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News from Citizen’s Climate Lobby WASHINGTON, D.C. — Climate-concerned citizens from across Montana were in Washington, D.C. last week to urge Montana’s Members of Congress (MOCs) to support policies to reduce carbon pollution. Robin Paone, Citizens’ Climate Lobby (CCL) Montana state co-coordinator, Flathead Valley chapter co-lead, and mother of two, was part of a group who went to D.C. and joined a thousand other CCL volunteers from all 50 states to lobby Congress on climate policies. Paone wants to preserve Montana’s beautiful streams, forests, and outdoors for her children by seeking solutions to lower the heat-trapping emissions that are pollutin...
News from Skills USA ATLANTA, GEORGIA — Sackett Andres, from Arlee and a student at St. Ignatius High School, was awarded a Skill Point Certificate in Cabinetmaking for excellence at the 2023 SkillsUSA Championships, held in Atlanta, on June 21-22. More than 6,000 students competed at the national...
News from MJF RONAN — Montana Justice Foundation (MJF) is proud to announce more than $600,000 in grants to organizations around Montana working to improve access to justice, including a $7,500 grant to SAFE Harbor in Ronan. Since its inception in 1979, MJF has awarded more than $8 million to nonp...
News from the Arlee CDC ARLEE — The Arlee Community Development Corporation has received a $18,369 2023 Community Challenge Grant from AARP Livable Communities and AARP Montana. This grant program is part of the nationwide AARP Livable Communities initiative, which helps cities, towns, and rural a...
News from Purple Mountain Player ST. IGNATIUS — Come join us in celebrating “Good ol’ Days” with some “Good ol’ Fun” by attending a “Purple Mountain Player” production of “Stop the Press” aka “She’s not my type,” the mos...
News from the Port Polson Players POLSON — The Port Polson Players continue their 48th season with Tim McGuire’s rollicking new comedy with music, Carry Me O’er. The show takes place in 1924 and features a father and son in the cellar of a 300-year-old Irish farmhouse. &n...
News from MVP PABLO — Mission Valley Power (MVP) is pleased to announce the appointment of Zachary Conko Camel as the new General Manager of MVP. Mr. Conko Camel has 29 years of successful accounting, budgeting, compliance, and finance expertise. In his new role, Zachary will be responsible for ov...
News from the Office of Senator Tester MONTANA — As part of his continued push to support rural nursing homes and ensure Montanans have access to quality, affordable health care, U.S. Senator Jon Tester urged the Biden Administration not to implement a burdensome staffing mandate that would exacer...
News from the U.S. Dept. of the Interior WASHINGTON — The Department of the Interior’s Bureau of Land Management held an auction for utility-scale solar energy development in Nevada the week of June 26, resulting in $105.15 million in high bids. The auction of four parcels across 23,675 acre...
MONTANA — The Montana Newspaper Association’s 2023 Better Newspaper Contest announced its award winners last week. Lake County’s own Valley Journal took away three awards: First place in Best Niche Publication for the Montana Summer Guide magazine, first place in Best Special Secti...
