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News from the National Center for Appropriate Technology MONTANA — To help Montana farmers markets and direct market farmers build capacity and sustain success, the National Center for Appropriate Technology, headquartered in Butte, was awarded a 2020 Farmers Market Promotional Program grant from the USDA-Agricultural Market Service in the amount of $455,401. NCAT was one of 49 national recipients and the only organization in Montana to receive a 2020 grant. It funds three years of project activities that began in December. This is a continuation of NCAT’s work with farmers markets from an FMPP award in 2016, titled Building Farmers Market Success. The initial g...
News from North Lake County Public Library POLSON — All items in our Library Gift Nook will be 20 percent off through December. Join us for Holiday stories during our virtual Mother Goose every Monday at 10:30 a.m. during December. You can find the links to these on our webpage: www.northla...
MISSOULA — At the University of Montana, 2,540 undergraduate students made the fall semester 2020 Dean’s List or President’s 4.0 List. To qualify, students must be undergraduates, earn a semester GPA of 3.5 or higher and receive grades of A or B in at least nine credits. Students who receiv...
News from Montana Fish, Wildlife and Parks MONTANA — Hunters across north central and northeast Montana reported seeing a large number of mule deer bucks in velvet this general hunting season. The reason may lie in the Epizootic Hemorrhagic Disease outbreak that affected deer in several a...
POLSON — Although the coronavirus pandemic continues to impact countless businesses across the state, local entrepreneur Demetrius Joslin decided that there was no better time than now to start a new business. Polson Taxi began taking calls for around-the-clock service in Polson and the surrounding ...
News from the Office of the Governor MONTANA — Governor Steve Bullock announced that a new crisis counseling hotline funded by a $1.6 million federal grant is now available to aid Montanans struggling with their mental health due to the ongoing impacts of the COVID-19 public health emergency...
POLSON — Maclaen Burningham, of Polson, has volunteered his time to create an environment of inclusion in the state of Montana for several years, and he is asking for the community to get involved. His overall goal is “to help people with and without disabilities.” Maclaen saw the import...
News from WMGC and LCCDC Western Montana Growers Cooperative and Lake County Community Development Corporation have worked together to distribute nearly 8,500 food boxes to families in need in Western Montana since July and an additional 1,000 will be distributed by mid-December. This collabora...
News from FLIC POLSON — The Flathead Lake International Cinemafest premieres its ninth annual winter film festival during the weekend of Jan. 29-31, 2021, at the brand new stadium-seating Showboat Cinema 6 on Main Street. FLIC screens full-length features, shorts, animation, student films...
News from the Office of Senator Tester U.S. SENATE — A pilot program launched by the Confederated Salish and Kootenai Tribes of the Flathead Indian Reservation is developing a collaborative community response plan to quickly address emergent Missing and Murdered Indigenous Persons cases in Indian ...
