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POLSON — A Computer Scam Awareness presentation by Dustin Blush will be presented on April 18 at lunchtime. Meatloaf is on the menu. Open to all younger people as well. Time updates are available at the Polson Senior Center. Call the center for more information. Western Pleasure Tours will present a video on Friday, April 26, at noon. The company is offering budget-minded modern bus tours to a variety of travel destinations in the West, centered in Kalispell. For more information call 208-283-9776. This is National Volunteer Month. If you, or someone you know, has volunteered at the center, call us with their name, and information about their service. This invitation i...
ST. IGNATIUS — AARP’s Safe Driving Course will be held on May 21, 2024, from 1-5 p.m. Call 406-745-4462 to registered for the course. The cost is $20 for AARP member and $25 for non-members. This is a very good course to refresh your driving skills and knowledge of the rules of the road. Discover...
RONAN — The Mission Valley Senior Center is located across from St. Luke’s Hospital. We are open Mondays, Wednesdays and Fridays for lunch and other activities. Our menu is the following: — April 17: chicken chow mien, salad, dessert — April 19: lasagna, salad, de...
“The mountains to the east have got a hold on my soul,” and “I will never leave Montana” are the lyrics to a song by Polson musician Joe Martinez. Martinez, a 2022 Polson High School alum, recently released his first extended play album on Spotify. His debut album, titled “Monta...
News from Sheriff Donald R. Bell POLSON — On Saturday, April 6, 2024, at about 6:45 p.m., Lake County 911 took the report of a domestic violence incident that had taken place at a residence on Kerr Dam Rd. The victim had left the residence and a relative reported the assault to 911 after see...
News from Sheriff Donald R. Bell POLSON — On April 5, 2024, at around 7 p.m., two inmates in the Lake County Jail assaulted a Lake County detention officer and attempted escape after gaining control of the officer’s keys. The escape was prevented by another detention officer who was able to ...
News from Lyle Schmauch, Communications & Policy Manager, Senate Republicans, MT Legislature HELENA — Montana Senate President Jason Ellsworth, R-Hamilton, today issued a subpoena to Secretary of State Christi Jacobsen for Constitutional Initiative 14, the proposed ballot issue to p...
News from Energy Keepers, Inc POLSON — The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE) approved a request from Energy Keepers, Inc (EKI) to deviate from the Flood Risk Management plan by allowing for a higher spring lake level than usual. Typically, each spring, the water level is taken down to 2883&rsqu...
PABLO — Montanans from several communities spoke to Democratic state legislators participating in a listening session at the end of March at Salish Kootenai College. CSKT member and former State Health Director Anna Whiting Sorrell facilitated the meeting and asked legislators to draft a bill to con...
News from the Montana Department of Commerce HELENA — The Montana Department of Commerce announced recently that $50,000 of grant funding has been awarded to the Confederated Salish and Kootenai Tribes for repairs and upgrades to The Bison on Flathead Lake. The grant funding is through Comme...
