Articles with the Tag: Flathead Indian Reservation

PABLO – Melanie Smith noticed a drug problem in the valley that is affecting children at all ages and income levels. “It’s taking beautiful people with all the potential in the world and robbing them of their lives,” she said. “And children are in the middle of it.” ...

News from the Montana Board of Crime Control On Sept. 9, the Montana Board of Crime Control (MBCC) presented its 2015 Program Highlight to SAFE Harbor, a program located in Flathead Valley. The Program Highlight honors statewide or community-based criminal justice programs that merit recognition for...
Public encouraged to recognize officers, participate in ‘Blue Ribbon Season ’ News from the City of Polson With the recent wave of shootings of police officers and many tragic officer deaths, the City of Polson, the Polson Chamber of Commerce and local ...
Bull-A-Rama to benefit Polson Police officer POLSON — A Bull-A-Rama, a rodeo just for bull riders, is scheduled for Saturday, Sept. 12 at 6 p.m. at the Polson Fairgrounds. The event will benefit Polson Police Officer William Cleveland, who has had been diagnosed with incurable cancer of the...
Input needed for 2016-2017 hunting seasons News from Montana Fish, Wildlife and Parks WESTERN MONTANA — Montana Fish, Wildlife and Parks is asking hunters, outfitters, landowners and others to get involved now to help set hunting seasons for 2016 and 2017. The deadline to submit initial commen...

ST. IGNATIUS – Briar Ahlborn’s painting with an anti-methamphetamine message held the highest number of votes last week in a contest spread across Montana that ends on Sept. 16. “It was sweet; I was 100 votes ahead,” she said. “I thought it would be smooth sailing if it kept ...

One major fire and several smaller ones were burning on the Flathead Reservation Monday, after thunderstorms and persistent high winds hit day after day in a weeklong barrage that put stress on local fire resources. Governor Steve Bullock declared a State of Emergency on Sunday. “Mont...

News from CSKT Tribal Wildlife Program FLATHEAD RESERVATION — Wildlife Biologists with the Confederated Salish and Kootenai Tribes began a project to restore trumpeter swans as a resident species on the Flathead Indian Reservation in the mid-1990s. Subsequent efforts resulted in the release of 249 c...

News from the Confederated Salish and Kootenai Tribes FLATHEAD RESERVATION — McDonald Peak and the surrounding areas in the Mission Mountains Tribal Wilderness were closed to recreational activities on July 15 and will remain closed until Oct. 1. This area known as the Grizzly Bear Management Zone i...

News from the Ninepipes Museum of Early Montana NINEPIPE – Traditional bowmaker Jim Rempp will be the featured artist at Ninepipes Museum of Early Montana on Saturday, Aug. 1 from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. Rempp is a well-respected craftsman who uses Native American methodology to create self-bows (bows mad...