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POLSON — The Flathead Lake International Cinemafest (FLIC) will be celebrating its 11th year in Polson later this month, Feb. 24-26. To kick off the festival, numerous restaurants from throughout Polson will provide a Taste of Polson with food at the Showboat Stadium 6 starting 4:30 p.m. This will be an informal gathering for filmmakers and attendees alike. This year will also show four particularly strong feature-length films, according to FLIC producer David King. The first is “Mavericks,” which covers Montana’s freestyle ski legacy as seen through the journeys of some of the state’s most renowned skiers. It will show on Friday at 6 p.m. &ld...
News from the office of Senator Daines U.S. SENATE — On Jan. 25 Senator Daines paid tribute to a true Montana hero, Dr. Daniel Edelman. Senator Daines hosted Dr. Edelman in his office and delivered a speech on the Senate floor in his honor. Dr. Edelman is a veteran of the United States Army who wa...
News from ServeMonana HELENA — The Governor’s Office of Community Service announced that between September 2020 and September 2021, over 270,000 Montanans regularly served and 568,000 people informally served their neighbors according to the Volunteering and Civic Life in America research. T...
News from the Office of the Governor HELENA — On Wednesday, Jan. 25, Governor Greg Gianforte delivered his second State of the State address to a joint session of the Montana Legislature and directly to the people of Montana. Gov. Gianforte’s address highlighted Montana’s accomplish...
News from the North Lake County Public Library POLSON — Need help with your tax forms? Two local organizations are ready to help. You need to make an appointment for both of these groups. The Polson Senior Citizen Center will have appointments available on Mondays and Thursdays from Feb. 2- April ...
News from the Montana VA Health Care System HELENA — Montana VA Health Care System (Montana VA) is participating in today’s national and statewide Point-in-Time (PIT) count. The PIT count, led by the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD), is a count of sheltered and unshelte...
POLSON — The City of Polson website and digital communications announced at their Jan. 18 meeting they are getting some much-anticipated improvements. Led by Special Projects Manager Tyler Baker and Commissioner Ruggless, Baker has begun work on cityofpolson.com to improve its existing structu...
News from Mara Silvers Montana Free Press HELENA — Lawmakers, advocates and the state health department are poised to consider dozens of bills during the 68th Legislature to reform parts of the child protection and foster care systems. Stakeholders say the issue will likely be a defining policy pr...
News from the Polson School District POLSON — The Polson School Improvement Committee (PSIC) is a community led committee that believes its greatest strength lies in the unity of our community. The committee was formed to provide long-term assistance in identifying and solving issues that Polson S...
News from Cathy Gillhouse RONAN — The Mission Valley Children’s Choir will resume rehearsals on Tuesday, Jan. 31, at Faith Lutheran Church in Ronan at 3:45 p.m. New members are welcome to join. The choir is composed of children from grades two through six from Polson and Ronan. It ...
