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POLSON — Over the last couple of weeks, student athletes from the Mission Valley Christian Academy Lady Eagles volleyball team have been making baby blankets and bibs for a baby box donation project. The group was joined by students participating in an afterschool sewing class, sponsored by the Polson Boys and Girls Club of Lake County and the Flathead Reservation. The handmade blankets and bibs will be given away as part of the Helping Hands’ Baby Box Community Cradle project. The project was modeled after a program in Finland that began more than 70 years ago in which baby boxes were given to parents to curb infant mortality rates by promoting safe sleeping p...
News from Glacier National Park Glacier National Park, in partnership with the Glacier National Park Conservancy, is proud to present the launch of Headwaters podcast. “This is exactly the kind of innovative project that is going to drive the future of connectivity between the park and t...
DIXON — Merry Christmas from the Dixon Senior Center. We will have our Christmas dinner celebration on Monday at 5:30 p.m. The doors will be open for eating in. Feel welcome to celebrate the holiday with friends and neighbors. Social distance precautions will be taken. We are also accepting take-out me...
ST. IGNATIUS — Happy holiday season, everyone. Our holiday meal will be served next Wednesday, Dec. 16, at 5:30 p.m. at the St. Ignatius Senior Center. Takeout orders will be taken. Please call as early as possible to reserve your meal; by 10 a.m. on the day of the meal at the latest. There wi...
POLSON — The Polson Senior Center is open with masks. The center cannot guarantee your safety from COVID-19, so use your best judgment. Activities are: exercise on Mondays, Wednesdays, and Fridays from 10:30-11:30 a.m.; mahjong on Wednesdays at 12:30 p.m.; pinochle on Thursdays at 12:30 p.m.;...
News from OPI MONTANA — The National Assessment of Educational Progress, or “the Nation’s Report Card” as it is often called, has been postponed in Montana until the spring of 2022 due to the COVID-19 pandemic. National Center for Education Statistics Commissioner James Woodworth...
News from the office of Senator Steve Daines Senator Daines shared news that Montana will receive $125,815,439.70 to invest in rural Montana by providing high-speed internet access to 45,984 locations. “This critical funding will help connect rural Montana, close the digital divide and br...
News from the Montana Public Service Commission MONTANA — On July 16, the Federal Communications Commission approved the designation of 988 as the new, nationwide, three-digit abbreviated code for the National Suicide Prevention Lifeline. The 988 hotline will provide a phone number for Ameri...
News from the Montana Department of Labor and Industry HELENA — The Montana Department of Labor & Industry recently announced that Jobs for America’s Graduates presented the National Above and Beyond Award to Montanan Andy Shirtliff for his continued advocacy and support of the Jobs for ...
News from KM Montana Grass Fed Beef MONTANA — A local cattle rancher is implementing new ways to deliver high-quality, nutrient-dense, Montana born, raised and harvested, grassfed/finished ground steak burger to Montana communities. KM Montana Grassfed Beef has partnered with three local busine...
