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Articles with the Tag: St. Ignatius

Airport plans new lounge, deals with funding cut

ST. IGNATIUS – The St. Ignatius Airport may have a new pilot’s lounge soon, although cuts to the state airport board make it unlikely for runway upgrades to be on the horizon in the near future.  Lake County Joint Airport Board representative Rick Newman told the St. Ignatius Town Council...

Communities celebrate Easter throughout weekend Communities celebrate Easter throughout weekend

Easter dawned over the Missions through a thin veil of fog as a full moon, fresh from an eclipse, set to the west — timed perfectly with believers celebrating Resurrection Sunday at sunrise services.  Folks from Lighthouse Christian Fellowship gathered at the peak of Rocky Butte, south of Ronan...

Fisher-Ahenakew places All-State Fisher-Ahenakew places All-State

ST. IGNATIUS – Bulldog Aaron Fisher-Ahenakew was named as an All-State honoree as well as gaining a first team All-Conference nod in basketball. Fisher-Ahenakew, a senior at St. Ignatius, proved to be a force for the Bulldog team as not only a high scorer, even tipping the charts with 30-plus points...

Emergency responders get help from Amish youth Emergency responders get help from Amish youth

ST. IGNATIUS – The Mission Valley Ambulance volunteers usually receive calls from people needing help. Instead, they received a call offering help. “We received a call from the Amish community wanting to make a donation,” Emergency Care Provider Gwen Couture said. “We weren’t...

Panel speaks on early childhood education

PABLO — A think tank of people who care deeply about children and work for their welfare gathered at the Johnnie Arlee/Victor Charlo Theater on the Salish Kootenai College Campus on March 18 to discuss early childhood education in Lake County. Lake County Democrats sponsored the panel. Panel member ...

St. Ignatius

ST. IGNATIUS — The St. Ignatius Senior Citizens Center will feature an Easter Ham dinner at 5:30 p.m. on Wednesday, April 1. Everyone is invited. This year’s Trash and Treasure community sale will benefit the center. The event will take place on Saturday, April 11, in the St. Ignatius Communit...

Access Montana back online after cyber attack

RONAN — More than 3,000 Access Montana data customers were left with disruptions in Internet and television over the weekend because of a cyber attack.  According to company CEO Jay Preston, the attack began late Thursday evening and was finally resolved on Monday at around 3 a.m. During that t...

The Nest earns grant from Montana Community Foundation The Nest earns grant from Montana Community Foundation

ST. IGNATIUS — The check was supposed to be for $100,000. But when it was presented to Jenifer Blumberg, executive director of The Nest, the board of directors and advisors, the amount line read $325,000. They were gobsmacked. “Are you serious?” Blumberg asked.  Then there wer...

St. Ignatius

ST. IGNATIUS — This year’s Trash and Treasure Event will benefit the St. Ignatius Senior Citizens Center. The event, will take place on Saturday, April 11, in the St. Ignatius Community Center. Local vendors, individuals and nonprofit organizations will offer a wide variety of items for sale. The...

Water showdown likely to simmer into April Water showdown likely to simmer into April

 ST. IGNATIUS – A lobbyist for the Flathead Joint Board of Control told irrigation commissioners last week that she expects the ongoing battle over state approval of the Confederated Salish and Kootenai Water Compact to last into April.  “It is likely the hearing will be sometime aft...


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