Serving Southern Jefferson County in the Great State of Montana
Serving Southern Jefferson County in the Great State of Montana
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Over 80% of Montana schools are "Title I" schools. That means students in the school qualify for free or reduced lunch. Montana receives more than $2,000 in Title I funding per child, compared to the national average of $1,489 (2017 figures). Here's what a search for data from the current administration turned up (a subject for another post): To feed hungry kids, the Montana Food Bank Network partnered with 148 schools (as of 2022) and provided weekend nutrition to 3,600 children. In Kalispell,...
In 1863, one year before Montana became a territory, John Bozeman built a trail across Indian country to reach newly discovered gold fields. When Montana became a territory in 1864 through the Organic Act, one of the first acts of the territorial government was to pass a resolution to appropriate land that Native American tribes had called home for thousands of years. The Indian Wars between 1865-1890 are a profound part of our story. Michael Punke's book Ridgeline tells the story of the battle...
