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Ronan Seniors: Commodities coming in July
Commodities will be distributed July 17 at Mission West Food Enterprises, 407 Main St. in Ronan. This will be a one-day-only distribution from 11 a.m.-2 p.m. It will be drive through so please stay in your car.Anyone is welcome to enjoy our meals – you don’t have to be a senior citizen! We ask for a $7 donation for our Monday, Wednesday and Friday meals and $10 for our Sunday meal. Those who would like a meal delivered – including businesses – are encouraged to call the center by 10 a.m. at 406-676-2371.Main dishes include fried chicken, June 21; chicken Alfredo, June 24; and burger sliders and hot dog wraps, June 26.Pinochle is 1:30-4 p.m. Mondays; and the pool table is available 9 a.m.-2 p.m. Monday, Wednesday and Friday. Join the fun!If you need Ensure, we have it. Have your doctor send us a prescription and we can fill it.The Senior Center is available to rent. Call us at 406-676-2371 if you are having an event and need a location.
St. Ignatius Seniors: Cooking class starts June 21
SNAP-Ed is offering a cooking class titled “Eating Smart–Being Active,” 5-7:30 p.m. Fridays, beginning June 21 and continuing for six weeks at the St. Ignatius Community Center. Those who attend the six classes will receive an Instant Pot and those on SNAP can earn Farmers Market coupons. Call 406-883-2865 to register.The Senior Center would like to thank Julie and Mack McConnell for the beautiful flowers that are in the planter barrels around the south and east sides of our building.If you would like a take-out meal, please call 406-745-4462 by 10 a.m. on Tuesday and Friday and by 2 p.m....
Can commissioners choose cooperation over conflict?
The Lake County Commissioners appear bent on reopening old controversies and unsettling settled law, judging by recent missives they’ve sent to the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (March 1) and President Joe Biden (June 6).Don’t they have enough on their collective plates without trying to apply language from treaties signed well before they were born to contemporary issues that would surely benefit from cooperation instead of conflict?On the same day, June 6, that commissioners met with the Tribal Council to discuss the future of Public Law 280, the endangered law enforcement agreement that gives the state and county jurisdiction over felonies...
Elsie Brown, 95
Elsie Mae (Funk) Brown, age 95, passed away at her home in Polson on Feb. 6, 2024.She was born Aug. 14, 1928, in Joplin, Mont., to Waldo and Verna (Sauer) Funk. She attended schools in Joplin.Elsie met Deane Brown in Whitefish while he was serving in the U.S. Navy. Deane and Elsie were married Jan. 12, 1945. After they were married, they moved to Eureka, where they owned and ran the Sophie Spring Ranch. They later sold the ranch to the Army Corps of Engineers for use for the Libby Dam.In March 1959, Deane and Elsie bought the Foote Ranch...
Legals for June, 19 2024
Notice of Hearing on Name Change Montana 20th Judicial District Court or Lake County, Montana. Cause No.: DV-24-102 Dept No.: 2001 In the Matter of the Name Change of Mary Laud Westerman, Mary Laud Westerman, Petitioner, This is notice that Petitioner has asked the District Court for a change of name from Mary Laud Westerman to Mary Thelma Laud The hearing will be on 07/18/2024 at 10:00 am The hearing will be at the Courthouse in Lake County, /S/ May 23rd, 2024 by Debera Young, Deputy Clerk of Court. PUBLISHED JUNE 6TH, 13TH, 20TH AND 27TH, 2024 MNAXLP __________________________ NOTCIE TO CREDITORS MONTANA TWENTIETH JUDICIAL DISTRICT...
Commencement speaker praises "energy, fire and power" of SKC grads
Relatives and loved ones packed the seats at Salish Kootenai College’s Joe McDonald center Saturday for the 44th commencement ceremony as 130 students earned degrees, with 12 earning double degrees.Mike Kenmille, head man dancer, and Linda King, head woman dancer, led the 2024 Salish Kootenai College graduates into the “Joe” as Chief Cliff drum played. Commencement speaker Angelique Albert, an SKC graduate who went on to found Native Forward, told graduates, “... I am part of the 84.3% of Native American women who have experienced violence in their lifetime. I am part of the 56.1% who have experienced sexual violence; I...
Time Capsule: From the archives of local weeklies
Mission Valley News, June 1, 1977Day Care plans new programST IGNATIUS – The Day Care Center here is trying a new idea this summer: day care for school age children (6 to 9 years).Working mothers will get first preference, and the enrollment limit is 15. Hours will be from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m.Local Director Peggy Fleming reports that the Day Care Center will get evaluations of needs and beneficial programs from the public schools for each child enrolled.Planned offerings include language skills training, field trips, library trips and training in attitudes toward school and study.The program won’t deal in...
Polson School District receives grant to provide summer meals for kids
Polson School District #23 is among the eight organizations that will receive a portion of $75,000 in grant money from No Kid Hungry to help ensure Montana kids get the food they need to grow and thrive this summer.For kids who receive school meals, the summer months can be the hungriest time of year. This year promises to be different, thanks to newly expanded guidelines that will give school districts and community organizations the flexibility to offer non-congregate meal service in many more rural communities.To support the rollout of this effort, No Kid Hungry Montana recently announced $75,000 in grants...
Chainsaw Virtuosos: A dozen carvers help raise funds for youth groups
A chorus of chainsaws rose from the fairgrounds in Ronan last weekend as a dozen carvers transformed logs into a veritable zoo of feathered and furred friends. Bears of all shapes and sizes cavorted among mountain lions, foxes, otters, owls, eagles, blue herons, horses and giant Sasquatches. There was even a tribute to the late country music star Toby Keith, who died last February, by an Oregon carver who calls himself Thor from Earth.The fifth annual Mission Valley Chainsaw Carving Rendezvous raises funds for local youth groups while providing a unique opportunity for visitors to see artists at work with...
City of Polson launches an inventory of lead water lines
The City of Polson has launched a Lead Service Line Inventory project, an initiative driven by the Public Works Department.According to a press release, city officials say the project is part of an ongoing commitment to ensuring the safety and quality of the community’s water infrastructure. While the city doesn’t have any records of lead service lines within its system, the inventory is a precautionary measure that every municipality is required to undertake by the State of Montana.The Public Works Department’s inventory of all water service lines across the entire service area of the City of Polson will help identify...
Lady Pirates fall to Kalispell Emeralds
Polson fell to the Kalispell Emeralds-Vivian on Sunday, June 9, in bracket play at the 2024 Emeralds SMASH at the KidsSports Complex in Kalispell.The Lady Pirates led 6-3 after three innings, but the Emeralds scored five runs in the fifth and five runs in the seventh for the victory. Polson loaded the bases with one out in the sixth but couldn’t bring them home to equalize the game.Both Mckenna Hanson and Avery Starr had home runs in the matchup, which saw Polson collect 10 hits. Hanson finished the game 3-for-4, while Carli Maley, Starr, and Kailey Smith had two hits.Hanson...
Mission Valley Mariners split doubleheader
Mission Valley Mariners split doubleheader The Mission Valley A Team split a doubleheader against the Bitterroot Bucs in Florence on Saturday, June 8. Bitterroot took the first game 4-3, making the most of three hits in the victory.Landon Pablo and Liam Wills combined on the mound, with Pablo striking out two and Wills striking out another batter.Bitterroot scored a run in the first and three runs in the third. Mission Valley made a late comeback, scoring a run in the sixth and two runs in the seventh. The Mariners finished with seven hits, including a 3-for-4 performance by Holden Emerson....
Births at the Nesting Place
The following new arrivals were recorded recently at at Providence St. Joseph Medical Center’s Nesting Place in Polson:Aiden and Elsie Bennett announce the arrival of their little sister, Lilly Ann Bennett, born May 11. She was 20 inches long and weighed 6 lbs., 15.5 oz. Lilly’s parents are Amber and Chad Bennett of Kalispell.Lilly’s maternal grandparents are Tania Street and Richie and Pam Suta and her maternal great-grandparents are Louis and Juanita Suta and Sherrill Kuhl. Her paternal grandparent is Leone Asay.Riahlynn Mae-Lee Michel was born May 21 to Richelle Flagan and Uriah Michel Sr. of Elmo. She was 19...
Wesley Rogalski, 80
Wesley Arthur Rogalski, 80, of St. Ignatius, who was born March 2, 1944, passed away June 1, 2024.Wes was proceeded in death by his father, Arthur Rogalski, mother Ruth (Mack) Rogalski and brother Gary Rogalski. He is survived by three sisters, DonnaLee Wilhelmi, Randee (Ron) Speirs and Dineen (Dave) Fischer, and numerous nieces and nephews. Wesley had extensive interests and after serving in the Army he was a member of the American Cream Draft Horse Association, Racing Pigeon Union Inc., and National Rifle Association to name a few. Wes loved Montana and was involved with the politics and started a food truck business and met and made friends with numerous people. His funeral will be held at the St. Ignatius Catholic Mission at 10 a.m. June 14, with military honors at the cemetery.
Ronan intersection evokes public outcry
School buses are big and require ample space to execute a turn, especially when there’s a vehicle in the lane where the bus is turning. That observation was made abundantly clear to this reporter when she took a ride last Friday with Matt Gaut, director of transportation for the Ronan School District.Gaut was providing a firsthand look at the reconfigured intersection of Third Ave. N.W. and Highway 93 in Ronan, just north of the Boys and Girls Club. He had radioed ahead, so when we arrived at the intersection, a white pickup driven by a district employee was waiting –...
Diane Dibble, 74
Diane Maughan Dibble, daughter of Rex and Julia Smith Maughan, was called home to her Heavenly Father Tuesday, May 28, 2024, in Ronan. Diane was born Oct. 17, 1949, and was the third eldest of 14 children.Diane was a member of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints.She grew up in Round Butte playing in the coulees with her sisters. She helped take care of her younger siblings and always called herself their second mother. She attended school in Round Butte and graduated high school in Ronan.Diane married Alan Dibble in 1969 after he served in the Vietnam War....
We are part of the web of life
Biodiversity is simply the web of life that includes us. Montana lists over 300 species at risk or potentially at risk. That is evidence that the global biodiversity crisis is a Montana crisis as well.This crisis calls for a national biodiversity strategy.Sen. Jeff Merkley of Oregon introduced in the Senate a resolution to create a national biodiversity strategy, S. Res. 494, “for protecting biodiversity for current and future generations." Rep. Joe Neguse of Colorado introduced it in the House, H. Res. 195.Creating a national biodiversity strategy would encourage decisionmakers to consider the impact of projects on native species. Such a...
Man accused of wielding ax at family
A Polson man is accused of frightening his family by wielding an ax at them. Nathaniel James Rodgers, 29, entered a plea of not guilty in Polson District Court June 5 to a felony charge of assault with a weapon and misdemeanor charges of partner or family member assault and criminal mischief.According to court records, on May 24, a deputy with the Lake County Sheriff’s Office responded to a report of a domestic disturbance at an undisclosed residence. At the scene, the deputy spoke with the alleged victim, C.F. She stated that another female gave her a ride home and...
We can all relax
We can all relax. We can feel fine. We can put aside any worries we may have about our nation's future.We can know that all our political and personal lives will continue in relative harmony within our democratic system of government.How do I know this? I know it because of this most wonderful and vivid dream I had last night. It started right where we are today, politically, economically and personally. It took our nation through a most interesting 2024/25, in 'living color”. And it all turned out fine.Yes, the whole Trump Era situation resolves in time with proper legislative and legal work and voting by our nation of dedicated and sensible people, we citizens.– Bob McClellanMissoula
Students in Teen Art Project to unveil work June 20
“It’s floral design,” Deja-nay Little-Mary said, showing a page of her Coptic art book, which had sketches, ideas and other art projects from the two-month Teen Art Project (TAP) class, held on Fridays at the Community Development Center in Arlee.In a previous session, instructor Cameron Decker had shown the teens how to construct and stitch the Coptic book, based on a design used by early Christians in Egypt from the second century A.D. to the 11th century. The beauty and functionality of the book is that each page lays flat. Last Friday, Decker used a projector to enlarge Deja-nay’s design onto...
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