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News from MSU BOZEMAN — Registration is open for the Mountain Meat Summit, hosted by Montana State University Extension. The summit is an annual program featuring educational tours, technical sessions and consulting. The summit will be held May 21-23 in Bozeman. Early registration is available until April 1. The summit is designed for individuals and businesses that engage with meat supply chains in the mountain West. The agenda will include topics relevant to farmers, ranchers, meat processors, chefs, wholesale buyers and educators according to Tommy Bass, MSU Extension livestock environment and sustainability specialist. “The summit will offer important educat...
News from MSU Extension Flathead Reservation office POLSON — On Thursday, April 11, from 8 a.m.-4 p.m. at the KwaTaqNuk Resort, the CSKT Producer Summit will take place. Registration is required by April 5. Topics include regenerative grazing practices, irrigation efficiency options, alternative f...
News from the office of Governor Gianforte GREAT FALLS — Governor Greg Gianforte visited Central Avenue Meats on Wednesday, March 20, and highlighted the state’s investments in building a stronger workforce to support the meat processing industry in Montana. “By investing in value-a...
By Fred Barrett for Mission Valley Elks Lodge 1695 POLSON — One of our own, young Trafford Cox, participated in a more than 50-year-old Nationwide Elks tradition known as the Elks Hoop Shoot. Sponsored by the Elks National Foundation, the event is geared toward boys and girls ranging in age from 8...
News from Governor’s Office of Community Service HELENA — The Governor’s Office of Community Service (ServeMontana), Reach Higher Montana, and Montana Campus Compact (MTCC) are pleased announce 100 Montana high school seniors have been awarded Youth Serve Montana Scholarships. This sch...
Montana Gov. Greg Gianforte has informed the Lake County Commission that the state will not assume felony law enforcement duties on the Flathead Indian Reservation — despite pleas from local officials that they can no longer afford a decades-old arrangement. The decision likely sets the stage ...
News from Arlee CDC ARLEE — High school students in Arlee are invited to join the Teen Art Project (TAP) sponsored by the Arlee Community Development Corporation, the National Endowment for the Arts, and the Missoula Art Museum. Students will meet at the Arlee CDC on Fridays, 9 a.m.-2 p.m. from Ap...
News from the Dept. of the Interior WASHINGTON — The Department of the Interior recently announced that more than $120M from President Biden’s Investing in America agenda will fund 146 projects to help Tribal communities plan for and implement projects to tackle severe climate-related enviro...
News from CSKT Tribal Health RONAN — CSKT Tribal Health will offer a free A1C check in the lobby of the Ronan Health Center (430 Mary McLeod Lane) from 9 a.m.-5:30 p.m., on Tuesday, March 26, Diabetes Alert Day. This one-day “wake-up call” informs the American public about the seriousn...
News from the office of Senator Tester U.S. SENATE — The United States and Canada recently announced a Joint Reference to the International Joint Commission (IJC) instructing an Independent Governing Body to investigate pollution in the Kootenai Watershed caused by mining in Canada. “Mont...
