ARTICLES BY LOURIE ZIPF

Fighting for a brighter future

ST. IGNATIUS — The young, inexperienced boxers entered the ring twisting, dancing and jabbing. Most had never boxed before, but Friday night’s “Smoker” provided them with an opportunity to be the next Rocky – even if it was just for a short moment.
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Spring Storms Burst

Severe thunderstorms have arrived early in Lake County, as lightning struck a tree Tuesday afternoon near the intersection of Light Road and Corvail Trail in Pablo.
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Arlee Graduates

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Down on the Farm

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Paying Homage

MOIESE — Fourth and fifth graders from all over the Flathead Indian Reservation gathered in a remote part of the Moiese Valley last week to learn more about the Lower Flathead River and the importance of preserving and protecting it.
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Ahlborn Repeats

RONAN — St. Ignatius High School senior Briar Ahlborn repeated her 2013 singles title by easily winning this year’s West B-C Divsional tennis championshp Saturday at Ronan High School.
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Clouser Receives Teaching Award

St. Ignatius kindergarten teacher Brenda Clouser has received the 2014 Maryfrances Shreeve Award, an honor that is presented by the University of Montana and the Phyllis J. Washington College of Education & Human Services for excellence in teaching.
LAKE COUNTY LEADER | UPDATED 10 YEARS, 10 MONTHS AGO

Mission kindergarten instructor receives teaching award

ST. IGNATIUS -- St. Ignatius kindergarten teacher Brenda Clouser has received the 2014 Maryfrances Shreeve Award, an honor presented by the University of Montana and the Phyllis J. Washington College of Education & Human Services for excellence in teaching.
LAKE COUNTY LEADER | UPDATED 10 YEARS, 10 MONTHS AGO

SKC Powwow a family affair

PABLO — Dressed in colorful, traditional regalia, Francheska Whitworth and her twin sister, Sunniva, danced and spun Saturday, as drums pounded out a methodical and steady rhythm.
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Teaching Tribal Tradition

POLSON — Tim Ryan recreates history.
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Initial report in to attorneys for Mission stabbing

ST. IGNATIUS – The St. Ignatius Police Department has turned its preliminary investigation over to the Lake Country Prosecutor in the case involving a St. Ignatius teenager who was stabbed May 7.
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Living History Days

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Discovering the Bitterroot

People gathered together Thursday night to hear the story of the bitterroot – a plant known as “Spetlum” to Native Americans, and one that had been an integral and important part of their diet for unknown generations.
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Thinking Green

From making recycled rainbows to building birdhouses out of pinecones, children and their parents learned all about protecting the environment Sunday, thanks to a group of students from St. Ignatius High School.
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Fire destroys shed, RV

A controlled burn turned horribly wrong for one resident of Minesinger Trail Monday afternoon.
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