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• Missoula Meals on Wheels begins campaign Play Video

  March 3, 2012 6:24 PM

  MISSOULA- Meals on Wheels began its "March for Meals" campaign Saturday. Volunteers were offering up information on the program at the Southgate Mall during the morning and almost all the mall restaurants are donating a percentage of their day's proceeds to Meals on Wheels. Meals on Wheels development... more »

• Whitefish Credit Union helps with MTs fight against hunger

  February 17, 2012 10:55 PM

  KALISPELL- Whitefish Credit Union is putting its money where its mouth is, in northwest Montana's fight against hunger. Montana's largest credit union pledged that for every pound of food collected at their six branches during their annual "Cash for Cans Food Drive" event, they would donate $1 to local... more »

• Missoula Library declares "Food for Fines Amnesty" week Play Video

  December 12, 2011 11:25 PM

  MISSOULA- The Missoula Public Library has designated this week as Food for Fines Amnesty Week. The library is asking those who have a late fee to bring in at least one item of canned food by December 17th and they will forgive late fee fines. All of the food... more »

• Flathead's Community Kitchen feeds the hungry

  December 17, 2010 8:39 PM

  KALISPELL- Feeding families becomes a full time this time of year for Flathead organizations like the Community Kitchen and Feeding the Flathead. The group serves 2,000 meals a month all around the valley to the hungry and the homeless, including the upcoming Christmas dinner at the Faith Alliance Church.... more »

• Thompson Falls debates vendor ordinance

  June 15, 2010 1:18 PM

  THOMPSON FALLS - The City of Thompson Falls is taking inventory of all public properties to determine which areas vendors will be able to use, or not use. Controversy over the city's open areas began when the owner of the Golden Wok, a transient food vending service, began selling... more »

• Flathead Co. approves tougher restaurant rules

  June 4, 2010 8:49 AM

  KALISPELL - Restaurants in Flathead County will now face tougher consequences for food violations. The Flathead County Board of Health recently passed a policy that will affect food establishments with multiple poor inspections. It requires violators to attend more management certification and safe food-handling courses. "What our... more »

• Pizza event brings in dough to food bank

  May 24, 2010 8:45 AM

  MISSOULA - Missoula chefs rolled out the "pizza dough" on Sunday evening while restaurant patrons threw down "their dough", all to support the Missoula Food Bank in the first annual Downtown Chef's Pizza Auction Some of Missoula's finest downtown chefs from Bigga Pizza, Scotty's Table, the Silk Road, the... more »

• AniMeals in need of donations and adoptions

  May 11, 2010 5:22 PM

  MISSOULA - The local group that help's feed animals in the Northwest U.S. is holding it's annual Cat Food Drive. AniMeals is hoping to stock up on food to help feed the over 60 cats in their shelter, and hundreds of cats in the Northwest. Kitten season has already started... more »

• Butte collects thousands of pounds of food

  May 11, 2010 10:52 AM

  BUTTE - The 18th annual Letter Carriers Food Drive took place this weekend. The Butte Emergency Food Bank was humming with activity as postal workers drove their trucks up to the building then volunteers rushed over to unload bags and bags of food. The food was then separated and... more »

• Gourmet to Go thrives in the Bitterroot

  May 7, 2010 11:50 AM

  CORVALLIS - Big creativity in a small space is now producing income for this former personal chef and fresh, delightful, food is just a phone call or a quick stop away. "Customers can grab a wonderful dinner instead of fast food with greasy stuff," said Dawn Marie Thelen chef... more »

• Farm In The Dell expanding

  April 12, 2010 11:28 AM

  GREAT FALLS - An organization that helps people with mental disabilities is expanding its efforts to the Great Falls area. Farm In The Dell allows people with mental disabilities to live and work, and give back to the community through farming and ranching. There are currently two locations in Montana;... more »