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ST. IGNATIUS — Hopefully we are all healthy and able to deal with all the changes this summer has brought. We are so grateful for all the folks who are sharing their bounty with us during this harvest season. We are enjoying fresh berries, fruits, and so many vegetables. Our salads are mostly locally grown and so delicious. This coming weekend, the Montana Shakespeare in the Park company will perform “A Midsummer Night’s Dream” on Friday evening, Aug. 26, from 6 -8 p.m. at the Good Old Days Park, and the play “Cymbeline” on Saturday, Aug. 27, from 6-8 p.m. at Palmer Park in Charlo. What a great opportunity to see these plays in our home towns. ...
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...
At the Lake County Public Health office on Main Street in Polson, nurse Leigh Johnson is seeing a small but steady increase in the number of people showing up for COVID vaccines each Friday. After the big push last spring, the demand for vaccines in Lake County had slowed to a trickle. “For a ...
FINLEY POINT — The Boulder 2700 fire is on its third week of burning and estimated to have reached 2,072 acres at 46 percent containment by Monday, Aug. 16, with 31 structures lost. Northern Rockies Incident Management Team division group supervisor Tyson Atkinson said there is still a “long w...
Marriages David Allan Clark and Brandi Marie Lake Templer Zachary Carlyle Jantz and Krystal Dawn Jantz Jordynn Imari Mays and Joe Verl Hansen Joshua Jack Loyda and Amber Fay Metzger Celeste Angelique Rehbein and Deontae Karl Gillespie Daygan Matthew Cross and Cody Jay He...
News from Montana Department of Commerce MONTANA — The last decade has shown important changes in Montana’s population based on the release of the 2020 Census Redistricting Data. The state’s population grew 10 percent over the decade. Most of Montana’s counties continued...
News from the USDA MONTANA — USDA Deputy Under Secretary for Rural Development Justin Maxson announced that the department is accepting applications for loan guarantees and grants for renewable energy systems and to make energy efficiency improvements, conduct energy audits and provide development...
News from the Office of the Governor MONTANA — Governor Greg Gianforte announced the state will invest up to $15 million to fund affordable housing projects across Montana. “Supply chain disruptions and shutdowns from COVID-19 have limited the housing supply, driven up prices, and m...
News from North Lake County Public Library POLSON — On August 19, 2021, at 5:30 p.m. the North Lake County Public Library will host Karen Dunwell as she presents: “Busting the Monster Myth: Flathead Monster Reports & Sightings.” Karen Dunwell is the President of the Polson...
ARLEE — The lightning-caused Crooks fire has burned 1,130 acres in the wilderness area located 10 air miles east of Arlee since it started on July 21. The Confederated Salish and Kootenai Division of Fire reported that the fire was 0 percent contained as of Monday, Aug. 16. The fire is burning...
