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From MSU News Service MONTANA — Individuals across Montana are invited to participate in Montana Crunch Time, a celebration of local food and National Farm to School Month, set for 2 p.m. Wednesday, Oct. 20. Montana Crunch Time is a statewide event where participants crunch into locally and regionally grown apples. The event is designed to encourage healthy eating habits and support local food-based initiatives throughout the state. It is also intended to help people learn through healthy food and nutrition choices. All Montanans are encouraged to participate. This year, states throughout the Mountain Plains Region – Colorado, Montana, Missouri, Kansas, Nebraska, Utah...
News from USDA RONAN — Just prior to October’s Farm to School month, Ronan Schools were recognized by USDA Regional Administrator Cheryl Kennedy for their leadership with the program. In a letter to Superintendent Mark Johnston, Kennedy writes “I want to thank you and everyone at Ro...
News from Glacier National Park WEST GLACIER — Due to continued winter weather, the alpine sections of the Going-to-the-Sun Road in Glacier National Park will remain closed for the season. Currently, visitors can drive 15.5 miles from the west entrance to Avalanche Creek, and 13.5 miles from the S...
News from CSKT Natural Resources FLATHEAD LAKE — Congratulations to Terry Krogstad and Julie Perkins. At the end of the day on Oct. 6, “Freddy Mack,” the $10,000 tagged lake trout, was in Terry Krogstad’s cooler. Krogstad and Perkins are two of the hardest working anglers in our ...
News from the office of Senator Tester U.S. Senate — $5 million in American Rescue Plan Act funding is headed to Montana to help protect patients and health care workers from COVID-19. The funding—administered by the Center for Disease Control—will help strengthen and equip state an...
ST. IGNATIUS — We will have Mary T. from the Council on Aging coming in during our Friday lunch this week to talk about Medicare open enrollment. We will also have a sign-up sheet for those folks wanting a one-on-one appointment to talk with her, either in person or by phone. Menu for the week: &nbs...
POLSON — The Polson Senior Center, located at 504 Third Ave. E., is open from 8 a.m.-3 p.m. Monday through Friday. Lunches are served from 11:45 a.m.-12:30 p.m. for dine-in or take out. Delivery to shut-ins is available. A monthly menu calendar is available for pick up at the center. Call us a...
DIXON — Dixon Senior Center continues to serve our community and hopes everyone is staying happy and healthy. All are invited to come enjoy dinner, breakfast, and /or pinochle. Meals will be served Monday and Thursday evenings at 5 p.m. Meals are $4 per serving and are deliverable to Dixon residents up...
POLSON – A little more than two dozen Mission Valley citizens and veterans made their way to the Lake View Cemetery in Polson to pay their tribute and respect to those fallen Montana military service members who lost their lives in combat serving in the Afghanistan War, the longest war in United States...
POLSON — The suspicious death of a one-year child, who died Saturday, Oct. 2, is being investigated by the Polson Police Department. On Thursday, Sept. 30, Polson police, fire and ambulance responded to a Polson residence for the report of a one-year-old who wasn’t breathing. The child was transp...
