POLSON — Our new and renewing membership campaign is gearing up for the third week in September. Free banana split are given to new or renewed members. Thirty years ago, our dues were $15. They still are. Free flu/covid vaccines offered by Safeway Pharmacy Sept. 23 from 10 a.m.-noon. The Safe Driver Course, sponsored by AARP, will be held Sept. 24 from 9:30 a.m.- 1:30 p.m. Pre-registration is required so that enough guidebooks are on hand. The $25 fee will mean a 3 year discount on your car insurance policy and is renewable every three years with refresher course. A Nutrition Director is still wanted, full or part-time. Basic record keeping, management, phone skills are ne...
by Alex Sakariassen, Montana Free Press BILLINGS — Throughout the 2023-24 school year, Billings Public Schools Superintendent Erwin Garcia grew increasingly troubled by a sight he repeatedly witnessed in classrooms around the district: students scrolling their smartphones, their attention wrenched...
News from Montana Historical Society HELENA — The Montana Historical Society’s popular Fall Lecture Series is back with a wide range of topics for September. The programs begin at 6:30 p.m. on Thursday, Sept. 5, with author Ian Wilson giving a book talk on “Catastrophe at Custer Cre...
ST. IGNATIUS — St. Ignatius Senior Center will hold bingo on Sept. 7 at 2 p.m. Cards are .25 cents each and we have a special blackout prize. We are looking for a Site Manager to work eight to 12 hours a week. If interested, please call and leave a message. School has started so remember if the &...
RONAN — The Mission Valley Senior Center is located across from St. Luke’s Hospital. Any age is welcome to come enjoy our meals and you don’t have to be a senior citizen.We are open Mondays, Wednesdays, and Fridays for lunch and other activities. Our menu: — Sept. 4: ...
POLSON — Patriot Day is Sept. 11. If you love your country, and support its authority under law, and your country’s interests, then this is your day. That’s what it means to be patriotic. Not just this day, but every day. Vote. It’s the easiest and most patriotic thing you can do for ...
By Emily Senkosky, UM News Service MISSOULA – According to naturalist and author John Muir, between every two pines is the doorway to a new world. In Noxon, Montana, at a base camp for wildlife biologists nestled deep in the pines, camera traps and other measuring instruments are capturing forensi...
ST. IGNATIUS — We are looking for a site manager to work 8-12 hours a week. If interested, please call 406-745-4462 and leave message. If anyone has extra garden produce and don’t know what to with it call the St. Ignatius Senior Center in your area and share with the people, there. The ...
POLSON — Labor Day already? Tourist season will be extended for another thirty days. Stay tuned for further information. The annual membership meeting was held Friday. The Annual Report was given as well as elections of leadership positions in the Polson Senior Citizens, LLC. Copies of t...
RONAN — Mission Valley Senior Center is located across from St. Luke’s Hospital. Any age is welcome to come enjoy our meals. You don’t have to be a senior citizen. We are open Mondays, Wednesdays and Fridays for lunch and other activities. Our menu: — Wednesday, Aug. 28: t...
