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your homegrown newspaper August 6, 2025
Vol. 21, No. 48
Cherry growers pg. 5
In bloom pg. 6
Cultural exchange students from northern California participate in a cleanup effort at St. Ignatius Mission Dam.
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Youth visitors make big connections at American cultural exchange Pioneer Days pg. 14
Exchange program brings youth from across America to St. Ignatius
By Beau Biggs for the Valley Journal
F
rom July 16-23, the town of St. Ignatius became
a hub of cultural exchange as young adults from across the country spent a week in Montana as part of the American Exchange Project — a program
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designed to connect students with different communities across the United States. see page 2