A new program in the Wolf Point School District will enjoy a great start thanks to the Montana Masonic Foundation. On Thursday, Jan. 28, Masonic representatives Jeff Harada and Wade Riden presented a $1,700 check to Northside Elementary School Principal Georgie Gourneau along with teachers Andrew Tumonong and Ronnell Tumonong. Funds will help begin the WE STEP UP program that stands for Wolves

Bigger Sky Kids has been awarded a grant from the Montana-Dakota Utilities Resources Foundation in support of its class on Nakoda dance, stories and history. The MDU award matches¬ a Montana Arts Council grant made in July, 2020, which funded 50 percent of the project cost, according to BSK president Char Matejovsky. The class, taught by Winona Runsabove of Frazer, will introduce students

Scholars of the Week for Wolf Point are Kashlyn Speak Thunder and Kraven Silk. Speak Thunder is in seventh grade and is 12 years old. Her mother is Kaci Wallette. Sibling is Tade. Extra-curricular activities are basketball and volleyball. Hobbies include playing with cousins. Her favorite teacher is Scott Montgomery. Her favorite class is weight training. Silk is a sophomore and

Ken (left) testified before the human services committee of the Montana legislature about House Bill 90 Jan. 28. The bill would create an emergency protective services hearing in Child Protective Services removal cases, allowing parents a window of five working days to respond to allegations of abuse or neglect. (Submitted photo)