ARLEE – Pamela Askan has been attending the Arlee Celebration since she was a little kid. She can’t remember a year when she missed the event. This year, the powwow grounds will be empty the first weekend in July for the first time since the powwow started in 1898. Askan said the powwow’s cancellation this year will leave a hole in her summer schedule. “It will just be pretty quiet,” she said. “I don’t really know what I’m going to do for the Fourth of July at this point.” The Arlee Celebration Committee recommended that the Confederated Salish and Kootenai Tribal Council cancel this year’s event and the council agreed. Askan...
News from CSKT FLATHEAD RESERVATION – The Shelter-In-Place order and the partial shutdown of the Confederated Salish and Kootenai Tribes’ government remains in place by declaration of the tribal council posted on May 13. At this point, the shutdown is indefinite, however, the council plan...
LAKE COUNTY – The COVID-19 pandemic has stopped paychecks for many of those whose jobs put them at risk for contracting or spreading the virus. According to the federal Labor Department, 36.5 million people across the country filed for unemployment benefits between mid-March and mid-May. Speci...
LAKE COUNTY – Last week both the Polson School District and Ronan School District held online board meetings. Both districts administered the Oath of Office for recently re-elected school board trustees. On Monday, May 11, Polson School District board trustees Chanel Lake and Caroline McDonald took the...
RONAN – They held the first farmers market of the season in Ronan last Thursday and everything looked like business as usual, but a closer inspection revealed a few differences this year. Reducing the spread of the COVID-19 virus created the need for social distancing guidelines at farmers markets t...
POLSON – Construction work on the Linderman Elementary School gymnasium is ongoing despite social restrictions due to COVID-19 as well as weather setbacks. Officials for the Polson School District report that they are adhering to guidelines made by local, state and federal governments to continue th...
DIXON — The Dixon Senior Center continues to serve our community. We are still following social distancing precautions. We are accepting take-out meal requests only. Meals will be served Monday and Thursday evenings, at 5:30 p.m. Meals are $4 per serving and are deliverable to Dixon residents upon requ...
POLSON — As of May 14 the Polson Senior Center is still closed but we anticipate that will change soon, so call if you want an updated status. We are delivering meals Monday thru Friday for $5. The menu is as follows: — Wed, May 20: ham loaf, whip sweet potato, mixed vegetables, coles...
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News from the Office of the Governor MONTANA – Governor Steve Bullock announced he is directing $5 million in federal CARES Act funds to expand assistance to thousands of Montanans struggling to afford their home energy needs due to financial strain caused by COVID-19. “Mo...
