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News from Jacqueline McLean-Jones, fundraiser organizer POLSON — On the evening of July 31, during record heat, a small fire many thought was under control suddenly exploded into a wind-driven inferno. A group of highly-trained firefighters fought for over 72 hours to hold the line in a furious effort to save the surrounding homes. This group of volunteers, women and men from the Finley Point Yellow Bay Fire Department, aged 22 to 60, along with other local fire departments, have been credited with saving many homes in the area. We are kicking off a fundraising campaign to purchase new and more modern equipment so they are better equipped for future fire fights. “My h...
News from Glacier National Park GLACIER NATIONAL PARK — Waterton-Glacier International Peace Park is hosting a second virtual Science and History Week live webinar series Sept. 13 to 16 at noon. Parks Canada and the National Park Service have together hosted an annual Science and H...
News from the office of Senator Tester BIG SANDY — U.S. Senator Jon Tester today announced $1,141,103 in U.S. Department of Health and Human Services funding to support Early Head Start – Child Care Partnerships that will expand access to child care resources for the Confederated Salish and ...
News from the office of Senator Tester U.S. Senate — U.S. Senator Jon Tester, Chairman of the Senate Veterans’ Affairs Committee, recently announced $1.15 million in federal funding to help end veterans homelessness in Montana. Tester secured $1 million for the Poverello Cent...
News from the office of Senator Tester BIG SANDY — As the Delta variant continues causing cases to spike and hospitals’ ICUs to be at capacity across Montana, U.S. Senator Jon Tester today announced he has secured millions of dollars to help vaccinate young Montanans and to support health ca...
USDA accepts 2.8M acres for Conservation Reserve Program News from the USDA MONTANA — The U.S. Department of Agriculture has accepted 2.8 million acres in offers from agricultural producers and private landowners for enrollment into the Conservation Reserve Program in 2021. This year, almost ...
ST. IGNATIUS — Here’s to a cool and productive September. We have a stock of frozen meals here at the center and if you are interested in purchasing these, please call Irene at 406-745-4462 for pricing and availability. Our menu: — Wednesday, Sept. 1: dinner – pork ribs...
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 resi...
As students were released from school in May and June the fight against the COVID-19 pandemic seemed to be looking up. Vaccinations had been made available and infection numbers had plummeted. A mere month ago, educators were incredibly hopeful that this school year might look much closer to normal ...
FLATHEAD LAKE – An anthropologist has discovered that a skull found in Flathead Lake on June 23 of this year does not belong to a modern human. The skull was pulled up from the bottom of the lake by people who were out fishing on a gill netting boat. The skull was found inside a net after it w...

