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News from the ACDC ARLEE — The Arlee Community Development Corporation (ACDC) recently received a $10,000 grant from the First Nations Development Institute of Longmont, Colorado. This award will support the efforts of the Arlee Food Resource Center for Strengthening Health and Food Security through Traditional Foods and Processes. This project provides next steps in strengthening our Indigenous food systems and community health. This will be accomplished through food gathering, preparation and preservation workshops led by cultural practitioners and Elders, after two generations of lost food processes due to the impacts of residential and boarding schools in our Native commun...
News from Polson High School POLSON — Polson High School has hired several new coaches for next year’s sports seasons. Josie Lies New head soccer coach for Polson High School’s boy’s Pirate soccer program is Josie Lies (pronounced “Lease”). According ...
News from NRCS BOZEMAN — April marked the start of a major weather pattern change which brought much needed precipitation to Montana, and while April was a wet month, May was even wetter in certain areas. Mountain precipitation was lowest in parts of Central Montana, the Flathead Lake are...
News from CSKT Public Affairs & Communications POLSON — The Confederated Salish and Kootenai Tribal Council and the Lake County Commission announced a historic agreement to reduce the financial impact on local taxpayers and improve the delivery of services in Lake County and on the Flathead Re...
News from Heidi Riddle, Food Pantry ST. IGNATIUS — Summer is here and various volunteers are traveling so we need more volunteers. If you can work at least four hours a month please call Heidi Riddle at 406-745-0057. We are open Tuesdays and Fridays from 10 a.m.-2 p.m. and the last Saturday of the...
News from The Montana Department of Natural Resources & Conservation MONTANA — Research shows around 80% of homes lost to wildfires could have been prevented if their owners had followed simple fire-safe practices. With longer wildfire seasons and fires burning larger areas, it is more importa...
News from the United States Senate U.S. SENATE — U.S. Senators Steve Daines, top Republican on the Senate National Parks Subcommittee, and Gary Peters’ bipartisan resolution designating June 2022 as “Great Outdoors Month” passed the United States Senate. “As a fifth gene...
POLSON — High school seniors in the Polson School District were throwing their caps in the air on Saturday morning, celebrating the end of their high school careers. While the previous two Polson commencement ceremonies were held outside due to the coronavirus pandemic, this year’s graduation ...
ST. IGNATIUS — Mission High School celebrated its graduating class of 31 students in an indoor ceremony to avoid the rain on Saturday afternoon in St. Ignatius. Speaking before the audience were valedictorian Emily Hawkins, salutatorian Allyson Umphrey, and the honorary guest speaker, retired MHS sc...
