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Polson senior news for May 3, 2023

POLSON — May 5 brings us the “mesmerizing flower” full moon. I call it the sneezing pollen allergy moon.   Commodity food for those in need are distributed on a monthly basis. You can help us by recycling your clean and gently used Super One Foods green plastic grocery bags. We...

Ronan senior news for May 3, 2023

RONAN — The Mission Valley Senior Center (across from St. Luke’s Hospital in Ronan) is open Monday, Wednesday and Friday for lunch and other activities.   Our menu is the following: - May 5:  Mexican Day, salad and dessert - May 8:  Stroganoff, salad and dessert - Ma...

51st Season of Montana Shakespeare in the Parks set to open

BOZEMAN — MSIP is thrilled to announce that their 51st summer tour productions open in Bozeman, Montana, with performances of William Shakespeare’s Measure for Measure, June 14-17, and Alexandre Dumas’ The Three Musketeers, June 21-24. Performances are held at 8 p.m. at the Montana State U...

Deadline reminder for hunting applications

HELENA — The deadline to apply for moose, bighorn sheep, mountain goat and bison is Monday, May 1. The deadline to apply for elk B, deer B, and antelope is Thursday, June 1. All applications must be completed online or at an FWP office. Most FWP offices with license sales are open Monday through ...

Business clinic to be held at Ninepipes Lodge

CHARLO — The Lake County Job Service Employers’ Committee (JSEC) and Job Service Polson invite you to the 2023 Assistance for Business Clinic (ABC) on Thursday, May 18, at Ninepipes Lodge from 8 a.m.-5 p.m.   The ABC is a great opportunity to learn more about the regulations that imp...

Candidates file for state, local offices

With the filing deadline in the rearview mirror for county, state and federal elections, it’s clear the most action in the primary on June 7 will occur in newly minted U.S. House District 1, which covers 15 counties in western Montana, including Lake. Five Republicans, three Democrats and one Libertari...

Zeiler spared prison time for good behavior

POLSON — A St. Ignatius man’s pre-trial turnaround of behavior may have spared him prison time. Charles Henry “Pete” Zeiler, 45, was sentenced at District Court in Polson March 16 to the Lake County jail for six months, each of two counts of misdemeanor solicitation of violation of an...

Investment in the future

Editor,  In response to Republican talking points about the partisanship and lack of accomplishments of the Biden administration, I wrote earlier about the progress made in the areas of jobs and children…but that is only part of the picture. Another accomplishment has been the bipartisan Infra...

Character counts

Editor, Hats off to Marc Racicot for his recent opinion piece “Donald Trump is Wasting Our Time.” The former Republican governor and RNC chair focuses on human character, including, “decency, honesty, humility, honor and faithfulness.” He urges all Americans to vindicate the truth....

Food Choice Bill allows for return of raw milk operations Food Choice Bill allows for return of raw milk operations

For most of the history of mankind, consuming animals and animal products required a much closer relationship with harvest and production than the methods of the 21st century.  If you wanted beef, you’d have to raise and kill it yourself, or at the very least, be in contact with someone local w...


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