Articles Written By: Taylor Davison
POLSON — Main Street was closed in front of the Showboat Cinema in Polson on Thursday evening as a red carpet was laid out for the world premiere of the new film “Somewhere in Montana.” A local production written and directed by Brandon Smith and produced by Eden Matson, (both from...
POLSON — The Mission Mountain Rodeo celebrated its 82nd annual rodeo last weekend, packing the Polson Fairgrounds with contestants and onlookers in the first rodeo of the season in the area. Held every year since 1940 – minus a year off for COVID-19 – the Mission Mountain Rodeo is ...
POLSON — The Lake County Adult Treatment Court celebrated another round of graduations on June 22 with three participants successfully completing the program. Started by former Judge James Manley in 2016 after he realized a staggering 93% of people, he sentenced had committed crimes related to...
FLATHEAD RESERVATION — From June 13 to June 16, families and members of the community marched to remember lives lost along U.S. Highway 93. The 2023 Justice to be Seen Missing and Murdered Indigenous Relatives (MMIR) Walk took place through the Flathead Reservation. Starting out in Arlee and e...
POLSON — The Flathead Lakers will celebrate their 65th anniversary of working to preserve Flathead Lake and beyond at The Barn on Finley Point the evening of June 21. Complete with a video commemorating the occasion by local filmmaker David King, all in the community are invited to attend. Not...
POLSON — Mission Mountain Empowerment (MME), formerly Mission Mountain Enterprises, gathered staff, clients, and community to celebrate their organizational rebrand last Thursday in their new administration building on South Hills Drive. After purchasing the new building around a year ago, Executive...
RONAN — The fourth annual Mission Valley Chainsaw Carving Rendezvous returned to the fairgrounds last weekend. Put on by the Ronan Chamber of Commerce, they brought in 12 artists, recognized both nationally and internationally, to carve and compete. Working each day in view of the public, each...
PABLO — The Salish Kootenai College class of 2023 celebrated their graduation last weekend, and those involved in education received special acknowledgement in the Educators’ Pinning Ceremony. Two local educators were honored, the first being Salish language educator Melandie Sandoval. &...
PABLO — The 2023 Montana Early Childhood Tribal Language Summit is taking place this week, showcasing the work done by Native communities to advance tribal language education for young learners. The Summit first had its start in 2018. Put together by Zero to Five Montana, a dedicated early chi...
CHARLO — The Ninepipes Museum of Early Montana held its second annual Heritage Keeper Benefit on Sunday; this year focusing in on the tribe and our valley. First held in 2022 in honor of museum founder Bud Cheff Jr. after receiving the 2021 Heritage Keeper Award from the Montana Historical So...
