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Mission's Class of 2024: "You are capable of greatness"
As St. Ignatius High School Principal Shawn Hendrickson bid farewell to 32 graduates Saturday afternoon, he told the audience that this year’s crop had reeled in $1,147,000 in scholarships. “Valley-wide, statewide, nationwide – those are astounding numbers,” he said.More than 62% of the students standing in the sunshine on the Mission Bulldog football field were planning to attend a college, university of trade school, he said.“As you move to your next chapter, keep an open mind as you consider your options,” he advised students. “Learning what you don’t like is just as important as learning what you do like.”Salutatorian Ellanah...
Ronan Seniors: Board meets June 3
The Board of Directors meets June 3. Also, dues are due: $10 per person.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.The Birthday Dinner is May 31, and includes roast beef; also on the menu: ham and scalloped potatoes,, June 3; and hot pork sandwiches, June 5.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. We have Ensure Plus for $19.61 for a case of 24 and Ensure High Protein for $38.52 for a case of 12.The Senior Center is available to rent. Call us at 406-676-2371 if you are having an event and need a location.
Polson Seniors: Be an informed voter
On June 6, 1944, allied forces landed on the beaches of Normandy. It was the beginning of the end of Fascism in Europe. Unfortunately, fascist ideology is still promoted worldwide.If you do not vote, you have no voice. Be an informed voter. Ignore the squawkers on social media and television. Democracy is hard work. Do your work: read, ask questions, talk, vote.We need help in the kitchen and with meal deliveries. Call or visit us.Wednesday is game day at 12:30 p.m. Bring a game and a group of friends.Activities at the Polson center, open to all, include: wood carving for...
St. Ignatius Seniors: Food program available for elders
Were you able to attend the Woman for Wellness event at Salish Kootenai College last week? It was well attended and had a lot of health information and screenings.Thank you to all who attended the yard and bake sale that was held at the center. Your support is greatly appreciated.Do you know an elder who is struggling with paying for food? They may be eligible for Elder Commodities. Call 406-745-4462 for the income range and information regarding this program.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. on...
Shining example of customer service
Customer service is so very important these days and we have in our community a shining example of service. Ms. Carolyn Cole of Mann Mortgage went above and beyond for me today when I walked into her office begging for her help.Swamped with work already, she took the time to sit down with me and put together an important package that was emailed off this afternoon. Kind, calm and professional were the words of the day with Carolyn and I want to publicly thank her for helping me.– Mary K CurrieRonan
New sculpture unveiled on Main Street
With a storm blowing in from the north last Thursday, Cameron Decker unveiled “Still Life,” an outdoor sculpture that graces the southeast corner of Third Ave. and Main Street in Polson.The sculpture, commissioned by the Polson Community Development Agency for its final beautification project, incorporates a colorful Westslope Cutthroat Trout, stone, a log and an arrowhead. All four elements are meaningful to Decker, the former chair of the art department at Salish Kootenai College, and together, represent “the strength of life and the fragility of life.”He made the sculpture out of a durable sculpting material called Pal Tiya that’s designed...
Governor, director dismantling FWP
If there is one thing every business owner, rancher and manager agrees on, it’s that if you don’t have good people, you don’t have much.And if there’s one thing Montanans (and, increasingly, outsiders) know, it’s how good our hunting and fishing opportunities generally are. They make life here special. They feed our families and shape our lives. We tend to assume these same opportunities will continue for our kids, regardless of income – but Governor Gianforte and Fish, Wildlife & Parks Director Dustin Temple have shown yet again they have very different ideas.When we learned May 20 that Eileen Ryce,...
Polson Softball finishes third at State
Polson faced a familiar foe in the MHSA Class A State Championships semifinal game, dropping the matchup 10-8 to Northwest A rival Columbia Falls on Saturday, May 25, in Billings.Mckenna Hanson went 3-for-3 with two home runs, but three runs in the bottom of the sixth put Columbia Falls up by a margin that couldn’t be overcome by Polson’s two-run rally in the top of the seventh.Hanson drove in four runs in the matchup, while Carli Maley also homered and drove in two runs. Olivia Jore also had a hit that left the park.It was Hanson’s 10th home run of...
Women 4 Wellness gives back to the community
A team of “fierce women” spends months piecing together Women 4 Wellness, the giant healthcare fair held annually at Salish Kootenai College. According to Kellie Hudson, director of the Center for Prevention and Wellness at SKC, the event has served more than 15,000 women during its first 12 years (two years were lost due to COVID).Before the doors opened last Thursday at the Joe McDonald Health and Fitness Center, 500 women had preregistered for the day’s menu of free tests and screenings, and easily twice that number signed up on their way in the doors for the 13th event.Women 4...
Ronan council approves street closures for summer events
The Ronan City Council helped clear the way for summer events Wednesday evening by approving the following open container permits and street closures:• The Ronan High School Food Truck and Cornhole Tournament, 4-8 p.m. June 1 in front of the Ronan Co-op Brewery on Fourth Ave. from Main to the alley;• Mission Valley Cruisers Car Show, noon-8 p.m. July 12 in front of the brewery from Main to Round Butte Road.The council also approved Ronan Chamber of Commerce’s application for an open container permit on June 22 from 2 to 6 p.m. at the fairgrounds for the Summer Solstice Brew and Music Festival.Also discussed was reapplication for subdivisions, when the owners have reconsidered. Council would like to see the process started with a pre-application, which they conveyed to Dan Miller, Ronan’s director of Public Works.In the interest of getting paperwork for the Ronan Water Project into the system and completed by the end of June, the council voted to move their next meeting to June 5 at 6 p.m.
Polson Pirates place second in State A Tennis Championships
The Polson Pirates took second as a team at the MHSA State A Tennis Championships at Flathead Valley Community College in Kalispell on May 23-24. Billings Central won the team championship with 27 points to Polson’s 18.Torin Ellis placed second for Polson in the singles bracket, defeating Hardin’s Jameson Noteboom 6-0, 6-2 to make the championship.Ellis started the tournament by downing Butte Central’s Owen McPartland 6-0, 6-0 and then following that up by defeating the Northeast’s No. 1 seed Jake Larson of Miles City 6-1, 6-2. In the championship match, he fell to Libby’s Ryan Beagle 7-6, 6-0.Ronan’s Beau Decker...
Legals for May, 30 2024
NOTICE OF HEARING OF NAME CHANGE MONTANA TWENTIETH JUDICIAL COURT, LAKE COUNTY IN THE MATTER OF THE NAME CHANGE OF MAYA CLARISSE CARSON, MAYA CLARISSE CARSON, PETITIONER. CAUSE NO.: DV-24-89 DEPT NO.: DEPT 1 NOTICE OF HEARING ON NAME CHANGE This is Notice that the petitioner has asked the District Court for a change of name from Maya Clarisse Carson to Maya Love Johnson. The hearing will be on 06-19-2024 at 10:00 am. The hearing will be at the Courthouse in Lake County. S\ May 2nd, 2024 by M. Chapman, Deputy Clerk of Court. PUBLISHED MAY 9TH, 16TH, 23RD & 30TH, 2024 MNAXLP __________________________ NOTICE TO CREDITORS Probate...
Lake level could reach full pool by mid-June
The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers removed the remaining flood control restrictions on Flathead Lake Levels, clearing the way for the lake to reach full pool of 2,893 feet, hopefully by mid-June.According to a press released Energy Keepers Inc. managers will continue with historically low outflows to preserve the remaining runoff. Reaching full pool remains a high likelihood based on forecasts, even though the summer of 2024 is expected to be a dry year.“Lake levels will likely reach full pool by mid-June. It’s also very likely lake levels will begin to fall as the dry summer conditions settle in for...
Primary Countdown: Gearing up for Election Day
Local Government Review on ballotVoters across Lake County have the option to vote for or against establishing a Local Government Review Commission.The Montana Constitution insists that citizens be given the opportunity at 10-year intervals to weigh in on their form of local government.Municipal voters in the incorporated towns of Polson, Ronan and St. Ignatius, as well as Lake County residents, will be asked to vote whether or not to review their form of government. A majority of votes in favor will authorize the establishment of a commission of five elected members to conduct that review, along with funding of up...
On the Agenda
Montana Dept. of Transportation Update: 1:30-2:30 p.m. June 3, Commissioners Chambers, Lake County CourthousePolson City Commission: 7 p.m. June 3, City HallPrimary Election Day: 7 a.m.-8 p.m. June 4 at polling stations across Lake County and the Elections Office, Lake County CourthouseSt. Ignatius City Council: 6 p.m. June 4, City HallRonan City Council: 6 p.m. June 5, City HallAnnual Needs Assessment: 10 a.m. June 6, Commissioners Chambers, Lake County CourthouseBig Sky Passenger Rail Authority Annual Conference – 8:30 a.m.-3:30 p.m. June 7; see the agenda and join the meeting virtually at: https://www.bigskyrail.org/upcoming-meetings
Hammer admits to drug charges, dangerous pursuit
A Charlo man, who led law enforcement on a pursuit while throwing drugs out the window of his car, has admitted to some of the resulting criminal charges.Pascal Joseph Hammer III, 23, entered a plea of guilty in Polson District Court May 16 to felony charges of criminal endangerment, criminal possession of dangerous drugs and tampering with, or fabricating, physical evidence. The plea was entered as part of an agreement that could dismiss other charges. The judge is not bound to the agreement.According to court records, on Sept. 7, 2023, law enforcement officers from separate agencies were on patrol together...
Ronan Softball bows out with loss to Fergus
Facing a 6-0 deficit in the top of the seventh, Ronan rallied to keep their season alive but fell short against Fergus 6-4 in the consolation bracket of the MHSA Class A State Softball Tournament on Friday, May 24, in Billings.Ronan outhit Fergus 13-7 in the matchup, and Nikki Kendall pitched the final three-and-two-thirds innings, allowing just three hits while striking out seven.Leading off, Ally Luedtke went 3-for-4, while Kaydnce Santos was 3-for-3 with two RBI and a double. Kendall had a double and drove in a run in the matchup.With the loss, Ronan concluded the season with a 19-9...
Prominent Native leader returns to SKC to deliver keynote address
Angelique Albert, CEO of Native Forward Scholars Fund, is the keynote speaker for Salish Kootenai College commencement ceremonies, 11 a.m. June 8 at the the Joe McDonald Health and Fitness Center in Pablo.Raised on the Flathead Indian Reservation, Albert is a member of the Confederated Salish and Kootenai Tribes. Her leadership is grounded in over 25 years of experience spanning nonprofit, philanthropy, business and government sectors.Prior to her tenure at Native Forward, she served as the executive director of the Salish Kootenai College Foundation and associate director of the National American Indigenous Business Leaders Organization. She has also forged enduring...
Memorial Day: “Hard to put into words”
Kids, dressed in red, white and blue, carried plastic bags in hopes candy would be tossed during the Memorial Day parade in Polson. A smattering of adults lined Main Street too. No one seemed sure what to expect.This was a different kind of parade than those colorful events that close Main Street on Independence Day or before Christmas, spreading smiles and treats. Instead, it was small, consisting of a few military vehicles and a flag-bearing cadre of motorcyclists, led through town by a police car.The procession collected more and more vehicles as it headed south on Main Street, turned left...
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