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News from GPCF POLSON — The Greater Polson Community Foundation 2021 grant cycle is open. The deadline is Friday, April 23. Grant applications will be accepted from non-profit organizations with a 501c(3) status in the greater Polson area. Grants from the Greater Polson Community Foundation make a significant difference. Over $850,000 has been contributed to meet needs in our community since grants were first awarded in 2009. Grants are funded annually by the earnings from the foundation’s growing permanent endowment and other available GPCF funds. Past grant awards have supported a variety of youth and community projects. “Our grant funding suppo...
MONTANA — Montana’s COVID-19 vaccine distribution is among the most efficient in the nation, but closer examination reveals a patchwork of systems among counties and tribal governments that will be put to the test as the state opens vaccine eligibility to all people 16 and older starting this mon...
News from the office of Senator Daines HELENA — The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service has completed their 5 year status review of the grizzly bear in the lower 48 states and announced that they will recommend the species retains their threatened status under the “Endangered Species Act.” ...
LAKE COUNTY — Faster than you can say hippity hoppity the eggs were gone. As young egg hunters Saturday morning, some wearing bunny ears, scurried around snatching up brightly colored plastic eggs scattered across the grass during various annual community Easter Egg Hunts. In Ronan, at the Missio...
News from Flathead River Rodeo Committee POLSON — The 4X Indian National Finals Rodeo (INFR) of the year, Flathead River Rodeo, returns to the Flathead Reservation in Polson on Aug. 26, 27 and 28, at the Polson Fairgrounds. The Flathead River Rodeo is proud to have been named INFR Tour Rodeo of th...
News from AHCA/NCAL UNITED STATES — The American Health Care Association and National Center for Assisted Living, representing more than 14,000 nursing homes and long term care facilities across the country that provide care to approximately five million people each year, released a report showing...
LAKE COUNTY — The shots are safe and effective. Millions of people in the United States have received COVID-19 vaccines under the most intense safety monitoring in U.S. history. The Centers for Disease Control also recommends that people get a COVID-19 vaccine as soon as they are eligible. As of ...
News from Mission Mountain Enterprises RONAN — Mission Mountain Enterprises invites the public to their annual Community Easter Egg Hunt. The event will be held at the Ronan Fairgrounds on Saturday, April 3, at 11 a.m. sharp. Volunteers are needed. If you are interested in volunteering to assist w...
News from the St. Ignatius Chamber of Commerce ST. IGNATIUS — The St. Ignatius Easter Egg Hunt will be held on April 3 at 10 a.m., sharp, at the high school football field. Don’t be late. The event is over within minutes. There are prizes for each age group: 0-3; 4-6; 7-9; and 10-...
LAKE COUNTY – A joint meeting of the Lake County Commissioners and Board of Health last Tuesday, March 16, yielded two decisions undoing official actions taken a year ago when COVID-19 caused a two-month shutdown of all but those services and businesses deemed essential. First, the commissione...
