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Day of Hope makes back to school easy

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POLSON — The annual back to school block party and health fair, Day of Hope, re turned to Polson last weekend, this time with the addition of an entire semitruck load of goods to give away. A combined effort by numer ous organizations and nonprof its throughout the valley, in cluding the New Life Church, Tribal Health and county-wide emergency responders, the Day of Hope began as an annual event back in 2019.

This year looked a little dif ferent than previous events for a couple of reasons. While Tribal Health still held free health screenings, Lake County Health Department conducted car seat safety checks while local churches and nonprofits gave away shoes, backpacks and other school supplies to make back to school easier for kids and parents alike. A major new addition was the semitruck sent with a load of goods, free of charge, by Convoy of Hope in Springfield, Missouri. An organization with the Assemblies of God, to which New Life Church belongs, has reach across the world. With that, it has both a disaster response wing, which allows them to send resources to nat ural disasters throughout the U.S., as well as rural compas sion

“Beingevents.here on the reser vation and different fires and things that’ve happened … I just put a call in, and they said they’d be glad to,” Burrough said. The process began several months ago, but as firefighters deal with numerous blazes

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“It’s kind of like a health fair and a block party meeting each other,” Pastor Jason Burrough explained. “That’s the goal.”

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The Garceau Fire plume as seen from Polson’s dog park after starting Tuesday, Aug. 16.

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2 - August 24, 2022 Valley Journal this summer, Burrough com mented that it was especially timely. The arrival of the semi filled with free food and household goods, including things like Cliff bars and wa ter, commonly requested by first responders, is fortuitous. Any goods that weren’t given out on Saturday will likely be donated to the Pol son Food Bank, Burrough explained. Although, with approximately 2,500 people in attendance, the day-of dis tribution went quite well. Other changes this year were some last-minute alter ations in the first responders attending. As a fun addition, each year local first respond ers and the National Guard attend to let kids tour re sponse vehicles and learn a little more about each depart ment. The National Guard wasn’t able to attend to attend this year and the Polson Fire Department didn’t have enough staff on hand due to both local fires and personal obligations. So organizers reached out to Charlo and Finley Point to make sure there would be a fire truck for kids to explore. “We want the kids to have a good experience,” Burrough said. “It’s fun, there’s free stuff, we have food trucks as well … All in all, it’s a really great day.”

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News from the CSKT Division of Fire LAKE COUNTY — As of Sunday evening, Aug. 21, the Garceau fire is 6,724 acres and 33% contained. 340 personnel are working on the fire, led by Local Type 3 or ganization, and Incident Commander Darrell Clairmont.Thereare no evacua tions and there are no structures threatened at this time. Irvine Flats and Garcon Gulch Roads going up to Windy Gap are closed to through traffic. Please stay out of the area, there will be a lot of fire traffic on these roads.Crews will continue to work on hot spots and any spot fires on both divisions. Helicopters will also be used on hot spots. The Elmo Fire is ap proximately 21,349 acres and is 78% contained. Incident command has transitioned from Type 3 to a Type 4 local orga nization. There are pres ently no evacuations or closures.Crews will continue patrolling and mopping up along containment lines. The public will con tinue to see some interior smoke; fire crews are pa trolling those areas. The fire is under inves tigation.TheRedhorn fire is seven air miles northeast of St. Ignatius, within the Tribal Mission Moun tain Wilderness grizzly bear management zone. The estimated size is 520 acres and it is 5% con tained.McDonald Lake has reopened for day use as of Aug. 18. The grizzly bear management zone is still closed to recreation from July 15 to Oct. 1 yearly. No structures are threatened.Responders will con tinue to use aviation where needed to combat the fire. from page 1

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Monday, plaintiffs’ attorneys laid out a comprehensive road map for the trial’s coming days, breaking out its list of witnesses according to the specific voter groups and concerns they’ll speak to. Those groups include young and disabled voters and voters in Indigenous commu nities. Plaintiffs will also call on several witnesses and on expert testimony to argue the laws are, in the words of attorney Matthew Gordon, “solutions in search of a “[Plaintiffs]problem.”haveone thing in common, and that one thing is a belief in democracy, and that democracy is better when more eligible voters can access the franchise,” said Gordon, who represents Bohn and the Mon tana Democratic Party. “That’s what this case is about.”

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Attorney Jacqueline De Leon with the Native American Rights Fund said in her opening remarks that, when it comes to HB 530, the case is something of a retread of an issue previous ly litigated in Montana. State lawmakers in 2017 passed the Ballot Interference Prevention Act, which limited the number of ballots an individual could collect from other voters. A collection of tribal governments and Indigenous organizations such as Western Native Voice — also plaintiffs in the current lawsuit — challenged the law in Yellowstone County District Court where it was struck down in September 2020.by Alex Sa kariassen04.06.2022“Onceagain,tribes across Montana have banded together to protect their members’ right to vote in a federal system that has systematically and repeatedly ex cluded their rights for centuries,” De Leon said. The plaintiffs, she at stake as new election laws go to trial

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In addition to HB 530, the other two laws up for debate before Judge Michael Moses this month are House Bill 176, which ended Election Day vot er registration, and Senate Bill 169, which imposed new photo identification requirements for voter registration and voting at the polls. Moses struck down a fourth law challenged by youth plaintiffs in the case earlier this month, ruling ahead of the trial that a restriction on ballot dis tribution to minors violated the stateFollowingconstitution.thismonth’s trial, Moses will similarly decide on the constitutionality of the re maining three laws — a decision that could be appealed to the Montana Supreme Court.

News from Alex Sakariassen Montana Free Press BILLINGS — Seated in his wheelchair next to the witness stand in a Billings courtroom Monday, 26-year-old Mitch Bohn calmly responded to a se ries of rapid-fire questions about his voting habits over the past eightHowyears.does he typically cast his vote? By absentee ballot, Bohn said, filling it out as early as pos sible and relying on his parents to drop it in the family’s mailbox. Has he ever returned his ballot another way? Once, Bohn said, when he filled his ballot out later than intended while working for Sen. Jon Tester’s 2018 reelection campaign and had his parents deposit it at the elections office to ensure it arrived on time. Is he familiar with House Bill 530, a new law that prohibits paid bal lot collection in Montana, and does he have concerns about it? Yes and yes, he said. “I don’t use a paid third party at this point, but I know that there are communities in Mon tana that do, and I also know that, sadly, my parents are getting older,” Bohn said. “They won’t be here forever, or even if they are here won’t be able to help me, so having that available to myself and others in the disabled community is imperative in our ability to vote.”

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POLSON — Officers investigated an attempted fraud call for service over the weekend. An individual re ported having been contacted by Yellowstone County. They reported that the caller used names of actual detectives and a captain with the Yellow stone County Sheriff’s Office. The caller advised the per son had missed a court date and was facing two criminal charges including contempt of court. The caller then demanded they pay a bond of $4,000 for each offense. The caller instructed them to download an app on their phone to pay them. The caller also stated they were under a court-ordered gag order and would be arrested if they spoke with anyone about the “case.” The caller stated that they could travel to Billings to complete a “signature veri fication” on the subpoena that they had supposedly signed. They ended the conversation with the caller and reported the incident to the Polson PoliceInvestigatingDepartment.officers de termined the incident was indeed a scam. Yellowstone County officials reported to our officers that scam callers were “spoofing” their number. The scammers are believed to be using computer soft ware to make phone calls and appear as if they are calling from a credible number. So phisticated scams like this are difficult to investigate and education is the key to prevention. Whenever you are in doubt, please end the con versation and call your local law enforcement to report the incident.

Attorneys laid out key arguments before a judge Monday as a two-week showdown over debated voting laws kicked off.

Rylee Sommers-Flanagan, an attorney with Upper Seven Law representing the case’s youth plaintiffs, said that ending Elec tion Day registration and adding new photo ID requirements unnecessarily makes voting es pecially challenging for young Montanans.“Becausenew voters are be ginning to engage in this process for the first time they are simply more hampered by complicated laws than anyone else,” Som mers-Flanagan said.

Bohn’s testimony came during the first day of a 10-day trial in Yellowstone County District Court examining the constitu tionality of three election admin istration laws passed by Repub lican lawmakers during the 2021 Legislature. The case, bundling together three separate lawsuits, has produced a flurry of motions and hearings over the past year as the Montana Democratic Party and groups representing youth and Native voters seek to have the new laws declared un constitutional.Theplaintiffs argue that the new election laws place added burdens on Montana voters that threaten their ability to participate in the electoral pro cess. Secretary of State Christi Jacobsen, the sole defendant, has maintained that voters continue to have ample and easy access to the Montana ballot, and that the new laws were designed to increase voter confidence by pro tecting the state’s elections from fraud and intimidation.

“That’s four zeroes and a six, all to the right of the decimal point,” he said. During his cross-exam ination of McCool, Crow ley Fleck attorney David Knobel questioned Mc Cool about the sources he used to draw his conclu sions and about his knowl edge of Montana election laws. Knobel pointed out that Jacobsen has yet to finalize the specific guide lines for ballot collection under HB 530, suggesting tribal governments to conduct their own ballot collection efforts. McCool said he didn’t want to speculate and when Kno bel turned his questioning to the laws’ impacts on election administration and voter confidence, Mc Cool pushed back. “You haven’t offered any opinions in this case about how HB 530 and HB 176 may impact public confi dence in elections, correct?”

Crowley Fleck attorney Leonard Smith, representing Secretary of State Christi Jacobsen, cross-examines plaintiff Mitch Bohn Monday during the first day of Montana’s high-profile voting rights lawsuit. Bohn testified that a new law passed in 2021 would make it more difficult for disabled voters like him to cast their Montana ballots.

Bohn, a former Dem ocratic campaign staffer and the lone individual plaintiff in the case, spoke under examination from De Leon about his con cerns as a disabled voter living in a large urban area, Billings. He discussed the details behind his disabil ity, that he was born with spina bifida and continues to require numerous and at-times unpredictable hospital visits. As a result, he said, the challenges he faces in casting a ballot extend his family’s own mailbox, which he’s unable to reach. Though he’s able to rely on his parents for assistance now, he contin ued, he’s fully aware that a time will come when he can’t.State attorney Smith cross-examined Bohn about his past work for a string of Democratic can didates, first as a volunteer then as a paid staffer, for candidates including Sen. Jon Tester, former Gov. Steve Bullock and former congressional contend ers Rob Quist and John Heenan. Bohn acknowl edged that he considers himself a Democrat, that he voted for President Joe Biden and that he’s never been unable to cast a ballot byDoesmail. he believe voters have some personal re sponsibility to be prepared, Smith asked? Yes, Bohn said. Has he ever expe rienced difficulties with the U.S. postal service in returning his absentee ballot? No. Is his legal challenge confined solely to the constitutionality of HB 530? Yes.

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Knobel“Publicasked.confidence is a function of what is said about the extent of voter fraud,” McCool replied. “The way to achieve public confidence in elections to quit telling specious lies about how extensive voter fraudBohn’sis.” testimony Mon day afternoon offered a view of another argument that the plaintiffs plan to revisit later in the trial: im pacts to disabled voters.

6 - August 24, 2022 Valley Journal added, “should not have to bring this case again.” On the other side, de fense attorney Leonard Smith of law firm Crowley Fleck informed Moses that over the next two weeks, the court will hear testimony munities.predominantlybetweenillustrateusingoftheUniversitypoliticalavoters.facedthedayconstitutional.”theseandmatter,monycourtbelieveclaims,”burdentiffsconstitutionaltions.smoothadministratorstwo,withcombatingplaysSmith176laws.interest”legitimatethevotemakeargumentsunderminingthatthelawsitundulyhardtoandaffirmingthatLegislaturehad“aandcompellinginenactingtheCitingHB530,HBandSB169inturn,arguedthateachaparticularroleinvoterfraudand,regardtothelatterassistinglocalelectioninrunningandaccurateelec“StatutesarepresumedandplainmustmeetaheavytoprevailontheirSmithsaid.“Wethatwhenthehearsallofthetestiandevidenceinthisitwillcometooneonlyconclusion:thatthreestatutesareMuchofthetrial’sfirstMondayfocusedonallegedchallengesbyNativeAmericanDanielMcCool,professoremeritusofscienceattheofUtah,guidedcourtthrougharafttableshe’dcompiledU.S.CensusdatatovariousdisparitiesIndigenousandwhitecomThosedisparities include higher rates of poverty and unemploy ment and reduced access to core infrastructure. Lack of access to the internet means less access to voter information, Mc Cool continued. He de scribed roundtrip distances to county seats as great at 139 miles on the Blackfeet Indian Reservation and 157 miles on the Northern Cheyenne Indian Reser vation. As for reliance on absentee voting, McCool stated his opinion that postal service is “poor to non-existent” on many Montana abelievesocio-economiclinedfactors“Becausereservations.ofallthethatwe’veouttoday,especiallythefactors,I[HB176]willhavebiggerimpactonNative American voters,” McCool said. He added that each of those barriers carries its own financial cost for Indigenous voters, and to gether they “mount up” in a way that can discourage voterMcCoolparticipation.alsospoke to his research for the plain tiffs on voter fraud rates in the country. Relying primarily on information from the conservative Heritage Foundation, he calculated the frequency of voter fraud in the Unit ed States was 0.00006%.

“So you would simply like to have the option of being able to give your ballot to the Montana Democratic Party to deliv er it to the election officials if your mother and father or brother were not able to do so?” Smith asked. “Yes,” Bohn replied. The trial is currently scheduled to continue through August 26. vj

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Ohara pleads not guilty to burglary

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Charlo School District 7J Board of Trustee intends to hire Jessa Smith, niece of Trustee Stephanie Smith as a paraprofessional. The Board of Trustees also intends to hire Lorri O’Neill mother-in-law of Trustee Daniel Cahoon, as a full time teacher. These hiring will take place at a Special Board meeting on August 31, 2022 at 8:00pm in the Charlo School Library.

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POLSON — A Bigfork man is accused of breaking into two Montana Department of Transportation facilities and the Bigfork Gun Club. Colby Glenn Ohara, 32, entered a plea of not guilty at District Court in Polson on Aug. 17 to three counts of felonyAccordingburglary.to court records, on July 14, a Lake County Sheriff’s deputy responded to a report of a break-in with items missing at a MDOT facility on U.S. Highway 83 near mile marker 80.5. On July 17 a break-in with items missing was reported at the Bigfork Gun Club. Another MDOT facility on U.S. High way 83 near mile marker 58 was broken into sometime between July 22 and July 26. On July 28, someone attempted to use a credit card stolen from one of the MDOT facilities at an area gas station. Lake County Under sheriff Ben Woods was able to get a license plate number of the vehicle the person who attempt ed to use the card was driving and traced it to Ohara. A search warrant was obtained for where Ohara was staying. A search of the residence turned up items stolen from the burglaries. When questioned, Ohara admitted to theJudgeburglaries.Molly Owen set a jury trial for Feb. 6, 2023. Ohara is at liberty.

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News from the office of Senator Tester U.S. SENATE — Amid Montana’s wors ening housing crisis, U.S. Senator Jon Tester secured $50 hit the hardest by the pandemic will be able to rebound with the rest of Montana. This is great news for folks chasing the American dream of home ownership, and I look forward to working with my colleagues on both sides of the aisle to make that dream more attainable for all Mon tanans.”TheHomeowners As sistance Fund was creat ed by ARPA, and funds are now available to homeowners who expe rienced financial hard ships January 21, 2020. Montana homeowners whose gross household income does not ex ceed 150 percent of the Area Median Income can qualify for funding.

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RONAN — As part of Child Support Awareness Month, the Tribal Child Support Enforcement Program held a Fun Day event to bring families together and provide support for kids and parents in need.An annual event for current participants to recognize and acknowl edge both those paying and receiving child support, this year’s event was carnival themed. Aimed towards some of the younger children in the program, the day offered plenty of games and activities, as well as door prizes and free lunch. On the practical end of things, they also had baskets of house hold goods that attend ees could take for free. “It’s just a fun day for us to bring everybody together, let the fami lies be families, and it’s always a good time,” Project Director Hank Conko-Camel said. “We never really meet the people, we just see their names … This gives us an opportunity to meet our people and see the kids.”

Child support awareness celebrates families Story and Photos by Taylor Davison / Valley Journal

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The program current ly has over 500 active cases, and has seen an estimated 3,000 since it began back in 2013. Prior to their es tablishment in 2013, there had been no child support tionshiphasandreservation,theandworksEnforcementTribalReservation.tionprogramenforcementwithjurisdicwithintheFlatheadNow,theChildSupportProgramforallparentsguardianswithinboundariesofthebothtribalnon-tribalalike,andagoodworkingrelawiththestate.“Wemostlydealwith low-income families. There’s no guideline to receive services, but the ones that usually come in are the ones that really need it,” Conko-Camel com mented.Onecommon mis conception she cleared up was that child sup port is not only for mothers. Fathers and grandparents acting as custodial guardians can collect child support as well and the process usually takes three to four months from be ginning to end once the non-custodial parent is see

found.“We’re here to work for both (custodial and noncustodial) them,pleplained.Conko-Camelsides,”ex“Alotofpeothinkwe’reagainstthatwhenwe serve you, we’re against you. That’s not it. We work for both sides of the party, whether you pay or receive. You can’t get blood out of a tur nip.”The program often attends events as a ven dor to help get word out about the help they can offer and have ap plications on site during those instances. For those interested in po tentially become a par ticipant of the program and receiving help, they can call Conko-Camel at 406-676-2700 ext. 1284.

News from the Office of Senator Tester U.S. Senate — After sustained efforts from Senate Veterans’ Affairs Committee Chairman Jon Tester, President Joe Biden signed into law the Sergeant First Class Heath Robinson Honoring Our Promise to Address Compre hensive Toxics (PACT) Act of 2022—bipartisan legislation championed by the Senator to de liver multiple genera tions of toxic-exposed veterans their earned health care and benefits from the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) for the first time in the nation’s history.

“This is a histor ic moment that has been ing,” saiddecades—inmonths—eventhemakChairman Tester.

“For ganizations,VeteransTakano,CommitteeHouseMemberI’mtoday,I’mefitstheourhavetoxic-exposedgenerations,veteransbeenlefttofightgovernmenttogethealthcareandbentheyhaveearned.proudtosayafterthisfightisover.gratefultoRankingJerryMoran,Veterans’AffairsChairMarkourcolleagues,ServiceOrveterans’ advocates, and the Biden Administration for making this possible. Together, we are keep ing our end of the bar gain for promises made to our men and women who served in uniform.”

Senator worked for months to deliver historic support for OurRobinsonFirsthisfamiliesveteranstoxic-exposedandtheirthroughSergeantClassHeathHonoringPACTAct

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Named after Sergeant First Class Heath Rob inson who died in 2020 from toxic exposure as a result of his military service, the Sergeant First Class Heath Rob inson Honoring Our PACT processing.toandservicesure,relatedofofforans,Post-9/11expandhensiveAct is comprelegislation tohealthcareforcombatvetercreateaframeworktheestablishmentfuturepresumptionsserviceconnectiontotoxicexpoexpandVA’slistofpresumptions,improveresourcessupportVA’sclaims

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Rep. Seth Berglee (R-Jo liet) represents HD 58 in the Montana House of Representatives and serves as Chairman of the House Education Committee. Rep. Sue (R-Lockwood)Vintonserves as Majority Leader in the Montana House of Repre sentatives, represents HD 56, and is a member of the House Education Commit tee.

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The Tax Credits for Qualified tionsthanksprogramMontana’sworkknowhereducationtanastronglylegislatorsaccomplish.waitstudents,dreams.demicallychancenewschooldents,thisK-12recipientsnumberwillContributionsEducationProgramsenditslargesteverofscholarshiptohigh-qualitynonpublicschoolsfall.Forthesestuthestartofthisyearrepresentsabeginning—anewtosucceedacaandpursuetheirWearethrilledfortheseandwecannottoseewhattheyButasstatewhobelievethateveryMonstudentdeservesanthatfitshisoruniqueneeds,wealsothereisstillmuchtodo.Likemanyotherstates,scholarshipworksentirelytoprivatecontribufrombusinessesand individuals to state-ap proved, nonprofit student scholarship organizations (SSOs). Individual or corporate taxpayers who providingforstatelar-for-dollarreceiveganizationstocontributetheseoradoltaxcredittheirgift,astrong incen tive for them to support educational opportunities for disadvantaged students. Those donations are then used to fund K-12 nonpublic school scholar ships for students, usually prioritized on the basis of economic need. For in stance, ACE Scholarships, the largest SSO in Mon tana, provides scholarships to students from families with income levels at or below 250 percent of the federal poverty guidelines, or about $69,000 for a family of four. Until recently, the pro gram was hobbled by un necessary restrictions. For instance, the law restricted donors from contributing more than $150 dollars per year. Considering that average tuition in a Mon tana nonpublic school is funddonorstakeyear,$8,000$6,000betweenandperitwouldabout50tofullyonestu dent’s tuition payments— although even doing that was impossible, as the pro gram capped scholarship values far below the actual cost to educate a child. This was not an efficient way to run the program, and the result was that only a handful of students received tiny scholarships in the years following the program’s launch. HB 279, enacted in 2021, addressed many of these issues. It increased the annual contribu tion limit from $150 to $200,000 for businesses and individuals, enabling larger gifts from gener ous donors that will fund students in need and provide a stronger incen tive for giving toward the program. It also removed limitations on scholar ship sizes, allowing more meaningful scholarships to struggling families. Further, since the cost of this program is signifi cantly lower than the total cost for public education, these scholarships also lessen the tax burden on the education system and provide for a larger share of resources for students that choose to attend pub lic

As primaries roll out around the country, we’re tracking voter turnout. Raised on Schoolhouse Rock’s cartoon civics lessons, I know that being a good American means voting. Those 1970’s cartoons weren’t wrong. Voting is the most fundamental act of outtestedfiercelyitThat’scitizenship.democraticwhyhasbeenconthroughourhistory.

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Letters timederthewillNov.candidatesregardinginthe8midtermelectionnotbeprintedafterOct.26issueinortoallowcandidatesforresponse.

But now we’re in the 21st century, deluged Democracyship.offewdivided,increasinglyinformation,bywithmodelsbipartisannowre quires much more than voting. What should a 21st century Schoolhouse Rocks teach? Finding information Most fundamentally, we need to be skilled seekers of information. In this era of deepfakes, bots, and fragmenting media platforms, the ability to access and eval uate information is key. Algorithms push us ever more deeply into one point of view. To address multifaceted 21st century

Theschools.program is now capped at $1 million for 2021 and will grow to $2 million next year. There after, it will grow by 20 percent in any year where SSOs manage to raise 80 percent of the cap. These changes have proved pivotal for hun dreds of Montana chil dren. As we enter the 2022-2023 school year, approximately 250 new scholarship students will start their educational journeys in new schools that would have been out of reach without the passage of HB 279. From there, it is up to them to write their own success stories.Aswe watch those stu dents thrive in their new environments, we hope to one day bring that same opportunity to the many other children still waiting for help. For now, we are excited to see what this school year brings the first round of Montana scholarship students un der the newly dreamsmakingtygratefulprogram—andexpandedwearefortheopportunitohaveplayedaroleintheireducationalareality.

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Letters must be 350 words or less. A writer will only be published twice per month. Letters may be edited for content or length, or may not be published if considered libelous, in poor taste, spiteful, self-promo tional or of limited interest to the general readership. Space limitations also dictate when or if letters are published.Lettersmust be signed by the author and name, address and phone number must be included – phone num ber is for verification purposes only. Letters from organizations must include the name of at least one author. Please limit “thank you” letters to people/organizationsfour or less. Deadline is 5 p.m. Friday to publish the followingOpinionsweek.expressed in this section are not necessarily those of the newspaper. The start of the 2022-23 school year marks the dawn of new educational opportu nities for students across Montana.

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important – and most difficult -- 21st century citizenship skill is main taining relationships with people who think differ ently. For a democracy to function, we need not only a robust marketplace of ideas, but also the ability to work together for poli cy that meets widespread needs. A conservative in terviewee in my study re marked, “Everybody is so comfortable being polar ized – they are not happy unless they’re mad.”

August 24, 2022 - 11Valley Journal Pulitzer Prize Winning Comedy- Drama Driving Miss Daisy Aug. 11- Aug. 28 Thurs. Fri. & Sat 8:00 pm Sunday Matinees 2:00 pm At Polson’s Theatre on the Lake PortpolsonPlayers.com or 406-883-9212 for Reservations LAST WEEK! issues, we need deliber ately to seek a variety of information, including backstories about contro versial events, from differ ing sources to construct the whole picture. Understanding our own biases We must process infor mation skillfully, getting around our inherent neu robiological biases. For ex ample, we naturally lap up information that confirms what we already think but ignore information that challenges our world view. We also are wired for dou ble standards: we attribute another person’s bad be havior to their personality (“she’s late because she’s disrespectful”) while giv ing ourselves a pass for the same behavior (“I’m late because traffic was bad”). Understanding these natural biases lets us chal lenge ourselves to explore issues more fully. Having conversations – not arguments – across divides Understanding biases promotes a third demo cratic skill: truly talking with one another. Re search, including my own, shows that liberals and conservatives alike often experience spectives.”learningneedexperientialsufferoftheBenjamin,commonwhattouinelydoofascreateunderminestoWeasDobsonPoliticalaskingtionsandthemantconversationspeopleonconversationscross-divideasanassaulttheirvalues.Yetmostalsobelievetheseareimportandwouldliketohavetofeelconnectedinformed.Constructiveconversarequirelisteningandgoodquestions.scientistAndrewdescribeslisteningour“democraticdeficit.”rarelylistencloselytheotherside.Thisourabilitytopolicywhichisseenalegitimateoutcomedemocraticdebate.Norweaskenoughgencuriousquestionslearnwhyothersthinktheydotohelpfindground.AsSteveformerheadofNationalConferenceMayors,noted,“Weallfromsomedegreeofblindnessandtobecomeexpertsataboutothers’per Having relationshipscomplicated Perhaps the most

It’s challenging to hold conflicting feelings about people, appreciating their good qualities while dis agreeing on politics. But perhaps we make it harder than it Researchis. shows we overestimate both how much the other party dislikes us as well as how much they disagree with us about policy. Asking genuinely curious ques tions and remembering what we appreciate just might help us find that we have more in common than we think. Our 21st century democracy needs us to develop these skills.

MSIs,HBCUs,IIItionsproposals.fundstowillevaluationhigh-qualityplan.Granteesbeeligibleforup$1millioningranttosupporttheirAllinstitueligibleforTitlesandV,includingTCUs,andincludingHSIs, are eligible to apply. The Department has also es tablished an invitational priority for community colleges where enroll ment declines during the national emergency have been most severe and additional funds can help to support efforts to re engage students and get their educational path ways back on track.

12 - August 24, 2022 News from the U.S. Department of Education country.organizationscolleges,educationpartmentbeingThelenceResultsB.A.R.:duringMiguelbyfundspandemic.temporarilywithdrewreengagingcloseexistingtoarecompletion.retention,encouragedence-baseddata-drivencollegesofstitutionsasInstitutionsandandCUs),andtoricallysupportSuccess.PostsecondaryCompletionportmillionthe(Department)partmentD.C.WASHINGTON,—TheU.S.DeofEducationannouncedavailabilityof$5infundstosupanewCollegeFundforStudentThefundingwillgrantstoHisBlackCollegesUniversities(HBTribalCollegesUniversities(TCUs),Minority-Serving(MSIs)suchHispanic-ServingIn(HSIs)–manywhicharecommunity–toinvestinandevireformsthatpostsecondarytransfer,andInstitutionsspecificallyinvitedfocusonsupportingstudentswhoaretograduationandstudentswhofromschoolduringtheTheavailabilityofthewillbeannouncedEducationSecretaryCardonatoday,theRaisetheBold+Action+inCollegeExcel&EquitySummit.one-daysummitisheldattheDewithhigherleadersfromsystems,andacrosstheThisistheDe partment’s latest action delivering on the Secre tary’s priority of making higher education more inclusive and affordable. Leadership from Salish Kootenai College partic ipated in the summit and shared its othercommunitieshelpeducationupcompletioninvestmentsministration’sthesummitgood-payingaffordstudentdegree,collegemanyacationimaginingMiguelSecretarymobility,”overprivilegerankingsmanystudentresourceslegesaccessible,hashigheravailableedremarksofthetiescollegesIniningperspectiveinstitution’sonreimaghighereducation.total,morethan40anduniversiwererepresentedatevent.AlivestreamSecretaryCardona’sandmoderatconversationwillbeonline.“Forfartoolong,oureducationsystemleftournation’smostinclusivecolwithoutadequatetosupportsuccess,whileinstitutionschasethatrewardandselectivityequityandupwardsaidU.S.ofEducationCardona.“Rehigheredumeansrejectingstatusquoinwhichsostudentsearnsomecreditsbutnoleavingthemwithdebttheycannotandlessaccesstojobs.(This)demonstratesBiden-HarrisAdbeliefthatincollegecanlevelourentirehighersystemandmorestudentsfromofcolorandlow-incomeand underserved communities make it to commence mentInvitedday.”guests will discuss opportunities to uplift inclusivity, equity, and excellence - rath er than exclusivity and privilege - in our higher education system and share their experiences in reforming higher educa tion to promote stronger outcomes, particularly for their students of color and low-income students.

ingsuccess.iningthroughstrategies,focusinitiativepartmenttodayextensionstudents’toesreceiveMSIs,HBCUs,Success,period.anexpireinitiative,extendtodaypartmentleadership.HousewithondarycommitmentAdministration’sBiden-Harrisrenewedtopostsecstudentsuccess,remarksfromWhiteandDepartmentAdditionally,theDeisannouncingthatitplanstoitsProjectSuccesscurrentlysettonextmonth,foradditionalthree-yearThroughProjectmorethan200TCUs,andincludingHSIs,accesstoresourcandsupportserviceshelpimprovetheiroutcomes.TheannouncedwillenabletheDetocontinuetheandincreaseitsonevidence-basedincludingcapacity-buildnetworksfocusedimprovingstudentInstitutionsseekfundingunderthe

College Completion Fund for Postsecondary Student Success have 60 days to submit their applications. Applicants should describe the work that their institutions are doing to promote reten tion and completion, pro pose activities and initia tives to be implemented through the program that meet at least the De partment’s definition of promising evidence, and present a

The summit will also serve as a launching pad for the

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The funds provided through the College Completion Fund for Postsecondary Student Success are the latest ac tion in the Department’s continued commitment to ensuring student success, particularly for students of color and low-income students. The Department has con tinued to improve upon and provide high-quality information about stu dent outcomes through the College Scorecard, improving student choice about higher

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CSKT statement regarding the passing of Missoula Mayor John Engen News from the CSKT PABLO — On behalf of the Tribal Council of the Confederated Salish and Kootenai Tribes, the Tribal Council offers the following statement re garding the death of Missoula’s Mayor, John Engen. Missoula, in the heart of the Selis and Qlispe people’s traditional and aboriginal territories, is a place that for many years was led, guided, and shaped by John Engen. As Mayor, John worked tirelessly to help keep Mis soula beautiful, accepting, and vibrant. He led with a great sense of humor, wit, kindness, humility, and always with a deep commitment to inclusivity. The Tribes are grateful to have called Mayor Engen a friend and to have been able to call upon him as a collaborator as well. We witnessed him many times stay true to his values, while also being respectful of other po sitions and points of view. We hope that whoever is appointed as the next Mayor of Missoula is also inclusive, and exemplifies the values that we know and appreciate about Missoula and the aboriginal territories of the Selish, Qlispe, and Ksanka. To his family, friends and colleagues, we offer our condolences.

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MTPR podcast receives national award

“For Christ also hath once suffered for sins, the just for the unjust, that he might bring us to God, being put to death in the flesh, but quickened by the Spirit:” 1 Peter 3:18 Jesus, who is God in the flesh, died on the cross for our sins to pay for all past, present, and future sins. The sin debt has been paid! Will you accept the free gift of pardon and salvation Jesus is offering? To learn more join us at Lake City Baptist Church • 38907 MT HWY 35 406-465-8564 • Sunday service at 10:30 a.m. Marketingatecategories.nicaljournalismradioworkletsmoreawardsAssociation.visionbyAwardsEdwardwinnernamedBusiness,tanaUniversitynershipRadiobypodcast—MISSOULA“Fireline,”aproducedMontanaPublicinpartwiththeofMonCollegeofhasbeenanationalofthe2022R.MurrowpresentedtheRadioTeleDigitalNewsTheserecognizethan100outforoutstandingindigital,andtelevisionintechandeditorialUMAssociProfessorofand the Poe FacultyDistinguishedFamilyFellow is the host and cre ator of “Fireline,” a six-part series about what wild fire means for the West, our planet, and our way of life. He’s supported by executive producer Nick Mott, edi tor and producer Victor Yvellez, and digital editor Josh Burnham. The podcast probes the causes and con sequences of the increasingly dev astating wildfires burning in the U.S. and taps into the experience of fire fighters, tribal land managers and cli mate proud“We’rescientists. veryoftheentire “Fireline” team for this national recog nition,” said MTPR General Manager Ray Ekness. “We’re honored that their hard and outstand ing work is being rewarded with a national Murrow Award.”“TheEdward R. Murrow Awards are among the most prestigious in jour nalism,” said RTD NA President and CEO Dan Shelley. “More than 750 Regional Murrow winners advanced to the entry.liberatedreviewedhaspanelmonths,overcompetition,nationalandthepastfewanexpertofjournalistsmeticulouslyanddeovereveryThat’swhy I’m confident in saying today’s win ners represent the absolute best of the best.”There were more than 5,200 entries this year. In May, RTDNA recog nized winners of the Regional Mur row Awards, workThankyouraallAwardcanley.AllisonRTDNAsubmitted,”piecesplayedery“Thanktionaladvancedautomaticallywhichtothenacompetition.youtoevjournalistwhoaroleinthethatweresaidChairMcGin“NoteveryonebeaMurrowwinner,butofyoumakedifferenceincommunities.youfortheyoudo.”

News from MT Fish, Wildlife & Parks HELENA — The Mon tana Fish, Wildlife & Parks State Trails Advisory Com mittee (STAC) will meet Aug. 30 and 31. The STAC advises FWP on trail-related concerns and needs across Montana, including funding, use and the promotion of recreational trails across land ownership.Thegroup will meet in person, with a virtual option, in the Montana Room at the Montana Department of Natural Resources and Con servation (DNRC) building in Helena. The meeting will run from noon to 5 p.m. on Tuesday, Aug. 30, and from 8:30 to noon on Wednesday, Aug.On31.the first day of the meeting, the committee will hear a programmatic over view of the trail grant pro grams, go over a breakdown of the eligibility requirements for the Recreational Trails Program (RTP) and Trail Stewardship Program (TSP) and learn more about the roles and responsibilities of the STAC across both pro grams. The second day will focus on the updated TSP application and scoring cri teria, as well as the STAC’s annual role of application review and scoring. The Montana DNRC building is at 1539 11th Ave. in Helena. The meeting is open to public and public comment will be taken be fore lunch and at the end of the agenda. The meeting will also be streamed live via Zoom on the State Trails Advisory Committee web page.  Trail advisory committee to meet in Helena

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Right: Matthew Morris will play at the musician co-op’s fundraiser this Friday at the Ronan Co-op Brewery.

ner-driven(RCPP).tionthevationforisannouncedAgricultureU.S.BOZEMAN — TheDepartmentof(USDA)onAug.12itawarding$197million41 locallyledconserprojectsthroughRegionalConservaPartnershipProgramRCPPisapartprogramthat

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As part of each project, partners offer value-add ed contributions to am plify the impact of RCPP funding in an amount equal to or greater than the NRCS investment.    Private landowners can apply to participate in an RCPP project in their region through awarded partners or at their lo cal USDA service center.

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Working together, Brunet secured food for the evening in the form of That One Guy’s BBQ and Tacos food truck and Kimmel gathered artists to perform that evening.

The first on the list is the band The Wildflowers, a big name in the musician’s coop erative that has been involved since its beginning. A married couple, Kimmel described their style as “don’t worry be hap py.” The second performer is a newer name in town, Matthew Morris.“Idon’t have much of his backstory but the more I’m getting the more I think this guy is a legit Rockstar,” Kim mel said. “I ran into him at karaoke. I walked in and heard this angel singing on the mic.” A deep voiced vocalist and gui tar player, Kimmel explained Morris once performed in a Christian rock band with a large following out of an Evangelical church. Kimmel is working to get back in the mu sic scene here in the valley. Just as they did for the vol unteer fire department back in April, the brewery will be do nating proceeds from beer sales made during the event to the musicians co-op. “There’ll be strategically placed tip jars too,” Kimmel added with a laugh.

“We’re talking from $200 to $1,200,” Jake Kimmel, Talent Coordinator of the musicians co-op and new taproom server at the brewery explained.

14 - August 24, 2022 Valley Journal Co-op brewery puts on fundraiser for fellow cooperative

RONAN — The Ronan Cooperative Brewery will hold another street closure event on Aug. 26, this time to raise money for the other coop erative in town, the Western Montana Musicians Co-op. The co-ops have been work ing together for some time, the musicians filling every Wednesday at the brewery with live performances. The musicians co-op however, was recently hit with a significant rent increase in July.

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To learn more about the event and future fundrais ers held by the brewery, visit them online at: RonanCooperativeBrewery.facebook.com/

leverages partner resourc es to advance innovative projects that address climate change, enhance water quality, and address other critical challenges on agricultural land.    “Our partners are experts in their fields and understand the challenges in their own backyards,” Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack said. “Through RCPP we can tap into that knowl edge, in partnership with producers and USDA, to come up with lasting solutions to the challeng es that farmers, ranchers, and landowners face. We’re looking forward to seeing the results of pub lic-private partnership at its best, made possible through these RCPP in vestments.” Theprojects fund ed today are awarded under two different RCPP funding oppor tunities: RCPP Classic and RCPP Alternative Funding Arrangements (AFA). RCPP Classic projects are implemented using NRCS contracts and easements with producers, landowners and communities, in col laboration with project partners. Through RCPP AFA, partners have more flexibility in working directly with agricultural producers to support the development of new conservation structures and approaches that would not otherwise be available under RCPP Classic.

“Ever since I started working here, they always provided us with musicians. We wanted to show them some pure gratitude in some way,” taproom man ager Eric Brunet commented. Upon hearing the need, they immediately began to work up a plan. “We had August open for a street closure and didn’t have anything planned, so we said, ‘let’s put something to gether to get a fundraiser for you guys and do what we can to help you out.’”

thehowitschangedplainrequirestudiestoHistoryOfOurHomeeducation/Elementary/mhs.mt.gov/“ThematerialisalignedMontana’snewsocialstandards,whichstudentsto‘exhowMontanahasovertimegivenculturaldiversityandthishistoryimpactspresent,’”saidMartha Kohl, the MTHS Out reach and Information program manager. “It also helps students investigate the physical, political, and cultural characteristics of places, regions, and people in TheMontana.”interdisciplinary les sons also align to the ELA, math, and art standards as well as the Seven Essential Understandings Regarding Montana Indians. Thanks to a grant from the Steele-Reese Foun dation, a charitable trust committed to supporting rural communities, schools more than 40 miles from an urban center (defined as Billings, Bozeman, Butte, Great Falls, Helena, Ka lispell, and Missoula) are eligible to apply for funds to reimburse the cost of purchasing textbooks. The school will be required to pay for shipping to their school from Helena. Selected schools will be required to submit receipts showing their purchase to the Montana Historical Society for reimbursement. To apply, school officials need to complete an ap plication at: docs.google. com by midnight, Aug. 31. MTHS will review appli cations and announce de cisions by Sept. 12. If there are more requests than can be fulfilled, MTHS will give preference to small schools (measured by the number of fourth-grade students attending the school) to make sure that the most rural schools are served first. A secondary criterion will be how many hours the teacher will ded icate to Montana history. For more information, contact Kohl at 406-4444740 or: mkohl@mt.gov.

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MONTANA — Rural school officials can apply for funds to purchase classroom sets of Mon tana: A History of Our Home, the new fourthgrade student textbook published by the Montana Historical Society. The 96-page textbook offers a quick tour through 13,000 years of Montana history. Students will learn about Montana’s 12 tribal nations and seven reserva tions; the immigrants who moved to Montana in the 19th and 20th centuries; and the trapping, mining, logging, farming, and ranching industries that drew them to the Treasure State. The book also intro duces students to amazing Montanans from North ern Cheyenne Chief Dull Knife to photographer Evelyn Cameron.  The sturdy, hardback textbook with library binding is accompanied by a detailed, activity-filled, 320-page teacher’s guide. You can download and preview both the student book and the teacher’s guide at:

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16 - August 24, 2022 Valley Journal Early Deadlines for Sept. 7 newspaper Display ads - 2 p.m. Wednesday, Aug. 31 Classifieds, Legal ads, newscalendarsubmissions,items12 p.m.Sept.Thursday,1 Thank you for adhereing to these deadlines. We wish you and yours a safe and happy Labor Day weekend! New equine therapy available in Ronan

“It’s definitely a great tool.”

RONAN — With an equine re hab facility on the way once a barn is constructed, projected to finish in late 2023, the Infinity Appaloosa Ranch has expanded the offerings for horse care in Ronan.Theranch, owned by Mistelle and Michael Lewis and managed by busi ness partner Diana Whitworth, opened in Ronan to offer boarding, training, horseback riding, and horses for sale.

Able to handle two horses at once, the Lewises have gone mobile with their treatments, traveling to individuals and events alike. Since their start and wherever facilities allow them to act as a vendor, they’ve attended several events in the community to treat horses on site.The Lewises moved to Ronan in 2020 to open their equine services. With Michael retired from a 22-year army career out of New Jersey and Mistelle originally from a small fishing town in Alaska, Mistelle said she’s had horses nearly all her life. Living for a while in Maple Valley Washington, she grew up just down the road from a ranch that raised and bred Appaloosas, which got her into the equine industry. “It’s just been a passion of mine. They’re such a great breed,” Mistelle commented. “Everybody considers (Ap paloosas) stubborn, but it happens they tend to be a little smarter than people.”

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Early this year, however, they added on an additional LLC in the form of Pulse Electro Magnetic Field Therapy (PEMF).“What it does is it reduce inflamma tion which promotes healing, and then increases the cellular regeneration rate of the cells,” Mistelle explained. The MagnaWave PEMF machine has been around since 2002, and the Lewises use it for horse muscle recovery after work outs, as well as on horses with injury.

In addition to local work and pro viding lessons to some 4-H kids, the Lewises have volunteered as a fire evac uation shelter for the past two years, holding several animals out of the fire zones for the Bolder and Elmo fires. They have also been volunteering with Thunder Mountain Farms Equine Res cue out of Washington for the past 15 years.“Ihave experience with wild horse,” Mistelle explained. Each year they take several horses and put training and their own time into them, then market them for the rescue. Last year they had 10 wild horses on their ranch. “They just need some training so they can be bet ter citizens and move onto families that loveTothem.”learnmore about services of fered by the Infinity Appaloosa Ranch and PEMF, or to sign up for lessons or horse training, visit them on Facebook at

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FWP is seeking input on the existing elk pop ulation objectives and local elk pate in revising that plan. We can’t have a good plan without knowing what people want elk management and elk objectives to look like in Montana.”Information on current elk population objectives being considered for revi sion viewed

The Raw Milk In stitute (RAWMI) is a non-profit organiza tion dedicated to raw milk research and sup porting the production of low-risk raw milk in the USA and interna tionally. RAWMI has helped farmers all over the world understand how to implement the best tiontration.providedmilk-trainings/.aeromt.org/event/raw-trationtrainingsofthroughwellscientificmethodsproductionusingprovenprinciplesasaslessonslearnedtheexperienceotherproducers.Twohands-onareoffered.Detailsandregishere:https://DairyfarmdetailsuponregisPre-registraisrequired.

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Raw Milk Training best practices for safe production will be held:-September 14, 9 a.m. - 3 p.m., Big Timber, MT - September 16, 9 a.m. - 3 p.m., Avon, MTUnder the Mon tana Local Food Choice Act (SB199), which became law in April 2021, raw milk production is now legal in Montana direct-to-consumerfor sales.

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Now is the time to schedule your student or student athlete for their annual well child check so they're ready for next school year. These comprehensive visits give your child's provider the opportunity to examine their overall health and well being. If your student athlete also completes a sports physical during their well child check, St. Luke will donate $25 to their school's athletic booster club this fall! S U M M E R I S T H E T I M E T O P L A N A H E A D

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Now is the time to schedule your student or student athlete for their annual well child check so they’re ready for next school year. These comprehensive visits give your child’s provider the opportunity to examine their overall health and well-being. If your student athlete also completes a sports physical during their well child check, St. Luke will donate $25 to their school’s athletic booster club this fall!

ARIES (March 21-April 19): Be a standup person; you may need to make something right as this week unfolds. Your charisma may be at a high point in the mid dle of the week, adding charm to your reliability and trustworthiness.

GEMINI (May 21-June 20): You can’t expect to win every time or for everything to be perfect. Acknowledge and validate yourself for doing the best you can do. Accentuate the positive as the week progresses and celebrate every victory.

LIBRA (Sept. 23-Oct. 22): Give as good as you get. You might need to utilize extra empathy and tact to help with someone’s distress as the week unfolds. A partner or loved one might be more supportive and affectionate than usual.

PISCES (Feb. 19-March 20): Never poke a sleeping dragon. You might need to tiptoe around a few people with short tempers in the week ahead. However, you should also be able to make some timely purchases and connect with a cool crew.

LEO (July 23-Aug. 22): Do a little soul-searching if you feel down. During the week, surround yourself with interesting people and mingle with key influencers. It can improve your mood to have lively conversations and take an interest in others.

CAPRICORN (Dec. 22-Jan. 19): Dig in and do your best. You will find that you have access to re serves of strength and persistence in the week to come. You can easily investigate deep subjects and handle detailed mental work.

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VIRGO (Aug. 23-Sept. 22): This is a good time to focus on research and making public appearances. Add new contacts to your phone and build up your bank account. In the week ahead, you can grow closer to a loved one or ally.

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TAURUS (April 20-May 20): Keep your finger on the pulse and marshal your resources. Some extra behind-the-scenes intel could help you out a lot. Be wise with money, you might easily incur extra expenses in the week ahead.

SCORPIO (Oct. 23-Nov. 21): Learn more about other’s lives and experiences in the week ahead. Don’t let anyone stand in your way or discourage you from pursuing a worthwhile objective. Look at mat ters objectively or ask for advice from a good friend.

CANCER (June 21-July 22): Mentor and be mentored to share helpful knowledge. Your flair for fashion or great people skills might come in handy in the upcoming week. Find ways to enhance your world without going overboard.

AQUARIUS (Jan. 20-Feb. 18): Manage your life the way you would manage a business. In the early part of the week, it may make sense to curtail unnecessary expenses. Roll up your shirt sleeves and get to work to keep up with an energetic partner.

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SAGITTARIUS (Nov. 22-Dec. 21): Listen to a variety of opinions to widen your horizons. Your words can have a positive effect on some one. Work with a family member’s biases or desire to hear only what they want to hear in the upcoming week.

matory.Funeralderalhomeandcremation.com.onlinesharedCondolencesToodles.maybewiththefamilyat:www.lakefunerArrangementsareunthecareofTheLakeHomeandCreCharlesLockwoodHEREFORD,ARIZONA—CharlesMelvinLockwood,80yearsold,aresidentofViaEleganteAssistedLiving,4120E.RamseyRoad,Hereford,AZ,85615,passedquietlysurroundedbyfamilyonJuly29,2022.ChuckwasborninLynn,Washington,onAug.23,1941,toGeorgeLockwoodandJuliaHolton.ChuckgrewupinRonanandworkedasaSmokejumperbasedoutofMissoula.In1966Chuckwasinjuredinacaraccidentthatlefthimphysicallyimpaired.ChuckthenwenttoworkforWashingtonCorp.,inMissoulaandthenontotheJoreCorporationinRonan.ChuckwaslovinglymarriedtoCarolAnnLockwoodfor60years

He will be truly missed by all. We love you so much, Tom. before she passed away in 2019.Chuck was very proud of being from Montana and lived with Carol on Flathead Lake, in Polson, where he was a prominent member of the VOOF. Everyone who met him was left in awe of Chuck’s ability to rise above all the challenges handed to him in his life with such a profound sense of humor and positive outlook. His smile and laugh filled ev ery room he “rolled” into; and everyone this social butterfly met gained a new perspective on life, while leaving them laugh ing at his latest jokes.

Even after raising her eight children, she still had the energy to go back to work at Walmart in the housewares department. She was so proud of re ceiving her 10-year pin. Survivors include her sisters, Zina Balducci and Aubrey (Bob) Drebes; two daughters, Bonnie (Dave) DaRold and Janet (Simba) Cooper; six sons, Donald G. Cooper, Jackie (Roxie) Cooper, Douglas (Lori) Cooper, Wayne (Carol) Cooper and Howard Cooper; fifteen grandchildren; twen ty-three great-grandchil dren and numerous nieces andShenephews.waspreceded in death by her husband Don; her son, David Roger; her mother, Edith Combs and father, La Vern Combs; four broth ers and three sisters. Thanks to all of you for the calls and prayers going out to our family during this difficult time. A special thank you to the kind staff at The Pines of Mission for treating our mother as their own. We are forever grateful. A celebration of Al ice’s life begins on Aug. 27, 2022, at 1 p.m. at the Lakeview Cemetery in Polson. A potluck picnic for family and friends will be held immediately afterwards at Boettcher Park. Messages of condo lences may be shared with the family online at: mation.com.lakefuneralhomeandcrewww.Arrangementsareun der the care of The Lake Funeral Home and Cre matory.Thomas Borr POLSON — Thomas (Tom) David Borr, 60, passed away in Polson, Montana, on Aug. 16, 2022, after a brave battle with brain cancer (glio blastoma). He was born in 1962 in Kalamazoo, Michigan, to his beloved mother Betty and father Earl.Tom graduated from Western Michigan Uni versity and his hewhereton,WashingSeattle,himbroughteventuallyspiritturesomeadventotheareaworked in finance for several years. Even though he lived in Seat tle, he remained loyal to Michigan football and never missed a chance to cheer on his team. He ful filled a lifelong dream of working as a park ranger in the Olympic National Park, which was one of the highlights of his life. Tom went on to become a Radiology Technologist at Harborview Medical Center in Seattle and later earned his MRI certifi cation.In2016, he moved to Polson and worked at Providence St. Joe Med ical Center as an MRI Technologist, where he was greatly loved and respected by patients and staff.Tom was dearly loved by his family, friends, and colleagues. He was intelli gent, kind, compassionate, with a sharp wit and keen sense of humor. Tom was most content when fish ing on his boat with his faithful companion Red and enjoying the outdoors - backpacking, hiking, and photography.Tomwaspreceded in death by his parents, Earl and Betty Borr and dogs, Ollie and Cash. He leaves behind his brother, Steve (Libby) Borr; sister, Sandy Dar win; brother, Jeff Borr; nephews and nieces, Matt Borr, Steve (Jordan) Borr, Zach (Kat) Darwin, Sarah (Brian) Darwin-Eachus, Justin (Katie) Borr; step daughter, Nicole (John) Merrill; stepson, Kevin Escobar; Polson.Valleynesota,ClinicTom’sDonationsintakecareforJosephthetolessRuger;Rednaugh,Elisabethstepdaughter,(Owen)Kavaandhisloyaldog,andcatsMaxandalongwithcountspecialfriends.ThefamilywouldlikegivespecialthankstostaffatProvidenceSt.MedicalCentertheirkindandlovingofTom.CelebrationsoflifewillplaceatalaterdatePolsonandMichigan.canbemadeinmemorytoMayoinRochester,MinortheMissionAnimalShelterin

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Chuck is survived by three children: Cheryle K. Sylvester (John), Wanda D. McAndrews (T.J.), and Montie Ray Lockwood; seven grandchildren; and seven great-grandchildren. A Celebration of Life will be held next sum mer in Montana, the location and details will follow at a later date. In lieu of flowers, the family respectfully requests do nations be made to the Missoula Smokejumper Welfare Fund, 5765 West Broadway, Missoula, MT 59801 or contact them at: good.amonghedance.”said,doChuckla-smokejumpers.comhttps://www.missouWheneveryouaskedifhewantedtosomethinghealways“Mightaswellcan’tWeallknowthatandCarolaredancingthestars.Weneverhaditso

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20 - August 24, 2022 Valley Journal obituaries Alice washercooking,withlovedgreat-grandmother.mother,familywheremovedcommunity.thrivingatkidsthemill.startingtotheirdren.andyearspermarried1948.Polsonson.theandbrothersfourSheCombs.andofdaughterwasda.Nevain9,AliceMission11,awayJoanPOLSONCooper—AliceCooper,91,passedpeacefullyonAug.2022,atThePinesofinSt.Ignatius.wasbornonSept.1930,Sparks,ShetheLaVernEdithhadfivesisters.In1947familymovedtoPolAlicegraduatedfromHighSchoolinOnJune24,1950,AliceDonaldA.CooinPolson.Intheir64ofmarriage,AliceDonraisedeightchilIn1968theymovedfamilytoLewistownfulfilltheirdreamofafamilylumberWithAlicekeepingbooksandmostoftheworkingafterschoolthemill,theybuiltabusinessintheIn1979AliceandDonbacktoPolsonDonbuilttheirhome.Alicewasalovingwife,grandmother,andSheherfamily,dancingherhusband,sewing,andworkinginflowergarden.Aliceanamazingwoman.

players. Callwantedwelcome-FridaysAug.for11:30days,ty: Mondays,onTuesdaysnon-sanctioned,pay504ter@gmail.com,email: polsonseniorcenorvisit:Third Ave.E. Activities:BowlingFunLeague:bytheday-no-tap,1p.m. StartsSept.13.ExerciseformobiliWednesFridays,10:30–a.m.  TaiJi(slowmovementbalance):lastday,30Bridge: Tuesdaysand-openforall12:30p.m.beginnersBridgeinstructorfornewbridgefordetails.  Pinochle: Thursdays, 12:30–3 p.m. (earlier or later if you wish). We rotate tables and 11:45take-out,change):-fee1:30Class: Sept.81020)ofandfirst Fridayprizes,p.m. LotsBingo: Fridays,teach.7offun,cashsnacks.  Veterans’Rep: The(Sept.2)third Tuesday(Sept.eachmonthfroma.m.-noon   Pool: Opentablefroma.m.-3p.m.SafeDriver22,9a.m.-p.m. -pre-registerrequiredforclassMENU(subjectto sit-down,delivery,$5,a.m.-12:30p.m.—Thursday,Aug.

St. Ignatius By Irene Pritsak for the Valley Journal ST. IGNATIUS — It’s the beginning of harvest season. My squash is abundant and tomatoes are ripening. Dixon melons are in, always a highlight of summer for my family. I hope you are enjoying the Oursummer.menuis:   — Friday, Aug. 26: homemade meat lover’s pizza, green salad, fruit, rice Krispy treats — Tuesday, Aug. 30: chicken salad sandwich es, green salad, fruit, cook’s choice dessert — Friday, Sept. 2: chili dogs, fries, veggies, fruit, cook’s choice des Enjoysert. the last week of August and the begin ning of September! Polson By Pete Mangels for the Valley Journal POLSON — The Polson Senior Center is open from 8 a.m. to 3 p.m. on week days. Lunch is available from 11:45 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. weekdays. For more information, call: 406-883-4735, 25: corn dogs, mac and cheese, peas, sauerkraut salad, rainbow sherbet  — Friday, Aug. 26: birthday lunch - roast beef, mashed spuds, gravy, honey car rots, green salad, s’mores cake—

1: sweet/sourJell-O,toes,31: crabad,refried30: chickenfruitsoup,Aug.29: beefMonday,noodlehalfsandwich,salad,cookies—Tuesday,Aug.enchiladas,beans,Fritosalkeylimebars—Wednesday,Aug.stuffedtomafocacciabread,cookies  —Thursday,Sept.meatballs, rice, stir fry veggies, cuke salad, apple sauce with cinnamon.   — Friday, Sept. 2: pork with noodles and gravy, peas, spiced ap ples, dump cake   — Monday Sept. 5: closed for Labor Day   Membership Drive for the 2022-2023 year begins now. Dues are $15/yr. The Annual Meeting of the Mem bership with election of officers will be held on Friday, Aug. 26, at 11:30 a.m. Nominations are now being accepted to serve on the Board of Directors, (2 three-year terms; all officers for 1 yr. term). 24, 2022 Elaina Castor RONAN — Elaina Raylynn Castor was born on Aug. 6, 2022, at the St. Luke MaternalRandyareGreat-grandparentsSt.CastorJessicasephareParents67weighedter.CenBirthningsHealthcareCommunityNewBeginShepounds,ounces.JoandofIgnatius.PaternalVickieCastorandHovetofCharlo.grandparents are Donna and Shane Wheeler of St. Ignatius. Lycan Sapiel RONAN — Lycan Ryatt Sapiel was born on July 28, 2022, at the St. Luke New Begin nings Birth Center. He PaternalIgnatius.ofNomeeTashaleiPierreSapielareParentsounces.117weighedpounds,LexxandSt.grandmother is the late Yvonne Michelle Pierre of Arlee. Ma ternal grandparents are Robert Nomee and the late Charlene Nomee of Lodge Grass. Lycan joins siblings Saellah, Kaid ance, SkWnkWinm, Lyrix, and Evelyn.Machaela Perry RONAN — Mach aela Jae Perry was born on Aug. 5, 2022, at ningsBegincareHealthmunityComSt.theLukeNewCastorElaina SapielLycan MachelaPerry

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2022 - 21Valley Journal H E A L T H E D U C A T I O N F A M I L Y G A M E S D R Y M E A T P H O T O B O O T H P R I Z E S A N D M O R E ! Harvest Fest C S K T T R I B A L H E A L T H A L L E V E N T S 4 : 3 0 - 7 : 3 0 P M A R L E E | S E P T E M B E R 7 | T H C O M M U N I T Y C E N T E R D I X O N | S E P T E M B E R 1 4 | D I X O N A G E N C Y H O T S P R I N G S | S E P T E M B E R 2 1 | H O T S R P I N G S C I T Y P A R K E L M O | S E P T E M B E R 2 8 | T R I B A L H E A L T H C E N T E R K I C K I N G H O R S E | O C T O B E R 5 | T H F I T N E S S C E N T E R S T I G N A T I U S | O C T O B E R 1 2 | T H F I T N E S S C E N T E R

The Judges’ Choice, this year, honors the many generous volunteers who donate their time and hard work maintaining the bumpout corners on Main Street in Polson, the entrance to Polson at the intersection of Highways 93 & 35, the Port Pol son Players Theatre, the triangle flower bed along Highway 93 & the many kind donors who gener ously donate the flower baskets throughout our town. Our thank you to all. The (406)849-5288.contactofintohometownnesstheironeCommitteeBeautificationthankseverywhospendstimeinyardsandtheirbusiexteriorstomakeouraprettierplacelive.Ifyouareinterestedvolunteeringforonetheseprojects,pleaseMaryJensenat

The initial focus of the conservation lease program will be primarily for prairie habitats, with a priority on sage-grouse core areas and other plains habitats recognized by FWP as high priority for wildlife. That focus will be expanded to other priority habitats in subse quent years.

In areas critical to sage-grouse, these leases will ensure habitat protections that help keep populations healthy and allow the bird to re main off the Endangered Species List.

The Habitat Conservation Lease Program potentially could protect up to 500,000 acres in the next five years.

Normal agricultural operations and noxious weed control will not be impacted. Public access also will be part of the lease, but the details would be specific to each agree ment.More information and applications for the program are available on the FWP plicationsservation/lease-program.fwp.mt.gov/conservation/habitat/habitat-conat: https://ThedeadlineforapisSept.30.

Koylyn Sinclair poses with a furry friend in front of her award winning garden.

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Polson in Bloom winners announced News and Photos from the Polson Beautification Committee POLSON — On Aug. 3, the Polson Beautifica tion Committee ‘Polson in Bloom’ judges, Agnes Rinehart, Jane Larson, and Mary Jensen toured gardens and yards to pick this year’s winners of the competition. The judging categories are business and private residences.

HELENA — Montana Fish, Wildlife & Parks is accepting applications for its new Habitat Conservation Lease Program. A habitat conservation lease is a voluntary, incentive-based agreement between FWP and private landowners in which the landowner commits to specific land management practic es that protect priority wildlife habitat. In turn, FWP pays landowners a one-time per-acre fee for the lease. These agreements would have a term length of 30 and 40 years. As it has for decades, FWP is still pursuing conservation easements and land purchases where support from landowners, local officials and the community exists. The lease program is an addition to the conservation tools already available to landowners.

22 - August 24, 2022 Valley Journal Birth Center. She weighed 6 pounds, 5 ounces. Parents are Aaron and Darby Perry of Arlee. Pater nal grandparents are Joseph Perry of Arlee and Sarah DuMont of Charlo.

Used book sale held at Polson library

“Beyond protecting important habitat, this program will also be another tool to help keep family farms and ranches on the landscape, which will ensure our vital open spaces stay that way well into the future,” said FWP Di rector Hank Worsech. Habitat conservation leases will maintain native habitats by protecting them from specif ic management that would alter their integrity, including tillage, energy development, building construction, and wetland filling or draining.

Business Winners: 1st Place: Hair, Etc., 49564 US HWY 93, Billie Wall 2nd Place: Logan Health, Ridgewater Dr. 3rd Place: Richwine’s Burgerville, US HWY 93 If you have an oppor tunity, let these businesses know you appreciate their efforts to make Polson beautiful. Private Residence Winners: 1st Place: Koylyn Sin clair, 211 Eagle Drive 2nd Place: Karen Fisher, 116 Long Lake Drive 3rd Place: Lynn Tate, 122 DeMersTakea drive by the homes of these winners and enjoy their colorful yards and gardens.

POLSON — The North Lake County Public Library District’s Friends of the Library are holding a used book and media ale Friday and Saturday, Aug. 26 and 27, from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. The sale features a huge selection of assorted titles, including DVDs and audiobooks, all at bargain prices. Stock up now for read ing on those cold winter days ahead.Aspart of their fundraising efforts, the Friends will also be selling raffle tickets for a hand-quilted Amish quilt. The quilt will be on display during the book sale; the winning ticket will be drawn on September 16. The book sale and raffle will be held in the large meeting room at the library in Polson, 2 First Ave. E. All proceeds and contribu tions will go toward the Friends’ support of the library’s many pro grams and projects that benefit all in the community.

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August 24, 2022 - 23Valley Journal For Information Call Weekdays: 406-275-2792 Weekends 406-675-500 10:00 AM 11:30 AM 7:30 PM 11:50 AM 7:05 PM 12:00 PM 6:50 PM Flag Stop Flag Stop 12:15 PM 6:30 PM 1:00 PM 6:00 PM 1:25 PM 5:30 PM 2:10 PM 4:55 PM 2:30 PM 4:30 PM 3:10 PM 4:00 PM Pablo 52001 US Hwy 93, Pablo 406-275-2792 • Weekends 406-675-5000 Missoula 1660 W Broadway St • 406-549-2339 Evaro 20750 US Hwy 93, Missoula• 406-275-2792 Arlee 92345 US Hwy 93, Arlee• 406-275-2792 Ravalli 27330 US Hwy 93, Ravalli• 406-275-2792 Saint Ignatius 240 Mnt View Dr, St. Ignatius• 406-275-2792 Pablo • 52001 US Hwy 93 Weekdays: 406-275-2792 • Weekends 406-675-5000 Polson 49708 US Hwy 93, Polson• 406-275-2792 Lakeside 7170 US Hwy 93, Pablo• 406-275-2792 Kalispell / Evergreen 195 3rd Ave. East N (Smith Foods) 406-275-2792 Whitefish #9 Spokane Ave., Whitefish• 406-275-2792 For Information Call Flathead Transit Weekdays: 406-275-2792 • Weekends 406-675-500For more information call Flathead Transit Weekdays: 406-275-2792 Weekends: 406-675-5000 NEW LOCATION! calendar see extended calendar at www.valleyjournal.net Wednesday, Aug. 24 Irrigators to meet RONAN — The Flat head Irrigation District will hold their monthly meeting on Aug. 24 at 1 p.m. The current meet ing location is upstairs at Mission West Community Development Partners, 407 Main Street SW in Ronan. Free online meditation class offered ZOOM — Mission Mountain Zen is offer ing free online medita tion classes. Please join the Mission Mountain Zen Center on Wednesday, Aug. 24, and on subse quent Wednesdays, for an online meditation class led by Zen Teacher, Zenku, in cluding meditation instruc tion, practice and discus sion via Zoom. The classes will be each Wednesday from 6-7:30 p.m. For more information and a Zoom link to the class call Zenku at 406-847-721-0665 or email gmail.com.at: Jerry.Smyers@

Shakespeare in the Parks performs King Lear PLAINS — Montana Shakespeare in the Parks rendition of “King Lear” will be performed on Wednesday, Aug. 24 from 6-8 p.m. at the fairgrounds. Visit areschedule.intheparks.orgwww.shakespeareforafullAllperformancesfree.

GLACIER PARK — Entry to Glacier National Park is free on Thursday, Aug. 25 in celebration of the National Park Service’s birthday. Flathead River Rodeo returns POLSON — The four time Indian National Finals Rodeo of the year, Flathead River Rodeo, returns to the Flathead Reservation in Polson on Aug. 25, 26 and 27, at the Polson action. eachinvendors,beverageofeventandNukVegasINFRamoneyforandtantsTourIndianFairgrounds.NationalFinalsRodeodrawscontesfromallovertheU.S.Canadatocompeteover$50,000inprizeandawards,andisqualifyingeventfortheFinals,heldinLasinNovember. ProducedbyKwaTaqResort&CasinotheCSKTTribes,thefeaturesthreedaysrodeoaction,foodandvendors,otheralargescreenTVthearenaandlivemusicnightafterrodeo

Friday, Aug. 26 Barn dance held, huckleberry ice cream served BIG ARM — The Big Arm Association will host our 14th Barn Dance on Friday, Aug. 26 from 5:30-9 p.m. at our historic Big Arm School. We will serve grilled burgers with all the fixings, coleslaw, baked beans, potato chips, and a beverage. Everyone loves the delicious huck leberry ice cream from the Cove Deli that we serve for dessert. Dinner is from 5:30-7 p.m. We gladly accept donations for the meal. Music will be provided by Destination DJ from Kalispell from 7-9 p.m. Dust off your dancing shoes and join us for a funfilled evening.  Shakespeare in the Parks performs in Mission ST. IGNATIUS — Montana Shakespeare in the Parks presents “King Lear” from 6-8 p.m. on Friday, Aug. 26 at the Good Old Days Park in St. Ignatius.Audiences are encour aged to arrive early with chairs, blankets and picnics. Food, beverages and des sert available for purchase from Allentown starting at 4:30 p.m. Visit: free.forshakespeareintheparks.orgwww.afullschedule.Allperformancesare Open Mic planned for WMMC

Thursday, Aug. 25 Free park entry celebrates Park Services

RONAN — Enjoy open mic at the Western Montana Musicians Coop, 1 Eisenhower St SW (The Red Poppy), takes place from 7-9 p.m. This event is hosted by Coy and Charlie. Whether you’re a musician, performer, poet, comedian or just love live music, stop by the WMMC and check out our talented members. We’d love to see ya. When you arrive, sign up for a spot and show us what you got. We are a mem ber-based, edtionsforOpencooperative.member-fundedFridayNightMicisfree,however,non-membersdonaaregratefullyacceptandappreciated!

COURTESY PHOTO Kayla Keplin, also known as Violet Passion, is producing and performing in the show.

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“I have used this art form to share my story of surviving do mestic violence, and as a way to develop a connection with my body and heal from various trauma, I have lived through,” she explained. “Violet is not just a stage persona. It is who I am. Violet helped me develop more self-confidence; it taught me how to uphold my bound aries and find a love for my body. Burlesque gave me a safe place to express myself in my most authentic way.” Around the world, burlesque and drag shows have seen an uptick in the last few years. Keplin thinks it is partially about the power of music and dance to transform moods and emo tions, while connecting people.

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“Different people tell differ ent stories. Yes, it can be fun to playfully strip out of your clothes, but even that takes art to draw people in,” Keplin said. “It also has been used as a way to protest and share culture. It’s an art form in the U.S., Canada, Europe, and world wide.” In her life, burlesque has been an important influence.

POLSON — Express ing oneself is a core value in America, even protected under the Constitution. Whether in art, dance or speech, the act of self-expression can inform, educate, and entertain. The last idea, entertainment is the main goal behind the upcoming Di amonds and Heels-Living Out Loud Pride Edition Burlesque and Drag Show, to be held at KwaTaqNuk Resort on Sept. 3.

“This year’s, Living Out Loud Pride Edition is a re minder to be authentically you. Live your truth,” she said. “A friend reminded me that pride is every day. It is not just a month. Drag and burlesque is a place for many LGBTQ2+ people to express themselves. This will be a fun event that showcases some serious tal ent.” For more information or tickets call 406-240-0640 or 406-207-1752 or by email to dana@safeharbormt.org.

Diamonds and Heels show coming to Polson

“Since it has been on televi sion, people have more access to it; you can see how it has changed people, even when they try burlesque or drag for a day,” she said. “It brings out a strength, power, and beauty people may not even realize they carry, or if they do know it’sitthere,gives them the courage to show it even for a little while. That authenticity, joy, and em powerment are lovely to watch and give others the courage to try.” She thinks the show will offer people new ways to think about their own life. The Diamonds and Heels theme is a reflection of glitz and glam, both of which can be associat ed with burlesque and drag.

Delayed by the pandemic, this show is part of an annual series of similar themed programs hosted by SAFE Harbor since 2013. Over that time, SAFE Harbor has developed differ ent incarnations, involving drag and burlesque with other activities, such as bingo, a murder mystery, art, crafts, and karaoke. They partner regularly with the Salish Kootenai Col lege LGBTQ2+ Alliance, the Spirit of Many Colors.

“The goal has always been to promote inclusion and community,” said SAFE Har bor Director of Development Dana Grant. “We have found interesting, fun ways to con nect, while celebrating art and performance.” This year’s show will be all about the perform ers, with big name acts joining the show including a group who are ranked in the top 50 burlesque acts in America. One indigenous artist, Lou Lou, is rated number one in Canada. Other regional drag performers will also take the stage.“Itis going to be an out standing night,” Grant said. “The shows have lots of hu mor, creativity, and audience interaction.” Producing and performing in the show will be Kayla Keplin, who is known as Violet Passion. She is a former SAFE Harbor advocate who now works with the Reason to Live Native Program, a suicide prevention and education proj ect under the Confederated Salish and Kootenai Tribal Health Department. Keplin started performing with the local Black Satin Review in 2013, taking up burlesque as part of the Cigarette Girls Show starting in 2016. She is also a talented singer. “Burlesque is the art of the tease,” she said. “It can be sto rytelling, parody, rebellion, and empowerment. It’s an explo ration of your mind and body, and you decide what you want to share.” She considers each act a talking point, requiring time to identify the concept, music, costumes, and props.

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The successful applicant must possess a high school diplo ma or GED, a minimum of 3 years’ secretarial or clerical experience and a minimum 3 years’ computer experience including Microsoft Word, Excel and Outlook. No felony convictions within the past five (5) years No misdemeanor convictions in the past year except minor traffic. Must pos sess a valid Montana driver’s license for the duration of employment. Must not have had a misdemeanor convic tion involving child abuse, a sexual offence, assault with a weapon, domestic abuse or violent crime against a person within the past five (5) years. see 26

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One year of combined work experience that demonstrates professional work behavior, ability to self-initiate, attention to detail, and aptitude to learn new skills. Experience in a Water Resources or Natural Resources field is preferred. Knowledge of field data collec tion procedures. Course work or experience working with the ArcGIS geospatial software. Proficiency with common com puter software applications including spreadsheets, word processors, and database queries. Understanding of Montana water rights and water resources in general is preferred. Comfort with mathe matical concepts and calcula tions to determine water rights elements, including areas, vol umes, rates of flow, and unit conversions. Understanding of agricultural and domestic water use concepts is pre ferred. Skills and aptitude with detail-oriented field inventory, data organization, and data input. Skill with electronic field data collectors, such as GPS units, is preferred. Skill with the Microsoft Office suite and operating system. Experience with ArcGIS is preferred. Skill with mathematical manip ulations and spreadsheet formula construction. Ability to establish and maintain effective working relationships with co-workers, the public, professional peers, and other individuals or entities. Aptitude to work in a team setting and contribute in interactive meeting environments. Ability to self-initiate, organize and advance a program with min imal direction, and advance technical initiatives. Ability to communicate water rights concepts across a spectrum of knowledge levels. Must have or be able to secure a current State of Montana driver’s license. All applicants are required to submit a Tribal application, copy of relevant transcript and/or certificate, a copy of a valid driver’s license and proof of Tribal enrollment from a federally recognized Tribe if other than CSKT and if claiming veteran’s preference, a copy of DD214 must be sub mitted. This is not a Testing Designated Position (TDP) within the definition of the CSKT Drug Testing policy.

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The successful applicant, if not already employed by the Tribes must pass a pre-hire drug test and serve a mandatory six (6) month probationary period. Salary is negotiable-dependent on experience, plus benefits. To apply, contact Person nel at 406-675-2700 Ext. #1259/1040. Tribal applica tions are also available online at csktribes.org.

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A Bachelor’s Degree in Social Work, Human Services, Psy chology or related field with six (6) months’ work experi ence with children/ youth, at risk families CPS, Foster Care or Early Childhood Services. Must pass a background in vestigation if hired. Must have never been convicted of or plead guilty to a felony crime of domestic violence, child abuse, elder abuse, sexual offense or a crime of violence. Must not have any involve ment with any child or social service protection agency as a client, no alcohol or drug abuse or domestic violence charges within the past five (5) years. Must not have resigned to avoid disciplinary actions or have been dismissed from employment within the past three (3) years. Must possess a valid Montana driver’s li cense. Applicant will be on-call with other staff on a rotating schedule. All applicants must submit a Tribal application, a supplemental questionnaire for background investigations, a copy of academic tran scripts/training certificates, a copy of current valid driver’s license and proof of insurance and a proof of enrollment in a federally recognized Tribe if other than CSKT and if claiming veteran’s preference, a copy of the DD214 must be submitted. This position is a Testing Designated Position (TDP) within the definition of the CSKT Drug Testing policy. A favorable determination resulting from a completed forinvestigationbackgroundisrequiredyourplacementinthis position. The successful applicant, if not already employed by the Tribes must pass a pre-hire drug test and serve a mandatory six (6) months probationary period. Salary range: $21.00 to $24.13 per hour. To apply, contact Personnel at (406) 675-2700 Ext. 1259/1040. Tribal applications are also available on-line at www.csk tribes.org. Closing date will be Thursday, Sept. 1st, 2022 at 5:30 p.m. CSKT IS A TRIBAL MEMBEREMPLOYERPREFERENCE

The successful applicant must possess a Bachelor’s degree in Social Work and/ or Psychology, or currently attending college working towards obtaining BSW or BA in Psychology, with a minimum of 5-8 months’ actual work ex perience in the Child Welfare Service field. Must be able to type neat professional reports, letters and use various test based computer programs including MS Word, MS Pow erPoint, MS Publisher, MS Excel, Adobe Acrobat and oth er PDF documents for storage and transfer of information. Must pass a background in vestigation if hired. Must have never been convicted of or plead guilty to a felony crime of domestic violence, child abuse, elder abuse, sexual offense or a crime of violence. No involvement with any child or social service protection agency as a client, no alcohol or drug abuse or domestic violence charges within the past five (5) years. Must not have resigned to avoid disciplinary actions or have dismissed from employment within the past three (3) years. Must possess a valid Montana driver’s license. Applicant will participate in on-call duties on a rotating schedule. This position is a mandatory reporter. Will maintain and participate in other duties as assigned. All applicants must submit a Tribal application, a supplemental questionnaire for background investigations, a copy of academic tran scripts/training certificates, a copy of current valid driver’s license and proof of insurance and a proof of enrollment in a federally recognized Tribe if other than CSKT and, if claiming veteran’s preference, a copy of the DD214 must be submitted. This position is a Testing Designated Position (TDP) within the definition of the CSKT Drug Testing policy. A favorable deter mination resulting from a completed forinvestigationbackgroundisrequiredyourplacementinthis position. The successful applicant, if not already employed by the Tribes must pass a pre-hire drug test and serve a mandatory six (6) month probationary period. Salary range: $18.28 to $21.02 per hour. To apply, contact Personnel at (406) 675-2700 Ext. 1259/1040. Tribal applications are also available on-line at www.csk tribes.org. Closing date will be Thursday, Sept. 1st, 2022 at 5:30 p.m. CSKT IS A TRIBAL MEMBER Laborer/EquipmentEMPLOYER.PREFERENCEOp-eratorI . **Recent Wage Increase** Facilities Services/ Montana State University –Bozeman. For complete job announcement and applica tion procedures, click https://jobs.montana.edu/on:postings/30105.EqualOpportunityEmployer, Veterans/Disabled Irrigation Technician Facil ities Services/Montana State University – Bozeman. For complete job announcement and application procedures, click on: Equaledu/https://jobs.montana.postings/30022.OpportunityEmployer, Veterans/Disabled Electrician (Journeyman) Facilities Services/Montana State University – Bozeman. For complete job announce ment and application procedures, click on: ings/29373.jobs.montana.edu/hr/posthttps://EqualOpportunityEmployer,Veterans/Disabled

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Must not have had any record or history of drug abuse within the past five (5) years. Must not be subject to a current investigation involving crim inal activities, no open CPS referrals with Tribal Social Services Department (TSSD) and no pending indictments. All applicants are required to submit a Tribal application, a completed supplemental questionnaire for background investigations, copies of relevant transcripts, a copy of a current valid driver’s license, proof of enrollment from a federally recognized Tribe if other than CSKT and if claiming veteran’s preference, a copy of the DD214. This is not a Testing Designated Position (TDP) within the definition of the CSKT Drug Testing policy. A favorable determination resulting from a completed forinvestigationbackgroundisrequiredyourplacementinthis position. The successful applicant, if not already employed by the Tribes must pass a pre-hire drug test and serve a mandatory six (6) month probationary period. To apply, contact Per sonnel at 406-675-2700 Ext. 1043/1259 for an application. Tribal applications are also available on-line at csktribes. org. The salary range is $18.59 to $21.36 per hour, plus benefits. Closing date will be Thursday, September 8th, 2022 at 5:30 p.m. CSKT IS A TRIBAL MEMBER PREFERENCE EMPLOYER. Locksmith UniversityServices/MontanaFacilitiesState – Bozeman. For complete job announcement and application procedures, click on:

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The successful applicant must be a Licensed Addiction Coun selor (LAC) by the State of Montana Board of Behavioral Health, Business Standards Division and be able to es tablish the National Provider Information (NPI) Number (or) Licensed Addiction Counselor (Candidate) by the State of Montana Board of Behavioral Health, Business Standards Division. Must be able to obtain LAC license within 12-months of being hired. Must possess substance use disorder associate’s or higher degree or equivalent education in the specified preferred field of addictions. Must possess at least 1 year experience or equivalent to the psychology and/or clinical services within the field of sub stance use disorder services. Must pass a background and suitability check accord ing to Public Law 101-630: Indian Child Protection and Family Violence Prevention Act. Must adhere to all Tribal Health Department directives, policies and procedures. Must have a valid State of Montana pg. 25

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The successful applicant, if not already employed by the Tribes must pass a pre-hire drug test and serve a mandatory six (6) months probationary period. Salary range is $14.96 to $17.16 hour includes To apply, contact Person nel at (406) 675-2700 Ext. 1259/1040. applications also available online at date September 1st, 2022 at 5:30 p.m.

The successful appli cant, if not already employed by the Tribes must pass a pre-hire drug test and serve a mandatory six (6) months probationary period. Salary is $18.39 - $21.14 per hour, plus benefits. To apply, contact Personnel at (406) 675-2700 Ext. #1040, or personnel@ cskt.org. Tribal applications are also available online at cskt.org. Closing date will be Thursday, September 8, 2022 at 5:30 p.m. (MST) CSKT IS A TRIBAL MEMBER PREFERENCE EMPLOYER.

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The successful applicant, if not already employed by the Tribes must pass a pre-hire drug test and serve a mandatory six (6) months probationary period. Salary is $20.71 to $23.81 per hour, plus benefits, may be employed under contract. To apply, contact Personnel at (406) 675-2700 Ext. #1040, or personnel@ cskt.org. Tribal applications are also available online at cskt.org. Closing date will be Thursday, September 8, 2022 at 5:30 p.m. (MST) CSKT IS A TRIBAL MEMBER PREFERENCEHOUSINGSALISHGROUNDSKEEPERCOMMUNITYEMPLOYER.KOOTENAIAUTHORITY

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The successful applicant must have a high school diploma or G.E.D with experience in the operation of all equipment used in the course of the duties. Knowledge of power and lawn mower operations and maintenance practices. Primary and specialized skills in the operation and mainte nance of all equipment used in the course of work. Ability to maintain effective working relationships with a variety of people. Ability to work in all types of weather conditions. Must possess a valid Montana driver’s license with no alcohol related convictions for the last three years. Must be able to obtain a Commercial Driver’s License if requested. All applicants must submit a Tribal application, a copy of academic transcript, a copy of current valid driver’s license, proof of insurance and proof of enrollment from a feder ally recognized Tribe if other than CSKT and if claiming veteran’s preference, a copy of DD214 must be submit ted. This is not a Testing Designated Position (TDP) within the definition of the CSKT Drug Testing policy.

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The successful applicant must be a member of the Confederated Salish and Koo tenai Tribes, a resident of the Flathead Reservation, at least 21 years of age and of good character and reputation. Must have a juris doctorate and be a member in good standing, or eligible to be licensed within one year of acceptance of the position, before the Montana State Bar Associa tion and must not have any disciplinary proceedings by any bar association. Must never have been convicted of a felony, nor been convicted of a misdemeanor (except for minor traffic violations) within the year preceding appoint ment, nor have a criminal action pending against him or her at the time of appointment. Must have at least 4 years of direct work experience in a law related area. Must have a working knowledge of Tribal law, Federal Indian Law, appli cable State Law, and general legal principles. All applicants must submit a completed Tribal employment application, a copy of relevant academic transcript and/or training cer tificate(s), a copy of licensure, a copy of current valid driver’s license, proof of enrollment from a federally recognized Tribe if other than CSKT and if claiming Veteran’s preference a copy of DD214 must be sub mitted. This is not a Testing Designated Position (TDP) within the definition of the CSKT Drug Testing policy. The successful applicant, if not already employed by the Tribes must pass a pre-hire drug test. Salary range is $46.24 - $53.15 per hour plus benefits. To apply, contact Personnel at (406) 675-2700 ext. 1040 or personnel@cskt.org. Tribal applications are also available on-line at csktribes.org. Closing date will be Thursday, September 1, 2022, at 5:30 p.m. (MST) CSKT IS AN TRIBAL PREF ERENCE EMPLOYER.

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A licensed PhD/PsyD in School Psychology, Clinical Psychology, Counseling Psychology, or other relat ed field, preferred. Child-, Adolescent-, Family-focused provider preferred. Licensed Professional Counselor (LPC), Licensed Clinical Social Work er (LCSW) considered with 2 years of relevant experience. Master’s degree in Psycholo gy, Social Work, Counseling or other related field under the supervision of a licensed provider considered with 2 years of relevant experience. Must have a valid driver’s license. All applicants must submit a Tribal application and copy of academic transcript/ training certificate, copy of licensure, and driver’s license, completed background supplemental questionnaire, proof of enrollment in a feder ally recognized Tribe if other than CSKT and if claiming veteran’s preference, a copy of DD214 must be submitted. The successful applicant, if not already employed by the Tribes must pass a pre-hire drug test and serve a mandatory six (6) months probationary period. Salary is negotiable. To apply, contact Personnel at (406) 675-2700 Ext. #1040, or personnel@ cskt.org. Tribal applications are also available online at cskt.org. Closing date will be Thursday, September 8, 2022 at 5:30 p.m. (MST) CSKT IS A TRIBAL MEMBER PREFERENCE EMPLOYER.

period.testmustforinvestigationbackgroundisrequiredyourplacementinthisposition.Thesuccessfulapplicant,ifnotalreadyemployedbytheTribespassapre-hiredrugandserveamandatorysix(6)monthprobationary

BudgetEMPLOYER.PREFERENCEAnalystII **UP DATED SALARY** clickcompleteUniversityServices/MontanaFacilitiesState–Bozeman.Forjobannouncementandapplicationprocedures,on:https://jobs.montana.edu/hr/postings/30611.EqualOpportunityEmployer,Veterans/Disabled TRIBAL CHILD SUPPORT ENFORCEMENT PROGRAM (TCSEP) RESOURCEDEPARTMENTCASEWORKEROFHUMANDEVELOPMENT

Help wanted cont’d from pg. 27 see work experience working in a youth home environment or working with difficult teens in a structured program or with foster youth/at risk youth in an out of home setting. Experience can include: foster parent experience, treatment center experience, Job Corp experience, Youth Challenge programs, mentoring pro grams, etc. Will be required to obtain Naloxone General User/CPR]First Aid Certified within one year of hire date, as directed by supervisor. Will be required to have training in crisis intervention, anger man agement, mediation, family group conferencing, conflict resolution, peer mediation or willingness to obtain these trainings within the first year of employment, as directed by supervisor. Position is a testing designated position (TDP) under the terms and conditions of the CSKT drug testing program and imple menting rules. This position must pass a background in vestigation in accordance with Public Law 101-630,25USC. Section 3201 and Public Law 101-647, 42USC Section 1303 1, 2006 Adam Walsh Child and Protection Safety Act, Preventing Sex Trafficking and Strengthening Families Act enacted on September 29th, 2014. Includes CPS and driving record background check. Must never have been convicted of/or pled guilty to a crime of domestic violence, child abuse, sexual offences or crime of violence (felony). Must not have resigned to avoid disciplinary action or have been dismissed from employment within the past three (3) years. Must possess a valid driver’s license. This position is a mandatory report er of child abuse and neglect. Position is required to sign a confidentiality agreement on at least an annual basis and to observe and uphold profes sional levels of communication protocol. Must have cell phone or landline to be contacted. Will maintain and participate in other duties as assigned. All applicants are required to submit a Tribal application, a completed supplemental questionnaire for background investigations, a copy of relevant transcript, a copy of current valid driver’s license, proof of enrollment from a fed erally recognized Tribe if other than CSKT and if claiming veteran’s preference, a copy of the DD214 must be sub mitted to the Tribal Personnel Department. This is a Testing Designated Position (TDP) within the definition of the CSKT Drug Testing policy. A favorable determination resulting from a completed background investigation is required for your placement in this position. The successful applicant, if not already employed by the Tribes must pass a prehire drug test and serve a mandatory six (6) month probationary period. To apply, contact Personnel at 406-675-2700 Ext. 1040/1259 for an application. Tribal applications are also available on-line at csktribes.org. The salary range is $16.25 to $18.68 per hour, plus benefits. Closing date will be Thursday, September 8th, 2022 at 5:30 p.m. CSKT IS A TRIBAL MEMBER

CSKT IS A TRIBAL MEMBER PREFERENCE EMPLOYER. Real Estate For Rent For Lease: 3 bedroom, 2 bath home close to Polson Golf course and Flathead Lake. $3,600 monthly all utilities and lawn care included. Mother-in-law unit available $1200 monthly. Call 406-249-6689

YOUTH BEHAVIORAL HEALTH PROFESSIONAL (1 Year EmploymentTemporaryContract)TRIBALHEALTHDEPARTMENT

The successful applicant must possess a Bachelor’s degree in Accounting, Business Ad ministration, Sociology, Crim inal Justice, Political Science, or related OR 4 years of experience in working with the public and low income in Minimum of 3 years of experience in implementing Federal Regulations and Pro gram Policy. At least 4 or more years of computer operations. No felony convictions within the past five (5) years. No mis demeanor convictions in the past year except minor traffic. Must possess a valid Montana driver’s license for the dura tion of employment. Must not have had a misdemeanor con viction involving child abuse, a sexual offence, assault with a weapon, domestic abuse or violent crime against a person within the past five (5) years. Must not have had a record or history of drug abuse within the past five (5) years. Must not be subject to a current investigation involving crim inal activities, no open CPS referrals with Tribal Social Services Department (TSSD) and no pending indictments. All applicants are required to submit a Tribal application, a completed supplemental questionnaire for background investigations, copies of relevant transcripts, a copy of a current valid driver’s license, proof of enrollment from a federally recognized Tribe if other than CSKT and if claiming veteran’s preference, a copy of the DD214. This is not a Testing Designated Position (TDP) within the definition of the CSKT Drug Testing policy. A favorable determination resulting from a completed

To apply, contact Per sonnel at 406-675-2700 Ext. 1043/1259 for an application. Tribal applications are also available on-line at csktribes. org. The salary range is $20.54 to $23.61 per hour, plus benefits. Closing date will be Thursday, September 8th, 2022 at 5:30 p.m. CSKT IS A TRIBAL MEMBER PREFERENCE EMPLOYER.

PUBLIC HEALTH NURSE (1 or more positions in Polson/Elmo locations) TRIBALDEPARTMENTHEALTH

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LOOKING FOR AN EXPERIENCED WRITER FOR A BIOGRAPHY. Need biography writing ser vices for a memoir that would be written in 2 – 3 months. This is a paid opportunity for a local writer who could visit the subject in person to receive and organize the information needed to create the manu script. The subject is located in Polson, MT. Please contact Nev at 561245-1974, email: nievecitas now@gmail.com.

The successful applicant must possess a Bachelor of Science Degree in Nursing from an accredited college of nursing. A valid and unrestrict ed Registered Nurse license in the state of Montana or compact state. Three years of full-time nursing experience providing direct patient care, with at least one year of Public Health or Community Health Nursing preferred. Supervi sory experience preferred. A background to manage and supervise a broad range of public/ community health nursing skills and public health programs. Public Health Nurse certificate, within 6 months of employment. Basic Life Support (BLS) for healthcare providers certifica tion, Heart Saver CPR does not qualify. Incident Command System (ICS) 100, 200, 700 certification within 4 months of employment. A valid Montana driver’s license with ability to operate a vehicle. Salary is $29.08 - $33.43 per hour, plus benefits, may be employed under a contract. To apply, contact the Tribal Personnel Office at (406) 675-2700, ext. 1040 or personnel@cskt.org. Tribal applications and full ad vertisement are available on line at www.cskt.org. Closing date is Thursday, September 8, 2022 @ 5:30 p.m.(MST)

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The successful applicant must be a member of the Confed erated Salish and Kootenai Tribes, a resident of the Flathead Reservation, at least 21 years of age and of good character and reputation. Must have at least four (4) years of direct work experience in a law related area. Must never have been convicted of a felony, nor been convicted of a misdemeanor (except for mi nor traffic violations) within the year preceding appointment, nor have a criminal action pending against him or her at the time of appointment. Must have a working knowledge of Tribal law, Federal Indian Law, applicable State Law, and general legal principles. All applicants must submit a completed Tribal employ ment application, a copy of relevant academic transcript and/or training certificate(s), a copy of current valid driver’s license, proof of enrollment from a federally recognized Tribe if other than CSKT and if claiming veteran’s preference a copy of DD214 must be sub mitted. This is not a Testing Designated Position (TDP) within the definition of the CSKT Drug Testing policy. The successful applicant, if not already employed by the Tribes must pass a pre-hire drug test. Salary range is $27.10 - $31.15 per hour, plus benefits. To apply, contact Personnel at (406) 675-2700 ext. 1040 or personnel@ cskt.org. Tribal applications are also available on-line at csktribes.org. Closing date will be Thursday, Sept.1, 2022, at 5:30 p.m. CSKT IS AN TRIBALEMPLOYERPREFERENCEEagleBank FT Customer RepresentativeService Hours are M-F 8 am – 5 pm & occasional Saturday. Previous bank teller experience pre ferred. Basic computer skills, ability to multi-task, attention to detail, customer service oriented and proven reliability a must. High School diploma or equivalent required. Pay DOE. Applications available at www.eaglebankmt.com.EagleBankisaTribalPreferenceEmployer.

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ASSOCIATE TRIBAL JUDGE TRIBAL COURT4 YEAR TERM

THE DESCRIPTION OF THE PROP ERTY COVERED BY THE TRUST INDENTURE IS: The real property and its appurtenances in Lake County, Montana, more particularly described asLotfollows:2ofSKIDOO VILLA, a subdivision of Lake County, Montana, according to the official plat thereof on file and of record in the office of the Clerk and Recorder for Lake County, Montana.

Substitution of Trustee: Dated June 14, 2022, recorded June 21, 2022 under Microfile No. 598877, records of Lake County, Montana.

THE BENEFICIARY HEREBY ELECTS TO SELL THE PROPERTY TO SATISFY THE OBLIGATIONS.AFORESAID THE DATE, TIME, PLACE AND TERMS OF SALE ARE: Date and Time: November 10, 2022, at 10:00 a.m., Mountain Standard Time.Place: Outside the Main Entrance of the Lake County Courthouse, located at 106 4th Ave E, Polson, Montana.

Attorney for Petitioner IN THE TWENTIETH JUDICIAL DISTRICT COURT, LAKE COUNTY, MONTANA IN THE MATTER OF: GRIFFIN ALEXANDER DEGROOT, a minor. Cause No.: DV-22-138

Petitioner/PlaintiffTELEPHONE:PABLO,POAUTHORITYBOX38MT59855406-675-4491INTHETRIBALCOURTOF

This is notice that Petitioner has asked the District Court for a change of name from Andrew Guy Robbins, to Rayni Robbins. The hearing will be on Sept. 14, 2022, at 10:00 am. The hearing will be at the Courthouse in LakeDate:County.July29, 2022.

DATED this 4th day of August, 2022.

IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have hereunto set my hand and affixed my Notarial Seal the day and date in this certificate first above written. /s/Tiffany Zimmerer Notary Public for the State of Mon tana Tiffany Zimmerer Printed Name of Notary Residing at: Polson, MT My commission expires: 10/24/2024 Aug 17, 24 and 31, 2022 MNAXLP Chuck TURNAGEWall MERCER & WALL, AttorneysPLLP at Law 312 1st St. East Polson, MT 59860 Telephone: (406) 883-5367 Fax: (406) chuckwall@turnagemercerwall.com883-5328

NOTICE OF HEARING ON PETITION FOR CHANGE OF NAME TO: ALL PERSONS INTEREST- ED HEREIN: A petition filed by GRIFFIN ALEXAN DER DEGROOT, born August 1, 2005, in Reno, Nevada, seeking to change his name to GRIFFIN ALEXANDER HUMBLE, filed in the above-entitled Court, has been set for hearing in the Twentieth Judicial District Court, in the Lake County Courthouse, Polson, Montana, for September 7, 2022, at 10:00 a.m. Objections thereto may be filed prior to said hearing by anyone who can show to the Court good reason against such change of name.

Lyn ClerkFrickerofDistrict Court By: Mary Rensvold Deputy Clerk of Court Aug. 10, 17, 24, and 31,2022 MNAXLP NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING Ronan Library District Preliminary Budget FY 2022-2023 The preliminary budget for Ronan Library District for the 2023 fiscal year, as prepared, will be on file at Ronan Library District and open to inspection by all taxpayers. A public hearing will be held at noon on September 2, 2022 @ Ronan Library District. Michelle Fenger, Library Director, 676-3682. August 24 and 31, 2022 MNAXLP

DATED this 2nd day of November, 2021. /s/ John A. Mercer John A. Mercer Successor Trustee STATE of MONTANA ) :SS. County of Lake ) On this 28th day of June, 2022, before me, the undersigned, a Notary Public for the State aforesaid, person ally appeared John A. Mercer, known to me to be the person described in and whose name is subscribed to the within instrument and acknowledged to me that he executed the same.

NOTICE OF HEARING BY PUBLICATION

For rent cont’d from pg. 28 2 bdrm, 1 bath home in Pol son. Stove, dishwasher, wash er, drier. $1000 a month and $1000 deposit. Renter pays utilities. No pets, no smoking unit. Call Jerry at 406-2074641 for application.

RECORDING DATA: The following instruments and documents have been recorded in the Clerk and Recorder’s Office in Lake County, Montana on the date and with recording information as Montanaindicated: Trust Indenture : Dated January 13, 2016, recorded January 15, 2016 under Microfile No. 546094, records of Lake County, Montana.

THE NAME OF THE GRANTOR, TRUSTEE, THE BENEFICIARY IN THE DEED OF TRUST, ANY OF THE SUCCESSOR(S) IN INTEREST TO THE BENEFICIARY, AND ANY SUC CESSOR TRUSTEE(S) ARE: Grantor: Matthew Lake Property, LLC Original Trustee: Insured Titles Beneficiary: Geri A. Morris, now know as Geri A. SuccessorJohnsonTrustee: John A. Mercer

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To: Mariah Conko Last Known Address: 403 Dename St., Dixon, MT 59831. On 10/5/22 at 10:00 am, the Confed erated Salish & Kootenai Tribal Court located on the Flathead Reservation in Pablo, Montana will hold a hearing to determine Judgment for a Complaint for Damages at the following time and location or at a later date to which the hearing may be continued: Date: 10/5/22 Time: 10:00 am Phone Number: (406) 275-2740 Address: CSKT Tribal Court, 42487 Complex Boulevard, Pablo, Montana The59855hearing will take approximately 30 minutes. Respondent has 15 days from PublicNotices

Terms: This sale is a public sale and any person, including the beneficiary, excepting only the Successor Trustee may bid at the sale. The bid price must be paid in cash. The conveyance will be made by Trustee’s Deed. The sale purchaser shall be entitled to posses sion of the property on the 10th day following the sale.

LegalsLegals Montana 20th Judicial District Court, Lake County In the matter of the Name Change of Andrew Guy Robbins; Andrew Guy Robbins, Petitioner. Cause No: DV-22-134 Dept. No. 2001 NOTICE OF HEARING ON NAME CHANGE

TURNAGE MERCER & WALL, PLLP By Chuck Wall Chuck AttorneyWallfor Petitioner Aug. 10, 17, 24 and 31, 2022 MNAXLP CALL FOR BIDS

THE DEFAULT FOR WHICH THE FORECLOSURE IS MADE IS: The nonpayment of the monthly installments of $494.30 due on the 1st day for each of the months of September, October, November and December of 2021, January, February, March, April, May and June of 2022, due on the real property subject of the Note and Montana Trust Indenture, referred to above, plus monthly escrow of $14.00 for each of those months, plus late fees of $50.00 for each of those months, plus nonpayment of the second half of 2021 Real Property Taxes of $2,576.20, plus interest and penalties after the date of this notice, making the total default for nonpay ment $8,159.20, which sum includes principal, interest, past due real prop erty taxes, late payment and escrow fees, but does not include interest and penalty on the past due real property taxes after the date of this notice, and costs of foreclosure, which will also have to be paid to cure the Default.

THE CONFEDERATED SALISH AND KOOTENAI TRIBES OF THE FLATHEAD RESERVATION, PABLO, MONTANA SALISH AND KOOTENAI HOUSING AUTHORITY, Petitioner/ Plaintiff, and MARIAH CONKO, Defendant. Cause No. 22-0147-CV

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THE SUM OWING ON THE OBLIGA TION SECURED BY THE MONTANA TRUST INDENTURE IS: Principal plus Accrued Interest, Late Payment Penalties, and Escrow Fees: $114,134.71 as of June 28, 2022. Interest: At the rate of 2.65% per annum from June 28, 2022, until paid. Others: Past due property taxes of $2,576.20 plus all unpaid balances, including interest and penalty on real property taxes, insurance, together with all necessary expenses which may be incurred in collection, including a reasonable attorney’s fee and all costs, fees, and expenses, including costs of a foreclosure report, adver tising and recording expense.

Notice of the sale of real property which is secured by a Deed of Trust is hereby given pursuant to the provi sions of the “Small Tract Financing Act of Montana” (Section 71-1-301, et seq., Montana Code Annotated).

RIGHT TO CURE : The grantor, successor in interest to the grantor or any other person having an interest in the aforesaid property, at any time prior to the trustee’s sale, may pay to the present beneficiary the entire amount then due under the Trust Indenture and the obligation secured thereby (including costs and expenses actually incurred and attorney’s fees) other than such portion of the principal as would not then be due had no default occurred and thereby cure the default theretofore existing.

Ronan School District No. 30, Lake County, Ronan, Montana is calling for bids for the re-roofing of approximately 65,100 square feet on the K. William Harvey Elementary roof. The bid will be for the removal of and disposal of existing membrane and installation of a 60 mil TPO membrane. There will be a walk-through for contractors wishing to examine the project on August 26, 2022 at 10:00 am. If you have questions please contact Brad Benson, Maintenance Supervisor, at 676-3390 or 314-1649. Bids must be received by September 7, 2022 at 4:00 p.m. at the Ronan School District Administration Office at 421 Andrew NW, Ronan, MT. Bids should be submitted in a sealed envelope marked “K. William Harvey Re-roof.” A bid bond in the amount of 10% of the bid amount must accompany all bids, per MCA 18-1-202. This bid bond will be returned to the unsuccessful bidders when the bid is awarded. Bids will be opened at the regular meeting of the Board of Trustees at 7:00 p.m. on September 12, 2022 in the K. William Harvey Elementary multi-purpose room. The Board of Trustees reserves the right to accept or reject any or all bids, to waive irregularities, to evaluate the bids submitted and to accept the proposal which best serves the interest of the school district. Aug. 17, 24 and 31, 2022 MNAXLP SALISH KOOTENAI HOUSING

Attorneys for bill@fgwilliamslaw.comRepresentativePersonalMONTANATWENTIETH JUDICIAL

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Hon.CAUSEDeceased.HOWELL,No.DP-22-56DeborahKimChristopher NOTICE TO CREDITORS

/s/ Carol B. Simpson CAROL B. SIMPSON, Personal Representative, Es tate of MARY ANITA HOWELL, Deceased.Aug.24, 31, and Sept. 7, 2022 MNAXLP Matthew H. O’Neill O’NEILL LAW OFFICE, PLLC 402 First Street East, Suite 201 P.O. Box 699 Polson, MT 59860 Telephone: (406) 883-5444 Facsimile: (406) Attorneymatt@polsonlaw.com883-1585forPlaintiff

NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN That the undersigned has been appointed as Personal Representative of the above-entitled estate, and that the ad dress of the Personal Representative is set forth below. All creditors of the decedent having claims against the decedent’s estate must present their claims within four (4) months after the date of the first publication of this Notice, or be forever barred as creditors of the decedent. A written statement of the claim indicating its basis, the name and ad dress of the claimant, and the amount claimed, may be filed with the Clerk of the 20th Judicial District Court, at 106 4th Ave. East, Polson, Montana 59860, or mailed, Return Receipt Requested, to the Personal Representative, c/o MOSS LAW PLLC, Attorney for the Personal Representative, at P.O. Box 1128, Polson, MT 59860.

This last date of publication in defend and failure to answer result August 24, 31 and Sept. 7, MNAXLP IV 676-4470 DISTRICT COUNTY

DATED this 5th day of August 2022.

FRENCH, GRAINEY & WILLIAMS, AttorneysPLLC at Law 324 Main SW Ronan, MT 59864 Telephone: (406)

MONTANA TWENTIETH JUDICIAL DISTRICT COURT, LAKE COUNTY JAMES MADSON HOLMS, Personal Representative for the Estate of Val M. Holms, Plaintiff, vs. JOSEPH R. EDINGTON and SHERRY J. EDING TON, Defendants. CAUSE No. DV-21-22 Hon. Deborah Kim Christopher SUMMONS

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THE STATE OF MONTANA SENDS GREETINGS TO DEFENDANT, SHERRY J. EDINGTION: YOU ARE HEREBY SUMMONED to answer the Complaint in this ac tion, which is filed in the office of the Twentieth Judicial District Court, a copy of which is herewith served upon you. In the event that you deny any or all of the material facts stated in the Complaint you must file your written answer together with a $70.00 answer fee for each Defendant with the above-entitled Court and serve a copy of your answer upon Plaintiff or attorney at the address as shown on theTheComplaint.answermust contain a denial of any or all of the material facts stated in the Complaint that Defendant believes to be untrue, and also a statement, in plain or direct manner, of any other facts constituting a defense. Any matter not denied shall be deemed admitted. If you fail to answer or assert a counterclaim within twenty-one (21) days after service of the Complaint and Summons, Plaintiff may request entry of default judgment against you for the relief demanded in the Complaint.

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IN THE MATTER OF THE ESTATE OF JOAN GAIL NOTICECAUSEDeceased.THOMPSON,NO.DP-22-59TOCREDITORS

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DATED this 5th day of August, 2022. /s/ Lisa Goggins LISA PersonalGOGGINS,RepresentativeAugust24and31,Sept. 7, 2022 MNAXLP Montana 20th Judicial District Court, Lake County In the matter of the Name Change of Tami Sue Carstens; Tami Sue Carstens, Petitioner. Cause No: DV-22-131 Dept. No. 2002 NOTICE OF HEARING ON NAME CHANGE This is notice that Petitioner has asked the District Court for a change of name from Tami Sue Carstens, to Tami Sue Dickerson. The hearing will be on Sept. 8, 2022, at 10:00 am. The hearing will be at the Courthouse in Lake County. Dated: July 26, 2022. /s/ Lyn Fricker Clerk of District Court Aug. 3, 10, 17 and 24, 2022 MNAXLP Tyler G. Moss MOSS LAW PLLC 201 Fourth Ave. East PO Box 1128 Polson, MT 59860 (406) Attorneytyler@polsonattorney.com916-8142forPersonalRepresentative MONTANA TWENTIETH JUDICIAL DISTRICT COURT, LAKE COUNTY IN THE MATTER OF THE ESTATE OF MARY ANITA

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NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the undersigned has been appointed Personal Representative of the abovenamed Estate. All persons having claims against the said deceased are required to present their claims within four (4) months after the date of the first publication of this Notice or said claims will be forever barred as creditors of the decedent. A written statement of the claim indicating its basis, the name and ad dress of the claimant, and the amount claimed, must either be mailed to LISA GOGGINS, the Per- sonal Represen tative, return receipt requested, c/o FRENCH, GRAINEY & WILLIAMS, PLLC, 324 Main SW, Ronan, MT 59864, or filed with the Clerk of the above-entitled Court.

MONTANA TWENTIETH JUDICIAL DISTRICT COURT, LAKE COUNTY JAMES MADSON HOLMS, Personal Representative for the Estate of Val M. Holms, Plaintiff, vs. JOSEPH R. EDINGTON and SHERRY J. EDINGTON, Defendants. CAUSE No. DV-21-22 Hon. Deborah Kim Christopher SUMMONS

A written statement of the claim indicating its basis, the name and address of the claimant, and the amount claimed, may be filed with the Clerk of the District Court, at Polson, Lake County, Montana, or mailed, Return Receipt Request ed, to the Personal Representative, c/o TURNAGE MERCER & WALL, PLLP, Attorneys for the Personal Representative, at 312 1st St. E, Polson, MT 59860. /s/ Dana Duane Piedalue Dana Duane Piedalue Personal Representative

THE STATE OF MONTANA SENDS GREETINGS TO DEFENDANT, JOSEPH R. EDINGTON: YOU ARE HEREBY SUMMONED to answer the Complaint in this action, which is filed in the office of the Twentieth Judicial District Court, a copy of which is herewith served upon you. In the event that you deny any or all of the material facts stated in the Complaint you must file your written answer together with a $70.00 answer fee for each Defendant with the above-entitled Court and serve a copy of your answer upon Plaintiff or attorney at the address as shown on the Complaint. The answer must contain a denial of any or all of the mate rial facts stated in the Complaint that Defendant believes to be untrue, and also a statement, in plain or direct manner, of any other facts constituting a defense. Any matter not denied shall be deemed admitted. If you fail to answer or assert a counterclaim within twenty-one (21) days after service of the Complaint and Summons, Plaintiff may request entry of default judgment against you for the relief demanded in the Complaint.

August 24, 2022 - 31Valley Journal YOUR MESSAGE (4-week commitment) as low as $25 per week ADVERTISE HERE! Call 676-8989 for details Service Directory SDAP: Statewide DISPLAY Advertising Program ads (images, graphics, logos and text) start at just $406 per week… that’s less than $7 per newspaper! GIVEN under my hand this 2nd day of February, 2021. 2OTH JUDICIAL DISTRICT COURT LYN FRICKER, CLERK OF COURT BY: Mary Rensvold Summons Issued at the Request of: O’NEILL LAW OFFICE, PLLC August 17, 24 and 31, 2022 MNAXLP John A. Mercer Turnage Mercer & Wall, PLLP Attorneys at Law 312 1st St E Polson, MT 59860 Telephone: jmercer@turnagemercerwall.com406-883-5367MONTANATWENTIETHJUDICIAL DISTRICT COURT, LAKE COUNTY IN THE MATTER OF THE ESTATE OF: TERRY LEE PIEDALUE, Deceased. Cause No.: DP-22-63 NOTICE TO CREDITORS NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN That the undersigned has been appointed as Personal Representative of the above-entitled estate, and that the address of the Personal Representative is set forth below. All creditors of the decedent having claims against the decedent’s estate must present their claims within four (4) months after the date of the first publication of this Notice, or be forever barred as creditors of the decedent.

Estate of TERRY LEE PIEDALUE, Deceased. Aug. 24, 31, and Sept. 7, 2022 MNAXLP Matthew H. O’Neill O’NEILL LAW OFFICE, PLLC 402 First Street East, Suite 201 P.O. Box 699 Polson, MT 59860 Telephone: (406) 883-5444 Facsimile: (406) Attorneymatt@polsonlaw.com883-1585forPlaintiff

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2OTH JUDICIAL DISTRICT COURT LYN FRICKER, CLERK OF COURT BY: Mary Rensvold Summons Issued at the Request of: O’NEILL LAW OFFICE, PLLC August 17, 24 and 31, 2022 MNAXLP

GIVEN under my hand this 2nd day of February, 2021.

To make an appointment, call 406-883-5680.

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Dr. Williams joins us after several years as a general surgeon in the US Air Force, where he gained broad surgical expertise. He offers a wide range of procedures including trauma, complex laparoscopy, endoscopy, hernia repair, reflux, breast cancer and other breast diseases, diseases of the abdomen and alimentary tract including the colon and small intestine, as well as skin and soft tissue surgical Dr.diseases.Williams looks forward to “joining this thriving community and building a better future, with superior quality, compassionate surgical care, right here in Polson.”

Dr. Williams will begin seeing patients in July at Providence St. Joseph Medical Center in Polson. #6 13th Avenue East Polson, MT 59860 Chris Williams, MD

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Montana.Providence.org Providence St. Joseph Medical Center is excited to welcome General Surgeon Chris Williams, MD, to our team of providers who are dedicated to serving Mission Valley and the surrounding areas.

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