Arlee News

“In our 50th anniversary year, it would be a shame not to be able to continue this annual event strongly supported by the community”

Top of the heap. King of the hill. Queen of the castle. However you say it, it's nice to be No. via Great Falls Tribune

“He was just sitting there staring at us.”

The Voices and Visions of the Flathead Reservation exhibit gives viewers a peak at life through eyes of the youth. via Char-Koosta News

Organizers of the annual spring Buttercup Run have a sunny disposition when it comes to weather in Montana's Jocko Valley: "There is no bad weather in the Jocko Valley." Consequently, the show - the race in ... via Char-Koosta News

“The project should be completed this fall.”

The end is near - relatively speaking - for the Spring Creek to Minesinger Trail section of the U.S. Highway 93 reconstruction project on the Flathead Indian Reservation, according to those in the know. via Char-Koosta News

“I will defer legislation to the legislature”

The two candidates for the Judicial District 20 judgeship were the main attraction at last week's monthly meeting of Lake County Democrats on the Salish Kootenai College campus. via Char-Koosta News

The Official Publication of the Flathead Nation online 2008 Spring Mack Days results Dick Zimmer and Paul Soukup show off their entries in the smallest lake trout category during the 2008 Spring Mack Days. via Char-Koosta News

“Joe, in his dedication to Indian law and preserving Tribal Court systems, worked closely and was well known nationally. He shared his knowledge and worked with other Tribes in that goal and will be greatly missed.”

Judge Moran swears in the new councilman from this past election in this file photo by Marianne Addison. via Char-Koosta News

“Most Montanan's have not been tested for HIV so we need to encourage increased testing to get a true depiction of the impact of HIV on American Indians living in Montana.”

Thursday, March 20, marks the second annual Native HIV/AIDS Awareness Day to acknowledge the impact of HIV/AIDS in Native communities. via Char-Koosta News

“Crowder went upstairs and laid down next to Cote”

A teenager who pleaded guilty to murdering an 18-year-old woman and dumping her body near Arlee was sentenced Friday to 100 years in prison. via Missoulian

Drug testing for the 2008 Amerind All-west Native American Basketball Classic will be conducted in at the Pache community building on February 25, St. via Char-Koosta News

Photograph courtesy of Craig Siphers Craig and Charline Siphers have a snack while sitting on a huge log on Valley Creek Trail west of Arlee in 1964. via Missoulian

“We'll want to make sure it's working for everybody.”

It wasn't snag-free, but the first test run of Missoula County's Reverse 9-1-1 system last week did its job. via Missoulian

Challengers Joe Dupuis and E.T. &#8220Bud" Moran will square off for a seat on the Confederated Salish and Kootenai Tribal Council in December in the Pablo District, where current council member Lloyd D. Irvine ... via Missoulian

E.T. &#8220Bud" Moran and Joe Dupuis will apparently square off for a seat on the Confederated Salish and Kootenai Tribal Council next month, while incumbents were the top vote-getters in four other primary ... via Missoulian

A controversial decision to reassign the longtime executive secretary of the Confederated Salish and Kootenai Tribes to other duties has ratcheted up interest in Saturday's primary election for five tribal ... via Missoulian

“I don't know why people are trying to kill my kids”

Diana Cote, left, watches as her son Shonto Pete, right, reads a court document Monday during a recess of his trial. via The Spokesman-Review

The number of lake trout in the first two weekends of the Fall Mack Days Fishing Event totals 3,065, with 375 anglers entered in the derby. via Char-Koosta News

The Lake County Public Health Department's annual flu shot clinic campaign begins Oct. via Char-Koosta News

Officials with the Lake County Sheriff's Department are still on the lookout for some suspects who've been involved in a rash of car thefts that have taken place between Polson and Arlee over the last few ... via KPAX

What was once "just lunch" is now a full day of activities and, by all accounts, a bigger success, as Arlee students celebrated Native American Heritage Day last Friday with food, dancing, music and teachable ... via Lake County Leader & Advertiser