News from Montana Free Press MONTANA — Editor’s note: As candidates for Montana’s newly drawn western congressional district competed in their respective party primaries this spring, Montana Free Press asked each of them to complete a written questionnaire to help voters understand their positions on key policy issues. We initially published their responses as part of our 2022 election guide prior to the June 7 primary election. Now, as campaign season heats up in advance of the Nov. 8 general election, we’re republishing responses from the remaining candidates here, displaying them side by side so readers can easily compare their answers. Note that it&rsq...
POLSON — Zumba instructors from around the state and dancers heeded the call when local instructor Jeannie Butler organized a Zumbathon fundraiser. The Oct. 1 event held at the Polson Elks Club raised $3,800 for the area’s most needy critters. Butler, who organized the event out of her love and p...
News from the University of Montana LAKE COUNTY — The spectrUM Discovery Area of the University of Montana, in partnership with the Boys and Girls Club of Flathead Reservation and Lake County, has been selected to participate in a program that will bring 48 middle school students from the Flathead...
PABLO — Salish Kootenai College is holding a special art exhibit for the next few weeks showing off artwork made by faculty and staff throughout the institution. With over 20 participants, the SKC Faculty Art Show saw submissions from not only the fine arts and digital design departments, but ...
ST. IGNATIUS — The St. Ignatius Senior Citizen Center is preparing for fall. Like so many of you, the center has lots of work to do: yard work, an air-conditioner to be taken out of the window and getting set up for our fall Bake Sale and Yard Sale. We will have many tasty items at the Bake Sale and ha...
POLSON — Welcome to the Fall and a “Hunters Full Moon” on Sunday, Oct. 9. The days are getting shorter and cooler. “It’s Svedder vedder. Ya, sher, you betcha,” as my Norse immigrant ancestors used to say. Only 73 or so days until Winter (in case you were counting...
RONAN — On Friday, Sept. 23, the Ronan Cooperative Brewery celebrated its second anniversary since the community came together to open its doors in the midst of a pandemic. The street closure celebration was combined with this year’s Oktoberfest and head brewer Jim Myers brought out some...
LAKE COUNTY — Paul Guenzler, a Ronan-area cattle rancher and chairman of the Flathead Irrigation District, filed Sept. 2 as a write-in candidate for District 2 county commissioner, just four days shy of the filing deadline of Sept. 6. Although his name won’t appear on the November ballot, he&rsqu...
POLSON — The Polson City Commission approved modest increases in park-use and golfing fees for the coming year during its regular meeting Sept. 9. The only significant hike was for golf-cart storage, which jumped 20%. Parks and Recreation director Pat Nowlen told commissioners that city parks were b...
News from Rylee Sommers-Flanagan, Upper Seven Law HELENA — The Montana Supreme Court has upheld an earlier ruling prohibiting Montana Secretary of State Christi Jacobsen from enforcing several election-related bills enacted last year, including House Bill 176, which eliminated election day ...
