The Fort Peck Tribes Language & Culture Department recently completed its 10th year of sponsoring annual summer language programs on the Fort Peck Reservation. The summer program ran from June 6 and 20 students were enrolled. Dakota instructor Ethan Three Stars’ class had 10 students and Nakoda instructor Winona Runs Above also had 10 students. Students ranged from 10 to 17 years old.

Frontier School All meals served with vegetables, fruit and milk. Aug. 28: Hot dogs and fries. Aug. 29: Tuna croissants. Aug. 30: Chicken drummies and mashed potatoes. Aug. 31: Goulash. *** Wolf Point School Aug. 28: Breakfast: Rice crispy cereal, Nutrigrain bars and apples. Lunch: Chicken nuggets, potato wedges, romaine blend salad, carrots, Mandarin oranges and whole wheat dinner

Wolf Point Congregate Meals Aug. 24: Porcupine meatballs, rice, Asian vegetables and dessert. Aug. 29: Roast beef, mashed potatoes, mixed vegetables and dessert. Aug. 31: Spaghetti, meatballs, lime Jello salad, vegetable, birthday cake and ice cream.

Wolf Point Congregate Meals Aug. 17: Roast pork, mashed potatoes, peas and dessert. Aug. 22: Baked potato bar with broccoli cheese soup and other toppings and dessert. Aug. 24: Porcupine meatballs, rice, Asian vegetables and dessert.

Frontier School All meals served with vegetables, fruit and milk. Aug. 21: Pasta with meat sauce. Aug. 22: Tacos Aug. 23: Fish patties. Aug. 24: Poppyseed chicken with rice. *** Wolf Point School Aug. 21: Breakfast: Frosted flakes, graham crackers, Scooby Doo’s and oranges. Lunch: Chicken patty sandwiches on hamburger buns, sweet potato fries and romaine blend salad. Aug.

As part of his long-standing efforts to defend local control for parents and educators and increase flexibility in Montana classrooms, U.S. Sen. Jon Tester, D-Mont., has announced that he successfully pressed the Department of Education to grant Montana schools flexibility in standardized testing for the 2023-2024 academic year. Montana is the only state in the country to have been granted this