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News from CSKT FLATHEAD RESERVATION Six of the 2024 Top Ten anglers in the Mack Days fishing event have fished 18 straight days of weekend fishing on Flathead Lake. Top Ten Anglers are ranked on their best 18-day average at the conclusion of the event. As they fish past the eighteen days their lowest total is dropped and replaced by the higher total. They lose tickets on those days-but they do receive tickets for the difference between the low number and the new high number, which helps to give other anglers more of a chance in the lottery drawings. The total of their fish count does not change, and they get credit for it in the bonus amounts paid out. There are up to $200,0...
News from the office of Governor Gianforte HELENA Governor Greg Gianforte recently announced Montana was ranked as a top state for fiscal responsibility and tax relief in a recent report from the nationally recognized Cato Institute, which graded states and their leadership on tax and spending rec...
POLSON — The Mission Mountain Spinners group is new to our activity list. Bring your spinning wheel, fiber, etc. 11 a.m.-1 p.m. the first Tuesday of each month (Nov. 5). Call Linda at 208-520-1013. Due to the increasing numbers of meals being served daily, we are seeking another part-time cook that ...
ST. IGNATIUS — Remember to Vote on Nov. 5. Bingo was held last Saturday and fun was had. The lucky blackout winner took home $100. Our next bingo event will be on Nov. 9 at 2 p.m. We will have the AARP Safe Driving Course on Nov. 7 at 1 p.m. Some insurance companies will give you a discount...
ARLEE — Happy Oct. 2-24 and happy fall. It seems fall is here but keeps getting interrupted with hot days and cool/cold nights, but for the most part we have had beautiful blue skies with fluffy clouds and brilliant starts at night and a full moon coming for Halloween. How blessed we are to live where ...
RONAN — Mission Valley Senior Center is located across from St. Luke’s Hospital. Any age is welcome to come enjoy our meals! You don’t have to be a Senior Citizen! We are open Mondays, Wednesdays and Fridays for lunch and other activities. Our menu: — Wednesday, Oct....
News from DPHHS MONTANA — As Montana gears up to enter colder weather and another respiratory illness season, the Department of Public Health and Human Services is encouraging Montanans to take precautions to help protect against COVID-19, influenza, pneumococcal pneumonia, and respiratory s...

“Hello?” Cathy Gillhouse answered the phone last spring. “Oh, hi Karen. You want me to play M’Lynn in Steel Magnolias? What an honor. I’d love to.” Though invitation calls are routine for Karen and Neal Lewing as they plan out their season’s productions, to participa...
News from the Confederated Salish and Kootenai Tribes FLATHEAD RESERVATION — The Confederated Salish and Kootenai Tribes sent a letter to the U.S. EPA on Tuesday, Oct. 8, voicing significant concerns about EPA’s preferred remedy to address toxic waste at the Columbia Falls superfund site. EP...

News from MCHF and WHC The Montana Cowboy Hall of Fame & Western Heritage Center (MCHF & WHC) announced on Oct. 9 their 17th class of inductions into the Montana Cowboy Hall of Fame, which includes local cowboy Lonnie Paul Metzger. The inductees were chosen from a field of candidates nominated b...