manned a vegetable station at his grandparent’s home on Courville Trail for a few days this summer.  The Calif...

Tribes respond to Pablo fire Tribes respond to Pablo fire

  RONAN — Confederated Salish and Kootenai Tribes Division of Fire and Ronan Volunteer Fire Department were on the scene of a fire in a wooded and residential area Thursday afternoon. Planes dropped retardant on the blaze in Pablo off Kennedy Drive that was reported around 2:30 p.m. ...


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