If you haven’t checked out Sunset RV Park since John and Shelley Lighthizer took over more than a year ago, make plans to attend their Summer Fun and Art Mashup event this weekend.

Do you remember last summer when you would leave a tip at the Polka Dot Cow after purchasing your tasty ice cream treats? All those tips added up to $1,800. Thanks to your generosity, Becky and Brad Forbis awarded the first annual Polka Dot Cow Scholarship to a family living with Aphasia. 

Toole County Alliance for Youth and Youth Dynamics of Shelby are teaming up to offer a fantastic summer program, “What’s Hopping in the Park?” The program kicks off on Tuesday, June 22, at 1 p.m. in James A. Johnson Park (the park located next to the Shelby Swimming Pool). 

Valier welcomed athletes, both serious and new competitors, to the Lake Frances Triple P Triathlon on Saturday, June 12. Returning participants were grateful for the calm waters during the kayak portion of the race, unlike their experience in 2020. However, the wind picked up just as the las…

Governor Greg Gianforte recently announced the disbursement of $20.3 million in federal funds from the American Rescue Plan Act (ARPA) to 52 towns and cities across the state. Cut Bank applied for and will receive $390,949.88. Shelby will be awarded $386,096.54, while Conrad will get $315,46…

Free lunches will be offered for kids and teens in grades K-12 June 8 through July 8, every Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday at the Cut Bank Swimming Pool parking lot. Lunch will be served from noon to 12:30 p.m. 

The Glacier County Commissioners met in Browning on June 8. They began by tabling an employee wage increase request from Glacier County Transit. 

Sometimes you just need a plumber. And if you live in the Cut Bank and Browning areas, you can call the newest plumber in town, Caleb Folsom of C&C Plumbing at (406) 403-9119.

One of the most popular summertime activities for the kids is the Summer Reading Program offered through Glacier County Libraries. And after some quick planning, it’s back again this summer!

Over 60 individuals turned out on Sunday, June 6, for the first annual Cut Bank Clean-Up, highlighted by the efforts of citizens to beautify the town. With volunteers armed with garbage bags and gloves, the group broke out into teams and went to work cleaning up various areas around Cut Bank. 

School is out and summer has arrived! If you need someplace to beat the heat the Shelby Splash Park is currently open and ready to provide hours of cool fun, for free, to children of all ages between 8 a.m. and 8 p.m., daily. The City of Shelby reminds everyone that there is no lifeguard on …

(Editor’s Note: This is the third in a multi-week series designed to highlight the talents of medical professionals that originated from the Golden Triangle region of Montana.)

Bear season is fully upon us and our livestock. Luckily, several Blackfeet Nation groups are working together to prevent as many bear incidents as possible. Last week was one of the first projects of the season where multiple groups collaborated to build an electric pig enclosure for one of …

Free lunches will be offered for kids and teens in grades K-12 June 8 through July 8, every Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday at the Cut Bank Swimming Pool parking lot. Lunch will be served from noon to 12:30 p.m. 

Big things are happening in Shelby this upcoming weekend! The Kiwanis Kite Festival, the Montana Pullers Association Truck and Tractor Pull, the Parade of Homes and the Shelby Volunteer Fire Department will be hosting the 67th Annual Montana Volunteer Firefighters Convention. 

“A cleaner space is a safer space.” That is the motto of the group spearheading a Cut Bank-wide clean-up this Sunday and they are inviting everyone to join them in their efforts.

The Blackfeet Reservation will maintain its mask mandate rules as the summer season approaches. 

A year ago, the City of Cut Bank decided not to open the city swimming pool and instead complete some very necessary repairs on the pool, the office building, bathrooms and pool deck. 

Twenty-seven members of the Cut Bank High School Class of 2021 received their diplomas on Sunday, May 30. During the ceremony, the Class of 2021 members were recognized for their academic, athletic and community endeavors, which earned them $203,600 in scholarship offerings. 

The City of Cut Bank is giving local residents a chance to come and voice their opinion on a proposed $1.30 per month water rate increase. City officials are holding a public hearing on the proposed rate increase on Monday, June 21, at 6 p.m. The hearing will be held at City Hall, which is l…

Northern Ford is among an elite group of Ford and Lincoln dealerships to be recognized with the 2020 President’s Award by Ford Motor Company. The prestigious award honors dealerships that have excelled in automotive retailing in 2020, by providing exceptional customer service and satisfaction.

Friday, June 18, area producers are invited to attend a tour at two northcentral Montana operations to see their results with regenerative agriculture practices.

Glacier County Interim Library Director Austin Castle and Assistant Librarian Vananda Yazzie of the Browning Branch Library are excited to re-open the doors of the Cut Bank branch of the library this week! According to Castle, the Browning Library is unable to open at this time due to water …

(Editor’s Note: This is the second in a multi-week series designed to highlight the talents of medical professionals that originated from the Golden Triangle region of Montana.)

Shelby, Sunburst and Sweetgrass

“I am pleased to announce that starting in early June, for limited hours, the Glacier County Library will be opening its doors to the public.”

Luke Dowler and The Midnight Conversations will be performing at the Orpheum Theatre/Weigand Auditorium on Saturday, June 5, at 7 p.m., after the rodeo. All tickets will be $15 and available at the door or on sale at Folklore and Olson’s Drug. Check out his music videos on Pondera Arts Counc…

On June 16, the Cut Bank Farmers Market will once again be back to making its weekly appearance at the Main Street City Park from 3-6 p.m. every Wednesday.

This summer the Blackfeet Agriculture Resource Management Team (ARMP) in partnership with the Piikani Lodge Health Institute (PLHI) will be offering a series of training opportunities and support to attend the trainings for any interested Blackfeet farmers and ranchers. The funding to provid…

Are you or someone you know struggling to catch up on your home energy bill from last winter? There might be help available. While it has been frustrating at times throughout COVID to work through the process of applying for help, Energy Share and Opportunities Inc. in Great Falls want you t…

In 2017, after years of planning, Sanford and Claire Stone realized their dream and broke ground on Park Cabin Company in Babb, an unincorporated farming and ranching community in Glacier County.

  (Editor’s Note: This is the first in a multi-week series designed to highlight the talents of medical professionals that originated from the Golden Triangle region of Montana.

Ranching has been one of the longest standing professions in Montana, with Rumney Ranch being no exception. Rumney Ranch, which has been in operation for 54 years across four generations, embodies the essence of the hi-line as it runs along the U.S.-Canadian border. 

On Monday, May 24 and Tuesday, May 25, two talented groups of Cut Bank High School students will have their unique creations on display. The students showcasing their talents are from Brian Hayes’ welding classes and Chelsey Brown’s Art 1-4 and Art History classes.

Native America

It was the 1950s, Cut Bank was a small community doing well. The town had shops, restaurants, bars, motels and four drive-in restaurants: The Point, M&M, A&W and Tasty Freeze. 

Numerous enough to notice, infrequent enough to startle at seeing, they stimulate reverence, sorrow, sympathy, curiosity and caution. They affect us all to one degree or another. They are the white crosses, which mark the sites of fatal traffic crashes along the highways of Montana. For over…

Human Resources Director Mike Kittson introduced two items for approval at the May 11 meeting of the Glacier County Commissioners at the Satellite Office in Browning. 

Not really an 

There was a time when those of us living in Cut Bank and in other small communities never thought it was necessary to lock our doors, either on our homes or vehicles. Those days are long gone and all of us should be taking precautions to keep our possessions and ourselves safe.

The term human trafficking sparks fear in all of us and it should. It is a horrible crime and one that clearly does not define who the victims might be, making it something that has the potential to happen to anyone. 

The board of directors of Northern Rockies Medical Center (NRMC) voted unanimously at their March 30 meeting to a membership substitution agreement with Logan Health in Kalispell. The vote was endorsed by NRMC members at the group’s annual corporate meeting on May 5.

The time has come again to save a life. Yes it is time again for an American Red Cross Blood Drawing. Our next blood draw is being held Wednesday, May 19, from 11 a.m. to 5:30 p.m. at the Joe Meagher Civic Center in Cut Bank.

With Valier High School’s current enrollment of 49, it isn’t hard to see why the school’s sports teams are often spread thin among rosters. It also isn’t surprising the high school has consistently been unable to field a softball team, leaving the girls that are passionate about the sport wi…

Are you wishing you had space to put in a garden so you could grow your own vegetables?  Well, wish no more. Become a gardener in your own right, with a space you can call your own, all by joining in the fun of the Cut Bank Community Garden.

Montana Shakespeare in the Parks has announced it will return to in-person performances for its 2021 season. Due to the pandemic, the Montana State University program postponed its 2020 season and created content for all ages under the title “MSIP Live.”

Governor Greg Gianforte announced last week that Montana and Alberta have signed a Memorandum of Understanding to provide vaccines to Albertan truck drivers in Montana.