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Kavanagh named most outstanding 8th grader
As school ended for the year last week, the Columbia Falls Junior High gave out its year-end awards. Here are the …
Boys struggles continue as they fall against Vikings
The struggles continue.
MatCats get past Broncs
Columbia Falls squeaked past Frenchtown in a Northwest A conference dual last Tuesday on the road.
It was the year of the mussel
Reviewing the highlights of the year is the customary topic for columnists between Christmas and New Years.
Lawmakers reject hate groups
As we close out this year and look toward the future, we as Montana’s elected leaders are focused on the values that reflect our true character. Therefore, we condemn attacks on our religious freedom manifesting in…
Trolls and Chickens
My morning routine goes something like this: Get up, read the newspapers online and then, if it’s light out, feed the chickens.
Holiday cheer up the North Fork
I know. I said I was going to find an old fish story for this week. Even found a dandy black and white photo to go with it. Must have forgotten it was Christmas and there is always plenty to write about during the …
A forgotten fire
If Earl W. Raymond walked into my house today, I would not recognize him. Cannot attach a face to the Falmouth, Maine man who feels I saved his life. Nevertheless, he somehow found me through the Internet last week…
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Marjorie Louise Lindsey (deWit)
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No new mussel detections
Test results earlier this month from 182 water bodies in Montana have turned up no new detections of invasive mussels, according to the Montana Mussel Response…
Councilor hopes for anti-hate measure here
Columbia Falls City councilwoman Jenny Lovering hopes to see a kinder, gentler city in 2017. At the last council meeting of the year, Lovering urged her fellow…
Cedar Palace closes for good
Weyerhaeuser’s “Cedar Palace” closed for good last week, with about 100 people out of work at what used to be Plum Creek’s administrative offices for the past …
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Junior high embracing new food program
The School District 6 Board last Monday sampled a salad, courtesy of FoodCorps representatives Shari Johnson and Mary Rochelle.
Johnson goes all out for Christmas
To step into Judy Johnson’s house in December is to step into a sort of Christmas nirvana. Every inch of the Martin City woman’s home is decorated, from holida…