🌱 Patch AM: Missoula’s Mountain Line hits 1.3 million rides and starts major expansion.

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In today's newsletter:

• Missoula's Mountain Line hits 1.3 million rides and starts major expansion.
• Why did a major Missoula conservation group honor Rep. Ryan Zinke?

Today's riddle: What is the longest word in the dictionary? 🤔 (Answer below!)

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Weather forecast:

• Saturday: A t-storm around in the p.m., with a high of 94 and low of 57 degrees. 🌶 Hot!
• Sunday: Sunny, temps: high: 87, low: 44.
• Monday: A t-storm around in the p.m., with a high of 86 and low of 50 degrees.

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📰 News we're reading

• Streamline Buses Celebrate 20 Years Of Operation As Public Transit In MT Grows (fairfieldsuntimes.com) — Missoula's Mountain Line is growing, logging nearly 1.3 million rides in 2024 and breaking ground on a new operations base as public transit expands across Montana. In Bozeman, Streamline buses just celebrated 20 years of free service and are bringing back late-night routes, underscoring how rising gas prices are nudging more residents toward zero-fare bus systems.
   

• Zinke receives award from Rocky Mountain Elk Foundation (kpax.com) — Missoula's Rocky Mountain Elk Foundation honored U.S. Rep. Ryan Zinke at its local headquarters with an Excellence in Advocacy Award for his work on wildlife habitat and forest management. RMEF leaders highlighted his 2018 habitat order and his support for the Fix Our Forests Act, which aims to speed up thinning and prescribed burning projects on federal lands.
   

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🗓 Upcoming Events in Missoula

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Monday August 24

• 2026-2027 Hellgate Elementary School District Open House
  Hellgate Elementary Missoula, MT 59808
  5:30 pm

Tuesday August 25

• Staff Development Day
  Hellgate Elementary Missoula, MT 59808
  8:30 am

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🗓 Events Nearby

Sunday August 23

• Philipsburg Summer Market on Broadway at Pocket Park →
  Moon River Ranch, 45 Ln, Clinton
  11:00 am

Monday August 24

• Travelers' Rest Art Cart →
  Travelers' Rest State Park, 6717 US-12, Lolo
  1:00 pm
• Open House/Move-in Night - Kinder & 6th Only
  Target Range Elementary Missoula, MT 59804
  5:00 pm
• 2026-2027 Hellgate Elementary School District Open House
  Hellgate Elementary Missoula, MT 59808
  5:30 pm
• Open House/Move-in Night - 1st-5th & 7th-8th
  Target Range Elementary Missoula, MT 59804
  6:00 pm

Tuesday August 25

• Staff Development Day
  Hellgate Elementary Missoula, MT 59808
  8:30 am

Wednesday August 26

• 1st day of Volleyball practice!
  Bonner 7-8 Bonner, MT 59823
• Welcome Back - 1st Day of the 26-27 School Year
  Bonner 7-8 Bonner, MT 59823
• Volleyball Practice
  Bonner 7-8 Bonner, MT 59823
  3:30 pm

Thursday August 27

• Orchard Homes Farmers Market →
  Orchard Homes Country Life Club, 2537 S 3rd St W, Missoula
  4:30 pm

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💬 Chatter

What your neighbors are talking about on social media

• I would like to help someone next week.
  Please send me a DM if you could use help with yardwork or other handyman duties! I am not seeking compensation- I just feel compelled to put some… (Nextdoor East Missoula)
• Hi All!
  This is a video from my daughter. She found this dog in the upper Rattlesnake. Please DM me if you know who he belongs to. (Nextdoor East Missoula to Milltown)

• Lifepoint Health posted a job opening for Guest Services Coordinator in Missoula. Apply here.
• Gecko Hospitality posted a job opening for Restaurant General Manager in Missoula. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Missoula here.

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🗞 Nearby News

Lolo

• How Missoula County keeps track of mosquito-borne illnesses (kpax.com)
• Butte group dreams of building gondola to the Our Lady of the Rockies statue on East Ridge (kpax.com)
• Viewpoint: Rescinding roadless rule risks all things Montana (missoulacurrent.com)

Stevensville

• Find Top Respite Care Jobs in Stevensville, MT (care.com)

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-- The Patch AM Team

P.S. The answer to today's riddle: Smiles, because it has a mile between "s". (Thank you Sharon M. for sending it in!)
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