POLSON — Tax season is upon us. Free tax filing services for seniors are available starting on Feb. 3 and then every Monday and Thursday thru April 14. Call for an appointment, or drop in for more information. Tax assistants are available at the center from 10 a.m.-3 p.m. Bring all tax information with you. Kleenex is available at no charge. Masks are always strongly recommended. Activities (Notice: All persons regularly attending recreational activities at the center are asked to “voluntarily” support our organization by purchasing a yearly membership card for $15. The dues year runs through Aug. 31. Financial assistance is available. Again, membership is not ...
BOZEMAN — As a nurse, Adessa Durglo’s goal is to treat her patients the way she would want her own family members to be treated. It’s a simple concept, and — as she watched her grandparents near the end of their lives and wanted something more for their care &mdas...
ST. IGNATIUS — A fatal vehicle vs. pedestrian crash was called in on Jan. 14. According to a press release from the Lake County Sheriff’s Office, at 6:27 p.m. Lake County 911 took a report of an apparently intoxicated pedestrian walking on the highway near the Mission Creek bridge in St. Ignat...
POLSON — The Polson Senior Center is located at 504 Third Ave. E, and open weekdays from 8 a.m.- 3 p.m. Lunch is available from 11:45 a.m.-12:30 p.m. weekdays for $5. Dine-in, take-out, and delivery to a shut- in are available. Individuals and small groups are always welcome to lounge, work puzzles, re...
DIXON — The Dixon Senior Center continues to serve our community and hopes everyone is staying happy and healthy. All are invited to come enjoy dinner. Meals will be served Monday and Thursday evenings, at 5 p.m. Meals are $4 per serving and are deliverable to Dixon residents upon request. We are also ...
ST. IGNATIUS — We are happy to announce that Mary B. from the Area VI Council on Aging will be visiting us on the second Friday of the month. Mary can answer questions or help find solutions for any Medicare issues you may have. She will join us for lunch next on Feb. 11. She visited with us on a regul...
LAKE COUNTY — As of the first of the year, all schools accredited by the Montana Board of Public Education were required to have their drinkable water inspected for lead. Part of a regulation enacted in Jan. 2020 by the Montana Department of Public Health and Human Services (DPHHS) to minimize...
FLATHEAD RESERVATION — The Confederated Salish and Kootenai Tribal Council voted to increase prices for non-tribal members to camp and recreate on tribal lands at a Jan. 4 meeting. Tribal council also approved a reduced-price sale of recently acquired hay for tribal members. The most contentious dec...
POLSON — On the same week citizens were remembering last year’s armed assault on the U.S. Capitol, grassroots democracy was unfolding across the nation in its usual, somewhat sedate fashion as local governments welcomed new and returning elected officials. At the Polson City Co...
POLSON — Forty years ago last month, local marine veteran Denny Ray Newby received a Bronze Star and Combat “V” for his heroic actions during the Vietnam War, one of the military’s highest honors. Newby served from 1966 to 1969 and was a member of the first all-Montanan platoon. Pe...
