Four-horse team hauling steel pipe for inverted siphon across the Bitterroot River. Part of the "Big Ditch," an irrigation system that cut an 80-mile swath through the Bitterroot Valley. Picture taken for 'The Bitter Root Valley Montana,'...
FERC says 'yes' to Kerr Dam relicensing agreement; Irrigation O and M to be discussed August 9; The budget: 'We're out of money. There will have to be sacrifices'; Unusually dry weather visits Reservation, brings hazards; 87th Arlee pow wow called...
FERC action on Kerr Dam lease agreement expected mid-July; Unearthed bones should be returned, say Tribes; Field treatment of rattlesnake bite; Polson district meeting called to discuss health benefits; What's that smell?; Walker River Paiutes are...
One in three high school students here get high regularly; Family Assistance moves back to Ronan; Elders, youths turn back the clock for a week; JOM funding cuts here would affect 750 students; Summer fire fighters get ready for the 1985 season;...
Budget adjusting may aid law enforcement and road opening; Quarterly meeting was interesting by generally ignored; Not too many folks went to the meeting in Arlee either; Interior signs Kerr Dam lease agreement; On the termination road again;...
Three state legislators initiate meeting with Tribal Council; March says 'good riddance' to winter; What do you mean 'TERS won't get a new school'?; What should we do with our trees?; Proposed 5-year timber sale plan: 1985 to 1989; Who's the newest...
Tribal Constitution to remain un-amended for now; Tribal law and order may run out of money; A few choice words about February from the Flathead Culture Committee; GA clients need to sign up now for new work program; Eye care program policy...
Kerr Dam, polluted fish, road closures, river restrictions, and FIP; Council votes for $200 for Christmas; Lower Crow Reservoir fish may be a health hazard; Controversial road closure program shut down; Cultural material for sale; Lower Flathead...
Tribal electronics firm gets $2.3 million contract; 'No progress' talks to resume this week; The intent of MPC through E.W.; Lakeshore permits deadline extended once more; Reservation hosts a series of 'healthy' visitors; Still time to sign up for...
Judge may dismiss Tribe's application, negotiations with MPC continue; Budget report month ending July 1984; Crowd braves bad weather to attend Kerr vigil; Flathead Culture Committee reports a busy summer; Price of Char-Koosta to go up; Captured...
Indians win round one of Kootenai Falls dam controversy; Hot Springs - Camas area to have district meeting; Shoreline office reminds of July 1 deadline; Mission's district meeting: 'The weather did us in'; Electronics plant nearly ready to open;...
Locals jump on 'diminish the reservation' bandwagon; Postscript...The Tribes: boon or bane to Lake County?; Laws require jail time for D.U.I., padded carseats for children; Addresses needed by enrollment office; Summer storm takes toll of...
The Tribes' FY 84 budget: Revenue sharing requests outnumber dollars 2-to-1; Shoreline ordinance gets final approval; TERS announces accreditation, sports practice; Court news for July; Big fish found as river research progresses; 'New old'...
Changes proposed in health care policy; Portland to shut down G.A.; Road Closure guidelines; July district meeting was informative, but not well-attended; Postscript..."You can't print that"; Dinner honoring graduates called successful...
Landmark mission is seriously damaged by local man; Shoreline rules expected soon; Council 'report card' for FY 83's first quarter; Read up on the new tax rules; Flag facsimiles available; Commodity questions answered; Artists' group reports...
Nine-year-old case is over: Tribal sovereignty vindicated; No dividend next month; McDonald gets 43% of the votes; Small-scale hydropower activity picks up; Head lice make lousy pets; In the days of our grandfathers: Sophie: career woman, Tobacco...
Bye-bye buffalo; Council says 'no' to corporation and liquor store; Namen decision due any day; High court to hear water jurisdiction issue; Help sought for guiding economic development; New route planned for Northern Tier; McDonald wants to serve...
Powerlines, powerboats, and pristine air; Pilgrimage to Stevensville; Polson meets hard time head on; Junior Miss to be chosen after all; Tribes mentioned in other Indian papers; How Lake County's credit counseling service works - Harvey and...