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MISSOULA — Families First Learning Lab is continuing their expansion in the Mission Valley region. A new Lake County Program Coordinator will develop education-focused workshops, classes, and connection opportunities for families in Lake County. The part-time, 10-20 hour per week position, funded by a new grant from the Gianforte Family Foundation, will directly handle outreach, program coordination, and program management. Working with the Confederated Salish and Kootenai Tribes (CSKT), along with area schools, colleges, businesses, childcare providers, and others, the coordinator will strengthen partnerships, increase family participation, and help meet evolving community n...
News from DPHHS MONTANA — “This is an excellent opportunity for farmers to get additional sales on their locally grown fruits and vegetables,” said Lacy Little, director of the Montana Women, Infants, and Children (WIC) program that oversees Farm Direct. “It also helps WIC partic...
News from Helping Hands Fund RONAN — As part of the 0-5 Flathead Reservation-Lake County Coalition’s training series, “Defining Domains Of Wellness In Self Care” will be presented Friday, March 31, from noon to 3 p.m., at SAFE Harbor, 63506 U.S. Highway 93. Facilitating these ses...
News from DPHHS MONTANA — The Department of Public Health and Human Services (DPHHS) is asking Montanans to submit nominations for the annual Emergency Medical Services (EMS) awards ceremony to be held Wednesday, May 24, 2023, at the Capitol Rotunda in Helena. The event, held during Emerg...
News from P.E.O POLSON — Now in its fourth year, P.E.O. Chapter CA, Polson, recently presented their “Ready? Set- Goals!” program to eighth grade girls at Mission Valley Christian Academy and area homeschoolers on March 14 and to Polson Middle School girls on March 16. “Re...
RONAN — Ronan School District No.30 is conducting their annual Kindergarten Round Up pre-registration for Ronan and Pablo residents. Registration to pre-enroll for both elementary schools for the upcoming 2023/2024 school year, will be held at: K. Wm. Harvey Elementary School on Friday, April 1, from 8...
By Taylor Davison / Valley Journal RAVALI — The McNutt family has had a difficult year, Dawn McNutt shared, as what remained of their roof came crashing to the ground earlier this month. The family first lost part of their roof two years ago during high winds. While their church and the c...
By Caven Wade & Elinor Smith, UM Legislative News Service, University of Montana School of Journalism MONTANA — The 68th Montana Legislature, with an unprecedented Republican supermajority, is halfway through its 90-day session and the next 45 days promise to be dominated by debates over the s...
News from the Polson Alliance Church POLSON — On March 5, the Polson Alliance Church in Polson, members of the Rocky Mountain District of the Christian and Missionary Alliance who have been without a pastor for well over a year, welcomed Pastor Jason and Tambi Burrough to lead its congregation.&nb...
News from the Mission Valley Choral Society MISSION VALLEY — Mission Valley Choral Society Director Christian Bumgarner is directing his last concerts in Montana on Palm Sunday weekend — 1 p.m. on Saturday, April 1, at the Mission in St. Ignatius and 4 p.m. Sunday, April 2, at the Immaculate...
