Articles with the Tag: CSKT
Children’s Choir to begin again RONAN — The Mission Valley Choir will begin its third year on Wednesday, Sept. 13, at the Faith Lutheran Church, 406 Fifth Ave. SW. It is co-directed by Cathy Gillhouse and Pastor Seth Nelson and accompanied by Robyn Carlson. Children in grades two to si...
POLSON – Hot, dry conditions and increased wind speeds over the weekend posed a challenge for firefighters. Wind gusts over the weekend were 10-15 mph and 20 mph on ridge lines. Sixteen firefighters on the Liberty fire were nearly trapped on Saturday evening from spot fires created by strong ...
News from the University of North Dakota GRAND FORKS, N.D. – The Confederated Salish and Kootenai Tribes garnered a $17,148 grant from the National Indigenous Elder Justice Initiative (NIEJI) innovation program at the Center for Rural Health at the University of North Dakota School of Medicine and...
RONAN – During a nine-day project, the community came together to make an impression on kids concerning the dangers of using methamphetamines. The event was held at the Boys and Girls Club of the Flathead Reservation and Lake County in Ronan as part of a national pilot project to hopefully reach kid...
POLSON – As the battle to prevent aquatic invasive species moves forward, what to do about sea planes may be the next issue on the horizon. Sea planes, or those that only land or take off on water, pose a particular problem: how to regulate them? “We’re trying to figure it...
The Blue Bay 1 and 2 fires that broke out on Confederated Salish and Kootenai Tribal land on Thursday, Aug. 10, were dampened by rain, cooler weather and cloud cover on Sunday. Lightning is the suspected cause of the fires which are burning in the Mission Mountains east of Blue Bay. Brent Burland...
News from CSKT Natural Resources The Confederated Salish and Kootenai Tribal Council took action on Tuesday, Aug. 8 to allow watercraft with electric trolling motors on some Flathead Reservation water bodies. “Tribal scientists and managers are working with Flathead Basin Commission, State of M...
A fire burning 17 miles southeast of Arlee in Missoula County had grown to nearly 4,000 acres as of Sunday night, Aug. 6. Kristen Allison, a public information officer with the California Interagency Incident Management Team No. 1 that set up at the Arlee Powwow Grounds on July 31, said 363 firefigh...
Berry harvest closure reminder News from CSKT Natural Resources The Confederated Salish and Kootenai Tribes implemented a rule prohibiting non-Tribal members from harvesting berries on March 1, 2012. A tribal member may have non-member children or a spouse accompany and assist with berry pick...
POLSON – One may not realize it, but Montana is a good place for manufacturing. Lake County native Paddy Fleming tried to get that message across to the Polson Chamber of Commerce on Aug. 2. Fleming, who has been director of the Montana Manufacturing Extension Center at Montana State ...
