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MOIESE, Mont. – A sunlit field along the Flathead River outside of Moiese was home base for all kinds of student learning recently. • Wildlife and science lessons paired with cultural activities and traditional games such as double ball, prompting some students to run and scream with glee. • All those play a part in the Confederated Salish and Kootenai Tribes’ River Honoring, which brought about 400 children a day on Tuesday and Wednesday for its largest turnout since 2019. • The goal was to teach children about the river and natural resource programs, said Stephanie Gillin, CSKT information and education specialist, and “everything we do, we try to incorporate culture.” • So the presentations ran the gamut from wildlife to forestry and water quality. The children heard from Séliš and Q’lispé elders and scientists and experts from Salish Kootenai College and tribal departments. The Mission Valley Backcountry Horsemen came, too.

LAKE O.H. IVIE - The only thing hotter than the stifling Texas heat on May 14 and 15 was the fishing on Lake O.H. Ivie for the 8th annual Hooter Magruder bass tournament. The tournament was formed as a fundraiser for the tournament's namesake, Hooter Magruder, a volunteer fire fighter in west Texas who came down with cancer 8 years ago. It has traditionally been held on Lake Amistad but was moved to O.H. Ivie this year.

WINTERS - The Marine Corps Recruiting Command held a Family Night at the Winters ISD cafeteria on Monday evening from 6 p.m. - 8 p.m. Recruits from across the command from San Angelo to Lubbock to Fort Worth, about 40 in all, gathered together with their families to learn about the Corps.

I think it was seeing the truck. An early scene in Hulu’s drama “The Girl From Plainville,” a series based on the death of a teenager by suicide in 2014, shows a black pickup truck similar to the one in which Conrad Roy III died.

Teenagers spend a lot of time in their rooms, so it’s important that their bedrooms reflect their current taste. However, they’re also constantly reinventing themselves, and they like to follow trends, which can mean that they’re often asking to change the design of their teenage bedroom. If you’re looking for some teenage bedroom ideas that won’t break the bank while also indulging their desire for a cool bedroom, we’ve found some easy and affordable ways to update their room decor. h Whether it’s a small bedroom or a large one, skip shelling out big bucks on expensive decor, and try out some of these inexpensive teen bedroom ideas instead.

MILES TX - This past Sunday our church recognized and honored our graduating senior. It caused me to pause and think of the graduation process.

RUNNELS COUNTY - This is a follow-on from last week’s column. At that time, I reiterated some of the reasons why we should organize at a local level for our own health and wellbeing, and I noted that we needed to arrive at the answers to three questions: