North Central Montana News

Valier schools has proudly announced their 2nd quarter honor roll. Weston Johnson, & Kesler Kolste, are both on the *High" honor roll with a GPA, of 3.5, or higher. Joining them on the 6th grade honor roll are Carson Belfield, Ariana Mccaughin, Cam Sinclair, & Cobin Wright. Congra...

MISSOULA – Ever since he was a kid, Lyle Omeasoo has been a doodler. Mostly pencil on paper, and always during class. Omeasoo, from Browning and an enrolled member of the Blackfeet Nation (Piikani) and Cree tribes, now has his artwork on sweatshirts and T-shirts. That’s because the Blackfo...

Job Service staff will report to Heart Butte School, this coming Monday, the 29th. Staff from the service will be available Monday afternoon, from noon, to 2, to provide in person assistance, to those affected by the recent layoff ,in applying for unemployment insurance, & re-employment services. Fo...

Our Shelby girls & boys will host CJI, when they come to town this Friday night, & then it's on down to the Alibi, for the Shelby Booster Club's 5th quarter. Friday's evening's 5th quarter will be powered & sponsored by First State Bank, & Northtown Drug. If you can't m...

The Choteau Volunteer Fire Department's having an Ice Golf Scramble, on Saturday, February 10th. All the wild, wacky, FUN starts at 10, with pre-registration, & a tee-off at 11:02 SHARP! $80, for teams, & $20, for individuals. But wait!! There...

We'll have 2 American Red Cross Blood Drives next week in our Golden Triangle. Sunburst, will be having their drive on Tuesday (1/20) afternoon from 12:30, until 5, at the Sunburst Methodist Church. We'll have our Shelby drive on Thursday afternoon (2/1) over at the Shelby Civic Center from noon to 6...

You're invited to join the Pondera Arts Council, this Sunday afternoon with the worldwide celebration of the Scottish poet, Robert Burn's birthday. On Sunday afternoon, there'll be a Celtic Festival, at the beautiful Orpheum Theatre, at 1:30...

The Celtic Festival, is on it's way to Conrad, & tomorrow afternoon (Tues) Wendy Paulsen, & Julie Katana, from PAC, the Pondera Arts Council, will be joining me at 2:30, on the Puff Man Show, to fill us in on the upcoming Celtic Festival. I'm fe...

The NTC Robotics Team's hosting a Murder Mystery Dinner, this Saturday night, the 27th, up at the Sunburst Community Center. Saturday night's murder mystery is, "Revenge at the Rocky Ridge Reunion," & ticket sales will CLOSE tomorrow, Tuesday, the 23rd! Ti...

Marias River Livestock Association is accepting applications for its 2024 scholarship program. The application deadline is April 30, 2024. Three $1000 scholarships will be awarded to high school graduates planning to pursue a career in agriculture. Fie...

Chamber Up After 5, is set for Thursday night (1/25) at the Glacier Community Health Center, in Cut Bank, from 5, until 8. You'll have a nice opportunity to meet the in home palliative care provider & psychiatric nurse practitioner at the clinic. Do...

No, not me, though I'm sure I have a great one. Tomorrow (Sat) morning, on Puff Man Sports Trivia, I'll have a real coffee table presentation, "An Authentic Montana Voice: The Architecture and Art of Phil Korell," up for grabs. Mark Gelernter, has put this beautiful presentation book that illustrates how the designs of architect Phil Korell, authentically reflects Montana's distinctive l