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Articles with the Tag: St. Ignatius

St. Ignatius seniors for May 27, 2020

ST. IGNATIUS — The St. Ignatius Senior Citizens Center remains closed due to the pandemic, except for takeout meals. Those meals are available at noon on Tuesdays and Fridays and each first and third Wednesdays of the month; however, due to the Memorial Day observance, there will be no meal served on M...

Good Old Days canceled

Chamber of Commerce ST. IGNATIUS – With a heavy heart, the St. Ignatius Chamber of Commerce has decided to cancel this year’s 38th Annual Good Old Days.  “Please understand that this was a very hard decision, knowing that we, as a community, love to get together and celebrate o...

Farmers markets open under new COVID-19 guidelines Farmers markets open under new COVID-19 guidelines

RONAN – They held the first farmers market of the season in Ronan last Thursday and everything looked like business as usual, but a closer inspection revealed a few differences this year. Reducing the spread of the COVID-19 virus created the need for social distancing guidelines at farmers markets t...

Olson ordered to pay restitution for bad checks

A St. Ignatius man pleaded guilty at District Court in Polson on May 13 to issuing a bad check, which is theft-by-common-scheme and is a felony. Kane Olson, 20, was initially charged with two counts of issuing a bad check, but the charges were amended to theft-by-common-scheme as part of a plea agreement ...

Mission Valley Museum Consortium shares news

ARLEE Arlee Jocko Valley Museum Our historic site is closed until July 4, 2020.  View our beautiful War Memorial, which is outside of our site located at the corner of Bouch and Fyant (by the grade school). Volunteers are needed.  For more information, call 406-726-3167.   ST ...

Locals graduate from Carroll College

News from Carroll College HELENA – On Saturday, May 9, 2020, Carroll College conferred degrees on graduates in a virtual conferral ceremony in lieu of what would have been the 110th commencement ceremony of the college. In light of the mandates put in place due to COVID-19, Carroll College has res...

Mission Valley food banks meet surge in demand to help people Mission Valley food banks meet surge in demand to help people

LAKE COUNTY – Local food banks are seeing a surge in need due to the financial hardships created by the COVID-19 pandemic.  “We have seen about a 20 percent increase in registrations,” said Mary Martin, operations manager of Polson Loaves and Fish Pantry. “It started as soon a...

Local farmers markets adapt to coronavirus Local farmers markets adapt to coronavirus

In the summer, the Mission Valley is full of fresh produce and meat made available at farmers markets; however, the current pandemic has imposed an air of uncertainty on plans for this summer’s farmers market season.  Administrators of farmers markets in the area are working to find ways to kee...

St. Ignatius holds TKO, kindergarten roundup

ST. IGNATIUS — St. Ignatius Schools will hold their TKO and kindergarten roundup for the  2020-2021 school year April 27-May 1. Please call the elementary school office Monday-Friday from 8 a.m.-2 p.m. at 406-745-3811 and speak with Mrs. Connie about your child. She’ll take down some informa...

Man charged with selling diamond watch Man charged with selling diamond watch

A Lake County man is facing three separate criminal cases involving a break-in at a warehouse in Pablo and two more incidents involving theft.  Eric Templeton, 33, entered a plea of not guilty to felony theft and one count of felony burglary at District Court in Polson on April 16. In the theft ca...


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