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ST. IGNATIUS – Nestled beneath the picturesque peaks of the Mission Mountains, just off US Highway 93 in St. Ignatius, Mission Valley entrepreneur Donald Pierce recently launched a full-service meat processing facility. Since its grand opening back in October, D& J Meats has been inundated with new customers seeking a local meat processing facility to help fill their freezers. “I am booked all the way into the end of March,” said Donald Pierce, lifelong resident of St. Ignatius. About two years ago, after observing a growing demand for local meat processing for both hunters and valley meat producers, an idea for a new business venture grew. “We’...
POLSON — Mission Valley Elks Lodge #1695 held its annual Elks Hoop Shoot on Saturday at the Linderman Gymnasium. “We were very excited by such a strong turnout. We had a total of 45 boys and girls participate in the free throw competition this year,” said event coordinator David Rensvold...
News from the North Lake County Public Library District LAKE COUNTY — Mondays mean Mother Goose. Join us at 9:15 a.m. Mother Goose is geared for ages 0 to 3, but all are welcome. We encourage parents and caregivers to participate with their children for this early learning time. The doors open at ...
News from FLIC POLSON — The Flathead Lake International Cinemafest (FLIC) will celebrate its 10th anniversary the weekend of Jan. 28-30 at the Showboat Stadium 6 in Polson, Montana. FLIC screens full-length features, shorts, animation, student films, and documentaries. FLIC 2022 once again offe...
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News from Fred Barrett Elks Lodge 1695 POLSON — On November 23rd, Thanksgiving Day, Mission Valley Elks Lodge 1695 began the monumental task of preparing for the Thanksgiving Day takeout and delivery of 1396 dinners to the Polson Montana community. Thanks to the coordinating efforts of our comm...
News from the office of Senator Daines MONTANA — The Rocky Mountain Elk Foundation, a Montana-based sportsmen and conservation group, presented U.S. Senator Steve Daines with their first-ever Excellence in Advocacy Award for his bipartisan work on conservation and forest management. “Cons...
News from Polson School District #23 POLSON — The Polson School District responds to its substitute teacher shortage by increasing the daily sub rate from $96 to $120. The daily rate had been $96 since 2017. “We have struggled to fill teacher vacancies since the beginning of the year,”...
News from the office of Senator Tester U.S. SENATE — Following an aggressive push, U.S. Senator Jon Tester announced on Dec. 17 he secured $5,159,810 in U.S. Department of Agriculture funding for the state of Montana and local school districts to ease supply chain disruptions and foot shortages br...
News from the Office of the Governor HELENA – The state distributed $2.7 million in federal funding to public and private schools this fall to help them remain open during the ongoing pandemic. The funding is part of a federal school reopening program to provide all the resources necessary to o...
Follow the ‘Penguin Path’ FLATHEAD RESERVATION — Families are invited to one or all of the Penguin Path Stations location at the North Lake County Public Library in Polson, the McDonald Event Center at Salish Kootenai College, the fairgrounds in Ronan, the Boys and Girls Teen Club, (76...
