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Department of Public Health and Hu- TWO RECENT GRANTS BOOST “We are a company that relies on a tions to help provide afordable housing 
man Services (DPHHS).
TRAILS EFFORT AT HERRON healthy environment and we are com- for those in need in the Flathead Valley. 
PARK
mitted to becoming a more environ- We commend the Habitat for Human- 
NOMAD RELEASES LATEST The Montana Fish & Wildlife Con- mentally responsible company,” said ity organization for the important work 
servation Trust in Helena announced its marketing director Corrie Holloway. “I they do worldwide.”
TACTICAL COMMAND VEHICLE
Nomad Global Communication Solu- commitment of $40,000 to help Foys to see that this is just the beginning for us, Habitat for Humanity holds build 
tions has just released its latest version Blacktail Trails add a 60-acre parcel to as there are constantly ways to improve. days every Wednesday, Friday and Sat- 
of the Tactical Command Vehicle (TCV).
Herron Park west of Kalispell. This an- It’s hard to do everything at once. We urday from 8 a.m.-4 p.m. No building 
Nomad’s latest model will be on nouncement comes just a few weeks af- hope that other companies will see that experience is necessary to help out on 
display at FDIC in Indianapolis at the ter Flathead County Parks Department they too can make small changes that a build site and Habitat’s professional 
world’s largest professional ire show. committed $20,000 from its Cash-in- can make a huge diference.”
construction site supervisor is on site 
This is the latest product in Nomad’s Lieu fund for the same purpose.
to assign tasks and supervise all con- 

Tactical Product Family which is revo- “This is great news,” said Clif Kipp, LITTLE CAESARS SERVES FREE struction. For those interested in volun- 
lutionizing how Mobile Command and chair of Foys to Blacktail Trails (FTBT), PIZZA TO LESS FORTUNATE
teering or for those interested in home- 
Control is being addressed in the ield.
a Kalispell nonproit. “Thanks to these The Little Caesars Love Kitchen ownership and becoming part of the 
two generous grant awards, we now have rolled into the Samaritan House and the program, additional information can be 
ROCKY MOUNTAIN BANK just $120,000 left to raise to add the last Salvation Army to provide fresh Little found by calling the Habitat for Human- 
FIGHTS BREAST CANCER 60-acre piece of at-risk land to Herron Caesars pizza meals for approximately ity administrative oice at (406) 257- 
THROUGH PINK RIBBON Park.”
250 people in need earlier this month. 8800.
DEBIT CARD
Since 2010, FTBT’s volunteers have Local Little Caesars franchise owner 

raised about $2 million and added 260 Susan Hill donates all food and labor WHITEFISH LAKE MAINTAINS 
acres of private land to county-owned costs for the Love Kitchen servings.
AAA FOUR DIAMOND STATUS
Herron Park so that the public can con- A pizza kitchen on wheels, the Little AAA has announced the Lodge at 
tinue to enjoy it. FTBT and its partners, Caesars Love Kitchen travels across the Whiteish Lake has once again earned 
including Montana Conservation Corps, continental United States and Canada the AAA Four Diamond Rating during 
have improved and expanded trails in meeting the needs of the hungry, the the past 12 months. The Lodge irst re- 
and around the park, making them safer homeless and disaster survivors.
ceived this prestigious designation in 

and more sustainable. The inal 60-acre “The Love Kitchen was created to 2010. Across the continent, just 4.2 per- 
parcel of land remaining to purchase provide quality meals for people who cent of all AAA approved hotels and res- 
includes the Foys Overlook, a ridgetop need them,” said Little Caesars franchi- taurants begin the year with the travel 
The ight against breast cancer in viewpoint that is the most popular des- see Susan Hill. “As a member of the area authority’s highest ratings. The AAA/ 
Montana got a big boost this month dur- tination in the trail system.
business community, it’s important for CAA Four and Five Diamond Ratings 
ing a check presentation from Rocky “These recent grants add signiicant us to support people when they need it are AAA’s highest designations for ho- 
Mountain Bank to the Kalispell Region- momentum to our eforts” Kipp added. and help make the community stron- tels and restaurants.
al Healthcare Foundation.
“But, as always, we rely on private dona- ger. I’m excited to support this program The Four Diamond Lodge at White- 

Rocky Mountain Bank Bigfork tions for more than half of our support. with food and staf to provide a quality ish Lake, inspired by the grand lodges of 
Branch President Diane Kautzman We are counting on trail users to step up meal for people who otherwise may not the past but ofering all the convenienc- 
made the presentation earlier this and help us inish the task.”
get one.”
es of the present, ofers a sense of leisure 
month to Tagen Vine, president of the For more information or to donate, The Little Caesars Love Kitchen has and grace to the Montana travel experi- 
Kalispell Regional Healthcare Founda- visit www.FoysToBlacktailTrails.org.
fed more than 2 million people in 48 ence.
tion.
states and four Canadian provinces. It “Four and Five Diamond hotels and 
The check for $4,411.28 to Kalispell GLACIER GUIDES AND has also responded to disasters such as restaurants provide guests with a per- 
Regional Healthcare Foundation sup- the recent tornadoes in Oklahoma, the sonalized experience and attentive ser- 
MONTANA RAFT COMPANY 
ports the “Save a Sister” program. The RECOGNIZED BY STATE
hurricanes in the East and on the Gulf vice in comfortable, high quality sur- 
Save a Sister initiative is a collaboration Gov. Steve Bullock presented an Eco- Coast, the site of the World Trade Cen- roundings,” said AAA spokeswoman 
among Kalispell Regional Healthcare, Star Award from Montana State Univer- ter attacks on Sept. 11, 2001, and the Kaelyn Kelly. “These establishments 
North Valley Hospital and the Flat- sity to Glacier Guides and Montana Raft 1995 Federal Building bombing in Okla- consistently exceed the expectations of 
head City-County Health Department. Company. These awards are given to homa City. Established by Little Caesars the most discriminating traveler – the 
The goals are to promote breast cancer small businesses in Montana that have in 1985, the Love Kitchen exempliies a AAA inspector. We are proud to have 
awareness through outreach activities, shown great efort over the past year in strong tradition of giving back to Ameri- these dedicated businesses in our re- 

distribute educational materials and pollution prevention.
ca’s communities.
gion.”
raise funds to improve women’s access Glacier Guides and Montana Raft An estimated 50,000 Little Caesars 
and understanding for screening mam- Company ofers hiking, rafting, ishing franchise owners and employees have FIRST INTERSTATE BANK 
mography. Save a Sister also supports and lodging in and around Glacier Na- volunteered their time over the years to DONATES $10,000 TO SUMMIT 
post-operative durable goods that often tional Park. Founded in 1983, they have support the program in their local com- FOR YOUTH IN FOSTER CARE
are not paid for by insurance. All funds always been advocates of the outdoors, munities.
Nonproit Student Assistance Foun- 
stay in the local area.
but recently taken on a commitment dation (SAF) received the generous gift 
Rocky Mountain Bank’s Pink Rib- to become a more environmentally re- PLUM CREEK CONTINUES TO of $10,000 recently from First Interstate 

bon Debit Card program, which began in sponsible business. This is their second SUPPORT HABITAT FOR Bank’s Montana branches to help fund 
May 2012, has helped raise thousands of year being presented with this award.
HUMANITY
its 2014 “A Step Ahead – Building a Path 
dollars locally towards the ight against Glacier Guides and Montana Raft Last month, Habitat for Humanity to Success” Summit for Youth in Foster 
breast cancer. In March, Rocky Moun- Company’s eforts are diverse but focus of Flathead Valley once again beneit- Care.
tain Bank presented a check to the Can- primarily on waste reduction. Speciic ted from one of its long-time generous Kelly Bruggeman, executive direc- 
cer Support Community in Bozeman eforts include, but are not limited to, partners, Plum Creek, when a truck de- tor of the First Interstate Foundation, 
and another check to the Billings Clinic replacing disposable items (paper and livered a shipment of donated lumber to provided Kelly Cresswell, SAF’s vice 

Foundation in Billings.
plastic plates, silverware, cups) with re- the Columbia Falls site. Plum Creek do- president of Foundation Activities, with 
Since the launch last year, communi- usable items, composting, recycling pa- nated 700 manufactured lumber studs a check for the amount at a ceremony in 
ty members “took swipes against breast per/cardboard/tin/glass/aluminum, not crucial to framing two new Habitat Billings.
cancer” and Rocky Mountain Bank has selling bottled water, teaching and prac- Homes located at 5 and 7 Mitchell Way.
In addition to FIB’s inancial con- 
contributed $27,000 to cancer support ticing “Leave No Trace” ethics on all of Tom Ray, the vice president for tribution, FIB employees will volunteer 
groups in Montana. The bank’s parent their trips, refusing to use billboards, Northwest Resources and Manufactur- at the camp, which will take place June 
organization Heartland Financial USA, buying local and organic food when pos- ing at Plum Creek, said, “Plum Creek is 16-19 at the Montana State University 
Inc., has contributed $110,000 to cancer sible, as well as selling more “Made in the pleased to partner with Habitat for Hu- campus in Bozeman. The free event is 

support groups since 2012.
USA” and eco-sensitive retail items.
manity and other community organiza-
coordinated by SAF and the Montana




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