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Standing Arrow Powwow Begins July 18 in Elmo, Mont., Featuring Community Feeds, Competitions, and Royalty Pageant
ELMO — Standing Arrow Powwow kicks off on July 18 and ends July 21 in Elmo, Mont. Four feeds are being organized by people in the community to feed the public. A Veteran’s special, Cradleboard special, $20,000 drum contest, and $50,000 payout in contest dancing is advertised on the poster.
Sportsman’s Bridge project will begin with new fishing access site
Montana Department of Transportation has announced significant progress on the Bigfork Sportsman’s Bridge project, with plans largely complete. The first step in the process will be construction of a new fishing access site on the west side of the Flathead River off Oldenberg Road. “After recent delays, we are excited to have this project moving forward,” Bob Vosen, MDT Missoula District Administrator, said in a press release. “Construction of the new bridge is anticipated to begin in 2025, once the new fishing access site has been built.” Once the FAS is operational, bridge construction will begin. This schedule is subject...
Navigating local and national tensions
This week will mark one year since I moved to the Flathead. My friends came up from Wyoming for Under the Big Sky; six people and three dogs packed into our two-bedroom house with no AC over the course of the festival. I’m sitting in kind of an odd spot, where I’m not from here originally but interact with locals as a big part of my job. I go to local government meetings and try to keep up on social issues. I hear, and more often read on Facebook, the hateful comments about tourists and out-of-staters. At the same time,...
GLACIER VIEW DRIVE - ROAD MAINTENANCE
The City of Kalispell Street Department is set to conduct road maintenance on Glacier View Drive. This maintenance work is scheduled to begin on Monday, July 22nd, 2024 and will run through Wednesday, July 24th, 2024. These operations will involve a mill and overlay reconstruction. Impacted Areas:. Glacier View Drive...
Whitefish Community Foundation Awards $50,000 Grant for New Bigfork Library
Whitefish Community Foundation recently awarded a $50,000 grant to ImagineIF Library Foundation for the new Flathead County Library Bigfork branch.ImagineIF Library Foundation is dedicated to raising funds for library programs and services that are not included in Flathead County’s budget. Last year, ImagineIF Library Foundation restarted a capital campaign to raise $3.2 million to bring a new library to the community of Bigfork. The new facility is 6,000 square feet, more than four times the size of the old library. The larger space will allow the library to expand programs for children, teens and adults, as well as offer a free...
Momentum Building to Restore Tri-City Commuter Transit
When Elizabeth Wood first began working with Flathead County’s transit department in 2017, one of the biggest hurdles was getting the word out that a public network existed in the region. “I noticed right away when I hit the pavement and visited with folks that most weren’t even aware...
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