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🌱 Why Trout Creek’s huckleberry festival is a big deal in August
Trout Creek, Montana Patch AM: a 3 min readGood morning Trout Creek! We're back again in your inbox, keeping you updated with what's happening in and around town. ☕️️
In today's newsletter:
- Why Trout Creek’s huckleberry festival is a big deal in August
Also on today's calendar: Hunter Stiles.
Today's riddle: What has four eyes and can’t see? 🤔 (Answer below!)
- Wednesday: Hazy sun, with a high of 87 and low of 49 degrees. 🌶 Hot!
- Thursday: Very warm with hazy sun, temps: high: 93, low: 53.
- Friday: Very warm with hazy sun, with a high of 94 and low of 54 degrees.
📰 News we're reading
• All About Huckleberries (bluedotliving.com) — Trout Creek gets a fun shout-out as a huckleberry hot spot, with its annual August festival featuring horseshoes, pie-eating, and other old-fashioned games. The piece dives into why huckleberries are so prized, their cultural importance to Native communities, and how Northwest residents enjoy them in everything from pancakes to milkshakes. 
📸 Around Trout Creek
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Brewer's Grade →
Lakeside Motel & Resort, 2955 MT-200, Trout Creek
6:00 pm
Saturday August 8
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Other local events
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Hunter Stiles →
Lakeside Motel & Resort, 2955 MT-200, Trout Creek
6:30 pm
Saturday August 22
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🗓 Events Nearby
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Sports Physicals for Students: Troy CHC
TROY ELEM SCHOOL DISTRICT Troy, MT 59935
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JH Volleyball Open Gym
Thompson Falls Pub Schls Junior High Gym
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The Farmers Market at Libby →
The Farmers Market at Libby, corner of Mineral and Lincoln, 101 E Lincoln Blvd, Libby
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John Floridis, Jennifer Slayden and Ed Stalling →
Big Arm / Flathead Lake State Park, 28031 Big Arm State Park Rd, Big Arm
5:00 pm -
Guns and Hoses - Libby →
Lee Gehring Field, 320 W 2nd St, Libby
7:00 pm -
17th Annual Riverfront Blues Festival - Libby →
Riverfront Park, 123-561 City Srv Rd, Libby
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Wildhorse Plains Farmers Market →
MT West Dentist, 200 W Railroad Ave, Plains
4:00 pm -
Riverfront Blues Festival - Libby →
Riverfront Park, 123-561 City Srv Rd, Libby
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Dan Harmon and Cascade Country →
Lakeside Motel & Resort, 2955 MT-200, Trout Creek
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Trinkets and Treasures Community Yard Sale - Libby →
The Heritage Museum, 34067 U.S. Hwy 2 W, Libby
10:00 am
Wednesday August 5
Thursday August 6
Friday August 7
Saturday August 8
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💬 Chatter
What your neighbors are talking about on social media
- TIBCO Software, Inc. posted a job opening for Deputy Sheriff in Thompson Falls. Apply here.
- State of Montana posted a job opening for Child Protection Specialist (Region 6 - Northwestern) in Thompson Falls. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Trout Creek here.
🗞 Nearby News
Libby
- Riverfront Blues Festival kicks off Friday in Libby (thewesternnews.com)
- Locals get look at Cabinet Peaks' new rehab facility (thewesternnews.com)
- Three Back to School bashes set for Lincoln Co. (thewesternnews.com)
Kalispell
- Suspect in custody after threats prompt SWAT response in Kalispell (dailyinterlake.com)
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-- The Patch AM Team
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