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News from the Ninepipes Lodge CHARLO — We’re hosting a Conservation Speaker Series alongside NRCS to provide some information about conservation in the Mission Valley. We have three speakers: the first is Hilary Cooley, a Grizzly Bear Recovery Coordinator to speak about grizzly bear recovery on Aug. 23. The second speaker is Rachel Malison on Sept. 27. She will be speaking about the ecology of rivers and floodplains. The last speaker is Tim Wheeler. He will be speaking about lichens and fungi on Oct. 25. All of these events are from 6-7 p.m. at Ninepipes Lodge in Charlo.
This collection of documents includes talks or petitions by Salish and Kootenai chiefs found in the surviving historical record. The Salish and Kootenai Indians of the Flathead Indian Reservation confronted many crises in the late nineteenth and early twentieth centuries. The physical and cultural survival o...
YELLOW BAY — The clarity of Flathead Lake’s water is the same in 2023 as it was in 1977. This fact, emphasized Flathead Lake Biological Station Director Jim Elser, is something to be proud of. Elser, who also serves as Bierman Professor of Ecology for the University of Montana, spoke to visito...
POLSON — The annual CASA Rummage Sale will be held on Aug.19, at the Bridge Church in Polson. Donations are appreciated to directly benefit local children. To donate sale items, please contact our office at 406-883-0158.
News from Montana Department of Transportation RONAN — Construction of the northbound lanes of US Highway 93 continues next week on the Ronan-North project. Gravel placement is ongoing at the north end of the project. Drivers traveling north of Baptiste Road should watch for shifting lanes and exp...
News from Linda Reksten, Rep., HD 12 Vice-Chair, Education HELENA — Montana’s Office of Public Instruction (OPI) partnered with the nation’s most experienced education technology provider, PowerSchool, via an $8.4 million contract to bring modern data solutions to school districts acro...
News from the Mission Valley Choral Society MISSION VALLEY — Enjoy singing patriotic songs? Singers are invited to join the Mission Valley Choral Society when they sing the Star-Spangled Banner and the Montana State Song at the Lake County Centennial Celebration at noon on Saturday, Aug. 19, at th...
News from the Greater Polson Community Foundation POLSON — It’s our most favorite time of the year, On June 29, the Greater Polson Community Foundation awarded our Annual IMPACT Grants to 12 local non-profits as part of its 2023 IMPACT grant cycle. Directors and Team members were on hand fro...
News from Mission Valley Masonic Lodge #78 MISSION VALLEY — The Brethren of Mission Valley Lodge #78 have announced that beginning next year and continuing indefinitely, five graduating seniors, one from each of Lake County’s five public high schools, will each be awarded a $10,000 Mission V...
News from the Port Polson Players POLSON — The final show of the Port Polson Players 48th summer season is the romantic comedy/drama, “Butterflies Are Free.” Ellie Dupuis plays a free-spirited hippie who moves into an adjoining apartment occupied by a blind budding musician, played by ...
